Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-23
WAR TAX BILL.
PASSES IN SENATE
Cotton Growers Relief Clause Is
Defeated.
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL ACT
Hoped to Raise $1oo,ooo,0Oo Revenue
for the Government - House
Conference Asked by Sim
mons Is Granted.


Washington, Oct 20.-The war tax
bill passed the senate on Saturday by
vote of 81 to %. 1t was opposed by
all the Republicans and one Democrat,
Senator Lane of Oregon.
The cotton bond issue proposed as
rider to the bill by the southern SEN
ators from cotton by the southern SEN
ators from cotton states was defeat
ed, 40 to 81, although drawing the
support of three Republicans and
Poindexter, the Progressive.
An attempt by Southern senators,
led by Vardaman of Mississippi, to
kill the bill by postponing action in
definitely on it, was defeated by a
vote of 80 to rs. Senator Overman
was defeated likewise in an attempt to
amend the bill and provide for repay
ment to the South of collections from
the Civil war taxes on cotton.
On the passage of the bill, Senator
Sim mons, chairman Of the finance
committee, Lad the senate pass mo-
ton insisting on all the senate amend
ments and asking the house for con-
ference on the disagreement.
The final vote on the bill was:
For-Democrats, Ashurst, Bank
head, Bryan, Culberson, Fletcher,
Hitchcock, Hughes, James, Johnson,
Kern, Lea (Tenn), Leo Md, Lewis,
Martin, Marine, Meyers, Overman,
pom Sonleh,,rxy Che ffrotb Chen.
pard, Shields, Shively, Simmons,
Smith (Md.), Smith g. CO., Swanson,
Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton,
Walsh. West, White--34.
Against-Republican Borah, Bris-
tow, Clapp, Clary (Wyo), DePont,
Jones, Lippitt, McCumber, Mclean,
Nelson, Norris, Oliver, Page, Perkins,
Root, Smith (Mich.), Sterling, Town
send, Warren, Weeks: Democrat,
Lane: Progressive, Poindexter
The main taxes provided in the SEN
ate war revenue bill are: Beer, $1.75
barrel; rectified whisky, 5 cents a
gallon; all domestic still wines, 8
cents a gallon and 55 cents a gallon
on all grape brandies used in fortifica-
ton thereof; champaigns, Is cents
quart; carbonated wines, 10 cents a
quart; liquors and cordials, 25 cents
a gallon; bankers, 81 per $1,000 of
capital, surplus and undivided profits;
pawnbrokers, $50 year; commission
merchants, $40; custom house brok-
ers, $40; proprietors of theaters, mu-
seums and concert halls with seat
ing capacity not more than 300, $25
year; not exceeding 900 capacity,
$50; not exceeding 1000, $76; more
than 1000, 500; circuses, 500; 9TH
er amusement proprietors or agents,
except chautauquas, lecture lyceums,
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or char
liable auspices, $40; bowling alleys
and billiard rooms, SIS for each alley
or table.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers: Dealers
in leaf tobacco, from Sc to $24; deal
ers in tobacco, $3.50; manufacturers
of cigars, from SO to S2,496; manufac-
turers of cigarettes, from $12 to $2,156.
Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumers, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth of a cent for
each scent package and five-eighths
of a cent for each Individual 25 cents
in value; chewing gum, cents for
each 81 of value.
Sparkling wines, / cent for pints
and cents for all larger containers.
Bonds, 5 cents on each $100 of value.
Promissory notes, cents per 500.
Express and freight bills of lading,
l cent each.
Newspaper shipments taxed on
monthly sworn statements of publish
ers shipments within the county of
publication exempted), l cent per
shipment.
Telegraph and telephone messages,
1 cent each.
Indemnity bonds, so cents.
Certificates of deposit, cents for
each 800.
All other certificates required by
law. 10 cents each.
Custom house receipts, 25 cents to
81 on values ranging from 500 to
more than $500
Custom house withdrawal entries,
so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies, 1
cent on each 81 of premium, co-opera-
tive and mutual fire insurance ex-
empted.
Passage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$50 in cost, 81: not exceeding 500 in
cost, So; costing more than 500, SIS;
tickets less than $40 exempted.