Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-02
EVENING STAR.
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS-.


SENATE.-After our report closed, the tax
and tariff bill was further considered.
The bull having been consid sred in Committee
Of the Whole, WAS reported to the Senate the
question being on concurrence in the amend
ments.
number Of amendments were reserved for a
separate vote.
The first amendment reserved for a separate
vote was to strike out the section relating 10
The income tax.
Before the question was taken, Mr.. Wilson
moved to amend the section By providing that
the income tax shall be at the rate of * per
cent, and providing that At shall expire by Iimi-
1ation IN the year 1872.
AFTER much discussion the amendment of Mr.
Wilson was rejected-yeas q, nays Is.
Mr.. Drake moved to make the rate per cent .
and expressed his regret that the House had re
Guced II; rejected-yeas l3, nays IS.
Mr.. Drake then moved to reduce the amount
exempted from $1,000 to 81 900, which was re-
The question was then taken on concurrtny in
The amendment striking out the sections relating
- the income tax, when 10 was concurred in
ayes 70, nays 81. So the Senate adhered to its
action striking out the income tax.
Mr.. Trumbull said the most unjust feature of
The income tax was the tax on salaries, and he
asked for separate bill in concurring in the
amendments retaining the tax on salaries and
dividends for the present year. Where was the
justice of continuing the tax on official salaries
and abolIShing II on private individuals. For
instance A. A. Stewart was to pay no income
tax for the year 1870, and yet all the salarled
officers of the government were 70 pay IL.
Mr.. Stewart moved TO amend by providing
that the tax ON salaries and dividends shall not
continue beyond August L, 1870. Adopted.
The question being then on concurring in the
Amendment as amended, il was concurred in.
Mr.. Sherman stated that he must repeat that
the Senate having abolished the income tax, IL
dare not refuse to restore some Of the other
taxes. He now moved to restore the tax on
gross receipts, which had been struck out.
MIR. Edmunds said they must either hold on to
gross receipts or TO the income tax.
Mr.. sumner thought they must hold on to
neither He hoped the Senate would be cour-
sgeous and not hesitate to strike down taxes
that were obnoxious. He was getting a little
impatient at this constant menace of deficit
by the Senator from Ohio, TMr. Sherman.1 He
was not afraid OF deficit; ne had conf lence I'm
the resources of this country to meet all its liza
bilities, and he had infor ~ alton that we could
very well do without the tax on incomes, and on
gross receipts, too.
The motion of Mr.. Sherman was lost BY tie
vote OF . to ..
Considerable discussion ensued on motion of
Mr.. Edmunds to reconsider the vote striking out
income tax sections, which finally prevailed
yeas ~. nays ..
MIR. Wilson then renewed his amendment con-
tinuing the income tax for two years at the rate
of ~ per cent, which was agreed to-ayes q :,
NAYS q.
Mr.. Sumner styled the income tax bloody
tax. 10 was put on during the exigencies of the
war. and it should 90 with the war.
The question was then taken on striking out
the income tax sections, when il was not agreed
tO-yeas p, NAYS 20.
And so the income tax sections remain, modi-
fed by the amendment OF Mr.. Wilson.
At the instance Of Mr.. Hamln the classifca-
ton of the rates on sugar, first offered by the
Finance Committee, were substituted in lieu of
The House classification.
ON motion of Mr.. Howe, the Senate at 1926 a.
m, adjourned.
HOJSE--When our report closed, the fund
ing bill was under discussion. and was passed
Its provisions spdear in another column.
AZ VOrE rIa y,