The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28
REVENUE BILL
wins IN SENATE
Designed to Raise $6,000,0oo,-
900 in 1919 and $4,000
100000 in 1920.
CHARGE ON luXuRIES is Cut
Amendments Adopted Include one
Making Washington Dry and
. Another Gives Bonus to
Fighting Men.

q roll call the senate passed the war
revenue bill, the largest tax measure
In the history Of the world, designed
to raise $6,000,000,000 in 1919 and
$4,OOO,OOO00O in 1920.
Just before the bill was placed on
it's final passage Senator LaFollette OF
Wisconsin led an eleventh-hour night
to boost the levies on big incomes and
war profits. He offered a substitute
bill which he claimed would raise APP
proximately $6700,000,000. 1t was
voted down, 90 to 6, Senators Borah,
Norris, Gronna, Nugent, LaFollette
and Vardaman casting the affirmative
votes.
Make Washington "Dry."
Amendments adopted included one
by Senator Sheppard Of Texas making
the Reed law, prohibiting shipment OF
Intoxicating liquor into "dry" terri
tory, applicable to the District OF Co
lumbia and another by Senator Tram
nell of Florida providing for a bonus
of enc months pay to all officers and
enlisted men honorably discharged
from the nations fighting forces after
November IL.
Postal Zone Hit.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio tried to
get the senate to reverse it's decision
practically to nullify the Burleson
postal zone system for newspapers and
magazines. His motion was defeated,
SJl'sesas~.s - !.
4 Senator Kirby of Arkansas proposed
an amendment to prevent further
loans to the allies. His proposal re-
ceived virtually no support and was
shouted down by viva voce vote.
The revenue bill, having already
passed the house, now goes to confer
ence.
1t is not likely the bill will become q
law much before February 1, leaders
predicted.
Cut to $6,oo0,ooo,ooo.
AS the bill passed the house last
September, it was framed to raise $751;
000000,000 on the theory that the war
expenses for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1919, would be $24,000,000,-
600. The signing of the armistice was
followed by reduction of the $24, 000,-
100000 estimate to $4,000, 100000 and
consequent reduction of the bill to
$6000,000,000 Democratic senators,
voting solidly, put into the bill pro
vision fixing the taxes for 1920 at
rates expected to yield $4,000 600
The main sources of revenue under
the provisions of the pending bill, are
incomes and war profits. These will
furnish approximately $4,600,000, 900
The remainder Of the $6,000,000,00C
will come from the levies upon alco
holic beverages and miscellaneous
taxes.
Vital Changes Made.
BY vote of 3S to 80 it was decided
to restore the tax on luxuries and
: semiluxuries costing more than Ger
tain fixed price. The house voted q
per cent levy upon such articles. The
finance committee struck 1t out. After
repudiating the finance committee
amendment the senate adopted al
) amendment offered by Senator Len
root of Wisconsin reducing the tax t.
2 10 per cent. 1t was calculated tina
the amendment as it now stands will
yield about $100,0O0,O00 revenue.
: An amendment proposed by Senator
Thomas of Colorado levying 100 PEE
cent tax upon all campaign contribu
tons in excess Of $500 was adopted
by vote of "a to %. The amend
ment is designed to weaken the infiu
ence of "big business" in politics, &C
cording to it's author.
BY a vote of SO to %, the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
Johnson of South Dakota striking on
the proposed s per cent tax on auto
j mobile trucks, wagons, trailers anC
: tractors. The tax on automobiles ant
: motorcycles stands. The johnson
| amendment, 1t was explained, wal
' framed in the interest largely Of TIL
r farmers.
5 Bone dry prohibition for the Dis
: trict of Columbia was adopted by {
t vote of AZ to IS.
!, Taxes of Married Men.
l Taxes ON incomes of married mel
? with no dependent children under tn
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