Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-20
nineteen STATES
MENACE INCOME TAX I.
Only; TwcIssy Seven CONFERENCE.-The
Counted as Certain on Sixteenth
{ Amendment Plan.
3 lspeciaI HCorrespondenee.0

New York, July ia special to he
New York Herald from Washington,
says: as
VIII the income tax ever become a
law through the amendment of the
Constitution by the 30 states whose " s.,
sent Is necessary.
| This is a qucstion which is being dis
cussed 3gravely. 5hore, and the negative
lansmer5of most OF those who have look
ed into the matter was responsible for
the unanimous vote stNen the resolu1.
ton in the senate on Monday.
Even the most enthusiastic support
crs or the income ftaN5 arc not intoAleat-
ed by hope mat tSyo-t thirds OF the state
legislatures VIII take favorable action.
6Giettlng down TO cold nsures, no orif
can scat this time d safe majority
stoi@ the adoption OF the ainendment. I'D {
eoDta1n Ratification the srnent;tmpilt, as
already stated, must carry IS! stltcs.
Twelve states rejecting it viii Xii 1t.
ityt not acting cltnei, afrtrmatlrely or.
negatively, a few states may prevent
the necessary thlsc-tourths MAJORITY.
The states which at this tins are re-
garded as reasonably sure TO adopt { ne
proposed amendment are: 4sl
Arkansas. Colorado, Georgia, Idailp,&
Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, mississippi, Mis-
asourf Montana. Nebraska. nevada
North Carolina. North Dakota, Okla
.honla, Oregon. South Carolina, South
Dakota. Tennessee. Texas, Virginia.,
Washington, Wisconsin. Wyoming.
In this list are u states. or eight
less than the number required to adopt
the amendment.
In the doubtful column are placed
tho following states:
Alabama, Florida, Illinois, California.
Utah. Louisiana. West Virginia. Ohio.
New York, Maryland.
8 In this doubtful group are 10 states,
and iii the third group Of those
which are regarded by reason of dom
mating influences to be feasOna bly, sure
to reject the amendnent--are the fol-
lowing nine states.
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont.
Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut,
Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey,
The latter group. 1t will be noticed.
embraces. all of New England The casA
tial observer will be inclined to believe
some of these states to be at least
doubtful, but 1t is the purpose here
merely to give the views of persons
who are very much Interested IN til:
matter and who have already studied
II
place New England among the nos
tiles. i55g
With the conference on the tariff bill
close ut hand reports are again in cir-
cnlation that there is already an under.
standing among leaders in Congress
that the corporation tax will be side
tracked. The house bill carried a gfadu-
atcd inheritance tax, which the senate
refused to accept because of the pro-
tests from states which already made
use of the Inheritance tax as means
Of revenue production The natura! |
course of the house nferees will be to
urge the senate to accept. the Inherit
lrice tax in lieu OF the corporation tax.
Taft. however. will have a
god deal to say about the action OF the
sonferees and he feels that he is bound |
to fight for the corporation tax to the
last a canvass of the house by the
leaders has promised success for tho
tax. ii