Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-16
CONF EREES HAVE
AGREED ON TAX
REVISION BILL
Excise Levies as Finally
Adopted BY the Senate
Are Approved, After Max
ing a Few Changes.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Agree-
ment on excise and soft drink taxes
was reached today by the house
and senate conferees on the tax re-
vision bill. After striking out the
senate proposal for a four per cent
manufacturers tax on perfumes
essences, extracts, toilet waters and
the like, the managers agreed to
the excise taxes as finally approved
by the senate. They are:
Automobile trucks and automo-
bile wagons, including parts ana
accessories, three per cent.
Other automobiles and motor
cycles, including parts and aces
cries, five per cent.
Tires, inner tubes, parts or Access
series for motor vehicles sold to any
person other than a manufacturer
or producer of motor vehicles, flVe
per cent.
Cameras, weighlr not mora
than 100 pounds, and lenses for
such cameras, ten per cent.
Photographic films and plate
tother tan moving picture ilims)'
live per cent.
Candy three per cent.
Fire arms, smells, etc, ten per
cent.
Hunting and bowie knives, ten
per cent, .. .,
Dirk knives, daggers, sword
canes, stilettos and brass or metal
knuckles, 100 per cent.
Cigar and cigarette holders or
pipes, composed wholly or IN part
of meerschaum or amber, NUM-
doris and smelling stands, TIA per
cent. So,
Automatic steel device vending
machines, five per cent and auto
matte slr. devices, Weighing ma
chimes, ten per cent.
Liveries and livery boots an"
hats, ten per cent,
Hunting and shooting garments
and riding habits, ten per cent
Yachts and motor boats, not ue-
Signed for trade or fishing or ma
ton defense and pleasure poa 70
and pleasure canoes, II SOFA Lo'
more than 500, ten per cent
Works of art, five per cent
A manufacturers tax OF i've pc:
cent of so much of the price lol
which the following articles are
sold or leased as is in excess OF III"
price specified as to each arllc,e'
Carpets and rugs, including tlDef.
e4.50 per square yard in the case o.
carpets and Sc per square yard ~
the case of rugs.
Trunks, $35 en- n.
Talises. travelling bags, suit cases,
hot boxes used by travellers ana
flied toilet cases, s25 each.
Purses, pocket books. shopplnS
and hand bags, IS each.
portable lighting fixtures, in
Guiding lamps of all kinds ana
lamp shades, $40 eaS, and 1ahS'
81 each. 49,. .to
repeal of which is agreed upon
are: .o ,,
cent. -........, 900.
Sporting goods, including pooi
and billiard tables, 10 per cent
Chewing gum, 5 per cent,
Portable electric fans, per
cent.
Moving picture films, 8 per cent.
Thermos and thermostatlc bot
ties and jugs, per cent.
Retail Ouxury) taxes on articles
of clothing, umbrellas. parasois,
sunshades, picture frames, carpets
rugs. trunks, valises, hat boxes,
fitted toilet cases. shopping and
handbags, portable lighting fix
lures and fans costing III excess
of specified amounts.
Manufacturers taxes on sott
drinks, to be in lieu of the present
lcvies, were agreed upon as fol-
lows: :,
Upon all beverages derived
wholly or in part from cereals
two cents a gallon.
Upon all unfermented fruit
Juices intended for consumption as
beverages with the addition Of
water and sugar, and on all imi-
tations of such fruit juices, and
on all carbonated beverages Eek
cept cercaD two cents a gallon.
Upon all still drinks Except
pure apple cider) two cents gal
Ion.
Upon all natural or artificial
mineral waters or table waters,
sold by the producer at more than
121a cents a gallon, two cents a
gallon. -.....
Upon all carbonic acid gas sold
for use in the preparation of soft
drinks four cents pound.
Upon all finished or fountain
syrups for use in compromising
soft drinks, nine cents gallon.