Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-08
TWO CENTS.

subjected TO. ard they think. Tor the good Of the
whole, they can stand IL.
MESsRS. SToTT q CROMWELL,
wholesale druggists, state that they have not had
time post themselves fully as 10 the effects OF
the new bin, but they VIII be satisfied any way so
that the objectionable personal tax law iS repealed
TOO MUCH POWER GIVEN TIE POLICE.
Mr.. b. W. Ferguson, attorney, remarked that
there was too much arbitrary power given the chief
OF police by the bill.
Mr. wN. wHELaN
said IN regard TO the liquor licenses there was too
much discrimination in favor OF the wholesale men:
there was too much discrepancy between the re-
tailers' and wholesalers license one doing a buSi-
ness OF a few thousand, and the other of tens OF
thousands.
Mr.. A. A. WILSON.
president OF the Firemen's insurance company. IA
vored the adjustment OF the personal tax but was
not In favor OF having the burden placed on Il few
local institutions. proposed The local Insurance
companies are required Ia pay license al s5an and
tax of l y per cent OF their premium r,aa.,ntS
ceipts. He regarded the \ per cent ~ a personal
TAX Ihe foreign companies claim that they arr
taxed at their respective homtS and should not bp
required 10 pay here, ana Yet IL is the capital
that they Use here.
MIR. PETER FEG,N,
wholesale liquor dealer and rectifer. Pennsylvania
avenue. states that he Is sed with what is pro-
posed in the new bill, in view Of the proposed re-
there Will be any antagOniS.n the part of whole
sale liquor dealers AT the Increase OF the lc,.nSr
The price OF the recIters license is not 10 be IN
creased He thinks the increase OF tne license tax
Will about equal the personal tax.
ANYTHING TO GET RID or THE PERSoSArTAx
1--WE are unit In favor or the abolition OF the
personal tax said Mr.. Fitch of the firm of Fitch
Fox Brown, land therefore are thoroughly salts
fled with the proposed license bill We don't say
that the bill is or is not equitable in every In
stance. We don't sim a discuss 1; &c
enough to know that the proposed bill does away
WIN me personal Tax. That is OF course very in
curious TO the real estate business but the new
license bill does not iDjure business in the least
Il. d. COOKE.
81 am heartily In favor or aholishng the odous
personal tax, said Mr.. III. ID. Cooke .In my opinion
the business men OF the community could We'll az
ford TO make up the OF that tax out OF their
own pockets 10 get rid OF it. luu ii is un-
equal tax. for it is constantly being eraded. and
only part OF IL Is collected / have known NOR,
than one instance where Washington lost very
desirable citizen through that same personal tax.
Peope are 10th 10 settle In city where they Will
be SO imposed upon"
Mr.. SAMCEL H. WALKER
regarded the act as an imposition the people, an
attempt OF the Commissioners to initiate an en-
largement OF their own powers which are already
too large for the good OF the people In this bill
they attempt TO make law and to define IT, They
prescribe that any one who rents house is real
estate agent and exact fee OF him. while they do
not prescribe any fee OF an attorney y-at-law who
may do brokerage or banking business without
the payment OF any license. Their whole idea is To
ment on the middle and poor classes. They have
no right TO put tax on labor or business which
requires no capital.
COMPLAINT FROM HoRsEMAS.
gentleman connected with the new race course
north OF the city said a STAR reporter this MORN
ing that the new license mposed upon the trotting
sports-$25 per day-would have the effect OF stop
ping the sport and killing the business - Pc ay
was enough. 1t will knock he half-ml.a track "a
BrightWOod into cooked hat. No track can stand
It, For instance, few gentlemen may, In con-
Nersation. get 10 talking about heir horses, and
may be get TO diSputng about their fast qualities
ana end In Det may be OF small amount, say $50
or $50 and TO settle IL they go out on the track 10
settle the dispute. This Is done great many
Will kill all this business. or course the larger
races VIII not be affected 10y the tax, but there are
few OF these days when they occur. No, s. is
enough per day.
