The daily gazette., 1877-12-28
SECOND EDITION,
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( WASHINGTON. {
ATTEMPTS TO REIMPOSE THE
WI ..,.-. INCOME TAX.
WESTERN REASONING,
Reasons otate South and West for Des,r
ing to Impose an Income Tar Unequal
Division of IKE National Burdens.

-~NS~~N'~O
ing to Impose an Income Tdr-UneQaal
Dtvtsipn Of IKE National Burdens.
WAsHINoToN, Dec. 27, 1877
The argument which will be made in
favor Of the reimposition of the income
tax is that this Is the only way TO make
the burden of internal taxes equal, or
nearly so, over the whole country. Mr..
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, one Of
the Committee of waysand Means, has
prepared d statement on this subject, in
which 1t Is shown that in 1875, out of a
revenue from internal taxes of somewhas
over $103, 900, 900, the Northeastern States
including Maine. New Hampshire, ver-
mont, Massachusetts,, Rhode island and
Connecticut paid s4,oOO.0Oo, but in pro-
portion to population should have paid
SO ,2bo, ,00op and according to wealth near
ly II, ,0oO, 900.
The Middle States-New York, New
jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
paid 24,0O0,000. Their contribution ac-
cording I'd population would have been
the same amount, but their proportion
sccordlng &C soC dn9g to wealth would have been
The Northwestern States and the Ter
ritories, including Ohio, Indiana, lii.
| nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Min
nesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana
Dakota, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Utah
and Wyoming, paid 43,6o0,0O0 Theil
| proportionate share according to popnla
| ton would have been only 30 ,323, ,333, and
| according to wealth on q 600 900.
abe Southern Middle States, including
Mar yland, Virginia, West Virginia
| North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri
paid SAG, ,000, 900, but their proportion &C
cording to, population would have beer
only Sl7, ,7P0,O 900, and according to wealth
only S11 ,5D0, 900.
Tho Gotten States, including South
Carolina, Texas, Arkansas and 1ennesse
paid 81, ,26D, 900, but their proportion ac-
cording I'd population would have been
$19, 800 ,00O, but according to wealth ST.
100000, y --
The Pacific States paid over $4,000, 900,
but according to population should have
paid less than $1,000 700, and according
to wealth less than $2,25O,0OO.
1t is asserted by the advocates of the
income tax that nearly all tho unit axed
government bonds are owned in the
Northern sea board States, and that the
only way to make this kind OF property
contribute its share to the general revs-
nue. is o lay an income tax. There is al
so a.deterlnina ion to lay a hi gh tax on
rye incomes, the prevailing idea on
this subject is being to exempt all in
comes under $1,000, and to graduate the
Tax from one per cent up to five, and
some even wish it up to seven or eight
per cent On incomes exceeding $50, ,000
or 10000. The general belief is that the
Northwest and South will join together
TO impose the lnco me tax, and the prin-
cipal question seem to be about Its
amou Mt. A plan will be urged on the
House to 10 regulate the Income tax as
/ TO exempt all incomes derived from sal
aries or professions or The actual labor
! OF the individual, and tax only the &C
cumulated wealth which itself yields ar
income to its possessors. This isithought
to be the only fair way to levy an income
tax, and several Represent atlves viii
urge that Q tax thus laid on accnmulat
ed wealth oug ht to be constant part oi
the internal revenue system. Ia