The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
Child Labor Legislation to Be Completed This
 Week
MUNITIONS TAX ON
 THE REVENUE BILL
No Adjournment of Congress Before X September-The Republicans Will Prolong Debate on
 All Measures

Washington. August 6.-Democrats of voted yesterday to lower the income tax exemptions in the revenue bill are anxiously waiting to hear from the country on the recommendation. Pro- tests against 1t already have been heard within the party. The amendment pre- vailed in the committee by a majority of one vote and the minority proposes to fight it in caucus. Its proponents
 will use as an argument a suggestion
 from President Wilson in his annual message to the Sixty Fourth Congress
 for reduction in the exemption.
 The amendment would lower the ex-
 emption for persons with families from
 s4o0o to s3ooo and for single persons
 from s3000 to s200O. Democrats who
 oppose the reduction say the amount
 of revenue to be gained would not be
 sufficient to warrant risking popular disapprova1 that might be aroused. The
 treasury department has estimated that
 the new tax, which would be at the rate of 1 per cent instead of the pro- posed normal tax of per cent on other Incomes. would yield about s6,0o0,000. THE MUNITIONS TAX
 Today members of the subcommittee Considering the munitions tax section of the revenue bill were at work on their report which will be ready for the full democratic membership of tho committee within a few days. Prostests against the proposed tax on copper products have resulted in a compro-
 mise, the exact nature of which has
 not ben disclosed. It is known, how
 ever, that it is proposed to lower the copper excise rate prescribed in the
 House bill and to add to the munitions | list excise taxes on products of lead.
 zinc, iron and steel. Again the com
 mittee had the sanction of President
 Wilson in it's action, in so far as iron
 and steel are concerned The President
 studied tins subject thoroughly last fall
 and in his message to Congress. pointed | out that a tax of 25 cents per ton on 1 pig iron would yield in revenue s10,- | 900. .000 and a tax of 25 cents per ton on fabricated iron and steel probably S10 000, 900. Administration leaders re- gard the revenue problem now as quite |
 the most important before Congress. and the finance committee hopes to complete its revision of the House bill
 so that it may be passed upon by the party caucus and be ready for Senate action within 10 days. The House bill
 would provide for about s210,ooo.o0o in revenue The finance committee is working to present bill that would yield S275,000 or more.
 WHEN TO ADJOURN
 When Congress will be ready to ad- 1 journ is giving the President and party leaders more concern right now l than it has at any other time this sum
 mer With the campaign coming on and
 President Wilson's notification waiting on Congress, administration leaders arc being urged to hasten legislation as
 much as possible. The shipping bill and revenue measures are the two most im- portant bills to follow child labor legis- lation which will be completed this wek Besides these there are the con- ference reports on the army and navy | bills and a few minor measures.
 | Democratic leaders think this pros gramme can be finished in the first (Continued on Page Two)