Show WAR REVENUE BILL TAX ON BEER TO BE REDUCED TO washington dec 14 when the housa met today mr barney wis from the committee on appropriations reported he pension appropriation bill the house then resumed the consideration of the war revenue reduction bill mr danzoll Dal zoll penna closed the general debate on the bill and it was then read for amendment under the five minute rule mr payne chairman of the ways and means committee offered an amendment to make the tax per barral on boor flat instead of a discount of 20 per cent as originally drawn mr newlands New landa nov offered an amendment to reduce the tax to per mr bartholdt Dart holdt missouri offered an amendment to make it per barrel the newlands Naw lands amendment was lost 60 to the bartholdt resolution was defeated on a rising vote 74 to the payne amendment taxing beer at per barrel was adopted by the house without division |