Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-24
Tax Bill
1sPassed
HOUSE VOTE IS
329 TO 76 LATE
ON WEDNESDAY
Senate Is Expected to
Re-draft Bill : Final
Passage Likely to Be
Delayed a Month

Washington. May 93.-The war rev
cnu7 hll, framed To bring into the
treasury $500 900 900 through new
taxation during the coming year pass
cj 'hc House by vote OF 329 to 76
N'c today in almost the same form
'h1' p was presented by the ways and
wnIna committee two weeks ago.
Nl the opposing votes were cost bv
Gopuhlicans. although there are MANY
members on tho Democratic side
strongly opposed to certain sections of
'h, measure. Virtual rs-drafting of
~ nll in the Senate is regarded as
,rt'vlu Material changes already are
contemplated 10y the Senate finance
,ummttee as a result of public hear
iegs held during the long debate in
'tc House. Final passage of the bill
probably cannot be accomplished in
JOS. than month.
outstanding features Of the bill are the
greatly increased income. inheritance. ex-
ass profits, liquor and cigar and tobacco
taxes virtual abolition of the present
r8s'oms free list and a 10 per cent. addi-
'ou "a existing tariffs. new taxes on
rauufletures amusements, clubs, public
camp tax and a greatly increased second
lass mail matter rate based on the par
.el post zone system.
IN only four particulars does the meas
uro now differ substantially from the
original draft. Surfaces on incomes
auu,e $4,000 have been increased about
He-fourth above the committee schedule.
cycral articles. including print paper
/. pulp. gold and silver. slated for u
nor pent duty. have been kept on the free
- Sigh. reductions in the second class
mail matter rate have been made. pro-
roscd nve-cent tax on all advertising ex-
,cpt newspaper and periodicals is elimi-
rated
Attacks on the bill in the Senate will
ocnter about the excess profits. income
and manufacturers taxes and the sec
md class mail rate increase sections.
business men generally are protesting
lgorously against the taxes and. viz
'ialiy every publisher in the country
= opposing the drastic increase in mail
rates.
final effort to summon all of his
party votes to support of the meas
Jared that he had been informed per-
orally by President Wilson today that
he did not desire changes in the bill
In the Senate as had been currently
rcpor'ed
The committees second class mail
rate increase proposal was adopted by
,ote Of 256 TO $50.
Tho Dorcmus amendment exemptinG
p -. III 60. he
oompanies making less than s per cent
~ their capital actually invested, was
eliminated from the bill by vote of
- o. o2S
Mr., kitchin appealed earnestly to all
members to supply the President with
money 10 carry on the war now that the
country is in 1t. Il would feel like "A
miserable coward he said. "to impose
"a burden on my children and my chill
tren children TO pay for something for
"hinh they were not responsible and yet
.rfusc 70 take out Of my pockets mon
~ FOR my share OF the burden
Republican Leader Mann insisted that
'1" bll would raise too large an amount
" money by direct and immediate taxes
Thus bill approaches killing the goose
den1 ! am afraid We are killing that
r"os" to-day" MIR. Mann placed every
"ss'hl" obstruction in the way of the
measure thenceforth. even insisting on a
r'| eall on q motion to recommt. II
vas defeated 9i6 TO 1871
Tight on behalf Of automobile manu-
'ar'1rers won temporarily yesterday by
E"r I'orcmus Of Michigan was lost to-
'af After amending in the committee
- Tine whole the paragraph fixing a per
cent tax on automobile manufactures 50
NOT only those earning n profit of $500
ana per cent. would he affected. the
House by a vote Of 233 to IA. reversed
'so'f and IN" original paragraph grant
'nr no exemption was restored.
Tho House voted down. a5 to 81. a mo-
I'm - strike out the increases In the
N''root income tax sur-tax amendment
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