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Show , SENATE REACHES BOND BILL TODAY . D ' Sovcn llllllon Dollar Measure Favor h, 1 " ornhly ItoportM by Flnonou I Committee. V : Washington, April 1C Tho J7.- K J 000,000,000 war revonuo bill, which 1 m ' has passed tho houao, was approved , ' l! today by tho senate flnnnca commlt- ; too and will bo takon up In tho son- J ato tomorrow for paseago. i jV Tho commlttoo voto was unnnl- , " J mous and senato lcadors expect to Ij mako an effort to put tho bill I through In ono sosslon. Three minor cuangos woro mado in tho bill aa It camo from tho house f Ono In the tltlo la to mako mora op- parent Its purposo of assisting in tho ! jl suggested by Secretary McAdoo Is KW to permit funds raised under tho K,, ml measure to bo deposited In banks not M H mombora of tho federal reserve sys- B' torn and In trust companies. A third p B Is to oxempt moro cloarly certificates Vt of Indebtedness from taxation. 1 Senator Swanson today Introduced tho administration bill to authorlzo . tho President to requisition merchant . gam ." v '' I "- ' '' k -ammmmmmmm ships In tlmo of war for compensation compensa-tion to bo fixed by tho government. Senator McCluraber Introduced n resolution proposing creation of a now federal bureau composod of exports ex-ports to study and stlmulato Invention Inven-tion of means to conlbat submarines. Drastic penalties for damaging or obstructing railroad properties are provided In a bill Introduced by Senator" Sen-ator" Chamberlain. If death 'to passengers pas-sengers or train men resulted thoso guilty would bo subject to penalties for murderior manslaughter. As a means to oxtond prohibition becauso of tho war, Senator Kenyon Introduced a bill Increasing tho Internal In-ternal rovenuo tax on distilled liquors to $10 a gallon. Senator Jones offered resolutions prohibiting liquor sales within twenty twen-ty miles of any military training camp, sale of liquor to uniformed soldiers or sailors or knowingly to thorn when not In uniform. Tho bill Increasing tho army general gen-eral staff, increasing machine gun companies, providing armored motor car companies for each division and to pay $1G monthly to dependants of enlisted men In tlmo of war and n half-year's salary In case of their death was reported favorably to the senate today. Tho houso today adopted without change tho conforenco report on tho general deficiency appropriation bill, which Includes JIOO.000,000 for wnr uso ns tho President sees fit. Tho bill now goes to tho President for signature. Tho houso adjourned until un-til Wednesday. Ucproscntntlvo Iirlttcn of Illinois Introduced a resolution today proposing pro-posing that exemption of married men from military duty under any futuro compulsory service legislation shall not apply to thoso married after April 1, this year, except under special order by tho secretary of war |