The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-10-24
DEFEAT OF COTTON RELIEF
MADE BASIS FOR STRUGGLE
AGAINST LEGISLATION.
LUxUR|ES HARDEST HIT
BEER, WINES, CORDlALS, PERFUM-
ERY, COSMETICS AND CHEW
ING GUM ARE TAXED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Washington. - The administration
war revenue bill levying approximate
ly $l00,O00,000 900 additional taxes, to
meet the emergency caused by the
war in Europe, was passed by the
Senate, "a to %, after southern Demo-
Gratis in coalition with Republicans of
the Senate desperately fought to in
definitely postpone consideration of
the measure, because cotton relief leg
islation had been decisively defeated.
The main provisions of the 500 000.-
10000 war revenue bill are as follows:
Tax on beer, $l.75 a barrel; recti-
fled whiskey, cents gallon; all do
mestic still wines, s cents gallon,
and 55 cents a gallon on all, grape
brandies used in fortification thereof;
champagnes, 25 cents quart; carbon
ated wines, 10 cents quart; liquor
and cordials, "a cents a gallon; bank
ers, 81 per $1,000 of capital, surplus
and undivided profits; pawnbrokers,
$50 year; commercial brokers, $50;
commission merchants, $40; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors OF the
aires, museums and concert halls with
seating capacity of not more than 800,
S25 year: not exceeding GOO capacity
$50; not exceeding 1000. SO; more
than 1000 500; circuses, S1O0. 9TH
er amusement proprietors or agents
except Chautauquas, lecture lyceums,
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or charitable
auspices-sl0; bowling alleys and BILL
lard rooms, S. for each alley or table.
Specia! Tobacco Taxes.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers:
Dealers in leaf tobacco. from SC to
s24: dealers in tobacco, $3.50 for each
store; manufacturers of tobacco, with
annual sales not exceeding 100000
pounds, Sc; not exceeding 20o,ooo
pounds, sl2; not exceeding 100000
pounds, s24; not exceeding 100000
pounds. $50; 100000 pounds, $500;
10000, 600 pounds, 5000; 2o,o0O,ooo
pounds, $1,000; exceeding 2o,o0o,Ooo
pounds. s2,496.
Manufacturers of cigars, whose an
nua sales do not exceed 100000 cl-
cigars, $12; 100000, $50; 100000,
$3.50; &C, ,OOO, 900, 600; 100000, $1,000;
exceeding 100000, $2,49G.
Manufacturers of cigarettes with an
nual sales not exceeding 100000 cl-
garettes, s12; 100000, $24; 100000,
SEQ: 10000 0,OOO, $12o; $4,000, 5000;
100 900 700, $1,000; exceeding 100000
OO0 s2,496.
Levies on Perfumery.
Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth Of a cent for
each scent package to five-eigths OF
cent on each 25-cent package and
fiye-eighths of a cent for each addi-
tional 25 cents in value; chewing gum
4 cents for each $40 0of value; spark
ling wines not otherwise taxed, l
cent for pints and cents for all larg-
er containers.
Bonds, certificates of Indebtedness
of certificates Of stock, S cents for
each 500 of value; sales, agreements
to sell, ETC., cents on each 800 OF
value: exempting agreements OF de-
pcsit on stock certificates as collat-
eral for loans board of trade sales or
agreeenmts to sell, l cent for each
sl00 Of value; promissory notes, =
cents per 800; express and freight
bills of lading, cent each; newspa
per shipments taxed on monthly
sworn statements of publishers tship
ments within the county OF publlca
ton exempted) 1 cent per shipment;
telegraph and telephone messages,
cent each; indemnifying bonds, 81
cents; certificates of damage, etc, %
cents; certificates of profits, cents
for each 500; certificates Of damages
etc. % cents; all other certificates re-
qured by law, 10 cents each; broker
notes. memorandums of sale, etc, III
cents; conyeyances, so cents on values
between 800 and $500 and so cents
for each additional $500 OF value; Gus
tom house receipts, 25 cents to Sl.o0
on values ranging from 800 to more
than $500; custom house withdrawal
entries, so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies,
l cent on each dollar of premium, CO
operative and mutual fire insurance
exempted; casualty insurance, l cent
on each dollar Of premium.
Passage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$50 in cost, SO; more than $50, 50;
tickets less than $40 exempted
Power of attorney, 10 cents; pro
tests of notes, etc, % cents; parlor
car seats and berths, l cent.
Maximum estimate of annual reye.
nue., sl07,0 100000; minimum estimate
based on possible slump in beer pro
duction, $92,000,000.