Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-03
INCOME TAX
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s3l3.StG.aGa. whilo Internal revenue
taxes yielded s8aI.f6a37s. The re-
maindcr came from sales 81 public
lands. the corporation tax aud vnrious
miscellaneous sources. Under an in
come tax. however. new and far
reaching source OF revenue is pro-
vided for the government and this
VIII in turn reduce the amounts re-
uulrcd from the other sources Of rev
cnuc. customs and Internal revenue in
order 20 meet the expenses 81 the gov
rrnmcnt. This last phase b. likely Co
have an important bearing on tarin
legislation az hereafter enacted
Before the amendment formally be-
comes part of she constitution to-
days action ~ the legislatures must
he transmitted 60 the secretary OF
state at Washington and Droclama-
ton OF the ratification made.
The nrst official step toward amend
ing the constitution 80 MS 60 authorize
specifically AN income tax was taken
by the senate ON july T. 1903 by
unanimous vote that body adopted a
resolution submitting this amendment
20 the legislatures 81 the respective
july Il, the house passed the resoiu-
ton by vote Of 81 to H.
The movement took form during
the tarin debate In 1903 Amend
menls % the Payne Aldrich tarin bll.
Incorporating an income tax and In
heritancc tax measures were then
pressed. Finally President Tart sent
o. message to congress ursng the
passage co. ttN upon tho doings OF
business Day corporations. measured
by their income and the submission
60 the states OF AN income tax amend
mcnt Go the constitution.
senator Brown OF Nebraska futh-
cred IA" ngendment finally adopted.
A. introduced and sent Geo the finance
committee. congress was gNcn power
Go luy direct taxes ON incomes with
out uppu' uuumcW. when On. amend
mcnt vJs reported uut of committee
Dos Senator Aldrirh the word direct"
had been eliminated The words
from whatever source derived" were
Incorporated. These words caused
sharp criticism before several state
logisllturrs
ln the hous, the amendment was
referred to the WAYS and means COM
Witt"" one afternoon was given 60
debate. Representative Payne. Re-
publican hool leader. spoke in favor
Of giving the government the power
as war measure. hut Denounced a.
~ peace measure. Representative
thamu Clark ,hUmplou,d "a, .ub. ud-
ment as making accumulated wealth
pay its Just burden OF taxation 81
was eventually agreed to by the house
los very large majority In which
both PARTIES were represented
within less than month from the
date oi action hy congress- the Ala
hanna legislature had voted unani-
m"usl} in favor of the amendment
Tn 1910. Georgia. Illinois, Ken-
lucky MARYLAND. Mississippi okla
homu. south Carolina aud Texas
voted tp r1tIf, the amendment In
1871 Arkansas, california. Colorado,
Idaho. Indiana, Iowa kansas Maine.
Michigan. Missouri Montana. Ncbras-
ka, Nevada, Sew YORK. North caro-
lima, North Dakota, ohio, oregon.
Tennessee, south Dakota. Washington
and Wisconsin gave their apprnysl
ln 1919 Arizona. Louisiana and Min
ncsotn voted Tor ratification. Thus
thirty states had acted ailirmu-
lively On the proposal Connecticut
Sew Hampshire Rhode island aud
ltUh Dos this time had rejected the
Amendments
one ul che most hitter contests over
ratification took place in Nrw York
state. Governor Hughes, now a mem
bvr of the supreme eourt of the Unit
ed States. sent message Go the lcgis-
laturc ia opposition o. the measure
legislation must now be- enacted by
congress before un Income taX may be
collected, the present amendment
merely giving congress the power tul
lay such tax. only the most general
kind of estimates are being INDUCED
la AZ Ia what the government may re
ccive under such Il tax, as all will
depend upon the rates 60 bee nNed bi
congress in 1856. under the civil
war Income tax measures, $4,000. 0Np
Was collected. The income tax law
81 1854 WAS estimated 10 raise $50,
ouuono annually. Just preceding the
passage ot the amendment resolution
hy rongrcss In 1909. senator Bailey
had introduced an Income tax bin.
estimated 20 WELD probably $4,000
900 proposed under the Psync-Al-
a. l.