Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-27
Temporary Disagreement on Iav i.
only Adjustment Yet 10 l'c Madr
In Revenue Bill
MEASURE READY BY FRIDAY
Indications Point To Introduction on
That Day Instead .of on Thurs
day NJ Planned
HEAVY TAX PUT ON LIQUORS
Distilled spirits Must raN StiO -
Gallon and Beer 50 n BarrI.
Wines Hlt Heavily

! wAsHINGTON. Aug 20 u.ffrr.
ences between the treasury aud 90,
| house ways and means committee ua
| TO the levying OF per cent dIrf,rru
/ tial on uncarned incomes appeared
! tonight TO be the only obstacle 90
/ completion OF the drafting or tho
/ revenue bill desiguid TO raise s. 600.
| 600 900 by taxation in the present
| fiscal year. steps toward bringing
/ about an agreement between the
| committee and the treasury were
| considered AZ u conference today be
| tween Chairman Kitchiu and scrrc-
| tary McAdOo Another conference
| will be held tomorrow Because 81
| the temporary disagreement Mr
! kitchin tonight indicated that the
| committee might not hc able tn re-.
/ port the bin 10 the house before Fri
dav instead OF Thursday as had been
| planned
COincidcnt with negotiations
| started in the senate between pro-
! hibihon and anti prohibition leaders
10 postpone the effective date OF the
wartime national prohibition measurs
to be taken up soon, provisions of
the revenue bill dealing with taxes
on intoxicating liquors became
known
The session OF tho committee TODAY
was marked hy an attempt by Rep
resentatiNc Moore, Republican. ~
Pennsyl ylyania, to attach To the bill
an amendment authorizing the ap-
poRtmcnt ~ q joint congressional
committee 10 cooperate with the
president in eliminating waste and
eNtrayagance I'm the conduct Of the
war. The plan which would have
authorized Joint committee OF six
members Of the senate and seven
| mem bers OF tho house TO confer with
the president and heads Of depart
ments on all matters relating TO war
expenditures. reporting 10 congress.
was rejected by the committee by
strict party vote
ThH schedule for the taxation Of
beverages that all all distilled spirits.
either iu bond or produced or i'm.
ported shall be subject TO a tax OF
tl4O per prouf gallon or per wine
N below proof should the distilled
spirits be Withdrawn for manufacture
or production the tax would be
doubled.
on imported perfumes contain
ing distilled spirits tax OF $3.50
per wine gallon is proposed a recti-
fler's tax OF 80 cents proof gallon
Is TO be levied on beverages. not in
cluding gin produced by re-
distillation ~ aromatics. on dis
TILED spirits produced in this coun-
try or imported ,and held for sale
when the bill becomes law, "A floor
tax OF t2.2O is proposed In event
these spirits are intended Tor sale
as beverages or beverage manufac-
tur, tho floor tax would be
doubled For articles on which the
tax under the 1917 law has been
paid, and which are held Tor sale
when the present bill becomes law,
a floor tax Of ~ cents % gallon is
provided
Tho bill proposes tax ~ Sc a
barrel Of ~ gallons on beer. lager
beer. ale, porter and other fermcntcd
liquors ON wines the tax is. 49,
cents per gallon on wines containing
IA per cent alcohol. 40 cents Tor I %
TO 81 per cent. 81 for "a to IS per
cent. and the distilled spirits tax on
wines containing more than "a per
cent. A wine producers tax ot so
cents gallon En- grape. brandy or
wine spirits used I'm forufylnE wines
IN proposed
Champagne is TO be taxed / . cents
per half pint In bottles; artincialy
carbonated wine, 6 cents per half
pint bottle; liquors Cordlals and
such beverages. s cents n half pint
On all sweet wines held for sale by
the producer an additional tax ~
20 cents gallon IL 20 be levied on
grape brandy or wine Hplrits used I'm
terrifying and an additional tax Of
30 cents n gallon on all grape brandy
or wine spirits withdrawn by pro-
ducer OF sweet wines for fortifying
purposes