The sun., 1917-05-24
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
Attack on Excess Profits,
Income Tax and Mail Rate
Due in Senate.
WILSON AGAINST CHANGE
kitchin Declares President
Wants Legislation to Stand
as Now Drawn.

WASHINGTON, May 23.--The war reve-
nue. bill passed the House by vote of
329 to 76 to-day in almost the same
form that It was presented by the Ways
and Means Committee two weeks ago.
Seventy-six Republicans voted against
the bill on final passage. Three Republi-
cans and one Socialist voted present"
This alignment was the big outstanding
feature Of the consideration of the bill
As amended during its consideration
In the House the bill seeks to raise about
$3.50, 100000 by direct taxation. special
consumption taxes and horizontal
tariff rate increase.
The fact that seventy-six Republican
members Of the same House which. since
the break with Germany. has passed
almost every emergency measure with
out partisan alignment and virtually
without opposition, went on record
against the passage of the first war tax
measure is significant only of the in
ability of these members TO accept the
abortive Workmanship which the Ways
and Means Committee exercised in
framing 1t.
RecOnsideration Sought.
Prior to the final vote l5S Republicans
and three Democrats voted In favor of
motion to recommit the bill to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means without in
structions. Every section OF the country.
including the South. was represented in
the vote favoring the recommitting OF
the Dill. new I"s,ano, HeM orN, en'
! @f
! We're paitiSu'aii! soiiu "i .aNot
mittee
Of the four imrortant amendments
| made during consideration of the meas
ure only the Doremus proposal, ex-
emnt,np from the manufacturers tax on
automobiles the product of companies
| whose annual profits are less than
| s5 900 or less than S per cent net, failed
to stand up on roll call in the House
The amendment, successful in commit
tee of the whole. was beaten on "A roll
call vote. IA TO 233.
The I.neroot amendment. increasing
the income tax schedule by about S66.-
0OO. 900. was adopted by 345 to 60 The
committee amendment establishing
parcel post rate on second class matter
adopted in committee of the whole last
night. was accepted by the House, 25S
to $50.
After disposing of sections passed over
in the reading OF the bill for amendment
the measure was reported to the House
early this afternoon. Realizing the tre-
mendous feeling against the mea sure
winch enen i's "u',iot o' INC wa! anu
cersly to defend, Majority Icadet.
ki,chin took the floor in a final plea for
the bill.
Pleads for SupDort.
o'uuIous'S 'sno.,ns 'nc re"l o@s'S OF
me oppos'.ion 10 'he neaSure--the faoI
'iia' II aoounus III iiiue'e'.Slple Hlequah-
! ties ana deloera'e determinations
asa'ns' oo'n GLASSES "nu mo uus'rl's-Mi
hNchih stroVe WIN all the e'oquehce az
ms coih,,ia"u W swing tHe iiouSe soHuly
oeh,hd 'he measure on me proposition
that vote against the Dill was a vote
against aggressive prosecution ot the
war that to vote against the Offering Of
twenty-five members OF the Ways and
Means Committee would he tantamoant
to reputation of the war resolution
and the bond bill.
Throughout Mr.. kitchiS's address, in
which the North Carolina pacihst over
looked none OF the demagogic appeals
with which the Ways and Means Com
mittee have met all criticism % the bill.
the fepuDlcdhs say colu ana unrtspon
sive and Kitchin was forced 10 look TO
the contingent from the southland for
such measure of support as his efforts
evoked.
-
Minority Leader Mann announced that
he would vote for "a motion to recommii
the bill. and II that failed against the
final passage OF the measure. Repre-
sentative Lenroot. Wisconsin, declared
that he would vote in favor of motion
TO recommit, but would not oppose the
final passage of the bill. Votes were
demanded on the Lcnroot poremus and
postal rate amendments i've roll calls
being taken in all.
The Republicans who voted againss
the bill on final passage We're Anthony,
Austin, Bacon. Brtten. Carter, Chan
dler tNew Ioro' Chandler loklahomal.