The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-10-20

His influence and thac o. others y
said to have prompted some of the
senators to change their minds
After the cotton amendments had
been defeated, however, Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia, declaring that the
Senate has defeated a measure vastly
more important than the war revenue
BILL" moved to lay that measure on
the table.
Senator Bryan of Florida made the
point of order that the motion was out
of order; sustained.
Senator Vardaman of Mississippi
then moved that the Senate indefinite
ly postpone action on the war revenue
bill. This was ruled in order
Bitter Speech by Williams.
The roll call was about to be taken.
when Senator John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi himself champion of the
cotton bond amendment, arose and ar
raigned his colleagues. He faced the
Southern senators, and declared that
responsibility for the welfare of the
entire country would rest upon them
Should there be Democrats here
he said, who in this threatening hour
to the government will now join hands
with the opposite party to defeat this
necessary revenue legislation, the re-
sponsiblity will rest upon them. Do
you believe the Democratic party will
permit five or six gentlemen to stul-
tify the party and starve the treas
ury?
IF you attempt to hold up the best
interests of the entire nation IN Greer
to get assistance in an effort for aid
that already has been denied by an
overwhelming majority of the Senate,
| prophesy that you will be tired of
your position after it has been before
the country for a few weeks. 1t is no
wise thing for few men to overturn
the fiscal policy of their party. 1t is
still less wise for them to hold up the
needed revenue of their country. The
country will justify proper opposition
from the Republican party to Demo
cratic issues, but it will not justify
playing politics with the Delilah that
cuts off the Democratic Samson's hair.
This union may win, but | believe
there is patriotism enough on the Re
publican side to prevent it.
Senator Clarke Defends His Stand.
Senators Clarke of Arkansas and
Vardaman of Mississippi strongly de
Tended their positions. Senator Var
daman declared he wished to do moth
ing to starve the treasury, but if the
United States is going to lay the
heavy hand of taxation on people
groaning with poverty. it cans lay it
upon my people with my consent"
Senator Clarke said he believed the
government should discharge its obi
cations. and one of them was to the
cotton farmers of the South. This
matter of providing revenue, he said,
he did not believe was the paramount
issue of the hour, and he was willing
TO remain in Washington until some
legislation for the relief of the South
could be enacted.
Senator Stone of Missouri appealed
to what he termed the 'reCalcitrant
Democrats" who, he asserted, had
agreed in party conference to vote for
the war revenue bill.
Main Provisions of Bill.
The main provisions for wal reve-
nue. included in the Senate bill are:
Tax on beer, SITS a barrel; rectitied
whskey, 5 cents a gallon; all domes-
tic sta wines, cents gallon, and 55
cents a gallon on all grape brandy
used in fOrtification thereof; cham
pagnes, IS cents a quart; carbOnated
wines, 10 cents a quart; liquors and
cordials. u cents gallon; bankers,
81 per thousand of capita;. surplus
and undivided profits; pawn brokers,
$50 a year; commercial brokers, $40;
commission merchants. 500; custom
house brokers, $40; proprietors of the
aters. museums and concert halls,
with seating capacity not more than
800, S25 a year; not exceeding 900 ca
pacity $50 not exceeding 1000, SIS:
more than 1000. 800; circuses, 800:
other amusement proprietors or
agents, except of Chautauquas, lecture
lyceums, agricultural or industrial
fairs or exhibitions under religious or
charitable auspices, $40; bowling al
leys and billiard rooms. s. for each
alley or table.
Special annual taxes on tobacco
dealers and manufacturers:
Dealers in leaf tobacco. Sc to S24;
dealers in tobacco, $3.50 for each
store; manufacturers of tobacco, with
annual sales not exceeding 10000
pounds. s6; not exceeding 100000
pounds, $12; not exceeding 100000
pounds, 1914: not exceeding 100000
pounds, 500 100000 pounds. $500;
100000 pounds. $500; 20000,000
pounds. $1,000; exceeding 20000.000,
S2,496
Manufacturers of cigars. whose an
nual sales do not exceed 100000 CT
CARS. SO: 100000 cigars, Sc: 100000 ci-
CARS, $12; 100000 cigars. $50; 5,000,-
900, $3.50; 2O,O0O,Oo0. $500; 10000. 900.
$1,000; exceeding 40,00O.000. s2,496