The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-12

WASHINGTON. Aug. ll.-War tan
alton with all Its problems. and its
benefits as we'll as its evils. is the SUD
ject which Will occupy Congress aARloSl
TO the exclusion OF ell others whch J.,
reassemblcs. for regular sessions on
August "a
\ statesman Of an older generation
once remarked that government was
nothing mur- or less than the power 10
levy and collect taxes. It is OBVIOUS
that while the subject OF war taxation
has the attention Of Congress II must
necessarily command the attention of
the American people, because the STA
bility OF government is measured CHIEF
~ by its revenue.
The ways and means committee of
the House now Is engaged IN inc pre-
liminary work OF framing the twenty
four billion dollar revenue bill which Is
TO provide thu SinewS of war for the
coming year. Passage Of the bill by
the House is substantially the form III
which it comes from the committee
promises to nc 81 matter Of course
In the senate. however. VIII come re-
vision and Reconstruction. often the
subject OF prolonged debate and even
tllibuSter. which will put the bill NOR
nearly in the shape in which II uItl-
mately will become. the senate. az some
in which is cooled the hot ton coming
from the cup of the House" tho d"libcr'
utions there are sure To be prolonged
After the bill has been passed by INC
senate. il will go To conference. oLleH
referred to MS the place where bills re-
ally arc made. Here joint committee
representing senate and house smoothcs
out conflicting provisions. arr;LhEcS
compromises for hard fought tmeiiG
ments. and finally. Inducing cach slo.
" give way Il little or when AErecnlrn'
is shown to be hopeless. diScardlnE pro
visions entirely, reports back 10 notn
Houses Of Congress completed pill
Sometimes one house or the othcr' IN
sistcnt on some provision. refuses 70 ~.
! ccpt tho decisions of the ccnicrceS ain'
demands further consideration. hut III
the end a bill is that adopted BY oolN
branches of Congress comes OUT:
War revenue bill will be threading It's
way through these tortuous passages i!
the halls Of Congress for serera!
weeks, possibly until snow flies and II
will be we'll for any American news
paper reader who wishes TO grasp tnt
Significance az its movements as IL pro
presses to fix in mind the tTc Stages
through which the bill passes before II
cnes 70 the White House for the sig
nature Of the president, these sth6cs
The bill Is framed by the House ways
and Means committed CThis is no"
going on).
with q more or less limited debate. anu
possibly some amendments from ln'
committees form. is passed and sent u
the Senate.
,, The bill Is considered by the Scn1t"
finance committee, to which 1t has hccl,
referred. In this comntte" the nill
may be- practically made over or u
the structure Of the work Of tho House
may be added the ideas OF IN" senate
committeeman - ~, o,-
ate. after often nights of prolonged ar
gurnent and parliamentary manocuErs.
As altered by the senate the Dill goes
TO the conference committee OF senators
and REPRESENTATIVES which finally TO-
norris back compromise draft on
which both houses can agree
Inasmuch as this particular nltl
rcnctlens the long arm OF tn" govern
mcnt tax collector SO il can reach into
almost every mans pocket. ono ~ho a.
tcmpts to be Informed of what SarrlilceS
mr. will BE- called upon to mako that tn"
world may become decent place 10
live, in. viii do we'll 10 survey the needs
which have brought before the country!
This measure for taxing the high ana
low.
The American peontc Of course will
not only finance their own shape OF inc
war. but they will furnish IN large
measure. the monetary backbone to en-
able the Allies TO continue. This nov
law is expected to make an equitable
distribution Of tho burden to all IN"
people in Just proportion to their shar"
of the nations wealth. Results or IN"
present laws have not been entlTcl!
satisfactory.
spots.