The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-18
CAUCUS AGREES TO
THE REVENUE BILL
STAMP TAX ON COMMERCIAL Pa
PIERS AND NUMEROUS OTHER
THINGS THE PROGRAMME.
THE OLD SPANISH WAR TAX
Bankers, Brokers, Gasoline, Tobacco,
Theatres, Long Distance Telephone
Messages, Wines and Beer VIII
Raise $1O5, 900, 900 Revenue.


Raise $1O5, OOO, 900 Revenue.
WASHINGTON.- Abandoning the
proposed tax on freight Transports
ton democrats of the house in eau
Gus tonight agreed to a war revenue
measure to include the Spanish war
stamp tax on commercial, and legal
papers, the Spanish war tax on bank
ers and brokers, a tax on theatres
and other amusement places, a tax
of two cents a gallon on gasoline, a
special tax on tobacco manufacture
ers and dealers, and a tax on domes-
tic wines and beer.
The caucus adopted a resolution
directing the ways and means COM
mittee to draft a bill along these
lines, President Wilson having ap-
proved the plan at a conference with
Majority Leader Underwood and Sem
ator Simmons late today. The conf
mittee authorized to revise details of
the Spanish war tax in its discre-
ton.
Yield $1O5, 900, 900.
Representative Underwood an
nounced that the proposed bill would
yield an estimated revenue of $780,
600, 900; the stamp tax to yield $780,
600, 600; special taxes on bankers
and brokers, $5,80O,000; special tax
on tobacco dealers, $4,000, 900; an
increased tax on beer of so cents a
barrel, 32,5OO,OOO; gasoline. $780,
100000; dry wines at IL cents gall
lon and sweet wines at 2 cents a gall
lon, $S,OOO,OO0.
Representative Page of North Car
DINA opened the attack on the pro-
posed freight tax. He submitted a
resolution designed to prevent its be-
ing included in any war revenue bin.
Debate Is Extended.
Debate on the resolution was ex-
tended. Representative Underwood
related the substance of conference
held a few hours before with Presi-
dent Wilson and Senator Simmons.
The president expressed the opinion
that action in the war revenue should
be quick and decisive.
Mr.. Underwood told his colleagues
that break with the president over
the pending issue would not be welT
for the democratic party nor the
country.
The leaders speech brought the
democrats into an amicable frame of
mind, although the spirit of antago-
nism to any war tax had been up
permost before the caucus met Rep
resentative Page withdrew his reso-
luton and Mr.. Underwood outlined
to the caucus the alternative plan,
which was promptly approved.
The Spanish war special taxes were
as follows:
Amount of Taxes.
Banks with capital and surplus not
exceeding $25, 900 to pay TAX of $50
and 81 additional for each additional
$1,000 Of capital; stock and bond
brokers, $50; pawnbrokers, $40;
commercial brokers, $40; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors of
theatres, museums and concert halls !
in cities of more than $4,000 popn
lation, 500; circuses, 500 in each
state where performances are givens
all other amusement places, $40;
bowling alleys and billiard halls, IS
a table or alley. The tax on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers ranges
from Sc on dealers in leaf tobacco
doingan annual business not exceed
ing $4,000, to $24; on cigar deal
ers doing business in excess of
5000. 600 year.
The proposed stamp tax viii in
clude bills OF Iading, telegraph and
long distance telephone messages.
A resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Hobson to postpone consid-
Grafton of war tax until the Deem
Der session was voted down