| Show EMERGENCY TAX TO BE CONTINUED JOINT resolution EXTENDING REVENUE LEVY ANOTHER YEAR APPROVED BY HOUSE V republicans are a unit in opposition to the measure while five democrats and five progressives Progress ives and join in in opposition washington the house late thursday under a rule limiting debate by a vote of to passed the joint resolution extending the emergency revenue tax until december 31 1916 the senate Is expected to take uke like action the law Is expected by administration leaders to bring revenue into the treasury at the rate of 0 a year the republicans voting solidly against the resolution were joined by the five progressives Progress ives and five democrats calloway texas hillard and keating colorant Colo colorado radT buchanan illinois and wingo arkansas several proposed amendments to shorten the period of extension were voted down representative kitchen of north carolina in his first speech as majority leader told the tha house that unless the law was extended the treasury would face a deficit ot of more than at the end of the fiscal year we democrats know that no tax Is popular in time of 0 peace he said but we e would be unworthy of the record ot of the democrats under this administration and under this congress it if we did not have the courage and patriotism to arrange sufficient revenues to meet the governments absolute necessities minority leader mann afana urged that extension for or a shorter period was preferable and former speaker can non suggested an issue of 0 panama canal bonds to meet this deficit it is expected that a general program of revenue legislation which may involve revision of the emergency tax law will be worked out by democratic leaders soon after the holiday recess |
