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Show PROPOSE TO STRIKE OUT OF WAR REVENUE Bill TAX OH Wl CAPITAL Various Amendments to Houte Dill Under Consideration by Senate Committee Washington, Sept. 30. Amendments Amend-ments to the wnr rovenue bill suggested sug-gested and now being considered by Democrats of tho Senato llnnnco commltteo com-mltteo Include ono to eliminate entirely en-tirely tho proposed tax of $2 n thousand thou-sand on bank capital and surplus. Following n suggestion yesterday that this amendment be reduced to $1, Senator John Sharp Williams, a member of the commltteo .today In troduced In the Senate an amendment amend-ment to strike out the bunk tn. Sentiment Is Bald to bo growing in favor fa-vor of this action. Other amendments to mnke up for tho dellcleiicy that would bo caused ' by abandoning tho bank tn nnd the ellmlntiou of tho tax of 2 cents n gnllon on gasoline aro ns follows: A tax of 2 cents on all bank checks draftB, letters of credit, etc.; n tax of G cents a gallon on rectified whiskies whis-kies which It Is estimated would yield nbout $5,000,000 revenue, nn Increase of 25 cents a barrel In the proposed J1.G0 tax on beer, making tho totnl levy $1.75 n barrel, to yield a total estimated revenuo of $52,000,000, a tax of 25 cents per horsepower on all passenger automobiles. Charlmau Simmons said tonight there probably would bo several changes In tho House bill, but no con. elusions hnd been reuched by the com mlttee. |