The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
SENATE FOR THE INCOME TAX
ALBINY UPPER HOUSE VOTES
- TO 10 ~ FAVOR OF IT.
lust ERSagh vStes 10 Pas ths davenport
ResslutIon thirteen Rspubllrana and
Thlrtesn DrROorAs Vote Tor q
One Democrat 3 Against o.

I NNANAs ny ~ NV hs@tN 1N----@
tonight adopted by a vote q - 70 n
a resolution lndorsihg the Taft income
tax proposed amendment 10 the Federal
Constitution. Ths resolution vas intro
duced by SonHtJr FrrdeFick N. Daven-
port Of Oneida county. the home of UEitsd
States senator Root
The deciding vote. the twenty siEth.
was cast by Edgar Truman Bracksti
Of Saratoga. who was credited with hav-
ing secured from United states senator
Root at Washington the famous telegram
Indorsing senator Harvey D. Human
- the Republican leader II the State
Senate 10 succeed lothian p Aids II
required g v0sss % sdsp; ;As DsssaPcgs
! Fss6iuiiOh IN the senate ard Il SS- sos=
10 the Assembly for concurrenoe.
AssemblymAn MIirrAy's resolution ia
vorlng an income tar was defeated IN
the Assembly several days ago, hckine
one II the seventy votes needed b
pass t. Both senator Davenport and
senator NewcOmb said tonight that the
Assembly could pass upon this question
again Il the Rules Committee would per
init tho Davenport resolution 10 50 be-
fore the Assembly. because the phrase
olOgy q the davenport resolution 10 diff
ferent from the Murray resolution.
Others insisted that the difference In
phrAseology was u no momsnt and that
A. the Assembly already had passed upon
the substance u the resolution the IN
come tax question could not aGain b.
considered in the Assembly THE year.
Il seemed to he tho general opinion that
u was Up % the Assembly COMMITTEES on
Rules so determine whether the Assembly
could have another vote on the income
tAK question.
Those who voted for the resolution
we're:
RsBubleiaa-ALT. BunlINoAMM. GLBDNn4.
KIasNL. TRAVIS Kihga BRAcENrT. SaFatoga:
DAvuNFoHI Oneida DAVE. Eue. HHAcocE.
Hcrdmef hewitt. Cayugn. HiSMAN. BrOofne.
PLArr. Stcubcn. wATgwuloHT, westchesusr.
Dcrlocrab- CAEYHEE, FaAwt.RT, McAAHus.
scMriz sruLwEII. e. d. SulAIVaR. WAaNER,
Manhattan: CroNIs. CutAnN. hAmDRN. Kingt.
HAITI Queens GAnDSEA. Noa igomeD: RAns-
rEn0HR. Eria.
Those who opposed we're:
RsBuhitraas- AaNuu. nRouun. NHwCnBn. Man
haitian. ALLEN Rensselaer,; COara. Franhtn.
Cohn. jefferson: ENnHaoa, Warsn. GAAffAN.
Albany. GaIpTrru. wayne. HANfrroS. Chsutan'
qua: Hna. Erie. HoiDHs, OnoaeagG hvnnn.
sunolk. MoEmuE, NIasara MANS and wkIEu.
M0arOs: Ross. Orange rAoMia' Aaa'non'
wrtrER. AleEany.
Dsmacraf-BATNE. Wchmond
There we're - Republicans and u Demo
crata Who voted Tor the amendments
and 10 Republicans and Democrat uhO
voted against u. Senators COrdta. Re
publican, Of UlstsF. and Grady, Demo
Crat. u Manhattan. were absent and
excused senator SchlosssT, Republican,
% Dutcheas. was present, but announced
that he was paired with Tim sullivan.
who sailed for Europe lAst week Big
Tim would have voted for the amendment,
while schlOsssr would have voted against
IL senator Grady also would have voted
for the amendment had he been veil
aud present.
Il was noted that the five Woodruff
senator's from Kings voted for the amend
ment. while the two Erie senators split
and the two Monroe senators voted
against il. The three Republican Scna-
tors from Manhattan voted against the
amendment.
Surprise was evident in the faces Of
the senators who we're opposed 20 the
income tax resolution When Il was realized
that senator Braokett was 20 cast the
twenty sixth and deciding vote in favor
Of IL. Il was anticipated the vote would
he close. but even the advocates were
uncertain until the roll call that they
were 70 get the required vote In favor Of Il.
The income tax proposition was de-
hated from noon until the roll call wac
had at II O'Clock tonight. with intermis-
sions for lunch and dinner Every Sena-
tor who felt that he understood the ques-
ton had his say upon the proposition.
and although the debate WA long IL
was Hstless. Those who advocated the
amendment in prepared speeches were
senators Davenport. schulz. Human.
Wagner and Gardner. while the oppose
ton was led by senators Newcomb.
Brough and Bayns and Hill. the
latter favOrng a State income tar. Sena-
cor Davenport made the principal speech
In defence Of biz resolution. The opposi-
ton wa led by senator Newcomb.
Before the roll call on the davenport
resolution senator Hamilton tried 10
have a resolution substituted. This rcsO-
luton provided for a legislative COMMITTEES
10 inquire into the eEpedisncy % estab-
fishing a stats income tax 10 NEST the
cost of the tiOi 600 .OOO barge canal and
$50 OOO. 90 of new highways and the in
creased cost Of the state institutions.
senator Davenport insisted that tho
could not be made, ~ The
Hamilton resolution was not germAne 20
bis. Senator Human insisted that the
senators should go on record upon
he Davenport proposition. Lieut.. Gov.
White said that the Hamilton resolution
vas germans and Senator Human APP
1as led from the decision Of TIE chair. A
motion Of Senator Davis 90 table the APP
peal vas lost By a vote Of ayes. Is; nOea. ~. /
Then senator HlnmRn Withdrew HE APP
peal and Senator Wagner moved 20 lay
he RAmilton resolution upon tho table.
mis- was adopted by a vote Of ~ 20 u.
senator Davis tried 20 make the Hamil- I
,on resolution gsrmAns by providing that !
me half Of the income taxes collected In |
his state should 20 10 the STATE and one
,alH 20 tho Federal Government. The
senate refused t0evon permit the amend