, 1866-04-22
SUNDAY, APRIL = ,15sb.



The Cotnrutttce Of Ways and Me4ns A2se
asEeed upon ! reduction Of tntetns> akatlon
amounting in the aggregate 10 e<ht millions
Of dollsfs. This docs not irttudc any reduc-
lion Of the Income tsx. 1t TeiAles to certain
rsv materials, end manufactures In : erudc
state, such aa pig ,sur. copper, brass, lead,
zttle, ETC., In tsrr o. sheeA, paper, his1ela.
boxes. aod L multitude Of primitive mAoufae.
lures II il estimated that the eremptlors
i'rcFs,see BY thr Comnhtee viii rsilere the
country of shout twelve ml1Iions Of tarstion,
70, nl.Isc the amount received FROM theae
.orzcee during The last fscal year was Only
eight nilliouA, the Increase o: tie revenue
1tnee the close OF tha wM Eouid Probably
bring the snount up to twelve 1illioos dur
hz The current Jear.
This Is . good beginning, b.t L can Gully Be
called beginning. The Eeveoue Comrnls-
sl9o .e.ltnate that !. reduction Of fully ono
hundred mililnns cao bo ssfe'y m4de during
the present year. II l., perhaps, well to
m6vc cautiously In this ycsos1p, Int the peo-
IT. will hardly accept this homeopathic dose
a dnAlfsy. We 2ru, today, The most cgre-
Eto1a,y. taxed people on the fatc OF the easth.
ao otber 9orcEamcat In Chs1stendom or
he1.tiseudou rousd ttry euea ta1stIon on ita
pc,plr without producing revolution The
p:etent lrcorue tax l< nothing les thau COO:
Es<ailon, taking us It does erc.y tenth pcnpy '
from The enterprts!ac and prosperous, an
every twentieth from everybody elEe, In a..
d'sios, to the multitude Of other t1re.. direct
G lndirces. which atsaa the inM1,dna,
nAe e1oad Of muAqustos In Aueust. We
have heard nothiux Of the iatentious Of the
COMMITTEE Of Ways md Means regarding thu
inccsae Lax, excerpt ao occAsioual suruis-
tai ley would takt no action Ut Il! mr.
s::cs TIE eon1scatiou shuuld b en!orce saf
the present year, We would not p-aase
the cor:niitee. We arc axAse that Ie's -.
Ss':S ere considerable, aud VI arr Guas 10
coEr-dc that lasye ahart Of tb +ntensseeee
AEd patriotism OF Ito Hop~e , esnooosea III
the utnL members p -a1' important
rt,aui,tee- But II 1t toeir p1r-
ro>e to grind out s,-the: ten rcs cent L.
snsne tts. IN the 20 q toe tRct shA1 Il Il
Iot re-ded, NC t.sst .ha: Eotne member Of
TIE Avaze viii ell for scte rron The Quea-
ttop. md get Ue. vc&s and nays uron 1t, II
no.hirs nrre.. Ne'Ease mad enough Of this
awkward sarr15. The patient who has lost
quart Of blnsi nay bc able 10 snz1ive the ex-
ts1csiou Of smother pint. hut the doctor xho
fhnnyt +,rorras N {,tr II nrt ,,f ht,,, 49,. ne
h. ra1,a oran.,S. -. ~. s.,.1..,s" - ~
not becsuse Il /. .dee,ncd necessary to secure
80, 'ou," " nno.eu oue u sae
',' sao AL e1e ps"l"e "o1'0
..a.1
~ aua .o'ns 70 pe oene y 10 ssoaee the
:. II eeossespaSu". ~tfsee @1in t4t -
oas''oa .. INC .nte1ns. revenue and on me
=. e -:.es ms. lna Il aone tnsfs *!h
=. e.ta.. ". 'eiF. % too peop1e, snd tne
ny ~, s.eet =. sac e'oa ot eoe m'e'nA tAx
~ -. - " .eAe gwen s.noont o4 money ont
y. ~. ~. "'a put u tnto 'ne pocketS o.
.,e,. .a. Ii E.kee N psoaoesas tee esetapted
= .G Eoo. 'os n"ts"'s .sSes thres
49,, Nv N.r5 eoo "a ION. I'm Import
~, ~ - oe'sft Ps' 'oo' VIC import cor
,.ra 'v's :, s.a.s, p@ = ioa Eulope. oa,es the
.,-,,. ~ - ~ r. pas.a "i'n taa htefnal
- '.,s,,e ~. l,'ce o. r9, zoe ennfu'ner' and
T., ~ us ..as.,ss,n = sI n'en ass -ne .Tom WIN,
- srstt, 49, ~ s,.t.r -. ..-;n,s III ~ a,s .ne
-. y :. -. rs. s.r.- wv ~. ~.
The sc. - 80.
Treasury 6u4~ io "- 4.' ~
rric- Wit Sra ~ ~ " .s' Aue