Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-18
THE TAX RlIL

The Senate Finance Committee has reported
its amendments to the House Tax Bill Under
these amendments cotton is taxed two cents
per pound. Tax assessors are to give notice in
one newspaper in their districts, without
regard 10 circulation. Cattle and proCSl ce
brokers are 10 be taxed on purchases as well
as sales. All dIstillers OF apples, grapes. or
peaches are TO pay.S50 license, even if they
only dist;l small quantiues. Keepers of hotels,
tayerns. inns. or eating houses having paid n
special tax, shall not he required to nav an
additional tax for selling tobacco. snuff. or
cigars, On the same premises. Persons who
sell shell or other fish, trundling from place to
place, and not from any shop, shall be req
TO pay IS tax only, and no special tax Archi-
tects and civil engineers are to nav g 10 license
Plumbers and gas filters are to paw s 10 license
PERSONS iraudulently stamping boxes contain
ing tCoacco, snuh, or cigars. shall be liable to
q me Oh NOT less than $50. or TO imprisonment
not exceeding two years. Gas companies
whose price is fixed by law are authorized to
ADD the tax 10 the price of gas sold Coal tar
and ammouiacaI liquor produced az GAS works
IS nee. Moiasses and sugar from sorghum or
nnpbee as not free. Reapers. mowers. thresb.
ihs-mac hines, corn shelters, and wooden ware
exempted by the House, are taxed three per
ceIt id yalorem. The clothing clause as
an ended reads thus
On ready-made clothing, gloves, moccasins
ieit hats, and oiher articles or dresS for The
wear OF men, women and children, not other
wise assessed and taxed, a tax of5 ner cenrun,
adNhloIem 10 be paid by every person, making
manufacturing, or producing for sale cIothing
groves mltens. moccaSins. caps. falt hats and
other articles OF dress, or furnishing the ma .
tellais or any part thereof. and r:nnIoyinp
oturrs 20 make, manufacture, or nroducp
mem: Iror'oed, That any tailor or,auv maker
Oi EioSps. mittens. moccasns, caps, felt hats,
or other articles of dress TO order as Custom
NoTk only and nol for general sale ard
whose annual products do not exceed S2uOa
snail be- exempt from this ,aN: aud article. nf
nv
makers Tor the wear of women and children
shall also be exempted from this TAX Custom
boo or shoemakerS Whose annual products do
no exceed $2.tlO az exempt from the opr
cent. t3X on boots or shOfs.
among the articles added 20 he free list are
ron Grams and sewer pipes, tarred paper for
roofing. wooden tanks and cisterus cordage
rop" and cables, wine maze Of grapes and
other lrri;. The FAX ON smoking tobacco NOT
sNtetrntd nor stemmed. II reduced from 20 to
10 Cthi> per pound Upon all imported cigars
ana chTrOotS. bat not Including cigarettes an
internal revenue tax shalt be levied aud coll
lecie0 in addition 10 the duties paid upon i'm
poltatl"n TheI eof OF ten dollars per thousand.
ana severe penalties are provided for the vio-
eaten OF this ploVi>o. A new section Is added
on dUcI.Ou sales D. all kinds. iRclndinc bonds
sto X, ana securities. fixing the tax at one
TENN OF one per centrum. Provision il made
ttn; whenever any Stale bank or banking as
sociaiion has been. or shall be converted in to a
national banking association, or has ceased TO
do It's usual banking business. including the
making of loans and receiv ing of deposits there
snail DE- assessed ana collected in addition TO the
taxes already imposed, = lax Of one fourth of
one per centum upon the average amount of
me circulation outstanding of any such State
bank or State banking association. The House
section concerning inc ONE IL Stricke ont, but
it l. proposed 10 amend the 1i6th SECTION OF the
tax bill by providing that taxes shall be levied
and collected and paid annually upon the
gains, profits and income OF every business
trace or profession carried on in the United
States by persons residing without the United
Stairs not citizens thereof Companies and
persons owning railroads, steamboats, stages,
nor se-cars, Jerry boats or bridges have restored
10 them the ri2hi-oNHrhich the House bill
deprived them-io add The tax imposed upon
them to their rates Of fare. The committee
very properly recommend an increase Of the
salary OF the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue to 5000 per annum. IL is one of the
most labor ions offices under Government