The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-13
The Internal Taxes--Rccommend
tIons of the Committee on Ways and
meauS


Means.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The Commit
tee of Ways and Means will probably
report tomorrow the amendatory inter
nal tax bill. 1t is based on the theory
of getting rid of the general tax on
manufactures at the earliest possible
moment, but the wants of the govern
ment this year will not permit this to
be done at once; hence the principle is
to be gradual in desperation. To par
TALLY carry out this object, the commits
tee propose to exempt from tax all arti-
cles which enter largely into the cost of
living; for instance: salt, leather, tin,
earthen, pottery and hollow-ware are
all exempted, as are also horse-rakes,
scales, all steam or horse engines, ali
drain, gas oEwater pipes, of iron, wood
or other material, all clothing made
from articles subject to tax Drawers
and shirts and other such articles,
woven or knit, are not, however, eX-
empt from tax in cases where a tax has
not been paid on the raw material.
Advertisements are to be relieved of
the tax. Many manufactures which
are now taxed two per cent, are TO be
hereafter free of tax. Among these are,
glue and varnish, and all wagons, drays,
and trucks costing less than two hun
dred dollars, used for farming or freight
| ing PURPOSES. Butter and cheese are TO
i
avoid duplication of taxes, SO that
where there is tax on the raw materi-
al there shall not be another tax on the
manufactured article In various forms.
The tax IS to be either on the raw mate
| rial or on the manufactured article. A
large number of articles are to be ex-
| empt from tax because the expense OF
| collection Is not equivalent to the re-
ceipts therefrom. The bill also pro-
| possess in this and other ways, 10
| reduce the labor of assessors and the
| duties of the internal revenue bureau.
The tax is to be removed from mate q
| boxes, but the stamp is to be attache
| to the matches. Boxes or other pack.
ages OF bottles are also exempted where
| their contents are taxed. The commit.
tee propose, in addition to dry casks
and barrels, to exempt all other casks
barrels or other coopery, including oil
lliuuor, meat and fish barrels or casks
The tax on raw cotton remains as now
provided by law. The tax on cane su
gar is placed at uniform rate of one
j cent per pound. This will be relic
to the planters Of Louisiana. The tai
remains the same on liquors or distill
ed spirits, but the license for distilliDl
is increased from one hundred to fivj
hundred dollars. The provision rel9
ting to distillation from grape, appli
and peach remains the same, bu
brandy made OF grapes is to be fifl,
cents u gallon. The income tax is 4
J be on the amount in excess over on
} thousand instead OF six hundred dol
, lars, and at uniform rate of four pc
! centum. The rent, tax on insuranc
: and repairs of all kinds are to be takei
, out of the income. So, in effect, tn
ineome is to be exempt to an averaG
of fifteen hundred dollars. In addi
ton, there is new provision for tn
collection of the tax on spirits of a
: ''iron-clad" character. Where tn
: present law says fine or Imprisonment
n the bill visits both on the convicted ol
fender; and where 1t saysth imprison
ment shall not exceed two or thre
4 years, the bill provides that the in
prisonment shall not be less than tw
i or three, or more than four year
Other sections have been added to pre-
7 vent frauds such as the following
q ''Where an article is offered for sale
Il less than the amount of tax, the fact
to be regarded as pTimG Jacie evidenC
that ii has not paid the tax, and i
q therefore, subject to seizure.