The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-06
ma DEAD up GO The RATES.
D Achieved Fame Amendment to the Tobacco
lingtOn. Schedule Is Reported.
q. S. Navy De- Big Increase on High Grade and
nent. Little Cigars.
AT SALINAIO ONE FOURTH HIGHER.
]. N. H. LoOmis, An Increase of % Per Cent on
of Topeka. Smoking and Chewing.
,retary to Four Use of Any Kind of Coupons Is
Of Interior, Prohibited.
Amendment to the Tobacco
Schedule Is Reported.
Big Increase on High Grade and
Little Cigars.
ONE FOURTH HIGHER.
An Increase of % Per Cent on
Smoking and Chewing.
Use of Any Kind of Coupons Is
Prohibited.

Washington, July 6.-The senate COM
mittee on finance today completed its
consideration of the internal revenue
provision Of the bill fixing taxes on to-
bacco and it was reported to the SEN
ate soon afterwards. The existing rate
of So a thousand on cigars Weighing
more than 3 pounds per thousand was
retained, but a proviso was added in
creasing the tax on high grade cigars
This proviso fixes a tax of Sc a thou
sand when the wholesale price is be-
tween SIS and $40. Where the price is
more than $40 the tax is fixed at So 4
thousand. On cigars weighing 3 pounds
or less a thousand, the house rate of
81 is reduced to IS cents thousand, an
increase Of q cents over the existing
rate.
on cigarettes Weighing more than 5
pounds a thousand, the house rate Of
Sc. so is retained, but on those weighing
not more than 3 pounds, the house rate
is reduced from $3.50 to SIPS thou
sand, which still leaves an increase
over the existing tax.
The provision classifying rolls of to-
bacco wrapped in tobacco as cigars
and those wrapped in paper or other
substances than tobacco as cigarettes,
is retained. The tax on snuff is fixed
at cents a pound.
N1leSslnS anu
The tax on chewing and smoking to-
bacco is also made eight cents a pound
and this rate is made to cover fine cut,
cavendish, plug or twist, cut or granu-
lated tobacco of every description. The
existing rate on snuff and smoking and
chewing tobacco is six cents.
The new rate on tobacco is made ap-
plicabIe to tobaccos twisted by hand or
reduced to a. condition to be consumed
in any manner other than the ordinary
mode of drying and curing, preparing
for sale or consumption even if pre-
pared without the use of any machine
or instrument and without being
pressed or SWeetened-
Included in the provision are also all
fine cut shorts or refused scraps, clip
pings cutting and sWeepingS.
The use of coupons or any form OF
premium slips in packages of tobacco
is prohibited by new section This
section is considered to be broad
enough to prohibit all forms of trade
stimuIants through the promise of
gifts.
Sizes of Packages.
The laws governing the sizes of
packages of cigars are re-enacted.
Additional sizes of packages of smok-
ing tobacco are permitted BY tbs sen
ate enactment It is provided that
the new taxes shall not take effect I'M
til July 1, 1910.
A hornets nest of opposition was
stirred up in the senate when Mr..
Smoot reported the amendment.
The new provisions had only been
read when Senator Daniel, senior
member of the committee on
finance, arose and inquired Of the
senator from Utah, whether he had
said these amendments had been re-
ported by the committee on finance.
Receiving an affirmative reply, he
promptly denied the correctness of
the statement.
1T is another bogus report from
the committee declared Mr.. Daniel
The Virginia senator proceeded to
say that the committee on finance had
OF acted on these amendments They |
lad been considered, he said, only by |
he Republican members of that |
Democrats Indignant.
Mr.. Daniel then offered a resolu- |
ion declaring that every member of |
he committee appointed by the SEN
lite has the right to be notified of all |
meetings of the committees to which |
svery proposition referred to the COM
nittee by the senate. This resolu-
ion, he sad had been prepared and |
vas II troduced without the authority /
# all the Democratic members OF the |
senate.
He would, he said. ask an aye and |
10 vote on the resolution at the prop
n time.
Mr.. AIdrlch suggested InaC the rec
,rd be changed to make it appear /
hat the amendment was reported by |
Mr.. Smoot and not by the finance |
committee in order to meet the crit /
cism of the senator from Virginia
Directing to such change in The /
Mr.. Culberson said that was |
lot the way the objection on the |
Democratic side should be met.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that he would /
all meeting OF the finance commit |
zee for tomorrow morning to give the /
members a chance to ex- |
press their opinion.
1t was agreed that the tobacco /
offered by Mr.. Smoot |
would be printed, that a meeting of |
he finance committee would be held /
omorrow morning for all Of its mem /
,ers and that the tobacco tax would /
lot be considered until tomorrow. The
ariff bill was then reported to the /
committee of the whole of the sen
tie