Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-05
Asks War Tax to
 Snsta:n Treasury
PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL AT JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS.
PROMPT AcnoNNEEDED
His Only Suggestion Was That Tax Should Be Placed on Such Articles as Would Begin to Yield at Once Certain and Constant Flow.

Washington. Sept. Ave shall pay the bill. though we, did not deliberate ly incur it". said President Wilson to- day, presenting before a joint session oI oongress his appeal for an erner- gency internal revenue measure to raise S10c, c,000,000, the governments probable loss in customs receipts be- cause of the war in Europe. Prompt action was necessary, the president said, fin order to keep the treasury the method for levying the tax was that sources be chosen that would begin to yield at once and yield with a certain and constant fow."
 Appeal Met Quick Action.
 The appeal met with quick action. As soon as the president had left the house chamber amidst an outburst of applause Speaker Clark referred the message to the ways and means com mrtee. Democratic members of the committee met tonight at the call of the chairman representative Under wood and began consideration of plans to raise the additional revenue. Var 1ous members suggested sources which they believed would be properly sub Jected to additional taxation. On the list suggested were:
 List to be Submitted Next Week.
 Gasoline, tax of one or two cents
 
 tickets, a tax of five to ten percent: heer, an increase of fifty cents a bar rel; domestic wines, wf1iskey, an in- crease of fifteen cents gallon; pro- prietary articles. tobacco and tobacco products; chewing gum; soft drinks; playing cards.
 The proposal to tax railroad tickets was ont received with enthusiasm by the members of the committee aI- though 1t was estimated that a five per cent tax would raise s40,000, 900.
 Llst to be Sutmitte dNext Week.
 Chairman Underwood said the arti- cles suggested would be gone over by the democrats of the committee and a list of taxable articles would be agreed upon by elimination. This list will be submitted to the treasury de- partment early next week for esti~ mates as to the amount to be raised on each and the rate of taxation. When the bill is completed in committee 1t probably will be brought into the house under special rule and hurried through. President Given Enthusiastic Greet Ing.
 President Wilson was given an en- thuriastic greeting from senators and representatives when he entered the housechamber escorted by Senators Kern, Clarke and Gallagher and Repre- sentatives nderwood, Fitzgerald and Mann. The president said he had come to discharge duty which he wished with all his heart he could avoid. but made 1t plain that addi- tional revenue was necessary and that he performed his duty without hesti- tation or apology
 Only Method to Raise Revenue. Unforeseen conditions occasioned by the conflict in Europe. he said, had created conditions which unless dealt with promptly might involve conse- quences of 'tthe most embarrassing and dep1orable sort. To borrow money the president urged was unwise: a bond issue would make an "untimely and unjustifable'' demand upon the money market leaving taxation as the only method left to raise revenue. In this situation he appealed to the pro foundly patriotic" people of the coun- try to take up the burden