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TO RAISE MORE REVENUE.
Tacking the Personal Tax Law of 1877
to the District Bill.

Increased taxation in the District of Co
lunbia was the text in the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday from the moment the
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
taken up. at 3:30, until adjournment, at
$40 o'clock.
The program of Chairman Cannon of the
appropriation committee to provide in the
District appropriation bill the means of
levying and collecting a personal tax was
accepted almost without murmur. Mr..
Mudd acting chairman of the committee
on the District of Columbia, deprecated the
necessity for taking the matter out of the
hands of that committee. Colonel Hepburn
also declared the procedure unusual and
bad practice, and Mr.. Richardson, the
democratic floor leader, who had voted for
the Cannon resolution in the committee on
rules, felt sorry that it was necessary to
proceed in this manner Nevertheless. each
OF these speakers concluded with the re-
mark that the financial affairs of the
District seemed to be in such a bad condi-
ton that almost any means which would
provide more revenues would be justified.
The work the District appropriation
bill yesterday in the House may briefly be
summed up follows: The resolution of
Mr.. Cannon was reported to the House by
Mr.. Dalzell, from the committee on rules,
with the favorable recommendation of that
committee After a brief discussion, i'm
which Mr.. Cannon stated the necessity of
leyying personal tax to meet the demand
for funds. and also estimated that a per
sonal tax would raise $1,500.o00 additional
revenue, Mr. Mudd explained the attitude
of the District committee on the matter,
and Mr. MeDermott made some criticism
of the law of 1877, which it was intended to
revive, the resolution was agreed to.
The District appropriation bill was then
called up by Mr. McCleary, vino offered the
following additional section as an amend
ment to the bill for the purpose of max
ing the personal tax law of 1917 operative:
THAT for all purposes of assessment and
collection of taxes upon personal property in
the District of Columbia the act of Con-
aress approved March 3, 1877, entitled An
act for the support of the government of the
District of Columbia for the year ending
June 80, 1878. and for other purposes
amended by specific acts Of Congress. is
hereby declared in full force and effect and
to have been continuously SO in force since
it's enactment; and that the board of as
sistant assessors created upder the act of
Congress approved August IA, 1894. be. and
they hereby are. clothed with the duties and
powers OF the assessors mentioned in said
first-named act. and under the direction of
the assessor, they shall assess personal
property for taxation as required by law:
and said board of assistant assessors, to-
gether with said assessor, are hereby con-
stituted a board of equalization. appeal
and review of the assessments of personal
property; and hereafter said board shall. be-
tween the lSt day OF september and the .'1St
day of October in each year, hold daily ses-
sions for the purpose Of equalizing the as
sessments heretofore made by them, and
of hearing and determining any and all ap-
peals from the valuations heretofore made
b. them.
Provided. that the tax on personal prop
erty shall be due. payable and collected as
now provided by law.
And provided further that each national
bank. the trustee of its stockholders
through It's president, secretary or cashier
shall make the like returns and pay the
same taxes other corporations are re-
quired to do in said first-named act.
And provided further, that the assessor
and the three members of the board of as
sistant assessors authorized by the act ap-
proved August II, 1884. whose salaries are
herein appropriated for, shall, within ten
days after the approval of this act be an
pointed by the President for a term of
three years each, except that the terms of
each of the three members of the board of
assistant assessors shall terminate as fol-
lows: One each year. to be determined by
Let among the three members of the board
first appointed
The general debate on the bill was begun
by Mr.. Rucker. who had the floor when the
House adjourned.