Deseret Evening News | 1891-04-14 | Page 1 | The Direct Tax

The lllreel Tas. Wasuinuivn, April 13. Many Hlatcsthat expected to rculle thu en-lire en-lire amount of their contributions to the direct lax are (0 be disappointed. A scrutiny of the rufuudlug act by the First Comptroller has sstl.lle.l him that the United Htates government may claim ollseU against nil the Hlalea wherein the tax waa not collect ul from Individuals directly by tho government. Ho has. been aearchlpir the r-cords for such oirels. and hire are some ot those lie lias alrtady discovered dis-covered on the accounts id ipiotasef nrm. ammunition, etc on tewrJ up to IS37: Calirornla. Ill In; (Imrgla, tiH; Illinois, JtT.IT.i; Mlrhlgaii, svuui Mlnniiln. S-'i.ii; On gnu, tvvi72; Virginia, M'lH: Wlsnniilu, 'Oil; New Mexico. W.I7i Wnslllllglou, $WJI, I la I tho old law colli! nun! In force any of tlusi Hlalisi might havumadu the account sipiare by illmliilalilng the amounts of their iruulstllot.s, Isitnller Ihe new inllltll law of !sH7 laed, tilt course cuuld not ho pursued.