Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-09

foreign ones they can stand it. although. in his
opinioa. The tax on Insurance OF al kinds is too
high. The personal ;av.'' he said ais a humbug
any way. ana am satisfied To get rid OF it,"
HR. GEORGE $. KoOSTZ.
OF the Baltimore and OHIO railroad company. stated
TO STAR reporter that he had nothing to say about
the proposed new taxation of the road on which
he Is employed. and he preferred not 10 talk-
MR.. SAMUEL 6. EBERLY.
general superintendent OF the Herdic company. OPP
poses the bill on the ground that it Increases the
company expenses about 500 per annum.
Mr.. WASHINGTON NAILOR
says ne sees nothing objectionable In the bill.
CHRISTIAN EECRICH.
the brewer. says he is In favor OF abolshing the
personal tax. and is Wiling to stand the burden
the new bill viii impose upon him TO secure that
end, though he thinks that the license has been
made unnecessarily cumbersome TO those In his
business
Mr.. H.. Z. FULTON,
paWnbroher. saws that though the license system
viii fall heavily upon his class of business, he is
strongly la favor or the change.
Mr.. JOSEPH l.. SAVAGE.
the hardware dealer. said that tine personal tax
prevented capitalists settling here. and he there
fore favored any bill which would do away with
that description OF tax We should do away with
anv tax which keeps capital locked UP and unpro-
ductve. IL this tax Is taken off much OF this capt.
t9l would 60 towards building up the CITY and help
70 support the government. As TO the liquor
there would he fewer licensed places and at the
same time more tariff, and the fewer such places
the better.
LAWYERS OPINION
"The personal tax. as heretofore attempta.: ia
the District. said MrW. PIERCE Bell attorney
'.was so bitterly denounced at its inception by all
classes OF citizens that its failure as source of
revenue astontshes no one An income tax was
agfated and advocated by some OF our best
thinkers not?bly the late Mr. Durant and his part
HArY0r fhOnyh Ion
subject 20 the objection so justly urged against the
present system, VIZ: its tnqutSitOra feature and
for this reason the Income TAX Il impracticabe.
Next, then. we have the proposed act by the Com
misSoners. who surely are gentlemen OF signal
ability. and they have conferred with representa-
tive citizens S 10 the peoples need. and they have
prepared the published act. haSty perllsal Of
OF the new law shows TO defects but that Will be
cured in committee ami The outcome will doubtless
bring US peace LAWYERS in the proposed law
have been too considerably treated in ignoring
them IRON license; every lawyer in practice would
be willing To bear his burden and the law to that
extent should be amended
Nh. s n. GOLDIN.
farmer. residing in the county. thinks we'll OF the
law, and believed that it would be acceptable to
the people OF the county generally. He did not
think. however. that the stock OF a land owner
should De taxed and that OF i tenant exempted
Under tie 500 clause.
Mr.. 6. TAYLOR WADE.
commission merchant. said that he did not object
10 the license law: that Ii was acceptable to the
produce men generally, for II did not Increase their
rates more than SO. and they would willingly pay
tt amount or more 10 get rid OF the personal tax
Mr. ALBION r. PARIS.
Of the banking firm OF Crane. Paris & Co said
''The Increase on TIE bankers is not q pro rata
Increase with the amount placed on other kinds OF
business The rate IL the proposed bill Will in
crease the tax paid By bankers about four-fOId
The majority OF the banks in this city have capital
and deposits amounting to very much more than
$4,000 br1nging them within the operation OF the
tax OF one-tenth Of one per cent. This makes the
tax. in my opinion. out OF all proportion to that
imposed on the other business Interests I think
that IL is good feature OF the bill that the national
banks are included In this provision. and will share
the burden OF taxation with the bankers OF this
city. This change In the system OF taxation Will
q! course bear llorr heavily on The large banks than
o. those doing more limited business. Still the adj
TantageS Of getting rid OF the personal tax will
overhalance this inequality very largely, and
those In the banking business WILL Idare saw see
with Others the benefits to be derived rom adOp-
ton NJ The new system
'.1h"re Is another Inequality" continued Mr..
PARIS. 'aEd that Is the tax placed on the liquor
business This in my opinion. Is out OF proportion
10 that which Is imposed on other business except
the blEkerS Because this business Is objection
able th&t Is no reason why such distinction should
be made With Iii" exception Of these 1neouali-
ties, the bill is good thing"
Mr.. JOHN SHERMAN.
81 can only add nv voice to the almost unani.
nous support or the proposed abolition OF the per-
said Nj. John Sherman. the real estate agent
Mr.. y. W. BCRCHELL.
the grocer said: II only say that am heartily
In FAVOR OF the passage OF the bill, and do not be-
i!eTe II VIII meet with any opposition among the
merchants
MR. SIMON WOLF,
Insurance. said he heartily approved of the provis-
Ions OF the BILL and that the least that can be said
Is that IF IS a great improvement On anything we
have had before.
Mr.. GEO. W. COCHRAN,
tobacco and cigar dealer. expressed his hearty ap-
probation OF the license bill 1t would make his
expenses In carrying business sornewh hat heavier
he said. but Le was perfectly willing to stand the
extra expense. for IL would do away with the per
SOMA. tax, 10 which he was strongly opposed.
SAMUEL LEWIS sons
jewellers, favor the license bill II IL Is adopted II
Will make tut little. If any. change in their present
expenses, but 1t was not on that score that they
favored IL. as that. by its adoption the personal
tax VII! be abolished.
JAS 8. ToPHAM
h2rneSSmaier. was In favor OF the bill, as doing
away with The personal tax, townlch he was always
opposed. He s,id, however, that there were num-
Ter -: features OF the proposed bill which seemed
gr ei lie tIse tax. according to the business doneD
sif he. II here are nifty hdrneSS-makerS and sad
d'rs in the city. and only five OF tnem have over
S3oS Invested In the business. TO exempt the re-
lnaiEing forty five from paying license would be un-
just u The other i've Say that these forty five men
90 business OF $4,000 annually. and that the
hsisIg I'VE do like amount OF business, would 1t
O Just and fair 10 make the five pay the whole
license TAX and let the Others go scott free? No.
SIT think that the tax should be graded accord
Ing 10 their business. Then, again think that
licenses should DE taken ont annually, and give
everybody chance 10 make an objection or TO re-
commend them. There are other features that are
objectionable. but as intended 10 abolish the per-
sonai tax am In favor Of the billr
COMMISSIONER WEST GRArrFIED.
Commit
DAY tnat ne ret grattfeC to see so much unanim1ty
vi leeIng expressed on the proposed new bill, and
hoped IL might pass and that II may prove prac-
ucay satisfactory TO all He felt sure that IL Will