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PRISON REWARDS
WORKED WONOERS
Unruly Convicts Have Become
.nlt'-Respecting in Karn?
hof Privileges.
CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY
Charities Board Has Highest
PraiM for Management of
Penitentiary.
Simple marvelous" Is the expres
s.i n u.-e.l b] the State Hoard of Chari?
ties and Corrections in its annual re
. . .. || , . mmenting on the results of
J aSSta i f awards Introduced in the
(ttgtt Penitentiary by .superintendent
- ! Wood Giving rewards for
? act has created a spirit of
, - ? has decreased punish
laice degree, and. says the
' perhaps the greatest sin- '
cl? thing lione for improved discipline
j. penitentiary was opVned."
- lail] large amount of space
? > ..? . s piihlication. "Social Ser
'.. i Virgil la," which is the title
, ?<. report this year, is devoted to
. t <- of the State prison. This.
- ..c to tlie advance
t? :< i .i le in the method of employ
msilT ? \ ? labor, whereby half
i. ;- > . < !?? !?? put to work on
. - . . - ro.i'is So complimentary is
? ? : es board of the present
f <ire'it that it says conditions
. ? Id now be a source of deep
4.?i .". to the Commonwealth."
?firit el Place Praised.
"At era glad to report." it says, j
?? : - :r.> last tutiaa is in good con
thal the provisions of law .
? . of the penitentiary !
to the treatment of I
amen are < beerred to the letter.
\ : I the veils cleanly and well
? ? I :-l ample and of good qual
r t.-.sks reasonable, the shops
. ? hospital in a sanitary con?
ditio! 2 the discipline good.
r ? v n > Matt aie inflicted, the
n-isor- rs seel contented as ?ould be
a the circumstance.*, there
as - no reports of misconduct.
CTiierr* r peculation on the part of
> es The accounts of the
? -cr. are well kept, and records
pea - . ? i i that the prison career of
I may be seen at a glance.
. ? ? .. spirit of co-operation
I] pervades the place, with
ftttJe of the gruesome ill-will that
? : :<:rires many institutions of this
BebSB
- .-?::.g the system of awards in
T-oduoed and carried out by Superin?
tendent Wood, the board says that of- :
fcial proceeds upon the principle that
the average man will respond to jus?
tice and will appreciate a recognition '
of his good conduct. The rewards are
as follows: ill Kvery prisoner who
spends six months In prison without
an infraction of rules is given a good .
conduct button: c:> ever- prisoner!
who has a like record for one years is '
rtllowed to discard his striped cap and
to wear a blue cap. furnished by the
penitentiary: <2> every prisoner whose
record is clean for eighteen months is
given a pair Of soft shoes, instead of
the usual rough shoes m use: Mi
e\ery prisoner ?hose record is clean
for two years is allowed to write home
every thirty days, instead of every ?
two months
Prewd oi Good < ewahsec.
It wah foand by the board that '
i: ? ;? ?>>?? e; > w . o bad violated prac?
tically every rule became ambitious
for these rewards, and. by good con?
duct, won one or more of them. They
were found proudly displaying their I
good conduct buttons and manifestly
self-respecting by this token.
At dinner time it was found that
beere than half of those who have been
in the prison as long as one year were
wearing blue caps. During the last
f-s rears the n ass bar of panstahatenta
baa dropped from an average of seven
in three day s to one If, three days.
In comment, the report says: "In
ceenasending this system we wish to
sucgest i?s extl natesi as rapidly as t'ne
)edgn?enl of the superintendent will
deem wise imbed, we take Um posi?
tion that everything that can he dews
te deereaae the distress of pilaeang
while maintatnintc discipline and in
creesuka self-respect should be done.
