Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
LARGEST DEFICIENCY APPRoPRI.
ALTON BILL IN HISTORY
PASSED BY HOUSE.
NOT ONE DISSENTING
VOTE Is RECORDED
Measure Made Up Almost Entirely Of
War Appropriations - Senate and
House Conferees Decide to Increase
Rates on Newspaper and Magazine
Postage-Other Issues beadlocked.

Washington. Sept. 19.-The largest
deficiency appropriation bill in the his
tory of the government was passed by
the house without a dissenting vote
and without roll call.
The bill carries total appropriation
and contract authorizations OF $i,l4+,-
100000. Direct appropriations amount
t. S4,S3O, 100000, while contract au-
thorizations total s2,3l4, 100000. The
measure is made up almost entirely OF
war appropriations and is intended TO
supply, equip. and provide artillery and
munitions for total of nearly 2,OOO,-
900 soldiers and sailors.
No material change was made in the
bill from the form in which it original
Is was introduced although several be-
lated appropriations were accepted
after it reached the floor OF the house.
one item providing 100000 with
which it was intended to purchase
Kent island in Chesapeake bay for an
ordnance proving ground was stricken
out on a point of order
To Raise Postage Rates.
Increasing strife between senate ana
house conferees on the war tax p!ii
as final votes were approached, fore
Swallowed considerable delay in hnal
action Senator Simmons, heading the
senate cohferees, said the conferences
probably would extend until Friday,
and that final enactment of the Dill
might not come before next week.
Progress was made on Tuesday
on many important disputes. The con-
rerees definitely decided TO adopt
zone system for increasing second class
mail rates. discussed the war prohts
and income tax sections at length. and
today expect to begin decisive Vot-
ing.
The question Of publications postage
rates. tentatively settled today, was
OF the most troublesome OF the con-
ference. Details are still open to final
determination. 4 compromise incor-
porating provisions of the house zone
plan. the Mcclellan amendment, and
Senator Hardwick's system OF increas-
ed rates on advertising portions Is be-
Ing worked out.
Postmaster General BurlesOn appear
ed before the committee today in be-
half Of the special advertising increase
plan. and Secretary McAdoo's influence
was thrown for the Mcclellan plan ana
generally against drastic rate increases
A general increase OF quarter OF
cen, a pound until 1918 and cent
thereafter. with zone system OF spec
ial increases on advertising portions or
publications were said to BE- features
Of the compromise being drafted.
Per Cent Passenger Tax.
Other agreements reported were on
the passenger transportation and auto
mobile tax provisions. In lieu OF the
house tax of 10 per cent and the SEN
ate rate OF 3 per cent on the former,
the conferees were said TO have com
promised on S per cent estimated to
Weld about s57,000,00o as compared
with s75,00O,0O0 under the original
house plan and s37.50O under the SEN
ate revision.
For the senate federal license tax on
automobile owners of about l per cent
OF original list prices Of pleasure cars.
the conferees were said to nave return
ed TO the house plan for taxing manu-
facturers sales, at about 3 per cent
and exempting motor trucks.
Definite conclusions TeSarulnS ao-
ministrative and corporate provisions
Of the income tax section and the war
excess profits classes were not reached
the conferees working on compromise
proposed for taxing excess prof1ts with
an exemption of s per cent. The de-
finttion Of invested capital subject to
taxation still is in dispute. Treasury
income tax experts were consulted re-
garding corporation tax features, in
GLIDING exemption Of dividends receiV-
ed from other corporations.
The liquor schedules also were con-
sidercd during the day, with the house |
conferees said TO favor final accep-
lance of the general features of the
senate's revisions, excepting possibly
the Gore amendment levying prohibit
tive taxes on further distillation for
beverage use.
Decisions. tentative and otherwise, OF
the conferees on the war profits, in
come, liquor, tobacco, and publication
sections all promised to be further con-
sidcred and revised before the final
drafting of the conference report.