Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-09

achusetts has done nothing. and pcs
sibly. perhaps probably. she Will not.
condition which Is equally true OF
five Of the other states in which moth
ing has been done; but it 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
tratlon 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" is
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. it studied in
come tax probabilities. and 1t was |
finally agreed that If a law putting !
such a tax into operation could be |
passed. it would result in an income !
TO the government the first year OF
about $6O.OOO.O00.
Income tax legislation has inter
ested congress in an academic way
for a good many of these latter years
Some OF the constitutional lawye-r of
the house and senate have held that
a 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 law unconstitutional
This kind OF taxation as means
Of raising revenue and as a means Gl
so Of IN part making the rich as 1t Is
put pay fair share of the nations
expenses" has not been compelled
wholly to depend upon Democratic
support. A good many Republicans in
the lower house have favored income
taxation and have not been afraid 10
say so.
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 Phel>r turd
which was given to endow the Re IT
professorship yielded an income OF
, $1,000 a year. but it has been found
that the actual income from it is only
a few hundreds of dollars. and there
fore if the president is to tane &C
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. il is said. would like
o nothing better than to get back to tbs
practice of the law. but he hesitates Il
g do this because of the embarrassment
= which frequently would come from
= pleading cases before judges who hol'
- their seats on the bench through his
appointment. If the president SHOULD
), have case before the Supreme
- court he would find himself confronted
bv several members OF that higl
- tribunal who owe their appointment
. 20 him. and. moreover. the chief JUS
:, tice owes to MIR. Taft his promotion
- from an associate justiceship to tn
/, highest place.
a First He VIII Play Golf.
b. What the president intends TO d
is for while. at any rate, can be toll
c. without much fear that the program
10 to be changed Before entering upo
" an active career in the law or as a
10 instructor in it. the president intend
De to go to Augusta. Ga. TO stay for som
weeks for rest and for chance
" plav golf without feeling that hos
Or of people are waiting to see him O
rs official business and are waxing indil
lie nant because the game of golf eve
Is was invented to keep the chlef maj
IN istrate away from his office.
ST After his rest at Augusta, II is II
TO- presidents intention to go to his hon
i'll in Cincinnati for while and then
60 TO Beverly. Mass. for the summe
is peverlv is the place where the pres
On dent has spent his summer vacation
la for some time. II is entirely possibl
is in fact tentative plans already TO Il
ig- end have been made. that MI Ia
IN next fall will go to Europe TO trav
he and to take things much easier thu
Fir he did the last time he was on Il
he continent When he was secretary
war he made rush trip from the T
east on the Trans Siberian railroad
mt Europe
AK II is said that Mr. Taft has G
rill pressed desire TO see Europe in
on leisurely manner. and after he h
ass done this he will make up his mil
be what he is to do in the future. II
in reported that he has a private incor
mt of about 81 800 year and that II
a law professorship will yield him So @
re- in addition he will feel that he h
,ay plenty of money to live upon and