Cheyenne record., 1914-10-22
DEFEAT OF COTTON RELIEF
MADE BASIS FOR STRUGGLE
AGAINST LEGISLATION.
.LuxUR|ES HARDEST HIT
BEER, WINES, coRDlALs, PERFUM-
ERY, COSMETICS AND CHEW
ING GUM ARE TAXED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - The administration
war revenue bill levying approximate
ly 100000, 100000 additional taxes, to
meet the emergency caused by the
war in Europe, was passed by the
Senate, "a to 90, after southern Demo
Gratis in coalition with Republicans Of
the Senate desperately fought to- in
| definitely postpone consideration OF
| the measure, because cotton relief leg
| islation had been decisively defeated.
| The main provisions of the $10O,OOO,'
| 10000 war revenue bill are as follows:
Tax on beer, SITS a barrel; recti-
| fled whiskey, s cents gallon; all do
| mestic still wines, cents a gallon.
| and IS cents a gallon on all grape
| brandies used in fortification thereof;
| champagnes, 25 cents a quart; carbon
ated wines, 10 cents a quart; liquor
| and cordials, "a cents a gallon; bank
ers, 81 per $1,000 of capital, surplus
and undivided profits; pawnbrokers,
$50 a year; commercial brokers, $40;
commission merchants, 500; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors or the
atres, museums and concert halls win
seating capacity of not more than 3oo'
s25 a year; not exceeding 600 capacity
$50: not exceeding 1000, SIS; more
than 1000, 800; circuses, 500. 9th
er amusement proprietors or agents
except Chautauquas, lecture lyceuhs'
agricultural or industrial fairs or ex-
hibitions under religious or charitaple
auspices-$1O; bowling alleys and Dill
lizard rooms, IS for each alley or table,
Special Tobacco Taxes.
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 loo,ooo
pounds, SC; not exceeding 20o,ooo
pounds, $12; not exceeding 4oO'ooo
pounds, s24; not exceeding 100000
pounds, $50; 100000 pounds. $500;
100000 pounds, 5000; 20,oo0,OO0
pounds, $1,000; exceeding 2O,OOO,ooo
pounds, s2,496.
Manufacturers OF cigars, whose an
nua sales do not exceed 100000 ci-
cigars, s12; 100000, $50; 5'OOo,ooo'
$3.50; 20 100000 COO; 4O,O0o,Oo0, $1,000;
exceeding 4O,O0O,O00, s2,49G.
Manufacturers of cigarettes with an
nual sales not exceeding 100000 ci-
garettes, s12; 100000. s24 100000,
$50: 10000, 900, $12O; $4,000, 5000;
100, 100000, $1,000; exceeding 100000
900, $2496.
| Levies on Perfumery.
| Stamp taxes as follows:
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles from one-eighth Of a cent for
each scent package to Gve-eigths OF
a cent on each 25-cent package and
five-eighths of a cent for each addl-
tional 25 cents in value; chewing gum,
4 cents for each $40 Oof value; spark
ling wines not otherwise taxed,
cent for pints and 2 cents for all larg'
er containers.
Bonds, certificates Of Indebtedness
/ certificates OF stock, cents for
ach 500 of value; sales, agreements
q SELL etc. cents on each 500 OF
value; exempting agreements or de-
pcsit on stock certificates as collat
eral for loans; board Of trade sales or
agreeenmts to sell, 1 cent for each
500 of value; promissory notes, 2
cents per 800; express and freight
bills of lading, ! cent each; newspa
per shipments taxed on monthly
sworn statements Of publishers (ship
ments within the county Of publica
ton exempted) l cent per shipment;
telegraph and telephone messages, !
cent each: indemnifying bonds, 81
cents; certificates Of damage, ETC., "a
cents; certificates of profits, 2 cents
for each 500; certificates of damages
etc., 25 cents; all other certificates re
quired by law, 10 cents each; broker
notes, memorandums Of sale, ETC., 1C
cents; conveyances, so cents on values
between $lOO and $500 and so cents
for each additional $500 Of value; Gus
tom house receipts, 25 cents to $1.OC
on values ranging from $100 to more
than $500; custom house withdrawal
entries, so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance policies
cent on each dollar of premium, CD
operative and mutual fire insurance
exempted; casualty insurance, cen'
on each dollar OF premium.
Passage tickets sold in the United