The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-28
FROM yvAsEIsGT&S.
slcna<c IN tr1c Yniset States Sennsf
7,hu-.day on the Income Tax.


Mr. buckingham advocated its passage.
H,r. Cole also advocated the repcas OF the
income tax proper. hut he was not pariicu-
1.. " opposed. he said, 10 TAX on siiarles
I'd dividends.
Mir. Johnston sail the war had engratteu
-.,.n the country the income tax for a
inc. snd that no one desired TO retain II
-. momeu: longer than was necessary.
here arc certain great principles which
-.,e;.,d regulate not only general legislation,
49,. cSrncially Our system Of revenue ana
..>.>:ar. The Internal revenue system
..o> not .aliy with these principles. 1t Is
.-n l.s.n instrument in accomplishing the
resent Frustrated condition OF all our COM
,,...,.'i and industrial interests. IL is de-
,..g."z'u, in is effects, ~eakcns the re-
sect G! the people for the Government, Is
....I 90 the individual liberties OF the peo-
lie, anil DESTROYS the consttutlonai riSnts
4 he safes. lis monstrOus inequality may
T.. illustrated by taking two States, N1r-
-I.{i and Massachusetts,. These states are
...: FIR from the same III population. one
/, IN agricultural state, and the other a
notwithstanding and commercial community.
l.s .ra;n is struggling with the loss of halt
l.... ryar,:ty. and was the theatre of the
~ for fur wears. Not hostile foot
cached the soil of The other, but she had
M4cG' Of the contracts rendered neces-
....,. }y III" war. one has little banking
INTEL ar c;rrul .ti0m--the other has a pie
t.av; az 10th. The population Of Virginia
.~l.g.3 900. q whom ouc-third arc freed
..lvH. .;.I ny tut little Ill the way OF taXa-
,.or. massachusetts has population OF
-, 81, and rs that State boasts so much
o.. hrgt.r!t, nearly the whole people ought
~ be t.<-plyers. The real and personal
tfatc III virginia Is $&tS ,al2 @tl.32. The
ral ont personal estate OF Massachusetts,
~I.-I,5l2, Gl4Al. II YOU take the popu-
...1u - The bHSis Of taxation. the proper
IN of MoS>achusctts To Virginia should
Ea ano,H D.. 10 6: il real estate, 8 to ] !;
# rrrsoua estate. lG 10 l; il ability to
,.I, ~ least - to |. But how is the
E..: For III" fiscal year ending June 30,
80. there was collected from Virginia
S., ~. 80 90. For the fiscal year ending
Iue g., ISL. the Commissioner Of Inter-
r.5 E.t..uc e~tjInltcS the receipts from
Mint. ~ -; OK, 900, and from Na>>achu-
Ills 1T $i,4H. Virginia paying the
meal sum oil So. 200 more than MaSSachu-
Its. New Hampshire, with population
g.. aL,n, ruc-.uurth Of Virginia. is rated IL
40 C.mIn! >joncl'S estimates al 1892 900,
.rss4l; the twcGty-third part Of what the
MINIS. Toner thinks can he extracted from
,I.-w;t. Vermont, with more than a
.t;I,h u the population. is only asked for
.4r modest sum OF $50, 600, or about the
-.v'r-c nth part Of Nirglnia'> quota. These
..4ros NO enough 10 demonstrate the ill.,
,...i.,v u! the tax.
N. Johnston then argued us to the evil
,#,,r~ f this discrimination, and that the
.uryv TX imposed upon tie Virginia to-
Ucc" /, mistaken pclicv, and that a
.-1g!lar tax, judiciousy applied and honest
Is collected, would raise more revenue, and
,...ct the experience of Great Britain. He
,.s..gcd - call attcuti0n to the vast disparity
tolwecn IT." amount Of taxes assessed and
tic AMOUNT actually paid into the Trea-
>,iry.
