The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-07

the original determination of the admin
istration leaders and the ways and means
committee to repeal all of those provis-
ions In the existing war revenue law
which were generally regarded as an an
noyance by the public The proposed
stamp taxes which are now eliminated
included bonds. debentures, and certifi-
Gates of stock, agreement to sale, con-
veyances, warehouse and customs house
receipts, foreign steamship tickets and
Pullman car tickets
PRACTICAL AGREEMENT
At midnight the conference was report
ed to be in practical agreement on all
vital provisions of the BILL although 1t
was declared that working out of details
of report could not be concluded until
sometime tomorrow. Tomorrow the com
mittees propose to work through most of
the night.
Amendments empowering the President
to retaliate against foreign interference OF
American mails and commerce, 1t was said,
would be retained with probable revisions
of the Prelan amendment, regarding inter-
ference with the mails, which had not
been submitted to the state department
before it's adoption by the Senate.
The proposed license tax on corporation
stock increases and the duty on dyestuff
increases in the income and inheritance
taxes and the provisions creating tariff
commission were all approved.
A continuing appropriation of $Soo,oy
a year for the tariff commission, however,
was said to have been stricken out The
conference also was reported to have
under consideration changes in the pro-
posed taxes on wine.
The conference adjourned shortly after
midnight to meet again at o'clock to-
morrow morning. Several important mat
tiers were said to be still in dispute and
it was said that all agreements thus fal
made would be held as tentatively de-
pendent upon what final decisions were
reached in matters yet to be determined
This, it was reported, would include the
revision of the stamp taxes and all Other
sections of the bill 1t was announced
that some of the House members were
considering referring one or two matters
back to the House before final agreement
could be reached. This was not definite
however, but would be determined wher
Members of the committee were satisfied
with the progress made and predicted
that full agreement probably would be
reached tomorrow.
Washington, September 6.-Plans of
admtpist "a tfon leaders m adjourn Con
gress tomorrow night were abandoned
tonight when the conference commit
tee on the emergency revenue bill In
dictated that it could not reach an
agreement until sometime tomorrow at
the earliest. There is possibility that
the report may not be ready before
Friday, and that adjournment may be
delayed until Saturday.
Although the conferees worked far
into the night. much of the bill was
left for consideration tomorrow morn
ing Senator Simmons, chairman OF
the Senate conferees, said he believed
an agreement would be reached In
time for presentation to the House soon
after it meets at noon.
REVENUE IS NOT ALL
But the revenue bill is not all that
has delayed adjournment. In the Sen
ate a filibuster has developed against
the passage of the corrupt practices
act, and various senator's are clamor-
ing for consideration of minor bills
The general deficiency bill still is being
held up in conference until a report on
the revenue measure has been made. and
in addition to these obstacles, leaders
of both houses expect that general de-
bate on the revenue bill conference re-
port will occupy many hours.
Senator Kern, the majority leader
said he did not look for adjournment
before Saturday. Some of his colleagues
however, insisted that nothing could
hold Congress later than Friday night
il the revenue bill was disposed of by
that time. Although Senator owen IL
keeping up fight on the corrupt prac-
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