Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-20
minor Amendments
and Roll Call on Final
Passage Today
MEASURE
SINCE MAY
5000, 100000 Bill Now Goes
TO Senate for Consideration
Form is Practically Same
as Drafted by House Ways
and Means Committee

washington Sep. l3-Excepting
,-ic A roll call on final passage to-
-o,row and disposal of two minor
AMENDMENTS. the $4,000 900 war
,.erge bill which has been in the
-,klnr since last MAY, vas COM
,e,sG 'oray 10y the House.
The measure as it will go TO the
senate contains practically no mod
Ms,ion If the major taxes on in
zones. uar profits and Injuries as
/ trafied by the Iiuose Ways and
/ Means committee. With Senate
consideration Of the House draf: to
ar.n Immediately Secretary McAdoo
,odav ISSUED a statement that the
Treasury Department would not ask
a present for any increase III the
h!rs s. 9no o01 oon tax levy. An in
rrsaw Mr. McAdoo stated. would be
rrp.fc and Unnecessarily and added
,ts, future conditions would de-
t-nlBe TIE question Of increased
,axaton
TIE vote on the final passages is
expected soon after the House con-
ysnes and action has been taken on
,hc two unfinished amcndrnentS-eX-
.GsIon 10 potash mines of depletion
allowance provided for oil and gas
wells and mines, and proposal by
Representative Good of Iowa to ex-
tend 70 oil men in the military
service TIE 1850 income tax provid-
cd in the bill but now limited to
bulky bin OF 100 pages was finished
late today.
In today's consideration OF the
BILL besides defeat of proposals for
tax Of 81 a bale on cotton, the
child labor amendment Of Represen-
,ative Green Of Iowa and a propos-
al TO repeal the present mixed flour
Tax and regulations. the house made
a number of important changes but
none without sanction of the Ways
and Means committee.
Changes proposed by the commit.
ice ana adopted by the House in
cluded extension of the business H.
eense tax Of SO annually to Per
sons engaged in any trade, bust.
hess or profession" where gross re-
ce.pts exceeded $500, with an ad-
dtonal s. tax for wholesalers.
Elimination Of the so-caIled taxi
cab tax. which levied five percent
on gross receipts Of persons operat-
ing three or more automobiles for
Fire other than sight seeing ma
chimes
Elimination OF duplicating and adding
machines from the list of -iuxuries
taxed lQ per cent. A provision making
me tax on soda fountain and soft drink
retailers effective November / next. This
AN Is two cents on each 10 cents of
sales If soda water. ice cream and SIM
'"' articles. provision changing the
"N IN toilet soap and powder from one
cent IN retailers sales Of 10 cents or
"a'uons to u per cent. levy on manu-
'"o'nrers' or importers sales. A new
amendment cxemptinS entertainments
10y soldiers and sailors from amuse-
'"en' 'dn'ssion taxes
ir'posa's to tax billboard. street car
IT. SIMILAR rrve-tising and for exemp-
on of estates Of persons IN the militia
NerNlce Tor taxes on their estates.
"" ~ representative Treadway of
- ''Sa 'Ausctts, we're withdrawn.
~ IN, adment by Representative Hol-
"NNo''h IF ohio to make al! Liberty
''"'S security for national bank sur
issue was rejected on point OF
'e' rom Mr. kitchin. The Ohio mem
ae''arcd he Liberty bonds are I'M
.''F alscrminated against and the gov
'n'eh' : ."r cent bonds favored. az
ing t'c price Of the recent issues.