Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-13
HOUSE ADOPTS
INCOME TAX
RES0LUT|UN
MEASURE NOW GOES TO
PRESIDENT FOR SIGNATURE
Submits Constitutional Amend
ment 10 Various States Per-
hitting Congress 10 Impose
Levy Now Held UnconStitu-
tionaI.


IBy Morning journal Special LEASED Wire
Washington, July 12.-By tue dc
clsive vote. 3l7 TO Ia, more than the
necess ny two-thirds. the house To-
day passed the senate joint resolu-
ton providing Tor the submission OF
states. The negative votes were all
east by republicans. The resolution
now goes to the president for his
signature.
The debate lasted about focr hours
ana this afforded many members,
mostly democrats. an opportunity to
air their views. Chairman Payne Of
the con mittee of ways and means.
voiced tho sentiment hat such a tax
would make "a nation OF liars" al
though he said It was wen that the
powers should be given congress. .s-
~peCially in times of war.
The burden OF the democratic
speeches Was that It was simply "a
ease OF stealing democratic thunder.
although some Of the remark on
that side incidentally touched upon
the tarim and the corporation tax
with no little amount OF c~astigation
of the republicans for failing as was
alleged TO keep party pledges.
we welcome the conversion q
the republican party 70 another DEM
ocratio principle was the comment
OF MIR. Clark OF Missouri, the minor
ity leader. in discussing the income
tax amendment An income tax. he
maintained. was a democratic nrin-
ciple
one by one the roses fam he
said, addressing the republican side.
and one by n you adopt our plat
form"
He concluded by expressing him
self I'm favor Of increasing the amount
Of exemption above $1,000. This lei
him into coiloquy With Mr.. Burke OF
Pennsylvania.
How far above $1,000 ana wins
MIR. Burke asked.
Il would Tx whatever ngure | did
NIX for the inhlic good sharply an
swored Mir. Mark.
Upon beihg pressed to be morn
specific ne said he would want Ia
think the matter over.
Declaring that n the question had
been put TO him. Mr.. Clayton. Ala
hama. said he would exempt the poor
ma Who was lras, able Go bear thu |
burdens aud would tax rho multi
mlliionaires and thereby make the
idle rich pay something ia tho sup
port OF the federal government
Il would. he exclaimed. amid
democratic applause. get your |
Willie Waldorf Astors who have mill |
Hons Income and live abroad in the
light ! would get the laird of SKY
too or Skeebo, or whatever you call
H."
Hobo" a voice from the repub-
liCan side was heard 20 say
Il scorn said Mr. James Of Ken
lucky, in favorinF the resolution, "a
government who's taxing power pro-
Nides that lazarus SHALL starc his
crumbs, bat that Dives must not
givc up his riches
Mr.. James quoted from AN ante
election speech ~ which Mr.. Taft
favored a graduated Income tax and
oppressed the view hat perhaps a
change iu the personnel OF the Uni
ted states supreme court might af-
feet a reversal of les former opinion
holding the income tax unconstitn-
You dcnuunce Bryan for
that he exclaimed facing the re-
publican side You said be was ass
sailing be honor and integrity of
u e supreme court. yet the man you
elevated to the lofticst station in the
nation. virtually repeated thc very
same words that Cor twelve years the
democrats party IN every platform
had uttered
While f%atorng the amendment MI
Henry tTexaSl expressed rho tear
IL would sunsr dercBt if sub
fnltted Ga the legislatures he doe
'irod Co have the proposition SUBJ
mitted % Constitutional conventions
Ia q Gers speech boz support OF aa
Income taH Mt Robinson tArkan-
saal arraEntd the republicans for
what De- .harEsd "fnl'iaE thr people
htfor, fhe last presidential election
H. defended William L N.f.n. del .
.-lariug thaf ht stood n..l and !
above amy other man iu
private Ate todHY He Was pure an
.potifss ana Ntt De- ssil flr sana
..rpublyau p.rtN that denounced p
Arsan "a an auar rst vas now ape
rpgr'afinr fs political thunder.
among tnasr summarize rn. rts. H