Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-24
REVENUE RATES
ARE AGREED ON
Big Liquor Tax Approved in Con-
uress as Country Goes
Dry.
s1OO, 900, 900 Relief 0. K. D
Little Opposition Shown to President
Wilson's Request for Appropria-
tion-conferees Vote to Put
Rate of $6.4o, on Spirits.


Washington. Jan. 1S.-Tax rates on
beverages in the war revenue bill were
agreed to by senate and house con
ferees, the latter accepting substan-
TALLY all of the senate's rates, estimat-
ed to yield about $45O,OO0.O0O in reve-
nue..
The conferees voted just before word
was received that Nebraska, the thirty
sixth state, had ratified the federal
prohibition amendment, which eventu-
ally will cut off all revenue from
liquor.
The house managers yielded to the
senate on the distilled spirits section
and finally approved of the senate
rates of S6.40 per gallon on distilled
beverages.
They also agreed to the senate rate
of $500 per gallon, that of existing
law, on distilled spirits for industrial
or other than beverage purpose. The
house bill had provided rates of SS
and $40 per gallon respectively on
beverage and commercial distilled
spirits.
There was no disagreement be-
tween the house and senate on the
rate of Sc per barrel on beer. double
the present tax, and on the wine
rates, also doubled.
The house bill originally proposed TO
raise $1,137 100000 from beverages,
while now not more than 450,OOO,OOO
is estimated for the present year.
The conferees adopted the senate
amendment for relief of those having
distilled spirits in bond when prohibi-
tiOn becomes effective, exempting sucn
spirits from federal taxes.
Another senate amendment accepted
by the house conferees and incorpor-
ated IN the bill imposes tax of cent
on each 10 cents paid to retailers OF
| ice cream, soda water and other such
refreshments after May 1. This is ex-
timatcd to raise S37, 100000 and is a
reduction of so per cent from the orig
I inaI house rate.
1 Senator Sheppard said he would
soon introduce bill to make the pro
! hibition amendment effective, after
| consultation with senate and house
leaders and prohibition organizations.
A proclamation by the president and
! state department, the senator said,
was not necessary to make the amend
ment effective on January 49, 1920,
but one probably would be issued as a
! formality.
He said he was not disturbed over
reports that liquor interests intended
TO test the validity of the amendments
adoption, and declared no loopholes to
invalidate the law would be found.
With little opposition, Il favorable
report was ordered by the senate ap
preparations committee on the house
bill to appropriate the $100,000,000 re
quested by President Wilson for food
in Europe.
No record vote was taken in the
committee, but Senator Kenyon OF
Iowa (Rep) for himself and Senator
Hardwiclz of Georgia (Dem.) reserved
the right to oppose the measure IL
the senate.
Much opposition had been manifest
Su aSdltlSl lHe Dlll even SilCc IEGSt
dent Wilson appealed for prompt ac
ton with a warning that only fOot
could stop the wave of bolshevisn
sweeping westward in Europe.
By unanimous vote the house mer
chant marine committee decided to at
tempt no action at this session of CON
gress on the administration measure
proposing government acquisition o.
all wireless stations.
German propaganda was put asid'
by the senate investigating cOmmitte,
to turn attention against the activities
of brewing interests.
A. ]. Arnold of Fort Worth, Tex.
said the Texas branch of the Nationa
Farmers union received $4,000 from
1914 to 1916 from Robert L. Aubrey
whom he identified as connected wifi
the Texas Brewers association, an,
between $4,000 and $4,000 from Ed
ward Landsberg of Chicago.