The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
INCOME MEASURE
WILL Be RATIFIED
Does Not impose Income Tax But
Gives Power to Congress to
Enact Revenue Law.

Washington, d. c., April 24.-The
tariff situation in congress may be
greatly changed by the ratification OF
the income tax amendment The gen
eral belief here is that the amend.
ment will be ratified before congress
disposes of any of the tariff revision
bills proposed by the democrats. The
amendment does not impose an in
come tax, but as soon as it is ratified
congress will have authority to enact
legislation providing revenue from
that source.
The advocates or the amendment
are so confident of its ratification that
they have drafted an income tax bill,
which will be introduced by Senator
Norris Brown of Nebraska. II this
bill becomes a law the government
will receive by taxation on incomes a
sum ranging from 70 million to 100
million dollars year. This would
eliminate from the tariff decision the
argument that duties cannot be re-
duced because the revenue is needed.
Senator Brown said Sunday.
"The minute / can get the oppor-
tunity to do so, following the conclus-
i've ratification of the amendment,
shall introduce the income tax bill.
The lowest estimate placed on the
revenue from an income tax is 20
million dollars, the figures of the
treasury department. Other estimates
run up to 80 million dollars and 100
million dollars
"The treasury department estimate
of the revenue that would be produc-
ed by the corporation tax measure has
been proved by experience altogether
toolow. My own estimate is that the
bill would produce about 100 million
dollars year.
Thirty states have ratified the
amendment already; thirty-fve will
make it part of the constitution. States
which have ratified it are Maine, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Ne
vada, California, Oregon, Washington,
Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia
total thirty.
only four states have definitely
voted down the amendment, West Vir-
ginia, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
and Louisiana.
Il have kept in close touch with
legislatures this winter and all along
have had strong hopes that the amend
ment would be ratified without waiting
for legislatures that do not meet until
next winter"
Several state legislatures still are in
session, and it is recognized that the
situation now is critical. Expectation
is that in New York, Florida, Mime
sofa and Massachusetts the resolu-
tion of ratification will pass soon. 1t
had been expected that the New Jer-
sey legislature which adjourned yes
terday would ratify it. Senator Brown
was disappointed to learn that it did
not.
However, the progressives have
something up their sleeves in this con-
nection. If thirty-four ratifications are
obtained, and only one more is need
ed, they propose to appeal to the gov
ernor of one of the states which has
not yet acted upon the amendment to
call special session of his legisla-
ture for this particular purpose.
The honor of thus calling out the
reserves probably will go to either
Governor Carey of Wyoming. or Gov
ernor Wilson of New Jersey. Both
are progressives.