The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-23
EMERGENCY TAX
NOW DECIDED UPON
Democratic Leaders have Settled upOn
Items to DO Taxed to Raise War
Revenue.

Sehcy revenue BILL to provide $lOJ,-
OO0.OO0, taxing beer, wines, gasoline,
sleeping and parlor car tickets, insur-
ance telegraph and telephone mes
SaSes, amusemcnts and Il variety OF
documents, was agreed on late today
by Democrats of the House ways and
means committee. 1t will be intro
duccd by Democratic Leader Under
wood Monday.
Republicans Of the committee will
De called in Tuesday to vote on the
bill and the House will begin consid-
cring it Thursday.
Republicans OF both House and Son
ate have already gone on record in
| opposition to any war tax measure.
Democrats hope to rush the bill
| through the House The big fight will
be in the Senate.
| The committee increased the inter
nal revenue tax on beer from 81 a bar
rel to $l.50. Domestic wines are to he
taxed 20 cents Il gallon on sweet
vines, and y cents gallon on dry
wines. Gasoline is to be taxed 2 cents
Il gallon
Many items Of the bill are adopted
verbatim from the Spanish war tax
bill Of 1898, including the administra-
tive features.
Stamp tax provisions and the tax
on tobacco dealers, brokers, bankers
and amuscmcnts arc carried in schcd-
ulc ~ which will continue in effect
until December 81. 1913. The remain
der OF the bill will be in force until
repealed
Bankers are to be taxed 50 on each
| $1,000 OF capital, surplus and undivid-
ed profits; brokers will pay $50 each;
pawn brokers $50; commercial brokers
! $40 customs house brokers' $40. Pro
J nHictors OF theatres, museums and
! concert halls in cities Of 5000 pop
uiation or more are to pay 500 each.
! Circus proprietors are TO pay 500 a
year; proprictors of other exhibitions
SO, and proprictors Of bowling allows
ard billiard rooms s. for each alley or
tablc.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
are to be taxed the same as in lS9S,
except that in the largest class. to
bacco dealers not specifically provided
for" the TAX is to be $3.50 each. In
1898 there was a $l2 tax on tobacco
dealers having annual sales Of so 900
pounds or more.
Bonds and certificates of indebted
ness are taxed ) cents for each 500
involved. and freight and express re-
ccipts cents each, with a mandatory
provision that the shippers must pay
this tax. Telephone messages are to
be axed cent on all tolls Of 10 cents
or more and kilograms cent mes
sage
The bill carries taxes OF 80 cents on
each indemnity bond. cents on each
certificate OF profits. % cents on each
certificates OF damage and 10 cents for
each certificate not especially provid-
cd for.
Life insurance policies are to be
taxed s cents on each 500 and fire,
marine, casralty fidelity and gnaran-
~ insurance policies , cent on each
! 81, as in 1898. Goods withdrawn from
custom houses will pay a stamp tax Of
30 cents as in 1898; but the % cents
tax on each warehouse receipt, impos-
cd in 1898, is omitted. The 1898 tax OF
from % cents to 81 for entry of goods
at customs houses, according to value,
is renewed
For each seat In palace or parlor
car and for each berth in a sleeping
car. the tax now is to be 2 cents,
against the l-ccnt war tax of 1898.
Tickets from Upitcd States port to
a foreign port will be atxed from 81
to So each, according to the value Of
the ticket, as in 1898.
| Other provisions are Brokers CON
tracts. 10 cents: deeds and other con
vclanccs, 30 cents, when not exceeding
$500 in amount, and 80 cents for each
additional $500; mortgages, % cents
for each 81 800; power Of attorney to
vote, 10 cents; power OF attorney to
sell, % cents protest of noto, bill
OF acceptance, etc, - cents
Because Of constitutional questions
| the committee eliminated altoccthcr
foreign bills OF exchange charter
agreements, manifcsts and foreign
| bills Of lading, and also struck out all