The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-17


Income, annual of every person,
whether citizens residing i'll our out
of the United States, when exceed
ing 5000 and not exceeding SJ.0OG, on
the excess over 5000. .........-.-..... = per ct.
Do on excess over s. 900 ..--..--..... In per ct.
Income, interest on United states sc
curities TO bc included in estimating
income.
mcOmp--All persons Of lawful age L.
make returns.
Income Deduc tiOns-in estimating
the annual gains profits and income
Of any person, all nat ;onal State and
municipal taxes paid within tho
year! shall be deducted from thtiyains
profits OF income of the person who
has actually paid the same whether
owner, tenant or mortgageT; also The
sdlayy or pay received for services IN
the cigil military naUdl or other ser
vice Of the United States, including
Senator'S, Representatives. and dele
gates IN Congress, ab0Ue the rate Of
sic handred dollars per dnn,nn also
the amount paid by any person for
the rent of the homestead used or oc-
cupied by himself or his family, in
his own right or in the right of his
wife, shall not be included and as
sessed 40 part OF the income OF such
person.
While we do not know the precise pro-
visions of the law beyond what is stated
by the journal and Inquirer, we do know
that Congress proposed to exempt its
members from taxation when the bill was
under discussion, and that the PROPOSE
ton excited such Indignation in Repub-
lican prints as is shown by the following
extracts from the New York Tribune and
Commercial 4drertisey:
From the New York Tribune, Feb 81
The new Internal Tax bill now before
Congress proposes to exempt Members of
either House from the payment of Income
Tar onltheir $4,000 per dnnHm and Mleaqe
from tie Treasury. We trust the advo-
Gates Of common decency in the House
will take care that we have the Yeas and
Nays ON this when the bill comes out of
Committee. We would rather give 500
than not have them. Do let us see who
vote that clerk who earns 81 500 per
annum shall pay 500 Of it into the
Treasury, hut that he who lays the taxes
shall not pay cent on his $4,000. There
is an audacity in that sort of voting that
we ather admire, provided it does not
tlemen III Congress let It's know who
will vote to frank your own salaries as
we'll as your letters
HWly, t,e patience of The masses is eJpIioa-
bic only by their profound mdcquaiataRce
irith cbat is most riiGl IN the conduct 0f their
public affairs
FROM tie n Y Commercial Advertiser pab.
---- IS
The Bibuae says that the country is
vigorous enough TO survive this Con
gress, hut another like it would he fatal.
Ii adds that we are in little danger of
being sphjectedto such an ordeal. Would
that this were sol But already sc mem
bers of the preSont House are chosen for
the next, and the reign of iuIbecility aud
ignorance is likely to he perpetual. =.
As Characteristic of the reckless and
knavish legislation that is commended
to the House, the Tribune mentions q
clause Of the Internal Revenue bill, now
before Congress, which proposes 10 exempt
members rom the payment Of income tar on
'ha'' sS,poO PEI anHsm and mileage. Tie
poor map may BE- taced on his small saLeN
or meomt, Tiri'e these honorable gen Henen
go free. ga ~
1.-the law reads as the two Republican
papers referred to asserted, we reiterate
our structures with redoubled vigor; but
if Collector ORR speaks from an officiaI
copy of the Law, as amended, we cheerful.
" withdraw them.f there be any mis-
represent ation''it belongs to the twoRe-'
publican papers quoted, and not to us.