The New York herald., 1877-12-28
Attempts to Reimpose the
Income Tax.
WESTERN REASONIN G..
Slight Trepidation Among
the Silver Men.
AFRAID OF THE VETO.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Dec 81, 1877.
REASONS OF THE SOUTH AND WEST FOR DE-
sIa1No TO IMPOSE AN INCOME TAx-UNEotAL
DIVISION OF The NATIONAL BURDENS
The argument which will be mado In favor OF tho
imposition OF the 10 that this is tho only
way 10 mako tho burden OF internal taxes equal or
nearly so, over the whole country. Mr. Randolph
Fucker of Virginia. OF the Com mi.ee OF Ways aud
Means has prepared statement on this subject IN
which 1t is shown thatJin 1875, out Of revenue
from internal taxes OF somewhat $loa 100000,
the Northeastern States including Mainc, New
Hampshire Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Connecticut pnd 000 O00 but In proportion to
population should havo paid So $50 0O0 and according
10 wealth nearly <l4 600 000 The Middle Statcs-Nsw
York, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania and Deaware--paid
S2AOOO,O01 Their contribution according to popua-
tion would havc bssn the amount but their pro-
portion according to wealth would have beon
$685. 500 900. Tho North vostern States and the Terri
tories, including OHIO. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska,
Montana, Dakota, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho,
Utah and Wyoming, paid $43, 100000. Their
proportionatc share according 10 population would
have beon ouiy $780, 1888 3sa, ana according TO wealth
only s27 500 OOQ The Southern Middle States includ
ing Maryland Virginia, West Virginia. North Car
olna, Kentucky and Missouri paid $26, 0oo 900, but
their proportion according 10 population would have
been only ST. $50, ,0o0 and according to wealth only
$1l 500, 600 The cotton States including South Car
olna Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi, Louis
ianu Texas Arkansas Tennessee, paid $2 $50 900.
but their proportion according to population would
have been l9,50O, 600. but according to wealth
SIT O0o000 Tho Pacific States paid 81. .0O0 900.
bus according 10 population should have paid less
than So OOO 600, and according to wealth less than
s2.250,OO0.
Its asserted by the advocates OF the income tax
that nearly all the untaxed government bonds are
owned the Northern seaboard States, and that tho
only way make this kind OF property contribute It's
share to the general Is TO lay income tax
There is also o determination to lay a high tax
large incomes the prevailing idea this subject being
90 exempt all under g. 000 and to graduate
the tax from per cent up to ave and some wish II
even up to csht per cent on incomes exceed
Ing $50 900 $4,000 The general belief is that the
Northwest and the South will join together 10 impose
the income tax, ana the principal question
be about its amount A plan will be urged on the
House to regulate she income ttf exempt all
incomes derived from salaries or professions or the
actual labor Of the individual aud tax only the
rumultcd wealth which itself yields an income TO its
possessorx This Is thought to be tho only fair way
levy tax and several Representatives, will
urge that n tax thus laid accumulated wealth ought
10 be constant part OF the internal revenue system.
SILVER MEN CALCULATING ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BLAND BILL-CAN IT BE PASSED
OVER THE PRESIDENTS VETO?
The siver men grow moro confident as time passes,
and some Of them now believe they can got two
thirds the Bland bill pure aud simple but they
evidently afraid Of the Presidents veto and urge
that If bill has two.hrds OF the Senate It's pas
sage the President ought not to presume to veto it.
Ono calculation hero that there will be good many
absenlces when the bill to votc and that these
will DO mostly among the opponents OF the bill With.
put this IL Is not easy TO SEQ where the two
thirds to come from, for tho largest
count here gives the Bland bill only iorty-two or
forty-three votes There is doubt. however, that
the determination is TO vote down al amendments,
even the giving the government tho profit from
tho coinage The silver will not trust the bill to
The House again. Severe pressure viii be brought
upon the President veto the bill passes by
heavy majority. He will be asked to let II become
Law by keepingn unsigned By him for ten days, II
he objects signing IL. But there Is no doubt that
he will veto the Bland bill II II before him, and
tho silver men do not conceal their fears that this
may influence Senators to such extent as to pre-
vent It's passage over the veto