W? siasl nevei ovirloab, the fact that
the prison i.* a world in itself, and
that, relatively speaking, it Is com-'
1 W I of all sorts of men. Some un- .
fortaaatea will not respond to kind
aeai eppreclpje nTercy; others may:
at K| ????!." with slight encourage- i
r.ent. t.. lay t!.. foundations of future
rr if-i espe.-t gad usefulness, ?'lasstti
c*tinT, is a first essential of penology,
and while every prisoner should be
?? '? ? 'v., ' jus'ii-,. 'he Kood men
s be rnaoe to feel thst th-|r ob
ssrssmI of necessary rubs will meet
with easts and synipathcth approval,
DIRECT 1AXES
UPON INCOMES
MADE POSSIBLE
'Continued l":om First Fa?e.)
of the adoption ?' thi : ? tax
: ? ? nenr
Following is If e list of St.it's Whlci
Vai:,e. Mary la 4. J*:-M|
Missisfipic Mlaaoa.i Montana. Ne
braaha Seeaea.
Torr X?.rt:. <? ? ?'? N . ?
after' gr#e
or pneumonia
tKe enfeebled ?>wrm readily
accepts any disease- Nature's
rerssotant force is depleted
and Scott'? Emultion is
nmmdod. It? V
trated nouri ?hmrr.t is im?
mediately distributed to every
or pan
With Scott'? Emalaion
rabtsnre repairs waste, con?
structs healthy tissue and
actrvr hfe-aoataining Blood.
insurgent
talK
You can't losei
the Nickel you
bet on one
INSURGENT
CIGAR
because you
get full value
in reahmpor
ted Porto
R i c a n To
bacco, the
finest hand?
made smoke
at the price.
Straus Cigar Co.
Wholesale Distributors
Ohio. West Virginia. Wyoming.
Tin? folio win* rejected:
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island. I tal .
No action. r?r only partial action,
was taken in the ?tnht other States.
Not i'n. Dissenting tote.
t'heyenne. Wyo.. February 3.?Not a
dlee anting; vote was registered in
wither house of the Wyoming Legisla?
ture to-day on the joint resolution
ratifying the income tax amendment
to the Federal Constitution.
When the Senate met this morning,
Senator Kemlrick moved the resolu?
tion he taken up under a suspension of
the rules. It was passed, and at once
forwarded to the House, where it was
expedited, tile vote being complete.! at
104.', o'clock. The resolution then
went t<> the Hovernor for his signature-.
After pel eel ag the income tax
amendment, the House then passed
unanimously the resolution authoriz
Ing ti.e direct election of United States
Senators. The Senate has a similar
resolution before it.
Delaware Acts Ituiekly.
Dover, Del., February :t.?Relieving
thai Delaware would make the thirty
sixth State to ratify the Federal in
rome tax amendment, ami thna make
it effective, the Legislature rushed
through a joint resolution ratifying
the amendment.
A< carding to the Speaker of the
Hasse .0' the Delaware Legislature.
Qaal legislative action on the joint
resolution ratifying the proposed
amendment waa taken at 10:"..". e'clock
this morning. The Senate met at l#:M
A M atid soon afterward passed the
resolution. Within five minutes after
its receipt from the Senate the House
acted favorably upon the measure.
\c?? Mexico Outdistanced.
ta Kc N It, February Z?Out
distanced by Wyoming ami Dclaw.u?
in an effort to cant UM rato making
the Federal Income tax constitutional
amendment effective Hie Waat Maxier
House did not reach a vote on the
measure until late this afternoon
Then the rules were suspended and a
favorable rote recorded.
No Qnerrel About Honor.
) Cheyenne. W>o.. February 3.?When
his attention was called to the cluim
I of Delaware to having passed the de?
ciding vote of ratiiication of the in?
come tax amendment. Speaker Platt
of the Wyoming House, said:
"Well, if they passed their resolu?
tion at 10:55, their time, they beat us,
as we took action at 19:41 here. How?
ever, the honor is too trifling to iiunr
tel about, and anyway they didn't have
as much of a 'scrap' as we had."
MASS MEETING TO-NIGHT
I o 11 on Hill ? illxena to Bed Together
on Mreel t ar Intrusion.
