The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
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ISINC0ME TAX TOID?.
Rumors That the Supreme
Court Has Decided
Against the Gov
eTnInent.
Would REQUIRE AN EXTRA SESSION
How the Large Deficiency Would
Have to Be Net If the Rumors
We're True.
MOULD REQUIRE AN EXTRA SESSION

WASHINGTON, March 80, 1S95.-Today
is Consultation Day. in the Supreme
Court sof the United States, and 1t is
stated on good authority that a vote
will be taken OH the important questions
involved in the income tax cases. There
is a possibility, therefore, that the deei-
sion of the court will be announced on
Monday next, but in that case there viii
probably only be a general announce
ment of the principles decided the men,
bers of the court reserving the right to
file their written opinions in support of
these views at some later period, after
giving that careful delfberat.on and con-
sieeration to the weighty character of
the questions involved which the vast
Importance of the cases ana the far-reach-
ing character of the decision render
necessary.
1t IS known positively that the Supreme
Court is divided upon the subject, but
in What proportion cannot. of course, be
stated, as in that case the decision of
the court would be known. Some por-
ton of the law, it is thought, may be
declared void. while other portions may
be upheld, as the question is so placed be-
for il to declare the law Sin toto either
cons situtionai Or yoid.
The occurrsa ace of frequent leaks" in
connection with 5Jipr. me Court deci-
sions within the. past three months gives
as to the nature of the decision. It is
recalled that the decision of the court in
the Trust" case was known three weeks
before il was delivered. that in the San
Francisco, Gala. Water Front case, the
conclusions OF the court were made pub
lie week IN advance OF their delivery
and the Gecssion in the Bates Refrigerator
case. Incidentally carrying with It import
ant principles n telephone patents now
Saturday before the decision was an
nounced on the following Monday.
ADVERSELY TO THE GOVERNMENT.
!. mating in the same quarter stating that
t--s IL VIII ne 4Ge the case adversely
TO the Government are being passed
arorrd with more eredence than such
rumors usually receive.
If the income tax should not be de-
clared constitutional her train of
/ me can clear}y forsae. An extra ses-
sion of Congress would be practically
assured. as It Is admitted on all hands
from the income tax, the present con-
struetion of the tariff law and the duties
under It are net sufficient to support the
Government and when the bill was
framed t was not iatsnded that they
should be. The income tay rounded out
the complicated tar.n strnetnre end WITH
1T eliminated a deficiency of $50 600 900 or
so aaccN, 600 a year would be inevitab BILE.
The policy of the government and the
expressed wills of Coneress are against
iseung United States bonds to meet
permanent running eEpenses; SO that II
is hardly probable that that method of
meeting the deficiency IN face OF no per-
manent expectation of INCREASED revenue
from tariff sources would be attempted;
There is general acruiescence on all
sides not to reopen the tariff question
styrb!ne business again before the pres
ent rates are fairly tired; SO that this
method also is not likely to be adopted
to meet the, deficiency An Increase m 1 of
and perhaps a tax Of 2 cents on bank
creeks as advocated at the time the
present tariff law was passed. would
receive more support than any other
piopos's ADDITIONAL TAXES.
These additional taxes. il is admitted,
could be collected Without any If adqn, tne
beer tax, It is well known, was not put
into TIE present. tariff law Simply for
political reasons, opposition to II navlne
where the German vote IS potent. This
question of furnishing revenue TO take
the place of the income tax on the
iliegal will, of course, furnish the line
.alcl1e which the new Congress viii os
orgaIl.zed, and thus affect the personal
interests Of the leading posieians %
to put the Republicans. in a hole (as
the expression goes that an exsra SaTirssss Ses
Friends of certain Republican candidates
for the Presidency also favor an extra
session, while the chances Of Demo
erae asprata.s tax eatuae for eR eilnated it
said. would be improved
other contingencies, more or less i'm
p0rant pprn5 sao 'nssnss ms the subreme Court
Sacida the income tax c2Se!'