Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-23
AorFlli's speech on the Tar slil---A
sangulHe s1nanelal YIeu---Ile Ex-
plains the PP0ylslons Of the Bit.

The tone Of Morrill's speech 90 the tax
bill was extremely sanguiae with refer.
eace TO military sacceas, and fiHal pros
poets. lie predicted that more import.
ant aud crushing results woald be vouch-
ssfed 10 oar arms this spring than ever.
lie estimated the Internal revenue 20 be
paid during the next fscal year at sixty
i've millions, forty-ihrea millions of i in
coin. He stated that the present TAR
law would produce this year forty or
hfty per cent more than i did last year,
and woalf, with the receipts from Gus
toms, suffice for ordinary peace expendi-
tarss, pay the interest ON larger debt
than present, and make GoYsrnment
securities sound beyond peradventnre.
The necessity Of now bill 10 provide for
any smergaacy and set the Nation
house in preparation for disasters, was
eloqaensly argued BY Mr.. Morrill, II Is
estimated that il win produce n least
s25O, 600, 900, in which S90, ,O0O, ,0D0 under
the present tariff would make the total
reveBne $40, 600, ,0ao, 10 be increased ky
addifieTs to the tariff Mr. Morrill, also
urged the necessity Of greater economy,
and of the withdrawal Of redundant Le-
gal Tender neles. After explaining the
necessity Of putting all the provisions
concerning Internal Rcvenas into one
Act. so IS 10 remove doubts on various
gsoiuax, and fos the convenience Of Gov
ernment officers, as we'll As Of the taxed,
Morrill, went on 10 comment briefly on
the leading features Of the bill Mann
iAetnrcs Huder new scales we're expected
to produce more than the present receipts
from easttsms.s The eonmiitee didn't
lay ssill heavier taxes ou spirits and to-
bacco, as they we're urged TO 10. alter
the example of Great Britain, because
the extent OF sea coast aud frontier would
render smuggling sasy-becaase too
heavy tax would discourage home pro-
daction, and because Of the reciprocity
already existing, which was referred to
ia other cases as an impediment to
heavy taxes Leaf tobacco Is not taxed,
because the collection would eoss more
than the receipts. Crude petroleum was
rot taxed. because Of various doubts eoa-
neetcd with this subject
Stamps on telegraph dispatches are
abolished, because frauds are easy and
/ the exact justice Of the charge IS doabt-
ed and the tax on gross receipts IS sub
/ stisuted
The Committee did not recommend 9
I tax on sales, because they believed II
would obstract commerce, concentrate
Business to great extent in the hand.
oi large capitalists, aud would be diff.
cult Of collection. The gross receipts o.
Theatres, Operas, and Circases were
Fixed at only the moderate sum Of on,
per ceat because they rarely yield mors
than five or ten per cent. net Tiers
was soue question about taxing receipt.
from freight By railroads, bot i wss
finally agreed upon. Canals are no
taxed, becaupe mostly belonging Il
Statea There is = small advance OF
coal, though its expediency is doubtful
since very much IS consumed by Govern
ment vessels, &c, and that prodneed il
The British Provinces comes in under ths
reciprocity treaty. The revenaes from
iron, under the new bill, &C the presen
amount is charged much less thaa othei
branches of manufactures After hav
ing almost entire immunity for the las
|. two years, af the present high prices i
can be over taxed, especially ss the tarif
viii be eorresPondingly increased. 4
tax on gold and silver mines was agreed
The total amount alloyed is computed 8
SO, ,0O0, 600 from CaIifornis, 81, 0,000, 90,
, from Colorado, SIS, ,000, 900 from IdAho
and MAINTAINS, so, ,000, 900 from 0regol
New Mckee and Arizona, all in gold
50. .0O0, 900 from Nevada in silver. Thl
. argument urged for laying direct tai
was, that through this alone We get box
of rebels real estate. he closed By say
| ing that the Committes made No excusl
? for noi having presented the bill sarkss