Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1917 — Senate Throws Levy On Automobiles—Movies Free. [ARTICLE]

Senate Throws Levy On Automobiles—Movies Free.

Exemption of popular price moving picture shows from amusement taxes and the levying of a new federal li- ' cense tax on automobile owners rang% ing for cars used a year or more, were agreed upon <by the senate Friday by the finance committee in continuing revision of the house war tax bill. With its tax virtually complete, except for the newspaper and magazine section, the committee adjourned over until Monday night so that treasury experts may spend the intervening time putting the re-drafting into le—gal shape. The bill probably will be ready for submission to the senate next week. The treasury experts estimate that there are 1/400,000 owners of auff*’ mobiles subject to the $7.50 tax; 760,000 subject to the $lO levy; sl,21>9,000 in the sls class and 231,000 subject to the S2O rate. The license taxes, payable by motor vehicle owners direct, takes the place of the house tax of 5 per cent upon manufacturers of such vehicles.