The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-30
Senate Debate on Measure Expected to Begin on Sat-
 urday or Monday
BILL WAS VIRTUALLY
 REWRITTEN TO MEET CHANGED CONDITIONS
Republican Opposition so Strong Much Doubt Held That Bill Can
 Be Enacted Before Ending of Present Congress

Washington, November 29.-The Senate finance committee tonight completed re- vision of the war revenue bill, designed to raise ss,o00, ,00o,0o0 in taxes in 1919, and about $4,000 0.000 in 1920. The measure as virtually rewritten to meet changed com ditons attending the end of the war, now goes to the printer and will be reported to the Senate next week. probably op Thursday. Senate debate, Senator Sim mons said tonight, may begin the fol- lowing Saturday or Monday. With republicans lined up solidly in opposition to inclusion of 1920 tax rates in the bill, 1t was conceded in all quar- ters that discussion in the Senate will delay passage of the measure and many senators expressed doubt that it can be enacted before March 3. the date of the ending of this, the final session of the sixty-fifth Congress.
 LEADERS MUCH CONCERNED In view of the expected delay, Senate leaders and treasury department offi-
 cials alike are concerned over the ques- tion of collecting taxes next year, as 1t is now admitted that unless the new law Is enacted before January i collec- tions must be made under the present revenue bill. the yield from which is only about s4o0o, ,0O0O00. Several expe-
 
 legislation, incorporating some of the fea- tures of the pending bill, are under CT sideration.
 Senator Simmons said tonight that aa doubted whether the republicans wo file minority report attacking the A 1 tax programme and added that tl ef
 might content themselves with maxi | vigorous opposition to that proposal
 the floor of the Senate.
 ' Nrrsxxy pncnACN pArUc | In completing the bill today the finar committee adopted an amendment. tabllshing new second-class postage rat effective when the revenue bill becon a law.N It provides for repeal of the present graduated zone rates on news
 papers, magazines and other periodicals 1 and substitutes a rate of cent per pound within an area of 200 miles from mailing
 points and 11s cents pound outside of that area.
 The committee also adopted another amendment for restoration on July l, 1919, of the two cents an ounce rate on letters and one cent on postcards. Some senators believe the second-class postal rate amendment will be vigorously opposed by publishers. who have disap- proved any zone system of postal rates as unjust and discriminatory. Long de- bate on the subject in the Senate now ia anticipated.
 CHILD LABOR TAX Another amendment adopted today and expected to cause much debate imposes a tax of 10 per cent on products of child labor, which are transported in interstate commerce. It is designed to accom- plsh the purposes of the law. recently declared unconstitutional by the supreme l court, under which products of child
 labor were barred from interstate com merce
 | Amendments rejected today by the com mittee included one by Senator Thomas oi Colorado levying a tax of 100 per cent
 on campaign contributions in excess of $500 and another by Senator Smoot of | Utah imposing tax of $2.50 and s re- spectively on each male and female dog.