The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
ESTIMATE SI, ,OOO,O
 THROUGH NEW TAXATIsN
Gold, Silver, Print Paper and Pulp Were Exempted From the 10 Per Cent Tariff Tax Proposed On All Articles Entering Free at Present Into This Country

Washington May 25.-The war rev.
 enue bill framed to bring into the
 treasury $1,S00,OOO.0OU through new
 Taxation during the coming year pas ed the house by vote of 329 to
 1G late today in almost the same form that t was presented by the ways l and means committee two weeks ago. All opposing votes were cast by Republicans. although there are many members on the Democratic eide , strongly opposed to certain secti ms of the measure Virtual redrafting
 of the bi 1 in the senate is regarded as certain.
 Material changes already are con
 templated by the senate finance com
 mittee as a result of public hearings held during the long debate in the
 house. Final passage of the bill prob- ably cannot be accomplished ill less | than a month.
 Outstanding features of the bill are
 the greatly increased income inherit
 ance, excess pr2fits. liquor, cigar and 1 tobacco taxes, virtual abolition of the present customs free list and 10 per cent addition to existing tariffs, new taxes on manufactures, ammuni. tons, clubs, public utilities and in- -urance a far-reaching stamp tax and a greatly increased second-class mail
 matter rate based on the parcel post zone system
 In only four particu ars does the measure differ substantially from the original draft. Surtaxes on incomes
 above $i0,o00 have been increased about one fourth above the committee schedule. Several articles. including print paper and pulp and gold and silver, slated for a 10 per cent duty have been kept on the free list Slight reductions in the recond-c ass mail matter rates have been made A pro posed per cent tax on all advertis- ing eNcep- newspaper and periodical is eliminated.
 Attacks on the bill in the senate | will center around the excess profits. income and manufacturers taxes and the eecond-class mali rate increases. Business men generally are protesting vigorously against the taxes and virtual y every publisher in the coun. try is oppE sing the drastically in- creased maIl rate
 In a final effort to summon all of
 hi, party votes to support the meas. urc, Democratic Leader Kitchin de- clared that he had been informed per 5onaIly by the president that he did not desire changes in the bill in the senate as had been currently reported. Mr. kitchiu also appea ed earnestly 10 all members to supply the presi- dent with money to carry on the war now thar the country is in it. Republican Leader Mann insisted
 that the bill would raise too large an
 amount of money by direct and imme.
 diate taxes. and placed every possible obstruction in the way of the measure. even insisting on a roll ca l on a mo- tiCn to recommlt. It was defeaJed 2f6 to l6l
 A fight on behalf of automobile manufacturers won temporarily yes terday by Representative Doremu, of Michigan was lost today After amend. ing in the committee of the whole The lparaeraph fixing , per cent tax on | Iautomobile manufacturers so that only those earning a profit of 5000 and $ per cent would be affected the house by vote Of 233 to l14 reversed itself and the original paragraph
 granting no exemptions was restored
 The house voted down, 3t5 to 60 . ..oNTISIHgO ON PAGE -TOTg