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Show WATAXBiLL WILL-BE WILL-BE RUSHE-0 THROUGH Opposition Is Expected, but ! Leaders Will Not Permit Any Amendments. WASHINGTON". Sept. 30. Enactment into law this week of the great war tax i bill, upon which conferees agreed las: ! r.inht, was regarded as certain today by ! leaders of both houses. The report will be presented to the house tomorrow and to the senate probably on Tuesday, and by Thursday, at the latest the bill should be ready Tur the president's signature. Opposition to certain sections of thfc bill is expected, but the leaders are determined de-termined not to permit any amendments. To open the door, they say, would uraw a flood of new amendments and indefinite indefi-nite delay. Official estimates of the total amount to be mised by Hie bill HtiU are lacking. Experts worked throughout today in an .attempt to have them ready for the house i conferees when they present their report tomorrow. New unofficial figures make I it apparent, however, that the total will ! be somewhat less than $2,71)0,000,000, as ! estimated last night. Estimating the income and excess profit taxe. has proved difficult for the ! experts. The latent unofficial estimate, ! prepared tonight , shows a total of approximately ap-proximately $Ltil0,u0U.000, with indications indica-tions that the final figures wili be probably prob-ably $io,0DU,000 higher. It follows: Income tax,' $tH0.oi0,000 ; excess profits, $l,llo,0o0,ooo ; distilled spirits, $135,000,-uOO; $135,000,-uOO; rectified spirits, ?o. 000,000; fermented liquors, $16,000. M0; wines, $6,000,000; soft drinks and syrups, $13,000,000; cigars, S lO.oui). 000; cigarettes, $-1. 500,000; tobaccos, tobac-cos, S2S.uilO.000; snuff, $2,0(10,000; cigarette ciga-rette paners. ?100,000; freight transportation, transpor-tation, $71. 500,000; express and parcels post, 3 Ifi, 000,000; passenger transportation. transporta-tion. $.-jr.000,000; pipe lines. $4, 500.000; i seats and berths. $4,000,0u0; telegraph and telephone messages. ' $7,000,000; insurance in-surance policies, $5,000,000; automobiles, MO.OuU.OOO; musical instruments, $3,000,-iioi); $3,000,-iioi); motion picture films, $3,000,000; jewelry, $4,500,000; spotting goods. $1,200.-000; $1,200.-000; pica.sure boa.ts, $500,000; perfumes and cosmetics, $1,900,000; proprietary medicines, medi-cines, $3,000,000; cameras. $750,000; admissions. ad-missions. $50,000,000; club dues. $1,200.-100; $1,200.-100; stamp taxes, $30,00,000; inheritances, ?r..ono.000 ; Virgin Island products, $20.-0HO; $20.-0HO; first-class mail matter, $(50,000,000 and second-class mail matter, $14,000,000. The conferees declare the bill is one of the best ever prepared. Senator Simmons a nd Representative Kitchln, who headed the conference, being particularly enthusiastic. |