The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-12
PREPAREDNESS
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ton bill Increasing the rate on news
papers aud periodicals and providing
for. a., cent drop letter postage. Thess
provisions were thrown cut OF the bill
Saturday OH Il point OF order but their
champions tomorrow propose 10 noTo
for SUSPENSION OF the rules in order
that they may be voted on. To sus-
pend the rules requires Il tWo-thlrds
vote.
Revenue Legislation
also Will be pressed In the senate Win
at their third revenue CAUCUS finally ap,
proved. with amendments. the bill
passed BY ths house TO provide aapproA-
in,atAly 35e.0no,ne0 additional reTsnue
10 m.at the anticipated treasury denclt.
Tho lirus.. provisions to raise s2+8,o0O.-
non through additional taxes OIL tnheri-
i,ances and excess profits and Tor
bond issue Of S10n. 900 10 pay tor
the Danish. West Indies. Alaska railroad
ard other expenses we're modified only
The Excess Profits" Tax
"a corporations and partnerships was
limited BY ttin &ata:;l" t" expire auto
,,,at!cally In Tour years. AlSu an amend
tnent by Senator salisbury of Della
ware vas inserted providing that the
present tax OF l2ta per cent on NUM-
lions makers profits shall end in SIX
Instead Of twelve months after peace
uuested by tho EIIniti6ns manufacture
ers and proposed 10y Senator salisbury.
which WIS approved by tho caucus. pro-
v.dea that the twelve and Il haif pc"
.,s.ut taxes shall FIRST 10 deIeucted from
tl:et: profits before the regular per
ccn: tax Is competed
The house provisions Tor tASafloR OK
INSURANCE. r6irpauieS was Mouinco oS
Ar amendn;sn: to exempt mutual com.
panIey ;.I.l tbs ''sXc.ss profits" tax X
he profits are distributed 10 policy
ini.la-s, where they can be reached by
The Income Tax Law.
The caucus pledged dill Democratic
senators to ssupport the entire revenue
left ynplsGgcd on Senator Ender~uodS
provision :" reduce the tax on olco-
margarine :ronl IN - = cents pound.
'rh!s will DC ,.I:csAed OUT finally III the
s.:n;.t.:. ,,,
Mu1ori,v ';tAsnber> ~ tho Senate Fin
anc, Committee. vii! meet tomorrow
t!vrriuc <, 'rr-drnf: tho bill according
20 the canrus action and Chairman SIM
mons uror1sss 70 press it for passage
a.: syoI aH III" pos,oit!ce appropriation
bill IS OUT Ut tho way.
Otker lIatteIH.
being pressed II tho Srni.tc are the
railroad labor legislation bill: the bill
giving t:c President authority IT, take
Uver. the railroads il time a. war or
threatened war: ~ Good control. rivers
and l:arhura auG eli land teasing bliiS.
Scu;ti"r kc0yua has given notice that
D. VII heh: TIE S32.Gnhoo0 rivers and
harhors h:i: ana urge :hn aGo7tlon OF
House hill In ihr form OF 4 resolution
approprla.isC \ lump sum Of approSi-
natAly $c2 r11 90" 10 he expended at
he Glsrr-ai;nn Of til" War Department
en- eH.iStinr, ;,:njccs$ water power, cor
rupt p-act!c1S and n"bi:c building meas
l:"s app"ir 20 hn c:t"ctuailS blocked so
Ear. ~ :;f.., .."ssicn is concerned.
Tie HOUSE Rules Committee
viii :..ai:c = report on it's leak tnvcsti-
gati"u ~" last o. he week. Hearings
Particularly directed ~ private wire
houses will hs. c">,ttacd in New York
Nednc S,;;:y. and il is expected on Thurs
day or Friday IN" cn:t!,ritt.s will return
TO-" to fran" r.s report.
srssen. indications are that there will
b.. = majority ami :. minority report.
"Wednesday Congress will m'.'t in
,nint session - ro,tnt ti.' electoral vote
Of the Nur.:nh.r election fnT President
;,nt; Tice-prssldent or tho United States
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