The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30
MAY TAX PROFITS
OF CHILD LABOR
Revenue Bill Amended to Abol-
ish Zoning System On Sec
ond-Class Mail Matter.
REDUCE LETTER POSTAGE
Measure VIII Raise Ten Bill
lion Dollars By July I,
192o-Republicans VIII
Oppose Bill.

Washington. Wow. ce.-Ame n d IN = n =
to the revenue bill to tar the pro-
duets OF child labor, to abolish the
soning system on second-class mafl
and to reduce the letter postage hack
to Its pr~-wsr figure were adorted by
tho senate finance committee today.
With the adoption OF those amend
rnents and a few minor changes to
straighten out the phraseology of the
bill, the committee finished its lahors
and ordered the bill sent to the
printer. The print is expected to be
in the hands OF the committee next
Tuesday morning. It will be reviewed
hastily and then introduced in the sem
ate by Senator Simmons. chairman Of
the committee. A report explaining
important changes in the bill will be
submitted by senator Simmons TO ac-
company the bill.
The hill in It's final form as passed
by the committee today Will raise
SIS 000. 200 ron for the year ending July
4. 1919. and s4ono 600 900 for the year
ending July /, 1890. Treasury ex-
rerts who have followed every change
in the rates made by the committee
since its hearings were begun assure
Senator Simmons that there will be
very little variation from those caicu-
lated estimates
1t Is understood that the Republican
members OF the committee viii not put
IN a minority report There q
number of things in the bill which they
will oppose. but they will agree TO
having the bin renortea, reserving the
right 70 oppose certain ~ it's features
on the floor of the senate.
The Republican opposition will GEN.
ter on the clauses which provide for
lowering Of the rates on incomes and
excess profits in order 20 reach the
collections. This particular amend
rraent is strongly opposed by every Re-
publican member Of the committee
unon the ground that 1t Is designed 20
legislata in advance on matters which
should be handled by the next con-
gress.
Child Labor Amendment.
The child labor amendment was
prepared by Senators Pnmerene, OF
Ohio: Kenyon. Of Iowa, and Lenroot,
Of Wisconsin 1t imposes "a tax OF ten
per cent on all products OF mines or
auarrtea where children under sixteen
years of age are employed aud ssssrs adj
goods manufactured In mills or can
nsries where children under fourteen
years OF age are employed. The i'm
position OF the tax ~ intended to take
the place Of the child labor law whiei,
the supreme court recently declared
unconstitutional
senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts,
presented the amendment TO the com
YetixMef land III was adopted NY Z 70 Hese
OF ten To three Me11 hers frort several
az the Southern states probably will
oppose the amendment In the senate,
In presenting the amendment, Senator
Lodge said that. since the child labor
law was set aside, conditions In the
mills and factories where there IL no
state regulation Of the ages 81 err
rloyes have become exceedingly dis
tressing and that. in some places.
children from FIVE years Of age ur
have been put to work, He said there
was very great need cf legislation 70
reach this condition
The "zoning system" which was put
into the revenue law Of last year, AZ