Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-09

sembly will be much smaller than
usual. Over one-thrid of the assembly
is composed of farmers.
According to the records, the assem-
bly, is about two weeks in advance Of
I the senate in legislative work accom-
plished. The assembly worked Easter
week while the senate remained at
/ home.
Should absence be granted to the
( farmer members for the week OF May
/ : the assembly will still be in session
but will consider only bills of smaller
/ importance.
No Adjournment May 20.
1t now begins to look as though il
would be impossible TO adjourn the
| legislature by May 20 as originally
contemplated The general opinion is
/ that it will take mt least until June 10
to clean up all the work pending be-
fore the legislature at the present
time. Should additional war emergen-
cieS arise il is probable that the SEES
sion may be extended beyond that
date.
The first step toward carrying out
the plank Of the Republican party plat
form favoring legislative investign-
ton of the subject of social insurance
viii probably be advanced. The as
Sembly committee on education and
public welfare has recommended for
I passage the Chapple joint resolution
calling for the appointment of joint
committee Of the legislature to inves-
tigate the subject This resolution
/ provides that committee consisting
of three assemhlymen and two sena-
[ tors shall be appointed ia manner
l that joint committees are appointed
ito thoroughly investigate the subject
Of social insurance as to the necessity
as well as the wisdom of legislation
upon this subject. and, in the event Of
such committee determining that legis-
latlon upon this subject is justified,
f that il prepare bill or bills covering
said subject"
Although several bills have been in
/ PRODUCED in the legislature providing
for plan Of social insurance, con
! sensus Of opinion is that the only ne
/ ton this legislature will take will be
( 10 provide for an investigation Of the
/ - after.
I Wisconsin's Dairy Production.
( II. as they likely will, Wisconsin
dairy and live stock interests increase
their output this year ia response to
national demand. they viii excel rec
ord for production which has already
run into staggering figures.
Men with liking for arithmetic
haey just complied from the records
Of tine state dairy and food commission
and the Wisconsin Live Stock Breed
ers' association an astonishing state
ment regarding the 1915 production Of
( Wisconsin's milk and meat business.
ca the basis of an eight-hour day
every day OF the year. the total pr0duc.
ton in dairy and live stock lines was
summarized as follows Production
every minute-burter 756 pounds
I CHEESE, 1870 pounds; condensed milk
22G4 pounds meat. 1856 pounds. The
meat listed includes everything except
+ poultry--veal pork. beef. mutton. POul-
try statistics show J6.0O0000 dozen
/ eggs q year and 100000 chickens
I raised IN Wisconsin"
/ Increase in Taxes.
Upwards Of $4,000 people In Wiscon-
sin may be called upon 10 pay an in
creased tax 10 sustain the war The
assembly passed war resolution de
be paid ont Of the income taxes
Speaking for the bill. Assemblyman
William r. Evjue Of Dane county de
clared that the resolution would be fol.
lowed by a bill providing for an in
creQsed income tax on all incomes in
exc - of $1,000
fhe report of the tax commission just
issued shows that during the past
year there We're 20O0 people in Wis
eousin who had an income between 50
600 and $500 913 people who had au
income between $1,000 and 5000
80 people who had an income be
tween 5000 and 5000 345 people
who had at income between $l0OU
fanw Sl4909; pa people who had an In
come between S1J.ts0 and S24999 and
/ no people who had an income between
$4,000 and $4J,999 81 people who hao
an income between $4,000 and S74.
800 II people who had an income be
tween $4,000 and S99999. and Il
people who had an income Of Over
100000 annually.
Woman Suffrage Up to Voters.
There is every possibility that tn,
question of woman suffrage will ulu
mately he submitted TO a vote of tn,
people. BY vote of A TO 40 the as
semhly has concurred in the Skogm,
btu providing for a referendum on TIL.
subject As the bin passed the senate
IL provided for submission OF tn,
question at the November election il
'19lS. by an amendment incorporated
in the measure by the house. the Ques
ton Will be submitted 10 vote of IN,
people of the state OF Wisconsin at IN,
spring election in April Of the yes
1870
Highway Aid Bill.
The federal highway aid BILL avail;
ing the governors signature. provide
for the construction of 5000 miles o
trunk line highway system in thi
state connecting all the county seat
and all cities having a population o
) 5000 or over. This system will b
built within the next FIVE years. Fed
eral aid To the aggregnte amount O