Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-05-09
INCOME TAX A BIG SUCCESS
Collection BY The State During First
Year About $1,7O0,oOO

Madison, Wis, May (Special)-
The report of the tax commission
this year, shows the income tax to
Oe a success and source of big
revenue to the state of Wisconsin.
According to estimates of the com
mission, the cash collected by the
state during the first year of the
administration of the new law will
not be less than $1,700,OOO This is
based on complete returns from all
but one or two counties and is reas-
onably exact.
The howl of the stalwart Demo
Gratis in the fall campaign--that the
income tax was a farce because the
cost of administration would eat up
the receipts-is entirely repudiated
by the figures of the tax commission.
The expense Of administration was
$94, 1920 Of which amount $50 433 05
was incurred Oh account of local
offices of assessors Of incomes. In
this connection, the commission
notes that the supervisors of assess
ment, when the income assessors SUI
persede, cost $55 600 a year, of which
the counties now are almost entirely
relieved.
The income tax assessed for 1912
was $3,472 ,680.65. OF this 81 ,432, 700
is estimated to have been offset by
personal property tax receipts, $411,-
1924 remains due on delinquent
rolls and $1,62S,317.71 has actually
been paid into the various local
treasures and the state treasury.
OF the 81 ,626,31771, the state has
received $162, ,S31.S5 or ten per cent.
The remainder goes to the local dis
trictS and counties.
Milwaukee county, of course, pays
the largest tax. The amount assessed
was 81 1,47S, ,45621 cash collected $3.50.
40 and the states share $70,001.-
30. The counties following next in
rank for amount of taxes assessed
are Douglas, with total assessment
of $117,152.34; Racine $15S,951. 80;
Kenosha, $123,21S.62; Winnebago,
113,72462; Dane, 111,512.16.
Unlimited Sessions Best
The senate by a vote of two to
one refused to consur in the resOlu
ton amending the constitution to
INIT the length of legislative ses-
siOns. The discussion Of the reSOlu-
ton brought out a spirited debate
on the floor of the senate Party and
factional lines were lost sight of,
Opponents of the resolution pointed
ord only cost the people of the state
ten cents per capita and since the
members received a stipulated salary
for the session and the printing is
little effected by the length of the
session little expense could be saved
by shortening the session. One mem
Der said that since the members are
not paid a per diem it is to their
interest to make the sessions as short
as possible and the public should
not complain if they remain to fin
ish up the work at their own eX-
pense. 1t was claimed that there is
no general demand for a limited ses
sion, except from special interests
whose activities have been curtailed
by recent long sessions.
That Big Business would like short
er sessions or even no sessions at
all is evidenced, it is claimed, by
the remarks of James J. Hill, the
empire builder, who said in a
speech at st. Paul, "lf we could just
tie a bell on each of our illustrious
statesmen, box them all up together,
and adjourn congress for ten years
| believe the country would see an
unprecedented period of prosperity
Business men would then carry on
big undertakings without fear of
legislative interruption
The Republican banquet to be
held in Madison on May IA, at
o'clock D. M, to which an open in
vitation to all Republicans is given
and which will be attended by hun
dreds of Republican leaders from all
parts of the state, is calling forth
great deal Of conjecture as to its
real significance The committee IN
charge announces it is jollification
over the victory of last fall in the
face of local handicap and national
landslide and over other victories to
come, asserting that the Wisconsin
Republican party has solved the prob
lem in the way the national Republi-
can party now sees it must solve it,
and that Wisconsin Republicanism
will lead the party back to it's place
of progressive construction leader
ship.
State Fair Investigation