Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-10-23
WAR TAX BILL VOTED
ATTEMPT is MADE BY vARDA.
MAN TO KILL s1oo,ooo,ooo
MEASURE.
FINAL COUNT IS "a TO y
Amendment Providing Relief for
the Southern Cotton Growers De-
feated and Southern Members join
Republicans in Fight Against Act.

Republicans in Fight Against Act.
Washington, Oct. 20.-~The war tax
bill passed the senate on Saturday Dy
a vote Of "a to %. 1t was opposed Dy
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 states was deIeat-
ed. 40 to 81, although drawing the
support of three Republicans anu
Poindexter, the Progressive.
An attempt by Southern senator's
! led by Vardaman Of Mississippi, 10
kill the bill by postponing action IN
definitely on it, was defeated by
vote of 80 to %. Senator Overman
was defeated likewise in an enort 10
amend the bill to provide for repay
ment to the South of collections from
| the Civil war taxes on cotton.
On the passage of the bill, Senator
Simmons, chairman of the finance
/ committee, had the senate pass a mo-
ton insisting on all the senate amend
l
ference on the disagreements.
The final vote on the bill was:
For-Democrats Ashurst, Bank
head. Bryan, Culberson, Fletcher
Hitchcock, Hughes, James, Johnson
Kern, Lea (Tenn.), Lee MD, Lewis
Martin. MARITIME, Meyers, Overman,
Pomerene, Salisbury, Shafroth, Shep-
pard, Shields, Shiyely, Simmons
Smith (Md:), Smith Is. CO, Swanson,
Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton,
Walsh, West, White-34.
Against Republicans, Borah, Bris-
tow, Clapp. Clark (Wyo.), Dupont,
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
a barrel; rectified whisky, 5 cents a
gallon; all domestic still wines,
cents a gallon and So cents gallon
on all grape brandies used IN fortif1ca-
/ ton thereof; champaigns, rs cents a
| quart; carbonated vines, 10 cents a
quart, liquors and cordials, "a cents
gallon; banks, 81 per $1,000 OF
/ capital, surplus and undivided profits;
! pawnbrokers, $50 year; commission
merchants, $40; custom house brokers,
/ $40; proprietors Of theaters, museums
and concert halls with seating ca
pacity not more than 800, $25 year;
not exceeding 600 capacity, $50; not
exceeding 1000; SIS; more than 1000,
/ 500; circuses, 500; other amuse-
ment proprietors or agents, except
chautauquas, lecture lyceums, agricul-
tural or industrial fairs or exhibitions
under religious or charitable auspices,
$40; bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
S. for each alley or table.
Special annual taxes. on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers: Dealers
in leaf tobacco, from So to 1924; deal
ers in tobacco. $3.50; manufacturers
Of cigars, from SO to $2,496; manufac-,
turers of cigarettes, from $12 to $2,196.
Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth of cent for
each scent package and five-eighths
of cent for each individual Is cents
in value; chewing gum, cents for
each 81 of value.
Sparkling wines, cent for pints
and 2 cents for all larger containers.
Bonds, 5 cents on each 500 OF
value.
Promissory notes, 2 cents per 500.
Express and freight bills OF lading,
1 cent each
Newspaper shipments taxed on
monthly sworn statements of publish
ers Equipments within the county of
publication exempted), cent per
shipment.
/ Telegraph and telephone messages,
/ cent each.
Indemnifying bonds, 80 cents.
Certificates of deposit, cents for
each $780,
All other certificates required by
law, 10 cents each.
Custom house receipts, 25 cents to
81 on values ranging from 500 to
more than $780,
Custom house withdrawal entries,
so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies,
cent on each 81 of premium. co-opera-
tive and mutual fire insurance ex-
empted.
4 Passage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$50 in cost, 81; not exceeding so in
cost, SO; costing more than $50, SIS;
tickets less than SO exempted.
The maximum estimate of annual
revenue is $1O7 ,OOO,O 600; the minimum
estimate, based on a possible slump
in beer production. is $92, 700.
To Hear Thaw Case December 7.