Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-03
$4,000 900
20 900 600

NiHofnh, $0O,UUO UOO
Colorado, 20 900 600
Idaho, (Montsnna), 2j000,000
Oregon, Warrington, New Mexico,
and Arizona, 20 100000
Nevada, (silver), 80 100000
Sl450O0,Og0.
This may be too much but those VINO live /
those regions would be unwilling to accept of
lower figures. Enterpfi,ing and adventurou, mtn
are attracted TO those places in the quest Of for
tunes and independence. Is it not just that hey
should contribute something, as well as those
who toll on the prairies, or ply the trip hummer,
th. ,ck- plane or the weavers beam, to tie sup
port Of that Government which gives them pro-
lection, from whose lands they take these pres
cious metals, and where they ars nearly oil the
time merely primd tdcie tresspassers No tax
hitherto has been required by the Government,
bee 'use the Treasury has sto I'd in no need Of il
but now it is otherwise.
But it may be said that the duty cannot b,
collected. | will not be believeit. The appca-
ton OF the system Of collecting duties on manu-
factures is very efficient. There is manness
and iherality among miners thst does Mt de-
serve this reproach. prefer TO believe and say
that they would seorn TO evade or shrk any
proper burden, and such as they SEE is borne by
all other citizens of the United States. They
are nei her sneaks nor rebels
That system might be provided, perhaps on
the model of the Mex system, giving the mi
nefs some sort Of a u!ie to occupy their claims or
lands, and exacting percentage on their prod
ucts in return, have no doubt but such a sys-
TEN would require much care and o.tcumspec-
ton, perhaps commission to examine the vari
Gus localities, the delay Of surveys and the making
up OF records, tor which we are at this Congress,
by no means ready. At present it is believed
there will be les, objection to the plan proposed
for the purposes Of obtaining present revenue, OF
treating the precious metals as manufactures, than
to any other which can be suggested that will, at
the same time, prove capable Of practical enforce
ment. All are aware that we have no accurate
record OF the products of these widely solttered
mines as they are sent away by all the modes
and chances incident 10 so new and vast field
of operations. We shall not, perhaps, obtain
duty upon the entire amount produced, but three
fourIhs Of the business is in The hands OF men of
cspital and characer using more or less costly
machinery, and employing large numbers Of men,
and from these there can b no difficulty in OBJ
tanning correct returns or in making collections.
BY our present laws we tax lesacies Of person
a. property, but do not tax the transmission of
real estate. 1t is now proposed to tax the sue
cession to any eftaie, whether by deed, will, or
law, Of descent, upon the death el any person,
when the successor shall be the iineal ancestor
one per CEN. increasing the rate for the different
degrees Of relationship until you reach your
. grandmother's sister, when it is five per cent
aud when you come to 3" stranger in blood ii
s to b, six per cent. This y i'll yield large rev
,nue and those who tsuke to find themselves
possessed ofa succession tf 100000 are rarely III
! mood TO obi CT TO a lax OF one thousand or five
dollars Those who sleep" never
complin.
1t ho. also been deemed advisable to repeal
The section Of the law which postponed the direct
lax for this year. The revenue, ab Ut $4,000.
DQ0, is not undesirable but it i, more desirable
that We keep the Law alive, as through it we oh
tain power over the real estate Of rebels. Gen.
ilemen will do 'ell to ponder whether this lien
Is not more effective and practical than ny other
We can create.
The old provision by which the State. could |
assume pay the tax aud thereby save fifteen
per cent Of the amount still remains
Under the existing laws it has been supposed |
hat duties in some cases have been refunded up
IN articles expor ed where no duties had been
aid. The gre bulk of our exports OF manu-
octured articles is made up Of spirits, tobacco,
md petroleum. he labor Of collecting aud lhen |
aging back again the duties upon these article.
when exported is no considerable item. To ayold
III this we now propose that these articles, when
Intended for expectation, shall 90 in bond al once
ITO public warehouse, under the charge of the
roper officer, withou pay ing Of duties, and when
xporltd that The bonds shall be cancelled. This
vii simplify the business, secure the Glyernmenl
gslnst fr,ud, aud be satisfactory TO those inter.
sted.
| have thus briefly but very imperfectly passed
yer the most important changes proposed IN the
i'll, without sxhauslug the subject 80 much as
ou, Mr.. Chairman, and the comm tee but there
not much more that cannot be explained in the
We minutes debate. That the bill is perfect will
ot be expected, but il will be exp, cled TO leave
his House better than when il was introduced.
is now believed 10 be in such shape that Il our
ANTS made il imperative, we might through the
lme machinery raise even larger sums than is
ow proposed. The only question will be, /, thi,
nongh9 think it il.
The amount Of the public debt, April 18th, 1864,
as as follows;
p,I,oln.l Interest for
'""0'Ps' Une year.
ebt barring interest Ia coin s1s6 307 td2 tifl4i35
ebt bearing interest in currency 36 SOS Oes 621
ebt neafing no interest iIh,7v6,ipO
si,t5s, ,57oOll s6l,s53.Os6