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Show EMERGENCY TAX TO BEGOfllUEO JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING REVENUE LEVY ANOTHER YEAR IS APPROVED. Republicans Are a Unit in Opposition to the Measure, Which House Approves Ap-proves by 205 to 189, and Senate by Vote of 45 to 29. Washington. The house late Thursday, Thurs-day, under a rule limiting debate, by a vote of 205 to 189, passed the joint resolution extending the emergency revenue tax until December 31, 1916. On Friday the senate adopted the resolution, after a lively partisan debate, de-bate, by a vote of 45 to 29. Democrats supporting it solidly and Republicans unanimously opposing it. President Wilson signed the measure Friday night. Congress adjourned Friday night for the Christmas holidays. Both houses will reconvene at noon Tuesday. January 4, when the administration admin-istration legislation program, including includ-ing the plans for national defense, will be undertaken in earnest. During the two weeks of the session the only important legislation was the extension of the war tax. This was done to prevent a lapse of the law December De-cember 31 next, with the understanding understand-ing that the law will be taken up for amendment in order to increase the revenues as soon after the holidays as possible. Upon the adjournment there was a general exodus of members for their homes. The day in the house had been devoted to speeches on national defense. |