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Show PASSES WAR TAX MEASURE. Bill Provides for a Levy Somewhat Under $2,400,000,000. Washington. The war tax bill the largest single taxation measure In American history was passed Monday Mon-day night by the senale. It provides for a levy somewhat, under SL'.-H II 1,01 HI. - 000 as compared with $1,708,870,000 proposed in the hill as it. passed the (louse May 'Si. The vote was (ill to -1, Senators Borah, Bor-ah, Gronna, La 1'olletle and Norris being be-ing recorded in opposition.- The great bill, nearly four mnnth.s in tie' making, was- returned to the house 'I'ue-o.i.v and then goes to conference, con-ference, with enact ment within ten days or two weeks probable. Senators Sena-tors Simmons. Stone and Williams, 1 lomoerats, and Penrose and Lodge, l: p-ibti'Mns. of the liiia'ife committee, commit-tee, v. ere apj"ijj;e l the senate's conferees. |