I A m."ss-meeting of the citizens of
! Fulton Hill trill be held at TeJCorfs
. Hall, on the (Jnrerrment itoad. at tt
o'clock to-mOii for the purpose of
discussing the best tonte for the pro
prosed Fulton Hill extension of the
Richmond and tfenrivo Railway Com?
pany's line.-., it eras stated that the
Henrico Company, as a concession to
Alderman Neuen during the recent
fight, for a light and power franchise,
guaranteed to build this line. Since
then the residents and property own?
ers have fallen out ?.\.r the route it
should take, ami there have bean all
manner of charges thi t \arious prop
. erty owners aroro seel i.l; to divert the
line to ?he las pro vetr < .it ..t" their own
properly. The Mooting to-night is in?
tended as an effort to gel the people
of Fulton Hill tOaTOthei and nnd out
xvhat they want. :.s tl.Mnpanjf has
expressed no preference in the matter
of route, beyond desiring to reach the
most populous aoctloaa and so serve
the largest number al people.
B'NAI B'RITH DINNER
Troininent \i*ilors will latdsees Order at
iaaanl Aftair Te-Nlght.
Kimmen laidge. independent Order of
B'liai Bilth. will give its annual dinner
and dance at " SO o'clock this evening at
the Jefferson Club. '1 he occasion will he at?
tended l>y prominent members of the order
from other cities, several of whom will
make SdlllSSSSS
The B'nai Brith Is the most reprcsenta
.?>? Jearish benevolent organization m the
country, and lias lodges in many Euro?
pean cities. It came prominently into no?
tice several weeks ago when it presented
i? President Tsft. through Its executive
committee, a medallion of gold In recogni?
tion at his conspicuous service to the Jew?
ish people of this country.
The presentation ceremony, which was
preceded by a luncheon at the White Heus?,
was attended from this . jty by Dr. E. X.
Caitoeh. ^ho Is executive eommitteeman
from the tlfth district of the ardor which
includes Maryland. District of Columbia
Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina
and ?Jeorgla.
GETS S800 DAMAGES
Mo, Jones Kecoiers for Injurr Caused eg
Adulterated Hay.
In the case of Ada 1. Jones against John
T. Andersen's Sons, which has been on trial
for several days in the I .aw and Equity
Court, the jury brought in a verdict yeeter
I day of damage In the sum of $*0o. Mrs.
Jones sued for H.V>w. claiming that she had
purchased a shipment ef unsound arid adul?
terated hay from Anderson a Sons, and that
on feeding it to her mules they had be?
come violently ill. three of them having
died.
Counsel for the defendant made the usual
motion for setting asms the verdict, which
motion the court continued for argument.
East Victory for Carolina.
Chapel HAL N. C February .1.-The T'nl
versltv of North Carolina over" helmed Dav?
idson College in basketball here to-night by
the s< ore of 42 to S. Carolina's brilliant
passing and general team work was too
mu-'h for Davidson, and the game was never
In doubt. At the end of the Tirst half the
score teas 16 to 0. Carolina's close guarding
keeping the hall almost entirely out of her
territory Davidson was handicapped by
the strange floor, and seemed badly off
their game.
Four hundred students were present to S00
the big league baseball stars. Qaabten and
B..?e. Carrlngton und Long did the best
" ork for Carolina, while White w as Dav?
idson's mainstay.
The latest bulletin issued kg Secrets rx
J. II. Farrell. of the National As.-o. lation
of Professional Baseball League.-, shows the
following releases hy purchase:
Koanake to Richmond?Kenten. Barieeen.
Mehasend te Bee ash t Battle. McCaaaan
Reaneka te Rlehaaend?Kewten. Burleson.
Newport News to Bristol ? W. H. Carney.
Waiter Anlenbaeker, w. i:. (Beek) Hooker.
A Kru- kmlller. Charles Ki. hherger.
Released By Vtrgtels lasagne, I'mpiree
T-.iii MeJfaasara and i;e*>rge Cowan.
Argument Postponed.
Argument on the deniijrrer entered hy The
Ttnses-Pieaatea Cemaaay to the suit tiled
en Saturday by the Lnneten Monotype Ma?
chine Company, set for a hearing before
Judge Crump in the Un- and Equity Court
to-day. h;is been postpone.) i,y- agreement of
counsel. The argument will probably bS
heard laier this \c eek.
