The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-12-20
THE DIRECT TAX HILL.


IL PRRaes the House by a vote al IFS ="
80.
The long fight over the direct tax DILL
coming over from last session, ended i'll
the passage of the bill late WEDNESDAY
substantially as it came from the Senate.
One amendment was adopted relating 10
some land sold in South Carolina. the only
State where an attempt was made to col
lect the tax in that way. This amendment
was to reimburse the persons whose lanos
were sold. Otherwise the bill stands as IL
passed the Senate. Voting for the bill
were 1856 Republicans and Al Democrats:
voting against it were 96 Democrats and
no Republicans. Speaker Carlisle. Mr..
Randall, and Mr. Mills voted against the
bill. Of the Virginia members, all OF the
Republicans voted in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. O'Ferrall and Lee, Democrats,
for it; and MIR. Wise against it.
The bill makes it the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to credit each State
and Territory. and the District OF Column
bia, a sum equal to all collections by set
off or otherwise made from said States
and Territories and the District OF Column
bia or from any Of the citizens or inhabl-
tants thereof. or other persons under the
act of Congress approved August ., 1851
and RENTS all moneys still Que to the
United States on the quota of the direct
tax. It appropriates such sums as may Do
ri; ,A,,rc StatQ 'Tprrls
tory ard the District of Columbia for all
money found due to them; and the treas
urer of the United States is directed TO
pay the sum to the governors of the States
and Territories and to the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia; provided.
that where the sums or any part Thereon
credited to any State, Territory or the
District of Columbia have been collected
by the United States from the citizens or
| inhabitants thereof, or any other person,
either direct or by sale OF porperty. such
sum shall be held in trust by such State,
! Territory or the District of Columbia for
the the benefit of those persons or inhabi-
tapts or their legal representatives; and
provided further, that no part of the
money hereby appropriated shall be paid
out by the governor of any State or Terri
tory, or any other person, to any attorney
or agent under any contract for services
now existing or heretofore made between
the repres entatives of any State or Terri
tory and any attorney or agent. All claims
under the trust shall be filed with the gov
ernor of such State or Territory and the
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia, respectively, within six years after
the passage of this act, and all claims moi
so filed shall De forever barred.
Virginia. under the law was assessed
with S729, OIL .0l and there were collected
from her citizens $5l5, 5G9.72, leaving still
due $2l3. 5Ol3 so. Should the law receive
executive approval, Of which there il
grave doubt, the amount paid by the citl
Zens of Virginia will be turned over tt
the State, in trust for the individuals VIII
paid it. Each individual who holds re
ceipt from the Internal Revenue office
who collected the tax. can have tn
amount refunded 10 him. But even il
case the receipt has been mislaid he vii
have little. if any trouble in securing tn
amount due him, as the books of the Rev
enue Department show for whom tn
amounts were collected.
1t is estimated that from $4,000 t
$50 900 of this amount will come 10 cit
zens of Augusta county. as the collection
here were very large.
Should the President refuse to sign tn
bill, it can hardly secure the necessar
two thirds to pass it over the veto.
will then have to go over to Repubica
administration.