The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
House Tt ~ Voted Down
Proposal of Representa-
tive TOwner of Iowa to
Amend the Great War
Revenue Bill Now Before
Congress
BILL WILL PASS HOUSE
ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY
Speeches Urging Full Adop-
tiOn of the Broad Fea-
lures of the Administra-
tons Plan Were Roundly
Applauded During the De-
bate

/ Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE pas
! sage before night of the $1,000, 900, 900
revenue bill by the House by an almost
unanimous vote was assured to-day when
the measure was taken up under agree
ment to discuss the amendments under
the five minute rule.
A proposal by Representative Towner
of Iowa to eliminate the proposed SO ,O0O,-
100000 TO the allies was voted down soon
after the bill was taken up The speeches
urging the full adoption of the broad fea-
lures of the administration plan were
roundly applauded.
General debate on the bill was conclud-
ed last night. The general debate took
wide range Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts advocated giving Colonel
Roosevelt permission to raise an army of
volunteers, but he also advised the presi-
dent to stand firm in his demand for a
conscription bill.
Now let's stop boggling and give the
president what he wants" said Mr.. Gard
ner. "If the president sits tight he will
get his army draft bill through too, and
by big majority"
Representative Shakelford of Missouri,
pacitist Democrat, demanded that there
be conscription of the wealth of the coun-
try if there is to be eonscription of our
young men for the battlefields of Eu-
rope" He said he would offer an amend
ment for drastic increases in the rates
of taxation ON incomes and excess prof-
its
Representative Mondell. a Wyoming
Republican, said he was opposed to the
conscription plan.
Il am yet to be convinced" he said,
"that an army made up of slackers who
have to be conscripted will make the
best army for us"
While criticising some of the features
of the bill which bestows unlimited pow
ers upon the president and the secretary
of the treasury. Representative J. Hamp-
ton Moore, a Pennsylvania Republican,
his support of the measure.
Il shall vote for this BILL" said Mr..
Moore, trusting to the commander-in
chief of our army and navy to prosecute
this war and to bring us
speedily to an honorable and permanent
peace
Democratic Leader Kitchin. when ques-
toned, said he did not feel at liberty 20
disclose the plans of the administration
regarding the loan to the allies. He said
he could not say what particular securi-
ties would be acquired by this govern
ment.
"Will we take the bonds Of one nation
or group of nstionsf" asked Represen-
tative HuddleSton of Alabama
Il think we will take the bonds of
nation, but they will not be backed by
my group arrangement; that is, we will
AXE the bonds of this nation or that,
md not group bonds"
Mr.. Focht of Pennsylvania asked:
"Are we going to give the allies this
money to purchase the implements of
var to bring Germany to terms, as the
PRESIDENT suggested, or are we going to
make loan in anticipation of peace and
ttempt to rehabilitate the allies after
,eaceg"
II think this money certainly will go
or the implements of war. We are an
icipating rehabilitation after peace of
he allies" said Mr.. Kitchin.
Mr. Kitchin, Mr.. Fordney and others
xpressed the belief that much of the
Money lOhHeu Mouiu oe sPehb III this
ountry, but agreed that Congress should
ot attempt to say that the money
,aned must be spent here.
Only one man, Representative Caraway
{ Arkansas, fatty opposed the bill. He
lsisted that the entire burden should be
brown upon the wealth of the country
He digressed from finances
, oppose the proposed conscription meas
re.
Representative Fitzgerald, chairman Of
ie appropriation committee, attacked
excessive the provision which would
Ithorize the expenditure OF one-fifth of
per cent Of the 5000, 100000 bond is
le for expenses of the issue He also
-ged provision to prohibit sale Of the
,nds for less than par.