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WEDNESDAY, MARCH IL. 1896.
REPEAL OF FEDERAL TAKES.
The telegraph informs us that "Gen. Gar |
field has been instructed by the Ways and
Means Committee to report, In part, upon
tlf changes in The revenue, which have nl-
ready been agreed upon. The tax on Incomes
las l,een fxtd at five per cent, over ono tlou-
sand dollars, without deductions. The tax
On schedule A, and which comprises great
variety Of articles, snch rs watches, carriages,
,,iapos, yachts, &C., has been thrown OF, cx-
s,.pt mon billiard tables, and carriages worth |
ov.r 500, Cotton Is taxed fye cents per.
nound, payablc, not by the planter, but |
1non,rly by The manufacturer who receives II,
or sy the exporter nj the time Of the ship
,,oni. The tar Of one dullnr q barrel on
cr,,5c netro2eum Is removed. The tax on
TRANSFORMATION is also removed. The tar on
N-hi,kcy Is not changed. These are the i'm l
po,taut features oil the report, though It
covers several minor articles.''
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s1foncls fecotoh'cnuea " Aue oSs e1lue Com-
1ulssioners, o. II VIII ecaole rantoaas' sessels
and canal poals TO- teauce tneir 1felsht
chafses ~ produce ana mefchandase. any
measure that Will moah} 1he present enor-
mous cost Of transportation, VIII ee hnAed
with JOY by the whole community.
II is wise to aoate the taxes levied In
schedule A, as they ore vexaIions, inquisi-
1orial lu thclr character, and arc productive
OF more annoyance to 1he people and oi
roublc and expense TO the Government thnn
is commensurate with any revenue der1vable
from them. Ther were foolish excises In the
frot instance, and experience has demonstrs-
ted theis absazdity and worth1essncss.
The removal Of the dollar tax per barrel on
crude petroleum will be u wise and fudlclous
s,ep. There Is no tax in Canada on crude
petroleum, and this dollar impost on the
American commodity acts rs a premium ia
behalf Of competitors ncross the line. and a
discrimination ar1tnst ourselves. Ii Is a
question whether The tax on refined petroleum
is not too hish. as the effect NAV be to pro-
mote expectation of ,he crnae oil. and dis
co,,rare cxnpr4nt5on of the refined article.
Another dcxnatrh statex TINT the tar on
the manufacture of wear3nr anparel win ne
removed, Il should be abolished. The Reye
niue Commissioners, in their report, say: :. O.
all taxes Imnosed uuae, the nresent rerenu,
system, none, probably. has been more effect
M, In grinding the tarrs of the r,oor than hi
unnecessary excise, while there are few whlcl
have given more aunovancc and trouble I,
tho revenue officers entrusted with their o.
sessmeut md collectjou,n The rcpeal of thi
rorttou of the law would free from tsxatio
crcat number Of smnl1 operators, such q
mllline1B, dressnakers, ahoemnkers, halter
and tailors. The monthly tax levied o.
and collected from those classes Of peop1
rxnees from forty Two cents up to Gre OF 81.
dollars. A great Government like ours nee'
resort to no such contemplate exoctions AMI
ha.assmeuts of the poor. With q present In
come of $l50, ,O3, 600 q year above It's fnturi
wants, all taxes Of this sort can be safely abol
1shed,
The Revenue Commission recommended I
repeal of IN taxes on the repair OF wagons, car
riagcs, whee]-barrows, stores, plows, engines
cars, strips, canal boats and machinery Of al
kinds. Why such taxes were ever imposed
matter Of astonishmeut. As the Commis
eioners Justly obserre " taxes Of this characte
are taxes upon prudence and economy, an
their existence upon the statute book ca
only be justified by fmpeTd1srt necessity" An
no such necessity exists, nor my other homes
rcason. We are surprised that the bill intrt
duccd by Gen. GARFIELD docs not include I'll
repeal Of the taxes on repairs Tie argument
Of the commissioners for their repeal are pei
ftetly rnanswcrablc, and the people hare rea
those arguments and have not forgotten then
There is one other tax Which tha Commt
siouers urge Congress to reeclnd that Is not II
cluded III Garfleld's bill, VIZ, a repeal oi q
taxes and exc1ses on printed books, mag.
zines, reviews, nc"spapets and al printed pu'
liea&ions. IMs enould anclnae extern
aud internal duties paper OF III 6anos snoul
be put on the ffee list There should DC q
lax IN kno"1edee- 1he Government ls der1'
ing no revenue Whatever from import dutif
on unslzed paper; While 1t can well AFFORD
forcgo Whatcrer revenue may be derived froI
the domestic tax.
II il admitted in the highest financial eli
tIcs, that taxes cun safely be reduced Tor Ii
next fiscal wear, by more than one hundre
and twenty millions of dollars. Such beiu
mass Of taxes te continued on The book an
newspaper business longer than till the en-
tt,..-& &SA.n