Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-10-22
WAR REVENUE BILL
IS BEING RUSHED
Despite Attempt To Divert
Argument to Cotton
THE soUTHERAERs
Most of the Day Devoted to Discussion
Of Cotton Situation by the Senate
Would Tack Amendments
to Revenue Bill.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Despite efforts
of Southern senator's to divert discus
sion to cotton relief legislation, the
Senate made material progress today
on the war revenue bill. Many i'm
portant sections were agreed to after
the proposed amendment authorizing
a $3.50, 600 900 bond issue to aid cotton
producers had been debated and a
vote deferred.
The Senate agreed to strike out the
tax on proprietary medicines, originally
proposed by the Senate committee,
and revised the administrative sections
of the bill to accord with this ameod-
ment.
The revised section taxing the ship
ment of newspapers was agreed to
and an amendment inserted exempt
ing from the stamp tax memorandum
of agreement stock certificates which
are deposited as collateral for loans.
Two new amendments were present
ed but consideration went over until
tomorrow. They dealt with the to-
bacco and wine schedules. These, with
the cotton controversy, were the most
important proposals still pending when
the Senate recessed tonight.
The amendment relating to the ship
ments of newspapers provides that
no bill OF lading be required on ex-
press and freight shipments and that
all bundles in any single train or con-
veyance should be considered as one
shipment, publishers to issue monthly
statements as to such and to attach
necessary stamps to these stipula-
tons. The amendment exempts from
tax newspapers shipped within the
county of publication.
Under a new revision of the tobacco
section, manufacturers making 1OO,-
900 pounds of tobacco a year would
pay Sc, the tax being graduated up tC
$2,496 on annual sales exceeding 20
0O0,0 pounds. Cigar manufacturers
selling 100000 cigars would pay s.
while those selling 100000, 900 Or more
would pay $2,496. Manufacturers sell
ing 10000 00 cigarettes would be tax
ed $12 and sales exceeding loo, 900,
900 $2,496.
The wine section as proposed by
the committee would tax all still wines
8 cents a gallon and addition would
tax the grape brandy used in the forti
ication of sweet wines 55 cents a gal
Ion. The committee also wrote int
the wine schedule taxes of 25 cents {
quart on champagne, ten cents a quar-
on carbona ed wines, and "a cents
gallon on c0rdials.
The cotton controversy occupied
most OF The day, Senators Smith, o
/ Georgia, ard Sheppard of Texas ad
J vocating the proposal. Amendments
t embodying similar relief measures TO
the copper industry and the cerea
farmers of the country were presenter
by Senators Smoot and McCumber.
: Senators made every effort to hast
en- consideration of the bill but plan
for an adjournment of Congress b,
Saturday practically were abandoned
| The House, at the instance of Ma
Z jority Leader Underwood, agreed tina
5 members of that body who could re
= turn next week might go home, a
i the consideration Of the war tax bill
, upon it's return from the Senate wa
the only work unfinished. Mr.. Under
= wood declared this could not be ex
= If the Senate should tack the cottol
pected before the middle Of next week
amendment to the war. revenue bill
Mr.. Underwood will ask the House t
vote on it without a conference. 9th
erwise a conference will be asked.
Il The House rules committee talke
over cotton legislation again toda
q but took no action. The commltte
agreed to. meet again next Tuesday.