New-York tribune., 1921-11-16
COnferees on
Tax Bill Agree
On Excise Rates
Schedule of Senate for
Soft Drinks Also Accept
ed; Levy of 4 Per Cent
on Perfume Is Elided
Many Articles Exempted
Remove Certain Charges
Placed on Clothing, Rugs
and Lighting Fixtures

WASHINGTON, Nov. Disagreement
on excise and soft drink taxes was
reached to-day by the House and Sem
ate conferees on the tax revision bill.
After striking out the Senate proposal
for a per cent manufacturers tax on
perfumes, essences. extracts, toilet
waters and the like, the conferees
agreed to the excise taxes as finally
approved by the Senate. They are:
Automobile trucks and automobile
wagons, including parts and acces-
sories, per cent
Other automobiles and motorcycles,
including parts and accessories, S per
cent.
Tires, inner tubes, parts of acces-
sories for motor vehicles sold to any
person other than a manufacturer or
producer of motor vehicles, per cent.
Cameras, weighing not more than
one hundred pounds, and lenses for
such cameras, 10 per cent.
Photographic films and plates (other
than moving picture tilms) per cent.
Candy, 3 per cent.
Firearms, shells, ETC., 10 per cent.
Hunting and Bowie knives, 10 per
cent.
Dirk knives, daggers, sword canes,
stllettos and brass or metallic
knuckles, 100 per cent
10 Per Cent on Cigar Holders
Cigar and cigarette holders or pipes,
composed wholly or in part of meer-
schaum or amber; humidors and smok-
ing stands, 10 per cent.
Automatic slot device vending ma
chimes, per cent, and automatic slot
device weighing machines, 10 per cent
Liveries and livery boots and hats, 10
per cent.
Hunting and shooting garments and
riding habits, 10 per cent.
Yachts and motor boats, not designed
for trade or fishing or nation defense,
and pleasure boats and pleasure canoes,
If sold for more than S100, 10 per cent.
Works of art, 5 per cent.
manufacturers tax of per cent of
so much of the price for which the
following articles are sold or leased as
is IN excess of the price specified as to
each article:
Carpets and rugs, including fiber,
$45O per square yard in the case of
carpets and Sc per square yard in the
case of rugs.
Trunks, S35 EACH
Valises, travelling bags, suit. cases,
hat boxes used by travellers and fitted
toilet cases, $25 each.
Purses, pocketbooks, shopping and
hand bags, SIS each.
Portable lighting fixtures, including
lamps of all kinds and lamp shades, $40
each, and fans, 81 each.
Repeal of Excise Taxes
Excise taxes now in force, the repeal
OF which is agreed upon are:
ARTICLES made of fur, 10 per cent.
MUSICAL instruments, per cent.
Sporting goods, including pool and
billiard tables, 10 per cent.
Chewing gum, per cent.
Portable electric fans, s per cent,
Moving picture films, 5 per cent.
Thermos and thermostatic bottles
and jugs, per cent.
Retail Quxury) taxes on articles of
clothing, umbrellas, parasols, sun
shades, picture frames, carpets, rugs.
trunks, valises, hat boxes, fitted toilet
cases, shopping and hand bags, por-
table lighting fixtures and fans costing
IN excess of specified amounts.
New Soft Drink Schedule
Manufacturers taxes on soft drinks,
to be in lieu of the present Ievies. were
agreed upon as follows:
On beverages derived from cereals,
cents gallon.
On unfermented fruit juices in
tended for consumption as beverages
with the addition Of water and sugar.
juices, and upon all carbonated bever-
ages Except cereaD 2 cents gallon.
On still drinks (except pure apple
cider), cents a gallon.
On natural or artificial mineral
waters or table waters sold by the pro-
duccr at more than 12la cents a gallon,
cents gallon
On carbonic acid gas, cents pound
On ali finished or fountain syrups
for use in compounding soft drinks,
8 cents a gallon.
The conferees passed over for fur
ther discussion the provision imposing
tax of cents gallon on finished
syrups used in the manufacture Of
beverages sold in bottles or other
closed containers.
After limiting it to admissions to
moving picture shows the conferees
agreed to the Senate amendment pro-
viding that no admission tax shall be
collected where the charge does not
exceed 10 cents.
Hart Again Questioned