The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-11
THE INCOME TAX RETURNS
4 GREAT RUSH TO COATPLR WITH
 THE LAW.

The Time Limit Expires Next Monday
 Great Demand for BlanlSs-Views of Some
 Eminent Authorities on tho Supreme
 Court Decision.
 The near approach of the time limit for the making of income tax returns is causing very busy times at the gov ernment office in this city In the custom house and postoflce building. Many of our leading corporations and many wealthy individuals made their returns this week. The decision of the supreme court exempting state, municipal, coun- ty and city bonds and income from rents is very favorably received by the many New Haveners who otherwise would be heavily taxed. There is quite a furore among our busi- ness men over the. perplexing feature of the income blanks, calling for statement of the various items included under the head of exempted expenses and the bookkeepers are having an unusual amount of clerical work to do in consequence.
 Collector Byxbee was asked Tuesday evening if he had any idea how the decision of the supreme court in the fnome tax case would affect this dis strict, and said he had not. He is all at sea on the matter of receipts from the tax, and up to Tuesday morning not 20 per cent. of those thought to be taxable in the district had made any return. They have been filing their re- quests for blanks during the past day or two very fast, though, and by the end of the week Mir. ByXbee thinks the greater portion of them will be in.
 All the reports must be in by next Monday, or the penalty of an increase of 30 per cent. will be strictly imposed. MT. Byxbee says this is rare thing. In speaking of the returns already made, which include figures which are barred by the court decision, MT. Byx- bee said that in his opinion such fig ures would be stricken out He is not positive what the procedure will be, though.
 Some of the opinions of eminent New York authorities on the decision is in- teresting. Here are some of them;
 SAGE HOPES FOR REPEAL,
 Russell Sage said at his office, No. Il Broadway:
 "The decision is not going to com mend itself to the approval of the in- telligent people of the country. One part of the law is declared uncon- stitutional, while the other Is left un- decided. l think there will be a good deal of feeling against the law in consequence of the finding of the court.
 While most people will make re- turns under protest it is quite likely that new litigation regarding the un- affected part of the law will be start ed. The easiest way out of the diff culty appears to be to suspend the action of the law until congress as- sembles. Then the people will acqui- esce in whatever conclusion that body reaches.
 "The opinion of the court is prac- tically finding against the whole law. The measure in the first place did not commend itself to the country or the president, and does not now to the highest court in the land.
 Tt might be well to have an extra | session of congress and have done with | the subject" HETTIE GREEN SAYS FALL
 WRONG"
 Mrs. Hetty Green said at her desk in | the Chemical bank:
 ''The court should have declared the | whole law unconstitutionad. So they | are going to let us off from paying on | real estate rentals and on city, county | and state bonds. We'll, that is good at | any rate. The income tax is all wrong. | We have too many taxes, as it is."
 William Sherer, manager of the Clear | ing House, said:
 "The decision makes the tax unequal | and unjust, and will held to defeat the | election of another democratic con- gress." THE LAW PRACTICALLY KILLED.
 Frederic R. Coudert, the famous con- lawyer, was angry last even ing because he was unable to receive any authentic synopsis of the supreme court decision.
 There art so many points to be con sidered,' he said to Morning Journal | reporter, "that 1t is irritating to be placed in decision where you would like to talk and the paucity of facts pre- vents you.
 According to reports we have receiv- ed, parts of the law have been declared But when parts of a law have been declared unconstitution- al, it does not follow that the whole law is so, although it goes into effect bearing the taint of illegality.
 You know that surgeon may ann putate mans leg and arm and the many may live. But when you ampu- tate both arms and both legs there is not enough of the man left to speak of
 "That seems to be the condition of the income tax law.
 ''Tt reminds me very much of an oc- in a French hospital. The surgeon had cut a man almost into pieces, and after the operation turned to his assistant and said:
 Now put him back into his bed'
 But what piece goes back7 asked the attendant
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