Montpelier examiner., 1913-01-10


the national legislators can pass al
most any kind of an income tax law
that they choose.
The middle west, Ohio. Indiana, I'LL
nois. Missouri, Iowa. Kansas and the
other states which ordinarily are In
the front rank of real progressive leg
islation, have sanctioned income tar
legislation by the United States con-
gress. States which have rejected the
amendment are Utah, Rhode Island.
New Hampshire and Connecticut.
In ten states no action on the
amendment yet has been taken Mass
achusetts has done nothing, and pos
sibiy. perhaps probably. she will not.
a condition which is equally true OF
five of the other states in which moth
ing has been done: but 1t Is believed
that Florida. New Jersey and West
Virginia will take action through their
legislatures during the coming winter,
and that soon after the Democrats
come into possession of the admins
tration and both branches of congress.
an income tax law will be passed.
Democratic leaders in Washington
admit that when the special session
meets and they are certain that IN
come tax legislation can be enacted.
they will breathe easier as to what
may happen to the resources In case
the tariff for revenue only plan" ID
put into operation When the ways
and means committee was discussing
revenue questions in connection with
the preparation of the tariff bills
which Mr.. Taft vetoed. II studied in
come tax probabilities. and 1t was
finally agreed that II law putting
such tax into operation could be
passed. 1t would result in an income
to the government the first year OF
about s6o.Ooo.0oO,
Income tax legislation has inter
ested congress in an academic way
for a good many of these latter years.
Some of the constitutional lawyers OF
the house and senate have held that
law could be passed which would
stand the test Of the Supreme court
constituted as was the one which
about eighteen years ago declared
such a law unconstitutional
Taft's Plans for Future.
What is President Taft going
to do after he leaves Office? 1t
has been reported and perhaps
generally believed that he is to
accept the Kent lectureship of law at
his alma mater. Yale university. The
first report was that the Phelps fund
which was given to endow the Kent
professorship yielded an income Of
$4,000 a year. but 1t has been found
that the actual income from it is only
a few hundreds Of dollars, and there
fore IL the president ID to take ad'
vantage of the lectureship opportunity.
the university must take some meas
ures to make the compensation ade-
quate by providing funds from other
than foundation sources
The president, it is said. would like
nothing better than to get back to the
practice of the law, but he hesitates to
do this because OF the embarrassment
which frequently would come from
pleading cases before judges who hold
their seats on the bench through his
appointment. II the president should
have case before the Supreme
court he would find himself confronted
by several members OF that high
tribunal who owe their appointments
to him, and, moreover. the chief jus
tice owes to Mr.. Taft his promotion
from an associate justiceship TO the
highest place
First He VIII Play Golf.
What the president intends to DO
for while. at any rate, can be told
without much fear that the program 10
to be changed Before entering upon
an active career in the law or as an
instructor in 1t. the president intends
to go to Augusta, Ga, to stay for some
weeks for rest and for a chance to
play golf without feeling that host
OF people are waiting to see him on
official business and are waxing indig.
nant because the game of golf ever
was invented to keep the chief mag.
istrate away from his Office
After his rest at Augusta, Il fs the
presidents intention to go to his home
In Cincinnati for a while and then to
go to Beverly. Mass. for the summer
Beverly is the place where the prest
dent has spent his summer vacations
for some time. II is entirely possible,
in fact tentative plans already to the
end have been made, that Mr. Taft
next fall will go to Europe to travel
and to take things much easier than
he did the last time he was on the
continent When he was secretary of
war he made a rush trip from the far
east on the Trans Siberian railroad to
Europe.
1t is said that Mr.. Taft has en-
pressed desire to see Europe in
leisurely manner, and after he has
/, done this he will make up his mind
what he is to do in the future. 1t is
reported that he has private income
Of about $500 a year and that IL a
law professorship will yield him S5 900
in addition he will feel that he has
plenty OF money to live upon and ia
| support his family in a manner that
it is generally conceded 9 former pres
ident Of the United States should live.
To Polish Plano.
II the polish of your piano is DUH.