Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-11
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS BE
LlsvE REVENUE MEASURE
WILL PASS SPEEDILY.
RAILROADS TO RECEIVE ONE
PER CENT FOR COLLECTIONS
Bill Proposes to Give Corporations One.
Third of Total For Work Of handling
Tax-Ann, ancemcrt Made by Lead-
ers That Pork Barrel Bill Will Be
Reduced.

Washington. Sept. ]. = III agreeins
on a war revenue measure which viii
tax freight transportation aud increase
revenue taxes on beer ana domestic
wines democrats on The ways and
means committee paved the way for
relieving the governments financial
stringencS due To the European war.
Administration leaders in both houses
predicted the bill as framed would
be passed without proionsed discus
sion. Chairman Underwood. Of the
committee. said the measure had the
approval of the president and his adj
visers
Tine bill contemplates an annual
revenue estimated at 100000. 900. Tho
tax on beer will be increased from
81 10 $3.50 barrel: wines will be
taxed AN additional 20 cenis a gallon
and 5 per cent tax on freight trans
portation bills. including railroad
stea mship and express freight, will be
made. transportation companies TO col
lect the tax for the government and
receive as compensation per cent of
the amount of revenue collected from
the tax
To Cut Harbor Bill.
As an additional relief for the war
cuuGitioTIs senate leaders announced
the determination TO prune the rivres
and harbors bill from $50 5000 to
approximately 500. 900 900. An effort
Will be made 10 include in this cut
some OF the new projects, assailed as
eNtrayagant by opposing senator's.
thus ending the republican filibuster
against the bill. Democratic leaders
are comforting with the republicans on
the readjustme of The Dill
ne war revenue bill will be intro
duced in the house today and debate
started early next week
Underwood's Plea.
Commenting ON the bill. Representa-
tive Underwood said:
The need for writing tax bill at
once was to relieve the government
of the necessity OF withdrawing funds
from the banks Realizing the finan-
cial situation IN the country. the pres
ident thought II adyisab BILE not to dis
turb the public. funds at this time.
and to pass bill Immediately that
ultimately muSt have been passed by
reason OF the falling off Of customs
revenues because OF war conditions in
Europe
Il, must be apparent to all that II
congress has determined to take this
action Immediately TO reiie.e the stu
alton in the banks it would not write
a revenue bill that would cause
large amount OF withdrawals of de-
no fro, no ,;,l - .t,.
country.
There was in the neighborhood OF
81 600 in taxes paid on whisky
If an effort was made to tax say
considerable portion OF the whisky
now in bond before the blll becomes
law. II wonld make a serious drain
on the banks OF the country. 1t
should be remembered that the bank.
can only carry as deposits $e50.000 Of
government taxes before Il must GO
to the sub-treasury under the law
iowans Score Tax Plan.
Iowa republican members this after
noon sharply denounced tine proposed
war tax plans of the democratic mem
bers Of the Ways and means committee.
These plans. which the White House
Endorses. call for raising S55,VGG.16v oIi
Deer, $s,0o0.0cO on wines and $4,000
900 thru per cent freight tax. The
freight tax especially is denounced by
Iowa republican members.
Representatives Towner said the
freight tax would not only fsi! CT the
consumer but in the processes Of pass
ing II along to the consumer il would
he multiplied.
Every barrel Of -four, every barrel OF
sugar and practically everything used
in the average family vii cost more as
the result OF the tax, SAID Judge
Toaner
IT Hill he passed right to the
consumer, said Judge Proaty.
For m. self, ! would raise the tax
If need be from people vino own auto
mobiles and others who can afford to
pay. l am opposed TO taxes that fall
on the nan who can't afford to pay
them.
RepT eseftative. Good criticised ths