The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-24
WAR REVENUE BILL PASSED BY SENATE
 LATE LAST NIGHT
Senate Begins Holiday Va cation Immediately After Passage of Measure at
 10:40 Last Night
By Associated Pres.


 Washington, December 23. Without a record vote the Senate late tonight passed the war revenue bill, reduced to raise about S6,00o,000,0 in 1919 and $4,0Oo,o0O,0o0 in 1920, as compared with the levy of S8,200, 100000 for next year, proposed in the bill passed by the House three months ago.
 When the final vote wns taken
 Tt f0;40 o'clock, the Senate had
 been in continuous session for
 nearly 13 hours. Immediately after
 the passage of the bill, the Senate
 began It's holiday vacation under
 the plan for three-day rcc~sssm
 until January 2. Absence of
 quorum in the House, however,
 had prevented that body from putt
 ting similar programme into ef-
 feet.
 The revenue bill, which had been be- fore the Senate since December l2, now goes to conference, with formal meet ings of the Senate and House managers planned to begin January ?, with the view to final enactment of the legisla- tion next month The Senate conferees appointed tonight were Senators Sim mons of North Carolina, Williams ot Mississippi and Smith of Georgia, demo- Pt.o fc nd tore Da,, xf D.. ,..,i vania and Lodge of Massachusetts, TO- publcans.
 ONLY FEW NOES"
 Only a few scattering noes" from the republican side marked the final vote on the bill. The republicans did not seek another roll call on the bll's provisions fixing 1920 tax rates, and no further votes were taken on the luxury pro- visions. reinserted today with the rate fixed al 10 per cent instead of 20 per cent.
 In disposing finally of controverted sections. the Senate tonight rejected, 55 to 6, the substitute bill of Senator La- Toilette of Wisconsin, which proposed higher rates principally lon war excess profits and individual income surtaxes.
 Another vote on the second class post age question also was taken and the Sem
 
 in favor of the amendment, which would repeal the existing zone rates on publi- cations and substitute rate of l cent pound within 150 miles and IF cents a pound beyond
 SEVERAL RIDERS ADDED
 Several riders were added to the bil but no important changes in the finance committees draft was made except the of so-called luxury taxes on a number of articles costing above fixed standards
 Among the riders adopted were pro- visions for one months pay to men dis charged frim the military establishment after signature of the armistice; exten- sion of the Reed ''bone-diy'' law to the District of Columbia, and for 100 per cent taxes on political campaign contributions in excess of $500.
 change made in the automobile tax section, provided for exemption of trucks. tractors and trailers. reducing the bills estimated revenue yield by about $30,00O,- 900, but the reinsertion of the luxury tax clause will result in an estimated yield of $S0, ,000, 900.
 Senator Pomerene of Ohio offered the motion to strike from the bill the com mittee amendment affecting second-class postage rates. Senators voting to sup port his motion were: Democrats, Beck ham. Johnson of South Dakota. King. Kirby. McKeIlar, Martin of Kentucky Myers, Nugent, Pollock. Pomerene, Shaf- roth, Sheppard, Smith of Arizona, Thomas. Trammell and Nardaman-16.
 Republicans: Grona. Kenyon, La- Follettee Lenroot, Norris and Suther- land--6. Total. p.