Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
SIMMONS MOVES
TOGET EARLYVOTE
ON WAR TAX BILL
Presents Petitions for ClO-
ture, Signed by Fifty
Nine Senators.
PROPOSES BIG INCREASE
NLEVY ON WAR PROFITS
Finance Committee Hopes Com
promise Will Prevent More
Radical Action.
PUBLISHERS TAX ELIMINATED
McKellar's Second.Class Postage Pro-
vision, to Raise S12,60O,000
AdditiOnal Accented
PROPOSES BIG INCREASE
IN LEVY ON WAR PROFITS
PUBLISHERS TAX ELIMINATED
McKellar's Second-Class Postage Pro.
vision, to Raise S12,6OO,O00
Additional, Accepted.


WASHINGTON. August 29.-The cli-
max OF the Senates contest over the
war tax bill was reached to-day by
disposal Of publishers tax provisions
and opening Of the long expected de-
hate on war profits.
Outstanding developments to-day
follow:
Petitions for cloture signed by fifty
nine Senator'S to limit debate and foi ce
carly passage Of the bill were pre-
sented by Senator Simmons. in charge
of the bill 4 vote on cloture cannot
be taken under the rules before Fri
day.
Increase Of the bills levy on war
profits from 5s2.00o.0oo to sl.o6o.0oO.-
900 was proposed in amendments pre-
sented by Senator Simmons for ma
jority of the Finance Committee. de-
signed as compromise to prevent
more radical increases.
The Senate made changes in the bill
: which. including the almost ed
levy on war profits proposed by the
committee. would bring it's total to
$2522.47o,o00.
The attack on war profits is by no
means over. The fact that these
pronts are estimated at between
32oo0.0oo.ooo and s4.oOo.U0o.00O for
these years has attracted the attention
OF Senators.
DANkHEAD DIRECTS NEW
DRIVE AT WAR PROFITS
After the committee amendments
were put in to-day, Senator Bankhead
of Alabama. directed a new drive at
war profits. He offered 4 scheme
taxing the war babies up to rs per
8, cent Ills colleague. Underwood. OF
Z Alabama. one Of the great financial
geniuses OF the Senate will sneak to-
morrow for this plan. Senator Bank
head said he did not know the exact
Gum this new amendment would raise.
hut mo doubt much more than the
committee amendments"
Provision for 3 per cent special
income tax on publishers TO raise
sI,50o.oo0 was stricken out without n
roll call.
In lieu of the House zone system
for increasing second class postage
rates by Sla,0o0,000 and the Finance
Committees substitute proposing a nat
rate increase Of 4 cent a pound to
raise |3,0o0,ooo. the Senate by a vote
of 40 to 35. substituted Senator Nc
kellars zone system TO raise sl2.6OQ.-
coo additional An effor, 10 strike ou,
to the section entirely and leave pres
ent postage rates unchanged will be
made later
SCALE AS PROVIDED
IN McKELLAR AMENDMENT
The Mckellar amendment provides
this scale:
First. second. third zones (under 800
miles). l cent per pound.
cents.
Fifth zone (soO to 1000 miles), 3
cents.
Sixth zone 1.ooo to 1.4oo miles,. 4
cents.
Seventh zone u.4oo to 1.soo mtles,.
cents.
Eighth zone (more than 1900 miles,,
. cents. -
certain religious and farm journals
are exempted under the Mckellar
amendment. There will be a fight on
this plan. for to-day Senator Smoot.
OF Utah. reserved the right for another
vote.
upon disposition of the publication
features Senator Simmons presented
the compromise committee amendments
on war profits. which, including pres-
eht taxes, would take Sl.2S6, ,OO0, 900 of
this year pronts, estimated between
s3Ooo,Oo0.000 and $4,000, 600, 900.
tomorrow the war profits debate
will get really under way with y
speech by Senator Underwood in sun
port of a new substitute by Senator
Bankhead which would substantially
increase the amount of the levy as
now proposed by the committee.
SENATORS WHO WANT TO
BRING DEBATE TO CIos,,
Senator'S who signed the petition
which Will be used to bring a close
TO the debate are:
Democrats-Ashurst, Bankhead. Reck-
ham, Broussard, Chamberlain. Fletcber
Gerry. Hitchcock. Hollis Hustine
James. Johnson. of South Dakota.
hendrick, Kirby. Mcclellan, Martin.
Myers. Newlands. Overman. Owen
Pheian. Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdeu.
= Robinson. salisbury. Shafroth. Shen-
pard' Shields, Simmons, Smith. or
Maryland; Smith. of South Carolina
swanson. Thompson, Underwood. Will
liams and Wolcott-37.
Republicans-C alder. Coli crr,;s
Dillingham;. Fernald. Frelinghuvsen
Hale. Harding. Kellogg, Knox Iodeo
McCum Der, McNary. Nelson. New. Page,
en,ose' PoindeHter. Sterling. Town
send, Watson and Weeks-o2
Total. So
eoate on the publishers taxes v.
begun by Senator Shields. of Ten.
\ nessee. who supported Senator Nc.
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