Faeea Two More ? hargea.
After he r.i.l been held for the grand
jury yesterday morning in Police
Court on two charges of houawbreak
ing. two charges of larceny were made
against Robeat Mayo, colored. He Is
alleged to ha ve stolen *io from Zack
Valankl and two rfa- .ror.s and bric
a-brac from V rs. C Holrgrefe.
SYSTEM OF TAXATION
RADICALLY CHANGED
The provision authorising an Income
ta\ a I ;???? SSSSSS .? part of the r*OSl?
? r 1 < 'oust Hut ion will ki."*n as Um
Sixteenth Atii' ioiuo lit." msb rtsil as
folio?
"Article nvi.- The Ceaajresa shall
haTI Prower to lay and collect taxes on
laeosaca> frssa whatever sasarca ?ie
without apportionment aasMHJ
the Maies. and without regard la any
? us ?>r enumeration "
The i hange In the fundamental law
of I!.-- land marks a new eporh in the
AatartCM tax system. Kur the first
tun? CeSNjrr? ss Is given specific au?
thority 1" a provision of the Fed. ral
1?oa St It ot Ion to lev y an Income tax.
AM ptHloSSB efforts for a tax of this
km'il ) .iv-? hs?a without the explo it
aoth Ol It] "f a constitutional provis?
ion Tio < hange also marks a broad
?.? . ? l"i m ? ? ' lbs ? c.iio.ni'- and fiscal
systeoi of t?:. ITntted states, permit -
acoanea to ho S basis for taxation,
similar to t'- systeeaa now In force
Ita!*, Austria. Sw itz-rland.
i and varteaM ??th- r < ountrlea.
>es? ?narre mf Hrteaae.
l'r..l iM' Ho- most Important aspect
of an baeeone laa, .?- seas authorized
St the ? or-titutlon iv t!,at It adds a
Ott.?
at r
I aif
? rr.r
Of I
la. -
tax.
irnendmeM fi
i aos?e|fiesl|y al> iri'ome >ax was ?;,
? b> t?e fenate on Jalr 7, 1*1
unanimous vote tliat body adopted a
resolution submitting this atjiendnent
to the Legislatures of the respective
St sites Only a fem davs later, or. Jell)
1the House paSMd the resolution
by a vote of .117 to 14.
Take? form in Hum.
The mo\emeiit took form staring the
tariff debate in ISO!? Amendments to
the Payne-AMrieh tariff bill. inoorpo
mttnej an income tax and inheritance
tax measures. were then pressed
Finally, President Taft sent a message
to i'o'.gress urging ti e passage of a
fax upon 'the doing of business by
i M porations. measured by their In?
come." and tbe submission to the
Mates of an income tax amendment
to the Constitution.
Senator llronn. of Nebraska,
fathered the amendment finally adopt?
ed As introduced and sent to the
Klnanee Committee. Congress was
given power to lay "direct" taxes on
?sea without apportionment When
the amendment was reported out of
committee by Senator Aldrich. the
W at Si "direct" bail been eliminated The
words "from whatever source derived"
were Incorporated. These words
c*M*eea I hart?- criticism before several
Rata legislatures.
In H.e House the amendment was
?ed to the \Va\s and Means Cora -
line afternoon was given to
, < (representative Payne. Kepijh
i" flc.r leader, spoke in favor of
I the government the power as
w .i r n.ensure, but denounced it as a
? Measure t?v saying that he be
"with Cladstone that it tends
-.? a nation of liars ' Repre
?'hamp Clark championed
NOTICE
I ? ' I I if',- 'he general public
?-? P1MKKRTON A Companys
.11 l.l> MATI.S I>ktf.CT1VK
t.k- a <'??r.iniercial I?r
???d in any way
- II e , ? . i in k I MTON H NA
lOXAIeDI ? i riVB bOeUtCT, nor
FIXKr.RTOX'a HANK AM
RAXstKM ? hot 1' 1 it)N. operate.
riNhliTON s MtlllVtl, niTK
ri\ t ti,i \i i.
eriM.I am \ PI N K ERTON
I 1:1 ago
Al.t.? s pi N K i RTQft,
W0m York
A I,VIS f OVf MAN.
