Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-19
F|L|BUSTER|NG
COMES IN WAY
OF WAR TAX BILL
Representative Henry's Fight
for Cotton Men Forces Meas
ure Back to Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Filibus-
tering by Representative Henry, in
sisting on legislation for relief OF
cotton growers, forced the war reve-
nue. bill to the House ways and
means committee today, where 1t
must remain until it comes before
the House again for appointment of
conference managers to settle dis
puted points with the Senate. Ways
and menas committee Democrats are
said to be opposed to many of the
Senates ninety-eight amendments.
The conferees are expected to reach
an agreement on the bill by Wednes-
day and approval of their report by
both houses not later than Thursday.
Adjournment of Congress would fol-
low at once.
The main provisions for war rev.
enue included in the Senate bill are:
Tax on beer, SITS a barrel; rectified
whiskey, cents a gallon; all domes-
tic still wines, cents a gallon and 55
cents a gallon on all grape brandies
used in fertilization thereof; cham
pagnes, % cents a quart; carbonated
Wines 10 cents a quart liquors and
cordials,. "a cents a gallon; bankers,
81 per thousand of capital, surplus
and undivided p.ofits; pawnbrokers,
$50 a year. commercial brokers, $20j
commission merchants, $40; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors of
theatres, museums and concert halls,
with seating capacity not more than
300, $25 year; not exceeding 500 ca
pacity, $50; not exceeding 1000 SIS;
more than 1.000 800. circuses, 500:
other amusement proprietors or
agents, except of chautauquas, lee
ture lyceums, agricultural or indus
trial fairs and exhibitions under re-
| ligious or charitable auspices, $40;
bowling alleys and billiard rooms, SIS
for each alley or table.
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, &c. not exceeding 100000
pounds, s12; not exceeding, 100000
pounds, $24. not exceeding 100000
pounds $50; 100000 pounds, $500; 49,
0O0, 900 pounds, 5000; 10000, 900 pounds,
81, 200; exceeding 100000 pounds,
So, 496.
Manufacturers of cigars whose an
hual sales Go not exceed 100000
cigars, So; 100000 cigars, &c. 100000
cigars, sig; 100000, $50; 5000, 900, 500;
10000, 900, 5000; 100000. $780, ex-
l.ceeding 10000, 900 $2,496.
Manufacturers OF cigarettes with
annual sales not exceeding 100000
cigarettes, $12; 100000, $24: 100000
$50: 10000 900. 1920; $4,000. 900, $500:
100000, 900. $1,000; exceeding 100,000000,
| 80, 4e8.
Stamp taxes as follows;
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles, from M-cent for each scent
package to $ cent on each 25-cent
package and VI cent for each addi-
tional 25 cents In value; chewing gum,
cents for each 81 of value; spark
ling wines, not otherwise taxed, l
cent for pints and 2 cents for all
larger containers.
Bonds. debentures, certificates of
Indebtedness and certificates of stock,
s cents on each 800 of value: sales,
each 500 of value; exempting agree
ments of deposit on stock certificates
as collateral for loans: board of trade
sales or agreements to sell, l cent for
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 publishers shipments
within the county of publication ex-
empted), cent per shipment; tele-
graph and telephone messages, ! cent
each; indemnifying bonds, so cents:
certificates of profits, 2 cents for each
800; certificates Of damage, etc, Is
cents: all other certificates required
by law, 10 cents each; brokers' notes,
memorandums of sales, etc, 10 cents;
conveyances, 80 cents on values be-
tween 500 and $500, and so cents for
each additional $500 of value; custom
house receipts, 25 cents to 81 on values
ranging from 500 to more than $500;
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