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Show STRiiiE OUT TAX BI II CHECKS i Revise Revenue Bill Downward Down-ward Near Six Billion DoI5ar Estimate. WASHINGTON. Nov. , 23. The war revenue bill was revised downward by the senate finance committee today almost al-most to the G,0OU,00u.mO e- :.i aiate proposed pro-posed for Rny. lieiiuctinn of tiie special taxes was virtual v Co : o n. e ted. Among tlie miSieiianeous items stricken strick-en from the bib today we. e the juop sed ta.es of 2 cents ea .b on bam, ' cl'.c . ,is, i estimated to iai;e .; 0 otdj. ii ot ur m.iiv, j and tinj tax of 1 : ei c-.-.U un .1"' ss s;;.es of mail order houses with tales m ex-ces ex-ces of fb'-i",iOu annually, esu.i.atuJ to ta.-e .;,im,u,uoii. In lien of tiie 111 cr cent tax on sales to ct nsunajrs oi iierfumes, c. s. -ne ;.cs. puis. Silent nicd'cr hCH aini :-i m i ar a : ti-tles. ti-tles. i :,e coin in it lee JidoiUe. I a tax of 5 I er cent upon luaniit'actui ers' wroiesale Ail of the stamp taxes ext-cpt tbat on bank choci-;s were reiaine.l. So vera I reluetious in tlie special taxes oa hikers w'ei e ord-red. 'I be bouse -a of $hH) on s'oekhreic rs v,",s nu to f-10. "i'he ship and orstoir-iioifM- broUers' tnx of s,"0 was reilucMl to Mn as i oiii.- aipil with S'Jt) anil ). r c s ; 1 1 e t j ( ' i . !n;;,-r present Uiv, T ic coumiitite ;t":so ii-- duocd tlie :"-"(' !i-v-e tax of the house' on ejreii.s n o; riet-irs to .?10'i. the prc- eiii; ra t e. ami the houe tax of s J.i ou pi o- j prieiora of otbe, pubi e exbii'ii.uiis lor pi o! 'ii was reduced to S l.,. The taxes on propri. 1"vh of shootiniT craliorie.s, riding aiadeuics. bowlircg al- 1 lies bibiard looms and s;gli t -scour; an-! t' I'nobiK- -f w (-re ie -1 n la-itait j ed, as were : the rat ca proposed for theater pro- prictors. The comodttce also !.;ett in the bill wtiiiout change its ndia-ed rats for ai feaeral license tax ou the use of motor ' vehicles. Tiie seetion (d tho house bill amending j the Ihur'.son drug act was eutirelv elim- I i inated. ' I |