The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-04


Il has been brought 20 the notice OF this office
q5s e M re gt a @ 9 mGney @e baSe
erroneou'Iy collected OF taxpayers IN the ate5
lately IN lnsu.l eeen vhch sums have been ia INTO
sGese SUNS nave in several ms ences been presontel
eIeer g aathetized by law TO make restitution Tne
~ Of she Treasury through this oihee has given
sSsr aimed, oeether with all the ccuIn tances under
zsdes bat e e St is% be Su so amended tSs Se Secretary
% toe Treasury may refund such sums as he sna ma
: he position of West Virginia With reference to the
Virginia Of Ss So s. was made West ygas
ne STeSea SS o9 OF Rsson o. haze prosecuted their
lst q vlr ira in conformity with ihe act Of sS a
indeed has lts Gm0ant SSes pro-
n Both Sranoes M OF SGpsrss have expressed their
to their theS %
made by act OF Coness az Its next session ISL and the
INCOME TAX.
That port nof the law OF 1864 which to ireoms
was but 81 % touched by the act passed At the ss ss
by the Snso ss OF REPRESENTATIVES, @Sieris " mprSv
@ s and m oT be eaS nG
Sssgssm sS O and TIE pressure 81 OF
their osrsiderstioa they will probably be pEe,en,ed
again during the coming winter in new bill from the
OF ti,eso amendments the most important was, per-
INST I'D OF six hundred as is provided Il was o.
SS &c sS psTg0Ss e. %as 81 SaS
tie SIX hundred dollars was believed TO De the mint
% snGs sn iTG Re y Upon c6@%o
rs OF customs duty, and the depreciation
Ifshe currency nave wrought an almost universal ad-
eyists tho increase OF the 9mount OF exemption
which at first secured any exemption whatever.
pondins amendment 70 6atportiOn Of the law relating
salaries of persons employed In the SER
vice of the General 4 government. 10 ,.--- -
he pres NJ law profits losses transactions in
real estate are dered only when It's sac IS In tue
with its purchase. This arbitrary rule Is not
made applicable to personal prope W ana as there
u should be amended ,,..- - ,o-o
OTHER NOTIFICATIONS OF THE LAW.
Various ailments, in addition to what have sug
and positive what less invoIv ed and doubt
IN several parts of the their prOpiety be
fy and satisfactorily presented to The attention
of the appropriate committees OF Congress when a
revenue bi is before them tnan within the proper
The immense revenue of the last fiscal year was
thai of smaller amounts in previous years. Their
enterprise spirit OF accumulation have prevented
the depression OF business which ordinarily attends
heavy taxation. Their means for the ut eXtlnc-
ton the national debt rapidly multiplying from
the increase of population and the constant develop
meBt of new sources of wealth The reduction oil
will stimu ate production, and IN few the
national debt will cease TO be object OF anxiety or
annoy ance TO great and united people.
The unusual demands uDon this Office arising from
the ext enson of the system over the South
and heradical hanges in some parts of the law from
it's recent amendments, have for time Largely IN
cTeasedts labors and responsibilities and cheeruly
tary of the Treasury for his uniform support and to
the officers and clerks associated with who have
faithfully and diligently discharged their duties.
am sir, with great respect, your obedent servant,
Hon..H. @cCULLocH. Comm 'ssiOner,
Secretary OF the Treasury.