The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-13
Income Tax Up to States

WASHINGTON, July 12.-By the de-
cisive vote OF BIZ TO Il. more than the
necessary two-thirds, the house today
passed the senate joint resolution pro-
viding for the submission of the in
come tax amendment question to the
states. The negative votes were all
cast by republicans. The resolution
now goes to the president for his sig
nature.
The debate lasted about four hours.
Chairman Payne of the committee on
that such a tax would make "a nation
OF liars"
The burden of the democratic
speeches was that IL was simply a case
of stealing democratic thunder al
though some of the remarks on that
side incidentally touched upon the tariff
and the corporation tax, with no little
amount of castigation of the republi-
cans for falling. as was alleged, 10
keep party pledges.
I've welcome the conversion of the
republican party to another democratic
principle" was the comment of Clark
of Missouri, the minority leader, who
got rousing applause from his side of
the chamber for his utterance. An in
come tax. he maintained, was a demo-
cratic principle.
WOULD TAX IDLE RICH
Declaring that if the question had
been put to him, W. Clayton (Alabama)
said he would exempt the poor man.
who was least able to bear the burdens
of government, and would tax the
multimillionaires and thereby make the
idle rich pay something to the support
of the federal government.
L would" he claimed amid demo-
cratic applause. "get your Willie Wal
dorf Astors, who have millions of in
come and live abroad, in the light.
would get the laird of Skybo or Skee-
DO, or whatever you call it."
Hobo" voice on the republican side
was heard to say.
Il scorn," said James of Kentucky,
in favoring the resolution, "a govern
ment whose taxing power provides that
Lazarus shall share his crumbs, but
that Dives must not give up his riches
ROBINSON SCORES REPUBLICANS
In fiery speech in support of an in
come tax Robinson (Ark.) arraigned
the republicans for, as he charged.
"fooling the people" before the last
presidential election. He defended
William J. Bryan, declaring that he
stood head and shoulders above any
other man in private life today.
Ine1c are men ne ISiildi htO,
who owe William J. Bryan an apol-
ogy."
Others supporting the resolution
were:
Harrison. New York; keiger. Ohio; Hull Ten
nessee, Miller. Kansas; Sims. Tennessee. Bar
tholdt Missouri; Byrd. Mississippi Richardson,
Alabama: Sulzer. New York; Goldfoge. New
York: DE Almond. Missouri; Helm. Alabama
Cox. Indiana: Sharp, Ohio; Rucker, Missouri
Dies. Texas: Cole, Ohio; Hobson. Alabama;
Diekema. Michigan
Opposed by:
Hill. Connecticut. and Pickett. Iowa.
Henry of Texas vainly sought to Of
fer an amendment providing for the
submission of the question through
constitutional conventions.
The vote on the resolution resulted
81 to IA. The democrats voted soiidly
for the resolution, but the following re-
publicans voted against it: Allen.
Maine: Barchfeld, Dalzell, McCreary and
Wheeler of Pennsylvania; Fordney of
Michigan, Gardner, Mccall and Weeks
of Massachusetts,: Hill and Henry of
Connecticut, Olcott and Southwick of
New York, Calderhead of Kansas.
The house at 5:33 p. m. adjourned
until Thursday.