New-York tribune., 1916-07-11
Doubles Assessment on In
comes and Imposes Levy
on Munitions.
MEASURE DESIGNED
TO RAISE S210,000, 900
Amendment Adopted Barring
Members of Congress from
Serving on Tariff Board.

lrrcn TIE Irlhuae Bureau
Washington. July 10. - Doubling
taxes and incomes and levying a new
.ax on munitions, the revenue bill, de-
signed to raise S2lO 100000 was passed
5y the House tonight Only four
amendments were made The vote was
24O 10 40 thirty-nine Republicans
and one Socialist in Congress voting
with the Democrats.
With the big income-producing pro-
visions standing practically unchanged
from the Ways and Means committee
report. the main opposition centred
about the tariff commission feature OF
the bill. Objection was not TO the crea-
tion of the board, but TO its personnel
and its operation.
Led by Representative Nicholas
Longworth, the Republicans sought TO
have the terms of the members cut
from twelve 10 six years, and TO nave
them chosen from the two major poll
tical parties instead of alternating be-
tween different" parties.
Republicans declared they saw IN the
latter provision an opportunity Tor the
President TO appoint Progressives to
the Board. thus using IT as a campaign
lever Both amendments were voted
down.
Members of Congress Barred.
Better success attended efforts 10
eliminate the provision preventing
members or eX-members OF congress
from serving on the tariff board. and
20 cut down the pay OF Its members
rom $4,000 10 $500.
1oodo~e hfp Of RpDTpepn-
tatlve Raincy. who three times demand
cd divisions. the Democrats joined with
alacrity in vetoing terms designed to
remove the board from politics.
Speakers of both parties Indignantly
resented the implication that unless
members % Congress were barred the
commission would become a refuge for
"lame ducks" They were also en-
phatic that there were too many high
salaried commissions already and that
no man was worth more than the pay
of a member of Congress. The vote on
the first amendment was 2S9 to 40, and
on the latter las TO SO.
Chairman Fitzgerald OF the Appro-
priations Committee, also objected TO
providing a permanent instead OF an
annual appropriation for the commls-
sion. Despite the argument of admin
lStTdIlON lOlttc lAhL 10 was ~ b4AS %N44
ure 10 provide a permanent money
Grant that the Taft Tariff Board was
lepislated out Of existence, the House
passed the fitzgerald amendment. OF
the twenty-five Democrats who stood
by The original bill all but five were
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Bank Tax Repealed.
With practically no debate, the House
voted to repeal the tax on banks of 81
for each 81 900 of paid-up capital and
surplus.
Although there has been much pro-
test against this feature from small
bankers throughout the country, Chair
man Rainey apparently was taken by
surprise when opposition developed on
the floor. After the House had twice
voted 20 cut out the tax he made mo-
tion 10 reconsider, but il went un-
needed.
With these exceptions the revenue
bill went through practically according
TO schedule. The House had agreed TO
vote at o'clock, and opposition was
so feeble that II was delayed scarcely
half an hour. Representative tordney,
of Michigan, attempted TO start a M
buster with motion to recommlt, but
Floor Leader Kitchin raised a point OF
order and on being sustained the roll
call began. go,
As passed by the House the bill pro-
Vides;
Increasing the general income tax
from | TO . per cent, with special grad
uated taxes Of from / to 10 per cent ad-
ditional for all incomes in excess of
$4,000. Present exemptions are con-
.inued.
An inheritance tax, graduated from
2 per cent on estates Of $4,000 to per
cent on estates of s45O,000 and over.
Munitions Receipts Taxed.
A tax Of from 3 10 per cent on the
gross receipts from the manufacture
Of munitions, and OF 20 8 per cent
on copper.
Protection of the dyestuf industry
for period Of FIVE years by tariff du-
ties Of from 10 TO 80 per cent, with an
additional duty OF cents pound.
Continuation of the special stamp
taxes levied under the original war rev.
enue bill until December 81.
A change in the tax on theatres TO a
basis of population instead OF seating
capacity.
The creation OF tariff commission
of SIN members.
oOHVt"iilp y. JVhci III Ihc piii was
discovered by Representative Emerson,
Of Ohio in the income tax provision re-
iating to the Presidents salary The
law, as drawn, eNempts the present
occupant of the White House from the
> per cent tax tnat would normally be
levied, while MS successor would en-
joy no such favor.
According 70 the Ohio member, the
provision was IA little Democratic joke
aimed at Mr. Hughes in case of MS