The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-02
mo STATE TAX IN WISCONSIN,
STATES TREASURY FULL OF
MONEY THE REASON.
by La Toilette When He Was
Governor.

Madison, Wis, Oct 24.-Au the
state taxes, with the exception Of the
school tax, which was reduced to half
Of one mill, were RENTED today by
the state board OF assessors. There
already is so much money in the state
treasury that none of the officials
I know what to do with it. With the
/ prospect OF more than $2,5OO,OOO COM
| ing in from this years taxes, State
/ Treasurer Kempf threw up his hands
J in despair and said there was no way
/ to spend it Accordingly Governor
Davidson, Secretary Of State HOuser
! and Mr.. Kempf met today and decid-
! ed to remit the taxes
Railroads Foot the Bill.
The railroads are footing the bills.
/ That, in the main, is the reason for
\ the action today, the first time such a
sweeping move has been made IN the
! history OF the state. It is one OF the
1 results OF Senator La FOllStteS long
/ fight when he was in the governors
/ chair. Under the new ad vaIOrem law
| the railroads pay about $2,6OO,g0O an
nually, or One-third more than they
! did under the old license fee system
The amount Of taxes RENTED is
/ S1,S1S,33 Instead Of raising this
amount from the taxpayers it will be
state to meet certain fixed expendi-
lures. The school tax, amounting to
$43, $50, goes back to the taxpayers
in the support Of the public schools
Situation a New One.
This is the first time since the law
was passed providing for state aid for
common schools that any part Of the
school tax has been RENTED. During
the La Toilette administration some Of
the usual state taxes were RENTED,
but none Of the remissiOns ever ap-
preached the amount Of that made to-
day
October 1 the balance in the general
fund Of the state treasury, the fund
out Of which is taken the amount Of
the taxes just RENTED ana out OF
which comes the general expenses Of
| the state, was 81, 49, All, or nearly 81
! for every person in the state. It is
estimated that the total receipts Of
: the general fund for the current cal
endar year will be $4,6ss, 200, and the
| total expenditure S4,SZ1s2OO- It also
is estimated that the balance in the
fund January 1 wiz be $1s544,115.
Taxes That Are RENTED.
The taxes RENTED are as follows:
Int. on state Indebtedness 1850
State aid 10 high schools 100000
State aid to graded schools $4,000
( Aid for state university - 6O7s OS5
l Aid for state normal schools 100000
5 Aid for common schools 64S,6SO
, Total -$1.s1s,Ss5
: If Wisconsin had not just started to
, built a $5,OOO,OOO capitol the state
- IDEODaDLN WOul4 not nave 4-o4G any
! tax levy at all this year. All OF the
state taxes are returned to the peO-
pie in one form or another. The So
called state debt is in reality not a
state debt During the civil war Wis
8 c0nsin did have q state debt. but years
; ago ali bonds were bought up by the
1 state with money from what is known
2 Is the common school trust Of perma-
? nent fund The interest paid on these
Z bonds each year becomes part OF the
Income OF the trust fund and as such
Z is distributed among the common
: schools.
3 Rich Pay Large Part
The only difference OF opinion as to
the advisability Of leVying state taxes
s h for educational purposes has been
lover the system or distributing the
I money after It had been raised AS
the taxes are based on the assessed
valuation Of property and the oisrr1-
= button OF the money based on the
E number 81 schcCl children In each
: district and On arbitrary oppcruon-
uent oz 1Gn5s % the n51sr ns[il--