Evening star., 1884-01-16

porter this morning that there were some
points in the license portion OF the new bnl which
he did not favor. II did not 90 far enough For
Instance: man keeping grocery can also Keep
tooacco confectionery and many other articles for
winch he ought TO pay separate license. When the
season comes round towards Christmas this grocer
gets large Stock OF confectionery which he Offers
for less than the coufeconer can Sell his thus knock
Ing the regular confectouer into smtt hereens So f
toucco ne can let al more tobacco than the reCl-
iar tooacconlsI who las Ia pay his license. think
he should pay license Tor what he Sells especially
when he comes into competition with regular
uadeamen
Mr.. E. e. CfssEI.
pharmacist. said he was opposed 20 the personal tax
but that he also objected to the license bill because
IL placed impracticabe restrictions upon druggists
as regards the sale OF liquors for medicinal pur-
poses He thought ii hardship TO make ID SO that
II man was taken suddenly in in the night he
coul1 not send into q drug store and get a little
whisky IL he needed it. without first selGing for a
doctor. -
Mr.. R. l. ELLIOT,
pharmacist, said that he was opposed to the
license scheme. because he thought it took the
burden OF taxation OF the rich man TO place II
upon the poor. He said that the restrictions fell
paftlcuiafly hard upon druggists by assuming
tnat they We're all endeavortng TO keep tippng
shops On The Sly. He said that he did not think
tlere was one druggist out OF ten In the city who
would sell liquor TO be drunk the premises and
he thought 1t unjust TO make a sick person paw -
Tor permission TO buy 25 cents worth of whisky or
10 endure the cramps untn q doctor could be got
ten out or bed at night. when a little WHISKY
would cure him In few moments.
Mr.. G. C. c. Sims.
the pharmacist. said that taking the new proposed
license Dill as whole he approved OF IL as susst-
tute for the personal tax He said he thought that
druggists Should be allowed 10 Sell as much as a
punt OF liquor for medicinal purposes as TO limit
the quantity 10 half pint would occasion consid-
eraoe inconvenience particularly when the liquors
aEe put up In pint and half bottles as is the case
with many OF the liquors they sell He said he was
opposed 10 the personal tax on the grounds that
not being fairy collected it was unjust TO the hon.
est man.
Mr. c. ". sPoFFoRp,
proprietor OF the Riggs House, said to q STAR re-
porter that he was opposed to the personal tax and
as he understood the bill without having read 1t he
favored the proposed license system.
u. c. TOWERS
"The new license bin is perfectly satisfactory to
me-" said Mr.. H. c. Towers, the banker at abol-
ishes the personal tax and that is the main point
or course. 1t Will be little more costly to run the
banking business. but il the big ones can stand H.
we little ones can, guess"
CHARLES WALTER,
justice OF the peace says that be is In favor neither
Of the present system nor the proposed new law.
for. In his opinion, personal tax would be excel
lent II IT should be enforced and he preferred BID
TO tax incomes. Let him who makes the most pay
the most, and he did not see why such tax should
not be enforced. IL is. as he understood I'm some
OF the states. He knew that it was unpopular IN
tax the rich and they. to great extent refused 10
pay personal taxes, but there should be a law
strictly enforced. and the returns should be pub,
lsned In every newspaper In the city The invenuo-
I1eS OF some deceased rich men when fled In the
register or wills Office show I'm many cases where
money has been boarded up and no taxes have been
paid The legislation proposed seems 10 be for the
purpose OF putting the expense OF the government
on the middle classes and to relieve the wealthy as
well as the poorer class. and to make the middle
fla inpp
the best and 1t should be adopted and enforced on
all alike.
Mr. q. R MILES,
District electrician. stated TO STAR reporter In re-
lation to the new license bill, that he had not read
IL with sufncent care TO express opinion on Its
merits, but on general principles he favored
license tax In preference to personal tax system.
Mr. CARTER STEWART,
the wel-known tonsorial artist, is not In perfect
accord With all the provisions OF the bill He thinks
that the licenses for should not be issued
by the authority OF the District Commissioners
without regard to the wishes OF residents or the
neighbOrhOod or persons doing business In the vi
cinity. There are other provisions OF the bin which
bill does not interfere with his business In any way
but he hopes and believes that It Will not pass in
its present shape What We need, ia his opinion, Is
suffrage and Sef-gOyernment
Mr. F. }. HEIBERGER,
merchant tailor, says be believes that the proposed
bill is far better than anything we ever had He
hasn't given it very serious consideration, but
knows that the abolition OF the obnoxious personal
tax system would be welcomed by all business
men.
THE TYssowsKI BROTHERS.
gent,emen's furnishing goods, say that the pro-
posed bill meets with their hearty appreciation. II
read the bill very carefully said one or the irm
sand did not find an objectionable provision In IT,
OF course the main point for congratulation Is the
abolition OF the personal tax. There are 50 many
ways OF evading II. defy any oIe not in the bust
ness, to come ia this store and make a fair assess
menp OF the stock. The new Till is, to my mind
as fair as could be framed"
Mr.. w. H. MORRISON,
the well-known bookseller. states that he is in
favor OF the new bill. 1t does away with personal
taxes. which was all wrong. The taxes ought to
be as light as possible in this District and capital
encouraged TO come here.
Mr.. PAUL
Mr.. Paul, OF A. l. Barber & Co.. said: II think
that the tax OF $50 for each horSecar is excessive
The tax on commercial travellers Is, In my opinion
absurd Such thing only exists south OF Mason
and Dixon'S line. / don't see that the doctors and
lawyers are made 10 pay anything. This Is, per-
haps, an oversight that Will be ren,edied-'
Mr. sxrTHNEYER.
81 wish,r said MIR. Smithmeyer. the architect,
ssthat the Commissioners would place a great big
license on architects-a hundred and nifty or two
hundred dollars There are a lot OF draughtsmen
who know nothing OF the business, and who, on
account Of T. their being In goyernmeni employ; are
men DO their work for nothing. and do it so badly
that people become disgusted and determine hot 10
employ architects. There are numbers OF such
men, and they do the profession harm, not so much
by taking work away from them, as by lowering
the standard OF architects"
MR. y. A. LCTZ,
the Unknown harness dealer. Pennsylvania ave
nue. between ~ and 9Th Streets states that he is
In favor OF doing away with the personal tax bill
It has never been Justly collected, could it be
without the unanimous consent OF the Taxpayers
honegt and Of one mind. He fayors the new bill
SUICIDE N PRESENCE or YouNe LApY.-wIlIiam