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with the majority on the committee In
whatever they think best"
King Waits Tax Study.
Senator King said he has not had
time since the bill was submitted to
study the tax schedule and pass ma
Judgment on II, but expressed THU
general view of the tax angle.
Il had hoped the States and the Dis
trict of Columbia would not deem II
necessary TO place any gallOnage tax
on liquor. would have preferred to
see the States leave the gallonage tax
Government, the States to derive their
local revenue from a system Of high
licenses. That was the system followed
generally prior to prohibition.
Il am anxious to prevent double tax.
alton, as far as possible, by having
certain fields of taxation left either
to the Federal or local governments
ing, for example, to leave the taxation
Of gasoline to the States However, In
regard to the gallonage tax on liquor
ing the course I have suggested and
for that reason I am not prepared to
say at this time just what should be
done regarding taxes in the local bill. "
o. ks Sales Ban Radius.
Senator King expressed approval OF
another last-minute addition to the bill,
establishing 600 feet as the radius to
be used in carrying out the plan of
rejecting applications for licenses in
residential areas If owners Of ST per
cent Of the surrounding property object
The schedule of taxes and license
fees recommended by the Commission
ers in the final draft Of their bill follow
Spirits, so cents a gallon; wines OF
an alcoholic content Of IA per cent OF
more, so cents q gallon; champagne and
other carbonated wines, even though
having less than IA per cent alcoholic
content, so cents a gallon: light wines
Of less than IA per cent alcoholic con-
tent, 20 cents q gallon. and alcohol,
$l.l0 q gallon.
There is to be no sales tax on beer
under the proposed system.
The scale of license fees is: Distillers
end rectifiers, $4,000 a year: wineries
$500; distillers OF alcohol, where more
than so per cent OF the product is
used for non-beverage purposes, 81 600;
salers Of all classes of alcoholic bever-
ages, $780, wholesalers of beer, $3.50;
retailers Of packaged liquors. $3.50; re-
tailers Of beer, SIS: hotels, licensed for
n-sale consumption. $1,000; incorpo-
rated clubs, $3.50; bona flde restaurants.
$500; marine vessels serving meals, $50
month. or $500 year; railroad din
ing cars or club cars, IS a month; tav-
erns, to be licensed to sell beer for
consumption on the premises. $3.50 a
year; retail pharmacists selling spirits
on prescription. $25 a year. and a daily
permit for special occasions, such as
banquets, IS a day; solicitors, 81 a year
The licenses are to be effective from
February !. There is to be a charge OF
s25 for transfer Of license from one
party to another.
Schedule Approval Seen.
The sales tax OF so cents a gallon on
spirits Is believed by District officials
TO represent the ideas Of President
Roosevelt Adoption OF the tax schedule
IN the bill came after the Commissioners
had had several conferences with
Treasury officials
based on the private license system,
there are members on both the House
and Senate District Committees who
favor the Government dispensary sys-
tenn. and the hearings are expected to
develop a discussion of these two and
possibly other alternative plans.
Until the last day or SO it appeared
likely that the House would rush the
District liquor control bill through as
soon as the formalities Of opening the
session were out Of the way. There
had been no plans for House hearings.
1t appeared today. however. that the
House committee might hold hearings.
as we'll as the Senate committee. which
has intended for several weeks to fol-
low that course.