Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-24
REVENUE gill PASSED ~ UP.
PEA MOUSE AND ooes TO
CONFERENCE.
EXTRA MONTHS PAY
VOTED TO SOLDIERS
Luxury Tax Cut From % TO 10 Per
Cent Except on ciethins, Which
Was Eiiminatsd-AsaN Tax 70 d
Imposed Upon Political centribu.
tiens-cemmittss Must Approve.

Washington. Dec. 2l.-Without 9
record vote, the senate late last night
passed the war revenue bill. reduced
to raise abou, $4,000. 100000 in 1919
and 1900. 000, 900 in 1890. ~ compared
with the levy OF IS, 200. eoo, 900 for next
year proposed In the bill passed BY the
House three months ago.
When the final vote was taken n
l:40 o'clock, the senate had been IN
continuous session nearly thirteen
hours. Immediately after PASSAGE OF
the bill, the senate began It's holiday
vacation.
The revenue bill. which had been
before the senate since Dec. IL, now
goes to conference. Only few scat
terins noes" from the, Republican side
marked the ANAL vote. The republicans
did not seek another roll call on the
Bills provisions fixing the 1920 tax
rates.
Action On Amendments.
In the hours that preceded the finAi
vote the senate disposed sof various
amend n1ents as follows:
Reduce the tax on ali Injuries from
20 per cent to 10 per cent. with the ex-
ception of mems and women's cloth
ing. on which the tax was eliminated.
Provided a bonus Of one month";
nav to all men honorably discharged
from the army navy and marine corps
after Nov. IL.
Tax Political Contributions.
Adopted a tax OF 100 per cent On
political campaign contributions IN ex-
cess OF $500. ~
Adopted ~ to rs. an ansodnens
by Senator sheppard OF Texas BY
which the Reed law. prohibiting snip
ment of liquor for beverage purposes
into dry" territory. would be applied
to the District Of Columbia
Adopted. 50 to IS. an amendment oy
Senator johnson OF South Dakota 10
eliminate the ) per cent tax on auto
mobile trucks. automobile wagon trail
ers and tractors.
Rejected by viva voce vote pro-
posal by senator Townsend OF Aichi-
gan to eliminate the per cem tax
ON passenger automobiles, motorcycles,
tires and accessories.
laFeilstts Plan Rejected.
Rejected. 80 to s. the substitute blu
of Senator LaFNollette, OF Wisconsin
which proposed higher rates princi-
pally on war excHs profits md tndi-
vidual income surfaces. - as
Adopted. without opposition. a come
mittee's amendment for taxatioa ~
inheritances in lieu Of the ta1 on
STATES. The plan proposes a graduated
levy ranging from per cent on In
herftances between $4,000 and ~. 800
TO Is per cept on those over $500. 900.
A clause imposing Inheritance taxes
on life insurance policies In excess OF
$4,000 was eliminated.
Defeated an amendment by SeAatof
Jones OF New Mexico, proposing 10 tax
interest on state and municipal bonds
held in amounts over 5000.
Defeated by viva vocc v6te an
amendment by Senator Kirby, of Ar
kansas, democrat. revoking the power
Of the secretary OF the treasury to
make loans or advance credits to
foreign governments without specific
authority from congress.
Rejected an amendment by Senator
Pollock. OF South Carolina, extending
the thanks Of congress- to the draft
boards and authorizing the SECRETARY Of
war to present them With bronze
medals. aa
Rejected an amendment By Senator