The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-11

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Presidept
johnson called upon Geo. Peabody to-
day as private citizen. In conversa-
tiOn he paid the latter a high compli-
ment for his muniticent TO the ed1ca-
tional interests of the South. Mr..
Peabody in abiding to England, said
there was now more friendly feeling
towards the United States by the peo-
pie and government of that country
than ever before.
The vote in the House last night re-
fusing TO second the previous question,
on the military government bill was
by tellers, the Democrats voting
solidly against, with a sufficient sup
port from the Republican ranks 10
make the negative vote eS, against the
affirmative vo 81.
WAsHINGroS, February IO.-The
Committee OF Ways and Means,
will, probably tomorrow, report an
amendatory internal tax bill,
based on the theory of getting rid of
tax on manufacturing at the earliest
possible moment, but the wants of the
Government this year will not permit
ii to be done at once; hence the prin-
cipleis to be gradual In its operation.
To partially carry cut the object the
committee propose to exempt from tax
all articles which enter largely into the
cost OF living, for instance, salt, leather,
tin, earthen, pottery and hollow-ware
are allexempted, as are also hoes, rakes
scales, all steam and horse engines, ali
drain, gas or water pipes of iron, wood
or other material, all clothing made
from articles subject to tax; drawers
and shirts and other such articles
woven and knit, are not, however, ex-
empt from tax; in the case
where tax has not been paid on
raw material. Advertisements are to
be relieved from tax. Many manu-
faHfn hfOh "a Cd
cent are to be free from tax. Among
these are all glue and varnish, and all
wagons, drays and trucks costing less
than two dollars, used for freighting
purposes. Butter and cheese are TO be
free from tax. A section is to be added
TO avoid a duplication of the tax, so
that where there is a tax CD the raw
material there shall not be another on
the manufactured article in its various
forms; the tax is 10 be either on the
raw material or manufactured article.
a large number of articles are to be
OF collection is not equivalent 10 the
receipts therefrom. The tax is to be
removed from match boxes, but a stamp
is to be attached for the matches. Box
es or other packages or bottles are also
exempted when their contents are
taxed. The committee propose, in
addition to dry casks and barrels,
or other cooperRRe, including oil,
liquor, meat and fish barrels
and casks. The tax remains the
same on liquors and distilled spirits
but the license for a distiIlery is increas-
ed from 500 TO $500. The provisions re-
lating to the distilla;icn from grape, ap-
pie, and peach, remain unchanged, but
brandy made FROM grapes is to be so
cents gallon. The income tax is to be
on amounts in excess CT 81 ,00O, and uni
form, at the rate of 5 per cent. The
rent, taxes, insurance, and repairs of all
kinds, are to be taken out of the in
come, SO, in effect, the income is to be
exempted to an average amount of
81 500. In addition there is new pro-
vision for the collection of the tax on
spirits OF an iron clad character, where
the present law says a fine or impris-
onment, the bill visits both on the con-
victed offenders, and where it saws
the imprisonment shall not exceed
two or three years. the
bill provides that the imprison-
ment 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: When
an article is offered for sale at less than
the amount of tax this fact is to be re-
has not paid tax, and is therefore sub
ject TO seizure.
The Patent office is the only self-sus-
tanning branch of the Government.
The fund now on hand for paying the
entire expense of the Offices is $3.50 600
all paid by inventors.
1t has been ascertained that Nebraska
has about 100, 900 inhabitants and this
number is increasing rapidly.