The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-17
WOULD BRING IN AT
LEAST $25, 100000
ACTION FOLLOWED A PRoTRAcT-
ED MEETING OF THE CABINET
WHERE PRESIDENTS VIEWS
WERE DISCUSSED - BELIEVES
LEGISLATION SHOULD BE EN-
ACTED LOOKING TO AMEND
MENT OF The CONSTITUTION
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mending legislation looking to the
placing of 2 per cent tax on incomes
and also the adoption of an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the income tax without an apportion-
ment among the several states, Pres
ident Taft today sent to congress a
message embodying his views on the
subject
This action followed protracted
special meeting of the cabinet
In his message the president speaks
of the apparent inability of congress
to agree to an Inheritance tax and as
regards an income tax he refers to
the decision of the supreme court in
the case of Pollock VS.. the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company in which
the court held the tax TO be unconsti-
tutional unless appoFtioned according
to population.
1T is said the president, "un
doubtedIy a power which the govern
ment ought to have. It might be in
dispensable to the nations life in
great crisis"
The amendment therefore, he says,
was the only proper course. Such an
amendment. he eontePded- was prefer
able to the one proposed of revivingl
a law. judicially declared to be uncon-
stitUtional.
President Taft's message recon-
mending the incorporation of pro-
vision in the tariff bill taxing the
earnings of corporations and adoption
of a resolution looking to an amend
ment of the constitution to permit the
ievying of an income tax without in
reference from the courts which was
received by the senate today is gen
orally regarded by senators OF such
transcendent Importance as to place
in the shade all questions pertaining
strictly 10 the schedules of the bill
The message was received early in |
the afternoon and after brief dis !
cussion was referred 10 the finance
committee. Root occupied the chair |
when one of the presidents Secre- !
taries appeared with the message, but |
owing to the fact that Burton was /
making a speech, the presentation of
the message was delayed some time. |
The full senate paid close attention
to the reading Of the document Gore
attempted to have the committee in |
structed TO report on the income tax
feature of the message by Friday, |
when consideration of the income tax
question will be resumed, but his mo- |
ton was lost by a strict party vote. /
the republicans voting to table, and !
the democrats against tabling.
Bailey gave notice that he would /
demand that a provision be made for
a graduation of any income tax that
might be provided for. He intimatsd \
much time would be necessary to get
through q provision not carrying that /
qualification
PHILIPPINE PRODUCTS.
After considerable discussion tho |
senate adopted the finance commit
1eF nd
mission of Philippine products, but
not before several amendments were |
voted down.
Foster. of Louisiana, delivered a
long speech opposing the free admis-
sion of Philippine sugar into the Unit
ed States. saying that with the en-
given by allowing three /
hundred thousand tons to come in
free the production of the islands
would increase so rapidly it would
soon exceed the quantity named.
The major portion Of the afternoon
session was spent in considering the |
substitute for a house
zinc schedule The committee amend
ment provides a graduated rate of
duty on zinc in zinc ore instead of
the fixed rate of the house bill. Bur-
ton opposed the zinc ore duty. Hey
burn and Guggenheim and others adj
vocated even a sitter rate than the
THE MESSAGE.
Following is the message of Presi-
dent Taft sent to congress upon the
subject of a tax on net earnings OF
and an income tax
to the constitution:
TO the senate and house of repre-
sentatives:
ct is the constitutional duty of the
president, from time to time, TO re-
commend to the consideration of con-
gress such measures as he shall judge
necessary and expedient. In my in
augural address Immediately preced-
ing this present extraordinary session
of congress. invited attention to the
necessity for revision Of the tariff
at this session and stated the prin-
cipIes upon which I thought the re-