The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-17
Seeking Political Thunder Re-
publicans Array Themselves
Solidly Against Measure
DECLARE TARIFF LAW
NOT WARTS TROUBLE
Republican Orators Declare
Under the Eenehcent Reign
of Payne-Aldrich Bill Would
Have Been No Deficit

Washington, Il, C.. Dee, tG.~-- back
ed by the mandate of the party
caucus, the administration resolution
extending The life OF the emergency
war revenue act rom December 8 /
pcAt. to January u 1917. was passed
by the House tosus by a vote of zoo
to 1856. MANY Democrats whu are st
heart opposed 10 tho war taNes," sup
ported the measure with their votes
Today on tbs assurance that an oppor-
tpnty would ne given later in the SEES
sion to amend the emergency law.
TodaS's Proceedings brought home
to Democratic leaders realization
that with 81 margin Of only tNenty
four votes over the combined niIn-
GRITTY there " III ha many occasions IA
the session when party or 'tdniiuistra
tipn measures wall he H}enaecd by "tu-
eursency. Tive Democrats Jumped
the reservation today ia tie face oi
the plea Of he administration leaders
that IL tho extension measure failed
the Treasury would register "a big de-
fic!t at the erd of the current fiscal
year, and that this would react on the
party politically In the presidential
election of 1916,
While the Democratic organization
cracked on one vote today and VaVsr-
. ed on two or three others. tae Repat-
llcans stood sol3dIY In opposition 10
the administration measure On a
pro-forma veta in tAe preliminary
skirmish. The Democrats were beaten
by majority ~ nine. This RESULTED
IN word being seut out by the leaders
that ali ua5orty menIbeFs must re-
main in eunstant attendance ~ the
House unt1 tae job NJ tho day WAS
finished.
Hrotet1ions t'ssauties sung,
The dehate on the resolution to
extend the Iife ~ tho war lasv MAS
a discussion " lhe merits OF pretsc-
ton ms coat raStsf with tlae low tariff
principles 81 The Democratic party.
Republicans charged that The Treas
urs had goae 10 the bew-wow$ be-
cause Of lie lNck of foresight Oh the
part OF the Democrats to enact INTEL
ligent revenue laws. The Democrats
replied that Their tariff law was
: framed for normal conditions in this
ard other countries and that had il
not been for the war ample funds
would now ne stored In The Treasury
fer all the needs of The government,
The Democratic speakers did not
discuss questioEs as To Ike knd OF
taxes that would be imposed 10 ria .ss
additional funds for national defense
They made no commitments on this
e13tt. even WITCH fANAEf0 with 2A%gf
tions that s}any Of their following had
been kept In l.ne today with promises
that some Of the stamp taxes would
he repealed when n general revenue
bill was taken zip later IN the sas-
sion.
kitchiu Tells Need of Measure.
Mr.. ki.chfu told the House that
failure to extend the war revenue act
and 10 renhei the free sugar pr vision
of tho Underw God simmons law would
result In treasury deficit of sSi 0en Geo
At the end of tho current fiscal year
BY extending the war tax and retain.
cent pound on sugar the treasury dc
felt would be about s6,0oA.0on
We Democrats know, OF course
said Mr.. kitchin. that this bill IL an
popular. We know that no tax rs
popular in times of peace. However
the necessity exists to raise a certain
amount OF revenue. The densits are
there and I believe We would lie an.
worthy of the record OF the Democrat,
under this administration If we did
not have the courage and the patriot
ism to do the unpopular thing and
arrange sufficient revenues to meet the
absolute necessities of the government
1t Ii necessary to pass this resolution
before December 81. otherwise we
would face the necessity OF going 70
the expense when we did pass such a
bill hereafter of completely organizing
the whole internal revenue force. and
/ appeal to every Democrat to vote
for this resolution. because IL is alb
solutely essential no matter how I'M
popularity may be
Fof.ine.'s Mouth Goes on.
Representative Fordney larnbasted
the Democrats rights and left
They are forced To pass this Law TO
save the treasury from bankruptcy
he cried. 1T is not because os the
war. but because Of your tarid law
that YOU are obliged to enact this
legislation. During the last seven
. months prior 10 the war in Europe
imports under the Democratic tarifl
were more than 100000, Geo greater
than in any corresponding months in
any previous year in all our history
but customs receipts during that peri
cd averaged about s5,o00.na0 PEI
month less than under the Pasne-Al-
drich tariff act The war in Europe Il
OF the treasury. Notwithstanding the
war the government revenues. ba Sc
on the ad valorem rates of the EaNne
law would have yielded enough TO pay
the running expenses Of the govern
ment. Your treasury is in chaotic
condition. The wise manner of book
keepini has been ehanSea N the treas.
ury, and / say to you that * A national
bank should adopt the system OF book
keeping WHICH has recently bc.n In
atalled In the treasury, the bank exam.
liners would have every officer y-aspon
aible for such a system sent to Jail
within twenty-four hours. And just
~ So To carry as a net balance In
the treasury the money that Is there
to redeem outstanding warrants, and
to show ii as "a net balance Is a kind
o. bookkeeping never was taught"