Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-17
SENATE |SPUSH|NG
WAR REVENUE BILL
Expects to Dispose of Undis-
puted Provisions Before Ad-
journment Today.
INCOME TAX TOMORROW

Disposal before night of nearly all
the provisions of the war tax bill over
which there is no dispute was the Sen
ate's program for today and accom-
plishment of the tax seemed assured
The Senate tentatively was agreed to
the liquor section with its prohibition
features. in addition to many other i'm
portant provisions.
Present plans call for consideration
tomorrow of the income and war profits
taxes, the chief points in dispute.
Should these provisions be disposed OF
then, efforts probably will be made for
an agreement on a date for final
vote on the bill.
A protest against the committees
provision for a stamp tax on parcel
post packages was filed today by the
Post ONCE Department. which contena- o.
ed that the tax of l cent for eacn 70
cents paid would injure the parcel post
and discriminate against the farmer.
Years Expenses Eighteen Billions.
This years war expenditures were
estimated by Senator Curtis of Kansas
at SIS, ,000, 900, 900. He advocated raising
necessary revenue principally from IN
comes, war profits and luxuries, oppos-
ing the proposed taxes on sugar, tea
coffee and cocoa and urging supstan-
tial federal Inheritance tax on large
estates.
Protests against 1evying tax of
$1.10 gallon on brandy used In foru-
flying wines was made by senator
Phelan of California. He urged re-
tention of the House rate OF 10 Genus
a gallon. declaring that otherwise the
sweet wine industry in California
would be destroyed.
California, he said. is not seeking to
evade payment of just dues and is not
protesting against taxation. pu. onIy
seeks to preserve her wine industry
which. IL destroyed. would take away
from the government one of its sources
of taxation.
Senator Hardwick of Georgia op-
posed the war profits tax schedules
which, he said, are unjust to George
cotton mill owners. He expressed pref
erence for the House excess pronts
rates, saying that during the pre-war
period of the Senate committee pro
vision the cotton operators suHereo
their Ieanest business years and would
be taxed upon their period Of greatest
In endeavoring to dispose of minor
provisions of $2.006.0 100000 war tax pii
and reach the important disputes, the
Senate today approved the wine sched'
ule as revised by the finance committed
! to raise s21, 200, 900 in revenue. as com
/, pared with s6.000.oo0 estimated from
/ the House DILL
The Increased wine rates were op
posed only by Senator Phelan of Cali
| fornfa. who said they would destro,
4 the American wine industry. Senate
Simmons of North Carolina. in charg
of the bill. declared that the rates at
| tempted to equalize competition be
| tween Pacific coast and Mississippi val
/ ley producers, as well as raise NOR
revenue, predicting that, with manu-
facture of whisky stopped. wine wouit
y oh a 9 a substitute.
Vote EARLY Next Week.
The Senate spent the best part Of
| Yesterday in discussion of the war ia,
| bill and closed the afternoon by acting
upon a number of provisions, adopting
the committees recommendations u,
tomorrow Senator Simmons hopes the
| hill will be in such shape as to war
rant his asking a vote early nexi
| week.
Committee provisions approved yes
| terday Were:
| al taxes on distilled and rectified spir-
| its. and including clauses effective dur
| ing the war, prohibiting their importa-
ton and providing a prohibitory tax
of $50 per hundred pounds upon their
further manufacture from foodstuffs.
The House bill levied S107, 500, 900 ad-
ditional taxes and prohibited the manu-
facture of distilled spirits only; in
crease
malt and fermented liquors of $4,000
600, as compared with s37,500.000 under
the House bill; virtually all of the
stamp taxes proposed except that OF
bank checks and parcel post packages,
which went over: the amusement tax
section, estimated to raise s23, ,o00.0 600.
compared with s60.000.000 proposed by
the House. with the House tax on club
dues eliminated.
Elimination of the House general
tariff levy of 10 per cent ad valoren
and of the House taxes on jewelry. mu-
steal instruments and moving picture
films.
The Senate also adopted committee
amendments for a new tax upon came
the manufacturers gross sales tax from
to per cent on perfumery and pat
ent medicines Committee changes re-
ducing the rates on sporting goods to
raise $780, 900 instead of s2,000,000 and
for a substitute tax on yachts and other
pleasure boats. also were accepted.