New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
Sugar to Pay Two Cents a
Pound in the New
Bill
$4,000, 1000, 900 a Year
Is Total Aimed At
Smoot Tells Upper House
Years Cost Of Conflict
Will Be $4,000, 1000,
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, July 25.-While many
Senators are proclaiming loudly that
all Of the additional S6,O00,OOO,OO0 or
more Of revenue asked by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo yesterday must
be raised by bond sales, there is little
doubt, talks with many Senate leaders
to-day revealed, that the total to be
raised by the taxation measure now
pending in the Senate Finance Commit
tee will be increased.
The more conservative opinion was
that it would be boosted only about
$500. 900, 600, making it total about
$4,000, OOO,0 300 a year, instead of ST.
100000, 900, as was planned up to yes
terday. The committee had gone so
fsr yesterday as to print its reports.
subject TO release, when Mr.. McAdoo's
visit brought home to them the fact
that most of its work must be done
over again.
Americas war bill for the fiscal year
will total $4,000, 100000, Senator
smoot told the Senate to-day, instead
Of the Sl4,226,0O0,000 he estimated yes
terday, the increase resulting from an
additional S500,000,000 for the Shipping
Board. $4,000. 900, 900 for the Allies and
sl5O.OOO,0OO deficit in the executive de-
partments.
In the House to-day Representative
Hill. Of Connecticut, bitterly resented
the visit of Mr.. McAdoo to the Senate.
instead of to the House, because the
House has the right under the Con-
stitution 70 originate revenue meas
ures. However, there was little atten-
ton paid TO this, since there is no
limit at all to the amount the Senate
may raise or cut a revenue bill after
!, has passed the House. In fact, the
Senate may, and often has, virtually
thrown the House bill in the waste
basket and written a new bill. Mr..
McAdoo took the step which would &C
eomplsh the results desired with the
least legislative delay.
Items Agreed Upon
No actual agreement on any tax 70
B. levied in addition 10 those already
N the Senate bill was reached to-day.
b.. there are several items which so
nsny Senators on the committee seem
now 10 favor that there seems little
doubt Of their final adoption.
This is true. of course, only after
tertain group of Senators, who are anX-
icus 20 have the entire additional
amount raised by pond issues, have
made their fight, and lost, as lose they
certainly will, for il may be stated with
the utmost positiveness that the reve-
rue bill will be increased as result OF
the additional needs of the War De-
partment, the Shipping Board and the
navy.
How much of the almost $4,000, 000,-
coo additional needed will be raised by
taxes and how much by bonds is very
much in doubt. but scarcely less than
sS00000,000 additional will be raised by
taxation, and il may go much higher.
There are many Senators and more
members of the House who would like
TO see the bill raised not less than 49,
W0000,000
The new demands for revenue make
L practically certain that an import
duty will be levied on coffee and tea.
Under the House bill both would have
been subject, under the House blanket
tariff section, TO tax Of 10 per cent. 1t
Is probable that the Senate will accept
al least that much Of the House tariff
section, instead Of wiping it out com
ple,ely, as had been done BY the SEN
ate Finance Committee.
Will Hit Sugar Users
The new demands make it reason
sble probability that sugar will be sub
f,ted 20 additional taxation. which
ray take the form of an excise tax.
roici would hit the cane sugar Of