The Portland daily press., 1898-04-25
TO PAY THE BILLS.
War Revenue Measure introduced in the
House,

Washington. April 23.-The war reye-
nue. measure was introduced in
the House just before adjournment
this afternoon. Chairman Dingley made
the following statement regarding the
revenue to be raised from the BILL He
says:
The ways and means committee esti =
mate the increased revenue that would
be derived from the war measure pro-
posed would be from ninety to one
hundred million dollars, dist ibuted as
follows:
Fermented liquors, $35, oOO, 900; tobacco.
SIS, 1000, 600; cigars, $5,O00,OO0 dealers in
tobacco and cigars, S5,000,000; stamp
taxes on documents, kilograms, etc.,
$50, 900, 900; stamp tax on wines, mineral
waters. etc., undetermined; tonnage tax
on vessels engaged in foreign trades,
50, 900, 900.
Tea and coffee are not touched, as all
the measures proposed for war revenue
are internal revenue taxes.
The following licenses are placed on
tobacco dealers: {3o
Deaiers In lear topacco whose sales 90
not exceed s1o 600, shall pay S24 license;
those whose sales exceed $4,000, S4s;
dealers in tobacco whose sales do not ex-
coed $4,000, or $3.50 in excess of that
amount, $12.
The provisions of tbe stamn tax in
o1,,da -, x,,,,,,,i,+.,.,
oiu''e Oh proprietary meoloine and siml-
mr. rat TOW ofa oil
packets, boxes, bottles. etc.. which retail
at 81 cents or less. cants batween a5
IN ~ ~
anu " oeh's' o cen0s between oo anu 20
cents; cents between rs cents and III,
and for each so cents or fraction thereof
above that o,,orn+ an odditional two
aar,.s ''0 '''''o'' az ' W.
Bonds, debentures or other certificates
Of indebtedness after June lst issued by
any association, corporation, ETC., are to
pay cents on each 500 or traction there
OF issued and on all transfers OF shares or
certificates of stock two cents on each 500
of face value.
On bank checks and drafts exceeding
$40, cents; bills of exchange drafts at
sight or promissocy notes for speculation
not exceeding 500, cents; between 500
and 5000, 10 cents; between $500 and $3.50,
Is cents; between $3.50 and $500, 20 cents;
$500 and $780, 30 cents: 800 and $1,000,
40 cents; $1,000 and $4,000, 81; $4,000 and
$4,000, 81. so, and for each $4,000 in excess
Of SIS, COO. 81.
Certificates of deposits of money in bank
or trust company cents; for sums not
exceeding 500, 5 cents above that
amount.
Certificates of other descriptions, 10
cents.
Charter contracts for ship, vessel or
steamer which does not exceed 800 tons,
So, or between 300 and 600 tons, S.; ex-
ceeding 600 tons, $40.
Memorandum of sale of goods, bonds,
real estate or property of any kind issued
by brokers. 10 cents
Conveyances when the consideration
exceeds 500 and does not exceed $500, 30
cents; between $500 and 81 900, 81; be-
tween 81 900 and $4,000, So; between
S., 100 and $40, 900, $40; between $4,000
and 800. 600. $50: for each additional
SIC, 600, $40.
Teleeraphic messages except press de-
spatches cent on messages below the
charge of 20 cents and cents where the
charge is above 90 cents.
On the entry of goods at custom houses
for consumption not exceeding $500 in
value. 25 cents: between s1OO and $500.
40 cents; exceeding $500. 81: entry for
withdrawal of goods from bonded ware
house, so cents