The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-14

machinery Of psptlaf gsvernhens may
be worked when a drunken man is cho'
sen for second engineer. 1t is gratifying
to know that the Vice President has not
made his appearance in the Senate since
his exhibition tlsFel on satnrdagi "a
special to yesterdays Herald says 1.-The
Vice President did not make bis appear
snoe in the Senate to-day, in cohsequence
of a more severe attack of his inooherent
ideas yesterday than On Saturday last. +"
--NSD-T TTTTIgIdn
The New Income Tax -Class ExemP-
ton Of the Most OEsnsiys Naarre.
By amendment to the Internal Reve-
nue. Law at the late session of Congress
the tax upon incomes has been altered.
First, all persons Of lawful age are to
come forward and make returns without
being sought after. Second, the per GEN.
tage on the small incomes over $500 has
been increased from three to FIVE per
cent The rates are thus established
Income of every person whether a Oiti-
zen residing in or out of the United States,
when exceeding $500 and not exceeding
5000, on the excess over $500, five per
cent; income on excess over 5000, ten
per cent; interest on United States secur-
tiles to be included in estimating income
It is, however provided that In estinat-
ing the annual gains. profits and in
comes of any person, all national, state
and municipal taxes paid within the
wear, shall be deducted from the gains,
profits 81 income Of the person who has
actually paid the same, whether owner,
tenant Of prtgsgoEIals0 tsSsalasy or pay
reoe;red for services in the Oivil, military or
other service ofV9 Hsitsd Estates, iaeladssg
Senators, Representatives. and Delegates IN
Congvess, above the rate of sir hundred dol
lar, per an3st9 also tho amsuntipaid BY
any person for the rent of the home
stead used OF occupied by himself or his
family, and therental value of any home
stead used or occupied by any person or
by his family, in his Own night or in the
right of his wife, shall not be included
or assessed ~ partlof thsineome ofsuc
person.
The outrageous feature of these amend
ments is that sxempthg from ta1ation
the army of Office holders, including the
makers of the law, who are enriching
themselves by drawing large salaries
from the public treasury. The people
seem to be SO indifferent to their own
and the public interests. and to the acts
of their public servants, that it is per-
haps useless to dwell upon this most Of
fensive species of class legislation. But
If the man of toll who earns mere pit
tance over s60O-if the business or pro-
fessienal man who is taxed directly and
indirectly upon his calling and its accu-
mutation during the. year, end at the end
Is further.taxed-npon what-he has left
II the honest, industrious citizen who
gives his sons to fight the battles of the
country and pays his money to keep its
treasury full1 Asatis6ed to struggle On
and allow the non-producers,
the countless horde of government Of
ficials in all branches of the service, to
escape taxation and shoulder the burdens
they should bear upon him, 80 be it.
Lincoln with his SOS, 900 . year; foreign
ministers with their $l7 500 and under
Cabinet officers with their $1,000; Su-
preme Court judges with their $1,000;
congressman with their $1,000 and other
of mileage, 60; Army and
Navy officers, Internal Revenue Collect
ors and Assessors, Colleetors of Impo-'
Duties and Postmasters and thou'' ' st
other officials, are freed tror ,'anas Oh
made priyilsgsd Icla'' q - .,,HS"ar 'lo
Of the people W. land the masses
;nS;f.- 81. .ne proceeding look on with
!. ,cence aud tamely submit There
IS neither reason nor justice in this class
legislation. On thecontrary it is against
both reason and justice, 1t is most obi
Gus. The federal officials who are draw
ing large salaries from the public purse
and rendering services merely nominal,
should, if any discrimination is to be
made, have the tax upon their incomes
increased over, that levied upon the earn
ings of citizens in private life rather than
diminished, Wy tffpr instance. should
the Postmaster Of Wheeling, who receives
$4,000 of the peoples money and is fur
nished with pleasant office 70 sit in at
hi. easssapdo leisure from one years end
TO the other, while lily paid deputies per-
form the actual work of his Office, be
freed from taxation when you, reader,
must account to the pttersSst 'fafthing
for all y6d Have received over 5000
Why should the Collector Of Internal
Revenue be thus freeda We do not al
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