The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-02-14
The AnendatOry Tax Bill in oOngress-its
Provisions. Etc. sszza--.
1 WRsH1EeRoN Feb 1o.l

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The Committee on Ways and Means VII
probablyta mprr3ws report an samendatory
internal tax billy based on the theory OF
getting rid ofthe general tax or thanutac-
turing at the earliest possible moment Ous
the wants of the government this year Will
not permit II to be done at once; hence thei
the principle IS TO be giadual III its opera
ton. To partially carry out that object
the committee propose to exempt from. tax
all articles WHICH snter largely intQ the cost
of living; for insbauce, 4. saEt, leather, TN,
earthern pottery, and hollow ware, are all
exempted. as are all hoes, rakes scales, all
steam ana sotsU eng mes; adj drain, gas, or
watLr-pi(Ns, Of iron, wood or other material;
ali clothing, made lIom articles subject to
tax; drawers aud SHIRTS, aud other articles
as are woven or knit, are not, however, ex-
empt from taxes IL cases where a tax
has lot been paid on the raw nlatenaL-
Adye, tiserreuts are to be relieved from tax,
and many manufactures which are now
taxed two per cent ar to be free. Among
toalu al glues, wagons aud trucks, cost
IL. less than trgo Lunured doll. rs used for
freighting purposes. Butter and cheese are
to be tree ffonl tax. a section is to be al
Ged ~ avd@i duplication OF tax, so where
there Is "a large tax on the raw material
there may not be another on the ln4uutac.
LureG articles in IS varied forms Inc tax
il 70 be giLbol Oh the raw material, or the
manufactured article A large number OF
articles are 20 he exempt from pax because
tLe receipts arc not equal 10 the expense OF
cJll5utiou. The bill also proposes IN this
and other ways t. reduce the labor Of the
assessors, and the duties OF tie internal rev.
eula Bureau The tax is to be removed
tfo.r match, boxes, but stamps are TO be
1ttacGGd H. t,le matches Boxes, or other
pac.-..ovs, 50ttl.s, &C., ale exempted where
LhC.r contents arr fxyd The Committee
propose III aaaigion to dry Casks and bar
l4is, o. otter raJ9e,dge, including oil, ilq
uoc. .nyat aud iish barrels and casks. The
tax CO raw lJt'oi. remains as now provided
Tne Cax ca 9,tne ST gar is placed at the uni
forn. 44te Of one >enS per pound. The ta1
or Jquors aid distilled spirits remains .h'
same, bat tue license Tor distilling is In
CREASED lsonl 500 to $500. The tax rela
ting TO distillation from grapes, apples ant
peaches is unchanged, but bradny made
nom grapes is 20 be fifty cents gallon
The income lax is to be on all amounts o
yer 81, 0G0, and at the uniform rate OF ave
pei cent. The rent taxes, insurance, re
pairs Of all kinds are to he taken out Of in
come 70 in effect, income is to be exempt
10 the amount of $1,000. In addition
the is new provision for the collection
of tEa tax on spirits Of an iron clad charac
ter. Where the law says fine and impris
onmenb the bill visits both on the convict
cd Offenders, and where it says the irnpris
onment shall not exceed two or three years
the bill provides that the imprisonment
shall not be less than two or three years
nor more than rour.
Other sections have been added to pre-
vent fraud, such as the following: Where al
article is offered for sale for less than tht
amount of the tax, the fact is to be regard
ed as Drtaoa Eacte evidence that it has no
paid the tax, and is therefore subject t.
seizure.