Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-01-07
DIVIDED AS To
INCOME TAX.
Governors of Eight States
Give Their views--Three
Agree With Hughes.
TWO NON-CO N INITIAL

New York, Jan. Eight govern
their views on the proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States giving congress the power to
impose tax on incomes without ap-
portionment among the states. Three
Of them agree with Governor Hughes
in his recommendation that the amend
ment be not ratified because it would
give the federal government the power
to tax incomes on state and municipal
bonds. The kilograms are as follows:
FIorida's Governor Against Hughes.
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. THE proposed
constitutional amendment provides that
congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes on incomes from whatever
source derived" Congress could, there
fore, tax incomes derived from state and
municipal bonds and could exempt in
comes SO derived. Senators and con-
gressmen being. necessarily residents of
states and generally of municipalities,
would not pass law which would de-
stroy through taxation the credit of their
own state and of their own municipall-
ties. Senators and congressman under
stand the law of self preservation as ap-
piled to themselves. They wish to be re-
elected. l favor the income tax amend
ment, Governor Hughes objection to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
ALBERT w. GILCHRIST,
Governor OF Florida.
HadIey Follows Suit.
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. 7.-While ]
think there is room for a reasonable diff
ference of opinion to the advisability
of adopting the income tax amendment
the objection urged by Governor Hughes
does not impress me as being substan-
tial or effective one. If it is advisable
upon broad grounds of public policy for
the national government to subject in
comes to taxation 1t impresses me as a
narrow or technical objection to oppose
this amendment for the reason that II
does not provide for an exemption of that
portion of ones income derived from in
terest upon state or municipal bonds.
This question will not be submitted to
the legislature of Missouri until January,
1911. HERBERT s. HADLEY,
Governor of Missouri
Pothier and Benson on the Fence
Providence, r. l., Jan. IL made no
recommendations In my message to the
general assembly on the question of
federal income tax, and l prefer to leave
its consideration to the members OF the
legislature without suggestions of any
kind. A. j. POTHlER,
Governor of Rhode Island.
Salem, Ore, Jan. THE Oregon legis-
lature does not convene until January,
1911, and for that reason l have not de-
termined what my advice will be in the
matter of the income tax. L have not
given Governor Hughes opinion sufficient
consideration to give out an interview at
this time. FRANK w. BENSON,
Governor of oregon.
Washington Has Ratified.
Olympia, Wash, Jan. IL transmitted
to the legislature on Aug. II the proposed
amendment to the federal constitution rel
ative to an income tax and recommend
ed ratification. The house ratified, two
members voting no. Friends of the
amendment in the senate. fearing rejec
ton, had the vote put off until the regu-
lar session in January, 1911.
NJ. L. HAY.
Governor of Washington.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. If the tax amend
ment to the federal constitution provides
for federal taxation of state and mu-
nicpal bonds l would stand with Gov
ernor Hughes as against such an amend
ment. Otherwise 1 indorse the income
tax amendment. No Legislature in ses-
sion for a year in this state.
r. s. VESSEY,
Governor of South Dakota.
Burke Sides With Hughe1 Too.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. THE income
tax amendment to the constitution is
broad enough to include tax on in
comes derived from ownership in state
and municipal bonds, which would in fact
be tax on such bonds. Such tax
would injure the credit of the state,
especially in times of stress, and the
credit of the state should always be
maintained at the highest possible stand
ard. Congress surely would not include
such incomes in any income tax law 1t
might pass, but 1t should not be clothed
with the power to do so.
JOHN BURKE,
Governor of North Dakota.
Guthrie Okla, Jan. IL have not yet
prepared a recommendation on the fed
eral income tax amendment. 1 shall be
glad to read carefully the opinion Of
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