The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-10


lean add nothing to the force Of these OBJ
IT Is rSous1roMl1.
| An ipcoms tar IL objection 4 BILE because from
| its very nature Il must be inauisitori.l in its
| imposition and election. The senior Senator
from Indana LMr; voorhees, calls this alleges !,
me tell him that q NOT half go noisy as the
constant vituperatlons which We hear on every
abroad Sna 10 the land loudly inysisSips seslP st
| the wealth OF the country and impudenuy de-
mandipR lite eonhscation through every means
which their devillsh ingenuity can invent,
The charge e indeed TTsS SSpdlsE o Ss.
| lust and arbitrary taxes when Talleyrsnd and
heh !. and
chan cRsrs ssf has fs.SaSdsa ali ever tSs world
t sstfm si%ft psSps chsse that
The distihsnisSod Senator, from. indiana. and
| is only attempted TO be psllisted by the pre-.
tSefe is no iousdation even Tor this pretsnes
Real estate is SPsn and seS S ,s e0 ts1st,ns
| nary laws the assessors have no right to enter
and rsnssek ySut premises ,, 11nr n nome
difficulties. q course but visible pefsOnsity
to the owner. III. taxation Of corporate prop:
| srty 10 easily effected, By general INQUIRY and
| an inspeetion OF public or other records usual
The fact that In q few States Of the Union
tax laws have been sdopted which Snnsss srs
sishes E no Argument why they should y Sc
They are exceptional in their character and
| TO the people. might. on the other hand. point
the fac. that income taxes are 80 y
ii limited sa1 number Of States. 'A' VIZ
Neither does the circumstance that the Gov
the Ss Il op Ss
prevent frauds upon the revenue and some
the collection Of which must largely depend
is necessary and unayoidal lie. the OF her is not
One law Ia framed principally to reach foreign-
shs e ois.r sPpes a@o entirely
citiZena One has the safe precedents st CEN
turtles to support II. the other Is the modern or
4 municipality has the right to ccmpel indi-
health. but this reasonable and indispensable
exercise OF authority would afford NO excuse
Tor Tor the he enoreed sensrSi attsndSnce Of pubic
| physicians upon individual citizens and their
, une nesessary and proper eucroachment upon
the absolute personal freedom OF the citizen
not be made the
| free people and consistent only with des-
| pottsm. -
This bill compels the taxpayer. under severe
pains and penalties. to make a return under
ois tS SsGsss ass ana and the
| mere beliet-of such agents the return Ia false.
tbsy msy srSrsry the CITIZEN
| fore them with all his books and papers. and
compel him to submit to cxaminssOn under .nd
annoy him to their, hearts content There is
no limit fixed anywhere.
t n ;G mo- one to Dieyent improper imperti.
answer at his peril. Neither 10 that. ali they
.sne
| to obtain from their own view. as the stat
ute says. any additional information they may
Ali this is to be tolerated and sanctioned by
a free people to enable the Government in
ssS"as0 Of their good fortune their brains.
more Of p~Ofds goods
their fellows. when other and ample and bet
Si 81 Ss iii sTi
i the extreme. What temptations they offer: OF
what abuses they are capable; what vast
These oificiaIs OF the Government, intrusted
ns n. Sood pes
as in European countries whore income taxes
| are fostered, but they would be partisans sub
servient and anxious to please-removable at
| pleasure.
What opportunities such laws and such ON
| cials would afford to an INSCRIPTIONS Admin
istration desiring to assail and injure its po-
litical adyersaries or to build up q personal
This nill also provides for the Official super.
| vision of the business OF corporations by re-
| curing all their transactions to be spread upon
| their books and to be open to the Inspection at
! oil reasonable times Of any internal revenue
officer or agent" The House bill sought TO re-
strict such Inspection that 1t sh ould only be
| had whenever necessary for the purpose OF
| verifying the returns made by such corpora
| tfons and at no other time but the Finance
| Committee. presumably under the lead Of the
| Senator from Indiana INF. Voorhees,. whose
zeal In behalf OF this tax seems to have outrun
| his discretion, have am ended the House bill so
| as to remove all such restrictions and to place
| the books OF such corporations absolutely at
| the disposal OF the officials at all times
| $1,000,
ITS PowEhs WILL BE ABUSED
| p,, 4, "a sata that thasa artraordinarv now
| 20 o and nrivtIs9as NAV moi he sbuaad and IL
~ s snu npnsd tbst the nroyisions punishine nv
|