Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
REVENUE BILL DEFENDED
BY CONGRESSMAN FLOOD
Declares in Message To Governor
Sss Davis That II Is Not
Oppressive.
MEASURED IN CONFERENCE
Committee Could Not Reduce Ii Be-
low $4,000, 100000 or Raise 1t
Above $4,000. OO.OO0-Ricllmond
Men Appear Before Confcrccs.

Sf3ftttH
oioverno Davis. Of Virginia in ;ele-
Grams to Virginia members OF Con
Hress, received Yesterday. protested
4 aEains; the pending war revenue bill
raising s6.O0o00o,oOo by taxation. as
sorting that tho measure is "ill-con-
Sidered and oppressive
In reply. Representative Flood. Of
the Tenth Virginia District last night
sent a long telegram to Governor
Davis. in which he said, in part:
ITO defeat this hill will. as YOU seem
no suggest. would relieve war prof.
teers from taxation; the administra-
profiteers: tho present law does not
DO IT.
The bin is now in conference In
efforts TO compose the different views
OF the Senate and House. and John
Kerr Branch and Oliver i. Sands. both
Of Richmond. bankers appeared before
the conferees TO discuss provisions OF
tho bill
Governor Davis. in his protest. said:
The revenue tiil nov pending IN
Congress 10 impose y burden OF So
. 100000 600 upon the country is ill-con-
sidered and oppressive. The .XiS; ing
tax laws Will. / am advised. provide over
$4,000. 0oo,0e0 OF revenue this year. y
spirit of rc;renchmcnt and economy
should obtain in the matter of public
expenditures now that the WAY is won.
so tina, business may liz stimulated
and labor employed. ! :.m sending
8this telegram Ut the earnest solcita-
lion OF men who are kccnly alive TO
the best interests Of the country ana
3 of the State"
fREsIDrNT FAVORED Mill.
sAsYE FLOOD TELLS DAVIS
MR. Floods answer fof:oWs:
9sst:iour telegram in reference TO the
pending tax bill has been received
mote you say thai the Bill is ill-con-
siderGd and oppressive. The bill rs 1t
passed the House provided for raising
$4,000. 100000. This amount was fixed
by the House al the urgent request OF
the President and Secretary of the
Treasury. After the armistice was
'Nsigned the administration informed
members OF the Senate who had charge
of the bill! that 1t would be possible
40. meet the obligations OF the govern
war was rs much over then as ii is
now. and the President did not con
slider measure raising s60o0,000.o00
oppressive. and fixed this as the mini
mum amount necessary to meet the
obligations Of the government.
II do not think the statement that
ihe tax hnIi Ms hi-conHidercI can De
House and by it's committee for four
months: by the senate aud its conf
mittee for three months. and has been
in conference for three weeks. To say
that it is an ill-CpnS idercu measure Is
10 impugn the Intelligence OF these
who proposed the measure and MEM
hers of the Senate and House who pre-
Darcd and supported ii.
9Ei'It passed tho Senate some time
after the armistic. VAS signed end the
the Senate, after the signing OF the
asmistice Was the proper time FOR
those who considered the bill il-con
sidered and oppressive 10 have made
cheir views known.
aC0NGitESSaItN EXPLAINS
PARLIAMENTARY STATUS
The parliumcntaiy situo ton is this:
The House passed n dill providing foc
raising Sa,Qut.Uut,Opr. The Senate re-
duced this amount TO $4,000, 100000 II
was then referred to the conference
committee This committee cannot re-
raise it above $4,000. 100000. 1t has
no mower OF legislation. When the
4 confcrces make their report TO the
House the House can vote tor or
against the report. We must defeat
line pill altogether or accept it. To
would relieve the war protitccrs from
taxation, The administration and Con-
Sress favor taxing these profitecrs.
The present law does not do it,
u fully agree with YOU that spirit
ofretrenchment and economy should
lures, and under the leadership OF
Senator Martin. of Virginia, Congress-
is responding rs fay as possible TO this
spirit, but We have obligations thai
were Incurred while we were At war
chat must be met The nation cannot
Lions These obAgatiopa will entail
his year. with. -th. lnoat rigM econ
omy. expenditures o. nearly $4,000
< 100000 The $4,000, 0oo.o0U tax bill will
not raise more than onc-third OF this
a amount. II We rely upon the present
Z s200Q.oo0.oO0 that viii be lost by the
failure Of The pending bill from the
ordinary revenues OF government and
y from tho sale Of bonds"