?? etjr^rir'endenf Timea Dte
r line Richmond. Vs.
An Appeal to Those Sufferin
With Rheumatism
My Statement:
If you arc a sufferer from rheumatism I know that this will be
of much interest. I know if you have a relative, or friend, suffer?
ing the terrible tortures of this many headed monster? rheuma?
tism that it will be equally interesting
You would give almost any price tu be relieved.
There are many so-called "cures" advertised?read what most
of them require: Take three or four times a day. internally, some
remedy made up with strong drugs, which I would call "dope."
Rc.td what these "cures" claim is the cause of rheumatism?
uric acid, kidney trouble, liver complaint, indigestion, etc.
No one knows what uric acid is?ask your family physician.
While you are talking to him, ask about these "cures" at the
same time. You have a lot of faith in his opinion.
Rheumatism is a serious disease?with more serious conditions
f? llo ving if not checked in time. It often doubles one up, brings
on 11 -orts of misery, makes life almost unbearable.
Nine ca rs out of ten require no internal treatment at all.
Du not till your system with these "cures" until you have tried
Noah's Liniment
You may be one of the nine that can be helped by it?Noah's
Liniment is an external treatment.
You would, if .i sufferer, give $5.00 as quickly as Si.00 for
something that would help you. All I ask you to do is to try one
large size bottle of Noah's Liniment. If it does not benefit you
vour dealer is authorized to give back your money.
Where there is not any swelling or fever Noah's Liniment will
no doubt help you. Requires very little rubbing, penetrates and
does not evaporate like most external remedies.
If you have read thus far you will be more interested to con?
tinue. I have personally investigated many of the testimonials
for Noah's Liniment.
Not long ago I went to Charleston, S. C to look into a re?
markable case. This man, Mr. John P. Daly, was unable to raise
his right arm for more than ten years until he had used Noah's
Liniment. Mr. Daly is 68 years old, and is well and favorably
known in Charleston. He has resided there most of his life and was
a veteran in the civil war. Mr.
Daly told me his >ister request?
ed a sample by mail; then Ik
states he pun based a 25c size
bottle, and then a Si 00 bottle
and a little more than the latter
made a perfect cure. Koah Remedy Company
ir.
?pr ^SasS**
Mr. Daly's Statement
"I suffered with rheumatism in my right inn
and shoulder, complicated with a partial paralysis
of the nerves. I tried numerous preparations with
only partial relief, suffering intense pain all the
time, to -~ oi appetite, insomnia and was reduced
to a mere skeleton. Fortunately I learned of
Noah'.- Liniment and began its use. Although I
could not raise my arm. after using a little more
than a large size hot Mr 1 feel that I am completely
cured and my old self again. Cannot too strongly
rarnmaarad Noah's LinimerK."?John P. I ??ly.
f*lii leatna. S. C
e
From a Prom nent Business Man of Alexandria, Va
"I have been ti-ing Noah's Liniment in a very
bad case of rheumatism, and have found it very
beneficial in removing the pain, and believe it to
be a valuable remedy. 1 recommend it to all suf?
ferers in that line."?J. Matthews.
Cured of Sciatic Rheumatism
"Fverv winter for the past few years I have
'seen troubled with sciatic rheumatism, and had
used nearly every liniment and remedy known.
I used one bottle of Noah's Liniment, and haven't
been troubled with pain since."?J. F.. Kmerson,
Prop. Glote Stamp Works, Boston, Mass.
Cured of Bone Rheumatism
"I bad been suffering with l>one rheumatism
for about three years. I ha\e been using Noah's
Liniment, and will lay that it cured me completely
Can walk better than I have in two years. Noah s
Liniment will do all vou claim. I cannot recom?
mend it high enough."?S. L. Cyrus, Donald, 5. C.
