The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-20
DEFEAT THE INCOME TAX.
TBK PRELIMINARY BLANKS HtyE
BEEN ALREADr pREPtREp.

Rut 0thNnE tnN ne DOHe In the Wac ~e
CsiiectisE the Tax UHun Corsres. AZ.
prOPrIatss the Money Necessary q.
carry on the wsrk-The Dene.t or rat.
Legislation WIN Mainly the I.eo-e
TsS Frev'ster OF the TsriG MN.
wAsniSoToS. Nov. 1o.-Thc COMMISSIONS o,
Internal Revenue announces that the neres.orv
preliminary blanks having been prcuared. no
will soon begin the work of collecting the tar
imposed on personal incomes by tho Tariff act Of
1894. Under the terms Of this law the tar is 70
be collected upon incomes for tho wear ending
Dec. 81, 1894, and the returns must be Rled with
the Treasury Department not later than March
81. 1895. The preliminary blank forms have
been prepared under the direction of Mr.. John
son. n veteran employee of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, who has for many years done stint
lar work in the ONCE Of the Commits
sioner OF Customs. The form Of the new
tax blanks will be withheld from the
public for some time. for reasons best known
to the Internal Revenue Bureau. Shortly after
Congress adjourned Secretary Carlisle appoint
ed Mr.. Pugh Of Ohio. one Of the Treasury on
Gals legislated out of office by the result of the
Dockery Commission, TO take charge Of the In
come tax work at a larger salary than he had
been receiving before. Mr.. Pugh has no official
title as yet, but is unohlcislly known as the
superintendent Of the Income Tax" The ma
borsvsr. a. ali IN. rro,t rerta.us, -. 49,
the preparation Of the preliminary blanks,
which was done by Mr.. johnson.
Nothing In the direction of collecting the in
come tax can be done, beyond the preparation
OF the blanks. until Congress sees At TO appro-
pirate the money necessary to carry on the main
work, and II IL o question whether Congress will
not find IL to be the easiest way to get rid of the
obnoxious legislation to simply withhold tho
rnnnav naCpsaarv for rnakinu fhia rartt,o 90 .I..
Tariff law lucrative. The result Of tbe r.csni
elections was such an smpb., = dsnur .no pe"en nj
t legislation att Of last session. as and r 70, , so c pOpI,,ss' 9
that many OF the most influential members of the
be the part OF wisdom for the Democratic party
a, the 81 polls 9ns . and repeal s.d,. the in income ia. law a.
prp.,sent CIoSs,snd has ,a,sl n' hsan , INTO emecs;
tar, although it was with his consent, IL not his
assistance, that the Committee on Way. and
means incorporated the provision for this tax in
tn. the S,,S0 fre a",am oin ano. ssc hstars C.. Carlisle hs.
$500 ). - ya.s.ss, :. a s'nce tne
visibility. or practioabnity Of the income
tax. and as holding the opinion that the
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views of President Cleveland and the Secretary
30 tho Tre..,rv mr.. corr.,,Iv .,.,., -, -,
,be sss,est firing in tbe worlSa quo'eb. IL VIII De
vent the REORGANIZATION of anv monsy Coo u pre- re-
i isr1lns .s ami ssS; \, nf hets Is so still uJpdGSu6.edly a
Ssvnr Of an income tsr h "t copa Hpngressl IN
cbsnoed since LAT snr;n, ou ~ eVhhoiiIons nave
who were most prominent then in tbstr adsoos
cscy Of the populistic tax were ere" d e sheir fS SqT re.
have less ns,abt AZ tha nnIn y aesires should
The one tb"t enaed IN ausus, = session thah In
II The onnonants ~ ,he fncors
ternined s.fYnrt 10 hrina ahont ,ts a = ue-
n rSyyIg sn sopp T ,1s capa Oh the Gorman Tariff bill
by concerted efsort ana witbont b 81 easny uHs9
~ Male an aggressiva AM !. ~ compeLeu
a1ainfhe General income tax or.ion over
NJ nast Conaressional bistorv vii ~ ia shie
20 - trps Scna tirna ,n 1uJnyw snow tnls
come tax proposition had been incorrn ~ T.
The TariH biiI' which was tSar IN rppnOfa.eouan
Secretarv Cariisle sent 10 Congres. an natfusae.
for $500 600 10 be nsed IN csrrnine
out the provisions OF. Inc inoom SrStta as
istfsfs frbnn the Trrasnry ofsc;.ls o
that tba emnJnyment ~ ,n.n,v a., possn u 9es
ternaI ravenue COLLECTORS and eiohtsan ~
additional clerks in the Treesnrv Denartnany
new law. Congress maid no st.entinn u , tn,o
Observation-Disclosures ~ Secretsrv CarIisia 1870
few DAYS before Congress adiourned IN 1a
the discoyery was made that unless snrathing
WAS done at once the Internal Reyenne HnreaS
would be without funds to carry out the pro.
visions OF the new tariff law with .rea.r1 70
the collection of the incoma ,osAfI
new tau ON nIaving cards md liz cban..s dn
the McKinley law. A bin was thereupon lastly
Sha Intsrpai Rayenne Rsresn To- ~. s5dsttoy
sort ~ ali Linds nut nnon a. hv ~. WI. Ia
and waa rushed tbroueh the Hopss ~ R.nr"'