New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-07
House Begins Debate on
Bill to Raise $197,000,000
More Revenue.
MINORITY PREPARES
CAMPAIGN THUNDER
Longworth Says They Should
Vote to Pay the Price
of Preparedness.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. July 6. With the Dem
ocrsts not only on the defensive. but
with their leader. Representative
Kitchin, actually apologize, the Re
publicsns in the House began to-day
their big campaign thunder making
drive in The debate on the new revenue
bill designed 70 raise Sl97,000,O00 next
year by a surtsx on incomes and by
taxes on inheritsnces and on war mu-
milton profits. Under a special rule the
final vote on the measure will be taken
before adjournment next Monday.
Laughter by the Republicans greeted
the plea of Mr.. Kitchin that "no good
Republican" could vote against the bill,
since IL contained so much Republican
doctrine.
II can see why good old tariff reform
Democrats like some Of us can object
20 this bill" Mr.. Kitehin added, after
touching on the protective tariff on
dyes. the tariff commission long urged
by Republicans, and the inheritance
tax.
Mr.. Kitchin frankly confessed that.
although he was the leader OF the Dem
ocrats IN the House. he did not talA
much with the President. In answer 20
a question from the Republican side
ne said he could state authoritatively
that the Administration favored bond
issue TO take care OF the Mexican sltua-
ton. as he had this second hand from
the President.
Must Pay for Preparedness.
While criticising the Democrats for
the "wanton and reckless extravaganza
of the Administration, Representative
Longworth. of Ohio. admitted that a
part of the authorized expenditures
was due 10 preparedness, and he de-
clared that the Republicans should be
willing 20 pay the price for this by
voting the additional taxes. especially
as so much of the bill was thunder
stolen from the Republicans.
Representative Ebenezer Hill, OF
Connecticut. held up to ridicule the
failure of the Underwood tariff bill,
and Renresentative Fordney. Of Mich
iCan. who will be chairman OF the Ways
and Means Committee If the Repub-
6cans control the next House, urged
his colleagues not TO be coaxed into
voting for Democratic bin even If Il
Is sugar-coated" with Republican pol
icies The Democrats. he said, were en-
titled 10 the credit Of these Republican
nolicies. now that they had adopted
them. but they must take the respon-
sibilty for their failures.
Certainly no Republican can vote
against a bill with a tariff commission
in it," Mr. Kitchin said in mis- appeal to
the minority The Republican plat
form has demanded il twice, and when
the Underwood bill was under consld-
Grafton you offered a motion TO re-
commit with instructions that nothing
be done until a tariff commission had
reported.
no Republican can afford in good
conscience 20 vote against this bill. /
mean all Republicans except those old
time reactionaries like the gentleman
from Connecticut. Mr.. Hill; the gentle
man from Michigan, Mr.. Fordney, and
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Nj.
Moore. Outside of those three gentle
men and Just d few who gravitate TO
them. not q patriotic Republican should
vote against this measure. But ] can
see why good old tariff reform Demo
Gratis like some Of us can object TO this
bill. In spots there is just a little too
much Repubhc8nlsm IN II.
Bonds for Mexican Costs.
II the Republican preparedness plans
had been enacted. an additional $780,
100000 would have been needed, Mr..
Kitchin declared. Estimating the de-
mands for the current fiscal year as
s1.579, 100000. he said that $4,000, 900
Of this was made necessary by the Mex
ican situation and would be taken care
OF by bond issue.
I'VE propose 10 issue bonds, as this
nation and other nations have done
under similar circumstances said Mr..
Kitchin. "and we expect every Demo
crat and Republican TO vote for II. We
do not take care Of IL in this revenue
bill because If peace is restored We Will
not have 70 expend all that amount,
while if we should unfortunately have
hostilities We do not know what they
will cost. Nobody could provide for
these eventualities in the revenue bill.