Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-18
SPANISH WAR TAX AGAIN
Democrats Agree on Bill to Raise
Emergency Revenue.

Democrats Agree on Bill to Raise
Emergency Revenue.
Abandoning the proposed tax on
freight transportation, Democrats OF
the house caucus on Tuesday night
agreed to a war revenue measure tC
include the Spanish war stamp tax on
commercial and legal papers, the
Spanish war tax on bankers and brok
ers tax on theaters and other amuse-
ment places. a tax of two cents gal
Ion on gasoline. a special tax on tobac-
co manufacturers and dealers and q
tax on domestic wines and beer.
The caucus adopted a resolution di-
recting the Ways and Means committee
to draft a bill along these lines. Presi-
dent Wilson having approved the plan
at a conference with Majority Leader
Underwood and Senator Simmons late
today The committee also was given
authority to revise details of the Span
ish war tax in it's discretion.
Expected wide disagreements which
threatened to embarrass the admins
tradition did not develop in the caucus.
Representative Underwood announc-
ed that the proposed bill would yield
an estimated revenue of $105, 200, 900 !;
the stamp tax to yield $35, 5,000,000; spe-
cial taxes on bankers and brokers $5,-
100000; special tax on tobacco dealers
81, 0OO, 900, an increased tax on beer Of
so cents a barrel s32,500,000; gasoline
s20,000,000: dry wines at II cents a
gallon and sweet wines at 2 cents a
gallon $S,000,000.
Representative Page Of North Caro-
lima opened the attack on the proposed
freight tax and submitted a resolution
designed to prevent it's being included
in any war revenue bill.
Debate on the resolution was extend
ed. Representative Underwood related
the substances Of a conference held a
few hours before with President Will
son and Senator Simmons in which the
president had expressed the opinion
that action in the war revenue should
be quick and decisive. Mr.. Under
wood told his colleagues that a break
with the president over the pending
issue would not be we'll for the Demo-
cratic party nor the country.
The leaders speech brought the
Democrats into an amicable frame of
mind, although the spirit of antagoniSm
TO any war tax had been uppermost
before the caucus met. Representative
Page withdrew his resolution of in
structions to the Ways and Means
committee, and Mr.. Underwood outlin-
ed to the caucus the alternative plan,
which was promptly approved.
The Spanish war special taxes were
as follows:
Banks with capital and surplus not
exceeding $4,000 to pay a tax of $50
and 50 additional for each additional
1000 of capital; stock and bond brok-
erS $50; pawnbrokers $40; commercial
brokers $40: customs house brokers
$40; proprietors of theaters, museums
and concert halls in cities of more than
$4,000 population, 500; circuses $1OO
in each state where performances are
given; all other public amusement
places $40; bowling alleys and bill d
halls S. table or alley. The tax on o.
bacco dealers and manufacturers
ranges from Sc to dealers in leaf to-
bacco doing an annual business not eX-
ceeding $4,000 to $24 on cigar dealers
doing business in excess of $500, 900
a year.
The proposed stamp tax will include
bills Of lading. telegraph and long dis
tance telephone messages.
A resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Hobson to postpone Consid-
GRAFTON of a war tax until the Decem-
ber session was voted down.