Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-01
WAR REVENUE BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Vote on the Measure Was 329
to rs.
INCOME TAX RAISE UPHELD
Al! Democrats and f12 Republicans
Approve Bill-Mann Warns Not
to "kill Goose That Laid
the Golden Ego."

Washington, May 24.-The house on
Wednesday finally disposed of the
much-criticized $1,S00000,00O war rev.
enue bill after a fortnight's bitter de-
bate. The senate will now take up the
bill and, it is said, slash it to pieces.
1t may be cut $3.50, 100000,
Republicans who had consistently
fought the bill, headed by Mann, their
floor leader, insisted upon aye and nay
votes on important sections of the bill
already passed. They wanted the
voters put on record.
All Democrats TO: Bill.
The first of these votes was 2oS to
$50 in favor of sustaining the increased
second-class mail matter rates as intro
duced by Claude Kitchin, chairman of
the ways and means committee. Mann
Immediately moved to recommit the
entire bill to the committee for COM
plete revision. He was beaten by 24O
to 161. On the final passage of the
bill the vote was 500 to rs.
Every Democrat voted for the meas
sure. SO did 112 Republicans. All the
negative votes were cast by Republic
ans. Four members voted present"
They were Republicans.
Vote Increase on All Surtaxes.
Record votes were also taken on the
Doremus and Lenroot amendments.
The first of these proposed that 5
per cent tax should not be levied upon
automobiles until the manufactures
had made per cent profit on his capt.
tai. 1t had been inserted in the bill,
but the house struck it out byta vote
of 233 to TIA and the tax remains.
The Lenroot amendment increasing
all Surtaxes on incomes above $4,000
was sanctioned by vote of $40 to 90.
The amendment, imposing a 10 per
cent surtax on $40,OO0-$60,0 900 in
comes and rising to 45 per cent tax
on incomes more than $1,000,000 raises
by one-quarter the original surtaxes
proposed by the bill.
Warns Not to Kill Golden Goose"
Debate on the bill closed at 3 p. m.
and then the voting began. But before
that Kitchin and Mann had exchanged
speeches for and against the bill.
II realize the country is ut war and
the money is needed" said Mann, ''but
l do not sympathize with the methods
employed to raise it. The people will
pay enormous prices for food and
clothing. 1t will be a mistake TO put
upon them the burden of raising one
half the money needed for the war.
"A man once killed goose which
laid golden egg. This bill goes SO
far in that direction that / cannot vote
for it."
Kitchin made a denial of a published
report that the president disapprOved
of the bill and wished itrewritten.
Wilson Backs Measure.
HE authorizes me TO say there is
not shadow of truth in this report"
said Kitchin.
The Democratic leader opposed u.s.
ing bonds instead of taxes for raising
money.
'"They say more should be raised by
bill in the history of the world was
passed April IA. l would be ashamed
to look anyone In the face If refused
to vote for this bill to pay for carry
ing on the war"
Tax on Advertising Defeated.
The per cent tax on billboardS,
street car and other advertising than
newspaper and magazine was struck
out on Kitchin's motion. He said the
raised price on second-class mail would
tax the advertisers sufficiently. Mr..
Fitzgerald of New York succeeded in
amending the bill to make incomes,
munitions and excess profits taxes pay
able when the returns are made. The
present law allows three months after
the returns The Fitzgerald amend
ment becomes effective January /,
1913.