Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-04
New Mexico, New Jersey and
Wyoming, Eager to be the
Thirty-Sixth Commonwealth
10 Act All Get Lett
MONTH OR MORE BEFORE
II BECOMES OPERATIVE
Congress Expected to Pass
Law EafB in Coming SEES
sion Carrying Out Provisions
of Amendment

olNli NNl 1Iiin RNi lNNloiNN'
of Amendment,
ny Morning Journni special leased wire.i
Washington. Feb. 3 Direct taxes
upon the Incomes of citizens of theI
United states. whether derived from
idle capital or from the conduct of
business. were made possible today
hy the ratification of the sixteenth
to the federal constltu-
uon. Delaware. Wyoming ana New
Mexico. indorslng the income tax
amendment through their respective
legislatures. completed "a list of thlr-
ty-eight states that have approved II,
two more than the throe-f0urths
necessary for It's final adoption.
Delaware which had not been con-
sidercd IN the contest FOR the honor
the amendment acted through lts
Legislature AZ 1880 a. m. today. nos
Ing out the wyoming legislature by a
narrow margin, that state having for
mally ratincd the amendment at i0;i5.
the difference In time beating Il by
two hours. New Mexico was q close
third. its assembly acting at 2.t5 y. m.
Leaders IN congress predicted tonight
that through this authorization the
law which will be passed 10 levy the
tax upon American incomes viii be in
troduced as soon as the extra session
opeus its exact terms have not been
decided upon, but IL Is believed IL VIII
exempt an Incomes less than $4,000
or $4,000 and will provide tax Of
per cent on the majority of personal
incomes that do not run 60 IN eX-
eessiye hgure Informal notice Of the
final adoption of the new amendment
was given a. the senate by Senator
Brown Of Nebraska who introduced
the resolution Ia 1909. on which the
proposal for an income tax was sub
mitted to the states.
The urafting Of the bill TO put The
tax into effect. It Is expected. will fall
10 the lot Of Representative Cordell
Hull of Tennessee member Of the
house ways ana means committees,
who drew the excise tax bin proposed
last year by the democratic house Of
representatives. but which did not be-
come a law. The income tax will bel
designed TO supplant the present cor
poration tax and will apply 10 the in
comes of individuals. tlrins and cor
porati0ns. In statement tonight
Representative Hull declared he fa-
vored making the new tax an integral
part Of the financial system Of the
United states. to remain IN Fun force
without regard to the character of
tariff bills that conditions may enact
from time to time one feature which |
1t is believed will bc included in the
law will be provision for collecting
at the source" of the income.
This feature now IN operation Ia
England wond require firms 10 ccr-
tify amounts they pas individuals In
salaries and fees and pny the tax di- |
rect to the government, u Is believed |
this wouid remove much complaint |
that might be made if the govern |
ment had Investigated every indlyid- |
ual citizens income and would pre-
vent evasion of the law The annual I
amount the government may raise on
the income tax Is estimated by demo- |
cratic leaders Ia congress at approx
mately 500. 1000. This would In
sude the Ss0.O00.0OO collected under
he present corporation tax
zone Of the important results of an
ncome tax, said Representative Hull.
viii be the curbing Of unnecessary
'ederal expenditures. when great
)art Of the government income Is de-
lived BY a direct tax upon the citizens
# the nation, they viii serutinize more
'arefully the appropriations by con
sress"
Probably II viii rcmain for preal.
ient-elect Woodrow Wilson 70 make
ificial announcement Of the income
AK amendment to the constitution
- to date. the state department has
eceived notices OF approval by the
legislatures of only thirty-four states.
N est Virginia, Delaware. Wyoming
md New Mexico, not having reported
N their action. The department cam
lot act upon anything less than the {
nicial certificate Of the governors and
Of state,
Even when all the certificates are nc {
and, the executive will not be in
position formally to announce that
act IN a matter of this importance
t Is necessary TO move With extreme
aution. and Secretary Knox. the Gus
odan Of the certificates, VIII refer
hem to the solicitor Of the depart /
lent Of state for examination as 70 !
heir sufficiency 3
Already some questions have been t
aised as 70 the legality Of the re- 4
nrns In Kentucky the legislature +
nitially adopted the amendment in a
dvauce Of the receipt from Secretary /
snox Of the formal communication. c
fhich should serve as o basis for q 7
tate's action In consequence Of this {
aste and the use Of q newspaper a
Tipping the language Of the enactlne
esoluiion was slightly erroneous. AS 4
oon as the error was discovered an |