The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-24
AMENDMENT OFFERED
 BY KIRBY VOTED DOWN
Reed Law Regarding the Shipment Of Liquor Into the District of Columbia is Frightened Up-senate Refuses to Reconsider It's Action on Sec ond-Class Postage Section.

Washington. Dec g Without a record vote, the senate late tonight passed the war revenue bill. reduced 10 raise about six b.llion dollars in 1919, and four billion in 1920 as com pared with the levy of SS.2C0,000, GOO for next year, proposed in the bill passed by the house three months aso
 When the final vote was taken at l0:40 o'clock, the senate had been in continuous session for nearly l3 hours. Immediately after the passage of the uill, the senate began it's holi- day vacation under the plan for three day recesses until January 2. Ab- sence of a quorum in the house, how ever, had prevented that body from pLlung a similar program into ef feet
 Amendments adopted included one by Senator sheppard, of Texas, mak- ing the Reed law prohibiting ship ment of intoxicating liquor into dry" territory applicable to the District Of Columbia and another Senator Tram mell, of Florida, providing for a bo- nus Of one months pay to all officers and enlisted men honoraDly discharg- cd from the nations fighting forces after November II.
 The senate yO,ed its first disap- proyal of the house bill by the H. nance committee when 1t reinserted all of the socalled semi -luXuries eX- cept those on wearing apparel for men and women Later it voted to reduce the rae on semi -luXurics from 20 to 10 per cent.
 Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin, republican, made a long address to the senate tonight in support of hls substitute bill which would raise more than six billions of dollars, chiefly through increased rates on war eX- cess profits and sur taxes
 The Wisconsin senator said he would take every dollar of war prof it. and all incomes above enough to enable the owner of the income to support his family in comfort.
 On a final vote of 41 to 9, the senate sustained its previous action in approving the committee amendment 10 repeal existing zone rates on sec ond class matter and substituting a late of one cent a pound within l5o miles, and one and one half cents be- yOnd
 An amendment by Senator Kirby of Arkansas, democrat, reyoIQing the present power of the secretary Of l the treaslury to make loans or ad- vance credits tc foreign governments, without specific authority from con | gress, was defeated by viva voce vote Senator Simmons, of the finance | committee, and Senator Lodge, the republican leader, both opposed the proposal.
 The revenue bill which had been before the senate since December F. | now goes 10 conference with formal meetings of the senate and house | managers planned to begin January 2 with view to final enactment of the le-islati0n mex, month The senate oonterees appoinled tonight We're Senators Simmons of North Carolina | Williams, of Mississippi, and smith, | of Georgia democrats. and Senators Penrose, Of Pennsylvania and Lodge | ot Massachusetts, republicans.
 Only a few scattering noes from Che republican side marked the final vote on the hill. Inc republicans did not seek another roll call on the hiNs provisions fixing l9eA taX rates and no further votes were taken on tho luxury provisions reinserted today with the rate fixed at 10 per cent in- stead of 20 per cont
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