Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-09
WAR REVENUE BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Conference Report on Measure
Adopted by Vote Of
$40 to IL.
LEADERS SAY LEVY TOO LOW
Declare Measures Provision of
Six Billions for 1919 Will
Be Insufficient.
LEADERS SAY LEVY TOO LOW

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Thc House
tonight concluded its work on the
record breaking war revenue bill b..
adopting *, $40 10 II. after six hours
discussion.
1t nov goes to the Senate for hnal
approval. which is expected early ncx.
week.
The conference report. which pro-
poses 10 raise sS.0oo.000,ooo in taxes
this year and more than $4,000. 600. 600
annually until repealed. will be taken
up up by the senate inmedia;ely after
luton probably Monday. It's adoption
by the Senate and approval by Prcsi-
dent Wilson. are regarded as assured.
Democratic and Republican leaders
Joined in declaring that the hillS tax
leries were too low, both for this year
OPPOSITION Is BASED
ON MINOR AMENDMENTS
Opposition to the report was not
the child labor Legislation. On the
R hnal r9 sa H;ca and
Stephens and venabie. Mississippi'
Voted with four Republicans, Dyer.
conference draft.
motion by Representative venabie
to reSomnE the bin and strike out
~ to f6. Besides the child labor pro-
vision, several House members criti-
provided for persons discharged from
military service.
Representative kitchin made the
as whole. but declaring Il should
nave imposed higher taxes. and that
II would not meet future requirements.
uEPUBLICAN CONFEREES
AGHl;i; LEVY INSUFFICIENT
epresen;atives Fordney. OF Michi-
gan; and Moore. of Pennsylvania, Re
publican eonferees. also declared that
All OF the conferces criticized vari-
Gus features OF the blu. and Mr.. Moore
measure" and "a chs s Of fo sDsnsi,Ei
horrors"
In urging adoption of the repor, Mr..
"a great propaganda to defeat the bill
IN order 10 allow the old law to con
more than sf a%s Sa 90 sr sREssseers
said s this KfteR1SS as ass hsa
saved il.7eo,ooo.oGo in taxes. III y an 2
r man yo .Ss against this bin on the
peoples pockets sI.7oo, 600, 900 and give i've
have 70 '1h ma war f,,p, roiteere, who already
addition to the ,re Gnon Sili'1ns at in
they had already piled up SsfoTe 'ou the
'OohD DE- STEEL
CORPORATION s1e5, ooo. 900
1-ni re you'd you'd be voting to give the
100000. which is the difference between
me taxes they will have to pay under
bad ;, oiii and what they would have
G, He would be voting to give the
Of their war profits
600. ''o'ooo'-
he would be voting TO give the
lou, ,a, Dig meat packing. companies. the
which is the difference between the
taxes THIS biz ievies on them and
the taxes levied on them under the
No man under the existing condi-
lions can afford TO vote against this
oiii with the idea OF letting the ex-
isnns law continue. He must get an
Ar. kitchin said the war e1pendi-
lures lures this year, according to the
treasury Department estimate, would
amount to at least 5000, ooo. 900. while
III his opinion they would reach 500
geo, 100000. or $4,000. 900 600 or SIC
1000, 600 less than if the war had
THINKS YEARS EXPENSES
WILL Re 100000, OOo. 600
IF the expenditures run to 500 ooo
10000: AS ! think they will" Kitchin
said the Secretary of the Treasury
VII nave 70 come to Congress to get
bonds. AZ
The total authorization In bonds
since America entered the war" said
Mr. kitchin. SIS $4,000. GOO, 900. or this
in round numbers. S17, GOO, 600. 600 baws
.eno sold leaving authorizations for
Next year. according TO the annual
report OF the Secretary Of the Treas
nrS. al least *6,o0o,0oo,ooo will be
nenditnres" he said. II predict that
ing what the Secretary Of the Treasnrv
re- sep9 ono d indi lea they WIN amount to
raise next year $4,000, ooo, 900. when
ss oan od Mat 6o there viii be deficit Of
issuing more bonds When we tijni,
OF the tremendous aggregate of the
readily see that they will constitute
mortgage on the people and the in
upon generations" -"
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