Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-06
PASSES
REVENUE BILL BY
VOTE OF AZ TO 16
Last Measure on Wilson'S
Legislative Program Is
Rushed to Conference.
MEANS ADJOURNMENT
OF CONGRESS TOMORROW
President Given Weapon to Use
in Retaliation Against
Allies.
DIPLOMATS ARE ASTOUNDED
Frhcy Believe Passage of Amend
ments Will Constitute Nom
intercourse Act.
MEANS ADJOURNMENT
OF CONGRESS TOMORROW
DIPLOMATS ARE AsTouNDED
They believe Passage of Amend.
ments Will Constitute Nom
intercourse Act

.tSt.
wAsHINc;TON. September 5-The
administration revenue bill, designed
70 raise s205o0oOo0 annually from
axes on inhcritanccs and war rnuni-
Ions and from increases In tho income
TAX. creating n tariff commission. cstab-
ishng protective tariff on dyestuffs,
providing for protection Of American
irms from dumping" At the end OF
he war. and giving the President
Ruthority TO take drastic rctaliatory
steps against allied Interference with
American trade" was passed late to-
blight by the Senate The vote was
~ to IL.
Eliminating tho usual formalities in
order 10 insure adjournment OF Con.
Ugress b. Thursday at The latest. the
Senate ruHhed the measure. the last
pm the administration legislative pro-
gram. imm mediatcly TO conferences.
f'IVI: REruBLICtNS
VOTE FOH IRIS PASSAGE
Five Republican -Culnmins
Kenyon. La Follctte Norris and Clapp-I
'otcd for tho bill The senate con-
ferces appointed were Simmons Viii
iams. Eoke Smith. hughes. Penrose
imoot and McCumber The House viii
tppo!nt confcrccs Tomorrow.
The Senate was in session until after
midnight 1t practically had completed
he bill earlier. bu, toward midnight
senator Cnderwoo ood moved ia strike on;
he section which would create u tariff
commission mud began a last hch,
lEainst this provision. which already
iad been agreed TO.
t,,. ~
ected Senator underw oods motion. thus
ctainins The tarin commission section
pf the bill. senators who voted to
Eliminate II were Bankhcad, Hardwick
shields. Underwood and Nardaman
IoTION To SEND BILL. RACK
TO COMMITTEES. DEFEATED
\ motion by Senator Pcnrose To send
he bill back TO the Finance Commit
&C. with instructions that i, report a
measure to raise revenues by a protec-
1--we tariff. aud with special provisions
tor Industrial defense. was rejected by
I, vote OF 80 10 2l Senator La Toilette
vas the only Republican TO vote no.
TO increase government revenues the
- Dill provides for doubling the normal
tax and increasing the surtaNes on
Incomes: an inheritance tax; q new
profit tax manufacturers or munl-
ions OF war, license tax on stock OF
Q corporations capitalized at more than
s99. 900 excise taxes on beer, wines ana
&iquors and miscellaneous stamp taxes.
rhe bin also creates Il United States
tariff commission OF six members whose
salaries shall be $500 a year despite
III effort made to increase them TO
10000: provides for increased tariff
iuties on dy~stuffs 70 encourage their
manufacture in this country. and makes
provision to safeguard against dump
I ing OF foreign made goods after the
3European war into American markets
Drastic amendments TO the hill strik-
= ing al the allied blacklisting of Amer
can merchants. discrimination against
american commerce, interference with
American mails and cinbarGocs on Amer
can trade were Incorporated in the
,ill to arm tho President with retalia
tory weapons. These amendments have
treated CONSERVATION among diplo-
matte representatives of the allied ,
powers in Washington, who assert that
Il finally enacted. now seems GER
q ain they would constitute a noninter-
curse act.
PASSAGE OF MEASURE
AT ONE TIME THREATENED !
4of Congress were threatened for a timo |
tonight by an attempt to attach TO
pc measure the Webb bill. desired by |
the President. permitting American |
irms to establish collective selling |
agencies abroad. When Senator Lewis |
IF Illinois, submitted the bill as an
amendment he was promptly assured
ny Senator La Toilette that IL would |
provoke olonged discussion ifd,rcssed.
senator Lewis thereupon withdrew the
amendment. announcing that II would
)e pressed as a separate measure, hav-
ng already passed the House, early in
lie December session
Late tonight, vain effort was made
~ Senator Husting, of Wisconsin, to
'mend the bill by providing for pub
icity. in the discretion OF the Prcsl-
lent. OF the income tax returns Of in
iividuals. The amendment was de-
'eated 80 to q.
an amendment by Senator Phelan |
o extend the time from ninety days
SIN months for payment of the tax
'f cents gallon on bra.ldies used in |
CERTIFYING wines, was adopted
RfTA LIATION MEASURES
PASSED WITHOUT ROLL. CALLS
Amendments designed to provide |
means Of retaliation against Great
Britain for cmbargoes on American
goods, the trade black list and inter-
'erence with the mails were agreed |
/ % without roll calls, and were unop-
oosed in debate
These amendments. all applying to
conditions during cXistenccs OF war
n which the United States Is not en-
ragged, would authorize the President
%:
Deny by proclamation tho use oil
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