Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-11
LARGEST OF ITS KIND
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
All Consumption Charges on Cof-
fee, Sugar, Tea and Cocoa
Are Eliminated.
ZONE SYSTEM ALSO REJECTED
Now Goes to Conference. With Enact
ment Within Ten Days OF
Two Weeks Probable.
IBy Associated Pre.s.I


WASHINGTON, September 1o.-The
tion measure in American history-was
passed tonight by the Senate. II pro-
vides for a levy somewhat under
s2,4000o.o0o. as compared with tho
1885,. $4,000 proposal in the bill as
it passed the House May go
The vote was SO to 4. Senator'S
Borah. Gronna. La Toilette and Norris
being recorded in opposition.
The great bill. nearly four months in
the making. will he returned to the
House tomorrow. and then goes to
conference with enactment within ten
days or two weeks probable. Senators
Simmons. Stone and Williams. Demo-
Gratis. and Penrosc and Lodge. Repub-
licans. Of the Finance Committee. wsrc
appointed the Senates conferees
Awaiting the Senate in the final
struggle over war fiscal policies Is the
sl1 500. 100000 credits bill. which pass
ed the House unanimously, and upon
which work viii be begun tomorrow
by tho Senate Finance Committed
or tho 5000. ooO. 900 new taxes pro-
vided In the tax bill for the duration
from incomes. corporate and ird.vid-
ual and $3.50. 00O. .0OO from war pref
its. Most OF the remainder is l"vicd
on liquor tobacco and pubic utilities
ELIMINATE. ALI. PROVISIONS
FOR TANNING PUBLISHERS
In to-nights cleanup. the principal
eIeventh-hour actions Of the Senate are
elimination OF All provisions for taN.
ing publishers and increasing 'fscond-
class periodical postage rates. aid all
consumption taxes on sugar. tea. coffee
and cocoa. the latter reducing the bill
Ss6.ooo.ooo. The Senate also struck out
the clause proposing repeal of the
drawback" or re-eNpori. allowance
given sugar refncrs. and defeated pro-
posals TO add inheritance taxes.
In last effort OF the high-tax
group 10 increase taxes. the senate
rejected. 65 TO Is. the LA Toilette sub
Stitutc bill TO raise s3.5o0.0o0 900 more
taxes Those supporting IL we've Bo-
rah. Brady. Gore, Gronna. HaIdwick.
Hollis. Hustng. Johnson 'Ca'), Jones
CWash). Kenyon. La Toilette. McNary
Norris. Reed and Nardaman.
Passage OF the bill was devoid OF the
usual stirring scenes marking such an
cpochal measure. AT o'clock to-day,
under the agreement which ended tho
cloture fight a fortnight ago. debate
was shut off. and tedious series of
a dozen roll calls brought the bill to
passage
A parliamentary snarl and amend
ment made fight on the second class
postage provision furnished the most
excitement. After the Mcclellan sub
stitute zone postage increase provi-
sions. applying to publications sent
beyond 800 miles. had been rejected.
4o'to "a. Senator Hardwick's substi-
tute zone plan. applicable to advertis-
Ing portions only. was beaten. 4s to
90. Senator Mcclellan attempted to
offer another substitute with a max
imum rate of cents pound, instead
OF cents. but Senator Salisbury. pre-
siding. held that the House zone pro-
vision had never been formally elm
mated. Then the Senate made sure OF
It's determination to eliminate all
postage increases and special levies
on publishers by adopting Senator
Weeks's motion TO strike out the en-
tire House clause. SO to ..
FREE TRANSPORTATION
OF LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
The only postage features left in
the bill are provisions for free trans
portation of letters from American
soldiers abroad and for cent stamp
tax on parcel post packages. raising
about s4,000,0o0.
me consumption taxes. OF II cent a
pound on sugar. cents on coffee. S
cents on tea. 3 cents on coco and
from one to cents gallon on molasses
went out by overwhelming majorities.
A final vote on Senator Broussard's 8
motion to eliminate them all was
So to 2S.