Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-28
JOHN BRANNON.
JoHK BRLNSoS, E,Q.,

JoHK BRISSoS, E,q,
Chairman Ct finance Compittee OF Senate:
DzAR SIE-The bill in references to distillerSs, which
passed the House, passed ~ 4 night session. bile
ne Ssest Committee Confederate An,irs was, a. the
.ousss OF our Congressional delegation. engaged in
sonfereuce With committee Of that delegation on cub
Sos Of pressing importance. That committee com
lcsed OF several gentlemen, who. like myself were
ARMY opposed IT, and bad collected facts which, 1t
resented would IS thought sccare lie defeat A
hairnan Of the Fu'aoe Committee in the House, fee!
peculiar responsibility, and address ou,oceupyug the
,mo rnpu in The Senate, TO communicate some facts
which have collected.
Oar tx Od as % pass=d the HOUSE, imposes tax OF
90 cents per gallon all the ardent rprts ds' d -
The Audto. estma.ss recsipg Of S00O 600 dollars from
MS source into the State Treasury do not false
d amount in this way, 1t must be raised from taxes
properly and business III, receipt Of 100000 dolsrs
8 on the basis Of the manufacture per SDnum Of one
ni0n and half gallons OF sp.ris, consuming one blf
nion bushels o. grAn. Toe annual production Of co.n
nd vhest 10 the Stlte, according sscerlaincd re
urns 4 1900 900 blhcls (See Report of Auditor Of
Plbic Accounts, at ibis session, paga IS Adj Csti
uttsd projection CT other grans, 10 600 900 bushes
rad you state the annual produe OF grain n this
lac At about 90 600 coo bushels Toe addition 20
oppullion b. persons in the army, csuuo' reach 100
100 men who no. here oo!e citizens aud cobSu
} OF grain in the STATE. Allow for eaoi 20 bIshelb
lnd you have an increase Of grain consumed, O'er for
nsr aggregate Of consumption, OF 100000 bush oA-
Our c1por Brazil and other foreign pIts aud to toe
safes possessed BY the Federal Government could not
ave en- less tban 1--WE tm,s much thi5 So that
Iur grain proiucei in the S,e mlst largely exceed the
lemani for it ;aiihn lmi's a. present / assume
Ae stastics Of produce and consumption applicable
% the whole Safe, hecluss have not time to modify
HON scc,rtiiy 20 the existing status. Tns mo 1hcstol
would strengthen my argument
Bal TAX another view. CoDcede that the Auditor
vas Ia error in estimating the production Of ardent
yoiits a. low - olo AID a half mhors gallons
:hou.aid persons IN hs STATE who are male adults
clis is ia Opni)o, Tor relaDns easily explained,
,rgeiy xcessive al tie number But assume IL to
h. rec Add 90 900 male adults the accession to
)ipuas'on 10 the army from other States This gives
lnoug the peoLls in the army 800 600 male adults
Cluccd what obviously exaggerated that every male
,dil, consumes daily pins whisky. Ten bushels Of
ran would dsii Ole fourth than enough whisky
. sfHd pint PEI day each year, TO eecl nell adult
rae whole anGul coasun ion OF grain for whisky, even
N this eI,g yefa;ed ;snae would be three millions Of
lashel4 II three llOrs OF bushels were Consumed
" cisleries 10 the STATE this tax would produ;e one
a lin1 eight hundre thousand dollars This is estnil
ing gallons Of vi Ky to the busisl Of grain
We have grain largely 10 excess Of the demand Tor T.
We produce co wLiols per AnGuu, and our export OF
1'esds.ufs Is arrested. This little market for bread
Ius Is, in SORT o. idle ridiculous panic, to be shut up
the farmer for fear you Won't have enough TO live on
Sgefy ieo that Ibe farmer has purchase is doubled
nd quIiIuPled 10 price. His produces are search ad.
sead in appr'csbe price, and yet the hlnd Of e2isl
aon Ia 70 erposs against hin. The enormous q ,iOn
OF euenov every day increasing has increased and
Increasing the selling value Of eli ct property
,.scsphnlE PrStSxllliise farm rhi. shows th't the
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