The Washington herald., 1918-12-24
6 BILLION BILL
PASSES SENATE
WITHOUT ROLL
Biggest Revenue Measure
in History Adopted By
Acclamation.
LUXURY TAX RESTORED
Item House Rejected Is Re
inserted But Raj Is
Cut In Halt.

The Senate passed without a roll
call the largest revenue bill In his-
tory last night II is designed 20
raise approximately 5000 10000 for
paying the governments war er-
penses- ~
/ Only a few voices were heard in the
negative when the vote was taken
Among these was Senator La Toilette.
/ of Wisconsin. who had previously
/ been defeated on a motion for the
| adoption Of a substitute bill reported
/ by him. The vote on the La Follette
I substitute was IS 10 s. those voting
with La Toilette being Senators
Gronna, Norris, Nugent. VsndsmaH
and Borah.
Senator La Toilette claimed his bin
would raise a total Of s. SO, 10000 on
war excess profits which is SSO0.OoO.oo
more than is estimated 20 be raised
under the bill passed.
| Senator Pomerene. OF Ohio. asked
for a separate vote on the amendment
changing the postal zone rates The
changes were sustained by a vote OF
a TO -
Confere. Named.
/ After the bill had passed Senator
( Simmons asked for the appointment
. OF confeTees to meet with con
ferees from the House 70 so over
the changes made by the senate
Senator Simmons, Williams. Smith.
Of Ga. Penrose and Lodge were
appointed.
The conferees fom the House will
be Chairman Kitchin. OF the WAYS
and Means Committee. Henry T.
Rainey. Of Ill. Dixon, OF Ind. Ford
ney, Of Mich, and Moore. OF Pa
The Senate adjourned unt1
! Thursday under the three-dsy re-
cess plan.
Before the bills passage radical Re-
publicans and Democrats forced the
adoption OF a number Of smendments.
all designed to increase the taxes on
wealth
l Restore Luxury Tsxes
|. Chief among the amendments was
the restoration to the bill OF the sched-
ule Of luxury taxes" which was put
10. BY the BozSc aud strickcs out BY
the S-1nste committee This sectton
was rsut back Into the bin by the vote
of . TO -. The tax on articles incluo-
led in the list was reduced. however,
from % per cent to 10 per cent
Another amendment by Senator
Thomas. Ieyies a tax Of 100 per cent on
all campaign contributions in excess
Of 500. This was adopted by the vote
OF "a to y
I An amendment by Senator Tram
well grants a months extra pay TO
all officers and enlisted men who were
in service al the time the armistice
was signed. the money to be paid to
them at the time OF their discharge.
Senator Tramwell said the purpose OF
the amendment was TO enable the
men TO find themselves" in profitable
occupations after they leave the serv-
ice
Senator Kirby offered an amendment
. 10 prohibit the Secretary OF the
Treasury from making any further
loans TO European countries except by
special at Of Congress. Senator Lodge
said the passage OF such a measure
would be extremely unfortunate" as
, it would prevent the processes OF he
habilitation and reconstruction among
the allied countries. The amendment
was defeated
Long Exemption List.
The luxury taxes. which the Senate
wrote into the bill are estimated TO
produce about SS5.OOOOoO in revenue-
After the schedule had been adopted.
Senator McCumbeF offered an amend
ment. which was adopted by the vote
Of IS to Il. to exempt from the list
the following articles: Mems and boys
suits and overcoats, wsmen's and
misses suits. cloaks, coats and dress
es. The other articles on which the
tax OF 10 per cent applies IRE as fol-
lows:
Carpets and rugs. on the amount In
excess OF IS per square yard. picture
: frames on the amount over SO each.
trunks on the amount over $50 each,
valises. travelling bags, suit cases. hat
bNes and aUted toilet cases on the
amount over s. each; purses, pocket
books, shopping and handbags on the
amount over $50 each; portable light
fixtures, including lamps OF all kinds
and lamp shades. on the amount over
S25 each: umbrellas. parasols and sun
shades, on the amount over 81 eacnG
fans over 81 each: house or smoking
jackets and bath or lounEing robes,
on the amount over $50 e,ch, mems
waistcoats, sold separately from suits.
on the amount over s each; women's
, and misses hats. bonnetS and hoods.
on the amount over SIS each: mems
and boys hats. on the amount over
S each: mems and boys caps. on the
amount over s. each; mems and wom-
. ems. misses and boys boots. shoes,
Il pumps sllpptfet on lne amount ofcr
SO per pair; mems and boys neckties
and neckwesr, on the amount over 81
! each: mems and boys silk stockings
or hose, on the amount over 81 per
pair: women's and misses silk stock
, ings. on the amount over s. per pair;
! mems shirts, on the amount over s.
each: mems women's. misses anc
l boys pajamas. nightgowns and un-
|, derwear. on the amount over s. each:
! kimonos. petticosts and waists, on the
amount over SIS each.
where Bills Differ.
e Among the important changes made
e I'm the House bill by the Senate are:
Amendment restores frst-class post
age rate 10 rates in effect prior 70
october. 1917, 2-cents for Letters and
l cent for post cards.
! Second-class postage rates reduced
to cent per ounce for within lSo-miis
zone and ] l-2 cents for all other
q zones
= Reducing the tax rates on profits
q and incomes for the fiscal year ending
5 June 30. 1870. so as to produce revenue
s not to exceed 81 900 ooo.o 600 The norma
income tax rate for the calendar year
S 1918, is Il per cent. but on incomes
y UP to 5000. the rate is per cent