Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
President Wilson's announcement that
he would not insist upon the plan.
Hopes for Early Action.


Representative Underwood announced
that the bill would not be ready for In
PRODUCTION in the House before tomor-
row. He hopes to have it passed by
the House before adjournment satur-
day.
AS agreed upon by the democratic
caucus and administration leaders. the
war revenue bill reframed today will
tax:
Bankers with capital and surplus not
ssnn sSs anS
kers, $50: pawnbrokars; $50; CONNER
cial brokers, $50; custom house bro
kers; $40; proprietors theaters, muse Inns
and concert halls, 500; circuses. $lOe;
public exhibitions, $40; bowling alleys
and billiard halls. IS per alley or table;
dealers in leaf tobacco, S. to $24, ac-
cording to volume Of business; dealers
in tobacco, $12: manufacturers Of to-
bacco and cigars, IS to $24.
Proposed Stamp Tax.
The stamp taxes proposed. subject to
probable revision by the committee.
are in detail as follows:
Bank checks. 2 cents; drafts or bills
Of exchange inland, cents for each
800; certificates of deposit. cents;
promissory notes. cents for each 800;
money orders. 2 cents per 800; express
receipts. l cent; freight receipts or
domestic bills of lading. l cent; tele-
phone messages costing Is cents or
more. cent: bonds. so cents; certificates
of deposit. cents per $780,; certificate
of damage, 25 cents; certificates not
otherwise specified, 10 cents; charters,
So to $40; brokers' contract, 10 cents;
conveyances. SO cents for each $500;
telegraph messages, ! cent; life in nua.
and guaranty. one-half OF per cent;
leases. Is cents to 81: mortgage or con-
veyance in trust Is cents for each
sen.s Bower Of attorney to sell Is
cents: protests. Is cents; warehouse re-
reipts, rs cents.
Page Opens Attack.
The caucus which determined the bill
was an enthusiastic one, attended by
practically every democratic member
in Congress. Representative Page OF
North Carolina opened the attack on
the per cent freight tax, and APP
plause followed mis- Offering Of a reso-
luton to exclude that proposition from
the war revenue act There was an
other outburst Of cheers when Repre-
sentative Underwood announced that
neither the President nor he would in
sist on the freight tax item. His speech
brought the democrats into cheerful
frame of mind, and they cheerfully
accepted the alternative proposal. Of
fered by Representative Underwood.
This plan will be drafted into the bill.
Senator Simmons said that the de-
of the republicans in the
Senate to fight the war tax bill I'M
would delay adjournment
of Congress considerably.
They will make the fight for politi-
cal purposes" said Senator Simmons.
I'VE are willing to let the country de-
eide between them and the President
and Secretary McAdoo."
Spanish War Taxes to BE Adopted.
The Spanish war special taxes which
are to be adopted by the committee
were as follows:
Banks with capital and surplus not
exceeding $4,000 to pay tax of $50
and 81 additional for each additional
81 900 of capital. stock and bond bro
kers. $50; pawnbrokers. $40; CONNER
cial brokers, $40; customhouse brokers,
$40; proprietors of theaters, museums
and concert halls in cities of more
than $4,000 population. 500; circuses,
800. in each state where perform
places, $40: bowling alleys
and billiard halls, IS a table or alley.
The tax on tobacco dealers and manu-
features ranges from IS to dealers in
leaf tobacco doing an annual business
not exceeding $4,000 to s24 on cigar
dealers doing a business in excess of
100000 a year.
A resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Hobson to postpone consid-
GRAFTON Of a war tax until the Decem-
Der session was voted down by the
caucus.