The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-25
RIG FIGHT WILL
Be IN THE SENATE
u,,rpCENCY REVENUE MEASURE
rvpECTED TO BRING IN AN
ADDITIONAL sos, 100000.
STRONG OPPOSITION PROMISED

p,onoses Bank Tax On Each 1905
CapitaI and Surplus, and Also EX
acts Tribute From Gasoline, Sleep
ing and ParIOr Car Tickets, Beer
and Tobacco.
WASHINGTON, D. Can emer.
ooncv revenue bill to provide $105,.
OOO,0OO, taxing beer, wines, gasoline
sIeeping and parlor car tickets, in.
snrance, telegraph and telephone
messages, amusements and variety
n documents, has been agreed or
nv democrats of the house ways and
means committee and introduced by
democratic Leader Underwood.
The house began considering il
Thursday.
Republicans of both house and
senate have already gone on record
in opposition to any war tax meas
nre Democrats hope to rush the gill
through the house. The big fight
will be in the senate.
The committee increased the in
tprnaI revenue tax on beer from s. a
barrel to $3.50. Domestic wines are
10 be taxed 20 cents a gallon on sweet
wines and II cents a gallon on dry
wines. Gasoline is to be taxed
cents a gallon.
Many items of the bill are adopted
verbatim from the Spanish war tax
bill of 1898, including the admins
trative features.
In Effect Until December, 1918.
Stamp tax provisions and the tax
on tobacco dealers, brokers, bankers
and amusements are carried in SEIZED
nile A. which will continue in effect
until Dec. 81, 1915. The remainder
of the bill will be in force until re-
pealed.
Bankers are to be taxed 50 on each
$1,000 of capital, surplus and undi-
vided profits; brokers will pay $50
each; pawnbrokers 500, customs
house brokers $40. Proprietors OF
theatres, museums and concert halls
in cities of 5000 population or
more are to pay 500 each. Circus
proprietors are to pay 500 year;
,,ron,,:o+o &c o+bor ovhihi+iOnc S10
and proprietors of bowling alleys
and billiard rooms IS for each alley
or table.
Tobacco Tax.
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers
are to be taxed the same as in 1898,
except that in the largest class, 'to-
baco dealers not specifically provided
for, the tax is to be $3.50 each. In
1898 there was a SIP tax on tobacco
dealers having annual sales of So
600 pounds or more.
Bonds and certificates of indebted
ness are taxed cents for each $lOO
involved, and freight and express re-
ceipts l cent each, with a mandatory
provision that the shippers must pay
this tax. Telephone messages are to
be taxed 1 cent on all tolls of 10
cents or more and kilograms l cent a
message.
On Life Insurance.
Life insurance policies are to DC
taxed s cents on each 800 and fre
casualty fidelity and guaranty 1nsur-
ance policies Y cent on each dollar
as in 1898. Goods withdrawn from
customs houses will pay stamp tax
of so cents as in 1898, but the 20
cent tax on each warehouse receipt
imposed in 1898 is omitted. The
1898 tax of from "a cents to 81 fol
entry of goods at customs houses, &C
cording to value, is renewed.
For each seat in a palace or parlo1
car and for each berth in sleeping
car the tax is now to be 2 cents
against the 1-cent war TAX oL 1000
Tickets from a United States port
to foreign port will be taxed from
81 to So each, according to the value
Of the ticket, as in 1898.
Miscellaneous Tax.
Other provisions are: Brokers
contracts, 10 cents; deeds and other
conveyances, so cents, when not eX
ceeding $500 in amount, and so cents
for each additional $500; mortgages
25 cents for each $1,000; power o.
attorney to vote. 10 cents; power o.
attorney to sell, 25 cents; protests O
note, bill of acceptance, etc. "a
cents.