Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-27
WAR TAX BILL VOTED
ATTEMPT is MADE BY VARDA-
MAN TO KILL $foo,oOo,ooo
MEASURE.
FINAL COUNT is "a TO "
Amendment Providing Relief for
the Southern Cotton Growers De-
feateo and Southern Members Join
Republicans in Fight Against Act.

ICdACO dnO HNh'0SiS SShh
Republicans in Fight Against Act.
Washington, Oct. 20.-The war tax
bill passed the senate on Saturday by
a vote of "a 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 states was defeat
ed, 40 to q, 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 go to %. Senator Overman
was defeated likewise in an effort to
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 mo-
N@N-A AAAoAHtA4lG OAl oil tAAC oChcllC
ments and asking the house for con-
ference on the Engagements.
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, Shively, Simmons,
Smith tMd), Smith Is. c., Swanson,
Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton,
Walsh, West, White-34.
Against-Republica 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
barrel; rectified whisky, cents a
gallon; all domestic still wines, s
cents a gallon and 55 cents a gallon
on all grape bran dies used in fortifica-
ton thereof; campaigns, % cents a
quart; carbonated wines, 10 cents
quart, liquors and corGials, "a cents
a gallon; banks, 81 per $1,000 of
capital, surplus and undivided profits;
pawnbrokers, $50 a year; commission
merchants, $40; custom house brokers,
SO; proprietors Of theaters, museums
ha1I
pacity not more than 300, $25 year;
not exceeding 600 capacity, $50; not
exceeding 1000; $75 more than 1000,
800; 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 Sc to s24; deal
ers in tobacco. $3.50; manufacturers
of cigars. from SO to s2,496; manufac-
turers of cigarettes. from s12 to s2.196.
Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumery, 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. l cent for pints
and cents for all larger containers.
Bonds, 5 cents on each 500 CT
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 shipments within the county Of
publication exempted), 1 cent per
shipment
Telegraph and telephone messages,
l cent each.
Indemnifying bonds, so cents.
Certificates Of deposit, cents for
each 500.
All other certificates required by
law, 10 cents each.
Custom house receipts, % cents to
81 on values ranging from 500 to
more than $500.
Custom house withdrawal entries,
so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies. l
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 60 in
cost, So; costing more than SEQ So;
tickets less than $40 exempted.
The maximum estimate of annual
revenue is s107,0O0.O0O; the minimum
estimate. based on a possible slump
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