New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-17
HIGHER LICENSE
TO FIGHT STAMP
TAX ON LIQUORS
Rural Senators Will Try
TO Raise Fees Instead
of New Levy.
WOULD PUT CHIEF
BURDEN ON CITIES
Opposing Bills Soon TO BE IN
troduced and a Hot Contest
Is Looked For.
From , star Correspondent Of The Tribune

IT, san Correspondent Of The Tnnune-I
Albany. April 16.-Legislative leaders
bove struck a snag in the matter OF
imposing a heavier tax on liquor oea'-
era.
Senator Brown is for stamp TAX
that will bring in 100000 a year
This is objected to by Senators lro"
farming districts, who want to increase
the license tax, thus putting the Dur
den on the cities. sr
Carving out this 'dea, the farmer
Senators. through Senator IhoinHs D.
Wilson. of Hall. introduced a Dill IN
creasing license fees in every instance
80 1-3 per cent. oo nm oro
than the state now receives salu ''""
tor Wilson. ,ho WI
Senator Brown is opposed to the W IL
con bill. and expects that the liquor
stoun tax bill will be introduced on
Monday night. The rural legislators
will oppose it if present intentions are
The stamp tax bill, over which Sena-
for Archie D. Sanders, of Stafford, has
been working late and early, has been
whipped into shape, ., . c.or
Sanders. who is opposed to it, viii put
a fax of one cent on every gallon OF
boer sold. This will mean 3O-cent
stamp on every barrel and an eighth
of a cent tax on every bottle. Whiskey
will be taxed 81 a gallon, or $50
barrel. Champagnes will be graded
brands costing $3.50 or less a pint pay,
inc tax of 25 cents on each pint ana
those costing more than Sl.5O a pint
having so cents on each pint. All stll
wines are to pay fat tax OF 30 cents
gallon. Cordials and liquors are 10
be taxed as champagnes.' .,
The Sanders committee appointed
Yesterday 10 draw up the stamp TAX
bill is divided on the bill, Sanders ana
Newton being against 1t and Burlln-
game and Brown for It.
The Wilson bill. which is drawn to
take effect on October l. will affect the
civ of New York TO the extent OF add
ing $4,000 900 more to the taxes OF IT'S
Eouor dealers, restaurants, hotels ana
saloons. This is 70 per cent OF the
total revenue the bill will raise II
passed.
Hotel and saloon licenses in New
York City are raised from sl,2OO 10
81 500 by the bill. Other raises are:
Communities of more than bOO,OOo,
from 1915 to 81 800; communities or
more than 10000. from $3.50 TO 81 600;
more than 10000, from S525 to 500;
more than 5000. from $3.50 to $500;
more than 200, from 5000 to $500. and
less than 1900. from $3.50 to 5000:
Wholesale licenses are increased ac-
cordingly In the order given above
wholesale liquor dealers who now pay
$3.50. $500. $3.50. $500, $3.50, sll2.50 and
S15. will pay $1,000, $500, $500, $500,
5000 $3.50 and 500.
Even pharmacists will have to pay
IN additional tax. They now pay $3.50
and will pay Sl2. Steamboats, and rail
road trains now paying $500 will have
TO pay S4OO. and beer and ale bottlcrs'
licenses are increased from $3.50 to
5000.
Manufacturers using alcohol who
now pay a graded license from $3.50 to
$3.50. will pay under the Wilson bill
from $40 to $50. Wholesalers selling
more than two gallons and less than
fve gallons in bulk, now paying $50,
! will pay 500.