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Show PASSAGE OF EXCISE TAX Many .Republicans Join With Democrats in Favor of Measure Washington, March 19 The Democratic Dem-ocratic excise income tax bill passed the house unamended this afternoon by a voto of 219 to 11. Many Republicans Republi-cans voted for IL Scvcnty-nlno Republicans voted for tho measure and there were no Democratic Dem-ocratic votes against it, Tho bill proposes-to extend tho existing ex-isting corporation tax law to Include a tax of 1 per cent on tho yearly net , incomes of all firms or individuals in j excess of 5,000. The Democrats 'declare tho tax is one on "doing business" despite the fact that it would Include enlarlcd persons per-sons and claim it would bring in suf. ficient revenue to offset tho estimated loss of $Q0,000,000 resulting from putting put-ting sugar on the "free list, Thcfrco sugar bill already has gone to the senate and the exclso tax bill will be sent to the sonate tomorrow oo |