The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT.
.,sarIL BY ALABAMA's
cLRPIT- BAG SENATOR.

Rouse amendment to the Army Appropriation
IN In r.s.rd "a the trans portaiion of the army,
y. .sL,ng the restoration OF the original
,o,aseologv In that paragraph. Referred
.,so communication from the Secretary OF
gar enclosing a letter 81 the Qu,rtermAster
a.,er,l recommending that the a prorratun
n, Incidental expenses OF the army be so
us,aed q to provide for the uayment ~ the
mineral expenses Of officers dying IN the service.
Referred
,,oo of Rear Admiral Charles wilkes, L. :. ",
..s,ne that law be p ssed to authorize the
.scoun,ne officers Of the Treasury to credit
~. ,oconnt with $50, erroneously cb arged
,salnst MIN. Referred.
NJ. Anthony (Rep X. H., from the Committee
- p,,,tins reported back without recommend
,,,,n the resolution to print 100000 exira opics
~ ,h. Rapott " the Con- missioner Of Agrl ul-
lure for the year e,ci a,u SpVY ~ exs'r IN We
80 de committee could n I agree on me sun
iert. AID tner fore maze no recon mendati9n.
In resolution was placed on tue calendar lie
.ino rsnorted from the same committee a re>o-
mil IN Ia prini lj0l extri coolies OF me req lrt
Of J. Avert ~, 10 rsne r. p mr. '," ''d Neoae
liver, North Carolina, and to connect the waters
Of Norfolk, vlreiu wrh those OF the Cape
Pear liver, North Carolina Pissed.
NJ Los II az y, lil) called M the House bill TO
Of end the time Tor hling claiI for additiuna
bounty under the act Of july %, 1895 and which
expired 10y limitation Jan 30, 1915, until July |,
NJ. Allison REP. Iowa.. from the Committee
on Ap, 70 ,riati Ms, reported. with amendments,
lie Huuse bill making appropriation for tho
,up. or, Of the army for the fiscal year ending
June ~, 1871, and gave notice that he would cal
hup Tor g. nsderA tlon On MONDAY next. Placed
on the calendar.
TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT.
The morning hour having expired the Senate
re- med consideration of the House bill to reg
"A N..0t ~ tar
The support OF the q v rnment Of the District
Of Columbia, the Committee ON the District %
Columbia having reported asubstitute for the
~. Conknng SAID this substitute was de-
signed to su, ersede the House bill, which was
uu IA shorter. II would ue glad u the SEN tor
having cn.rse OF the bill (Mr. spencer would
state IN. marked difference between tn House
Dill md the senate substitute, and what the ob-
jections were to the House bill, which seemed
70 aim To follow tue statute books 10 reference
" taxation.
which d just neen read h d cen approved 10y
Ibe majority Of the District Committee Of the
iute which passed tnai BODY. The oil just
read. winch was INTENDED as substitute for the
House Till. met with the approval ~ the Dis RI 1
Commissioners and also the taSpaNers OF the
Distinct. lie -ent to ne eiks desk ard hal
read u letter from the Commissioners of the DE-
trct o. Columpit iavoring the substitute pro
posed by the District Co unittes. ana stating
that the net amount of revenue to be derived
under II from all urces would be between
. vi tn" bull wnieh had been pissed by the
House did not meet tue approv / Il the d.
trict Commissioners nor the t"1oayers of the
sPENoER's hill DisSrcrED.
MIR. Hitchcock (Reo.. Neul. member Of the
Committee on the ilisirict II Columbi 3, said re
did not agree with the m. Tor ty U the commit
tee IN reporting this surstitu,e. tecause he be
levcd, "a general rule. II was wrong. lie
turw no reason way all property should not e
eur ject TO [ ton alike. iof the support # the
Government. ms on propos d l. strike out
AL 'axaticn on "investmeuts. securities g. 81.
aud pul In a very extra. din-ty tx upon the
smallest c. IA ter 81 business that men could
carry un. lie d'd Mt believe the Congress ui
the United - .t,s could III I'd to exempt money
loa ed re by { uil,i-t- from K ton. und
TX a man on his hand cart. with when he made
nvins, Two dollars. IL was not ~ accord ancs
wit. the :. irlt ~ our ins,ttutious. his bil
taxed every Kind VI business taxed the man
wno SOLD &c flin, and exempted the man VINO
r. Ii m IN dtvp.. Nc) said 4 n things
whicn ev.r me before he sen te for favor.
able. IL had Urcn said that the n.ll WAS pre-
pared by tue Merchants aud bankers Of the
District. No doubt II wHs. aud tney exempted
ter vest nenls. There were thousands Of
men here who tOiled aud VINO earnestly pro-
today 10 ect them. he arlued that The bill
~. osed gToss outrage ana I'M ustice upon tn
pe1 le Of the Dis;,ici. 1t was reported to the
hose Of REPRESENTATIVES. nj was So obnoxious
that tue House PASSED tue substitute without
bsving II read. lie thought the House did
wisely. for human ingenuity could not uey.se a
beua,e.
Commissioners mat 1t Was Impossible TO collect
lprTsuu4l TAX mere.
NJ. ii .u.iiu-- hen let us appoint anot her Board
Of Co. mis-iOneis who can.
Mr. : ~ u, saij there was no fculty about
collecting personal TAX IL MS STATE.
ISEQU ALLY OF TAXATION.
Mr. ,herMau s.id Congress. Al the las, session,
passed a l.W TO w ana collect "A personal tax
lee, Dut Il had ue II openly ignored II d
been / at mere was NOT itui- t. execute IL,
b., be- tbougnt there was peaty Of tlm- to do
o. Ter "a was passed. lie uid not believe the
fufut.rc II an ordinary household should Ue
~ d. nui The s,ocH and property Of corpor -
ton. snuI,d be. The bill now before the senate
pro93 ed t. FAX his house. worth 500. t. the
I -nt - Sli, tu. tue $40 90 invested III corpo
raion on, u he taAeu a.
NJ. tuhklins favored The T. Enactment OF the
Dsir AK ? M OF last Session. and rgueu tn Il
MA sufficient L. support he government Of
% District, and better TAN either tue House
st'er ate llil>.
Ar. Norton said he concurrcd ia most Of what
pau .eeh said bout tue CHARACTER 4 this Oil
bul tae Senator from II line OR. III nliu) and
the Senator from ohio (Mr. Sherman n d care
iuI, heu away from tue true cause II this
trouble. Here was hIuuder on ulunder, and II
VI cine tom the effort Of Congress to control
We 10, al adaifs VI The 10000 people Of this Dis
nrt ~ VA their knowing any ,nlng about Il.
Vas iaAatlpn without Tel esena lou, ana the
htp1tic ~ IN Congress SHOULD he .snauicd Of
u Ie hal teen tDld tbai there was man la
We Dstrft VINO had million u dollars AT in-
tefrst' .id under TINS bil lie would not have 20
pa' zee t.wthr the poor man VINO II Il secured
sh'uc i"me wprlh 900 BY years OF u must
psi d AK "u H. lie would n vote Tor any Z
uln t'1iH- tie peOJle here wlthout their con-
snJi ih llme Would come Mhcn Congress
Qua ht rfNeu U eirr the iepple II tins Dls-
Wet Zoe ], domestic Government.
now 10 GOVERN THE DISTRICT
Mr. Sn rm.u .po he IN favor q a Government
e' b. at 90 COMMISSIONERS and srg ned that
W. gee IEepvr way 10 govern all large cities,
thl tdi 1ueAdy been adopted IA Cincinnati and
's ".rie.
u.tn..rmon Dem. y. CD favored the recon-