The sun., 1918-12-22
SENATE ADOPTS
PROVISIONSOF OF
REVENUE BILL
Final Vote and Victory for
the Measure Will Take
Place Tomorrow.
VOTE ON PARTY LINES
Efforts of Republicans to
Defer 1920 Appropria-
tions Fail.
VOTE ON PARTY LINES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.--Dlviding on
strict party lines the Senate to-day
adopted all the provisions in the reve-
nue. bill, including the one for one set
Of taxes for this year and another for
the succeeding year. Following this
action the Senate adjourned until
Monday. when it is expected that a
final vote on the measure will he
reached and the bill passed. The action
to-day virtually was test on the
measure.
A motion TO strike out the provision
for levying the taxes Of 1870 and
subsequent years on the basis OF re-
duCing the gross levy from $4,000. .00O,-
900 TO $4,000 100000 was made by Sem
ator McCumber (N. d.. The result
indicated clearly that on tho principle
Involved the division in the Senate
was on party lines altogether, with the
Democrats standing firm for Secre-
/ tary McAdoo's suggested reduction OF
/ the levy and the Republicans unani-
nous in their opposition.
. On Senator McCumber's motion the
vote was: Ayes-Senators Borah, Cur
4 tbs. Fernald. France. Frelinghuysen,
! Gronna, Hale. Harding, Johnson (CalD
Kellogg. Kenyon. Knox, LaFollette,
( Lenroot, Lodge. McCumber. Mclean,
/ McNary. Moses, Nelson, New. Norris,
Fage, Penrose. PoindeXter. Smoot.
Spencer. Sterling, Sutherland, Warren
and weeks-31 all Republicans.
Nays-Senators Ashurst. Bankhead
Beckham, Culberson, Fletcher. Gay
Gerry. Gore. Henderson. Hitchcock
johnson Is. d.. Jones N. NJ, Ken
Grick. King, Kirby, McKellar, Martin
tKy.). Martin (va-). Myers, Nugent
Overman. Phelan. Pittman. Pollock
Pomerene, Reed. Shafroth. Sheppard
Simmons, Smith lAriz). Smith tGao
Swanson, Thomas, Trammel, Under
wood, Vardaman and Walsh-s7-al
Democrats.
Test on Income Tax Vote.
The Significance OF this vote lies il
the fact that upon the individual in
come taxes the following Language
had been inserted in the bill by th'
Democrats Of the Finance Committee
Immediately after the ConGressiona
elections and at about the same tint
that the armistice was signed:
(a) For the calendar year 1918,
| IL per centum of the amount OF the
net income in excess Of the credits
: provided in Section PIG: provided
: that in the case OF "A citizen or res
ident Of the United states the rate
!; upon the first $4,000 Of such amount
) shall be per centum.
} (b) For each calendar year there
after s per centum OF the amount
! Of the net income in excess of the
= credits provided in Section GIG:
provided that in case of a citizen or
I resident OF the United states the
rate upon the first $4,000 Of such
amount shall be per centum.
: It was this section which Senate
McCumber moved to strike out. Simi
= lar provisions are also in the bill af
! fecting income taxes on corporation
Z and the war excess profits tax. TIL
= fate OF Republican effort TO force thci
I; elimination was clearly outlined /
4 the vote taken to-day. Speaking o
,. this subject. Senator Penrose CPa,
ranking Republican of the Financ
4 Committee, said:
Opposes Fixing 1920 Taxes.
THE proposition is simply whethe
the Congress at this time should II
the 1920 taxes. The minority wit
practical unanimity has filed a minoi
= ity report signed by all but one of tn
minority actually, and that one VIII
Z did not sign was the Senator frol
. wisconsin. La Toilette, who was NJ
; in agreement at all with his colleague
on that point, but who has a series I
e amendments of his own to offer pra'
T tically amounting to new scheme
Z taxation"
u Senator simmons (N. c., chairma
} OF the Finance Committee, asked II II
: Republicans expected to present
II solid phalanx in opposition to the du
system of levy.
Senator Penrose replied that thu
would. Senator Penrose also indicate
= that he was convinced the Democra
i would be solidly for the dual systeI