Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-11
WAR TAX BILL
WON "A VOTE
FROM GRONNA
CONTINUED From Page i.

Continued From Page IL
all consumption taxes on sugar, tea,
coHee and cocoa, the latter reducing
the bill $86, 0O0,0 900.
Inc senate also struck out the
cause proposing repeal of the draw
back or re-export allowance given SUI
gar n and defeated proposals
TO add inheritance taxes.
me only postage features left in
the Dill are provisions for free trans
portation Of letters from American
soldiers abroad and for n cent
stamp on parcel post packages,
raising $4,000. 900.
Inc consumption taxes. of half cent
d pound on sugar, two cents on cof-
zee. v cents on tea, three cents on
cocoa, and from one to two cent q
ealion on molasses. were voted u by
majorities. A final vote
on Senator Broussard's motion to
eliminate them all was So to %.
ny were made by the SEN
ATE IN the w vital Sections-incomes
ana war profits. The house income
TAX levy was increased from 1896, 000,-
600 to $S42. 200, 0O0, with the house
provisions for sos, 600. 900 addition
al by a retroactive tax on 1915 in
comes eliminated. In the house bill
$200.000,000 additional was levied by
doubling present excess profits of cor
porations n individuals by a new
system OF rates graduated from ~ to
90 per cent based on the three-year
pre-War period of 1s11-13. The SEN
ate also repealed the present special
munitions tax raising S25%.000.Ge0.
C1Tthe income taxes, $~Ss,1S4.0o0
more could be raised from the new
TWO per cent normal tax on individual
incomes and $S93.o7I.o00 from sur
taxes ranging from per cent to so
Per cent on increases OF from $1,000
to s1,00o,o00.
The bill lowers the exemption from
the normal tax to $4,000 for married
persons with an additional $20e for
each dependent child and $1,000 for
single persons
While h house levied an addition
a two per cent tax on corporations.
low paving 2 per cent. the senate bill
provides for an additional four per
cent to raise S5ss. 0oo,0 oo.
On Intoxicating beverages the SEN
ate bill proposes to ecure S207, 9oo,-
oee. sIsI.ee0-soo provided by the
mouse. largely BY raising the rate OF
distilled intoxicsnts from s1.1o to s3.-
40 . gallon, and or beer from $50
70 IS Per barrel
On soft drinks the house levy of
Ssa-e3s-eee was reduced 70 81. o0e.-
ees- New taxes OF tobacco and its
proGRcS ere reduced TO SIS, SOC, coo
from sss-2ae.esS
On paaasc utilities the senate re-
tanned the house ! per cent tax OF
raise $Ts-5Iasg sE. but cut from ten to
I've Per oG1r the Tx or Passenger
-Eve reducing The estimated reve-
Gu0 sEs.esS.e Fs 70 S3I.s5e.o 0
TEX oa Lighting Bulls Cut Out
FEvs c%- CERT tires r-,r>osl5 lr Sle
h0Gse "a electric ESS- gas and local
rseES@ hzz1A es5-alAd 10 raise
SSR.bbI- were sE-5a2-sd- but the i've
Par GEE Xxx 81 ing distance sele-
F11S and rsasgEara lesssges costing
Ii Cells or mare. WIS retained Az
Nrs1 RE O. oos aslz tor each 25
Cells EEac far express transportation
WaS U1a-Elzza @ he house six per
can. ETE 81 EE-saE pzFmsrtA A
Few ErEzY ~ NJ DIE cent On parcels
rsg[-lE sTsr = cents charges was
BS61sG no sEEazLe express and parcel
pest FE-perapl All the public u1li-
ties are Elective November l.
Ths bo1ss s Pr cent tax oa pipe lire
r~z@Eyn--sTaD1 payments was retain
ed a @2Ia1zet1rsrE Tx IT 3 Peg
cs-t On 3sIe1rE- musical instruments.
tires and an5ss. and motion picture
films w&s Eliminated The senate
also rejected hn6ase taxes on INSURANCE
policies kas1sd or renewed. and added
a new tai Of two ver cent On cameras
to raise ss6s.sgp. :
Taxation Of Moa0r Vehicles
For the houss 1--WE per cent manu-
facturers tax Ga automobiles and.
motorcycles, estimated to raise $685.
000,0 900. the senate inserted a new
clause for a graduated federal, license
tax on n estimated TO secure
$41, 900, 00o. With a tax of $3.50 on
motorcycles, the senate plan would
tax automobile owners from IS up.
based on the original selling price.
with an allowance up to so per cent
on used vehicles.
On perfumes, cosmetics, patent
medicines and similar articles, the
five per cent tax was reduced to 2 per
cent, while a house tax on chewing
gum was eliminated. .
Club Dues Are or
Estimates of 100000, 900 under the
house bill from new assessments on.
amusement admissions and club dues
are reduced to SIS, 900 by senate
changes exempting many amusement
resorts, chautauqnas and eliminating
entirely the house ten per cent tax on
club dues. Virtually all of the Span
ish war stamp taxes whose re-imposi-
ton was provided in the house. meas
ure were retained, but a one cent,
check tax proposed in the senate was
defeated.
Additional Inheritance taxes to raise
$6,oo0,o0o adopted by the house were
defeated.
The senate struck out house provi-
sion for a general tariff increase Of
ten per cent. estimated to raise 5000
000. 200. The finance committee SUBJ
stituted for this section the consump-
ton taxes finally wiped out tonight.
In dealing with postage revenue
assessments the senate struck out the
house provision for three cent letters
expected to yield $T0.060,0 900, In addi-