Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
0-b|LLION TAX BILL
PASSES 305 TO D
House Burics Politics and Unani-
mously Favors Biggest Reve-
nue. Measure in Nations
History.

Washington, Sept 2l--The 5000
OOO, 900 revenue bill, substantially un-
amended, was passed by the House yes
terday bv vote Of 305 to 0, amid cheers
and applause, and sent to the Senate,
where sentiment apparently favors re-
vision of some Of it's most important
sections, such as those dealing with war
profits and the differential income tax
on corporations
In the preparation and consideration
Of this, the largest revenue raiser ever
submitted to any legislative body, there
was marked unamimity, and the measure
therefore leaves the House stamped with
the approval Of united country, deter
mined to give to the Government all the
money required for the speedy and sue
cessful prosecution Of the war
ALL OPPOSITION WAIVED.
While there was difference Of opinion
n difference founded chiefly upon f,lnda-
mental party politics, manifested IN the
debate and in the construction of the
bill by the Ways and Means Committee,
there was no division as 10 the wisdom
Of raising the money Petty objections
which appeared previously in the dis
cussions Of many other war neasures
were totally absent thoroughout tho
debate
There were no material changes made
III the bill as 1t came from the Ways
and Means Committee save those en-
bodied in amendments offered by tho
committee, and these in no way changed
the character of the taxation but modi-
fled some 81 the small schedules and
corrected inequalities that had become
apparent. Opposition that existed on
both SIDES Of the House 10 the war profits
and tho corporation income tax sections,
was not pressed because the opponents
decided that both thcse provisions
objected To by Secretary McAdoo, would
be changed by the Senate Finance Com
mittee
RELIEF FOR or. COMPANIES.
In the closing debate today the Ways
and Means Committee adopted an amend
mcnt which granting a 10 per cent de-
ductlon TO oil and gas well corporations
on their income tax returns This amend
mot, sponsored by Representative
George White, an oil producer, Of Ohio,
aud member Of the Ways and Means
COMMITTEE, had been strongly urged
by OIL men in appearing before the com
Tnittee. An effort was made 20 obtain
70 per cent allowance but the ma
jority Of the committee refused 10 20
50 far and compromised on 10 per cent.
This amendment accepted by the
House. sitting IN committee ~ the whole
without SINGLE objection reads
In cage Of oil and pns wells rcason-
able deduction for depletion, in the cHse
Of producers and prospectOrs and pros
pectors reasonable allowance for hazard,
not 70 exceed 10 per cent, of the value
lin the groundl Of the OIL withdrawn
during the taxable yenr
SOLDIERS 1850 INCOMES IMMUNE.
The committee rejected an amend
ment offered by Representative Good Of
Iowa 10 exempt from tax the incomes Of
all soldiers. not IN excess Of $500. The
bill provides that such an amount Of the
income Of soldiers in overseas duty shall
be exempted, but the amendment aimed
to extend it to ali men III military service
Another slight change consisted in
placing American rugs, made chiefly Of
wool, in the luxury class and taxing them
10 per cent, instead Of placing American
rugs, sold Tor more than s., in the semi
luxury class, where the tax was 10 per
cent, above the exempted figure.
Upon a point of order two efforts by
Representative Moore Of Pennsylvania
TO recommlt the bill with instructions 70
report it with an amendment to provide
a Committee on War Expenditures were
ruled out, and the House at 5 clock
passed the bill finally and began to think
of long recess after the Food Stlmulat-
ion bill, the army deficiency, and power
plant measures are disposed of. Represent
ative kitehin, Democratic leader, said
that he saw no reason 10 hold the House
after these bill had been pissed.
DELAY LIKELY IN SENATE.
1t is understood that the Senate will
election.