New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
xLIsr CONGRESS-3p SESSION.

HsrNcoMR TAX RErEAL BILL PASSED IN THE SEN
ATH-LE TIERS FROM COMMISSIONERS rLh ..,n
TON ON THE sUBJRCT-THE PENSION AZ q. ~ ~,
rRrATIoN BILL DISPOSED of-fRobAnnE DE-
PEAT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REfOhm DAlI'
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rRBUNKl
,, ,,,, eDea1pg tho income tax debated IN the
gcnate during the whole afternoon tooay' MI onernan
sad his supporters made an chort 20 nave an carry x
.utiye session. order TO stave on action rs long as
,,,ssh,c Int Il failed. The only notable speeches
-, made by Mir. Johnston OF Virginia and Mr.
p,rrill of Vermont. The former dd not touch upon
Abe income tax at all but discussed the general subject
f our internal system, aud tried TO prove TIC
irregularities its workings and exhibited tho relative
amounts paid by Virginia and Massachusetts,, Virginia,
With about oncfh OF the real and personal estate OF
Massachusetts,, being estimated 70 nay half million
more account 81 internal revenue for this hsca year
fhan Massachusetts. lie offered substitute aooshing
che cnre interna, systcm except the tax by
stamps Mr. Morrill, OF Vermont endeavored TO test the
strength OF the repsaers by asserting that 10 wlpe ous
income tax would he to Indicate want OF condolences
IN the Secretary Of the Treasury. 10 Thought,
however, that the Secretary had "sinned away
his day OF grace" in not funding the
bonds at low rate OF interest mr.
yohpston's substitute only received two votes. Tic
III. was rassed y the close vote twenty six to twenty
Eve which wns somewhat OF surprise, the general
supposon hat the majority would haven bee CON-
yarstvoy large. Mr. Blair, who cast bis first vce on
lais occasion, and Mr.. Johnston the only Demo-
VINO voted 10 retaiH the TAX. mtSSrS AhthoiS
Buckingham, and Samncr, the only New England
SsDatogs who voted In the majority Several Senators
~ho were either in the chamber close by dd not vote
San The Two New-York Senators WERE OF course, re-
ecrlel ia the Affirmative. Tie bill now goes 10 the
House
The Ways and Means Committee OF The House devoted
It's meeting again to-day to discussion OF the income
tax Ny Hooper Chairman OF TIE Committee presented
the following letters nom Commissioner P.easonton
and they were read. The letters were afterward re
pcred TO the House. and referred back to the Gem
nASse;
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REvISCE. JAN %, ls7l')
slR In view OF the very general discussion BY ths
public at large OF income tax, and Of the insodue-
ton in Congress Of several measures hooking to It's repeal
and prcsuing that the formal consideration Of the
stse may shortly arise in your honorable Committee
deem 1t not improper briefly to express 10 tho Com
Tnttae through you, tho conclusions which l have
s,vseH reached. I regard the tax tie enc OF all
t.aers most obnoxious 70 the genius OF orr people,
Nsing fncu,sorai in its Sature, and dragging into
pablo view IN exposition Of the most private
ieegI.ary sillirs Of the citizen. epc such an
-nSutnanoe Of the most expensive naehaneTy ana pet
better OF citizens with more and moro esfsvor
year to year. II il furthermore most difficult of
srct statement and especially in large BUSH exsfli-
nations snd where long per eds q time are involved III
sstoits eonsti.uilorsy, but 30 that express no
spiaon Tho amount a-tiyed i5oia tiat sefhlee ms
isled ana an SO wen saflsiied that evils more
soarterbalaBco the bsIefes derived from is onser
Ssnfion. that l Recommend its unconditional repeal.
