Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
Bill Fixes Next Years Taxes
at Sum of Six Bill
lion Dollars.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS
ORDERED BY SENATORS
Proposal of La Toilette to In
crease Levies on War
Profits Defeated.
LUxURIEs ARE TO BE TAXED
Rate on Certain Named Articles
Is Fixed mt 10 Per
Cent.

WASHINGTON. December 23.-With-
out record vote the Senate. late to-
night passed the war revenue bill re-
ducedt to raise about $1,000, 300. 900 in l9l9
and $4,000. 900. 900 in 1920. as compared
With the levy Of $500. 100000 for next
year. proposed in the bill passed by the
house three months ago.
When the nnal vote was taken AT
lo:40 o'clock, the Senate had been in
continuous session for nearly thirteen
hours. Immediately after the passage
of the bin the Senate began its holi-
day vacation under the plan for three
day recesses until January .. Absence
of quorum In the House. however.
had prevented that body from putting
a similar program into effect.
The revenue bill. which had been he
fcre the Senate since December y, now
goes TO conference. with formal meet
ings OF the Senate and the House man
ayers planned TO begin January with
the view TO final enactment OF the
conferees appointed to-night were Sem
ators Summons. OF North Carolina:
Williams. OF Mississippi, and smith, Of
Georgia. Democrats, and Senators Pom
iosc, OF Pennsylvania. and Lodge, of
Massachusetts. Republicans.
Only a few scattering noes" from
the epubliCan side marked the final
vote on the bill. The Republicans did
no, seek another roll call on the bil's
provision liking 1920 tax rates, and
no further votes were taken on the
luxury PROVISIONS reinscrted to-day
with tho rate fixed AT 10 per cent in
stead OF 20 per cent.
In disposing finally of controverted
sections, the Senate tonight rejected.
>, to 6. the substitute bill OF Senator
La Toilette. of Wisconsin. which pro-
posed higher rates. principally on war
surtaNes.
sECOSD-CLASS MAII.
ACTION IS SUSTAINED
Another vote on the second class
the Senate sustained. Al to %, its prev
ions action in favor OF the amendment.
which would repeal the existing zone
rates on publications and substitute
!. rate OF cent pound within $50
miles and iis cents pound beyond.
bill. but no Important changes in the
Finance Committees draft was made
except reinstatement of .so-called lux
ury taxes on number OF articles cost
ing above fixed standards.
change made in the automobile
tax section provided for exemption OF
trucks, tractors and traiiers, reducing
about $40 100000, Du, the reinser,ioi,
OF ne tax sG Of i tS6S' !"
senator romerene. OF Ohio. offered
the motion to strike from the bill the
ond-ciass postage rates. senators
voting to support his motion were:
DemOcratS--Bcckh Johnson, OF
south Dakota: King. Kirby, McKellar,
Martin, OF Kentucky; Myers, Nugent.
Pollock. Pomerene. Shafroth, Sheppard.
Smith. of Arizona: Thomas. Trammeli
RepubIicans--Gro Kenyon. La
land-6. Total, %.
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
MAKES FIRST SPEECH IN YEAR
In his first address 10 the Senate
in a year, Senator La Toilette. Of Wis
h I'm, nhar nj
rinancc Committee, tonight urged
adoption OF his substitute bill, which
he estimated would raise s6.143,O00.O0O
with increases principally on war ex-
cess profits and individual income sur
taxes.
Il would take every dollar OF war
profit" the Wisconsin Senator said,
leaving business it's enormous prewar
profits and it's capital untouched"
AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBIT
LOANS TO ALLIES DEFEATED
An amendment by Senator Kirby. of
Arkansas. revoking the present power
of the Secretary of the Treasury TO
make loans or advance credits to for
cgn governments. without specific au-
viva voce vote. Senator's Simmons,
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
and Lodge, the Republican leader. both
opposed the proposal
The Senate also rejected an amend
mcnt 81 Senator Pollock, of South
Carolina. extending the thanks of Con-
gresS to the members of the district
and local draft boards and authorizing
the Secretary of War to present them
with bronze medals.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MADE "BONE-DRY"
By the vote of AZ TO Is, an amend
mont offered by Senator Sheppard. of
Texas, 10 include the District of Co
lumbia in the category OF States and
Territories affected by the Reed bone
dry law. was adopted This amend
mont VIII make the city of
ton bone, dry" and will stop the
traffic in '.bootlegging." which has been
keeping the police authorities Of tho
city busy ever since the District wns
made dry.
Senator Phelan, OF California. mt nm
The only opp0sition to the Sheppard
smenameni' ni,tin He lie offered an amendment
the list Of prohibited articles and an
other TO permit the export OF iinuors
now In The District. Both were de-
feited without roll call
MONTHS EXTRA PAY FOR
OFFICERS AND ,Inx
An amendment by Senator Tram
nell. OF Florida. grants u months cx
ira pay to all officers and enlisted men
who Were in service Mt the time the
armistice was signed the money to- he
paid to them at the time Of their dis
charge. Senator Trammeii said HE
PURPOSE OF the amendment was to en-
profitable occupations after thew Icava
the service.
Tho luxury taxes which the Senate
wrote INTO the bill are estimated to
After the schedule had been adontad
Senator McCumber offered an amend.
n,ent. which was adopted by tho vote
= OF 50 ,oIo,in 20 III 10 exempt from the list
coys suits and ovcrcoats, womens and
n m 1issos' suits. Gloaks. coats and dresses
The other articles on which tho tax ap-