New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
TARIFF BOARD IN
 BILL HOUSE PASSES
Emergency Revenue Measure Goes Through by Vote Of 24O to 140

Washington, July 11.-Without any fundamental change the democrats put through the house last night their emergency revenue bill by a vote of 240 to 14O. Forty minority members -thirty-nine republicans and one in dependent-voted for the bill for final passage.
 The bill, which is designed to raise more than s20O,0OO,OOO a year, prac- tically doubles the income tax rates, levies a tax on 1nheritances and the production of munitions of war, cre- ates a tariff commission, provides for anti-dumping legislation and repeals the stamp tax sections, but not the special excise taxes of the war reve- nue bill of October, 1914.
 Republicans succeeded in amending the bill in several particulars even if they were unable to modify it's essen- tials. Representative Longworth of Ohio was the author of a successful amendment striking out the provision that no former member of congress shall be appointed to the tariff com- mission. His amendment carried, 239 to 76, and lame ducks" are eligible for appointment.
 Representative Wood, an Indiana republican, obtained adoption of an amendment eliminating the special tax levied against bankers of $1 per thousand of capital surplus and un- divided profits. This amendment was adopted, POP to 176. The bill as re- ported, assessed bankers, although it was argued that they were already taxed under the corporation tax statute MT. Woods successful amendment was offered while more than twenty members were seeking recognition from the chair, to offer amendments and constituted an eleventh-hour change probably as in- portant as any made in the bill.
 Despite the protest of Representa- tive Rainey, in charge of the tariff commission section of the bill, the house adopted an amendment by Rep- resentative Green of Iowa reducing ] the salaries of the members of the l commission from $10,OOO to $7,5OO ] per year. The salary of the secre- l tary was cut from $6,OOO to $5,OOO !
 Chairman Fitzgerald of the appro- 1 priations committee objected to the | permanent" appropriation of S3OO,- 900 per annum for the expenses of to strike out the permanent appro- pria tion was adopted. The commits sion must apply for it's allowance an- nua11y.
 MT. Kitchin presented one amend nent of importance to the manufac- ! urers of cigarettes. As reported the pill carried a tax of 25 cents for every 10000 cigarettes made. MT. Kitchin's l amendment reduced the tax to 3 cents l Or 1000 cigarettes. It is estimated hat under the original proposal the our chief cigarette manufacturers l would have paid in the aggregate | nore than $25O,O in internal reve- tue taxation
 Mir. Hill Also Ran.
 Representative Ebenezer Hill of | republican, made an in ,ffectual attempt to increase the rates # duty proposed on the importations ,f dyestuff. MT. Hill said that the | ates in the bill recognized the pro- ective tariff principles, but were not nigh enough to encourage the build- ng up of the American dyestuffs in- lustry or to relieve the present short Lge.
 ''The arrival of the German U-boat ! tt Baltim ore this morning marks 1 very significant situation in the his ory of the world," said MT. Hill in upport of his amendment Tt means l