Nncr dwelling at some length upon the
evils Of The system, and the injustice often
,tuno citizens, the frauds, &c.. and giving Il
tatem"n: Of the resources of the Govern
r.tt Snt ~ necessary expenditures, the
,.l-&~.. a. keeping up the internal reye-
~. -ytrI. &C.. Mr. J. sad that with the
n;,.u- no" 1T Ejud the expenditures of the
Entertainment c:n be provided for up to
I0"", go. Between this time and that, If
a. Ill ....t Uc necessary to raise additlona!
means, Il can be done by arportioning the
>um L. hr raised cGuitaby among the
.'.t=~, AID requiring each state 10 collect
.s portion farorgh the same machinery by
,>hch II collects its own taxes, and pay it
r,."1n the United states Treasury.
III. &n.liii, Of Vermont, said the Senate
Ma. bout ID give q vote which indicated a
want ul confidence in the Secretary Of the
Treasury. and which, if done i'll England,
.nHii lead II the !nStant resignation OF the
I!a.ucc minister. lie regretted this, tor al
though ~ thoucit the Secretary had Sinned
away the day Of grace so far rs finding the
H4t.auli bonds at u low rate of interest l.
concerned, yet he had so many points of
mort ahont him that he (Nr. VI y regretted
a. So. THE qut~i rChuhe. The Secretary
~l> he cannot dispense with the income
i"N. We have not yet had time TO see the
rhr,l Of the great reduction of taxes made
last yc;I, and yet here is this hue and cry
Ia atr.i.l he income tax. lie OR. NJ. was
n,j ID ~ frightened 1T this bugaboo OF its
&H'om>'!iUtionaiir.
iarIo were other taxes which he would
&c prepared 70 Surrender before he would
-;Nc uI thi:. IL would be willing to clip
ii >,!nc r( h" Tariff rates first. He would
re prepared 10 remove the tax on sugar and
-.,!'. But wc agc not prepared at this mo.
.n@ut - surrender taxes in any direction,
uor until we see what the effect Of the bill
p4>Sod II thr last session will be.
NY. Johnston offered substitute for the
wiioe bill. repeating all actS3or parts OF acts
creating an Internal revenue department,
except such parts as provide for stamps on
writings; and further, that said stamps
lions 10 lie prescribed ~ the Secretary OF
;hc Treasury.
Mr.. Howell! denied that the people Of the
,ou"gry asked Tor the repeal of the income
taX. The people did not want the fifty
Thousand men Of fortune who paid this tax
10 be ahSolyed from it.. The masses of the
people We, not affected by this tax, and
The sent mcnt III favor Of its repeal was
manufactured by that portion Of the press
winch favored Il.
Iir. Upton represented an agricultural
community who did not want this tax re-
pcaIrd. md 1t should vote according to
Their views.
Nh. Flanagan should vote for the repeal
9! This tax, and ii the Secretary of the
Treasury resigned the country would not
he ruined. Hundreds of the English min
l-IcI. had resigned, and vet England was
today more prosperous than ever.
ir. Thurman said on could never have
economy IN The expenditures Of the Coy
cr4mcnt uu!it The revenues were reduced,
IllU !1r this reason he Sh1uid vote for the
;rIr;i o.! the income lax. But he could
nrt vote with his friend from Virginia (Air
,!ohl~l@n) 10 repeal I'll the internal taxes,
because II that was done It would he the
l!,ulis OF pcrrct uatipga more onerous sys-
TEN Of Taxa ion, the prc>cnt tariff.
The amendment oil Dir. Johnston was
then rejected.
Mr.. Warner would not vote for the re-
peal OF this tax on the rch until the taxes
on tea, coffee, and sugar, which affected
The poor, were abolished.
Mr.. tragir read the resolutions of the
Ne" Hampshire Republican convention in
lAyvr OF The continuance OF the income tax
- lax upon the wealth OF the country,
a1G SAID he should vote in accordance with
1ttA iftiI Of hy lt,r.n