The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-18
DRUG REPRESENTATIVES.
They Urge the Repeal of Certain
WPr Taxes.

They Urge the Repeal of Certain
wer Taxes.
Nearly one hundred representatives Of
the drug trade of the country appeared be-
fore the Committee on Ways and Means
yesterday morning. to urge the passage OF
a bill introduced by Representative BOu-
tell Of Illinois. to repeal the tax on pro-
prietary medicines and upon cosmetics,
perfumery, etc, under schedule B, Of the
War Revenue act The interests repre-
sented were: The National Association Of
Retail Druggists. Wholesale Druggists
Association Proprietary Association Of
America, American Pharmaceutical AssO-
ciaticn. New York State Pharmaceutical
Association Manhattan Pharmaceutical
Association. New York; German Apothe-
carries Association, New York; Kings
County Pharmaceutical Association.
BROOKLYN. " Y: Erie County Pharmaceu-
teal Association. Buffalo, n. Y; Penn
sylvania Pharmaceutical Association,
Western Pennsylvania Retail Druggists.
Association Philadelphia Pharmaceutical
Association. Virginia Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION, New Jersey Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION. Delaware Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation. Washington Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION. and the Maryland Pharmaeeu-
teal Association
G.. P. Inglehart, OF Chicago; Thomas f.
Wooten. Of Chicago; J. c. Gallagher, OF
New Jersey; Felix Hirschman, of New
York: r S. Eds. OF Indiana: Thomas
Stoddart Of Buffalo; o. W. Clarke, OF Con
shOhOcken. Pa. and others spoke. They
represented that the tax on the prOprie-
tary medicines weighed heavily on the
drug trade and that they thought as the
necessity for the revenue vanished with
the late war it was time something was
being done for their relief II was claimed
that the section relating to these articles
was badly drawn, so that in some instances
the tax applied, and in others 1t did not
Mr. Clarke said the Government was
taking money out Of his pocket and put
ting it into the Treasury Of the United
States. where there was no use for It. and
then placing il in the hands Of the New
York bankers. who loaned it back 70 the
people and pOcketed the interest II be
were to take the stump for the Democratic
campaign he would not want a better
campaign argument he said. They claimed
they we're unjustly taxed. in that ~hiie
they had to pay all the stamp taxes 10
which others were subjected they were
also compelled 10 pay a special tax on
their own products. By the elimination or
these taxes the Government would not be
deprived in one year Of more than one
half the surplus for single month.
H. B. Harding. representing the drug
gists. connected with the Board Of Trade
and Transportation, thought it would be a
great example OF prosperity TO show the
world that within two years this country
could remove the war taxes.
Representative Boutell, who introduced
the bill. spoke briefly In its favor. With
reference to the surplus resulting from
the operation Of the War Revenue act, be
said he thought the time had come when
the people demanded some modification OF
the law. The greatest friction. he thought.
had occurred under schedule B, in relation
to proprietary medicines. as was shown by
the difficulty the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue had experienced in interpreting
this action.