The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24
4 WAR REVENUE MEASURE.
A Bill Which Is Expected to Raise
$lO0,000,000 Annually.
NO TAX LEVIED ON BREADSTUFFS.
Beer and Tobacco Tax Increased.
Chewing Gum Must Pay-Bilis
of Exchange Dutiablc.

Washington. April 23--Chalrman Ding
ley Of the ways and means committee this
afternoon introduced in the house the wal
revenue measure which republican mem
bers OF the ways and means committee
have prepared 1t is the intention OF Mr.
Dingley to press the bill on Monday, and
he hopes to have it through the house by
Tuesday II is thought that this programme
will be opposed by the democrats, who have
not been consulted in its preparation and
who will not have an opportunity TO sec
1t until it is presented to the fulI
committee on Monday. They are in
c!ined to think that they have been most
unfairly treated. AS it is distinctly war
measure in which they are expected 10 ac-
quiesee without opposition, they believe
they should have been consulted in it's
preparation. The democrats have already
decided to offer an income tax amend
ment, Chairman Dingley estimates that
ire measure as framed will raise between
Sso'ooo,oOO and $10O.000,000. Tea, coffee,
railroad tickets and petroleum. all of which
were considered at different times as sub,
1ects for taxation. are not touched in the
bill. The revenue to be derived is distrib.
uted as follows:
Fermented liquors, ss5, 900 600; tobacco
sio'Voo'VUo; cigars, S5,000,000; tobacco Ii
censes. S5,0OO,000; stamp tax ON Documents
kilograms, etc, $50 5000, 900; tonnage tax
S2,oOOO 900. The amount to be raised nv mn
stamp tax on wines, mineral waters, chew
ing gum, etc., has not been estimated
Washington, April 23-It is estimate.l
that the war revenue measure will prod,,n,
apout sioo'ooo'ooO in revenue. The tax ON
Deer alcohol and fernented liquors ia in
creased from 81 to 81 a barrel, l,,t no ~
bate for unused Or destroyed stanps is al.
lowed.
The tax on tobacco and snrrr &c i,cro,s.,.
- y cents pound, upon cigars 81 per
i,VV' Weighing more than three pounds per
wv ana " on cigars weighing less than
three pounds per 1000; "a upon cieorette
Weighing more than 3 pounds per 1000 ana
" on ciragettes Weighing less than three
POUNDS,
Dealers in loaf tobacro. whose sales do
not exceed $4,000 shall ray A s24 Iicense
those whose sales exceed $4,000 $40. deal
efs IN tobacco whose sales do not exceed
siooo, Vase; in excess of that amount $40
me provisions of the stamp tax include
proprietary medicines and similar prepara-
.'ons' lax OF ] cent on all PACKETS. boxes
polties' ETC., which retail at ~ cents n,
less cents between 25 ard 80 cents 2
cents between SO and IS, cents ber,yes.,
20 cents and 81 ana for each 20 con,s /.
traction thereof above that amount m 3D.
titional cents - "'-
me same schedule applies 10 perfumerv
s ~ cosmetics Chewing gum is to pay i
y ~ ioI parRets retailing Ut cents ann
: WINS ior packages exceeding 3 cents
,'nger ale and mineral waters arc m nav
uen' per pint and wines cents per p,nf
'n,as, s, Hebehtnr1s or other certidcases az
soe oI.uneSs 's.er Juno purchased by any
cents ~, corporation ETC.. are 10 pay s
,,,ns Va eacn sioo or fraction thereof is
'ued and on all ransfcrs Of shares nv -,
lnirs'es OF stocks 2 cents on each 500 n
ace On bank checks and drafts excssd.
ing $50. 2 cents 's eAcesa-
niiis OF exchange, drafts at eiehr mr. M, o.
=. sircuiatlon not exceeding 500. I cents
, 'ss~.en s,eo and 5000. 10 cents, between !
, 'soo ana saoo 10 cents. between $3.50 md
'ooo, ~ cents; $500 and 1850, 30 cents. sT50
Q slooo. 40 cents; $1,000 to sl25o. al ss5oo
= ssvoo Si;6o. and for each $4,000 in excess
Foreign bills Of exchange. letters <,
,redit, including express money orders ~
ny me same rate as bills OF exchange AMI
49," notes except where drawa In
'e.s ~ tn'ee or mora when for exchange
or bill Of exchange where thu sun navahi',
,oss not exceed $3.50. 3 cents. Anovs that
n ls IS graduated scale running II for
: ,'V0 ana ana 80 cents for each ss5oD addition
y, hllis Of lading, receipts for goods.
etc. for export. ID cents
~ ~ express packages cent upon al
wsa 'nat pay not to exceed e5 cents: be.
wes9 = cents and 81. 2 cents; in excess
! ~ O. cents TnLemnifyiag bonds. IA
, sss' Az other bonls required IN legal
\ p cents. certidcates Of prof,s
Certificates Of aeposit az Icr SSs I.
~ tfuks companies oepts Tar sums M |