The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-26
FIRST YEAR II BILLIONS.
This the Indicated Expense for the Unit
ed States.

Washington, July 20. --Americas wal
bill for the fiscal year will total Sl7 900,
100000, Senator Smoot told the Senate
yesterday, instead of sl4,220, 100000 he
estimated Tuesday, the increase result
ing from an additional $4,000, 100000 for
the shipping board, S200O0O00OO for the
allies and Sl5o,0OO,0o0 deficit in the ex-
ecutive departments
Representative Hill of Connecticut
ranking Republican of the ways and
means committee. gave notice in the
House yesterday that upon constitution
al grounds he would insist on the war
tax bill being brought back TO the
House for increase, and would fight the
attempt TO amend the bill for increases
in the Senate finance committee. The
administration is planning to add about
$4,000, 100000 TO the bill. Mr.. Hill based
his action on the constitutional proyis-
ion that bills for raising revenue must
originate in the House.
Plans worked out in Congress for rails
ing war revenue were overturned Tues
day by announcement for forthcoming
additional estimates for war eXpendi-
lures aggregating more than S5,000,000,-
900 principally in anticipation of as.
sembling second army of 100000 men
under the selective draft.
Secretary McAdoo at a special meet
ing of the Senate finance committee, re-
vealed that the war department alone is
preparing estimates toe cover additional ex-
pendtures of nearly 5,000,0O0,000 and
asked the committee to hold up the ST.,
070,000,00 war tax bill until the de-
tailed estimates of all departments are
submitted The committee agreed to
the request and pigeon holed report
on the measure which II had planned to
submit during the day.
The new estimates, including $500.
100000 additional for the shipping board
and 100000, 000for the navy department,
are TO be submitted to the committee
late this week. Then there will begin
another revision of the war revenue
measure, probably resulting in the in
crease of the bills gross tax levy by
from S35o,00o,000 to 81 500,000,00o Fur
Their credits may also be authorized in
the form of bonds or indebtedness GER
Besides the additional sums needed for
the American war program, Secretary
McAdoo told the committee that the 49, |
300 900 authorized for loan to the al
lies probably would last only until Dc
tober, and that about S2,00o,000,000 for |
their further assistance would be need
I'd Provision for this, however, proba
bly, win be considered at the next SEES
sion.
II was reported that the treasury de
1artment will favor raising 100000,
700 more than has been planned in taxes,
making the tax bill total 2,670,00o,000.
As to the tax source, the committee
: at sea. Mr.. McAdoo's announcement
anne without warning and more than
me committeeman expressed himself as
staggered
There are many great sources of rev.
niue open for a great and rich people
ike ours" said Chairman Simmons, but
lie would not predict what the committee
would do. A resolution was adopted call
ng for submission of new estimates by
II departments, so that the whole ex
enditure program may be considered in
with the pending war tax
egislation.
The S50o0,o 900 900 armyi Increases, Sec
etary McAdoo informed the committee,
re largely to provide for the second
raft army of 100000 men, to be called
rhile the first 100000 are under train
~. The 000,00o,0oO would provide
or expenditures until July, 1918.