Arizona republican., 1919-02-09
CRITIC|SE WAR REVENUE BILL
 IN PASSING II
House Approves Measure Now Goes to Senate-Con-
 ference Agreement Both
 Commended and Blamed
IRepubuoan A. p. Leased wirel

Republican H. p. Leased Wirel
 WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The house tonight concluded its work on the rec ord breaking war revenue bill by adopting. BIO to tl, after six hours dis ,rssion the conferees agreement on the measure. lt now goes to the senate for tinal approval, which is expected early EoNt week.
 Tho conference report which pro- poses to raise six billion dollars in axes this year and more than four billions annually until repealed. will be iakon up by the senate immediately liter tho disposal Of tho woman sui iraEe resolution Monday or. if delayed. 'n Tuesday It's adoption by the sen- tfo and approval by President Wilson are regarded as assured.
 During debate in the house today. democratic and republican leaders Joined in declaring the bilrs tax levies foo low both for this year and 1920 and predicted that higher taxes must uc provided bv the next congress.
 Opposition Co tho report. was not lascd. however on its tax imposts. but tr minor amendments. particularly the child labor legislation. on the final roll call seven democrats-Bl Blackburn. Alabama. Dies and Rayburn of Texas. and Humphreys Sisson. Stephens and Ncnanle, Mississippi voted with four republicans, Dyer Missouri. Langley and Powers Of Kentucky and Sells of Tennessee against the conference draft
 A motion by Representative Venable Go reconsider the bill and strike out the child labor legislation was defeated. Besides the child labor feature, several house members criticised as a pit tance- the s60 pay bonus provided for persons discharged from military ser vice.
 Many Criticisms
 Representative Kitchen. democratic leader, made the principal address. rnmmending the bill. as a whole. but declaring 10 should have imposed high cr taxes and that it would not meet fu- ture requirements. He expressed the belief that expenditures this year would iotm S2u.000. .0o0.0o0 and 0.00O, ,000. 900 in 1920, and that by the end of the next fiscal year. the bonds outstanding would aggregate s30. GOO. 0O0, 900. He ex e niained. however. that to enact the bill and take ,i, 750. 100000 more than under existing law from "profiteers" charged with conducting propasanda against it's rassasc, the house conferees were com pollcd to give and take He also de- NttFfu that nel0re the ten per cent seml-luXurv taxes become effective April 1. next. legislation for their repeal or modification would be forthcoming
 Representatives Fordney of Michigan and Moore Of Pennsylvania. republi- cans. also declared the bills taxes would he insufficient. while Rcpresen- tative Rainey of Illinois. a democratic conferce. asserted there must be i'm mediate revision of the tariff
 All Of the conferees criticised various features Of tho bin and Mir. Moore re- ferrcd Co it as a "forbidding measue. ? and chamber of financial horrors
 Representative Raincy declared i' vas Illogical in many respects and would meet with the violent criti. cism." He also agreed with Mir. Kitch. iu that next years expenditures would he S20.oQ0 000 900 and advocated a bud get committee to bring about economy in appropriations.
 Heavy federal estate taxes also werC urged by Mir. Rainey, who declared there now are 30.0O0 American million. aires. 22.o00 of whom were created by the war.