Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28

Congress IRON the conference commit
tee j. expected la reduce the burden of
taxation about $50. 600. 900. Ii abolish
e. all taxes on gross receipts. legacies.
SUGGESTIONS. watches, carriages. gold aud
silver plate. billiard tables. passports.
salaries. banks and bankers: the whole
system of special or license taxes. ex-
cept those on brewers and distillers,
and all taxes on sales except those now
paid by stamps and those on sales of
leaf and manufactured tobacco. snuff.
cigars, wines and liquors. II also abol-
i>hes the stamptax on allreceipts. trans
iers OF mortgage. notes for less than
500. aud canned and preserved fish.
The taxes that remain are those except
cd a. herein noted a. well as the pres
ont taxes on spirits. tobacco. gas. fer
men'ed liquors. bank deposits. capital
and circulation. income tax and stamp
taxes. exeep, a abolished. Special tax
e. do not cease until next NAV. taxes on
sales not until o .tober. and the Others
that are abolished expire on the first OF
August. The income tax is to bc col
lccted but two wears more and at the
rate Of - per cent, with $1,000 excmp-
ton. The tax on salaries Of govern
meni officials ceases the lst of August.
and the differen e To that date between
and PIP per cent i 10 be deducted
next spring.
In social or religious communities
five persons are To be counted rs a
family. The publication of income re-
turns is positively prohibited. 2l-2
per cent, tax is laid on dividends OF in
corporaied banks, trust companies. saw
s.kI al
railroad, steamboat. canal, turnpike.
slackwater, gas. coal, mining. bridge,
and manufacturing companies, whether
PAYABLE TO citizens or non-rsidenis.
The interest allowed depositors ia
savings banks i, not TO be called divi-
dend. The consolidation of collection
and supcrvi>orship districts and the
discharge of needless Off GERS is allowed
10 the President.
The new tariff rates 20 into effect on
the jlst OF next December. The princi-
pal items are IL cents a pound. coffee
; cents. substitutes for coffee ) cents.
mola>ses ) cents, sugars from | 3-4 to
cents. being about - per cent. below
present rates. Corsets 81 dozen when
valued al So a dozen or less. and 81 per
cent. al valorem. Flax straw 81 ton.
Undressed fax $40, dressed flax $40,
hemp S25. jute Sl5, jute butts Sc, cotton
bagging , cents pound, pig iron 81
ton. cast scrap iron 90, wrought scrap
iron 80, Bessemer steel IL cent
pound; railway bars made in part of
steel | cent; hair cloth Tor seating 40
cents a square yard when eighteen
inches wide. and 80 cents when less
than that width: crinoline cloth 80 per
cent. ad valorem; silk buttons or dress
ornaments 50 per cent. ad valorem,
nickel 80 cents pound, nickel alloys
~ cents, German silver and other mixed
metals - per cent ad valorem, live
stock ~ per cent. ad valorem, oranges
and lemons 20 per cent, pine apples,
&c. 10 per cent. neatsioot oil and all
animal. whale, seal and fish oils 20 per
cent. linseed 20 cents bushel, lin
oil 80 cents gallon, rape seed oil ?
cent pound, raw opium 81 u pound;
smoking opium, 81 a pound; morpha
| and its salts, : All ounce cotton thread
warn, warps, or warp yarn, not wound
upon spOols, whether single or advanced
beyond the condition OF single by twist
ing one or more single yarns together,
whether on beams or in bundles, skeins
| or cops, or in any other form, valued at
not exceeding 40 cents a pound. 10 cents
a pound.-valued at over 40 cents
pound and not exceeding 60 cents a
pound. 20 cents pound, valued at
over 60 cents a pound and not exceed
ing 80 cents pound, 30 cents pound,
valued at 80 cents q pound, 40 cents a
pound.-and in addition to said rates of
duty 20 per cent ad valorem. There is
an increase of duty on various spices.
and new classification with increased
rates Oh foreign wines and corslials OF
al. kinds. The free list is greatly ell
larged and goes through about as ii
originally came from Mr.. Schenck's
committee some weeks ago. Steam
| plough mach .iery comes in free for two
years. Tonnage duties ON vessels
owned by our own citizens are abolish.
| ed, as are also duties ON boats, barges
and flats.