Arizona republican., 1917-09-11
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The war tax bill-the largest single taxation measure in American history-Was passed tonight by the senate. It pro- vides for levy somewhat under g., 400, 900, 900 as compared with S1,SS7,- S7O0OO proposed in the bill as it passed the house May 23.
 The vote was 69 to 4, Senators Borah, Gronna, La Toilette and Norris being recorded in opposition.
 The senate adopted, 40 to 34, Sena- tor Shoots motion to strike out the A1cKellar amendment providing zone increase in second class postage rates btyond 300 miles and designed to se cure S1260O, 000.. The house zone pro- vision and the finance committees spe- cial publishers profits provisions al ready had been eliminated
 Senator Hardwick's substitute to provide a zone system increasing second class postage rates on adver- tising portions of publications, esti mated to raise SIG, ,500,000 next year was rejected, AS to 20.
 The great bill, nearly four months in the making, will be returned to the house tomorrow and then goes to con. ference with enactment within ten days or two weeks probably. Senators Sim mons, Stone and Williams, democrats, and Penrose and Lodge, republicans. of the finance committee, were appoint ed the senates cOnferees.
 Awaiting in the senate in the final struggle over war fiscal policies is the 1,5OO, 100000 credits bill which passed the house unanimously and upon which work will be begun tomorrow by the senate financa committed
 Of the s2, 400, 900, 900 new taxes pro- vided in the tax bill for the duration of the war S842, 200 900 is to be taken from incomes, corporate and individual and 1,060. 900, 900 from war profits. Most of the remainder is levied on liquor, tobacco and public utilities
 In tonight's cleanup, the principal eleventh hour actions of the senate were eliminated of all provisions for taxing publishers and increasing sec ond class periodical postage rates and all consumption taxes on sugar tea, coffee and cocoa, the latter reducing the bill sS6000,0 900. The senate also struck out the clause proposing repeal of the drawback" or re-export allow ance given sugar refiners and defeated proposals to add inheritance taxes.
 In last effort of the high tax group to increase taxes, the senate rejected 65 to IS, the La Toilette substitute bill to raise s3500, 100000 more taxes. Those supporting it were:
 Borah, Brady, Gore, Gronna, Hard wick. Hollis Husting, Johnson of Cali fornia, Jones of Washington, Kenyon Ia Toilette McNary, Norris, Reed and Vardaman.
 Passage of the bill was devoid of the usual stirring scenes.
 A parliamentary snarl and deter mined fight on the second class post age provisions furnished the most ex- citement. After the McKellar substi- tute zone postage increase provision applying to publications sent beyond three hundred miles, had been rejected 40 to 34, Senator Hardwick's S substitute zone plan applicable to advertising DOT tions only, was beaten AS to 20. Sena- tor McKellar attempted to offer another substitute with a maximum rate oi four cents a pound instead of six cent. but Senator Salisbury presiding, helt that the house zone provision had neyel been formally eliminated. Then tn, senate made sure of it's determination to eliminate all postage increases ant special levies on publishers by adopt ing Senator Weeks motion to strik, out the entire house clause, 59 to g.
 The only postage features left in tn, bill are provisions for free transporta ton of letters from American soldier abroad and for one cent stamp tax ol parcel post packages, raising abou $4,000000
 No changes were made by the senat of the two vital sections-incomes an
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