The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-07
Work in Committee Of Whole
Completed
TOBACCO 0 TAX SECTION
To Be Considered To-day--Amendments
Interesting to Ship owners--Pre-
scented Late BY Lodge--Psssed
without Dissent.

Washington, July Tine taflH Dali
passed from tho committee Of the whole
to the Senate at 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The Senate thereupon took
recess until $3.50 o'clock to afford time
to obtain a print Of the bin as amended
in committee Of the whole. Further dis
cussion Of the tobacco tax was postponed
until to-day to allow the full committee,
including Democratic members, an op-
portunity further to consider the ques-
ton.
The Senate committee On finance yes
terday completed Its consideration Of the
internal revenue provision OF the Payne.
Aldrieh tariff bin, fixing taxes on tobacco
and it was reported to the Senate soon
afterwards. The existing rate Of $500
per thousand on cigars weighing more
than three pounds per thousand, was
retained, but proyiso was added in.
creasing the tax on high grade cigars
This proviso fixes tax OF IS per thou
sand when the wholesale price il be-
TWEEN $50 and sllO Where the price
+ more than Sll0, the tax is fixed at
50 per thousand On cigars weighing
three pounds or less per thousand the
House rate Of 81 is reduced TO seventy
five cents per thousand, an increase Of
twenty-one cents over the existing rate.
The rate on cigarettes weighing more
than three pounds per thousand tie
Hoase rate Of $500 q retained, but on
those weighing not more than three
pounds tile House rate Il reduced from
$3.50 to 1925 per thousand, which still
leaves an increase over the existing law
The House provision classifying rolls
of tobacco wrapped in tobacco rs cigars
and those wrapped in paper or other sub
stances as cigarettes IS retained.
The tax on snuff Is fixed at eight cents
pes pound. The tax on chewing and
smoking Tobacco Is also made eight cents
per pound. and this rate IS made to cover
ane cut, earendish, plug Or twist, cut OF
graduated tobacco of every description.
Thu existing rate On snuff and smoking
and chewing tobacco II six cents
The new rate 0f tobacco Il made ap-
plicahle to tobacco twisted hy hand or
reduced into condition TO be consumed
OF in any manner other than the ordi
nary mode y dying and curing. pre-,
pairing for sale or consumption, even #
prepared without The use OF any machine
OF instrument and without being pressed
or sweatenedH
Included il the provision are also All
fine cut shorts and refuse scraps. clip
pings cuttings and sweepings
The use OF coupons or any form Of
premium slips in packages of tobacco
IS prohibited by new section Of the Bin
This section is considered to be broad
enough to prohibit all forms Of trade
stimuants through the promise Of gifts
and viii apply to retail sales Of cigars
from boxes as well as TO the placing Of
certificates in packages.
The laws governing the sizes Of pack.
ages Of cigars are reenacted Addition
al sizes oi packages Of smoking tobacco
are permitted by The senate amendment.
1T Is provided that the new taxes shall
not take effect until July /, 1910.
A hornets nest OF opposition was
stirred up in the Senate when Mr. Snaoot
reported the amendments.
The new provisions had only been read
when Senator Daniel, senior minority
member OF the committee on finance.
arose and inquired Of the senator from
Utah whether he had said these amend
ments had been reported by the com
mittee on finance, Receiving an affirma.
tive reply be promptly denied the cor.
reetness Of the statement.
lit is another bogus report from the
committee declared Mr.. Daniel.