The chronicle=news., 1913-02-03
INCOME TAX IS
NOW PART
Of j. s.
LAWS

Washington. Feb. 3.-.An Income
tax is now one Of the provisions Of
tho constitution of the United
States.
Wyoming's ratification OF the
Income tax amendment. the six
tccnth change in the constitution
aud the first since the rccons,ruc-
,ion-Compictcd n list OF thirty-siN
s'atcs-three-fourth OF the union
which approved the provision.
Congress now will enact u law
to levy the tax and IL probably VIII
become effective during the extra
session 10 be called by President
elect Wilson In March. The tax
itself Its provisions and Its limita-
tons are left to congress.
The new law probably would
superscdc the corporation tax and
provide for tax on all Incomes
above 5000. although there has
been some sentiment in favor OF
mAkinx the limit M low as $1,000.
Congressional leaders who have
been preparing for the final raiifi
cation By states each year estimate
An income tax would bring In about
SlOO.00c.000 n year to the govern
tncnf
WV tuuS t"N IN pIoN ny
the constitution. the proposed cN-
cisn tax framed by tho Democrats
In 1871: to meet the supreme courts
Jrcisi0n which held former In
como Tux nuconstItutional. will be
dropped and some Of Its provisions
may be Included In the new law.
West Virginia ratified amend
incnt last week. One house In New
Jcrsry and one In New Mexico. have
approved II. wyOninr's ratifica-
tiou Was wholly unexpected ut this
time.
Following il the list OF states
which ratified the income ahmed.
mcnt.
Alabama. Arkansas. Arizona. Cal
f0eniS. Colorado. Georgia. idaho.
IliinoIs. Indiana. lows. Kansas.
se-tan'iy.~Ms!nc. Maryfnrf. Mich
tksn. Minnesota. mississippi. Mis-
FOUR. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada.
New York. North Caroiina. North
Dnkota. Oklahoma, Oregon. South
Dakotn. Tennessee. Texas. Washing
ton. WISCONSIN. Louisiana. Ohio.
Wc~i virginia. Wyoming. The fol-
LOVING rejected the amendment
Connecticut. New Hampshire.
Rhode Island. Utah.
No action or only partia! action
was taken In the eight other states.
Santa Fc, y. NJ. Feb 3.-lDcuinc
iax TO federal legislation passed the
house under suspension OF the rules
At ::IG D. IN.
Santa f.. " NJ. Feb, sit now
is reasonably certain that the icgis-
iaiiyc house will not take action on
the amendment to the federal con.
s'i:ution for an income tax before
Tuesday or "Wednesday OF the pres
cnt week. The resolution passed by
the legislative SENATE has not yet
been reported to the house but will
be reported at ":3U this afternoon.
Authorities on house rules say that
the resolution will be laid over one
day before II can go to vote and
that likely 1t will first be referred
by the speaker to house commit
tee before any house action is TAX
Gu. This may make delay even
luuker.
The Joint finance committees of
the senate aud house assert today
that they have agreed upon a ccun
~ salarics bill and upon bill fin
ing the salaries OF district attor-
p.ys and that these measures will
both be reported Wednesday. II is
expected that lively fight will
take place over both measures. II is
not known whether the governor
will sign either OF them In the
event that they are passed. The
classification of counties In the
county salaries bill do not conform
TO the recommendations made by
the governor in his message at the
opening of the legislature.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Feb. 3.--Not Il