Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
Senate Has Resolution Sent
to State Governors.
SKIRMISH COMES FIRST
DETECTION" on Secretary Of State.
Says Depew.
BAILEY GAINS THINGS DOWN
Text Of Resolution Requests Presi-
dent Taft to Attend to the Mat
ter Of Transmittal.

After a pleasant little skrmish, in
which Senator Deoew OF New York tried
to explode bomb OF ridicule under the
Brown resolution requesting the Presi-
dent 10 transmit to the governors of the
states the proposed income tax amend
was adopted by the Senate today without
the necessity OF a roll call.
The Senate met at noon. and all OF the
routine business was concluded in a few
minutes AS soon as a motion by Senator
Kean of New Jersey had been adopted.
fixing the next meeting day as Thursday
Of this week, Senator Brown Of Nebraska
called up his resolution and asked that
it be put to a vote.
Text Of Resolution.
It is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate uhe House
Of Representatives concurring. That
the President Of the United States be
requested to transmit forthwith to the
executives Of the several states OF the
United States copies Of the article OF
amendment proposed by Congress to the
state legislatures to amend the Constr
tuition of the United States. passed July
IL, 1909. respecting the power Of Con-
gress to lay and collect taxes on in
comes. to the end that the said states
may proceed TO act upon the said article
of amendment. and that he request the
executive of each state that may ratify
said amendment to transmit to the Sec
rotary of State certified copy OF such
ratification"
Mr. Depew offered the following amend
ment at the end OF the resolution:
Provided that the same be not done
custom.
Now. the senator from New York
thought 1t ought to be done by the Secre-
tary of State. and his purpose was TO
show that the Brown resolution. in his
opinion, was reflection on that cabinet
officer. He explained that about 1000
amendments to the Constitution had been
proposed, and declared the Secretary OF
State had always been the official to send
them to the governors. He also believed
it was a reflection on the governors for
the President to request them to do what
it was their duty to do anyhow.
Not Necessary, Says Bailey.
Senator Bailey of Texas. the demo
cratic income tax leader. said he didn't
think it was necessary to pass any SOFT
of resolution in connection with the
proposed amendment. He thought the
Speaker Of the House. which passed the
original proposition last. should have
instructed the clerk Of that body to send
it to the state executives.
TT is a matter with which the Con
stitution does not connect the Prcsi-
dent" declared the Texan.
However. he didn't see any particular
harm in passing the Brown resolution.
even though he believed it unnecessary.
but said he might under some other cir
cumstances object to such a matter be-
ing put in the Presidents hands. and
wanted therefore, to reserve the point
Depew Withdraws It.
After Senators Brown, Lodge and Bur-
rows had explained that the Brown reso-
luton was drafted according to the Gus
tom followed in the cases of the civil war
amendments. and Senator Sutherland had
opposed it as unnecessary. Mr. Brown
asked Mr.. Depew to withdraw his propo-
sition.
1T is not pertinent. but rather imperti-
nent" said the Nebraskan OF the Depew
amendment.
Mr. Depew yielded, and then without
more ado the resolution was adopted on
viva voce vote. there being very few
scarcely audible noes"
The Senate then held brief executive
session and adjourned about 1926 pm.