Evening star., 1927-09-09
STATES TO ATTACK
US. ESTATELEW
More Than so Delegates
From Legislatures to
Meet Tomorrow.

Holding that Congress has def
nitely usurped the rights of the
states In several fields and particu-
larly I'm enactment of the Federal
estate tax, group of more than so
delegates from the Legislatures of
Hotel tomorrow to prepare a program
for amendment or repeal of legisla-
tive acts regarded as hostile to State
interests. At the same time the
delegates will outline methods of
procedure and set a date for the
National Council of state Legisla-
lures, which is to meet in Wash
ington in November. At the latter
conference it is expected governors
of 25 States will join personally in
presenting to Congress the program
to be drawn up by the committee
which meets tomorrow.
Headed by Lee Satterwhite, for
mer speaker of the Texas Legisla-
sure and chairman of the organization
committee of State officials, the dele
gates believe there is already too
much Capitalization in the Federal
Government and hold that the tend
ency toward further encroachment
on the sovereignty of the States
should be stopped. Their immediate
hope is repeal of the Federal estate
tax. although they will suggest
amendment or repeal of other acts
which they believe encroach on State
functions. Delegates to the confer
nn tn
the Federal Government as one of
many acts on the part of Congress
usurping the powers and privileges
properly resting in the States. They
hold the tax should be collected by
the States alone. and should be
added to other revenues desired by
the States and used by them for de-
fraying the expenses of State Gov
ernment.
Review of Congress.
The movement, which amounts to a
virtual review by members of the
state Legislatures of acts of the
National Legislature which affect the
States directly, is IL new one, and
marks one of the first attempts at
concerted effort by the States to in
form Congress of the rights of the
States in matters before the United
States Congress.
Members of the Council of State
Legislatures will be limited to dele
gates duly appointed by State eXecu-
tives under authority granted by their
respective Legislatures. Standing COM
mittee will be appointed. whose duty
it will be to keep in touch with Con-
gress. to acquaint themselves with the
activities of the Government and to
make recommendations to the council.
Those to Attend.
Among those who will attend the
committee meeting tomorrow are the
following:
Texas-Presiding Lee Satterwhite,
chairman.
South Carolina--Lieut. Gov. T. B.
Butler, Columbia; Representative Olin
d. Johnston. Spartanburg; w. G.
Query, chairman tax committee, CO.
lumbia: Edgar A. Brown, ex.speaker,
Barnwell.
Mathematician. Gov. Luren D.
Dickinson. Lansing; Senator James c.
Quinlan. Grand Rapids; Raymond III.
Berry. Detroit.
F'lorida-Speaker s. w. Getzen,
Bushnell.
Illinois-Senator Jesse l.. Deck,
Y Minnesota-Speaker John A. John
son, Preston.
Pennsy1va nia-Horace w. SchantZ,
Allentown; Franklin s. Edmonds, tax
commissioner. Philadelphia; Warren
F. Doane, Philadelphia.
West Virginia-Speaker Vernon r.
Johnson. Berkeley Springs; Senator
II. p Henshaw, Bunker Hill.
Indiana-Senator J. Francis Loeb
ard Milan.
New re-Representative f.
B. Haskell, Concord.
Representative Gilbert Nor
gan, Cleveland.
Representative J. Ron
aid Horsey. Baltimore.
North Carolina-W. L. Long, Roa-
oke Rapids; Thaddeus A. Adams,
Charlotte.
Mississippi-Senato Carl Marshall,
Bay st. Louis.
Georgia-Senator T. j. Anderson,
Summerville.
Tennessee-speaker selden Maiden,
Greenfield.
Kentucky-Lieut. Gov. Henry II.
Denhardt, Bowling Green; Speaker G..
l.. Drury. Morganfield.
Colorado-Lieut. Gov. George M.
Missouri-Speaker Phil A. Bennett,
Jefferson City.
New rk-Representative Louis A.
Cullvier, New York City.
Nebraska-Speaker James A. Rod
man. Omaha.
Rhode Island-Speaker Roy Rawl-
ings, Richmond; A. A. Sherman, Ports
mouth.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r. o. Norris,
Lively; G. IL. Morrissett, Richmond;
Representative j. w. Topping, Cape
Charles: Representative r. Thurman
Boyd, Lynchburg.
Speaker Thomas A.
Hill, Pine Bluff.
Connecticut - Tax Commissioner
William III. Blodgett, Hartford.
Delaware-Speaker William Win
trup, Wilmington.
Iowa-Charles Mclean, Dubuque.
New Jersey-Representa Walter
II. Olden, Princeton.
Alabama-Hugh ID. Merrill, Annis-
ton.
Louisiana-A. p. Frymire. New Or
leans.
Maine-Senator William H. Holman,
Bangor.
Wisconsin-Senator Oscar II. Nor
ris, Milwaukee.
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