The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-18
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whols ou the AmeniA,c-' Internal Rovsnue n.N.
pr. Bou,velrs ,mcndrp-ut to tar ssies one-hah Of
ore per oent wAs considered
hr Grswold pr,f.rrcd tar = one J.r cent on
sales in place " uc tar on inc mes Some lc-s
oppressive mode d taxation ihsn The present should
ls substituted.
Nj. Morrill, repNci that II he policy wNs U be
permar nj the tctter vAy would bc 20 levy the
tAy On ell property held by ever person II would
he better 70 adhere N IN. present plsn ih,n 70
make radical chNnsc. He orIoscd the amend
meut " TAI sales, which .u'd - the most odious
TAI ever levied. In support oi tis views 10
qur.ed from the New York nooIIL scltsoS Rs
VIEW.
Mr. James G Allen rsote .dver'ely 10 tho rro-
position, principally hscsuse IL inTnsst TIE bur
den ~ tAIston urpn The consumer, sud not On
capitalists who were the mcs Interested In the
Government
Mr.. Boutwell, advocated his amendment saving
that every TAI In efoct tax On tie consumer,
and argued that ,he failure In Spain, which had
been rofcuoi n, no guide for us inr In that
country the tar was OppresSlvely severe on he
manufacturing industry % that country.
Mr. Garfield, in opposng the ameniment ,sid
that u vas now proposed - 10 thing Which hAd
never been done ty sny CIV iged nsuou, eEceI.
three, Spain and naples included, aud which hsi
been disastrous in thrHs.
Nr Thaysr oHcrcd an amendment to cresp, man
ufNcturer and prSiuc,s from tho TAI on ssloa.
NJ Fernando Wood could objection W
this mode " taxation.
Ar All son said that tis us' not only AtAH on
consumption, but on production. particularly on
the great staples 4 No West aud would have
the e'iec, o. seriously damaging agricultural in
tsresH.
Mr.. D,vA OF New Yrt, Sivocsiod the Ia on
sales. lilo siood ready ~ tax interest, and 60
We largest extent, IN order " carry on tho govern
ment The government would 10 cheated on one
hand and the consumer ON the other.
NJ. Hurlburt, u New York VS. in favor of tho
amendment, .nd thought Ae eIper rnent o' waxing
sales should bc tried
NJ sps.ding sad NJ donl. the burden VIII OK
tend "a all the people, bu, those who onloy luEur-
| ies Will tavt most o' No tsX io pay.
NJ. Frank advocated the amendment Our pu-
lt,al system II different FROM thoso Of other ma
tons Therefore 30 are Dot 70 be governed by
| what they uGy i1 10 The way % AVIATION We
have airrNiy tuci the sNrsrtrrnt OF ttsiny sale
-. oi suck aud other securities are nov tslci.
| ~ far IRON bav,ng de'reaseL the sales have soc
er,A~cU and lAt business hss uut becu in Tie lsGs,
inIodei -.,...
hAN Tcr ccu,Im on sAss u hAd been calculated
would rsSch eighty milhons ~ dollars year THIS
heavy burden fuud not q uippHTi Ou tie ooun-
try hut II the experiment was 10 he tr el tho taI
should not hs mora 'hAn one qu.rter n one per
/ crHtuIu.
! Nj. Hcoper vas orpos~i to the tar m sales
! tut 1t b, was 70 . carried. no desred tt't al
amendment IN mRie ~ include all As.eF oi stock
Ani bullion, and 20 exclude all agricultural pro-
Guch The taxing Of sales would be found g. ue
/ th- least pgoductivc and most vcNauou- OF all
! plAns. Duuss -houLl, a. far ss poss. i' be- cole
! hr Brown, oi W., NAs IN fayur Of tsyinr snes
Mr. MorrA dsnisd that tar on silos would 10
oAsy ~ collect. lie ieIievsd I would oierAgo M
equally on tho oouutry, Nc 81 - Of tho ne'aNs res
| o. life rsrng lArger thA4, NJ ar..ses Of luxury.
NJ oie conteDdei 8 Al thc amendment would
not work uueqnAlly, and shat the prnc'ple would
lie Aoo-I table TO the country.
~ Hooper sAid thr mcGsurcr proposal by the
/ Commiltnc Of Ways Nd NNans would Yield about
! Sfp0, ,Opk OUO VT -ga more NSn TIE reyouue
o. Gr,N Britain, n We Hmne th.i drlar "a
| North 1Uudred cents m con. This, after psy-
ING the ordinary eNpcnbeS o ue Gove-ru an a..
/ uey were before the war, and Including ne ,utor-
est on tho pubrc debt, would leave surplus Of
s2rH 0" 20 he app.ed ~ Vie extra rd urry OK
lenses o. she war. NJ Other country lad done
- much as We had 10 increases Ito revenue IN tie
| s,ln- space ~ time lie oppressed the hope that
| tho measures slrcndy IuRurur.tcd would ue car
| , 81 out before tryins new experiments, and that
ths gue.siuu 4 EreEt,r m.roas. OF s.Se- De de-
| Crrei h toe neXt CJu 'rrss, VI tu "o s'a.l have
.lliuvns inforInauop dcryei irou ezr'u5-'e.
ILs question, ate mr,he. ptoceei.u,s ~.
'tat~i " be ~ lie h..,~ ~ 'iD'nlmeu' - n
Boutre
Al rcrsous rccuf<,i under tar pr VIZ ''s u' MS
a't pr sho act y Whlrr = Is A. a- ,i au'nt, al !
wuo are eLya.ci IA ttr sales = "I-' " ares AL
msreLAnot4r, OF ARTICLES Tf.cur', ~ tnauuh,D,uT-
81, wieA,r lorri Il %. c.l. tsN', shall 'hu ten
DAYS Yfter tie trst - ever, uuuth N.st~ fctLr', ,
L.Jcr uaG4 or .t,rm,tou. "' t+ 'H.'uni ~ GOODS,
wares -ud ilcrclauItr 90 srti !e, ID inEus the
month Irs,"u..- hIA n rat '''ie"h lai .
up" hsi % 'he p", '-t.iH' Hn 81. '-,h r'r-li Of
tn tne ,o,IrlI... ~ to tax 40 a," '} u sect %
shall &c t.yets t.t l.".N- '. 80 "a" ie
lAun, % ,rr sss, ,-..eu, a.a 0 "eu1n ui a tay
ua u.a..l .la-u.rru u 'utuH,i u t.' -'tl H"tiion .
tie Ut t' vlI.u taa sn al~a.inr4I o. i4i 80
M, uc applicable.
r-.A ara-udl4en' s.s Agreed. a,e', D.; nays
o.
NJ Wis. c's-,i g.. .. s.-r.-"t rhet sysry
he.,pt li,L.. u. A-,1cauo.. A.4 0s.te bAuE, 90