Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-24
Measure Now Goes to Confer
ence Which Is To Be Called
Through Agreement ON or
About January 2,
LAF0LETTE BILL is -
REJECTED SIS TO 6
Abolishing of the Zone Feature
Of Second Class Postage
Law Is Finally Adopted by
Vote of Al to p.
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tsY MORNING JOURNAL srEctlL LEASED wlsE,
Washington, Dec 23.-Without q
a record vote, the senate late tonight
passed the war revenue bill reduced
raise about six billion dollars in
1919. and four billions in 1920, as
compared with the levy of $S,200,-
100000 for next year proposed in the
bill passed by the house three months
ago.
When the final vote was taken at
1880 o'clock the senate had been in
continuous session for nearly thir-
teen hours. Immediately after the
passage of the bin the senate began
its holiday vacation under the plan
for three days recesses until January
z. Absence of quorum in the house,
however, had prevented that body
from putting a similar program into
effect.
The revenue bill which had been
before the senate since December IL,
now goes to conference with formal
meetings of the senate and house
managers planned to begin January 2
with a view to final enactment of the
legislation next month. The senate
conferees appointed tonight were
Senators Simmons of North Carolina,
Williams of Mississippi and Smith of
Georgia, democrats; and Senator PEN
rose of Pennsylvania and Lodge of
Massachusetts,, republicans.
Only a few scattering noes" from
the republican side marked the final
vata on the bill. The republicans did
not seek another roll call on the biil's
provisions fixing 1920 tax rates and
no further votes were taken on the
luxury provisions re-inserted today
with the rate fixed at 10 per cent in
stead of 30 per cent.
Vote Very Decisive.
In disposing finally of controversial
sections, the senate tonight rejected,
So to 6, the substitute bill of Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, which pro-
posed higher rates principally on war
excess profits and individual income
suftaxes,
Another vote on the second class
postage question also was taken and
the senate sustained, Al to %. its pre-
vious action in favor of the amend
ment which would repeal the existing
zone rates on publications and sub
stitute a rate of one cent a pound
within $50 miles and one and one
half cents a pound beyond. Several
riders were added to the bill but no
important changes in the finance
committee draft was made except to
Reinstatement of so-called luxury
taxes on a number of articles costing
above fixed standards.
Among the riders adopted WIRE
provisions for one months pay bonus
to men discharged from the military
establishment after signature of the
armistice; extension of the Reed bone
dry law in the District of Columbia
and for 100 per cent taxes on political
campaign contributions in excess of
$500.
A change made in the automobile
tax section. provided for exemption
of trucks, tractors and trailers, reduc-
ing the bills estimated revenue yield
by about $30,000,000. but the re-
insertion of the luxury tax clause will
result in an estimated yield of $780,,
900 600
Sheppard Amendment Adopted.
Amendments adopted included one
by Senator sheppard of Texas, maxi
ing the Reed law prohibiting ship
ment of Intoxicating liquors into
dry territory applicable to the Dis
trict of Columbia, and another by
Senator Trammel of Florida, provid-
ing for a bonus of one months pay
to all officers and enlisted men hon
orably discharged from the nations
fighting forces after November H.
The senate voted its first disap-
proval of the revision of the house
bill by the finance committee when
it re-inserted all of the taxes on so
called semi-luXuries exceDt those on
wearing apparel for men and women.
Later it voted to reduce the rate on
semi -luxuries from 20 to 10 per cent.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
republican, made q long address to
the senate tonight in support of his
substitute bill which would raise more
than six billions of dollars. chiefly
through increased rates on war ex-
cess and surtaXes. The Wisconsin
senator said he would take every
dollar of war profit" and all incomes
above enough to enable the owner of
the income to support his family in
comfort.
Senator La Toilette. whose add~e"r
was prepared, attacked the senate
bill principally because, he said, it
would not raise enough revenue nor
distribute taxes fairly He said it
would not really levy so per cent on
war profits. nor impose large enough
taxes on persons with large incomes
Would Take All War Profits.
II would take every dollar of war
profit" the Wisconsin senator said,
''leaving business its enormous pre-
war profits and its capital untouched.
II would take all of the incomes
over enough to enable the owner of
the income to support his family in
Even under his bill, Senator La
Toilette said war profits earned by
corporations in prosperous past years
would go untouched.
Regarding his plan to increase in
come taxes on the wealthy. Senator
La Toilette said:
Whatever may have been the
forces which caused the present world
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