The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-27
TAX PROPOSED ON ALL
BEVERAGES Is ANNOUNCED
Water as Well as Whskcy and Beer
viii Have to Contribute to Uncle
Sans War Fund-Attempt to Tack
A Rider on the Bill Is Voted Down.

Washington, Aug 26.-Differenees
between the treasury and the house
ways and means committee as to the
leyying Of three per cent differential
on unearned incomes appeared tonight
to be the only obstacle to completion
of the drafting of the revenue bill de-
signed to raise $4,000, 100000 by tax
alton in the present fiscal year. Steps
toward bringing about an agreement
between the committee and the treas
ury were considered at conference
today between Chairman Kitchin and
Secretary McAdoo. Another confer
once will be held tomorrow Because
OF the temporary disagreement, Mr..
<itchin tonight Indicated that the
committee might not be able to report
the bill to the house before Friday
instead of Thursday as had been
planned.
Coincident with negotiation started
lin the senate between President pro
TEN Marshal and the prohibition
leaders to postpone the effective date
of the war time national prohibition
measure to be taken up soon, provi
sions of the revenue bill dealing with
taxes on Intoxicating liquors became
known.
The session of the committee today
was marked by an attempt by Repre-
sentative Moore. republican, of Penn
sylyania to attach to the bill an
amendment authorizing the appoint
ment Of joint congressional commit
tee to cooperate with the president in
elimination of waste and extravaganza
in the conduct of the war. The plan
which would have authorized a joint
committee of six members OF the sen
ate and seven members Of the house to
confer with the president and heaf8
of departments on all matters relating
to war expenditures, reporting to
congress, was rejected by the commit
tee by strict party vote.
The schedule for the taxation OF
beverages proposes that all distilled
spirits, either in bond or produced Or
imported. shall be subject to a tax
iof S4.i0 per proof gallon or per vine
gallon If below proof Should the
distilled spirits be withdrawn for
manufacture or production the tax
would be doubled.
On imported perfumes containia Z
distilled spirits a tax of $3.50 per wine
gallon is proposed. A rectifier's tax
of thirty cents proof gallon is to be
levied on beverages. not including gin,
produced by re-distillation of aro-
MATES
On distilled spirits produced in this
country or imported and held for sale
when the bill becomes a law, a floor
tax of 1920 is proposed. In even;
these spirits are intended for sale as
beverages or beverage manufacture
the floor tax would be doubled. Fol
articles on which the tax under the
1917 law has been paid, and which are
held for sale, when the present bill
becomes a law. a floor tax of fifteen
cents a gallon is provided.
The bill proposes tax of $6 bar
rel of 81 gallons on beer, lager bee:
ale, porter and other fermented llq-
uors On wines the tax is sixteen
cents for ii to 21 per cent; 81 for q
to "a per cent and the distilled spirits
+, tax on wines containing more than
2f per cent. A wine producers tax OF
sixty cents a gallon grape. brandy ol
wine spirits used in fortfying wines
is proposed.
| Champagne il to be taxed ~ cents
per half pint in bottles; artificiaily
carbonated wine six cents per half pint
bottle: liquors, cordials and such bey-
erages six cents a half pint. On all
sweet wines held for sale by the pro-
ducer an additional tax of 20 cents