The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-14

A stir Amongst the DressmakeTs.
The New York world says The recent
rlling Of certain clauses Of the Internal Rev
suue laws, and the determination 70 abide
lrictly by the construction put upon them
By those legally entitled to enforce such
-aims, has spread Consideration through
oat The ranks % the milliners and dress
makers in city and country. q,
II is known that tax O.; SIX per cent ls
+ lsyIed upon al manufactured articles, but
% has not been generally understood TO what
extent abs would bear upon the dressmaking
and clothing interest geuerHlly- Not only
BE- ak per cent charged upon the receipts oi
+ shs drs-smaksr mflliuer .0r their labor, out
lp0n the cost Of all ihe materials that pass
through their hands. Thus, for instance,
/ the value Of rich dress may range from
one % i've hundred dollars; bot out OF this
The charge for making is only twenty or
thirty. the dressmaker however, Is not
+ only charged with a fax Of six per cent
anon the proceeds OF her labor, but upon
ths entire value Of the material, which has
already. n the hands Of the dry goods mer-
chant. paid a foreign OF domestic duty.
This e not only severe and oppressive,
blt 81 BE- dsst-uctive 10 the entire trade in
tsrssr. Ladies viii not pay 50 heavy q tax,
I-essuaksrs cannot exact il, as in many in
stances t outweighs not only their profits,
tlt the whole cost Of making, and rather
taau submit 70 eztortiou, ladies viii have
theIr dresses made 81 home.
Take, i5r instance, a velvet dress, the
value VI which, with trimming, would be
s.55= ths cost of making is would be, per
hays. SIS. the taxes ssI 50, raising the
dr,ss-aaks-'s charge. in itself moderate, 10
th- ezarbitaut sum Of $50 80. when &c is
remembered thar the material bss already
pad O. foreign DUTY of ninety per cent.
Tdlch doubled it, cost 10 The purchaser, IN,
Hrsu15ter5us injustice 81 the claim viii b,
lazie apparent.
There are, 20 be sure, private dressmsker
Who usvsr psy any government tax VIII
Easz ont 10 sigu g who.e business is carrie,
Oh secretly and behind closed doors wh,
sark ior ordinary prices. and whom ladis
may c0yerty patr0nize. But what pre-
mum th.s offers - dishonesty OF every de
s.fipiioui % is into such hands that th
-ltrs business Wiil be thrown, 10 the ruii
.. hundred Of thousands Of honest, de
serving, palns-taking, industrious women.
TIE following is tue recent decision 9th
Treasury Department on The subject:
"TEE4sUEr DErAETEExT,
NTIcE 90 lSrEEEAL REyEEUE,
NAsHEGT0E, December 2. 1865.
-.rs ll answer o. your letter Of Novem
.rT 18Th, ll relation 90 dTes Is, have 10 "a
That The TAX on clothing, OF articles Of dres
.Hr lle wear oi Hitu, women or children,
OF per cent a. raiOrel1,, that is, six cent
ou du.lsr, 0r SIX do.lrrs on every Sl0U
,he value oi The clio hing cr articles.
aarmclt 40 d. OF which cells for $40, b.
H tsAru b9 GEMS. ID &c sells Tor s20 a
~ Is 20 -0s Do i.r $40, tax - 40 and
.l The tsN, u ail eases, is 90 the vulu
. -ls garment, and uol simply on the col
.. making.
whether dsessuaker furnishes n
.aa-rrlai 0T msE-s up material furnishe
.7 .thers, the tax De- the sEme, on the Ct
are value ui abe articles made. "a the Ia
.er case, however. the tail1r has the ripl
collect he tax from the owner Of the ml
SERIES OF party i1r whom he makes the 81
t-. The Law provides the following e.
symptoms
"l. ANY dTessmaker whose produ
da.s not exceed tho rate of 5000 per aunu
.i go per month, aud shall be made by b
.~a lu11f uT hg the labor Of her family.
.neupt from duty.
".-- ANY cfessmaE er snclu-igeIv enca
I'd lu manufacturing clothing nr 1T Giles
.lr scar oi men, womcu. or children, 60 q
.tI. as custom work, aud nor for sale &c
rally, who thHil maze affidavit that &
entire amount oi ermtIu .actures 30 ma,
HH-s Iat exceed thc sum uf SluU per anuu
.a exempt Gam duty. Thee sre the pf
slsIuHs % tbe Jaw uu this subject, and 9
..trsrs ul Internal Revenue are bound
raiaree thrm until altered OF repealed
tHlEre. on Do single subject have ml
letters been writ ru to this office thsn
.aai oi the liability oI tHiiors, miliin,
lrrs. makers, 49,, and The Comm issioner
ar.. aUar. chat there may be apparent
..ar.IE aII cEses cd real hardship. F
l.fr legislation viii d1ubuess appiv o. su
...s r.u-IE Boz aI such rdaas. But Wh
Ele IsH remains as Do now ls. the TAX mi
H. zessed subssauilalIy as q have iu,
...si above
"k,rE respectfully,
3D. &. WHruaS.
Deputy Commissioner
...I . Ju-amaH. No. Wall street, 81,