Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-02
Present Taxes Are Doubled On
Tobacco, TheaterS, Billiard
and Pool Halls and Bowling
Alleys in New Measure.
MAIL ORDER HOUSES ARE
TO HELP PAY WARS COST
Pullman Seats and Passenger
Rates viii Be Subjected to a
Uniform Levy of 5 Per Cent;
Brokers Must Dig Up More.
'sr MORNING IstHS.L srrer.. LEASED wtss,

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Washington, Aug. 1.-Doubling G of
the present taxes on manufacturers
of tobacco. cigars and cigarettes and
increased taxation of brokers. theaters
ana other amusements, billiard and
pool parlors, bowling alleys and capi-
talization of corporations. were agreed
on by the house ways and means COM
mittee today in framing the $4,000.
100000 revenue bill. A new tax of l
per cent on retail sales of mail order
houses doing more than 100000 an
nual business was adopted. Pullman
seats and berths and passenger rates
VIII be subject to a uniform tax Of s
per cent. Stamp taxes were undis-
turbed
Chairman Kitchin after the COM
mlttee adjourned, summarized the
situation as follows:
I'VE have put q tax of I per cent
on retail sales of mail order houses
that have above 100000 annual busi-
ness. We have increased the special
staxes. nsnt8r5 fs5r ahue. 4 specisi
lax or S30 Will pay an annual tax Of
Slo0 and If they are members of o.
stock exchange or board of trade en-
gaged In buying and selling, will pay
an annual tax of $3.50 We have in
creased the tax on pawnbrokers from
$50 TO 500; ship brokers from $40
to $50; custom house brokers from
$40 to $50.
How Movie shows Are Graded.
"Theaters, including moving pic
ture shows, museums and concert
nails having seating capacity of not
over 25O people. will pay an annual
tax increased from $25 to $50: seat
ing capacity between $50 and 500, in
creased from $50 TO 800; 500 to 500
seating capacity increased from SIS
TO $3.50 and all over 500 capacity, in
creased from 500 to 5000 annual tax.
We have doubled the present special
taxes on theaters. circuses bowling
alleys, billiard and pool places, and
on manufacturers. cigars and ciga-
rettes.
I'VE have put new special tax on
sales of seats on stock and produce
exchanges of 10 per cent on the sale
price of the seats. and on annual dues
of these exchanges tax of 20 per
cent on the amount of the dues This
rs to put them on the same basis as
clubs and other organizations already
put under tax
Pullman seats and berths are un-
der present law taxed 10 per cent and !
passenger rates s per cent of the
amounts paid for tickets or coupons.
we today agreed to make the tax on
both of these per cent This was at
the request of the director general OF
railroads, who wanted the taxes on
the same, to simplify the mileage
about to be issued. We i'm
posed tax of 10 per cent ON the
sales of yachts.
Stamp Taxes Unchanged.
We consider the stamp taxes in the
present law and they will remain as
at present.
Mr.. Kitchin announced that under
the action of the committee so far the |
excise taxes would produce about 81
O0,000.000, which includes beer. |
whiskey, automobiles, soft drinks, |
gasoline and similar taxable subjects |
This is about one-half of the amount |
allotted to commonly termed luxures |
and non-essentals, but Mr. Kitchin |
said the allotted $4,000. 900, 900 under
this head would be levied.
The special tax on mail order
houses was unofficially estimated as
capable of yielding several MILTON
dollars of revenue and was adopted
with practically no opposition Pro-
posals that tax of V of 1 per cent
be imposed on gross sales of chain
stores and s per cent tax be laid on
goods manufactured by concerns en-
ploying child labor. under certain
standard ages. were rejected.
A proposal to tax cotton was re-
Iected almost unanimously. Repre-
sentative Moore of Pennsylvania pro-
posed tax of SO per bale. which he
would produce $33,000,000
l year revenue. but its opponents i'm
suggested tax on grain and
coal and similar articles
produced in the north. Only Repre- !,
ientatives Moore and Fairchild of
New York voted for 1t. Mr.. Moore Il
also proposed tax on dogs. which
he committee voted down.