have the honor 70 be 'S,y rspSc;tnE yor obedien'
To t.e Hon. Samuel Hooper, Chairman OF ways and
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFECN or TETERNAL EEyESUE, ,
en-: Ihave tire honor iranIni, herewith ~ approx
Imaie esince CT tie annual receipts froin income m
e. St g ocT Years ~ re lumber of persons assessed for
Ircee in each q the clrsses hsGy namSd e I9ssTSa
e Iop 1851 % o s lei e, y a ,s ssSMs N m
xirgs u lail III "a; sverige los 80 ,.,,
s s ever ss Z, 70 ss ever sy.S. SEE % n ~
x1ss OyT 80 n not ose, olln ls.1 i9s'i IN S'0'
rs:i.si i over io nd 20, svsr is ISL sjs;
. - eys 2ssHIs Ss saSi;ia sai. 1856 IL 1852
go II ss7 ss5iss b lsss 2s4 s7 in ieeo a52sSi IN
sS s esc!aiyso he O the Ecvsa,a Dre' ei New
Iaese returns are made under the act OF March 2,
ASS which provides that She amount Of exemption shall
a SEQ Ihe list two classes arc entirely relieved rom
under the Get Of July IA 1870 ny theTasipg Of tie
exception nom sl,oe 70 s3.oaa II We SUPPOSE tho
average tax Of the Gst classic be sl5. and of tie cond
class so per heao; re have 1850 at sl5 sl5sl1i1;
E55s possoEt SO 32esl2o-a total Of 2'eSlo as the
agregate tsx lost tie rt and second classes Each
Toa in The tsrsc TSna5g eass s sal pay ~, ~, e9
1upti03 then. losing 30 ca q on eeeS3 persons S'lj
' 10 s 5S go ives Sa5io4e the aggregate tax lost
a. incomes salary tax eScepted by the canso in the
I ar redncns his a the change IN the ratio Of
e. thers ie,t .1 az ina - 40 The aScreSe
,ssr cent tax returned on the dividends and add
saer.ted in sections lsO and 10 act June So ls6l
1907, s7,e43T97; Tor 1863 49,, ef; for 1893,
{s29J2l foE 1870 90 81; ayerage soIlcs one-haif
.ro, this Ills added 70 Sc9ez gives, ~ round
under act Of July is7c based on the average re-
Of TIC last four years an, however OF the onlCn
1856 lisoo in 1861, &c $50 900; in 1885, s27 s5S
laso S2Cl10oG average s5Ol.'5o TIC tax colected
O. sisI2es N lSc. waa sio3gS u ~, IN w.
& per cent al s2e o7.750 Assuming that the loss 90
,aiee OF United states officers ard employs y proper
B. lost from this source T1s sum added to sooie470
e. s it, the total on Incomes from individuals by
he raising the exemption frOH slcc0 tO szo0a Dc
Quoting s amount from s2e077,7a0 the average OF the
seSate tax collected We have SIC 1395s9, and that, in
gradual appreciation Of currency, and other
causes unnecessary 60 nenton the actual receipts for
scaled, viii fan considerably short OF the
sbove estimate would, Therefore, for reasons
commend the entire abolition Of the income tax Very
respectfully, A. PLEAsoNToN, Cornmissioner.
TO tie GoD. Samuel Hooper, Chairman Committee
Ways and Means.
The report that the Committee is unanimously in
O. repeal Of TINS tax II not true II Mr. Mccarthy
suTrs before Il taken, the Committee will probably
stand follows: For repea-Hooper, Kelley, Brooks
Mccarthy, aud Orth; against repeal Allison, Maynard
Blair, and Marshall.
IT. the Senate, today, slr Ramsey presented memo
nal OF the United Stses and Brazil Steamship Company
asking an OF it, present subsidy. The House
oil designed 10 protect far possible the rapidly in
creasing destruction Of the food fish coasts
reported fayOraby from the Committee Commerce
Tie b cxemptiDg canal boats from the payment
of marine hospital dues also reported favorably
III Cameron called up bill TO release the Postmaster at
Franklin Penn, from the payment OF 1880 in Govern
snent funds deposited by him ia the bank at that place.
which failed through complication with Culver, Penn &c
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