The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-10-23
WAR TAX BILL
PASSES IN SENATE.
Cotton Growers Relief Clause Is
Defeated.
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL ACT
Hoped to Raise s1oo, 100000 Revenue
FOR the Government - House
Conference Asked by SIM
mons Is Granted.
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL ACT

Washington, Oct. 2O.-The war tax
Dill passed the senate on Saturday by
vote of "a to %. 1t was opposed by
all the Republicans and one Democrat
Senator Lane of Oregon.
The cotton bond issue proposed as a
rider to the bill by the southern sen
ators from cotton states was defeat
ed, 40 to 21, although drawing the
support of three Republicans and
Polndexter, 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 80 to 25. Senator Overman
was defeated likewise in an attempt to
amend the bill and 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 fora con
ference on the disagreement.
The final vote on the bill was:
For-Democrats, Ashurst, Bank
head, Bryan, Culberson,I Fletcher
Hitchcock, Hughes James, Johnson,
Kern, Lea (Tenn.), Lee (Md.), Lewis,
Martin, Marine, Meyers, Overman,
Pomerene, Salisbury, Shaffroth, Shep.
pard, Shields, Shively, Simmons
Smith (Md), Smith Is. c., Swanson,
Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton,
Walsh, West, White-34.
Against-Republic Borah, Bris-
tow, .Clapp, Clary (Wyo,), DePont.
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, SITS
a barrel; rectified whisky, cents a
gallon; all domestic still wines, s
cents gallon and SIS cents a gallon
on all grape brandies used in fortifica-
ton thereof; Achampaigns, rs cents a
quart; carbonated wines, 10 cents a
quart; liquors and cordials, Is cents
a. gallon; bankers, 81 per $1,000 of
capital, surplus and undivided profits
pownbrokers, $50 year; commission
merchants, 500; custom house brok-
ers, $40; proprietors of theaters, mu-
seums and concert halls with seat
ing capacity not more than 800, $25
a year; not exceeding 600 capacity,
$50; not exceeding 1000, SIS; more
than 1000, $100; circuses, 500; 9th
er amusement proprietors or agents,
except chautauquas, lecture lyceums,
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or char
table auspices, $40; bowling alleys
and billiard rooms, S. 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.
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth of a cent for
each scent package and five-eighths
of a cent for each individual 25-cents
in value; chewing gum, 4 cents for
each 81 of value.
Sparkling wines, 1 cent for pints
and 2 cents for all larger containers.
Bonds, 5 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 (shipn ents within the county of
publication exempted), 1 cent per
shipment
Telegraph and telephone messages,
l cent each.
Indemnity bonds, so cents.
Certificates of deposit, cents for
each 500.
All other certificates required by
law, 10 cents each.
Custom house receipts, 25 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
wassage tickets sold in the United
States to foreign ports not exceeding
$50 in cost, 81; not exceeding $50 in
cost, So; costing more than $50, So;
tickets less than $40 exempted.
Bank Robbers Get $4,000.