Show TAX MEASURE Of IS BEfORE SENATE Amendment for Taxation of Unimproved Land to toBe toBe toBe Be Introduced By United Press WA WASHINGTON TON Aug 10 The The senate senate senate sen sen- ate today began Its struggle with the war tax bill blU Its legislative course which winch promises promises prom prom- to be bo a rocky one was was beset Immediately im immediately immediately Im- Im mediately by a substitute measure drawn by Senators Gore La l Follette oll tte and Thomas Colorado who would raise the entire revenue through In Incomes incomes in in- comes and excess profits taxes Senator Weeks proposes to equalize war profits taxes so BO that companies which before the war were not enjoying enjoying enjoying enjoy enjoy- enjoy enjoy- ing large profits will not have to pay payas payas payas as heavy a war tax now as as' as those which made huge pr prewar war profits Certain wheat state senators will start a a. fight to tax talc cotton in return for what they call virtual taxation of wheat In the tho food control bill They would tax cotton on the ground that I its use in shell manufacture makes ita it ita ita a of war Senator Hollis Now Hampshire thinks the bill unfair to the workers in the New England manufacturing zone and will seek to amend it Senator Lewis Illinois will introduce introduce introduce intro intro- duce an amendment for taxation of unimproved land I Id Id I'd force owners of such land either to plant it thus increasing the food supply or to pay a tax double the I amount they pay the st state te in which the land lies said Senator Lewis Other senators will seek to increase the second class mail rate and to cut from the bill the increase of a cent an ounce on first class mail |