Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Senate Finance Committee
VIII Undertake to Raise
Huge Amount.
CONSIDER STAMP SYSTEM
FOR CONSUMPTION TAXES
General March Tells Senators
Cash Is Needed to Move
100000 Army.
MUST SEEK NEW SOURCES
Effort Will &c Made TO Protect Pub
lie From Rising Prices
and I'rofitccring.

lie From Iti:in. Prices
and i'rofitccring.
WhSHfNGToN.. September is.--Thc
senate Finance Committee viii under
take the raising Of taGS6 900 900 addi-
tonal taxes in the s. 600. 900 600 war
revenue bill to meet additional cs,i-
m! ties OF war expenditures If the gov
erhment departments can show that
The. stupendous sum of $4,000. ooo,co
tan'hc spent Within the twelve months.
Th.re will be 40 hesitation about go
i1S into direct consumption taxes 20
raise the additional revenue it is said
The gross sales tax, which has been
strongly urged upon the senate COM
nit'cc As medium through which an
ether billion dollars may bc added 70
& TIC annual revenue OF tho government.
IS one OF The plans or Indirect taxation
ihAi could uc converted into an in
htrumeni OF additional pront for ,h>
dealer Or seller. \ per cen, tan ot
sros5 sales would probably amount 10
rcr cent raise IN tho psico OF com
r.odttics, and the ultimate cousumcr
would bc subjected 10 the double tax.
itrst FOR the dealer and thcn for the
government.
Direct consumption t...s. either by
stamp system or q system OF dircct
accounting such aS noNv employed IN
the collection Of :,dD .ssiou t.sc-. would
not give the same oppor;unlty tor Mar
pTohtccriug ANY scheme Of Indirect
taxation. aud ucinrcrs II tho senate
k'inancc Committee prefer the coura
Scoua. the hon-gt and the simple iorm
-! dItc.t t.Nati"n.
senator simmons, chairman OF the
Finance Con,mittee. is 10 nave = con-
ference with Secretary Of the Treas
% an additional levy Of taxes To meet
tho Increased estimates OF expenditures
by the military establishments
Tho ..,io OF ;. III bond sales - -
IT. u.taAation. TO dcfray war expenses Is
10" Gcrtrniiy accepted by Congress
md tn rrcasur! department as a hAcd
% nuanCtuc The war. bu an
,-natcd expenditure %! S2iooo. 600 o"o
tor Tie nsc,l year l"ls-i?i". the House
Wn!1 and 'ieans Committee dr." up
Il bill to raise $4,000, ooo.ooo hy idNa-
jion. The war department iss NOW
,Dnc forward with .n estimate of So
cco.ooo.o"o additional 10 meet ~" "e-
has passed OIL TO the senate ihc iIrh
OF finding onc-ihird Of that sum. "r
sc.6S6 oov.coc. in additional iaAatioa
M,sT SHOW >al .ooo. .ono.o"o
tAN ~: SPENT N Ni:tI;
There is grave doub, IN tho minds al
members of Tho A,na:c and leaders of
the House whether the Govcrnmort c"n
cNPcnd $4,000, 100000, or 12tcgo zoo
a
rurrs canno, be spcr,, taxes VIII NOT be
levied The incr'a;"t estimates Will
be INC; by contract authorizations.
General March chief oi stan. snn
Provost -Marshal-'ieDcr 'rowdcr be
Iorc tho Approximations Committee of
tho Hcusc. to-day said That the iddi.
tional $, 900. .0nso" would bo required
IN actual appropriations anu not IN
.orirac, authorizations.
These rtalcmcnts. while trinr sur
rrisinE, as .hc estimates include INC
roduction Of hiE guns. tcrtItica tions,
ttc arc not regarded as nnai affect
in= the actual expenditure Of SSlco",
Gn6 900 in tho nsctl !car and II "a way
csr he found 10 pas along notn taNh
,ion and bond issues 10 tho next year.
!. viii he employed in financing the
government through III" present year
q! war expenditures.
General March told the appropria-
lions committee that in order TO carry
out the iHed program OF the ar DC
nartment for putting An oyerNheinn'nEf
auardinS Il portion OF the money dS
an appropriation and authorizing con
tracts for tho balance canno, DC ,,, aG,I
owed tic said that actual cash WI
be needed for the greater part OF INC
huge sum il this program Is 10 DE
followed out,
PLAN ARMY or s.SNa.o00
IN MILITARY PROGRAM
Gcnora, March explained the program
for tho ncw draft by saying that u Is
MANNED to secure ".Io0.ooo men from
eighteen
Guiding tho exemptions, rejectiena "a, ana
o,ner, deductions, The maximum
strength OF tho army fixed npon is
$500. 600 men. OF which 100000 are
row in service This leaves 100000
10 b. added. and it is believed TINS
uJmbar can he secured from the hrst
General Crowdcr. who followed Cen
cral March. said that from the nine
teen to twenty and tho thirty-t%o TO
thirty-six classes AT least one-haif OF
nt.,1
.Sannoo can he obtained.
General March's insiStance upon OBJ
trining actual appropriations OF money
for the greater portion Of the amount
reo,tired took the committee by sur
prise. Chairman Sherley and other
members had been proceeding upon the
theory that while the estimates sub
nitttu bS the War Department called
for nearly ss.oooooo:ooo: II would not
this amount out OF tho funds Of the
Mr. Sherley declined to say what the
pcljcy Of the committee would be in
the matter Of General March.s request.
He said the committee would give the
statement the fullest consideration in
making up the deficiency bill
Will. TRY TO PROTECT
THE nuyiNG. PUBLIC
THE question of finding additional
war revenue. II it Is absolutely needed:
said prominent member of the Sen
ate Finance Committee to-day. EFT is
presumed that the House has combed
the country 10 find sources OF revenue.
There has always been a disposition on
the part OF Congress to avoid direct
consumption taxes II possible, but tho
Senate committee will meet this issue
squarely.
eft will attempt,-of course, to cxcmpt
tho actual neccssarie3 OF life, which do
not include. in the last analysis, sugar,
tea and coffee, but will levy the ncces,
sary consumption taxes fairly and hon
7 estly, and the people will be better pro-
|Stected from rising prices and war prof.
tsteeIE.nE tnan under any indirect tax