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Show 10 PER CENT LUXURIES TAX FIXED JY SENATE f War Revenue . Bill Reduced Re-duced to Raise About Six Billions; Passed Without Record Vote. : Exemptions in Automobile Automo-bile Impost Section ; Action Is Sustained in Changing Postal Rates, WASHINGTON, Dec. 2J. Without a record voLe, the senate late tonight passed the war revenue bill, reduced to raise about six billioij dollars in 1919 and fourjjillion In. 1920, as compared Y'tn the levy of ?, 200,000, 000 for next year, proposed In the bill passed by. the house three months ago. When the final vote was taken at 10:10 o'clock the senate had been in continuous continu-ous session for nearly thirteen hours. Im-rr.edia Im-rr.edia te!y a fter the , passage of the- bill the senate began Its holiday vacation under un-der the plan for three-day recesses until January Absence' of a quorum in the house, however, had. prevented that body from putting a similar program into ef- Revenue measure goes to conference. The revenue bill, which had been before be-fore the senate since December 12, now; goes to conference with formal meetings of the senate and house managers, j planned to begin January 2 with a view to N'imU enactment of the legislation next! lonth. The senate conferees appointed j nisht wore. Senators Simmons of North ! Carolina, "Williams of Mississippi and Smith of Georgia, Democrats, and Senators Sen-ators penro.se of Pennsylvania and Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican. Only a few scattering "noes." from t lie Republican side, marked the final vote on the bill. The Republicans did not seek another roll call on the bill's provisions fixing 1020 tax rates, and no further votes were taken on the luxury provi-?ions, provi-?ions, reinserted today with the ratp fixed at 10 per cent Instead of 20 per cent. Tn disposing finally of controverted sections, sec-tions, the senate rejected, 56 to (j, t lie substitute bill of Senator I .a Follctte of Wisconsin which proposed higher rates principally on war-excess profits and individual in-dividual income surtaxes. SUSTAINS ACTION ON ZONE POSTAGE RATES. Another vote on the second-class post-age post-age question also was taken and the senate sen-ate sustained, 41 to "2?, its previous action ac-tion in favor of the amendment, which will repeal the existing zone rates of publications pub-lications ajul substitute a rate of 1 cent a pound within 1G0 miles and l5,:. cents a pound beyond. Several riders wore added to the bill, but no important changes In tho finance committee draft wore made except the reinstatement of so-c3l!ed luxury taxes cn a number of articles costing above fixed standards. Among tho riders adopted were prt-Islons prt-Islons lor one month's pay bonus to men f discharged from the military estabhsh-' estabhsh-' merit a fter signature uf the armistice; extension ex-tension of tho Heed "bone-dry" law tn (lie District of Columbia, and for 100 per cent taxes1 on political campaign contrtbu- tions In excess of JoOO. I COEMPTION'S MADE IN AUTOMOBILE SECTION. A change made in the nutomobilo tax ! ction. provided for exemption of trucks.1 tractors and trailers, reducing the bill's1 estimated revenue yield by ;iboi;t ; (OO.i'OO. but the reinsertion of the luxury, U'x crause w id result in :ui estimated yield of 'MUKH',000. I Senator 1'oniereno of Ohio offered the: motion to strike from the bid the commit com-mit ten amendment a f feeling second -ola -s postage rales. Senators oting in sap-I'ort sap-I'ort of his motion were: Democrats Ucelihrini. ,Iohnr-on o:" South Dalvnt;t, King. Kirl-y, McKelhir, .Martin of Kentucky.' Myers. Nugent, Pollock. I'oniercne. Shafroth. Shepp:Md. Smith of Arizona. Thomas, Tramuiell ar.d Yarda-mar.-$. Republicans '"!ronn:i, KVr.y.-in, La Toilette, Toi-lette, t.enroot, Norrts md Sutherland ti. i'otal, 2:'. Senator Johnson of '"alit'ornia, Republican. Repub-lican. erUieised the finance! committee lor waiting until, now to levy Si) per cent on war profits. The minority who. last oar, fought for that rate, he said. ver "poisoned by gas unread by big business," abused. and denounced. The inheritance tax plan propose? a Jfraiinatod jevv langinc from 1 per cenrf n inheritances between 10'U and S.B.OOO to jft per cent on those over , J2.60O.0OO. Another amendment ev-fmptg ev-fmptg from Inheritance taxes life Imair-i Imair-i nnci policies payablo to beneficiaries, regardless of their amount. n motion of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, the senate reduced tlie tax from '') per cent to lo per cent on all luxuries enumerated enumer-ated In tho hill except on men's and omen's clothing. The latter exception jpas made at the request of SemttoF Mr-l'Jinber Mr-l'Jinber of North Dakota, who urged that - jr , entire tax be remoed from these rift icicy. T An amendment by S'MJ-'.tor Johnfon of j ' llpakota to HnT::nte the T per cnt i (Continued ou Paso T"wo.) i 10 PER CENT LUXURIES M FIXED BY SEiTE (Continued from Page one.) t . tax on automobile trucks, automobile wagon trailers and tractors was adopted. Adoption of this amendment leaves tiie 5 per pent tax only on automobiles and motorcycles. The Reed law, prohibiting shipment of liquor for beverage purposes into "dry" territory, would be applied to the District Dis-trict ot Columbia under an amend men t by Senator Sheppard of Texas, adopted by the senate, 4J to 18, The senate rejected ah amendment by Senator Pollock of South Carolina, extending ex-tending the thanks of congress to the members of the district and local draft boards and authorizing the secretary of war to present them with bronze medals. An amendment by Senator Jones of i New Mexico, permitting any taxpayer I who Is hear, nf a famiiy to deduct from : his gross income the amount not ex-I ex-I ceeding $10u0 paid by him anmuilly ;is rent on his residence, also was rejected, j The eenata adopted an amendment by I Senator Jones of Washington, .providing j that where a railroad corporation is in : competition with a foreign road, the tax i of the Ani'Ticau line shall not exceed that tf '.hv f.THign line. The purpose .of the aiicn-'iiuent. Senator Jones said, was t,o meet a s' tuat ion in the nort h -west, t- where a Canadian line competes with an American road. La Follette Defeated. Senator La Fnllette's revenue suK-tiiutc bill, which would raise $t;.7-i:i.onrt.ino chiefly chief-ly by increased rates and surtaxes, was lost, ,").! to (i, after the author had spoken for nearly three hours. Senators voting for its adoption were Borah. Gronna. N'r-ris. N'r-ris. V.igtuu. Vardamon and La Follette. In his first address to the smKir in a yerfr. Senator La Fotiette tireed adoption of his substitute, b'.il, with im rcttses principally prin-cipally on '.v.ir-ex- ess profits and individ-. individ-. u a i income surtaxes. Senator I.n Foilelie. wooi-e address was I : re-pa red. attacked the senate bib pri n- cip.Uiv be' H-se. he said, it w-uild not raise enough ic .1".e nor distribute taxes fa;r-I fa;r-I !y. iif .- ;l w.iuld not really levy --er cent ir prolits, nor impose lari:e eno.:;i ta u pt-rsons with large in-:otn;s. in-:otn;s. "I would lake .very d .par of war profit," prof-it," the W : sen v in senator sa id. "iea v-inu' v-inu' business its enormous pre-war profits i.ind its capiial untouched. 'I weiu id take aii of t he iivome over |