The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-10
Will SON OPPOSES
PROPOSED PLAN TO
RAISE INCOME TAX
Makes Known Attitude at
Conference With Demo
cratic Leaders.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WILL MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
Preliminary Steps to Readjust
Rivers and Harbors
Measure.
Bill CALLS FOR $4,000, 900
Compromise Suggestion Removes
Senate DisapprovaI of War
Revenue Tax.
BILL CALLS FOR sos,ooo,ooc
Compromise Suggestion Removes
Senate DisapprovaI OF War
Revenue Tax

whsH1NGToE. Sentemher 3-Pre-.
ident Wilson'S d;sapproval to-day of
tho proposal TO incrcasc tho income tax
a means OF raising revenue to Off
rot a Treasury deficit due 10 the f5u-
ropean war. set Democratic members
OF tho Ways and Means Committee TO
revising their plans. They will ronew
tomorrow the effort to draft IL war
revenue bill. The President made his
attitude known Mt conference with
Democratic lead in Congress.
Preliminary steps also were taken b.
Democratic Senator'S to-day TO read
Just the pending 5000. 600 rivers and
harbors appropriation bin. again Vt
which Republican Senator'S have con
Quoted ffIibuster. on tho ground that
IL is framed on extravagant lines and
that the lo0.obo,00o war revenue bill
would not be necessary II The new pro-
tects proposed IN the bill were aban-
doned.
WAN DEPARTMENT ASKED
FOR REVISED ESTIMATES
Senator's who champion the bin hnve
asked tho War Department for re
rised estimates on tho amounts abso-
lu,ciy necessary TO carry on existing
river and harbor works, and the most
urgent new projects I'm anticipation OF
pruning the bill
II was reported tonight that n con
ference between Republican Senator'S
opposing the BIN. and Democratic lead
-rS had been held at which suggestions
were made for compromise. pawn y
I'll. Nay for early adjournment hn1
removing much Senate opposition 10
the war revenue TAX.
Democratic members of the Ways
ana Means Committee conferred In
Al
:tppuinted by th. Presidents disap
prevail q: thcir decision To increase the
irculne tax one-half OF per cent and
70 decrease the exemption. The Pres
idcncs principal objection WAS said to
be that sIch a tax was not Immediately
:ra.lablc and therefore. undesirable,
Chairman Underwood who discussed
the subject with the PRECEDENT. was IL
ciined 10 agree with this view, and it
is Improbable that an income tax
amendment will be proposed.
CIGARETTES PROBABLY
WILL BE ADDED To LIST
Cigarettes probably viii be added to
the list OF taxable commodities already
agreed 10. such as hecr, wines and rec
titled spirits. a plan also is under
consideration 10 make a tax on beer
81 a barrel, which would yield 365. 900 900
That amount. together with Sle.00o,9G0
from wines. S2,o0o,o00 from rectihed
spirits. probably so,0o0.0oe from ciga
rettes. probably taxes on railroad
freight, gasolene. automobiles. some
proprietary articles and soft drinks II
Is estimated. would yield all the rev
snuo necessary. particularly II II is de-
iermined not TO appropriate all OF the
s53, 100000 proposed for river and har-
bor work.
Representative O9lcsby. or New York.
III a lettor to the committee. suggested
tax OF 90 cents horsepower on au-
tomobiles. not engaged In commerce,
and 8 tar on golf balls. Hc estimated
that 100000 could be realized from
the automobile tax
Onctal estimates. however, arc U.s.
100000 on motor cars.
The proposal to put general tax
on ruilroad freight is tho main ques-
tion now before tho committee The
real issue is said to be whether to
make UP the necessary balance OF rev
enue by tax on freight trafnc or by
dlnusing tho tax among many lines OF
business. A levy on freight, It is esti-
mated. could produce s40.oo0.0oo row
enue, but there Is considerable opposi-
tion in both houses. The question Will
be decided Tomorrow