The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-30
Kitchen. Declares That His Bill
Probably viii be Reported
Monday BY Committee
RAILROAD LABOR BILLS
+. ALSO TO BE EXPEDITED
viii Come Up For Consideration
As Soon As Indian Appropria-
ton Bill Is Passed
tA.Doei,t.d Pres. ~ Federal wireless,

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| WASHINGTON, January 29--Prepa.
rations for rushing through the revenue
bill fathered by Representative Kitchin
are practically complete. In state.
ment issued last night Mr.. Kitchin de,
clared that the measure should be
passed by the house not later than
Wednesday, provided all plans work
out satisfactorily. =.
That every effort will be made by
the Democrats of the house TO finish
the work on the important legislation
which the President wishes to see
passed before the close Of this session
was evidenced yesterday by the formal
announcement of the steering commit.
tee of the house, which formally de-
clared that the step, repeatedly sup.
gested heretofore, that the house hold
day and night session, would be ADOPT
ed this week and that the night work
will begin Thursday. The work Of the
lawmakers after that date will begin ut
eleven o'clock in the morning and con.
tinue until ten o'clock at night. H."
1t is generally understood that the
railroad labor bills can be taken up for
consideration as soon as the Indian
Appropriation Bill IL out of the way.
Then will come the turn of the revenue
measure. This in large degree coin;
cides with the bill drawn up by the
senate committee on finance, which is
based upon the recent estimates Of the
treasury department. Senator Sim,
mons, chairman Of that committee, re!
Gently made it clear that the meuoran-
dunn from the department simply pro-
vided the data for use by his commit
toe in drawing up the revenue measure.
He added that although he believes
that congress will finish the revenue
bills before the close Of this session,
should any serious fight develop on
them, an extra session would have to
be called, as il is absolutely necessary
that they be passed in time to become
effective in 1918. ~ &C.,.
. The department 3 memorandum in
clude figures on Inheritance taxes, ex-
else taxes on refined sugar, distilled
spirits, beer, tobacco, oleomargarine, a
horse power tax on internal combustion
engines, taxes on copper and pig iron,
and duties on numerous raw materials
now on the free list under the preyis-
ion of the Underwood Tariff Law, in
Guiding coffee, tea, chocolate, crude rub
Der, raw silk, and wool. There was
no mention of an increased duty on
sugar. +.'. ...
D. Placing half,cent excise tax on re-
fined sugar, the department estimated,
would bring in a revenue of $4,000 900.
An increase of fifteen cents a barrel i'm
the present tax on distilled spirits
would result in an additional $4,000
900, while a twenty fve-cent increase
in the tax ON beer would add $4,000
900 to the revenue. Senator Simmons
made it plain, however, that these fig
ures were given simply as basis for
estimating the amount of additional
revenue that might be expected from
q given percentage of taxation, and
should not be construed as showing any
intention on the part of the govern
ment to impose the particular rates
noted. 49,. p
The estimates on inheritance taxes
showed that an additional 100000, 900
could be obtained by raising the pres
ent rate, which runs from / per cent
on $4,000, up to 10 per cent on $4,000
900, to ! " per cent on $4,000, inereas.
ing to Upper cent on the higher figure.
An increase Of $4,000,000 could be OBJ
tanned by raising the tax on cigars
Rom SO a thousand to $500 a thousand.
The horsepower tax on internal com.
bustion engines, considered by the De-
partment, differs from that proposed
at the beginning of the present Admin
in that it would be imposed
directly on the manufacturer instead of
on the owner. A tax of 81 per horse
power would yield revenue of $780,
100000. ~
A one-cent tax on copper, the memo
randum estimates, would yield $l8,000,-
900, An import duty of I cent u pound
ON coffee would give $4,000, 600, while
an ad valorem duty of 10 per cent, on
crude rubber would yield 5000, 900.
The estimates also include stamp taxes,
but il is considered improbable that
these would again be considered, since
those placed in effect at the beginning
Of the Administration have only re-
gently been repealed. ..sg..., r.
Congressman Kitehinl in his state
ment last night, said that he believes
that his measure will be reported out of
committee Monday and discussed Tues
day and probably passed Wednesday.
The Republicans of the house have
,alled a party caucus for Friday night,
1t which there will be general siz-
ng up Of the political situation and |
tentative plans for the organization Of
The next congress. E" Al"