Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18
TEE PROPOSED TAN REFORM.
q hat Citizens Say on the subject Of
the license bill.
ME- =. V. PARKER


TEN. whereby every man III the same line OF bust
ness would have 10 pay the same sum. He would
rather p2y larger tex IL every other dealer was
compelled 10 pay the same. Under the present law
the honest man paid, while others escaped taxa
ten.
Wv. sCHAFER.
china. was opposed to the personal tax on princ1-
pie. and favored the license project to raise reve-
nue., with a tax on incomes Of 5000 and upwards
NE. SAMUEL KERR.
dry goods favors the license system. and believes
il VIII worA much better. than the personal tax
MR.. q. :. WALKER.
OF the Monumental granite works, said he was In
favor OF tie license bill, and believed the proposed
system better than the existing one. OF seventeen
yards in the city lie sad but three or four are
taxed under the present system. Some men who do
~ much business others. but carry no stock, eS
cape taxation. NJ. Walker thought the bin would
aiao protect the legitimate employing stone men by
cutting on Ia co:npetition TO which they are now
subjected By JOurneyIaen who bid on jobs, and did
the work la their back yards
NOBLE D. LAREE9.
secretary National Mon Insurance company. said
be favored; license hin If it was just one, but the
proposed BILL IS he hsd read it, was unjust III many
particulars for the poor are taxed heavier than
TIE RIA some businesses are taxed too much,
some tCO little. He, however. had understood that
some Cnanges had been made. anu the bill may
now be mo.e equitable than when fist printed
SAMUEL BACON,
retired grocer. remarked that he favored license
bill. but the bill proposed defective 10 many
businesses. and some were taxed entirely too high.
Those with small canftsl should he exempt Then
Insurance COnptnc> ara taxed beyond all reason
higher tnan any vlcia else IN the COUNTRY. nder
the old corporation there was law grading the
tax rs TO he amount of capital employed, which
WofHed Well, ana DJra equally upon al
MP. W. W. BURDETTE,
dry goods, said Il opposed to The personal tax.
because IL cannot he generally collected am OPP
posed to #. because 1t is unjust. unreasonable and
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~ our city. Ii bears heavily Upon ali classes OF our
feoil.. hut Is more oppressive upon those VIII" are
J' RS 'H.e, 40 h-.;f Il II, u'irf the construction
OF tAe present iN law. merchant was required 10
pay tan uDon that witch lie Owls ana has paid for.
II would not be quite 80 Objectionable Bu! such is
n. u. Tact. = nl"f han; may have Cash capital
i'll III business II Sint Il invests. in goods ana buy
%irHH Eol1 on credit, which macs his stock
S200s. ana Under The cons rt!ction of the law he
pays OF ,4Udr. when be actually owns hut $1,000.
Then. If a Wholesale merchant sGOuld c0nSgn him
SotE OF T;lu3 ole goods. say 100000 WORTH lie Is
shout! b1 here but lew Weeks. II he sells 1900
worth 81 his goods aud takes the obligation Of the
r'rehaser in The shape OF n no;e he would also be
.t'i'.-iSt 10 pay '&A ON the note. making aGoube
lax en- The same property Nauy other Instances
nay i'a cltHd here TIE same property. under tne
existing law Is paving two taxes. and In some eases
tre3. Hen'r f.nd that the personal tax IS ur-
just and ii should he abolished
W Il. II. CisSELL,
t-roceT.> SAYS any bin which does away with the
Isoll tax is satisfactory. and he approves of the
u
the incomes OF those not otherwise taxed. for the
capitalist should help % pay TIE expenses OF the
government. Ii VII be Unfair .or The burden 10 be
paced On the business men altogether
NE. j. r. CAsSIN.
(dIUggist.) says that the new law is neither one
thing nor the other, as applied to lis business.
Druggists are allowed TO sell liquors by the half
pint. ana by paving :25 tn sell by the bottle: ana
- e understood Tie proposed law, In order 70 sell
nall PINT oi liquor a prescription must ba pro-
duccti, ana o,le 3or each addition half pint MS
i prot'tpiy owing - the TACT that some druggists
ct'lnUT ile the business. but Others should nOt he
bound dO'gn because OF these dcings. The per-
Ii tax is Objectionable ami inOlrisiIorai but The
merchants and business men should no bp reouircd
- bear I'll the burden. and Il Is ri ht 10 put all
tle burden Ga the middle class He would put 4
tax Oh al whose incomes reach $500 and upwards.
Mr.. PETER CAMPBELL.
broker. said that he had read the proposed bill
as h. was out OF town at the time OF its publications
FROM what lie could learn OF it, however. ne was III
ciinei % favor its adoption although the licenses
III certain Instances might De considered excessive
Ia view OF the fact that 1t would cause the abolition
Ton. icing perfectly willing 10 the chances of
unsatisfactory provisions that IL might contain.
Mr. GEORGE T. H'GLUE
says e IS In favor OF retaining the personal tax or
an income. also 4 license tax based on the amount
al capltal invested and gradual ed accordingly.
JUDGE SHELL
says OF the new bin 10 regulate licenses in tile Dis
trict Of Columbia THAT he h;.s examined it. and
except 1ew matters OF detail. finds it very clear
ana great Improvement upon the existing law
MR. ROBERT BEaII.
Mr.. Robert Baall, the well-knoEn bookseller. No
40 Pennsylvania avenue layOrS the new BILL and
says TIE personal tax bill was always wrong. The
taxes should be IS light as Possible IN Washington,
ii cIty OF Residences.
&K Il. Z. JOHNSON
Mt H. l. Johnson. harness maker. Pennsylvania
avenue, between AZ and 9th streets, favos the new
license bill for the collection OF revenues, In place
o1 personal
Mr.. j. E. NORRIS.
NJ j. E Norris says that while he has not exam
me, the subject CAREFULLY he would prefer q tax on
Heo.2-a Is TIE most equitable.
M. BURNS,
formerly street contractor said he liked the license
system Of raising the District revenue best There
il no equity in The personal TAX system. as very
Jew, comparatively. paid any taxes under it.
MA. c. c. ANDERSON
the blacksmith, said that lie had ALWAYS been
opposed - the personal tax. for several reasons,
and liz thought the best WAY was 10 have license
Tor al who DO business. graded according to the
capital Invested
NIX. J. SMITH,
trader say he can see no good reason why 50 many
OF these wealthy high flyers" should sport their
spans 81 horss, ard wear out the handsome streets
o. Washington. without paying a license. while
poor man who reddes coal or apples abOut has 10
pay license on has outfit which Ia many cases is
hot worm -.
NR. ArG. SCHMEDTIE.
OF sciinedtie Bros, Jewellers, said that an Income
tax, bearing, Lightly upon the poor and increasing
p-0ppTtIo1ate with the income, would be more
equitable than either license direct personal tax
A1- WALTER d. wYyILI
stove enI harlS re dealer. stated that he was In
Favor ~ the proposed tax measure because it,
,aist license ta for the obnoxious personal
IA plA. when never WAS effective nor right
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