The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
COMMITTEE
BILL TO PASS
Forces Against Tax Measure
Are so Divided That
They Cannot
Win.
VOTE SEPTEMBER 10
All Factions In Senate Agree That
the Committee Has Upper
Hand Despite
Opposition.
VOTE SEPTEMBER 10

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-D1vided
forces among those opposed to the fln-
ance committee tax bill have made It's
final adoption and defeat Of the
wealth conscriptionists" certain.
After many conferences and cloak
room meetings all factions in the big
revenue tight today agreed that the
committee had the upper hand The
nkhead-Underwood allies admitted
they couldn't win because the commit
tee had yielded in part to the demands
of the "conscriptionists."
The Borah-J ohnson group of eighty
per cent on war profits enthusiasts
can't win without the aid of the south
erners and they won't support the
Bankhead plan.
The Borah- Johnson faction is not
completely beaten though they can't
get their desired end. They have
forced the committee to accept a ma
terial increase in profit schedules.
With opposition forces divided Senator
Lodge today predicted prompt defeat
Of the Bankhead proposal and accept
ance Of the latest committee plan.
With the c1oture threat definitely re.
moved by agreement to vote on the bill
not later than four p. M Monday, Sep
tember 10, the senate settled down to
heavy fire on war profits today. La
Toilette had a group Of amendments,
Johnson has HIS proposal to tax profits
eighty per cent A vote on this Sec
tion has been agreed upon for next
Wednesday afternoon A week from
today the senate will vote on the IN
come tax section.
Money Pouring In.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Money by
the million is rolling into the treasury
and it's branches today-the final in
stallment on the first Liberty loan of
81, 600, 100000. The $415 900 900 repre-.
sented will not be rounded up COM
pletely for several days.
Meantime government engraverst
are Fastening the task Of finishing the
fancy bonds which will replace the
interim certificates now held by pur-
chasers.
The vast sum represented by the
loan has gone to domestic war uses
and into foreign loans. About $50 ,0o0,-
300 is involved in navy work. Co
greess has appropriated s640,000, 900
For aeroplane work and an additional
S45, 100000 Is sought. Upkeep of mill
tary forces purchase of guns, orders
FOR every possible naval end CONNER
cial ship-these and many other ex-
penses are drawing heavily on the nts !
ions resources. while hundreds of
millions have been furnished the allies
in loans.
Conscript Every Dollar.
A q
avery dollar of every income over S.. |
700 year-"if it is necessary to win !
he war'-Senator Harding, Ohio. |
Urged the senate today.
"Pd willingly vote to take it ALL"
said Harding, 'if it becomes neces
,ary to do that to bring victory TO our
cause. But we must be careful not to
put excessive burdens at this time
lpon our productive industries.
I'VE are not only fighting an enemy
abroad we are much beset by en-
,mies at home. If concord. unity and
harmony of American spirit ever
we're needed, they are now.
"We harbor in this country today.
l trained propagandist whose ':usi-
less it is to spread sedi!ioD. He
would not be allowed HIS life in for
slgn ldnQS, ana we SnOulI Eot allow
him his liberty"
Senator Gronna, North Dakota, sail
America can afford to pay cash for
he war and should not hurien future
generations with interest on huge
bond issues.
He advocated taking the bulk of tho
war chest from war profits.
Indications multiplied toda7 that
he finance committee, through its
surrender to the sentiment for
heavier draft on war profits, has
swung to it's support mary senators
who earlier were hostile to the com
nittee's bill.
Southern senators Who had allied
themselves under Senator Under
woods leadership in support of the
Rankhead amendment, are generally
-eturning to tie committees aid.
Consumption taxes promise how
aver. to raise bitter contest.
Harding predicted "iat greater
sacrifices must be made after the war
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