New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-08
FROM WARRINGTON.


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-, ,,rio and eronomy nv sing these savings banks
,,l-cs of trust Does Il not speak vel for the char
ID. IN of orr people. well n lat of our country mat
ESQ institutions here hold Of these small earnings Of the
g,r,ou people Sjll00 200. here else cen similar
s..f h. c,tcdl Women young persons. oud those I'M
Skilled IN making loans and taking securities, VINO possess
M Little 90 le reached separated! by taxes should not Joe
ly when assembled together ut ntAe d' serve the pa
t.ll care OF the Government The Tax on thc gross re-
.ipt, ot express companies was raised IN the u ~ h't
rPorcd, from to pr cent Lul W iuilhei conogea
ton 90 the revised bill the rate has been restored TO
what it Is nov by existing law. When We
a reducing taxation in every direction. 1t appeared 20"
iviiOs 10 single cut class OF business and that one
ewing marked distinction 10 American enterprise and doom
o tax equal TO IL OF 10 cent upon MS nei amman IT,
nfs. The upon telegraph companies has also 1een
% upon the SAME level, reduced from i've 70 tnice
percent. Oue Of tae companies last yea Imd 10 '1c Oo
rluclt tax upon $O0OO gross receipts aao1a,ng 10
il when they Ind made an absolute loss of$l0oO0oor
5000 beside the tax. Express and tceSa companies
my not all deal Literally with tne Peopl '1 -2 tS
c,trrag0nt profits; but the G'Feiiui,n W t' y 80.
States could hardly be expected 70 base us iesS aoh upon
thus chgendered uule's INC "
ne creatures Of its creation Such abuses are more
properly corrected by state legislation or by even the more
patent influence of competition and public oflnon INC
Tax in Schedule s. although one OF an lnqulsNonM
isricter aud therefore Objectionable in FORM has been
retained in part by the Committee on the ground that
th. owners If carriages valued $500 ana
watches and silver plate among those persons best
~ cOurl ute something 10 the support Of the Govern
ulder whose protection they lad been able To acquire
uii,l, indicative OF wealth. and assured mcsos of sup
oi The law in relation to licenses, will be seem has
,ru entirely changed In form, although the Substance OF
hr viii be found adhering to it, special tax takes
k place. and will il Is supposed, do equal service without
being liable 70 the objections made IN some quar-
That it Is an al Tempt 10 regulate The internal COM
nsn,' of the states. Members of the House aware
that a case is eth pending in the Supreme Court OF the
Vni-cd States involving the cOnsiituti0nay of the
license law: and that this case after having been tried
was Considered of much importance 10 be postponed
until the next term, when the decision, whatever
may be- will be announced. do not suppose that the
Court will be very eager to oyeTurn the legality of laws
which find precedents in statutes at large almost
fo thc foundation ofthe Government but other gentle
iu-u may think differently, and from abundant reason
revising the Internal Revenue laws and as the
-chuiil objections ftherc be can be easily removed
the Committee Ways and Means have made the atcTa
,pi any circumstances that may arise whatever
they may be. There necessity for tanscending our
mate authority which IS merely to obtain the proper
nOuat of lawful in the least Objectionable FORM
II j. not proposed this time change the rate of the
tax on spirits malt liquors, mainly that we may
have the law Of high in operation sufficient length
%, time It's real value for purposes and In
cierialy doubt its value mode of repression IN
the consumption Of intoxicating beverages the largest
revenue purposes the rate of e. per gallon ahough the
time elapsed since ITS adoption is too bret to definitely
settle the question: seems likely 10 prove unsatisiacioi
and il II were original question, The recommendation
ii 81 per gallon by the Revenue Commission would not
Dee dsrcgarded by the Committee Of Ways and Means. IL
very clear that the whole tax fails 10 be collected as
cost Of the spirits with the tax added thereto; and in
some parts Of the country the price has occasionally been
below even the amount OF the tax. The smount of
,,.rts of domestic manufacture returned TO the Asses
for 1865, l6,S35,1lo gallons, as sgainsi
<, ~, }li gallons in 1864 showing falling
ID Of nearly tour-ffths Of the whole amount.
