Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-31
SENATE IS READY
.pv E@ t's',.s Hs"c ,,,ns,.,r TAX BILL
War Revenue Measure Roughly
Finished; Calls for Reve-
nue. of 1,500,000,000.
IMPORTANT WORK WAITING
Charge on Automobiles and
Excess Profits Among Those
Yet to Be Fixed.

WASHINGTON. May 3O-The war
tax bin today assumed rough but
nearly final form in the revision Of
the $500. 100000 house measure by
the senate finance committee.
After working all thru the holiday
with treasury experts recapitulatinE
the committees revision Chairman
simmons announced that as redrafted
the estimate revenue To- he brought in
by the bill now totals $l,4G0, 600. 600.
A bill aggrcgatinE slightly above
Nl'OO,OOO.000 now is expected.
All Now Together
In resuminE its conferences tomor-
row the committee will take up minor
tax schedules having decided virtually
all basic changes Completion Of the
main revision work by Saturday il
planned. \ few more days will be re-
uuired to make technical changes and
Senator simmons hopes To be able to
introduce the redrafted measure in the
senate by the middle of next week for
Immediate consideration. Present in -
dicatlons are for unanimous support by
the Republicans as well as the Demo
Gratis Of the committee.
VII NV liNlN fl lIlt fOfnInltfpt y
work thus far incomes. excess profits.
liquor, tobacco, special excise or CON
sumption and stamp taxes are the
principal revenue sources. The com
mittce definitely has cut out Of the
house bill tax levies aggregating
S223,OOO,000 and much more tenta-
lively has been eliminated.
or the principal house schedules
not yet passed upon, II was reliably
stated tonight that the committee
probably will adopt or but slightly
change the taxes on liquors, wines,
freight, express, transportation, Pull
man service, pipe line. amusements
aud telegraph and long distance tele-
phone messages.
Auto Rates Not Fixed
Rates for the new license tax on
automobiles, excess profits. perfumes.
patent medicines. confectionery and
several other items have not yet been
fixed The committee today received
n new treasury estimate of proposed
automobile taxes ranging from s25.-
100000 TO s35,000,000, both selling
price and horsepower standards from
which 10 make a final decision.
Taxation of newspapers. magazines
and other publications having the sec
rate will be taken up tomorrow. Post
master General Burleson today urged
Senator simmons to support Senator
Hardwlck's plan for retaining the
cent bondage rate on news portions
Of publications. but taxing the parts
devoted to Advertising
The committee. Senator Simmons
said, feels that some share Of the tax
burden should be placed upon the
publications enjoying postage rates
less than actual cost of transporta-
ton but it will rot impose a burden
some levy. Should the HardwiCk plan
as offered or n odified be adopted
Senator Simmons said, the per cent
tax upon all ADJ crtising previously
approved by the committee would be
changed.
Committee sentiment is said 70 ia
vor retention OF the doubled taxes
proposed by the house on distilled
spirits and beer, both as "A revenue
and to a degree i.S n war prohibition
measure. These liquor schedules. II
was said. probably will be changed
little, II at all.