Show GIGANTIC TAX lAX BILL PASSED BY HOUSE MEASURE GOES THROUGH BY BYA BYA A VOTE OF TO 11 AFTER LONG DEBATE Party Leaders Join in Prophesying That the Bills Bill's Tax Levies Are Too Low and Predict That Higher Taxes Must Be Provided Washington The The house bous on Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- c day y February Febuary 8 concluded its work vork on the record record breaking war revenue revenue- bill by adopting to 11 I after fter six hours' hours discussion the conferees conferees' s' s agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on on- the measure It now goes to the senate for final approval which is expected in a a few days The conference report which proposes proposes proposes pro pro- poses to raise six billion dollars in taxes this year and more than four I billions annually until repealed willbe will willbe willbe be taken up by the senate Imme immediately after disposal of the woman s 's suffrage resolution Its adoption by the senate and approval by President Wilson are regarded as assured During debate in the house ouse Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day Democratic and Republican leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers joined in declaring that the bills' bills tax levies were we-e too low both for this year yeat and 1920 and predicted that higher high high- er taxes m must mst st be provided by the next congress Opposition to the tIie report was not based however on Its tax imposts butto butto but butto to ml minor amendments particularly the child labor legislation n. n B Besides the child labor provision several h house us members criticised-as criticised as a pittance the 60 60 paY bonus provided for persons discharged from military service Representative Kitchin Democratic leader made mad the principal address commending the bill bill as a n whole but declaring It should have Imposed higher taxes and that It would not meet future requirements He ex expressed ox- ox pressed the belief that expenditures this year would total and In 1920 1020 and that by bythe bythe the end of th the next fiscal year the bonds outstanding would aggregate He explained how how- ever that to enact the bill and take more more th than n under exist exist- existIng exist exist- existing ing law from profiteers charged with conducting propaganda against its ifs passage th the house conferees were were compelled to give and tak take I |