Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-02 | Page 16 | Expensive Clothes No Longer Taxable

EXPENSIVE CLOTHES NO LONGER TA TAXABLE Washington March 1 The I.-The The House today passed without a a. recess vote and sent Bent to the Senate the tho resolution providing providing pro pro- viding for tor the repeal of or tho the luxury tax clause of or the war var revenue bill It imposed a 10 per pcr c cent nt tax after May Ia 1 on higher priced wearIng apparel l and man many other articles Chairman J Kitchin of or the thc ways as and means committee stated the tax had been put In the revenue re bill originally to encourage thrift during tho war j and now that the war was over it was no longer necessary Ho IIo said the section section section sec sec- tion had been opposed by the Senate and that the conferees s had made an agreement to strike out In a separate resolution