Ii to be noted however, that much was distilled IN
1854 in expectation of an increase Of the tax and this
for a diminished business IL 1862 but does not
prove a diminished consumption. Notwithstanding the
heavy increase of duties upon foreign liquors the total
import no. been materially curtaed. Our
pcficure likely to correspond with that of the world
which is that the appetites Of men for spuos liquors
held in cheek very little by high cost unless that cost
very exhOrbant; and only those IN the most ndgeht
circumstances check the regularity of their indulgence or
surrender any portion of their accustomed allowance
ia curious that iron manufacturers, IN making up
th. call a
in g. - the increased cost of whisky and the en-
poyer compelled no doubt 10 increase the amount OF
his pt THY tav-rol to cover this item in the cost OF
living. II may he inferred that the consumption OF
,UOs the length and breadth of the land Is a. large rs
ever that the tax has not been, possibly cannot be,
collected The great temptation to illicit dlstiatoh
smuggling which arises ID Of the imposition
Of high duties on liquors cans iof t1e 81
stringent almost despouc laws not merely ior me punish
men fraudulent practices but io the protection oil the
honest importer and dstiler The carrying Of wool out OF
the kingdom formerly punished II England ny 'he
Imposition Of heavy penalties. and We have found that the
introduction from Canada OF tn babes filled wlln WHISKY
y their reckless parents can only he suppressed By heavy
penalties and by prompt enforcement. That large
trade has been carried the past year IN the manufacture
IF small copper stills there is abundant evidence these
should be suffered to be used clandesuney as IL J. 10 ne
apprehended may have been the design not only would
tie Government be deprived OF large amount OF revenue
but public morals would be more OF les. DE-
bauched The Committee o. Ways ana Means
recommend. with notifications a large pan
II the changes in the law 20 spirits proposed by the
Revenue Commissioner in order increase his efficiency
IL is believed that the country, vel Congress are III
favor obtaining the maximum amount OF revenue nom
srts and that we are not so eager reduce the Of
intoxicating liquors be unwilling TO wait until expert
ence has fully tested the policy OF lmpohcy oil Inc
highest rate Of taxation now fixed by law III Is under
stood that the method Of mixing wood acid WIN acoho
As prcticed in England that alcohol might be used ~
the arts and manufactures without paying any tax mas
proved failure il having been found that such metyated
Srf can be rectifed and made pure spirit again with
any offensive smell any chemical preparation coud
be found which would accomplish this object It's dscoy-
cry and adoption would be great relief 70 many legi-
mate branches Of and Manufactures The Committee
Of WAYS and Means have proposed some modincdois OF
the income law but have not reached the con1usOn WINE
the industrial employments must remain U consideIaOe
extent heavily burdened thai il can !ci De uspeA'eu
will 5y It's terms originally passed II was 10 expire
sn 1870 aud thus temporary character was put upon It's
In great emergency II contnpuleu no, 10 De r.
turned again with interest amount than the rch-
est bankers in England would have loaned 70 US even AT
% per discount. Our loyal people paid the income
tax OF 1863 in June, OF So i1i D. ana
then estimated upon the same lists They were called
anon in four months pay another income TAX ana thy
Responded by contributing $SSl932 or Again, IN lool
their income foots up s5lVOOwp POM 10 'ne's
sac. not only as proud evidence Of their patriotism and
wealth but proud evidence o. TIER stric' integy OF
character strong a. the temptation might be or eva've
returns sore as they might be IN consequence OF me s"
pursuits and contuinous exacness Of the TAX gl,heIc
they even paid more IN 1868 upon the second CALI Hah
upon the rst Thtir country was II necd ana even Tue
creed gain could not tempt TIC American peoie 10 u"
fr.uI their Government. The law let almost 70
the conscience Of each nan as 10 now mucH
he should pay. and all seemed 10 We Win eae1
other ~ to who should pay the most ques
ton whether any people ever pad TAX more non
.stly and accurately and question Sun more whether
any free people ever imposed upon themeVe, tnIouIn
their chosen representatives, taxes 30 thick and fast II
ur rcoue tax should be contemplated a. par OF me
permanent policy of the country II not to be denied ma
1t world need various and, perhaIs uhdahen'sl anltn
meuts The objections such laws are sufficiently Oh
won. Ersf They are inQuisitorIal, Of necessity, I'D
their character: and Americans Ike people eise"ncl'
though not TO the knowledge Of the Vi oc
are 1ue unwilling 10 disclose their own. Among com
n.e,l man sucb disclosures NAV be disastrous ~ thcN