The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-26
VYrRLE oRAIN sUPPTY.
TAX BILL AMENDMENT
Designed 20 Make Matters Easier FOL
Certain Glasses.

Certain Glasses.
Washington. April &.-Tne Republican
members Of the ways and means COM
mittee had another conference this sf-
/ ternoon as a result OF which Chairman
Ding1ey, at a late hour, re~introduced
his war revenue bill with a number OF
| important amendments framed 20 meet
| objections The amended bill is likely TO
be laid before the full committee tomor-
row.
There are two new features. One
which Is made section g. gives author
ity for the taxed parties and concerns
to meet the increased rates. II follows:
THAT every person. firmor corpora
ton, who shall have made any contract
| prior to the passing OF this act and
I without other provisions therein for the
payment of taxes imposed by law. en-
acted subsequent thereto upon articles
to be delivered under such contract, f.
hereby authorized and empowered 70
add to the price thereof so much money
as viii be equivalent to the take imposed
on said articles by this act. and not
previously paid by the yendes nd shall
be entitled by virtue thereof 20 be paid
and 70 sue for and recover the same &C
cOrdingly. And in all classes Of articles
manufactured or produced. in whole or
in part, upon commission. or where the
material is furnished by one party and
manufactured by another, II the manu-
facturer shall berequired 20 pay under
this act. the tax hereby imposed. such
person or persons 50 paying thss ana
shall be entitled 70 collect the amount
thereof OF the owner or owners and
shall have a lien FOR the amount thurs
paid on the produced or manufactured
goods"
Tho amended bill imposes a tax on
telephone messages as follows;
For thirty miles or more where the
charge does not exceed . cents. one
cent; where charges exceed q cauts and
don OF exceed 81 %. two cents. from one
dollar 70 hvsd ollars. FIVE cents. and
charges exceeding s. D. tan cents. on
cial messages OF the United States gov
eminent are exempt from this iar ~
wei as that on telegraph MESSAGES. Ovv-
ners and operators % iong-distancs lines
commissioner oEn ternaI rsvsnus ths
number OF messages during the prscsd-
Ing month OF distzncs Of thirty miles
or more for which > charge has been
made. together with n. amount rec.lv-
I'd. under a penalty CT rot exceeding 40, |
for failure TO report
The setting apart % STD 10 for ths
Marine hospital service from the re-
c-ipts from tonnage duties r. limited % /
fiscal year $50
For the expenses - aSssEsusnt a-d 4
collection % these taxes E51.1o or a. I
mucho 2 that az IS necessary. r. sppro- /
pTiated for he employment ~ such c.p-
wy collectors ard oths-empIoyes n -. 4
several collection districts n TIRE Unl'ea .
states a. may % necessary.
TIE exemption % bo-6s 1eh.-.grss OF 4
certificates o: intebfsto.Ez !,r1sa ~ fs6- (
sTai. state. cou7ty. town srs rnuufcl pal 4
from - stamp ,z1ss l1,- 4
posed by tas hal r. s1fs-seS . i-e3uds +
''rr other corporations eEeTclziar TIE tax
.nE power
Parliament f7- fa5Ig-s % require A.
A. eslvs e1ty stanuav on snv e.soatchss .
y HeesaRss ia waived {. ths case e 4
press news Dispatches. pzukcertss-zfes {
b cep1E,t net cr&w5rz interest are
.arsd $50 oe-ts. AID taoas 8razl1E g.
.srest eve cents.
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