The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-25
1T IS KNOCKED OUT
NO TAX BURDENS FOR BIG
INCOMES.
The Usual Lengthy Opinion of Wise
Men who Ca ter 10 Long Purses and
Deem Call 1t Direct TAX
alton.

BY one fell stroke the long ROBBED llV-
inc statues of wisdom and law knocked
the props from under the income tax
law-and great was the fall thereof.
They declared it was unconstitutional,
assembled in solemn court array last
Monday at Washington.
All the members of the court were
present, including Justice jackson,
whose presence caused "a great deal OF
speculation and was the basis for a
deal of gossip as to the possibility OF
some sort of surprise for the public.
The justices against the law were
Chief Justice Fuller, Justices Gray,
Field. Brewer and Shiras; for the law,
70 Justices Harlan. White, Brown and
Jackson.
First-We adhere to the opinion al
ready announced that taxes on real es-
tate being indisputably a direct tax,
taxes on rents or incomes from real es-
tate are equally direct taxes.
Seconu-We are of the opinion that
taxes on personal property or on the
income of personal property are like
wise direct taxes.
Third-The tax imposed by sections
p to 81. inclusive, CT the act of 1894. SO
far as it falls upon the income of real
estate and on personal property. being
l:..4 +.,-, ,;+l;, ! No - ,,,ip Mr. nf tho
constitution. and, therefore, %unconsti-
tutional and void. because not appor-
toned according to representation, all
these sections constituting the entire
scheme of taxation are necessarily in
valid. The DEGREES below will be re-
yersed and the cases rcmanded with in
structiOns to grant the relief prayed.
Sections q to 81 of the tariff act OF
1894, referred to in the conclusions OF
the court in the opinions, are sections
of the act relating to the income tax, sc
that the entire income tax is declared
void specifically.
Comment is unnecessary. We al
know how the late democratic congress-
paralyzed American industries, threw
owe, two million men out OF employ
ment and caused the greatest industrial
panic by cutting down the tariff unit
the %revenu of the government were
seventy millions u year less than thu
necessary expenses. Then they sough'
to recoup by levying an income tax OF
a certain class Of property holders
Then followed the decision of a month
ago declaring only a portion of it un
constitutional.
The effect of Mondays decision viii
entitle those who have paid an income
tax to 0 the amounts so collected
and the deficiency of the public treas
, ury will no doubt be met by anothe
decree from Grover for more bonds
All this nonsense has, followed closel,
upon the heels of the repeal of the sill
yer purchasing act by a special session
called by the great administration 0
criminal errors, who so loudly pre-
claimed the removal of the only OF
stacle for better times.
What burlesque when calling t
mind the time, only a few short year
ago, of the Unterritied bowling them
selves hoarse because of a surplus: ant
all England joined in the democrati
faorus warning II taxpayers of tt
dangers of too much surplus.
70 the Formers of Ruby ana beaver
head VnlIies
We have two high grade doubl
seated carriages, two pole buggies
single seat. partially worn. in good cor
dition. They can be inspected at on
barn at Dillon. We will trade any O
all of them for hay OF grain.
ANDERSON BROS,
Dillon. Mont.