The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-05


esnsts Fips5ce Committee NJ new tra-
srr, q. iAs pA- TAX hi ProhShdttre
byes upon distznktiGn cf whaskey and
shs- SPIRITS for beverage purposes were
Agreed ueon by q Substantial majority
e the co1snit.ee The tAres axec hy
he Esast or beer and wines were LEFT
unchanged. thcarh They have nus bcen
i.aily ssYrsTee-
lnp~rtnsiss Is DarreA-
A. supplementary 1ng.slkticn the ccn-
niifee further srgrured An ADenener.
rsAisting Importation tnfe TINS ccun-
IT,. PSG1o Rire aDe the Philippines @,
tstiIled spirits mk5e from lry food
Cas except fer industrial mechanical q,
scjent13e purposes.
Genera suspension of beverage -r'c-
tsc1ioz ty disti1er1es and use @. lzuur
rVu N boudea warehouses probably
vVa5e ts the e.ect of the new lax ses-
urr i. easctsd INTO lxw. CurtAllroeni
o. hq1ar consumption during the Wal
an conservation % feoas1slfs used In
nhrg1A q urtne Distilled xp,irzts. Chair
nan Simmons said to-night constituted
s6cpitrg tht substitutes for the HOUSE
niea Manufacture uf klcohsa fur tn
tss-rIhl mechanical or medicinal pur-
poses wound not he affected
u R5etton 20 the present rKx Of $50
Q ExDun on TIRE hquer q TAX Of SO .
hssSsl ffrum 81 10 - . eAlionD upun
al grain cereal NJ other foodsru1fs used
IN manufacturing Nhnker pr urher dis-
tiled Spirits fur use n beverages was
written in1o the hill Senator Simmons
Rid the lnrrease wuns1 be proh;birive
upon manufacture whiie the lEv wAs IN
efect, w curing 1he war. Increased
rrIrR End substitutes used IN disrillA
Agreed upDn-
Sele. m rhe c1mmtrtse that iitte az
ne reyenps 1pss VII result 10 hAsee up1m
ths fart thEt w.hiSkeF and einer Distilled
splrlTs ahrhey mRnufhcturs1 msy be
sssAeravn. upnn payment uf 3c-eh .
u1on. fur general consumption. SenR-
t-k ekrtImEtsd that actual cnr1surptiun
vuuid der-eRse but little frun liquors
hev In bDz1f and thRt about the visual
revenue rpnln he furnished
The pruhibirtpe taxes Levi Coosze.
counsel fur rhe national diFtiiIing iiI1sr-
GrE said 1c-niefJt wpnld result in viz
fr beverage purposes Senator Gore.
sufhnr Of the prnhihitire rKx amend
nerIt estimates -hHt supplies Of distilled
splri-F uuw n bonded warehouses would.
according 10 the present rRtes uf oeD-
SUMPTION lhst far between 1wp and
thrss reare tnus rernvvinE the p-Dspecf
q SERIOUS cur-aifrnent of FeoerBl rer-
Guss for TINT period
Text Of AHeaA.~na.
p. Gore amendment reaas as follows :
Sectlun S6D1-. In addition 20 the
tax imposed by eriEting law On dis
clleo Spirits there atlnn he levied. cel-
ieri.I Kni paid Oh the maferiR. from
wtAst such spirits are manufactured
se.sr me passaEe % this Rrt the fol-
loving tEx- On al mplasseA Eyrupa
o. srnE-itutes therefor q TAX Of 81 per
vine gallon. and nn al grain. cereals
ard other ediriie products and ma
ts-ials q tEx u SO per bushel If ff-r-
s.T pounds. and every disrilier using
snr sucn material shLn keep such
records and fle Ruch returns ana
bnnds AND rfe tax snail he paid n.
surhl time End III such manner and
sut3e-f ID such credits ~ the Com
GlRsioner uf Internal Revenue with
u. ErprUrR1 Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, may yrrescrite pr require:
provided thai the disriner HhEn be en-
tilsd 20 have refunded the amount Of
The tax pRid IN Huch rnaterials when
tht sp.-i-E inEnltfR ctured therefrorp are
Withdrawn free NJ LEX under existing
law ny withdrawn ane used excluBtvely
Tn -ns Manufacture o- preparation Of
MEDICINAL curupounde provided fur
ns-, tnEi such sJiirts shall nsf lie
~fthe-sv-n fo- export except upon the
spTl,cEtiun nf an Eccredttet repre-
serts--Tt nation nov Ri wHr with the
Imperial German Government. IN
which application II ANAL be declared
ct' such spirits are Withdrawn for
tss II fu-the-Hnce of such vRr.
A. -ht morning session the FtnGnne
COMMITTEES ppreo q tEI us per cent
On ths r-oes advertising reoeipts o. an
putlicEriuns, which includes nswspaporA
PERIODICALS and rnREaxiDes- Revenue ID
VI not 0bC iE estimated from the tax