New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Ton Per Cent Tariff In
.,ease Planned in $780,
100000 Measure
Income Taxes Raised,
Made Retroactive
Postcards, Insurance, Club
Dues and All Luxuries
Are Included

..xston during the coming year was
.,-oved finally in the House Ways and
T,,ns Committee late to-day by unsni-
nous vote.
New taxes proposed in the bill in
dude:
NSrRANCE-Lifc policies. eight
..a,s on each 500 or fraction. except
'srs,rial or weekly plans. which are
.,vsd 40 per cent OF the first weekly
.,sriur. marine. inland and FIRE. one
-, on each dollar or fraction OF the
.,smium charged. casualty, one cent
T., saeb dollar Of premium. Reinsur-
,1ses and purely cooperative or
~rtusl insurance companies or asso-
Istions are exempted. Effective June
next.
RAILROADS Freight bills. 3 per
.,,,. Messenger tickets. 10 per cent.
n, ,;cset, above IS cents. except on
,.rmvtstion tickets. on which, after
,rswntine the first % cents. 90 cents
70 be charged on each 50 worth; eN-
,,ess rates. 10 per cent on amount
psd seats. berths or staterooms on
,,ilrosds or water lines, 10 per cent.
Elective June l next.
PIPE LINES. OIL. ETC.-Five per
cent on charges imposed.
ELECTRIC POWER FOR HEAT AND
uCHT-Five per cent OF amount paid
for electric power Effective June l.
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
FIVE per cent Of amount paid for tele-
,bore service By subscribers. exclusive
a. aaI L
cents on each toll message by the tele-
phone OF telegraph for which 10 cents
or more is charged, only one payment
20 be required, regardless OF different
lines used for same dispatch.
CLUB DUES-Ten per cent on all
club dues or membership fees except
initiation fees). the members individu-
ally to pay. Clsb responsible for pay
ments Elective June !.
AMUSENENTS-One cent for each
Ten cents or fraction for tickets. paid
Or free Fiye-cent and charitable
hows exempt.
Taxes on Manufacturers
The following taxes on manufactur-
us Of importers are imposed:
AUTOMOBILES-Five per cent on
rsnufacturers' selling price.
COSMETICS AND PROPRIETARY
NEDICINES-Five per cent or manu-
tseturers' selling price.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-Five per
cent on those costing over SO.
JEWELRY Five per cent on selling
pree.
MOVING PICTURE FILMS One
islf cent per lineal foot not exposed
sold by manufacturer or importer:
ready for projection sold or leased
BY manufacturer. producer or importer,
one cent per lineal foot.
YACHTS. PLEASURE BOATS. MO
TOR BOATS-Five per cent Of price
old.
CHEWING GUM OR SUBSTITUTE
IHEREF OR. IMPORTED Five per
,cnt OF selling price.
House Ready TO Pass Bill
Chairman Kitchin announced that the
measure will be reported TO the House
tomorrow. to be brought up for con-
sderation Thursday. He thinks IT will
be passed by the House without po-
iieal division within a few days,
hough there will be vigorous opposi-
ion 10 some features from both Demo-
rats and Republicans. In the mean
.ims the Senate Finance Committee will
begin public hearings on the bill Fri
day.
To bring the amount to be raised up
% the desired total. the House Com
1itee al to-day's session wrote into
he bill fat increase of 10 per cent IN
al existing tariff duties and 10 per
cent duties on all articles now admitted
ifse, ali estimated 70 bring in S2AO,O0O,-
700, this more than doubling the pres
rt tariff revenues. In addition II was
dseided 20 make all income tax in
uesses retroactive. beginning with the
PRESENT calendar year. other taxes
provided for would become effective
.poh the signing Of the bill.
Great Increase in Income Taxes
The new taxes will hit every person
q the country who spends a cent for
aSurieS and some necessities. The
Rome tax is made retroactive from
January ! and hits every unmarried
lersOn receiving over 81 900 and every
1arried person receiving over S2,OOO,
stile the surtaxes on larger incomes
IN as high as 80 per cent. On the
mailer incomes the tax IS increased
70 pei cent.
IN addition. there are taxes OF elght
cents on each 500 Of life insurance
armed, and ten cents on each railway
"sktt bought But even closer home
are the 5 per cent taxes TO be LEVIED
"a al electricity used. telephone or
1egraph charges. and automobiles,
sssiesl instruments and jewelry pUr-
.aased. Thes, are a few only Of the
aes taxes
me income tax increases, applying TO
ON personal and corporation incomes,
re designed 70 produce $533 100000
seip;s.
Most Of the new revenue will come
lton the income excess profits and in
,.ianee taxes and additional tarln
eNes, but the leyies Of the bill would
.h INTO many other sources. Letter
.. rates would be increased from
70 three cents an ounce, and postal
ssani ssss from one 10 two cents, while Sls,-
.s'vVV would be added 10 charges
,ss'hN newspapers under a new sys-
BASED upon the present parcel post
E~ internal revenue taxes upon
it.or and tobacco would be materially
,s.sssed, and there would be taxes on
~eements and stamp taxes Of wide
Ashss war income tax section would
s,sDt the present normal tax Of 2
"a ssnt on individuals and per cent
"'sorations. IL would lower the