The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-18
CORPORATION TAX
RECORDS TANGLED
Government Needs More
Money For Clerk Hire to
Make Returns Public.
TAFT CANNOT
CHANGE THE LAW
Republican House Leaders Say NJ
Provisiol lade in Appro-
priation for Publicity.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-The tan
gle in which the President has found
himself in regard to making public
tho returns from the corporations of
tho United States was almost the sole
topic of conversation at the Capitol
to-day and Indications are that there
will be some interesting developments
before the matter Is settled.
Republican leaders of the House
said this afternoon that the appropri-
alton for this purpose is in the same
category as all other suggestions for
appropriations and will be consid-
cred when the proper time comes. .
All Money Spent.
IF the Treasury officials have spent
all the money provided for the coilec-
ton Of the corporation tax without
assjiai5- II for publicity entirely de-
clSred Mr.. Tawney, II don't care, and
don't feel like helping them out. They
viii have TO wait till the general def
cheney bill, which will come in at the
end of this session. This is the only
way the matter can be considered. be-
cause /. would be ruled out of order
in all other bills. The thing Is not
before me officially. and / don't see
what l have to do with II. But even
If II Is incorporated in the general
N -
uesiciehcy piii, ! MINK ~ "lii ne ruied
out y. ofuei, BECAUSE we can pro'iue
ioI TUG H.iins VI efeiAs unoer the
iA~ 81 1891 that the fres'oeht
quotes"
la"nes Knows.
law hes AApEs an auouL ms WAS
chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee, To question as to what
should he done. We can't consider
th.s request as uiHefeht from any
(, ~ ut-SI-Aui au-ap pfo pfiaiiun
anu q IL WILL hate 10 lake its chances
Sese'ai RESOLUTIONS on une suplsce
aIo ~ prepara..oh anu win pe me
s1s Ior an a,tach on the PROPOSE
ZION On 'hs hoof'
-, ants 10 hnow.
onn Wni request .hs secretary OF
me tne treasury lor 1ntormaIloh as 10
whe.IeI any par. Oh .he sioo'oVo APP
propria.e9 py congress 10 carry our
ene iaW NOV oeiiis useu 70 hire
eIe1 MS IA the hissriet OF oo.unnp'A 10
seho out oaar.ns inT return from .or
p"Iaaiois. ing tesiueht says 'nal
$50 . - oo NJ as..e W n.aAe
p1ohe me returns from the corpora e,
llon 'a@' anu some nuers oi ON
sress Wan'eu 10 Know whe,ner cie,hs
are eeihe hi,ed 10 SEND GUY oiahas'
- " - -
sion o. me Jaw o. 1881
me PRESIDENT cannot cnange the
law by executive oruer or aclon.
declared representative Lenroot TIM
surgent- wisconsin, to-day.
Records Open to Public.
suppose theSe records cannot be |
tabulated under the law because OF
insufficient clerk hire" he continued, |
they are still public records. be- I
cause the law specifically says they
are 10 be considered as public records, /
Just because there is not sufficient /
clerk hire to tabuiate they cannot /
change their status at all II they |
were all piled up in room they
would still be open TO the public un- /
der the law.
THE President and the Secretary OF /
the Treasury saw they will be com
ueifed TO treat these records "a inter-
nal revenue records are treated un-
less this money is concentrated Rut /
the internal revenue laws specifleallv
nrnvids that the returns are not 10
he considered as nubIic documents