Noah's Liniment is
the best remedy for
Rheurnetisrn. Sciatica,
I.ame Back. Stiff
Joints and Muscles,
Sore Throat. Colds.
Strains. Sprains, Cuts,
Bruiser. Colic,
Cramps. Neuralgia.
Toothache, and all
Nerve. Bone and Mus?
cle Aches and Pains.
The genuine has
Noah's Ark on everv
package and looks like
this cut. but has RFD
band on front of pack?
age, and "Noah's
Liniment" always in
P.ED it.k. Beware o'
imitations. 25c, *0c
and $1.00. and ?old by
all dealer* in medi?
cine. Guaranteed or
money refunded by
Noah Remedy Co.,
Inc., Richmond, Va.
ill
NOAHS
LINIMENT
m Ml fit OAST
PtMCEc", a NTS
the amendment as making acoumu
lated wealth pav its just burden of
taxation. it was eventually aitrifl
to by the House by a very I-irege ma?
jority, m which lioth parties were
representat'd.
The States were slow in ratifying
the amendment Alabama had the
honor of being the tirst and only State
to approve the change during IMff.
Within less than a month from the
date of notion by Congress, the Ala?
bama Legislature had voted unani?
mously in favor of the amendment.
In 1910. Georgia, Illinois. Kentucky.
Maryland. Mississippi, <iklahoma. South
C&roliaU and Texas voted to ratify the
amendment. In mi, Arkansas, Cali?
fornia. Colorado. Idaho. Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas. Maine, Michigan. Missouri.
Montana. N"Sr . si.., Wvada. N*w York.
North Carolina. North Imkota. Ohio.
' ir.-Ein, Teiin-ssee. South DauOta.
Washington and Wisconsin gave th-ir
approval. In Arizona. Louisiana
and Minnesota voted for ratification.
Thus thirty-four States had acted af?
firmatively on the proposal. Connecti?
cut. New Hampshire. Rh edle Island and
I't.ih by this tin- had rejected the
amendment.
A notable :-c;,]eut o.-.-urred in Ar?
kansas during the t oiisid?ratl<zp of the
?mfOWStlt. Both Ileuses of the leg?
islature passed a resolution of ap?
proval, but ??o\-r:)or iHinagiiey "ve?
to- d" it. This - v. In" at once raised
a nice eonstitut I snatl sjWeatidSl Tl-p
rtaWntStive rtoloiisori. .,f Arkansas,
made a speech in tn. House at Wash?
ington, in which he . hallenged the
right of a governor to pass upoti the
measure. It was said to br the first
time a governor had attempted to veto,
ratification, although it had been cus?
tomary for governors to add their ap
Mow Id ItHlifjinc
preeal The State I>epartm-nt ha* in
i lud.-d .\rka:-sa? In the list of states
ratifying the amendment.
Hitter DanSSBl la %mmm York.
One of the most hitter contests over
ratifleation took place in New York *
State, tiovernor Hughes, now a m<? m
her of the Supreme Court "f the Unite*]
states, sent ? rr.es.sage to the Legis
battare la opposition la the measure.
He sapreeeed himself in favor of gi\
inic Omitr'Sii power to en?et an In?
come tax. but declared the amendment
submitted jrave the KVderal ko> em?
inent tiie pawer to strike a fatal blow
at State credit and State Ind-p-ndanre
by taxing; the income from State and
municipal bonds. Six prominent law?
yers of Kew York, led bv Joseph II
<"hoate. former Ambassador to 'Eng?
land, supported the attack by a rind
ins memorial, denouncing the am -mi?
ni-nt as having been rushed throusrh
the Senate and House "almost without
debate.- and as giving ?"ongresg power
to hinder, "if not prevent, the proper,
performance of the various functions
of the States. - by a tax on State and
municipal bonds.
They pointed to the 11*, #?*.??*, New
Vork State bonds and the J s.u.nr.o.o.o
New York t'lty bonds, as being within
the power of ?"?nkrreas fr. tax. if the
amendment were adopted Senator
Koot took an active part in favor of
the amendment, which was nnally ap
proxed in a resolution in the form of
a bill, but onlx' after a similar bill
was defeated in the first attempt to
approve the amendment.
