The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-22
Attempt is Made to Kill $780,
100000 Measure.
FINAL COUNT is "a TO 70
Ams ndment Providing Relief for
Southern Growers Defeated and
-. Southern Members Join RePuh.
llcans in Fight Against Act.

publicans and one Democrat, Senator
Lane of Oregon.
The cotton bond issue proposed as
rider to the bill by the Southern sen
ators from cotton states was defeat
ed, 40 to 81, although drawing the
support of three Republicans and
Poindexter, the Progressive.
An attempt by Southern senators,
led by Vardaman of Mississippi, to
kill the bill by postponing action in
definitely on it, was defeated by a
vote OF so to 20. Senator Overman
was defeated likewise in an effort to
amend the bill to provide for repay
ment to the South of collections from
the Civil war taxes on cotton.
| ASK House Conference.
On the passage of the bill. Senator
Simmons, chairman of the finance
committee, had the senate pass mo-
ton insisting on all the senate amend
ments and asking the house for con-
Terrence on the disagreements. '-
i The final vote on the bill was:
| foE-DenI0clalS, ASnuTSl,
Bryan. Culberson, Fletcher, Hitchcock,
Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern, Lea
(Tenn). Lee Md, Lewis Martin, Mar
tine, Myers, Overman, Pomerene, Sauls-
Il bury, Shafroth Sheppard, Shields, Shive-
ly, Simmons, Smith MD, Smith Is. ca.
Swanson. Stone, Thomas, Thompson,
Thornton, Walsh. West, White-34.
i Observation-Disclosures, .Borah. Bristow.
4 Clapp. Clark CWyo.D, DUPONT. Jones, Lip
A. fa
a Oliver. Page, Perkins, Root. Smith
GAIich.), Sterling, Townsend. Warren,
Weeks; Democrat, Lane; Progressive,
Poindexter.-22. r" .-
I Main Provisions of Bill.
The main taxes provided in the senate
war revenue bill are: Beer, &l.T5 a barrel;
rectifled whisky, cents a gallon; all do
mestic still wines, 8 cents gallon and
IS cents a gallon on all grape brandies
used in fortihcation thereof; champaigns
Is cents a quart; earbonated wines, II
cents q quart; liquors and cordials, ?
cents a gallon; bankers, 81 per $1,000 o.
capital surplus and undivided profits
pawnbrokers, $50 a year; commission mer
chants, $40; custom house brokers, SO
pToprietors of theaters, museums and con
cert halls with seating capacity not more
than 300, S25 a year; not exceeding 800 ca
pacity, $50; not exceeding 1000, SIS; more
, than 1000 800; circuses. 500; other amuse
, ment propretors or agents, except chau-
tauquas, lecture lyceums, agricultural OF
Industrial fairs or exhibitions under relig
ious or charitable auspices. $40: bowling
alleys and billiard rooms, s. for each alley
or table.
Levy on Tobacco Men.
Special annual taxes on tobacco deal
ers and manufacturers: Dealers in Leaf
tobacco, from Sc 10 s24; dealers In tobacco
a. so for each store: manufacturers of to
bacco, with annual sales not exceeding
10000 pounds, IS: not exceeding 10000
pounds, sl2 not exceeding 100000 pounds
: s24; not exceeding 100000 pounds. $50
5000, 900 pounds, $500: 10 O0l.000 pounds 5000
20, 900 900 pounds s, 200; exceeding 1000 90
: pounds, s.. 4s6: manufacturers OF cigars
whose annual sales do not exceed lO000
cigars, s.; 100000 cigars, S.; 100000, cigars
$l2: 100000, $50; 100000, $3.50 20.G00, 900
$780, 100000. S1.2OO exceeding 10000 900
) 81, 1876: manufacturers of cigarettes with
annual sales not exceeding 1,OO0OOO ciga
rettes. s12; 100000. s24: 100000, $50; TO-
100000, $40; 100000, $500; 10000,
900, 81 200; exceeding 100000, & 1856.
Stamp Taxes.
: Stamp taxes as follows:
2 Perfumery, cosmetics and similar ar,
: ticles from one-efghth of a cent for eacf
] for each additional % cents I'm value
2 chewing gum, cents for each 81 of value
! Sparkling wines not otherwise taxed,
) cent for pints and cents for all larger
!, containers.
3 Bonds, certificates of indebtedness ant
: certificates of stock, cents on each $40
n of value.
! Sales. agreements to sell. etc. 2 cents
on each 500 of value. exempting agree
, of -
b collateral for loans.
Board of trade sales or agreements Il
: sell, cent for each 500 of value.
Promissory notes, cents per 800.
= Express and freight bills Of lading,
b., cent each.
e Newspaper shipments taxed on months
a sworn statements of publishers (ship
\ ments within the county OF publication
exempted), / cent per shipment
Telegraph and telephone messages.
cent each
Indemnifying bonds, 50 cents.
Certificates Of deposit, cents for each
. 500
: Certificates of damage. etc, Is cents.
All other certificates required By law
10 cents each 70.
Brokers notes, memorsndums of sale
. etc, 10 cents.
Conyeyances, 80 cents on values be,
; additional 800 value.
Custom house receipts, IS cents to 81 or
values ranging from 800 to more thar
n $50
/ Custom house Withdrawal entries. 5
cents each.
! Fire and Marine Insurance.
a. Marine and FIRE insurance policies.
]. cent on each 81 OF premium. co-operatiy,
v and mutual fire Insurance exempted.
Casualty Insurance. cent on each q o.
premium.
Passage tickets sold in the Unitet
States 20 foreign ports not exceeding -
, IN cost. 81: not exceeding % In cost
I 81: costing more than 80. IS; tickets les.
5 than SO exempted
81 Power Of attorney. 10 cents.
4 Protects OF notes, etc, . cents
! Parior car seats and bertha. cent.
The maximum estimate Of annual reYe
nus Is tlo1 600; the minimum sstimats
! besed on a possible slump In bees pro
GEcticn. = ~. 600 49,