New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
House Passes
War Tax Bill
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boosted from $3.50 barrel 20 s2.15. An
additional . cents a gallon is imposed on
wines containing more than ~ per cent
of alcohol. while grape brandy and wine
spirits are hit an additional 10 cents
gallon.
Soda fountain syrups. including coca
cola. are taxed 10 per cent OF cost. Grape
juice. carbonated water and near beer arc
taxed cents gallon, and carbonated gas
5 cents a pound.
This gas is now sold for four cents
pound, according TO testimony before the
Senate committee.
Tobacco Tax Doubled
The tax on cigarettes. tobacco and snuh
is doubled, while that on cigars is also
increased. These taxes would bring in
s6S 200. 900 additional.
A tax on freight charges OF ; per cent.
on express rates OF 6 per cent. on passen-
ger tickets, seats. berths and staterooms OF
10 per cent. on pipe lines OF per cent OF
the transportation charge. and on gas.
electric and telephone bills OF per cent
and on long distance telephone messages
and kilograms of cents each. is expected
TO produce S2l4, $50. 900.
The Spanish war taxes on Insurance.
premiums are reenacted.
The tariff duties proposed by the COM
mttee originally have been considerably
modified They now do not include white
paper or pulp. gold and silver. unmanu-
featured platinum. coal. eulm. Stag. shale.
coke. composition for fuel, fertilizer. nj
trates, breeding animals. books for Ii
braries or several other articles which the
blanket inclusion would have subjected TO
a 10 per cent impost.
tax Of per cent is imposed on musi-
cal instruments. jewelry. pleasure boats.
sporting goods, patent medicines, per-
fumery. cosmetics and chewing gum.
Ten per cent on all tickets to amuse-
ments, excluding Chautauquas. on a claim
that they are educational. and on all club
dues. is levied.
The Spanish War stamp taxes on vide
range OF articles. from playing cards to
bonds, are included
The inheritance taxes are practically
doubled. ranging up TO 80 per cent on
tates in excess of Sl5,000,000. The ex-
emption is lowered from $50. 900 to SIS. 900.
Postage Rates Increased
tax which will affect virtually man.
woman and child is the boost in postage
rates, regular letter postage being ad-
vanced from two to three cents, postcards
to two cents and other increases. While
not as drastic as originally reported, the
increase in rates charged TO periodicals is
heavy.
All the opposing votes to the meas
ure were cast by Republicans, although
there are many members on the Demo-
cratic side strongly opposed to certain
sections of the measure.
Those voting against the bill to-day
we're: Representatives Anthony. Aus.
tin. Bacon, Britten, Carter (Massachu-
setts), Chandler New York;. Chandler
oklahoma, Clark Pennsylvania
barrow. Dempsey, Denison. Dowell,
Dunn, Edmonds. Benz l.. Fairchild,
Focht, Fuller (Illinois). Garland. Good,
Goodall, Gould. Graham (Illinois), Ora
ham (Pennsylvania), Gray New Jer-
sey), Green (Nassachusetts), Hamilton
New York;, Heaton, Heintz, Hersey,
Hicks. Hollingsworth. Hustled. Hutchin-
son, Ireland, JUL, Kiess. Kreider. La
Guardia, Langley, Macarthur, McCor-
mick, McFadden, Mckenzie. Mckinley,
Mclaughlin (Pennsylvania), Madden,
Magee, Mann. Neeker, Parker New
York;. Plat, Powers. Pratt, Purnell,
Robbins, Roberts. Rodenberg. Rose,
Sanders New York;, Sanford, Sells,
Sloemp. Smell, Strong. Sweet, Swift,
Templeton, Vestal, Waldow. Walsh.
Ward. Wheeler, Wilson illinois,
Winslow. woodward and Ziklmann.
Socialist Votes Present
Representatives GiIlett, London,
Moore Pennsylvania and Siegel voted
present.
In a final effort to summon all OF
his party votes to support of the meas
ure, Democratic leader Kitchin declared
that he had been informed personally
by President Wilson to-day that he did
not desire changes in the bill in the
Senate, as had been currently reported.
Mr.. Kitchin also appealed earnestly TO
all members to supply the President
with money to carry on the war now
that the country is in it.
81 would feel like a miserable cow
ard" he said. "to impose burden on
my children and my children's children
to pay for something for which they
were not responsible, and yet refuse to
take out OF my pockets money for my
share of the burden"
Republican leader Mann insisted that
the bill would raise too large an
amount of money by direct and imme-
date taxes.
"This bill approaches killing the
goose that lays the golden egg" he
said. Indeed, | am afraid We are kill
ing that goose to-day"
Mann Tries Obstruction
Mr.. Mann placed every possible OBJ
struction in the way of the measure,
even insisting on a rollcall on a mo-
ton to recommit. 1t was defeated,
246 to l6l.
The Senate Finance Committee de-
cided to meet Immediately after pass
age Of the bill by the House. The com
mittee's preliminary discussions, il was
said. probably will expedite the ma
terial amendment contemplated for the
House measure. Sentiment in the COM
mttee was said to be extensive for
reduction of the House
bills aggregate revenue levy, some
Senators favoring reducing the bill
from 81 SOC, 100000 TO 81 ,250,000,000.
Increase Of second class postage
rates on advertising portions Of publ
cations is proposed in an amendment
to the war revenue bill introduced in
the Senate to-day by Senator Hard
wick, of Georgia. 1t would leave the
present cent a pound rate on news
sections Of publications, but increase
that of advertising sections to 3 cents
a pound until July I, 1918; cents a
pound until July l, 1919, and 8 cents
a pound thereafter.