Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-10-23
ATTEMPT is MADE BY vARDA-
MAN TO KILL $1oo,o0o.ooo
MEASURE.
FINAL COUNT IS "a TO ~
Amendment Providing Relief for
the Southern Cotton Growers De-
feated and Southern Members Join
Republicans in Fight Against Act.

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 81, although drawing the
support of three Republicans ana
Poindexter, the Progressive.
An attempt by Southern senator's,
led by Vardaman of Mississippi, to
kill the bill by postponing action in
definitely on it, was defeated by a
/ vote of 80 to 25. 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 a mo-
ton insisting on all the senate amend
ments and asking the house for con-
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, 0verman.
Pomerene, Salisbury, Shafroth, Shep-
pard, Shields, Shively. Simmons.
Smith (Md). Smith Is. c., Swanson.
Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton,
Walsh, West, White-34
neutrality-suspicious., 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.T5
a barrel; rectified whisky, cents a
gallon; all domestic still wines. s
cents gallon and So cents a gallon
on all grape brandies used in fortifica-
ton thereof; champaigns, rs cents a
| quart; carbonated wines, 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 300, $25 a year;
not exceeding 600 capacity, $50; not
exceeding 1000; SIS; more than 1000,
| 500; circuses, 800; 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,
| IS for each alley or table.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers: Dealers
in leaf tobacco, from Sc to $24; 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 25 cents
in value; chewing gum, cents for
each 81 of value.
Sparkling wines. cent for pints
and cents for all larger containers
Bonds, cents on each 500 of
value.
Promissory notes, 2 cents per 500.
Express and freight bills Of lading,
/ 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,
l cent each.
Indemnifying bonds, so cents.
Certificates Of deposit, cents for
each 800.
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. 1
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, ST. not exceeding so in
cost, So; costing more than $50. IS;
tickets less than $40 exempted.
The maximum estimate of annual
revenue is 100000. 900; the minimum
estimate, based on a possible slump
in beer production, is 500. 900, 900.
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