Mr. ROSS. I move to amend the amendment by inserting after the words “1000 dollars" in line 2468, the following: and not exccedin $10,000;and a duty of 10%. perannumon the excessover 10,000 and not exceeding 20,000 dollars; and a duty of 15 %. perunnum on the excessover 820.000, and not exceeding $40,000;and a duty of 20%. perannum on the excessover $40!!” and not. exceeding 860.0, and a duty of 25%. perannum on the excessover 560.000. I concur in the views expressed so ably by the Gentfrom Maine [Mr. PIKE] upon this subject. But his amendment does not go far enough. The highest rate it proposes to put upon income is 10%. ow, it was very properly said by imthat we must get this tax out of men who have large incomes. We cannot get it out of those who have none and there is no reaon, in myjudgment, when a mans income reaches 20, 40, or 60,000 dollars why he cannot afford to pay 15, 20 or 25%. upon it. It will be recollected that the country was electrified a year or 2 ago by the announcement that the capitalists of this country were going to make an effort to ay off the entire debt of the country. An egort was made in that direction, and we were highly gratified at the patriotism and liberality of some of the distinguished capitalists of the country in coming to the relief of the pooimen from the bur den of debt heaped upon them. The only reason they did not succeed was that a few stingy, miserly millionaires refused to 005 erate with them. Now, the patriotic capita ists of the country will be gratihed at this effort on the part of Congress to enable them to come to the rese ue of7 our country and make those who are unwilling to contribute their proportion come to the scratch and relieve the government from its indebtedness. I ask the House to give this matter a fair consideration. Patriotic capitalists will not object. Those who have incomes of 2 and 300,000 dollars can afford to pay 20 or 20 5%. on their incomes for the purpose of relieving the poor people of the country from the enormous burden which is weighing them down and crippling their ener gies. I trust that this amendment will receive the favorable consideration of this House and that we will show that we are in earnest in endeavoring to relieve the poor people and lacing the tax upon those who are able to car it. where the hammer fell.] "l