I.ejrl?lation must now be enacted by
? 'onaress before an income tax may be
collected. the present amendment
merelx jriving f'onaress the power to
law such a tax. Only the most gen?
eral kind of estimates are being In- ,
dulged in as to what the government 1
mar receive under such a tax. a?_all
will depend upon the rates to be inJSd
? >y Congress, in l*Stt. under the Civil
War income tax measures. $71-.?>.? ??.?.
wtis collected The ineume tax law of
l^M was estimated to raise $.;".<..
nag annually .lust preceding the pas?
sage of the amendment rooolotioi hi
Congress in 1N01?. Senator Bailor had
introduced an income tax bill, esti?
mated to yield probably $SO.ooo.uOO, :
proposed under the I'ay tie-Aldrirh
tariff act. Senator Cummins introduced
a measure, estimated to yield $4
00??. The corporation tax measure has
yielded in the neighborhood of $30.- i
i'i'(?,yoo a roar
Depends on Mylc of Tax.
The amount of the tax will depend
largely upon the style of income tax
levied. The 1**1 law provided for a
flat ta.i of I per cent on incomes over
Jl.i'O". The ITalMj bill authorized a ,
per cent tax on incomes over $r..ooo. ;
The Cummins bill provided a graded j
tax on Incomes over $.">.i?on. the high- j
est tax being 6 per cent on incomes of 1
over $100.000. .Massachusetts, ok la- j
homa. South Carolina. North Carolina
and Virginia are States now poonenav
ing income tax systems of varying de?
tails.
Agitation over income '.ixes has ex
isted In the I'nited Stat-s ? trie
civil War. The civil War measures,
a-re allowed t<? stand among the stat?
utes without being stricken down by j
the courts, largely on the gr?j,,d of i
badge emerg-ncy measures. In i v7o
a flere.- debate occurred in Congress
over the continuation of the im aase
tax measures inherited from the Civil,
War. Senator Sherman led the de- :
feraje, claiming the ta\ ?-as the "most ;
just and equitable tax levied by the
Cn'.ted States.The tax expired by
its own limitations in 1ST.'.
During consideration of the tariff in ,
SCENE OF TRIAL AT A1KEN, S. C.
18?3. the Income tax question again
arose. President Cleveland suggested
an income tax on the Income of cor?
pora' ":,s p.. pr.- tentative McMillan,
of Tennessee, Introduced the measure,
eventually adopted as an amendment
to the Wilson tariff bill. The author
of the measure declared that under
the customs tariff the taxes hsd been
placed <.n what men need, while under
the income tax. it would he placed
more on w i.?t men have and !>m on
what they need.
Opposed by Hill.
In tiie Bangte. Senator Hill, of New
York, became the foremost leader of
the opposition to the bill. He main?
tained tiiat !ncOOOJ lavag were the nec?
essary accompaniment of monarchial
governments, but "they are justly re?
garded ?s odious and unnecessary in
free republics." Senator Sherman, who
fought for the retention of the Cirll
War Income tax, now opposed the
j measure, claiming such a tax ought to
I be levied by the States and not by the
Kederal govemm* nt.
The measure came oulckly hefo-e
the Supreme t'ourt of the United
States, which rendered the famous de?
cision holding the law uneonstitu
i tional The decision was Riven by the
i close vote ,,f i to 4. The court held
that th etna was a "direct" tax, and
t not being apportioned among the
State.? according to the census, or
enumeration, as direct taxes were re?
quired to be under the Constitution,
was unconstitutional.
I-'rlends of the tax were at once di?
vided into two groups. One advocated
passing another income tax law de
I signed to overcome the objection of
i the supreme <"ourt. and the other want
I ed to amend the Constitution Various
projeeta were put forward from time
i to time, but it was not until the
pr-sent measure took form and wag
carried through to final ratification
that any practical results were se?
cured.
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