Arizona republican., 1917-04-12
APPROPRIATION
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 WASHINGTON, April 11.-Way for war legislation was cleared in the sen ate tonight with the passage of the $l55, 5,0O0,0 900 sundry civil bin, the last of the four annual appropriation bills which failed at the last session of con- sress. All of the measures have passed the house and amendments added by the senate will be disposed of quickly in conference
 Earlier in the day the senate passed the current army bill carrying S7S000, 0V0 and the military academy bill, car rying S1, ,349.0J0. The appropriations in the army bill were made immedi- ately available.
 Last week the senate passed the gen eral deficiency bill carrying $164,000,- coo of which $100,00G, 900 is a war emergency fund to be used in the dis cretion ol the president.
 Assurances that the s7 ,000 DOC, 900 war revenue measure will pass the house quickly, and that consideration of new taxation plans will begin imme diately, were given President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo today by con- gressional leaders
 Introduction in the house of the revenue bill authorizing a $5,000 00O, 900 bond issue, and a S2,000, 000, 900 certifi- cates of indebtedness preceded an un- expected visit of the president to the capitol by few minutes today. Demo- cratic Leader kitchin introduced the measure with a favorable report from the full committee, and announced that debate on it would begin Friday mOrn- ing. 1t is hoped to pass the bill be- fOIe Saturday night
 Various republican members of the committee will offer amendments which were defeated in committee, but they have pledged themselves to vote for the measure, whatever may be the rate of their proposals. One, by Rep resen-ative LongwOrth of Ohio, to eX empt estates from inheritance taxes under the measure is expected to de- Velop much debate. Secretary Me AdoO is opposed to It. Other proposals expected to be offered include one by Representative Hill of Connecticut to raise the interest rate on both the Lonu and certificate issues rom 3 F per cent, us the bill now proposes, to per cent, and another by Representative Sloan of Nebraska to limit the life of the bonds to years. The bill would leave their tenure to the discretion of the secretary of the treasury.
 Little opposition is expected to the principal features of the $5,000, 900, ,000 bond issue-the provision that not more than $3,000, ,00000 from the pro- ceeds shall be used to extend credit to the allies and the remaining $2,000 = 090,000 applied to war expenditures by this country.
 In evolving a new taxation plan for raising revenue to meet the certificates of indebtedness, however, much trou- ble iS expected in getting Republicans and Democrats together. The gen. orally accepted plan nas been to di- vide equal the cost of the first year of the war, roughly estimated at from S3,750 000, GOO to S4000 100000 between bonds and taxes, but the president has expressed himself as desirous of plac- ing as much of the burden on the pres ent generation as possible, and some members of congress are advocating the raising of 75 per cent of the first year needs by taxation.
 Administration anu CongreSsiona leaders generally are determined that the tax shall not be of a class charac- ter. History, they s;,s. shall not desig nate this as either a poor or rich man: war.
 House financial authorities are con- siderng proposals to raise new rev enue on increased income and stamI taxes and taxes of excess pro-..3, --
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