Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-12
EMERGENCY MEASURES
TO Be PUSHED THROUGH
Navy Appropriation Bill, With Dam
iels Amendments. Will Pass
House This Week.
ARMY CALLS FOR $500, 900. 900
Other Measures Awaiting Speedy Ac-
tion Cover Espionage and ConSpi-
racy and Amendments to Shipping
Laws-ftcvcnuc Bill Approved.
BY Ns.octated rrcss.

WARRINGTON. February ll.-Thc
diplomatic breach with Germany hav-
ing been indorscd by tho senate. Con-
Sre*s is dcvotinS itself ia imrorta NJ
general business coEe,hcr with omcr-
gonrN measures ncccssi;atcd by the
stra in"d international situation.
ON Tuesday the House viii pass the
naval appropriation bill. together with
amendments urged by Secretary Dan
ieiS. providing authority TO comman-
deer shipyards and muni;ion plants and
arpr"prtattns si.0oo.00o for the pur-
chase OF basic patents OF aircraft, The
army appropriation bill. carrying ap-
proAimatciy $500. 900. will be put
through next. as quickly as possible.
Emergency measures awaiting ac-
,ion in the Scnat. include cSpiona ee
aud conspiracy bills recommended by
the AitorneyGencrai. and amendments :
20 the shipping laws.
FIGHT ON NEWSPAPER
RATES WILL OPEN TODAY
Tomorrow the Senate expects 10
pass tic Porto Eican citizenship bin
after which 4 fight again Will hc IN
Siiuied Tor legislation III the pending
poSt-oih"c appropriation hiIi incrcas-
ing the rate on ncwspapcrs and pcriodi-
calls and providing 70. l-cent drop-
letter hostage. Revenue legislation
"!S" VIII be pressed in the Senate with
in few days.
!'rh''ratic senators to-day. At their
third revenue caucus. approved wj,b
amendments. the bin passed bv ,hn
ii"nse I" provide anproNimately $3.50
n"o."Vo additional revenue 10 me-, Iii
anticipated Treasury deficit. The Uouae
bill proposes 10 raise S.tSoS5 0oo
through additional taxes on inhcri-
tanccs and excess profits" ana nro-
vidcs 10, a bond issue to pay for IN,
i'"nish West Indies Alaska Railroad
ana other expenses were modified only
slightly.
ihe 'Nccss profits" tax on corpora
uons and partnerships was limited h.,
ihe caucus TO expire automatically in
tour I"ars Also an amendment was
inserted providing that the pr.scn, tax
81 " - per cent on munitiun makers.
prohts shall end III siX instead Of
twelve. months after peace is de,lar
The caucus rejected an amcudm.n,
!" add the Webb cX:.ortcrs' co-opcratiy.
bil! as rider IL the revenur hiil
which may prevent passage Of ,h..
Nenh DiIi AZ the present Session
Ine caucus pledged all Democratic.
senators to support the entire rcye
rue hil! as amended, except that they
ar" lett unplcdged on Senator Under
woods provision 10 reduce the tax on
o'e"inaFSarlnc from 10 IL " cents q
pound. I, is proposed 10 press IN.
rcNcmnc bin for passage as soon rs
the post -oilicc appropriation bill j. ont
OF the Way.
OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS
PRESSED ~ SEN >TL:
otHer matters being pressed in The
Senate are tho railroad labor lc.lsla-
ton bill. the bill giving the President
authority 10 take over the railroads
IN time oi war or threatened war. tho
Hood control. rivers and harbors and
oil land leasing bills
The House Rules Committee nrob
ably viii make report on it's leak"
investigation during the last OF tho
week. Hearings viii J.. resumed III
New York on Wednesday, and, i, Is
expected on Thursday or Friday the
committee Will return here to frame
its report. Present indications arc
tina, there will he n majority and
minority report.