New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
INCOME TAX IMBROGlIO
Question Whether or Not Ken
lucky Has Ratified 1t.
TO BE PUT UP TO CONGRESS
Legislature Acted Before Gov
ernor Had Transmitted
Secretary Knoxs Letter.

,-.-pe,-- XIV. April 9.-Whether or not
,....-..ri., is counted among those states
- have ratified the income tax amend
-. 90 The Constitution Of the United
&C. 5ereuds ON whether or not The state
,,,-,s-.--enf holds IL 20 he a prerequisite 20
.ss-g.fo- that thr Governor ~ sta,e
-t.- ofciaIlv notify the legislature THAI
= ,..re can De taken on the amendment.
moth houses 81 flre Kentucky Logislatur"
..see5 the amendment. and did it legally.
49,, a. US ratified before Tho Governor had
o. IN the general assembly a communica-
.i,r from secretary Knox. calling attention
=. tte income tax amendment Governor
v-.vsou took the position that no action on
.rs amendment could be taken until hc had
.s-, f- the communication from Secretary
t--ox rccfting the action 81 Congress in aU-
.to-izirr the states 90 vote on the Constitu-
.,,,sI amendment. II Governor Wilson
-osfiiol is correct, then Kentucky did not
-s,if,. -He income 1sN amendment II the
Governor is wrong and the legislature
,orfd act independently OF the Governor.
.se7 ffe amendment was ratified. FOR the
-.eorrffor -stifsing the amendment was
esorteg pa both houses o. Tire Legislature
ir lsgsi form.
p-r, ono house adopted the resolution
after tho Governor sent IN she communica-
sion ~ Secretary kroX The steps taken
i- the matter are of interest. il seems. out
SIDE 80 kautuc.5y. so they are given exactly
ss The, occurred. and this viii be certified
10 r. The Governor without any comment
81 being tho Governors intention al the
time to do This
Esrroee~rat.ra Brooks of May6eld. Of
frred resolution ln the House. early in the
session ratifvluE the income tax amend
mont to She Constitution. This resolution
was adopted hv the House. almost unaui-
r.rlsIr ON january 26. The resolution in
f.I b. as follows.
House ta.n, r.soIeuo0 ~ the r.ee. stature -
fre star. nj KenTurky. rsfifEiuE tho sixteenth
amendment of tn. Constitution of The United
states
Whereas. T.e congress of Che United stats
tr Tu.- - 1908 adopted "a joint resolution.
r-upos.uE an amendment to fa, Constitution
Resolved bv th. senate and the House -
.,,-... $50, -''i-.ie of each rause r,r-,-rf.ng
frs-eir. rrHr fIe following article j. propose
L- $780,. .'. t.. -,f..,- ggr5-..r d.. 70.
states shall Do valid to aH iuterts and pug
poses as nnTr NJ th. 'ousti tuition.
-e izv and collect talss con Incomes trom
v-raterer sourr' derived, without apporuon-
rfrard 20 any census of fnanriail"n.
tnd ffr forrE0i-E proposed amendment haN-
- - d .--,'.. 800. .-ef1 .ratior, ana action
Sow. Therefore De Dr. resolved hr th" Legs
= sEn.rr amendment 20 fho Constitution ~
t-. United states D.. and rho Same is hereby
ra't6sH 20 sN irtrrfs and purposes as part
20 pho constitution - the Tn'fcd states.
That tfe Governor Hf This state is hereby
requested 20 forward 70 tho President y The
United states an authentic copy 81 the fore
roine toiut -Csolution.
THIS IS she exact form in which tho roso-
luton was adopted by the House. II lis the
uraCtfae ir Kentucky To ongross bin or
resolution after IL has passed the House
and then send IL tc tho Senate. In en-
crossing rir income tax resolution the two
porde .or incomes" were omitted from the
eleventh line and tho resolution was adopt
ed ty tre senate without this being no
tcs5. Tic resolution then went 20 the Gov
s-nor, and the mistake was discovered.
Governor Wilson did not veto the resolu-
to pc simply sent ID back 10 tho Legs
lstgrs. calling attention 10 the mistake. The
resolution he'd been adopted by the House
,n i.s proper form. SO James T. Stone, clerk
~ she House. had the resolution ensrossed
properly and sent 81 20 the Senate which
adopted it tHe second time.
The sesol.t did not have 90 60 through
the House second 1fme because o. the
mistake. a. tho House had already adopted
The correct resolution. hut ft went through
t-e Senate second time this time in its
corrected form. Then Governor Wilson
stated DIS position. that the resolution
could ra. Boz ADOPTED until De had sent I'm
'he communication from the Secretary of
STATE. This made ir doubtful whether or