The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-24
REVENUE BILL Is
PASSED BY SENATE
Continued from Ft-st Pooe.

ticles of household use. Of adornment
or personal wearing apparel until
fixed minimum was reached.
The minimum prices set by the
House bill were assumed to be tho
normal prices and the tax fell only
upon the excess of these normal prices.
The following was the list in the
House bill:
Carpets and rugs, including fibre.
except imported and American rugs
made principally of wool, ON the
amount in excess Of IS per square
yard.
Picture frames in excess Of 80
each.
Trunks in excess Of $50 each.
"Valises, travelling bugs. suit cases.
hat boxes used by travellers and fitted
toilet cases. on the amount in excess
of $25 each.
Purses and PocketboOks Taxed.
'Purses, pocketbooks. shopping and
handbags, on the amount IN excess OF
$3.50 each.
Portable lighting fixtures. including
, lamps of all kinds and lamp shades, in
excess of $25 each.
Umbrellas, parasols, sunshades, on
the amount in excess OF 81.
Fans, on the amount in excess
, OF 81.
House or smoking coats or Jackets
and bath or lounging robes. on amount
in excess Of $3.50.
MEMS waistcoats sold separately
from suits, on tho amount OF excess
of s..
MEMS and boys suits or overcoats,
not including uniforms OF officers in
the military or naval forces of the
United States on the amount in excess
OF $50 each.
"Women's and misses suits, cloaks
and coats. on the amount in excess
OF $50 each, or when made up by a
tailor or seamstress, on the amount In
excess OF $50.
"Women's and misses dresses, on
the amount in excess OF $40 each. or
when made up by a tailor or seam
stress, on the amount In excess of sac
each.
"Women's and misses hats, bonnets
| uilu huOuS, Oll tIle dluuuHL III SASSSs
OF s15 each.
Limit Put on Hats.
MEMS and boys hats on the amount
in excess OF So
MEMS and boys caps on the amour
in excess OF 81
MEMS, womens, misses and boys
boots. Shoes pumps and slippers, no
including shoes or appliances mad,
to order for any person having a Grip
pied or deformed foot or ankle, on til,
amount in excess OF SO a pair.
MEMS and boys neckties and neck
wear, on the amount in excess OF s.
each.
MEMS and boys silk stockings o
, hose on the amount in excess OF 81.
"Women5s and misses silk stocking
or hose on the amount in excess o
So pair.
MEMS shirts on the amount in ex
cess OF SO each.
, Mems, womens, misses and hoy
, pajamas. nightgowns and underwca
on the amount in excess of 50 each.
"Klmonos, petticoats and waists o
, the amount in excess of SIS each"
After brief debate in which Sen
ator Kenyon urged that the taxes fe
not TO any extent on the poor man bu
were in the last degree a tax upon eX
= travagance and justifiable under an
= consideration OF economy and commo
= sense the Senate voted SO TO 81 again'
the committees amendment to III
- House bill. thus restoring the Hous
rates. The vote was as follows:
=, For the Finance Committee amend
. ment: Bankhead. Culberson, Gerr,
: Gore, Henderson, Jones On. ny. Levi
Martin (VaD. Salisbury. Simmon
;. Smith (ArizD, Smith (Ga.), Smit
- (Md). Swanson, Thomas, Underwoo
-, Williams. Wolcott - Democrats, Is
= Brandegee. Dillingham;. Knox. Lodg
McCumbcr Moses, Page. Penros
Smith (MchD, Smoot, Spencer, SUIT
erland, Warren, Watson - Republ
cans. Il.