Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-01-16 | Page 4 | Conferees Approve Child Labor Clause

APPROVE I L CHIlD lABOR ClAUSE Washington Jan 1 15 5 The The Senate amendment to the war revenue bill levying le a ta tax of oC JO 10 per cent upon products products prod prod- of child labor entering Interstate commerce and designed to have the same effect as tho child chUd labor act recently re recently recen re- re cen tl declared unconstitutional b by thu supreme court was adopted toda today 0 oy the tIme Senate and House conferees The Time conCert cs reached complete I 1 agreement today on nearl nearly all of ot the miscellaneous tax disputes and have left left for fot disposition on only I a a. few te en Important Important tant lant questions Tomorrow the they will again take tako up time the war ivar excess profits taxes and hope to complete their work vork b by next we week k Another Important Senate amendment accepted b by the time House conferees tOda today was mas that removing war taxes on first class postage next July Jub I 1 when the prewar rates rate o of 2 cents an ounce on letters and 1 I cent for postcards would again he effective Action on the tho second class mall mail provisions provisions pro pro- visions o of the Senate proposing repeal re repeal repeal re- re peal of lIt the present plesent zone system and amid establishing new modified zone rate was lg i