Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-02-15
The Amended Internal Tax Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-The committee on
Ways and Means will, probably tomorrow,
report an amendatory internal tax bill, based
on the theory Of getting rid Of the gen.
eral tar on manufacturing at the earliest pos.
sible .momen, bntthe wanis,ofl the Govern
ment this year, win not permit Il to be done
at once. Hence the principle is 10 be grad
ual in its operation. To partially carry out
the object, the Committee proposes to exempt
ffom!tax all articles which enter largely into
cost for living. For instance, salt, leather,
tin, earthern pottery, and hollow ware, are
all exempted as are all steam and horse en-
gines; all drain, gas or water pipes of iron,
wood or other material; all clothing made
from articles subject to tax. Drawers, shirts
and other such, articles woven, and knit, are
not however, exempt from tax In case where
a tar has not been paid on the raw material.
Advertisements are TO be relieved from tax.
Many manufactures which are now taxed
two per cent are TO be free from tax Among
those are all glue and varnish, and all wag-
|ons, drays,, and trucks, costing less than
twenty dollars, used for freighting pur-
poses. Butter and cheese are to be free from
tax. A section is added to avoid duplica-
ton of tax, 30 that where there is O tax on
the raw material, there shall not he another
on the manufactured article in its various
forms The tax is either to be on the raw or
manufactured article. A large number of
articles are to be exempt from tax because
the expense Of collection Is equal to the 70.
ceipts therefrom. vf+YqVs4f
The bill also proposes TO reduce the labor
of assessors, and the duties Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. The tax Is 10 be removed
from match boxes, but stamp 10 70 be at
tached for msches. Boxes or other packages
or bottles are also exempted, where their
contents are taxed. The Committee proposes
in addition to dry casks and barrels TO- ex-
empt all other casks, !bagrels or other COOP
erage, including oil liquor, meat and fish
barrels or casks. The tax on raw cotton re-
mains as now provided. The tax on cane
sugar is placed at the uniform rate Of one
cent per pound. The tax remains the same
on liquors or distilled spirits, but the license
for distilling is decreased from 500 to $50.
The provisions relating to distillation from
grapes, apples and peaches remain un-
changed, but brandy made from grapes to be
SO cents per gallon. ~ eStF'
The income tax 10 to be an amount in ex-
cess over 1000 and at one-fourth of five per
cent. The rent, taxes, insurance and repairs
of all kinds are to be taken out Of income, so
in effect income is to be exempt to an aver
age amount of 81 500. In addition there is
one provision for collection of tax on spirits
Of an iron clad character. Where the pres
ent law says fine or Imprisonment, the bill
visits both on the offender, and where it says
the imprisonment shall not be less than two
or. three years nor more than four. Other
sections have been added to prevent fraud,
such as the following: Where an articieis
offered for sale at less than the tax, this fact
is to be regarded as prima facie evidence that
it has not paid tax and Is therefore subject to
seizure - a 3