The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-14

Washington. May 13.-Judge Jackson
called at the White House today to. pay
his respects to the president. He ex-
poets to leave for Tennessee tonight
or tomorrow in the expectation of re-
turning here in time for the October
term of the court, and his house is be-
ing put in repair in anticipation of his
permanent residence here at that time.
The officials of the government in
terested in revenues are much more
hopeful of favorable decision, and
while formerly expressing the belief
that the law would be upset, now say
that the facts in reference to Satur-
days conference of the supreme court.
as given in the Associated Press dis
patches. make them confident that
Justice Jackson has voted in favor of
the constitutionality of the law at
least as regards the points on which
the court was divided.
Returns Classified.
The income tax returns already re-
ceived at the treasury department are
being classified and recorded Although
the officials are extremely reticent on
the subject, it is believed that the rent
exemptions will amount to so per cent.
of the whole. The whole number of
returns made under the law is approx
imately 10000, and the estimate is
made that these represent not more
than Is per cent of the number of per-
sons legally liable under the law
If the recent decision of the court is
sustained next Monday. as is now re-
garded as altogether probable, the de-
linquents will certainly be proceeded
against as rapidly as possible, and it
is thought that the so per cent. penalty
imposed by the law will not be re-
mItted in any case. 1t is asserted that
the persons who have failed to make
returns have done so with a clear IN
dersianding of the law and in many
cases have refused to comply with it
on legal advice preferring to take their
chances of being compelled to pay the
penalty.
On Monday Next.
1t is learned definitely that conclu-
sion was reached at Saturdays con-
sUltation of the supreme court and
that it is confidently expected to have
the opinion in the case ready for an
nouncement next Monday. No authro-
itative Statement as to which way the
decision will be can be secured, of
course, but all that can be learned goes
to corroborate the Associated Press re-
port of Saturday that the indications
favored the upholding of the law on
the points that remain.
A member of the court IS responsible
for the statement that there will prob
ably be two opinions, but would not
go to the extent of indicating on which
side the majority would be.
The present intention is to make the
opinions comparatively brief. They
will cover only the questions left I'M
decided in the first decision, as to
whether the void provisions cover the
whole act, whether the act as it affects
incomes from personal property as
such is unconstitutional because it
provides for direct taxation of them,
and whether the tax is invalid on ac-
count of want of uniformity. The I'M
Outstanding now IS that Justice Har-
Ian will prepare the majority opinion
sustaining the law.
Other Cases.
The court at this session will rem
der opinions on a large number OF
other cases which have been argued.
Adjournment for the summer will not
be reached, however, until the follow
ing Monday, the 9th inst.
Senator Voorhees, says he thinks the
law as it stands. without taxing rents
and public bonds, will, when it is in
complete operation, bring in revenue
of $2O,000,0O0.
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