National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-16
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
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Mr.: RANDALL OF Pa, made the point Of order
that the bill must have its first consideration 10
the Committee Of the Whole.
into committee on the bill, (Mr. TYNEE, Of Ind,
Mr.. COTTON said the bill levied a uniform tar
sensl OF one and one half per cent, with four ex-
eeptions. Church property Is also taxed The
real estate assessment is estimated BY the COM
mittee at S90,OOOO 900, the personal assessment at
Sll.00OO00 and the church property at over
Sl,oOO,0O0 Amer sedueting the amount that pos
sioly cannot be collected this bill would pre-
duce net a sum OF about sl,3s3Ts0. Add
ing the receipts from licenses and from water
rents the aggregate for the support Of the gov
estimate that the aggregate expense Of the gov
ernment including interest, Will be Is, 40 500,
which would leave dehcit Of ,4g7 $50 TO be pro-
Yl5ed BY an appropriation by Congress. The
committee considered the question Of making the
TAX two Per cent. in the cities Of Washington and
the county OF Washington. But, amer a careful
EXAMINATION, the committee was satisfied that no
moIe revenue would be realized by that course.
~ ING ts1 was made uniform at two per cent.
ineIe would be so much more dfficuIty In col
ieetng that the revenue would not be much
Mr.. RANDALL, Of Pa. suggested tina. pndsr
the Dill property OF the United States might be
taxed. he suggested an amendment 10 exempt
The amendment was accepted BY Mr.. CorroU
Mr.. CHAPMAN, of ID. O., said he had an aIoh
crate statement prepared to show the condition OF
this District, but as he saw disposition on the
part Of the members OF this House to 40 iustiee 10
this people In the matter Of taxatios and as there
were other District interests to be Considered he
would not occupy the time Of the House
Mr.. WILLARD, OF Vt, did not think the rata
OF taxation was high enough, and he would offer
Mr.. CHAPMAN said 1t would be impossible to
collect that tax. There was to-day
DELINQUENT TAX
Of nearly five million dollars growing out OF
special assessments and other matters. The peo-
Die cOuld n al
tax. The business here would not Justify H.
People lived here by traficking among them
selves. The policy of the Government seemed to
be TO do all in its power to retard public improve
ment here. No appropriation was made for the
harbor, and Il was even proposed to throttle the
navy yard: The taxation proposed in the pending
bill was all he believed the people could paw IA
could not be collected except by forced sale by
Mr.. FORT, Of Ill, had not the least I'll feeling
toward the people Of the District, bot he ALWAYS
thought they should pay
Ajax ON PERSONAL PROPERTY.
He believed also that the Government sbould
heyed there had been a great deal Of extrayS-
ganee IN the government of this District and be-
fore voting to tax his constituents he wanted to
know What this money had been paid for
Mr.. GARFIELD, OF Ohio, offered an amand
ment authorizing the Secretary of the Treasnrv
to detail three officers Of his Department, who
snail make complete estimate Of the value of
ali real estate owned by the United States In the
District Of Columbia, to be made on the same
sCai6 as Ielales 10 the assessment Of n
the District owned by private parties.
Messrs. g. H. HOAR, of Mass; LAWRENCE
Of Ohio, said 1t would be impossible to arrive al
lair estimate by this course. The later con-
tended that the Government property should not
be taxed. This was the only city In the Union
where such such proposition was made.
Mr.. SAHLER, Of Ohio, thought It would be
very difficult to determine the proportionate
amount due by the United States and by the Dis
tTict. The true course, he thought would be to
levy tax here such as was levied on cities of
ike size throughout the country, and then for the
General Government to maze an appropriation
TO meet any deficiency. He believed
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE
for these expresses.
Pending further consideration the eonmittse
rose, and, on motion of Mr.. COTTON, Friday might
81 this week was assigned to the consideration of
me olll and other business, to be reported from
the District Committee.
Mr.. STANARD OF Mo-, moved to suspend the
rules so as to make in order on Thursday at /
CLOCK the Dill Tor the improvement
OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
liver. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. SWAMI, OF Nd, presented the petition OF |
lanes Hazlett & Co., W.T.. Walters & 10, A, l.
Webb Son, and other dealers 10 distilled spiriTs
n Baltimore demonstrating agaiast The pSsSaEs
IL That section OF the revenue bill which imposed
tax OF Is per cent. on the stock Of liquors on hand
Referred.
DEATH OF Mr.. HOOPER. |
Mr.. +. R. HOAR, Of Mass, announced the death
" his late colleague, Hon. Samuel Hooper in This
'ity yesterday, and offered resolution for the I
appointment OF o committee OF seven members to !
make arrangements for the funeral In the Hall OF
he House at O'Clock tomorrow. |
The resolution WAS adopted, and the Chair ap- |
4 New York; NIBLACK, OF Indiana; MAYNARD,
u Tennessee; KELLY, Of Pennsylvania; LAMAR
'i Mississippi. and HoUGHToN, OF California.
The House then, at $50 p. m, adj burned.