Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-31

shall taN personal property ar rot. That
naked question IL presented hy the amend
ment OF the geufleinan from Pennsylvania
II YOU do rot want IN tax personal property
vote for bis amendment II YOU do want IA
lax ~. vote % down. Tn"n. a. have stated.
81 my substitute Is ador'el will allow AN
amendment To- cha l,gc the rate from %
Ter cent. So you viii GET at 30 ali In \ logi-
cal form.
Mr. Randall I viii present the figures
showing the exact amount ~ ee realized
from taxation ~ the different rates, afler
the point is settled as 10 the property 10 he
The Speaker pr8 :s-rpore Mr.. Wheeler In
the chair THE question -, viii the House
substitute the amendment proposed by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. mr.. Ran
daIl,l which proposes Ia tax real estate only.
The question being taken on Mr.. RandalIs
Snb>tituie. u was rot agreed 10.
Ihe ,Spahet ~ f'll'loFs. The question ne
ours, Will the House substitute for the orr
gtnal bill offered hy the committee the bill
offered by the gentleman nom Indiana
The question being taken. the substitute
OF red by Mr.. " ilson, of Indiana, was agreed
The Speaker ,go teapore.-rhe substitute
OF the gentleman from Indiana is now before
the House 10 he considered is the original
Iruuosition.
Mr.. Randall propose thar we permit the
question 40 H. tested between the rate OF -
and the rate Of % per sioo.
The Speaker The bin OF the gentleman
from Indiana fixes the rate on real and per
sonal property al - 81 per 500. The pend
ing proposition IL To make IL 3 per Slao.
Mr.. Wilson lIud D. Before the question Is
pui desire that the gentleman from Penn
sylvaRia shall have am opportunity 90 pre-
Sent some figures which he has on that sub
iCCi.
Nj Randal-s reaSseSsment Of the prop
erty here. which l. most desirable. ~ il est
mated viii give a valuation OF 500 ono eoe
Mr. Smith oh q. THAT is Of real estate
Mr.. Randall.-les. On that "A rate Of =,
viii realize ~ $4,000. Allowing ~ per cent.
for delinquent taxes. there has TO be deducted
from that Saseo0Q. leaving the net amount
Ia
amount To be realized from licenses. Sl15.0'0,
and from water rents S'5,VoS, the whole az
gregating Si,sso,ton.
The estimated expenditures OF the u strict
GIll Ice SSl2o eUO, nom which deduct
Sl.s1O go. and We have left for the govern
ment OF the United States 10 pay - ,51O."eo.
The amount already appropriated IN ihe sun
cry civil hin il II .0Ga.010. The rate. there
fore Of - viii involve "a further appopria-
ton by Congress in excess OF that in the sun
dry civil bill az >2ln,Ofo.
Nj. Willard. of Vermont. Then we are 10
understand that even fixing the tax at , per
cent. there il siill deficiency Of about
Mr.. Randall deficiency o. 500. 600
\ rate of Sl.5o per >laa ON @90.ol0. 0F0 should
realize >i.Io.oa0 Strike OF 10 per cent. Tor
delinQuent>. : lSa .Wio and the net returns VIII
Ice ~l,2l5,Ud0. Add ~ls5.0o0 for licenses and
-I,,5tsN for water rents. and there IL an aggre-
gate of receipts OF II AS. 900. Tho estimated
expenditures of IL District "a before stated
are =. l3i ,HO. Deduct from that the amount
realized from tho p percent, n as. 0D1, and
a
OF the Initei state. u pay of - $50 0ao. The
amount already appropriated in the Sundry
civil bill il lNa .Oup, therefore az a rate of 4
per cent. there viii -till Ice required further
apI rOTriation Of ~6oS. Os0. Th, Judgment OF
the House has 3ten given that persO lal prop
eriy shall De ;aN,Af. That OF CO r>e plays no
part IN the figures which have presented.
The amounts Ia be made uD by th,' Govern
mcnt ln addiiton 20 what IL has alreal ~ voted
iE the -undry civil bin Will I've $50 oel. on the
basis at tax oi - per ~ipa on real property.
and ~,o7,""C on tie basis OF a tax OF >l50 pa
100 OF real property.
Mr.. Trem5ia.-How much is IL estimated
would he realized from personal property
Mr.. Eaniali.-Tne estimate ma lc hy the
commissioners o. The amount TO be realized
from personal property il el9O,0oJ.
MIR. - Brien.-At what rate
Mr.. Randall.-The same rate as hNeI for
real property in the bin proposed, 10 Wit, -
on 500.
Mr.. Chipman.-I desire the House 10 yield
10 me iortwo minutes. want to state 10 the
House this fact. that the gentleman from
Pennsylvania has LEFT out Oi his calculations
very important item. The personal prop
erty 10 be taNei VIII amount % at least
Mr. Randall have no means OF arriving
az that except the estimate formed Icy the
Comm iSSiOHCrS.
Mr.. Chipman.-But Ihave some means. In
ISL the personal property IN the District
amounted TO >li0OO O00, and we have had
most OF cur prosperity and growth since that
time.
MIR. Randall.-we can have no dispute
about that.
MIR. Chipman.-I want to say, in addition
TO the fact that our personal property adds
$4,000 600 TO the 500 GA 600 which the gentle
man assumes a. the basis OF taxation gu
real estate, thai We have now due i'm this
District over a million and a half of dollars
OF delinquent taxes. Our people are making
every effort possib TO pay these taxes, but
they cannot pay them. Now You propose To
add per cent. more, much OF which will fall
on the people before that which Is now due
can be paid. I want you TO tax Us what we
can pay, and no more. We shrink from no
proper proportion OF the burden falling upon
this local government; but we do shrink from
a burden which cannot be lifted, and which
will only add To the already large delinquent
tax. think that Si.50 will be paid; but /
think that all over that will be delinquent,
and that you will have To make il up either
now or hereafter. 1 beg the House "a prob
ably my last request of this Congress- ian
view of al the circumstances, that we ~.
shown that consideration and lairneS which
have been so often Obliged 10 aSBnow ledge
or the part OF the House.
The Question was put on substituting - H.
lieu of Sl.J0, and ON a division there were
ayes y. Eoes ~; no quorum voting.
Tellers were ordered; and Mr.. Wilson. OF
Indiana. and Mr.. Glover were appointed.
The House divided: and the tellers report-
ed-ayeS 80. noes ll2.
Nh. Willard, OF Vermont call for The
yeas and NAYS
The yeas and nays were not ordered. only
81 members voting therefor
80 the amendment was not agreed TO.