Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-07


peaed, the duty is not altered Tie consequence is. that
the advantages Of advertising, which generally only
obtained after two three Insertions lost
with heavy duty and to reduce this will give the
trading part OF the country great relief propose
to reduce the tax on embellishments At preseu,it for
every insertion IS 3D. propose TO reduce the duty for
the fret insertion 10 ~ Tor the second Is 6 aud Tor
the third and every subsequent insertion to Is Tho effect
OF this will not be, should think loss the
equal 10 tho whole amount Of the reduction be-
cause the consequence OF the reduction will be to cause
the to be often repea,, hen they have not
TO pay as much for every insertion. Although, thereto
10 not think need apprchend much los. revenue
by TIL. change. calculate it will he about half
Sir r. Peei--whati is the present amount of duty from
advertise ments,
Lord Ahorp.-The whole revenue from advertise
meos amounts to else, 900 and think am quit.
sale 10 calculating the reduction at only ELS 900
halt The next tax in which propose make an altera-
on is one in which il is most desirable make an altera.
toni meaa the reduction of the duty or marine nsur.
ance CLEAR, hear hear) think shall not cause any
large sacrifice to the by thi. alteration and the
alteration will be OF srea, advantage to the shipping
est AMI 10 trade generally. (Hear, hcar) The present
rate OF duty on the coasng trade is Is 3D. per ct when
the premium does not xceed POS and IS per CT when
itdrss exceed 20s On the foreign trade it is higher be-
ing -. oil per cent when the premium does not exceed
Eos, aud o. cent. when il does exceed 2Os The net
amount OF revenue yielded by this rate of duty ego 600
think right to state the of this tax at deren
periods, that the committee may see how different il i.
hom the tax on malt. In 1915 the amount OF this duty
was : $4,000 and last year II only ego 900 That
shows that the effect OF the policies of marine in
surance has driven this branch trade out of the country
(tIoap hear IL is, therefore one OF the taxes which
think ought To be reduced
10 not propose to alter the policies 20 the coast.
ing trade My proposition is, that all policies foreign
trade in which tho premium is under los the duty shall
he reduced from IS 81. Is 3D. and on policies where
tho premium is under 3os and above los propose to re-.
duce the duty to Is 0d When the premium exceeds sOs
propose that the present duty shall continue TO be levied
CLEAR, hear) From what have already heard believe
that this arrangement will be satisfactory 10 the interests
concerned. calculate the reduction of the revenue
which may take place from this cause to about one half
or ElO0,00J.. The branch of taxes to which will
apply myself is the Assessed Taxes (Hesr hear) With
"A .,
the Government has been for the repeal OF the House
and Window Tax The total repeal of them would make
reduction oil EZo9tOOO confess tha however | may
wish to accommodate and relieve industrious popua
tons oil the towns, should be justified i'm sacrcn,
oil the surplus revenue for that object have eneavor
Ell TO consider mode could adopted by which
the productive industry of the population may be pro-
tected while this tax might remain upon those who are
best able to bear it mcan whether an arrangement,
could not be made by which shopkcepcrs NAV be re-
heved from the duty, while houses that are no, converted
into shops shall remain chargeable present (Hear1
The COMMITTEES may probably be awarc, that according
TO the present law regarding the window tax there ia an
allowance made by which three windows are struck off
from each house to which shop is attached think This
isa principle upon which we may proceed. do in.
tend TO conhne the windows for shops any specc mum
ber but propose to take the duty off windows in all
shops employed as such, warehouses I'm the case
OF houses which include shops, or sorehouse
intended that the number OF windows appropriated to
the shop warehouse, storchouse should be deducted
from the number OF windows in the house. for instance
in house containing altogether fifteen windows five of
which are appropriated TO the shop warehouse then five
windows will be deducted the total number reckon
ell ior The house; that the house will be considered as
one having only ten windows and in this case there
would 90 reduction OF one third the whoesyinow du
tylor That house Now, with respect 10 the house duty
intended to proceed upon the same principle: and
mus IN the house containing fifteen windows, OF which
five belonged TO the shop, house duty would also be
reduced in the proportion of third the whole
hitherto payable for the house.
hope that this will he considered give considera
ole relief 10 shopkeepers and others engaged trade:
cause with respect to their shops, they will be relieved
entirely both from the house and window tax; and they
WIZ only be liable to pay these for such portion of
their houses as appropriated to different purposes from
those oil trade This reduction | calculate will produce
um'nuon oil the revenue, arising from the house and
window taxes of about EI00, 900 With regard TO some
OF the other classes of the taxes the House had
been made fully aware that great complaints were brought
by the parties interested. This was the case with re
spect 10 the dsty carts the recent measure re-
speeding which, though in cases il may have opera
Ell as TAX was In reality reduction of taxation But
as II had not as yet produced much effect is nv nten
ton to propose that this tax be entirely reduced and that
those cas which would have been subject to the duty of
o6S shall be now entirely free irons that inpos The re-
mission oil this tax will produce dimnution of the re
venue to the extent OF ESQ There is another tax of
when great complaints have been made bearing hea
WY upon the trading Interest," alude the duty Tor
shopmen warehousemen sorekecpcrs, and porters This
Also intend to take away: and calculate that it will
produce diminuion of G15,000
There is another class, who are connected with the
mercantile interests, whose employment duty ia To-
vied-conmercial travellers and hawkers This tax I
also propose TO repeal The arising from it t
hing-ony 81 ,500 but there is more important class
oil men, who subject their employers to taxationI mean
ooon-heePeTs ana clerks, whom II Is likewise
ton TO exempt from taxation intend to propose TO
take OIL the DUTY on stewards, baiTs gers and over
seers the amount of which is nconsiderabe being only
90OO year. The whole Of these reductions in the as
sessed taxes amount TO sum of G2ti000. The next
point 10 winch am about to address myse one on which
am IN certain degree, pledged When I laid the adj
uoai duty on cOttons in 1881 said that il was RAJ
Ideally wrong in principle, and that the first oppor
nifty that arrived, ought TO be reduced That opporlu
nifty has now arrived and it is, therefore, incumbent ON
TINS House TO take oil the additional duty which was
ed In lS3l\ The committee are, doubt aware of the
circumstances under which il laid on. twas thought
both by myself and by this House. that was more desra
bic that the tax printed cacoes should be taken off en-
Tey as being more contrary TO principle than the tax
upon cotton.
When propose 10 remit this tax il is not because
think 1t has had any bad effect: on the contrary the ma
nuiacurers connected with cotton have fourshed under
us operatoD but must recolect how dangerous il il o
iay 'akes upon The raw material, in which we
nave 10 compete with foreign manufacturers; though this
danger does not always show itself moment but re-
mains Dormant because there is Immediate connetlion:
put ID the mean time, foreign manufactures are establish
ing themselves, and making their way in different
markets. and by the time that people begin 10 perceive tho
mischief II has become too late TO remedy H. Az Tho
same une, do not propose 10 put cotton on better
ioo'ng than 1t was when the addition TO the tax in 1891
was proposed propose only to take of tia, amount of
te TAX (as nearly as calculate O which was limos
ell on that OCCASION Previous that period there wa
an adj yalorem duty Hpon The pound of raw cotton TO an
amount which might be equivalent to ee-eghths Of
penny, TO winch then added two eigths Of pen.
ny, making the whole about fiveeightIs of A pennv
per 10 the result OF that being, that the whole amount of
me duty on cotton for the last year had been G626 900
IL has been estimated that the portion of the duty imposed
~ 1881 might be about G326 900 but | do not think
It, reduction will diminish tho revenue more than