The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-08
CONGRESS TO AZ.
 JOURN SINE DIE
Both Houses Had PrOtracted Sessions Last Night to Wind tip Affairs of Session-Mem- bers Are Leaving.

Washington, Sept 7.-Congress will adjourn tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Both houses had protracted sessions tonight to wind up affairs by approving the conference agreement on the emergency revenue bill to raise approximately 0,000,O00 desired to meet the appropriations for national defense and the Mexican emergency.
 Only the physical impossibilties of expressing the revenue measure in time for the presidents approval be- fore tomorrow prevented final ad- journment tonight, despite the warn ing protest of members of both houses who threatened but did not execute the threats to prolong the session by demands for action on measures forced over until December.
 Leaders of the senate and house agreed upon concurrent resolution to adjourn, and scores of members left tonight on midnight trains, eager to reach their homes for participa- tion in the national political cam paign. The last appropriation meas ure was adopted by both houses while awaiting for the conference report on the revenue bill, and the senate rati- fled the Danish treaty providing pur chase of the Danish West Indies. The corrupt practices bill and the immi- grafton bill, which President Wilson had announced he would veto if passed were put aside and will be taken up for a vote in December.
 The revenue bill as it will go to President Wilson for approval con- tains drastic provisions empowering the president to retaliate against for eign interference with American com merce; creates a non-partisan tariff commission; increases the duties on ! dyestuffs to encourage their manufac- ture in the United States; provides means to prevent dumping of cheap foreign made goods into American markets after the war, and provides l for incomes, inheritance, munitions, corporation stock, liquor, and miscel- laneous internal revenue taxes.
 During consideration of the report in the senate, Senator Chamberlain of Oregon protested vigorously against elimination of a retaliatory provision against Canadian control of Pacific Coast fisheries, and Representative Gardner enlivened the House with a denunciation of the proposed retalia- tory provision against interference with American commerce.
 You claim to be devoted to human ity and despise commercialsm," said Mir. Gardner Why don't you pass an amendment refusing American lharbors to Germany's interned ships until she repudiates the Lusitanla crime. These retaliatory amendments will be looked upon all over the world as a blow in support of Germany $ ugly cause. What has congress done :! Your only protest has been aimed at the allies. who are fighting our fight and civilizations fight"
 The revenue provisions of the bill i include a normal income tax of two per cent with increased surtaXes; an inheritance tax; a tax of F l-2 per cent on net profits on munitions manu- lecturers: license tax of 90 cents on each S1 .000 stock of corporations cap litalized in excess of $99,000; wine, beer and liquor taxes; brokers taxes and a re-enactment of the theater and amusement taxes. All stamps taxes in the present law are repealed, and all included in this bill were elimin- ated in conference. These are re- parded as "popularly obnoxious" s."
 The house acted quickly after brief debate and sent the bill to the senate before 10 o'clock. The senate at l12:55 o'clock tonight adopted the con- ference report on the revenue bill without record vote, clearing the way for adjournment of congress at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.