The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-03
INCOMES MUST PAY A TAX
The Committee Fixes II at 2 Per
Cent. on All Over $4,000.

An Additional Tax of 10 Cents
a Gallon on Whisky and Q Cents
a Pack on Playing Cards De-
cided on-The Vote In the Conn
mittee Stood Six to Five.
Washington, Jan. "A 2 per cent tax
on incomes above $4,000; an additional
tax Of 10 cents gallon on whiskey and
tax of 2 cents pack on playing cards was
the decision reached by the democratic
members of the ways and means commit
tee to-day.
This conclusion was not unexpected. In.
asmuch as the committee have been
known for some time to be evenly di-
vided on the proposition to tax incomes,
with Representative Turner, of Georgia,
occupying the only position Of doubt.
The committee met at the treasury de-
partment this afternoon at O'Clock, de-
termined to settle the question OF an in.
come tax before adjournment
TO YIELD $4,000, 900.
IL was represented by such Of the gem
tlemen as favored the proposition that
general income tax would yield the
government an annual revenue
emptions "a, GOO, would limit the tax
to class amply able to afford it, and that
in view of the large deficit that will be
caused by the reduction in customs duties
there was no alternative but to adopt IL.
Some of the gentlemen who opposed the
tax argued at length that the political
effect would be fatal to the Democratic
party and that it would be better to limit
the tax to corporations only and raise the
additional revenue necessary from other
sources.
Mr. Cochran, Of New York, insisted
| that an income tax ought to be laid upon
all incomes, whether large or small and
that any other course was unwise and un.
democratic in that it did not fall on ali
alike.
THE VOTE TO 8.
When Chairman Wilson put the propo-
sition to a vote six of the eleven represens
| tatives present voted aye. These were
Messrs. Mcmillan, Bynum, Tarsney,
| Whiting, Bryan and Turner and 1t was
carried. The tax applies to the net earn
ings of corporations as well as TO private
incomes. 1t does not, however, apply to
inheritances, although that suggestion
was one OF the earliest advanced when
the matter first came up for considera-
| tion in the committee amonth ago.
THE TAX ON WHISKY.
The additional tax OF 10 cents a gallon
| on whisky includes whisky now in bond
| With view TO make the tax fall np
| lightly as possible upon the owners OF this
whisky, it was decided to extend the
bonded period TO eight years. 1t Is now
| three years. IL was decided that the al
lowance for "outagep shall be limited TO
six years. The term "outaRen is techni-
cally used to express the liquor that 10
lost by evaporation and other causes after
its manufacture
The large revenue arising from the in-
come tax caused the committee to recede
from the tax Of cents pack on playing
cards and reduce IL to cents, the more
especially as it was felt that that maxi
mum tax would prove an embarrassment
TO the manufacturers.
| The tax of 81 so per thousand on cigars
cites upon which the committee agreed
several weeks ago was allowed to stand.
TO BE OFFERED AS AN AMENDMEET.
| Mr.. Wilson, chairman Of the ways and
means committee, will not present these
revenue features, agreed upon to-day,
formally TO the House. He will announce
tomorrow the conclusions reached by the
committee, and will offer the items as an
amendment to the tariff bill when the
| latter comes before the House. Mr. Will
| son will call up the tariff bill at the cons
clusion of the morning hour on Wednes-
day, and will make short speech In ex-
| PLANTATION.
The chairman is so exhausted with the
has imposed upon him that he is in no
condition Of body or mind, as he expressed
it tonight, to debate the subject. He is
unwilling that the discussion should be
delayed, however, and 1t is for that rea-
son that he will bring it up tomorrow
with view of disposing of it as quickly
as possible
WANTS VOTE ON JAN. Ia.
While there is no disposition on the
part of either Mr. Wilson or the demo-
cratic majority TO prevent the republi-
cans from debating the matter fully, it
is the chairman's intention 70 reach
vote on the bill on Jan IL. Deducting
Sundays, this viii leave the bill before
the House thirteen legislative days.
IL is Mr.. Wilson's intention to limit gem
eral debate to five days The remainder
Of the time will be occupied in consider
ing the measure under the fve-minute
rule. Night sessions will be held in order
that members who desire may have an
opportunity TO speak, but unless the pres-
ent programme is changed all debate will
be closed on Jan. IL.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks tomorrow, Mr.. Burrows, Of
Michigan, ene of the leading republican
members of the committee, will speak in