The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Measure as Passed Is
Almost Exactly as Orig
inally Framed.
SENATE Is NEXl
Efforts May Be Made to
Change Rates on War
Profits and Excess
Profits.

.sztaa--s -c6.-Bx unani-
NOUS vote The house today passed the
IS coo Qga G0A revenue bill, The great
est tax measure IN history The roll
call showed $50 members voting for
the bill and not one against II.
The bl1 as passed practically is un-
changed from the form in which II
came from the WAYS aud means com
rnlttee Septe mher 8 4 number IT
amendments were adopted during the
lhree-weeks debate. hat none of these
amendments altered the essential pro-
visions OF the bill. nor changed any
OF the rates II taxation
The bill now goes to the senate
finance committee which already has
begun holding hearings on II, II is
pred cteG that many OF the sections N
Tho bill will undergo radical change
q, the hands Of the senate committee
particularly those nXing The rates OF
taxation on war profits AMI e&cess
= pru-1-E Secretary NG.AdHo has indi-
Gated desire 10 appear Netore the
committee 20 explain why these rates
should he changed ard other treasury
officials are expected 70 advise the
com nittee concerning ether changes
to be made in the bill
The senate viii he forced 10 And
some new means OF TAXATION to make
=
caused by enforcement of the presi-
dents order prohibiting the n1anufac"
tilra Of beer after December It iS
estimated that the amount which the
government might have received from
this source was e14e, zoe 600 for the
twelvemonra period, Consumption
taxes on coffee, tea sugar and cocoa
apuaar TO afford objects OF taxation
to make up the ietcit
IL <rrSusg 10 sEkE Y
in the house joined in expressing
complete satisfaction with the hill as
finally passed Majority Leader
Kitchin said
Il am Kerry greatly gratlfied with
the passage Of the bill and believe II
Is the best bill We could have put
through am particularly pleased
by the utter lack of parti$anship and
the unanmity with which men on
both sides Of the house worked to get
the measure through. Our estimates
convince us that the bill will raise
considerably in excess of $4,000. ooa,-
goo. and think the work of the com
mittee has been well done"
Representative Fordney, Of Michi-
gan, ranking republican member of
the committee, said:
There are some things n the bill
which might not have put in II l
had been in charge and there are
some things omitted which I might
have put In IL ! were the committee
chairman But believe it Is good
bill and the republicans all voted for
II with the understanding that IL is
the best bill we could get"
The closing speech on the bill was
made by Representative Longworth,
OF Ohio. who said that the measure
not only levies the greatest tax ever
levied upon any nation of the world.
but is equivalent to nearly one-thrd
of the total cost OF the government
from the time OF Washington to the
second term of President Wilson He
added:
THE unanimous passage OF the bill
will he welcome news to our allies
and cold comfort to the kaiser and
his satellites. because it shows that
the American heart is grimiy set on
CARRYING this war through to the
finish. It is the best answer TO the
whining peace proposal OF Austria.
It is going to show that we propose
to do business. not with the tail. but
with the head OF the dachshund, and
that we will force the dachshund TO
sit up and beg for mercy
Just before the final vote was or
dered Mr. Moore. ri Pennsylvania, re-
rewed his attempt to have an amend
ment Incorporated in the bill 10
create a congressional committee on
war expenditures. He wac ruled out
of order BIZ Speaker Clark on two
separatA motions
An amendment offered by Mr..
Goode. of Iowa. "a exempt from the
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