 | United States Tariff Commission - Commerce - 1934 - 1170 pages
...purposes." Whatever we may think of the wisdom of a protection policy, we can not hold it unconstitutional. So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of...motives in the selection of the subjects of taxes can not invalidate congressional action. As we said in the Child Labor Tax case (259 US 20, 38): "Taxes... | |
 | University of Kentucky. Bureau of School Service - Education - 1928 - 832 pages
...features of our tariff laws are constitutional (Hampton vs. United States, 276 US 394, decided in 1927). So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of its legislative action are to secure revenue, the existence of other motives in the selection of the subjects of taxes cannot invalidate Congressional... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - Tariff - 1929 - 1228 pages
...purposes." Whatever we may think of the wisdom of a protection policy, we can not hold it unconstitutional. So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of...motives in the selection of the subjects of taxes can not invalidate Congressional action. As we said in the Child Labor Tax Case (259 US 20. 38): "Taxes... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1928 - 272 pages
...opinion by Chief Justice Taft. He pointed out that such taxes had been laid since 1789 and said that So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of...the existence of other motives in the selection of subjects of taxes cannot invalidate Congressional action. As we said in the Child Labor Tax Case, 259... | |
 | United States - 1929 - 1184 pages
...not exceed its constitutional authority in fixing tariff duties with a view to such protection. Also? so long as the motive of Congress and the effect of its legislative action was to secure revenue for the benefit of the General Government, the existence of other motives in... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1933 - 348 pages
...point: Whatever we may think of the wisdom of a protective policy, we can not hold it unconstitutional. So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of...motives in the selection of the subjects of taxes can not invalidate congressional action. On the other hand, there are many who urge that protective... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - Foreign trade regulation - 1934 - 434 pages
...said: Whatever we may think of the wisdom of a protection policy, we cannot hold it unconstitutional. So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of...subjects of taxes cannot invalidate Congressional action. (Ibid. 412.) The question of the constitutionality of section 316 of the act was raised in the case... | |
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So long as the motive of Congress and the effect of its legislative action are to secure revenue for the benefit of the general government, the existence of other motives in the selection of the subjects of taxes cannot invalidate Congressional action. 
