Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-18
WAR TAX MEASURE.
Details Of the Bill Passed by Con-
gress to Create More Revenue.


House Adopts the Conference Report, lBS
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FV AH"es-compiete ApstrAct
OF the Measure.
WARRINGTON, June l0-The house, By vote
Of l6i 70 i07, yesterday agreed TO the senate
amendments 10 the war revenue bill Five re-
publicans voted against the conference report
and Ave democrats voted for Il The following
Is complete abstract Of the bill, giving every
item and rate md contains everything save de-
tails OF administrative features II provides
that the act shall take effect on the day sue
cecding the date Of its passape except as other
wise specially provided for:
tax OF &c on all beer lager beer. ale. porter
and other similar fermented liquors, brewed or
manufactured and sold or stored In warehouse
or removed for consumption or sale for every
barrel containing not more than 81 gallons, and
ct like rute for any other quantity or frac-
tional parts Of barrel, with discount OF ~
per cent on all sales by collectors to brewers
Of tho stamps provided for the payment Of tho
tax. An additional proyso was added Us fol-
lows, by the conference; THAT the additional
tax imposed In this section on all fcrmcntcd
liquors stored In warehouse to which q stamp
had been afixcd. shall DO assessed and collect
cd In the manner now provided By law for the
collection OF taxes not paid By stamps"
Special Taxes from July 1.
First-Bankcrs employing o capital not cx-
ceeding s25,OOo ESQ: employing q capital ex-
ccedlpg 5000 for every additional o. 200, o.,
surplus included In capital Sccond-BrokerS
ESQ, but any person having paid special tax rs
bank shall not be required to pay n special
tax as o broker Thlrd-Pnwnbrokcrs $50.
Fourth-commcrclal brokers' go Fifth-Cus-
tom house brokers' SO Sixth-Proprletor OF
thcaters, museums and concert halls In cities
OF more than ., 900 population. si00 This does
not include halls rented or used occasionally
for concerts or theatrical representations
Sevcnth-Circuses, .iO1 No special tax paid
In one state Is TO exempt exhibitions from the
tax In another state. though but one special
tax is TO be imposed for exhibitions within any
one state. Eighth-Proprictors or agents OF
all other public exhibitions or shows for money.
not enumerated here. si0. Ninih-l,owling
alleys and billiard rooms, q for each alley or
table
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes.
In lieu Of the tax now imposed by law, a tax
OF ie cents per pound upon all tob.cco md
snuff, however prepared. manufactured and
sold, or removed for consumption or sale; upon
cigars and cigarettes manufactured and sold
OF removed for consumption or sale, the follow
ing taxes to be paid by the manufacturer:
s36D per 1000 on cigars weighing more than
three pounds per 1000: u per loo on cigars
weighing not more than three pounds per LOU;
sa60 per 1000 cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per 1000. and si50 per 1000 on
cigarettes weighing not more than three pounds
pcr 1000; provided. that In lieu Of the two.
three and four-ouncc packages of tobacco and
snuI now authorized by law there may be
packages thereof containing one and two thirds
ounces. two ana onc-haf ounces. aud three and
one-third ounces respectively, and in addition
10 packages now authorized by law there may
DO packages containing one ounce Of smoked
tobacco Tho commissioner Of internal revenue
Is authorized tn employ internal revenue agents
Insurance.