The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-08
THE EMERGENCY
REVENUE BILL.

An emergency revenue bill to pro-
vide $50 million dollars, taxing beer,
wines, gasoline, sleeping and parlor
car tickets, insurance, telegraph and
telephone messages, amusements and
a variety of documents has been
agreed upon by the Democratic men,
bers of the House ways and means
committee.
Republicans of both House and Sem
ate have already gone on record in
opposition to any war tax measure.
The Democrats hope TO rush the bill
through the House. The big fight on it
is expected to develop in the Senate.
Many items of the bill are adopted
verbatim from the Spanish War Tax
Bill of 1898, including the administra-
tion features.
The committee increased the inter-
nal revenue tax on beer by fifty cents
barrel, making the new tax total
$1.50. Domestic wines are to be taxed
twenty cents gallon on sweet wines
and twelve cents a gallon on dry
wines. Gasoline is to be taxed two
cents a gallon.
Stamp tax provisions of the bill and
the tax on tobacco dealers, brokers,
bankers and amusements are carried
in Schedule A which will continue in
effect until December 81, 1915. The
remainder of the bill will be In force
until repealed.
Bankers are to be taxed 81 on each
800 of capital, surplus and undivided
profits; brokers will pay $50 each,
pawnbrokers, 500; commercial brok-
ers, $40; custom house brokers, $40.
Proprietors of theatres, museums and
concert halls, in cities of fifteen thou
sand population or over are to pay
500 each. Circus proprietors are to
pay 500 year. proprietors of other
exhibitions. $40; and prOprietors of
bowling alleys and billiard rooms IS
for each alley or table.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
are to be taxed the same as in 1898,
except that in the largest class "tobac-
CO dealers not specifically provided for
the tax is to be $3.50 EACH" In 1898
there was $12 tax on tobacco deal
ers not having annual sales of fifty
thousand pounds or more.
Bonds and certificates of indebted
ness are taxed 5 cents for each 800
involved and freight and express re-
ceipts one cent each, with a mandatory
provision that the shippers must pay
this tax. Telephone messages are to
be taxed one cent on all tolls of Is
cents or more and kilograms one cent
message.
The bill carries taxes of SO cents on
each indemnity bond, 2 cents on each
certificate of profits, 25 cents on each
certificate of damage, and 10 cents for
each certificate not especially provided
for.
Life insurance policies are to be
taxed cents each on each 500, and
fire, marine, casualty, fidelity and
guaranty insurance policies one-half
cent on each dollar, as in 1898. Goods
withdrawn from customs houses will
pay a stamp tax of so cents as in 1898.
but the rs cent tax on each warehouse
receipt imposed in 1898 is omitted.
The 1898 tax of from 25 cents to 81
for entry of goods at customs houses
according to values, is renewed.
For each seat in a palace or parlor
car, and for each berth in a sleeping
car the tax now is to De 2 cents, in
stead of l cent war tax of 1898.
Passage tickets, which are tickets
from United States port to foreign
port will be taxed from 81 to SIS each.
according to the value of the ticket,
as in 1898.
OIner PROVISIONS are. brOkeTs coH-
tracts, 10 cents; deeds and other con-
veyances SO cents, when not exceeding
$500 in amount and so cents for each
additional $500; mortgages 25 cents
for each $1,500; power of attorney to
vote, 10 cents; power of attorney to
sell, 25 cents; protest Of a note, bill
of acceptance, ETC., 25 cents.
Because of constitutional questions
the committee eliminated altogether
foreign bills of exchange, charter
agreements, manifestos and foreign
bills of lading and also struck out all
reference to stamp tax on checks, oils
of exchange. drafts and deposit certifl
Gates and postoffiAe money orders and
on leases.