Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-09
STATE TREASURY
HOLDS sl,240,884
FUNDS REPORTED ON FEBRUARY
EXCEED THOSE OF A
YEAR AGO.
FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE
of Railroad and State Taxes
During Month-Other News
of State Capital.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 2, 1915.

STATE treasurer. JOHNSON ndQ Oh
hand in his strong box and in the de-
pository banks s1,240,SS4.1S on Feb. 1,
as compared with $92S,S36.54 a year
ago. The above amount includes the
funds in all accounts.
With the legislature paid off and 9.
balance of $1,240,SS4 on hand, the
treasury is in fair condition and when
tne railroads have contributed their
$1,000, 600 by the middle of the month
and the state tax of s3,37O,047.16 is
paid in by the county there will be
comfortable financial situation.
The total tax to be collected and
turned into the treasury this month is
$6,333,6 54.0S, but of this amount ST.
963 1862 is returned at once to the
counties or devoted to the payment Of
special charges, leaving a net balance
of $3,370, O47.16 for actual use for state
purposes.
Blizzard Delays solons.
Madison was practically isolated by
the blizzard, the worst experienced
here in many years. All telephone and
telegraph wires to Milwaukee and 9TH
er large cities are down. Steam rail-
roads were blocked, street car traffic
suspended and practically all business
in the city was at a standstill. Gov.
Philip arrived in Madison from Nil.
waukee on a Milwaukee road train
four hours late. The" train stopped
Il, l. 1JA hn
tracks of telegraph poles and wires.
Speaker L. c. Whittet of Edgertoa
had a similar experience in reaching
Madison.
$16,o0o,ooo Budget Estimate.
A budget estimating the cost of
state government as about $16,000,000
a year for the next two years has been
filed with the joint committee on fin
ance in the legislature.
This budget forms d working basis
for the committee. Bills relating to
the state dairy and food commission
er's department came up for discus
sion. Commissioner j. @. Emery ap-
peared in behalf of appropriations
calling for an increase of about 900
for his department.
Details Not Revealed.
The budget filed with the joint COM
mittee. on finance was compiled by
John Tanner, expert accountant with
the state board of public affairs. a
copy of the budget has been filed with
Gov. E. L. Philip. 1t has been fixed
as the policy of the committee not TO
release the contents of the budget for
the present.
1t is known, however, that SIG, 100000
a year is fixed as the estimated cost
of state government for the next two
years 1t is said that after that epriod
Mr.. Tanner, through his budget esti-
mates, points to marked economy and
estimates a decrease of $1,000,000 a
year in the cost of government in Wis
consin.
Detail Study Planned.
Great interest centers in estimates
relating to the state university. 1t is
understood that the university will
attempt to disarm a suspicion of ex
travagance in administration by MAX
ing a comparatively modest demand
on the general fund of the state. 1t
has been limited by members of the
senate that the sudden wave of econo-
my at the university that appropria-
ton bills will be one of the notable
surprises of the session.
Tax Bill is Signed.
The bill introduced by Assemblyman
r. ]. Nye of Superior extending time
for paying taxes to March l without
penalty, in cities or the second, third
and fourth class, was signed by Gov.
Philip, having previously passed both
houses of the legislature.
Governor Names Davidson.
Gov. Philip sent to the senate the
appointment of former Gov. James o.
Davidson as a member of the state
board of control. Mr.. Davidson is to
succeed Ralph Smith as president of
the board. In statement issued to
the press at the time the appointment
was sent to the senate Gov. Philip
says he intends to place Mr.. Smith in
another position in the state service.
The Davidson appointment is effective
Feb. Is
two Committees Named.
Two important committees were an
nounced in the senate Senators Ack-
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