The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16
House Agrees to Senate Amend
ments of Revenue Measure.
FIFTY-SEVEN VOTES TO SPARE.
Bill Agreed TO by II Vote almost
Strictly Partisan
MAKES A LEVY ON EVERYTHING.

teers to vote in congressional
elections. the conference report on
the war revenue bill was presented
to the house yesterday. Considera-
ton was interrupted by a recess to
s o'clock in the evening at which
hour the report was taken up again
and after three hours debate, involv
ing a wide range Of subjects and
some sensational features, it was
voted upon and adopted 154 to 107.
ABSTRACT OF THE BILL
The following is q complete alb
stract of the war revenue bill, giving
every item and rate and contains
everything except details of admin
istrative features 1t provides that
the act shall take effect on the day
succeeding the date of its passage
except as otherwise specially pro-
vided for,
A tax of 50 on all beer, lager beer
ale. porter and other similar fer
mented liquors, brewed or manufac-
/ tured, and sold or stored in ware
house or removed for consumption
or sale, for every barrel containing
not more than thirty one gallons;
and at a like rate for my other
quantity or fractional parts of a
barrel, with discount of II per
cent on all Gales by collectors to
brewers of the stampn provided for
the payment Of the tnx An add
tional proviso was added, as follows,
by the conference:
That the additional tax imposed
in this section on all ferments and
liquors stored 10 warehouse, 10
which stamp had been affixed,
shall be assessed and collected in
the manner now provided by law
for the collection Of taxes not paid
by stamps"
SPECIAL TAXES FROM JULY /.
First-Bankers employing capl-
tai not exceeding $4,000, $50; en-
ploying sapital exceeding S25, 900,
for every additional $1,000, So sur
plus including capital.
Second-Brokers, $50, but any
person having paid the special tar
as bank shall not be required TO
pay the special tax as broker.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $40.
Fourth brokers, $40.
Fifth-Custom house brokers, 500.
Sixth-Proprietors of theaters,
museums and concert halls 10 cities
of more than 25,000population, 500.
This does not include halls rented
or used occasionally for concerts or
theatrical representations.
Seventh-Circuses, 500 No
special tax paid in one state is to
exempt exhibitions from the tax in
another state, though but one spe-
cial tax is to be imposed for exhibi
tions within any one state
neutrality-suspicious. or agents OF
all other public exhibitions or shows
for money not Enumerated here, $40.
Ninth-Bowling alleys and billiard
rooms, SIS for each alley and table.
TOBACCO, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
In lieu of the tax now imposed by
law, tax of II cents per pound
upon all tobac.o and snuff, however
prepared, manufactured and sold, OF
removed for consumption or sale
upon cigars and cigarettes Dlanufac
tured and sold or removed for con
sumption or sale, the following taxes
to be paid by the manufacturer:
$500 per 1000 on cigars weighing
more than three pounds per 1000
81 per 1,0s0 on cigars weighing not
more than three pounds per 1000
$500 per 1000 cigarettes weighing
not more than three pounds per
1000; provided, that in lieu of the
two, three aud four pound packages
of tobacco and snuff now authorized
by law, there may be package:
thereof containing one and two
thirds ounces, two and one-hali
ounces, and three and one-third
ounces respectively, aud in addition
to packages now authorized by Law
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