Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
SENATE RATIF|ES
INCOME TAX BILL
BY e TO- IS VOTES
Vote on the Measure Was Be-
gun Shortly After 10 O'Clock
Each Senator Took the 0p-
portunity to Explain His Vote
is BILL DEMOCRATIC?
WAS QUESTION ASKED


a
. The vote in the senate Monday =
e. on the income tax amendment was =
. as follows:
p Ayes-BlackweIl. Gates. Conley. =
- Gordy. Grifith. Harrell. Harlem .
f. johnson. Jackson. Kemp. Mat o
3 thews. Mclean. McCurry. McWf- =
3 narns. Patterson. Slater. Sellers. .
g. Stevenson. Thompson. Ward. Won 3
e. Die. Wood and President SlatOn- .
Nayes-Akin, Bowen. Burwel. =
F. Burch, Galloway. Of the 10th; Cal o
. laway. Of the 18th; Day, Irwin, =
. King, Longley. Mays. Norris. Nc p
e. Doweu. McCoIlum. Mcclure. Tipps, .
e Rutherford and Rudicil. y
The Georgia senate ratified the proposed
federal income tax amendment Monday
BIZ a vote OF q to IS The deciding vote
was cast by President John n. siaton'
It being necessary for him to vote 10
determine what would be the vote of a
majority of the full senate voting.
Final action OF the senate came after
q long and strenuous session Of deoat ,
The motion to put the previous question
was made by Senator Burwell. leader OF
the oaU0sitfon. Immediately after coniir-
matior Of the journal The motion pre-
vailed. Twenty minutes was then al
lowed TO Senator Jackson. leader OF the
fight in favor OF the resolution. and AFTER
stating that he would divide with Sena-
to- Slater he spoke IS minutes.
Thus IL turned out that a number OF
senators desiring TO express their views
had to speak under the rule giving ear
senator ten minutes TO explain his vc~-
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The question OF ratifying or repudiat-
ing the federal income tax amendment
was brought to a head in the state SEN
ate Immediately after the confirmation
OF the journal Monday morning by a
motion by Senator Burwell. leader Of
the opposition. to put the previous ques-
ton. The motion prevailed without
dissenting vote
Twenty minutes was then allowed SEN
ator Jackson. author OF the resolution
20 ratify. 20 conclude his arguments be-
fore putting the main question. He
stated he wanted to divide the time with
Senator Slater.
Senator Jackson spoke with his usual
vigor He reviewed all the arguments
put forth in favor OF the measure He
ridiculed the senators who had opposed
the measure. on the ground that they
were peculiar Democrats" to fight the
greatest Democratic measure in the last
decade. He declared there was no
room to QUESTION the argument that an
income tax is the only hope Of abolish
ate Z Il
forceTully that the south woulc benefit
more than any other section from an
income tax
SLATER SPOKE BRIEFLI.
Only two minutes were left 10 Senator
Slater. He laid down one proposition.
that the proposed income tax would not
infringe upon states rights.
He cited the opinion OF the late Chief
Justice Fuller in the famous Pollock
eGse, in which that eminent jurist held
that the federal government already has
the power 90 levy an income tax, pro-
vided II be apportioned among the states.
He pointed out that the amendment pro-
poses to change the constitution in but
one particuIar-to permit an income tax
without apportioning IL among the states
He stressed the fact that under an in
come tax New York state alone. wouli
pay more into the United States treasury
than all the southern states put to-
gether-
THE MAIN QUESTION.
Immediately following Senator Slater
the main question was put TO a vote on
the aye and nay roll call.
Senator Burwell. leader OF the opposi-
ton and third name on the roll call Eek
planned his vote with a speech against
the measure.
He read the amendment. stressing the
words from whatever source derived. =
He declared the tax would impose a ruin
Qua burden upon the people. He denied
that the tax would be the means OF re-
ducing the tariff. He ridieuled the ad-
vocates OF the measure, declaring they
had been impeIled by popular clamOr.
He declared the amendment was drawn
by the Republican party for the sole pur-
pose Of getting around the very ruling
OF Justice Fuller that had been cited by
the advocates OF the measure.
DECLINED EXTENSION.
Senators Burwell's time was UP before
he finished. and Senator Morris moved to
extend IL 10 minutes; but the senator de-
cIined 10 with thanks. and voted no.
The next man 20 explain" his vote was
senator GrifitE. He declared there never
has been any question OF the national
governments power to levy an income
tax He ridiculed the argument that
there was reason to fear robbery and
piIlage by the government. and the argu-
msnts picturing the federal government
- corrupt oppressors OF the people. He
said there was nothing In the argument
that the measure lie Republican instead
OF Democratic. He argued that the in
come tax will be the means Of reducing
the tariff. stressing the fact that Senator
Aldrich, high priest OF the protective
tariff" had fought It admittedly because
he believed il q blow at the tariff.
AS A PALLBEARER
Senator Irwin voted no. regretting
that IL had fallen TO him, descendant or
a signer and son OF a family distin-
guished in Georgia families. to be pres
emit as a pallbearer at the funeral or
states rights and disintegration or the
commonwealth In conclusion he in
voked the shades OF George Washing
ton, and all other patriots OF American
history as far down the line as Lyman
Hall
In voting for the measure Senator
John Johnson thanked the senate for
considering 1t long and carefully. -
said he was q POpyS~st as long as that
party had a platform, but when the
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