Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-11

vision and the finance committee :
special publishers profits provisions
already had been eliminated.
Senator Eardwicks substitute TO
provide zone system increasing sec
ond class postage rates on advertis-
ing portions of publications. es,imat-
ed 70 raise SIS 100000 next year, was
rejected e to %.
-Four Months in Making
The bill, nearly four months in the
making. will 10 returned n the House
tomorrow ard then 70 conference with
enactment within n DAYS or two weeks
probable. Senator's Simmons. Stone
and Williams. Democrats, and Penrose
and Lodge. Republicans nj the finance
committee. were appointed the SEN
atA's conferees
Awaiting the Senate in the final
struggle 81 tho war fiscal policies is
the s11.50n no 400 credits bill which
Passed the House unanimously and
upon which work will ne begun tomor-
row ~ the Senate finance committee.
Publishers Tax eliminated
ff me t-.tttlHFi-''Nf new taxes prov 10
ed for in the tax bill for the duration
of the war. ss42, 2o0,0t is TO be taken
from incomes, corporate and individ-
ual. and 81 or 0oN 900 from war profits.
Most If the remainder is levied On Ii
luor tobacco ard public utilities
In .oniEnts cleanup the principal 18th
hour actions Of the Senate were elin1ina-
ton o. all provisions for taxing pab-
fishers and increasing second class peri
odical postage rates and all consum ptiol
taxes an sugar. tea. coffee and cocoa, the
latter reducing the Dill $500 90 The
Senate also struck out the clause propos-
ing repeal of the drawback" or re-export
allowance given sugar refners, and de-
feated proposals 70 aid Inheritance taxes.
IN last effort Of the high tax group
II increase taxes the Senate rejected, s.
TO i. the La Toilette substitute biil to
raise s3.5lh.eI6,cco more taxes.
Those supporting it were Borah. Grady,
Gore, Gronna, Hardwick. Hollis. Husting
Johnson California;. Jones fWashington)
Kenyon, Ia Toilette. McNary, Norris,
Reed and Vardaman.
Few Stirring Scenes
The passage OF the bin was devoid Of
the usual stirring scenes marking such
an epochal measure. Al clock today
under the agreement which ended the
cloture fight fortnight ago. debate was
shu. Of and tedious series OF roll calls
brought the bill to passage.
A parliamentary snari and a deter
mined fight on the second class pos
tage provisions furnished the most ex-
citement.
Senator Hardwick's sub-zone plan
applicable to advertising portions only
Of publications was defeated 4s to 20.
Senator McKeller attempted to offer
another substitute with a maximum
rate Of FOUR cents pound instead Of
six cents but Senator Salisbury, pre-
siding. held that the House zone pro-
vision had never been formally elm
mated Then the Senate made sure
Of its determination to eliminate all
postage increases and special levie.
on publishers by adopting Senator
Weeks motion to strike out the entire
House clause SO to g.
The only postage features left in the
bill are provisions for free transporta-
ton Of letters from American soldiers
abroad and for one cent stamp tax on
parcel post packages. raising about
$1,000. oo0, The consumption taxes OF
half cent q pound on sugar. two cents
on coffee, ave cents on tea. three cents
on cocoa and from one 70 two cents a
gallon on molasses went out by over
whelming maJorities.