New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
STEAMSHIP AGENTS ATTITUDE.
THEY WILL not COMBAT THE LAW III. bEPEW
ON THE RAILROADS INTERESTS -HANkEIS
WILL. PAY UNDER PROTEST

OF THE RAILROADS INTERESTS BANKERS
WILL. PAY UNDER PROTEST.
Tho agents Of the Cunard White star Hamburg
American American, Red star NoFth "''iIIah
Iloyd and Anchor lines mot yesterday a. No. -
broadway TO discuss the manner IN which the re-
turns OF the various companies should j." maze
under the Income Tax law one OF Ia" agents SAM
after the meeting:
There is no intention Of combating inc law. Inc
meeting was only called 10 discuss the proper
method Of making returns. tn" iuc3m" tax VIII
not bother the transatlantic lines for none OF th'''
has made any money FOR the last year
rho sli begun IN the Circuit Court Of the United
c,otes Cor the Southern District Of New-fork, to
ties, the consttutionali;y Of the neon" TAX Iy
Charles Allen Of Grecnheld Mass, against the HI
noJs Central Railroad Company IS being Ne"ei
with a great deal Of interest by the Ne"-York cen
trail officials MIR. Allen is u stockholder In the ILL
nois Central Railroad HIS chief complaint - mat
he does not derive a revenue 81 over ~" year
from his holdings. and that. for that reason. hls
stock sbould be exempt. Mr.. Depe~. IN speaking OF
the case, said:
.Tbcre are about 1000 stockholders in the New
York Central Railroad who, under this idea Shoud
be exempt. Nj Allen however. has pre-emp'e' inc
claim 50 to speak and as one ana an cases are
alike We Will simply wait and see what the decision
&c I do not care to say anything about the justice
Of the claim made but know that with the usual
LEGALITY TO the Treasury the Supreme Court VIII
hardly decide In favor Of In" appellant As 10 '"'
New York Central Railroads tax, we VIII pay IL ~
once All the blanks filled out ana we VIII
make returns Immediately. The vanderbilt estate
returns are all in and | am making up inc rest
&C f,st as possble / cannot say what the amount"
will be as the law is quite complicated kho" one
man whose income Is almost $2pOh"p. ana yo' VINO
VIII hardly pay taxes $20U" or the AS'"f 'S-
tate nudge about onc-nfth Is taxable. The Wander
hilt es1atc rs mixed. but IS largely tdHab" .,,,,
Il see" said Nj. Dcpc", mat oven -'tee ~,
az Illinois Is "A defendant IN this ACTON pio"S't 70
Mir Allen. NJ. Aitgcld Is having a Rv"' W ~ vi
f,r Yin me lust now. / unconsclouSIY "II'Hu''
nina I'm a recent speech In Chicago ana ne ma
isck al me with a Virul"ncc ana 'fi'sth'S1 VIZ
il ln,igbabc took IL good ndtuIcdN, anu % !
when he issued that first proclamation ana lhSt'I
II ON the State House doors at SprlntH'lh III "I'l
he said that | did not know on when eni "I Il
.,.o, tba HONS belonged that he was an lfld'sccht
| bumh,Ig I see he replies that am a 'trahsptt'Ht
bumhup' and that ne has winged me ana J am
/ .a,,,torinV an the ground Governor ANg"Id mas
| como IN . rlaco where one takes MIN SERIOUSLY
snv mare He has passed from the Chlci "NccutiN"
| To- a fuu-makct, and - now continuing l" t"'
eove., ~ inc ma tons His remarks are funny, ana
| iii can say is that hope he VII! Keep u up.
| | send him my greeting, and adVis" MN 'hai u H.
| I..rs m his bunCOncry / "H QUOT Sh ik"sp"t,r
and O.. -, % him. Il viii use thee for my mirth. lie
&c an Gdd mixture Of lights and SHADOWS WIN no
real hold on anything tangible. .,...
eevcraI we'll known bankers were asked yesterday
~ ,hev had maid their income tax or ihauc returns
hu of them replied that they had not PAD It, but
,ha, ,b,y uoul1 pay II under protest The bankers
hnIieve that the law will sooner or la'er ne
unconstltutional in all its features ana helr al
vice TO an their friends Is 10 pay the Ia" uuer pro-
fe0t