The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
THE TAX ON LOOSE TOBACCO REMOVED Senator Bradley Carries His
 Point In the Senate RECORDS OF SALES KEPT Some Other Provisions of the tobacco Schedule Are Retained and Lit
 tie Change Is Made in the
 Proposed Taxes.
RECORDS OF SALES KEPT

Washington, July S.-Much interest was aroused in the Senate today over the adoption of the amendment of Senator Bradley removing the restrictions on the free sale of tobacco in the hand. This ac- tion was the result of many years of agi- tation and of much active recent cam paigning.
 The Bradley amendment authorizes the grower, any person to whom he may make transfer or any one else to sell to- bacco in the hand without paying a tax, but requires that when the sale exceeds 10 pounds a record shall be kept for the benefit of the internal revenue service.
 The present law permits the grower to dispose of his product, but does not al- low his vendee to transfer 1t without pay ing tax Of cents pound. The pro- hibition has been the cause of much dis turbance. eliminating in the forays of the night riders in Kentucky and Tennessee. The finance committee made an adverse report on the provision to the Senate. Sen ator Bradley, author of the amendment, has, however, been persistent in his ef- forts to have the tax removed, and at last succeeded in prevailing upon Senator Aldrich and other members of the finance committee to acquiesce.
 When the bill passed the House 1t car ried a similar provision, so that there is no doubt that the bill as passed will con- tain a practical repeal of the tax on hand" tobacco.
 Tobacco Schedule.
 n,1-. schedule were retained These impose a tax of 8 cents pound on chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff; $3 on cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand, with increases for high-grade cigars running up to ss per thousand; of 75 cents on cigars weighing three pounds or less s3. 60 on cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand and s1. 8 on cigarettes of not more than three pounds per thousand.
 It was expected that much time would be consumed in discussing the tobacco taxes but even before that time was reached today 1t had been arranged that there should be comparatively little ef- fort to alter the finance committees sched- ule
 Senators Daniels of Virginia and Brad the action of the committee, but realizing that any effort to change the result would prove futile, both decided to waste little time in that direction.
 Laid on the Table.
 An amendment by MT. Newlands, cre- rie of which he urged in an extended speech was laid on the table.
 Advocating the placing of crude as- phaltum on the free list, MT. Burton said such action would reduce from to 15 per cent the cost of asphalt paving. This proposition was opposed by Senator Flint. who declared that free asphalt meant the further strengthening of the asphalt trust.
 "Is there an asphalt trust?' inquired MT. Bailey.
 Yes" retorted MT. Flint.
 Please say that loud enough for tho Attorney General to hear it." appealed the Texan.
 Mr Bailey moved unsuccessfully to amend the provision by also placing re- fined asphalt on the free list MT. Bur- ton obtained an aye and no vote on his amendment and 1t was rejected S7 to %.
 When at 6 o'clock 1t became known that Senator LaF ollette, Senator Beverfdge, Senator Bristow and others had speeches which they desired to deliver before the final disposition of the bill, 1t became very evident that there would be night ses- sion and many predicted that the hour would be late before the final touches could be placed upon the measure.
 After the disposal of the tobacco and oil provisions it was discovered that many other senators were prepared to present amendments.
 Inheritance Tax.
 Among the first amendments offered was one by MT. Dixon of Montana, who pre- sented the inheritance tax provision of the House bill, so changed as to raise the ex- emption clause from $100,OOo to S25,O0O With out debate 1t was laid on the table on mo- tlon of MT. Aldrich. MT. Aldrich sug- gested a change in the paragraph relating to mattings respecting the number of ends of the warp, which he said, would &C., complish a large reduction in the duty The clause was accepted.
 MT. McLaurin, having presented an amendment placing on the free list car penters' and blacksmiths tools and farm ing implements. it was met with the usual suggestion from MT. Aldrich that 1t should go to the table. The motion carried, but before it was acted upon MT. Gore found an opportunity to inquire whether the table was ''big enough to accommodate all the things which the chairman of the