Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-20
Measure to Go to Senate To-
day Practically In Same
Form as First introduced IN
the Lower House,
COTTON TAX FEATURE
RULED OUT OF ORDER
Tax on Child Labor Products
and Provision 10 Create
Congressional Supervision
Committee Killed.
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Washington Sept. 19--ENceptlng
only roll call ON final passage to-
morrow and disposal of two minor
amendments, the $4,000, 100000 war
revenue bill which has been in the
making since last MAY was completed
today by the house.
The measure as it will go to the
senate contains virtually no modifi-
cation Of the major taxes on incomes.
war profits ard Injuries as drafted.
The vote on final passage is ex-
pected soon after the house convenes
and action has been taken on the two
unfinished dments-extension to
potash mines of depletion allowances
provided for oil and gas wells and
mines, and q proposal by Represent
ative Good of Iowa to extend to all
men in the military service the $3,500
income tax exemption provided in the
bill, but now limited to those overseas
Reading of the bulky bill of 1870 pages
was finished late today.
Cotton Tax Defeated.
In today's consideration of the bill,
besides defeat of proposals for a tax
of SO bale on cotton, the child la
representative
Green of Iowa and a proposal to re-
peal the present mixed flour tax and
regulations. the house made a number
of important changes but none with
out sanction Of the ways and means
committee
Changes proposed by the committee
and adopted by the house included:
Extenelon OF the busine license.
- "a ~ q
persons engaged N any trade, busi-
ness or profession" whose gross re-
ceipts exceed s2,500 with an addition
al S5 tax for wholesalers.
Elimination Of the so-called taxi
cab tax, which levied five per cent on
gross receipts of persons operating
three or more automobiles for hire,
other than sightseesing machines.
Elimination of duplicating and add.
ing machines from the list of semi lux
uries taxed ten per cent.
Soft Drink Tax Fixed.
A provision making the tax on soda
fountain and soft drink retailers ef-
fective November / next. This tax Is
two cents on each ten cents of sales
of soda water, ice cream and similar
articles.
A provision changing the tax or
toilet soap and powder from one cent
on retailers sales of ten cents or
fractions to a ten per cent levy on
manufacturers or importers sales.
A new amendment exempting en-
tertainments for soldiers and sailors
from amusement admission taxes.
The cotton tax was ruled out on a
point of order made by Representa-
tive Crisp of Georgia, after a similar
amendment to tax cotton used in text
lies had been defeated, 100 to % on
a rising vote.
The child labor and mixed flour
amendments were ruled out on points
of order as was anoher to create a
congressional committee to supervise
war expenditures.
BY the close vote of 129 to 122 and
115 TO lot the house, with democrats
and republicans almost solidly aligned
in respective opposition and support,
rejected an amendment to require
clerks and employees of the new ad-
visory board, authorized in the bill,
to be civil service appointees. An
amendment to make the board per-
manent was defeated.
Proposals to tax bill board. street
car and similar advertising and for
exemption of estates of persons in the
military service from taxes on their
estates were withdrawn.