Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-21
DEMOCRATS To TAX
PEOPLE Of UNITED
STATES S1OO,0O0,O0O
Will Pass Bill to Make Up For I'm
derwood Tariff Revenue
Deficiencies
REPUBLICANS WILL FIGHT IT
Democratic Road Roller Has Been
Ordered to Flatten All
,.... Opposition
REPUBLICANS WILL FIGHT 1T

Washington, d. c., Sept. 21,-The
tax bill by which the Democratic lead
ers hope to impose a tax of S105,-
000,00 on the people of the United
States to make up their tariff de-
fiCienCies and which they expect to
pass regardless of the united oppo-
sition of the Republican members has
been completed by the ways and
means committee of the House.
Chairman Underwood introduced it
to-day. He plans to call 1t up for
consideration Thursday and believes
ii will be passed by the end of the
week. The rates agreed upon are as
follows:
Beer. $3.50 per barrel; gasoline. 2
cents per gallon domestic dry wines,
. cents per gallon, and domestic
sweet wines and all wines containing
more than 3 per cent. saccharine, 20
cents per gallon.
Bankers, 81 upon each $1,000 of
capital and surplus; savings banks
without capital stock to be exempt.
Stock and bond brokers. $50: pawn
brokers. $40: commercial brokers,
$40: customs house brokers. $40.
All theaters in towns of more than
$4,000 population, 500; circus pro-
prietors. 800; proprietors of other
public exhibitions or shows not spe-
cifically mentioned, $40; proprietors
of bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
s. for each table.
Tobacco dealers $3.50 each. regard
less of the size of the business done.
The stamp tax provisions of the
bill are substantially those of the old
Spanish War tax. The taxes and
omissions are as follows:
Bonds. debentures and certificates
of Indebtedness, 5 cents on each 500
of face value or fraction thereof. The
tax on bank checks. drafts and GER
tfcates of deposit is omitted.
Bills and agreements of sale, / cent
on each 500 or fraction.
Promissory notes. cents on each
500
Tax on foreign bills of exchange
and letters of credit omitted.
Express and freight receipts, 1 cent.
Telephone and telegraph messages,
! cent.
Indemnity bonds. so cents.
Certificates of profit, . cents on
each 800; certificates of damage, 25
cents.
Certificates of all descriptions re-
quired by law and not otherwise
specified. 10 cents.
Charter contracts and agreements
for the charter of any ship, tax
omitted on constitutional grounds
Brokers notes or memorandum of
sale of any goods or property, 10
cents.
Conveyances. or deeds. 80 cents If
more than 800 and less than $500
and 80 cents on each additional $500
or fraction.
Entry of any goods or merchandise
at any custom house, 25 cents to 81.
according to value.
Life insurance policies, 8 cents per
500: marine international and fire
insurance, One-half of / ner cent. on
each 81; casualty and fidelity insur-
ance, one-half of l per cent. on each
81.
Leases and contracts for the hire.
use or rental of any land or tenement
omitted.
Manifests for custom house entry
or clearance for foreign port
omitted.
Mortgage or pledge of land, estate,
real ana personal property, 25 cents
on $1,000 to $1,000 value and 25
cents additional on each $500 or frac-
tion in excess of $500.
Passage ticket by any vessel from