Arizona republican., 1919-02-01
WAR REVENUE BILL AGAIN DELAYED BY
 FUSS 0vER DETAILS

WASHINGTON, Jan. s1.-New and unexpected obstacles to the long de layed war revenue bill developed to- day, resulting in settlement of more minor disputes between the senate and house, but entailing postponement of final action by the conferees until to- morrow and submission of the con- ference re-draft probably until Tues Cay.
 After spirited discussion the house instructed it's managers to accept with notifications the senate plan for tax Ing political campaign contributions
 Demands for separate votes in the house on two other senate amend ments. levying prohibitory tax or products of child labor and applying the Reed bone dry" prohibition law 10 the District of Columbia were with drawn today. Retention of the senate bill now is regarded as assured
 While the discussion was proceeding in the house it was learned that the conferees had agreed to a compromise amendment for payment of bonuses of S50 each to enlisted men and nurses and $200 to officers of the army navy and marine corps upon discharge or resignation The bonus also would se paid to those already discharged.
 Because of the house discussion no session of the conferees was held to- day. They will meet tomorrow and expect to finish work on the bill. It was said, however, that the delay would prevent determination of the final re- draft until next Monday or Tuesday and that the conference report would not be submitted to the house until Tuesday.
 Despite today's action by the house, the campaign contribution tax still re- mains in dispute for settlement to- morrow by the conferees with a lively contest in prospect. By a vote of PA to 6l, the house today instructed it's cOnferees not to accept the senate amendment which would levy a tax of 100 per cent on campaign contri- buttons in excess of $500. Immediately afterward. however, the house voted. ls1 to 116, to accept the principle Of taxing campaign contributions, but to limit such taxes to future campaigns Representative Kitchin. in announc- ing in the house that he would vote | for tax on future contributions, l declared he doubted exceedingly ' whether it becomes a law"
 Criticism of the senate proposal was ! general during the house debate. Mem ] bers referred to it as a bluff and i -buncombe7 and a fine for doing in ! 1918 what was permissible by law" I I never took any contributions from ! the packers, despite the contrary re l ports" declared republican Leader | Mann, who argued that the senate pro- l vision was indefinite and that 'it goes 1 back to 1916, 1914 and 1912, and that i shows how ridiculous it is
 We have the senate now in posi-
 tion where they will have to vote 1 fayorably on the proposition or admit
 that they were bluffing," declared
 Representative Garner of Texas, urg- ! ing concurrence in the senate provi-
 sion. We can take advantage of this
 situation to stop the one thing which
 does more to create bolshevism in this country than any one thing. Large
 contributions to campaigns are rightly 1 looked upon with suspicion When you find a rich man making a large contribution, you will find he either
 has more money than he knows what
 to do with, or he wants to buy some thing"