Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-18

Is ayowed the very principles Of the Unio
ID party in 1864. Was the Union party to ~
= away from its victory?
Without action on the amendment, ii
Senate adjourned
Mr.. Morrill, on ihe Revenue Bill.
We like the direct and straight-forwar
way in which Mr. Morrill, discusses the In
p)rtant measures which are wont to form th
subjects Of his speeches When he takes tn,
floor it means business, and the House al,
the Country Is always sure Of valuable i'm
formation, and commonly of sound and con
yincing views, clearly and concisely pre-
scnted.
On Monday Of last week, the House o.
I Representative In Committee Of the Whole
e took up the Internal Rcycnue bill, reported
o. by Mr.. Morrill, from the Committee OF Way
and Means. Nh. Morrill, gave a review Of IL,
5 more noticeable provisions the bill, and
OF the reasons which led the Committee t.
propose sundry changes Of the existing law.
Inc bill itself Is very long. and Mr.. Mo-rill's
remarks far exceed the limits which We can
give to a subject Of so many details We can
notice but briefly a few OF the points Of his
speech Mr Morrill, remarked at the OUT
set, that the fist thing necessary is 10 sce
what we have 90 show from the law as it now
staGus, aud now much We need u meet
he necessary denandst Of the soyerumcu,
On these points be lresent,d tie following
important figures ana estimates.
For the year ending June 80, lS6j, the
total receipts Of the Treasury, exclusive ol
loans. were S329, ,j67,lS6.
For the current year, ,nliug June 30.
lSG6. the actual aggregate receipts for three
/ quarters, up t. April Is. .zclu-iye of laau-.
have been SiI0,oII. %, md tie total T.
+ ceipt- Of the Year are estimated at $5oI.-
5iI232.
For the next fiscal year, ending june 30.
1867. the aggregate ostimatcdrcccip,s viii be
From Customs, S125. 700
Internal Revenue, .5D,0UU.UuJ
Increase ou Cotton, lj,uul,UIO
Spirits, 100000
Miscellaneous, lo.ODD,0u1
Total sl2-.oIlpo1
requirements % the Secretary
of the Treasury a55.ojpruJ
Available or tie reduction %
taxation S75.o0oorj
Il viii be scen-sail Mr.. Merrill. that c.t.ma,e
arelucu0u 10 the revenue received from mauufia-
turls On account ola depreciation uf values. "
about - per cent, and p reduction ufau income,
and dividends of rather more than thst amount
Il l. true that we shall Dee likely 90 iayea more
perfect administration Of The law. and take
pleasure IN slying thut the present Commission
er IS O most ii,.-gut and conscientious .fi,tr
but the increase 10 revenue n this count vil
be AZ least cluutgr-balanceI by many I,te H.
yors distributed all though cur amendments.
and which il is Jump s>tle o. accurately estimate.
We could not, five would. levy an export duty
upon cotton and except t0r the convenience Ot
collection, az excise tax may ie better, as .1
the form it i here proposed.
Nr. Morrill, h,5-cl sa,a lss,-4.i4u as
woaA .u-pi.c tlc South and Soutlues. .9 .
manufacture more than they bad done. exc
It,--iu- tie opinion that it thc entire cotton .
crop of .le United S.a,es, save wlat We
consume, could De exported in a mauuiac- .
turoi state. instead ol exclusively as uw
material, it would be an end worthy Of o.
statesman. c.ssrius .ar country with bless
ips- ald Wron-iuc uo man. !. woul do
much toward "a iu-usl.rg recruitment and
.est.rius k4diy feelings throughout ,hc
land. Nuh prosperity human nature is
rarely Disposed 90 make war. Make tie
South prosperous. and we make them our
friends, with freedom flr all.
ImFlr;al.us, be sid. must he checked or
financial disaster must follow. We may
expect ..mo.Liue lr,m ,le States lately 10
rebellion though mot an amount in proper
t.on % tieif relative numbers Never fruit
ful iu tazatleres9urcos, they have less now
than ever. Taking an things into clusiIcra-
tiou the Committee of Ways and Means l,lt
willing to rcror; the bill as it stands, which
viii reduce taxation tie present year in
round numbers about S7j,0O0000
Ia reference to tic exemptions proposed,
Mr Morrill, said
81 The Till proposes TO wholly exempt from
taxation many articles and 10 largely reduce it
upon others, and among those viii be found
slaughtered animals, salt, sugar, starch, coal,
soap, vinegar, sacratus, clothing. boots and
shoes. These exemptions and reductions will
lessen family expenditures and be "a relief 20 all
classes Of the community Drcssmakcrs and
welding potent influence they ,
Do, viii no longer be treated as men subject 10 ,
taxation. but as deserving Of favor. Though
they may tax US, We DO not propose to tax them.
Il has been the policy from the start (and Is
wisdom has been only eyoepti- nally ques,ionei)
to keep free from taxes all fertilizers draining
tiles, and many Of the more expensive imple-
ments Of agriculture. II Is now also proposed / q
20 relieve freights, perhaps enc Of the most in
deitusible taxes We have had, perpCiually
checking commerce. and adding to the price Of
purchases, as well as diminishing the price Of
sales. It will be seen these are to be utterly I
as are all the articles in schedule A,
except gold watches, silver plate, billiard tables
and carriages valued above $500, as by the tes-
,imony Of the collectors, the tax upon all the
10 less than the cost of collection, while il i'm
posed domciliary visits always obnoxious to a
spirited people. 1t has been considered import q
ant not to check any enterprise for building for
repairs Of buildings, aud TO this end building I
such as brick, fgeestone, marble, /
slate roofing, slate, lime, and cement, have I
been placed on the free list The tax imposed I
upon paper, books, and binding, entertained !
with little hospitality from the first, is surreu-
iered At the hrst opportunity without regret The
tax knowledge, as it has been often styled, if
It ever existed, It IS to he hoped will be now
abandoned. The tax upon all repairs, always /
indefinite and Of dubious pr0priety, may also
well be removed, II horse runs away with a d
carriage, or a locomotive gets smashed, It seems =
oppressive tor the Government to seize the op- s
Portunity Of such misfortune for leyylng fresh 7
tax c
As to the income tax, Mr.. Morrill, said lie !
questioned If ever people paid tax more ,