Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-03-10
SENATOR BAILEY
ON INCOME TAX
Move to Change Constitution =
Serious Thing Not to Be Gone
Into Lightly-strong ar
gument for Amend
ment.
RICHMOND. VA ssse. al. -

than
.~,or Mann. Lieutenant Governor e.
vson and Judge Martin
leader OF the House DeinVCta Nh,
AIR. Eliyson presented senator -.
sew Who made a brief and comptiinen
tarv introduction OF Senator Dsl.eS,
who was received with uatteilNs -
,,l,,tse senator Bailey stood lot
t.,,.,.,-,. ,vben ne arose. bowling right
an6 left and az once Launched hto
tribute TO Virginia. Taking ~
subject Of the necessity ond JesllSc
enc income tax amendment, ne sate
sr,,t ,,r,lees he could prove the just
ness OF the tax, that IL was rignt ~ III
proper. he would ask tHe Ge'cr
asyemblv OF Nireinia not 20 vote loI
the measure under any circunslai'SeS-
senator Bailey said. in paris
.erhe Constitution Is not a thing 10
T d., amended with ease and az VIII, anu
I End IL difficult 10 RESTRAIN ny -
{ tiencc when members OF congress Dr.
4 nose AN amendment 20 the eAect uaaN
4 the presidential inauguration 80
I snail Ice nut later in the year. 50 NhaA
Z thc presidential parade Ilas ~ -
a bircer show. IN nohooy Sou.1 &c
~ those ceremonies 1Ut lne brtsloelt-
elect and the CHIEF Justice 81 ~ -
prene Court, ] would stlu % oRb0t
10 such an innovation, tor 90 hIl
believe in military display on suSh
IAN occasion. which is essentla1ly
civic one. only some great P~l 49,
s. iustiucs amendment 10 ln@' ei0"'
T charter OF our liberties
.-l.he resolution which submitted
rhfs proposed amendment 20 the sew
n eral states OF our naNon was bosss
q unanimously by the SENATE. ana win
= hut few dissenting votes in the houhe-
= Roth partics are tn favor OF this az
dition 20 the Constitution. on1 ! oe
sire the Republicans la the genera
Assembly of Virginia 70 note lhA'.
,-orr General Assembly contains
10 enough Republicans 20 sho" no" s0ou
10 IL is 20 be a Democrat.
I'D states Rights Not lmpatrcG.
H. The powcr 20 tax incomes - AZ
IN I~eadv vested in the Federal Govern
II, r,onf bv the Constitution. ano the
Iorfv change sought by the proposed
ot amendment Is cnan6e lh Use -
or nd OF laying the TAX A hhe OF oe
do Irietors unbrokcn until 1872. eetao-
of .rfshea conclusively that the Govern
Dr. mont had the power 20 levy sucn a
q tax The Pollock case DECIDED - nc
as supreme Court in 1885, hela At ~
lis come tax law unconstitutional, on the
lad GROUND that DO did not PROVIDE ne
|the tax should bc levied oy apporLoh,
ave nent among tnc States as required
ON f,,- the Constitution. The power nov
ely sought 10y Congress IS 20 levy an ~
the r,rue tax not according 90 the nopu
|faslou OF the States. but in ac-oLo
|ance with the rule OF uniformly IN
sole change is change Do the rul
NfE OF how the levy shail oe Haoe- -
Instance. should Congress icFg "a
var under the present harsn RUE OF AZ
Irorffon r1cnf according 20 uopuiatol
80. Arkansas would have 10 pay oRe-s'Nt
s, OF what New York would nave 20 pa
core while the population OF Sew 80.
-, six times that Of Arkansas, u - NNci
ie. gu ~ times as great in wealth an
~ a. therefore. citizen OF New lol
would be required 20 pay less ina
- Ione-fourth upon every dollars WoF'
'd~e' ~ his property subject 20 the TAX
Ithe citizen OF Arkansas would % T
t'cl IouSred 10 nay. That is manite2 al
49,, - "a gross inequality. and II the new ~
fnM 4N
Q nls an fucom. OF $1,000 or more YOU
''1 tu.e have 10 pay an income tax. regards
, a.. Iof the population OF the Se~'e
y "s which they might reside
lt %. Disagrces With Hughes
! nlS The objection urged by Govern
Hughes OF New York, on the Erou
80 that the tax might prove TAX on
~ Observation-Disclosures Of the susie
MN thus a power 80 the Federal Cove
ment TO destroy the State. rs u
~. ~, referred 10 briefly. =.
iy OF m any but the Governor % y
-"l York had raised such an obJeetio
tl'u- said Senator Bailey. he WOulo "a
..-"S been considered grossly absurd.
10" senator Bailey cited. IA answer
the impregnable constitutional pr
10 re ME laid down in the case OF Ac1
gay ioch rs. Maryland. that the Fed'
'Nl Government cannot tax the las
80 Irnentaiities of the state. nor NAe =
.lsuo those OF the Federal Covers nl
court This decision was written bT G
Eustlce Marshall. cone Of the grea
.,niuiors falling from me hps
man according 10 the speakeT
Criticising the Pollock case 2
arnousrrous nbsurdlty ne oecl
That liz IL the supreme Court o.
DAY :s s::@ As. s @js:. e; e :.
hacarse In it's conception there
distinction between rent ana ~
ave To TO collect rent -.
The proposition 10 tax only thos
j. comes which amounted 20 Ss.SSs
inward he said, Is based on the
chile that such tax should De
nosed on those who car bear y
clai - me least Inconvenience, the roie
ice man. down BY Adam smith more thAn =
'eeneood furv ago. People whose incomes
~ East below that paid much OF whet "a
lursday ceived back 10 the interests, dAo
IA not I S~reiv aOle TO live comic n bly,.
-,~re.ifh's / Time and time again. ass
I.te1 the I CONGRESS has laid income 90 yes
!. "a Iii ~evieveed al length the cases ~
49,. hfs t6e tax mad been tested IN TIE g
! VI,Sv.sn rnentioning the Virginia ease OF
- ,heo <ybara a certain Nlr ginian was
a. vvfI neiIed by a decision or the
States Supreme Court TO pay
sI,riv. sst tax on -'3OO chariots. which n
ciared he kept not FOR hire. 81
Improve his own personal use -
IA 81 cir s.The necessity OF the revenue
= tcts Al income taxes viii arise. he =
: ioV5tlog ouf when a reduction 10 tarin
and I0ok is brought about That tedscno
bV SheriT create the need for more re
~ az TIE While Al viii have the pehcAcl
, 'the var feet Of compelling IN Amer ican
.aed ,,ifh I ufacturer TO reduce the price
e-sIe. ,Sfs- / sv,oaa the treasury. BY s4ch
enIed that VIII be depleted, ano sne a SEy