St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
INCOME TAX Bull FAVORED.
The Committee Agrees to Report
It to the House.

NAfS VS. W
It to the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Representa-
tive Bryan Dem.). of Nebraska, who
with Mr.. McMillin framed the income
tax measure, explains misapprehen-
sion which has arisen as to the tax on
the salaries of senator's, representatives
and other public officials.
1.-The tax applies TO all salaries public
and private alike" he said, land the
same exemptions are given to public
officers as to private individuals. The
salary of senator or Representative
being $1,000, receives the exemption of
$4,000 and pays 2 per cent tax on the
balance. The disbursing officer of the
senate and house retains this 2 per cent
on $1,000 on each congressman's salary
and turns it over to the revenue col
lector of the district. All public Off
GERS whose salaries are over "a, 600 must
pay the same per cent on the excess
over 81. 600. The president is, of course,
as much subject to the tax as any other
official. and he.too, has the same eXemp-
ton of $4,000"
The success of the income tax men in
finally getting the bill out of committee
was reached after a shar contes. At
first the Republicans refused to vote.
Three Democrats, Cochran, Stevens
and Bynum, also refused to vote. This
broke a quorum and the income tax
men were pOWerleSS. Then Mr.. Reed
came To- the rescue, and said if another
roll-call were taken the Republicans
would vote to make quorum, but not
to favor report. The roll-call gave
fifteen votes, or four more than a QUO
rum. Cochran and Stevens still refus-
ing to vote, but the quorum was made
without them. Then the motion was
put on reporting the bill to the house.
This prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes-Wilson, McMillin, Bynum,
Whiting. Breckenridge, Tarsney, Mont
gomery, Bryan and Turner'S. Cali
DemocratS.) ge
Nays-Reed, Burrows. Payne. Dali
Zeli. hopkins, Republicans; Cochran
and Stevens, Democrats.
A noticeable feature of the vote was
the action OF Chairman Wilson and
Messrs. Breckenridge and Bynum in
voting to report the bill. sss2
There will be two distinct Democratic
representatives on the bill as a result of
the action today, thus emphasizing the
division in the majority of the com
mlttee. Mr.. McMillin has drawn a
majority Democratic representative
| Mr.. Cochran will draw minority Dem
ocratic representative. The third rem
| resentative will be presented by the
| Republicans.
The majority report from the commit
tee on ways and means on the internal
revenue bill, the most important feature
of winch is the income tax, was given to
| the public today. The COMMITTEES states
| that the object of the bill is to supply
the prospective deficiency in revenue.
The com ittee recommended the in
crease in the tax on cigarettes and
whisky, the tax on playing cards
and the tax on incomes. The new tea
ture of the report is that portion which
deals with the increasing of the whisky
tax. This was written by Mr.. Mont
gomery, Democrat, of Kentucky. 1t
provides for an additional tax of 10
cents per gallon upon all the distilled
spirits.
The 10 cents per gallon will be levied
upon all liquor now in bonded ware
houses, as well as the liquor that NAV
be produced at the distilleries in the
future. The bonded period is limited
to eight years. 1t is estimated that the
increase will yield $4,000. 900 additional
revenue.