The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-21
ASSEMBLY BEATS INCOME TAX
BCr " LACKED ONLY rive
VOTES or RETN0 ADOPTED.
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ALBANY. April 1o.--AIthOugh the
opinion has prevailed generally that the
Isase Legislature would DOT ratify the
Tai, propcesd Federal inooms TAX prop
cation. AsssmblySnsn Andrew y. Murray
REQ OF New York; came within two votes
n having HIS Ooneurrsnt resolution
comnittnG the Legislature u the scheme
adopted by the Asseusbly to-day. Forwcr
Lieutenant Governor Lswis Stuyvssant
Chanlsr. the former Democratic candidate
fer Governor. took Issue with his party
IN the proposition and declared against
IA The only other Of tho fifty-four
Democratic Asasublywsn tn Oppoee tho
resolution was Asscmblyman Short Of
Richmond. There were twenty two cs-
publscan Asscmblymen voting t"r IL.
Speaker wAAsworth. Majority Leader
Merritt. Chairman Jesss W. Phlli'ps
Of the Assembly Judiciary Committee
and other prominent Republican, de-
clarrd that the proposed idea of taxing
Incomes from whatevsU source derived
vas dangerous Co the Statrs finances.
HAD Democratic state Chairman Corners
been aroused over the Federal income
tan proposition and had three OC his
Democratic members from Erie. Mr..
Heavn, Mr. wende and Mr.. Roam. been
On the Job to-day AR. Murray -Vuid
have -dcceeded in having the Assembly
adopt his resolution. They we're not
ureaent when the v0tE was taken to-day
There we're u votes Gust for II. laclihs
culy two oi the necessary 20 votes for the
ADOPTION by the Assembly OF the resOlu-
aor. ard "a votes we're cast against 10.
When Asserublyman Murray noticed
that his resolution vas defeated by Oniy
txo votes he moved 10 reconsider the
vote Nv which the resolution was de-
fsa'ed and ,ha' Ihis motion be laid upon
the table for the present. This vas
adopted bv a vo,e &C 81 20 ~. and Mr..
Murray will call the proposition uP again
when he feels that he has the necessary
"a votes to ra&s It.
A. O'Clock this afternoon there were
enough votes 60 pass the income tar
resolution In the Assembly Out from that
time on the argshnsnts OF tho opposition
became more and more effective and
q number IL Republicans switched. One
Of the b~ss spesches in opDosition was
made by Prank l.. Young. . RspsslSlican
aver Of wesi Chester. Speakss Wacis-
rogth wRs equally IOrcefli In his work
smong tho Republican Asssmbiymsn.
w9inR them 60 stand by Gov. Hughes
n his opposition 20 the income tar.
Fifteen ef ths twenty-five Republican
vOtes Tor tho income tax are controlled
by Georns W. Aidridge. State Chairman
T,mo'hy L. WOodKun and Herbe-t Par
sons Three of Mr.. Abdridge's Eve As
semhlymsn were present and voted for
the amendment. Eight oG the steven
Kings county Republicans and four q the
thirteen Manhattan Republicans voted
fer IT, Ths two Republican Assembly
men from Ellhu Roots county Of Oneida
Also voted for IL.
The twenty-five Republican Assembly
nsn who voted for the resolution we're:
James r. Stevenson Of Delaware. Good
speed. Brown. Come. Green. Lee. 0lOre.
Wcinstein and Iachman Of Kings: white.
Phillips and Mclnerney OS Monroe; Van
olinds of Montgomery. koPp. Murray.
Bates and GArfetn Of New York: Alien
and Cross " Oneida. weiland % Queens.
Holden efTOmpkias and Young Of Ulster.
The principal arguments Ia support
II the resolution were made by Assem-
r.vuan Murray and AsscmblymAn FRS
ne They had long speeches prepared
ard read them.
ArsemblymaM Charles A. Dana ~ New
York made q vigorous argument in oppo-
si.icn 90 the broad from whatever sour-s
derived Ecope % the proposed conSgi-
tuiional amendment 90 tar incomes. He
TASTED that there had never been an
attempi made to pass an income tar ex-
cept a times Of var or Immediately there
after
NJ Dana said that at the close Of the
deosts he would ofer q substitute for the
Murray resolution TO have the Legislature
recommend 10 Congreps that the proposed
amsEduG1f 70 Nbo NoahNtaN1h4uu W
amended by striking out the words from
whatever source derived and that the
Inendment in that form be submitted TO
tie State for ratihcatica.
Assemhiyman Dana than offered his
amendment STRIKING out the words from
~Ea'sver source derived from the pro-
pos~d constitutional amendment. Mr..
Murray insistsd the Dana substitute was
merely q subserfuGs for dodging direct
Gr'ion on tho Murray resolution.
Majority Leader Merritt raised thu
ron' u order and Questioned the A.
SET -'ys night 20 conaidsr the proposed
s.-s''Its on the ground that is vas not
proS~r ~ germans.
Speaker wadSworsh held that Mr..
h"rri-'s point was well taken. 'Ths
Congress has submitted specific propo-
s'lon said the Speaker. and there il
aotn,nk else 60 do but vote for IL or
ga rst e The Legislature OF thia STATE
sAs %, r.Eht 10 send any message 20
NJ zrs-s az 90 the form Of the proposed
an~ndment-
Although Senator Josiah 7. NewoUmb
'h~p Manhattanl fathers the resolution
70 'h- senate committing the Legislature
aEa'r-' tho income tar amendment he
Discus ~"d the vote on this question IN the
'--"nhly to-day from q parliamentary