Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-12-23
TAFT THINKS PUBLIC FINANCES
WILL NOT WARRANT PRO-
POSED INCREASE,
70 SUPPORT ALL OLD SOLDIERS
Some Republicans Favor Bill as Good
Political observation-disclosures
Gratis Perfectly
Willing.

with respect 10 ZIG pIOPooSu iASAOooO
In pensions, under the bill that has
been favorably reported by the pen
sion committee of the house is that
many members of both parties in the
house are playing politics under cir
cumstances which may mean that the
treasury Of the United States will be
confronted by expenditures for which
no adequate means of payment are in
sight under the existing revenue laws.
The pressure for the addition Of fifty
millions annually to the pension pay
ments by increases in pensions now
being paid and adding many other
names to the rolls is becoming more
severe each day. 1t cOrlaS from sin
cere friends of the old soldiers in
many states who desire that the vet
Grams who have attained to ages OF
S. and upwards, shall be cared for
beyond question at government ex-
pense and it also comes from promi-
nent Republicans who are tired OF
having a political issue made by some
of their opponents in the campaigns
who charge that the Republican party
is unwilling to increase pension pay
ments.
Although there is a mild filibuster
in the house to defeat the pension in
creases it is understood that if the
bill gets to a vote it will pass the
house, and the issue will be left up to
the senate to deal with it. President
Taft does not believe that the public
finances warrant the addition of fifty
millions annually in the way of pen
sions and that the expenditure could
not be met without new plans for
| raising revenues.
1t is predicted that many Demo
Gratis in the house will vote for the
increases because they wish to see
the Republican majority in the senate
and the administration embarrassed
by the problem of how to pay pen
sions without funds to meet the re-
quirements of the pending legislation.
This situation troubles the leaders
among the Republicans in both houses
and the administration as we'll.
Assignment of Entries Allowed.
Secretary Ballinger has approved
additional instructions to the general
land Office and reclamation service
! with reference to the assignment OF
homestead entries in reclamation pro-
jects where the entrymen have COM
pleted five years residence and Guilt
walton as required by the homestead
law.
Entrymen are permitted, where a
claim involves two or more farm units
to assign and transfer to qualified per-
sons one or more of such units.
If the entryman desires to assign
part of farm unit heretofore es-
tablished, he may be permitted to do
so upon a finding by the government
that the farm unit as proposed to be
divided or as capable of adjustment
in connection with surrounding lands
will make two or more farm units,
each capable of supporting a family.
In such cases the party desiring to
make the assignment, or the proposed
assignee, will be required to deposit
sufficient amount to cover cost OF
any survey necessary to divide the
farm unit into two or more units for
the purpose of the assignment. The
assignees will be required to con-
form to the terms and conditions of
the reclamation act, to file water right
applications and to make payments
when due upon the lands included in
the assignment to them.
| Kn,nn lie CopfiroAd &C iIidoe
Martin A. Knapp was confirmed
| by the senate to be an additional Cir
cult Judge of the United States court
for the Second judicial district. In
order to fill the vacancies on the inter
state commerce commission the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
held a special meeting and decided
to report favorably on the names of
c.. G.. McCord Of Kentucky and B. H.
Meyer of Wisconsin to be members
of the commission.
Advance Sought for Clerks.
Arraigning the government for re-
peatedly raising the pay of congress
men, senators, cabinet officers, judges
and "cther favorites and favored Off
GALS while virtually condemning
clerks and minor employees to starva-
ton wages, Representative Carey of
i Wisconsin introduced bill giving rs
per cent increase of salary to all gov
eminent employees receiving less than
$4,000.
New Mexico Land Designated.
Approximately 2,240 acres of land
in New Mexico were designated by
Secretary Ballinger of the interior de-
partment under the provisions of the
enlarged homestead irrigation. This
designation brings the total to date
in New Mexico under the enlarged
homestead act up to 15,954,269 acres.
Money Order Offices.
The following postoffices will be-
come international money order Of
fees on Jan. 3: Minnesota-Buhl,
Clara City, Kasota, Morgan, Twin
Valley; North Dakota-Forman, Max,
Scranton, Sentinel Butte, Taylor.