MR.. FRANK T. RAWLINGS,
Of the Arlington Insurance company speaking of
the new bill to-day, said: 81 have rather favor
able opinion OF it. but there are some portions
which think are unjust. While the object OF the
BIN is To do away with the personal TAX. the per
cent OF premium receipts OF insurance companies is
really personal tax. think. however, that IL VIII
result In tie improvement OF the city and the bene
MT OF the poor man"
Mr.. HOEATIo BROWNING,
OF BrOwningG Middleton. grocers, said that he ap-
proved the new bill whole for IL abolished the
personal tax. That tax was obnoxious. and every
business man should be willing that the license tax
should be increased 10 get rid OF the personal
tax. The tax on wholesale dealers was somewhat
eHorbtant, but it should be borne for the general
good.
MR.. ROBERT COHEN,
boot and Shoe dealer. said he satisfied With the
bill, and believed that ii passed il would enhance
the prosperity OF the District in inducing popu-
lation and encouraging Improvement The per-
Senal tax Is obnoxious in many respects. and he
favored any bill which would do away with IL. IL
would go further he said ,'and allow manufac-
turcrS here the retail trade do business with
ont any taxation. for. by such means we might In
duce manufactures In the District
Mr. c. c. GLOVER.
81 favorable TO the proposed license bilI" said
Mr.. {. {. Glover. OF the firm OF Riggs & Co. ..as
doing away with the personal tax. There are some
features OF the bill that must say object TO- For in
stfnce IL does not seem right tlat the Commission
should have much control the street rail
roads. II would lead 10 a good many difficulties
ard good deal OF confusion TO have Congress, the
Commissioners and the companies running the
roads. 1hen too, think, that a general license
bill 1t contains an eXorbita ant tax on banks Under
this bill IL would cost three Thousand dollars and
over year to carry on our banking business Ii
would seem little fairer to make the license
twentieth OF per cent instead OF one-tenth As
said. however. am in favor OF a bill which would
abolish the personal tax. which Is unjust and 10 a
great extent imperative"
MIR. HENRY HURT,
president or the washington and georgetown rail-
road. stated to STAR reporter to-day that he was
decidedly in favor OF repeal OF the personal tax
law and i'm favor OF the tax payers making tlp the
amount which would be lost TO the District by such
repeal. The question or how this can be most
equitably done Is for the citizens and the Commits
SiOnerS TO determine. II seems that the Commis-
S1OnerS have taken proper course 10y cOnf(Alng
with the taxpayers. "AS TO the street railroad
companies and the proposed tax OF $50 each car
said Ir. Hurt, -" can speak only or the road rep
resent / think there will be no objections inter-
posed as to the amount. but the maximum number
OF cars to be taxed 1 think unjust. as the license
should apply only to the number OF cars actually
OF the number We have in Use. The other proy1So
In the proposed law giving the District Commission
erS the power TO regulate the time and frequency
OF the running OF 10y all street railroad cornpa-
MES 10 meet The public convenience out OF place
think;
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS PLEASED.
Most OF the retail liquor dealers On PENNSYLVANIA
avenue in perfect accord with the bill, and say
that the fact that they Will not be required TO OBJ
tain the signatures OF a majority OF the residents
and owners OF the dwellings, on the same square
and the square opposite, every year. more than
makes UP for the Increase or the license. rcw
liquor dealers, If any, VIII 1nterpose objections to
the new bill
VIEWS OF OTHER CITIZENS.
Mr. George F. Timms. the clothier, in an inter-
view regarding the personal tax, said he was In
favor of license system as opposed to personal
tax. The personal tax, he Sa1d Is inqusltoral and
burdensome Mr. JAS A. TAFT, OF East Washington.
expressed himself as heartily opposed TO system or
taxation which drives capital away from the city.
Mr.. E. d. Wright, the lawyer, said that in his
opinion personal tax should never be used except
by the national government for raising revenue I'm
time OF war. Being inQuiSitOr1al In its nature IL Is
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