The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-05-14
Decision Probably Will Be
Reached Sometime During
Present Week.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPING
Proposal to Place Mileage Tax
on Automobile Pleasure Trips.
One Dollar for Every 400
Miles Travelled.

washington, May 1o.-oeV3cta y Ss,7
McAdoo and spokesmen for th9Nsen-
ate and house will settle thegcon&ro-
versy this week over tentative pfAak
of the administration 20 hold CO.
gress in session to pass another revS
enue bill.
Senator Simmons, chairman of theV
finance committee. and Representa-
tive Kitchin, chairman of the tways
and means committee, will confeS4
with Secretary McAdoo probably
Tuesday. They must necessary
form the secretary of the t n
that there is decided oppostisc 80
congress to a summer session rea
revenue legislation and to taking " ar'
the revenue question at tn nf
stty. : y
So far the ways and me;
mittee, which will draft. the
revenue bill, has received no
mates from the treasury. Chairma
Kitchin says the committee must b
shown the necessity of a bill at thi
time, in fact, he believes the liberty
bonds sales and taxes now coming
into the treasury will furnish suffi-N
cient money for the conduct of the
war until January or February next
and that revenue legislation may
well be postponed until the regular
session, or an extra session calledjh
november. e,F'
Discuss Ways and Means.
1t is assumed that at the confer
ence with the senate and house lead ~
ers Secretary McAdoo will definit
acquaint them with the program ---.
the administration and furnish artmeal
timstes upon which Secretary N Y. we
Adoo based recent letter to Senate peers
simmons, informing him that a INA
enue bill was necessary. This Letter
followed publication Of an optimistic
interview by Senator simmons, say
ing that the nations finances were in
good shape and no revenue bill was
in prospect for the next few months.
While congress is worrying over
the outlook for prolonged session,
members OF the ways and means
committee are casting about for
things to tax to raise approximately
$500, 900, 900 additional by taxa
ton.
Chairman Kitchin espouses radical
taxes on incomes and excess profits.
From the outbreak of the war he has
insisted that corporations and indi-
viduals making huge war profits
should give most of their income to
the government for the prosecution
of the war 1t is expected that Repre-.
sentative Kitchin will vigorously
urge big increases in the taxes on
incomes and excess profits, advocat-
ing rates practically double those
now levied
However. there are other items
which can be made to produce COM
paratively large revenue returns. ItS =
is recalled that before the original laS'
war revenue bill was framed the ad.
for a time favored taxes
on stationary engines, gasoline ana
petroleum. This raised rumpus d ~
congress. arguments being advanced
that these taxes would fall heavily s.
.,
and gasoline for agricultural<pur-
poses The idea was inalykaban-
doned by the house committed but it
may now be revived.
Would Tax Auto Mileage!
Representative Fordney, rankins&
Republican of the ways and meaps ~
committee. conducted a losing fight "
last session for stamp tax on bank
checks. Increased revenue demands
may force the levy of tax on checks
similar to that imposed during the
Spanish-American war.
1T seems we are coming sooner or
later to a consumption tax" said
member of. the ways and means
COMMITTEES. ''The staggering de-
mands for war funds may force, the "
levy of tax on coffee. sugar. tea &
!