The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
CUTTING WAR TAXES
NH PROVIDES ron REDUCTION or
OVER SfO,0O0,O00.
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.
ramp TAXES or s2:.ooO,Ooo WILL
III TAKEN Off.

othrr Mig Items From which the
war Tax VIII BE Removed Are
Reer. Cigars and Proprietary Arti-
,t~s-Reauction ON Beer VIII he
Yearly $4,000, 0OO-ChnngeS tn the
sections Relating Ia Taxes ON
Icgactcs, Flour. Etc.
Wellington. Dee. Chairman Payne
ct Ito ways and Means Committee, to-
ssr introduced tho bill reducing the tax
aucn under the war revenue act. after
,5. Republican members OF tho committee
mad agreed on the form % the measure
ord the articles to receive the reduction
a., aN. The bin provides an aggregate
rsaaetlon estimated at $4,000 a4s.
~a, chief items Of this reduction are
st.. amp taxes. amounting 10 $1,000 900
te.r 50 s92 7i2. cigars. Ss.ls915i, proprietary
81 .iel. omittlng wines. S3s4SsS3
Tire estimated reductions in deSai a
r4-a out by Mr Payne are as follows
Heer So s327l2. cigars. S.fsa7si; special
taxes tsection -. commercial brokers,
Yw Isl. custom house brokers. sslG5. cir
tuse. Ul7n. iheaters S47l7S. exhibitions
toi otherwise provided Ssieis; tosal
ee-eial tax, S-SI .5ss
Schedule A. Bank checks, 1900 ooo: GER
Ufsates of deposit. $4,000. drafts. inland.
tauto. promissory notes. 50 500. on: postal
orders, Sf02 00: foreign bills Of exchange
gnlap. export bill Of ladinr, 10000. eX-
pess receipts 81 1000. telephone mes
sl-as Gl5.o00. bonds OF indemnity. SEQ.
oo certificates other than OF profits. 500
H6 cnarter partq, $1,000: brokers con
tracts &ao 000. conveyanecs. $500 90. tel
iarapl dispauches. $1,000; insurance g.
es rl leases. $4,000; mortgages. $500 900.
passage tickets. 10000; power OF attor-
nov e,e. $4,000. protests, So. ooo; ware
house receipts. $4,000. total schedule A.
SCI i40op
schedule r. S4.5lSss3. Less wines. 500.
oe-N 94s -. iexacies, charitable etc,
10000. grand total. Si0oo,38.
The Reduction on beer.
Tie bui provides discount OF % Per
cent? la the tax Of s. per barrel on beer
iu lieu ~ tie present ~ per cent reduc-
tom making the new rate Sl.d4 per barrel
mo sections of the war revenue act
taxing commercial brokers, custom house
brokers clrcuses. thcatcts aud other OK
l.luI0Hs are stricken out.
The rate on cigars Is made 8 instead q
$500 per leo weighing more than three
pounds per l000.
Schedule a retains the stamp tax OF
corporate stock. bonds etc. sales, etc. al
exchange or boards Of trade, freight re-
r.iuts. certificates 90 profits, entry 81
goods at custom house and entry fol
Withdrawal Of good, from customs bonded
warehouse. With these exceptions, tht
stomp tnxes under schedule 4 are struck
ogt. chairman payue's statement gives
in dsH4 tho stamp taxes omitted under
schedule a
Schedule y. which required stamps on
proprietary medicines ana prepa cations
per.mcgy aud cosmetics chewing gum
cfe.. Is amended 80 that sparkling or other
wines are the only products requirlns
stamps.
lion % OF the war revenue act. re-
hura 10 taxes or iegacics Is amended by
a8ng a. the end Of said section the
GLOWING.
Provided that nothing IN this section
sH.l be Construed 20 apply TO requests
lcaacI,s for useE Of religious, lite
ars charitable or educational character,
iHa uuine works of art
-l.lu 81 90 the act is amended as %
.dwlul ,ratlve feature and sections TO-
y as 70 ana % are repealed, as they re-
lsfc 90 administrative features no longer
necessary.
The Tax on Fiour.
ea.itrp RI IL the net ls amended 20 read
f.fleyss.
section IS. That for the purpose OF
thl4 act the words mixed flour shall
Dr. taken lu1 construed 20 mean the prod
U.t 4...frt4n., fr.m tee grinding or mis-.
.,e to-.-.s, IN v,el,t ~ wheat -four
4. ~ pr,frfr,l constituent with any
..1.r srsl,, ~ Inc nro.5iist ~ any other
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