Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-04
recess to Plant Corn.


semb1y was discussed by the BODY.
Some of the members favor the recess
for the week Of April 30 to May Z.
81 do not think we should take
recess next week. declared Assembly
man Weston Woodland of Chippewa
county. one of the leading farmer MEM
bers. 1--WE do not need help in seed
Ing as much as we do in planting corn.
For this reason / do not believe the
assembly should take d nomlpaI al
journment until the week commencing
May z"
Many of the farmer members, now
ever, have asked for leaves OF aD-
sence during the present week ana
the probability is that for the next
two weeks the attendance in the as
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
| 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 it
| would be impossible to adjourn the
| legislature by May 20 as originally
| contemplated. The general opinion IS
| that it will take at 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 it is probable that the ses-
| sion may be extended beyond that
| date.
The first step toward carrying out
| the plank of the Republican party plat
| form favoring a legislative investlga-
| ton of the subject of social insurance
| will probably be advanced. The as
sembly committee on education ana
public welfare has recommended for
passage the Chapple joint resolution
| calling for the appointment OF JOINT
committee of the legislature TO inyes-
! tigate the subject. This resolution
provides that a committee consisting
| of three assemblymen and two sena-
| tors shall be appointed in manner
| that joint committees are appointed
| "to thoroughly investigate the subject
| of social insurance as to the necessity
| as we'll as the wisdom of legislation
upon this subject, and, in the event OF
| such committee determining that legis-
Iatfon upon this subject is justified,
| that it prepare bill or bills covering
said subject"
Although several bills have been in
troduced in the legislature providing
for a plan of social insurance, con-
sensus of opinion is that the only ac-
ton this legislature will take will be
TO provide for an investigation OF the
matter.
Wisconsin's Dairy Production.
If, as they likely will, Wisconsin
dairy and live stock interests increase
their output this year in response to
national demand, they will excel rec
ord for production which has already
run into staggering figures.
Men with liking for arithmetic
haev just compiled from the records
of the 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
On the basis of an eight-hour day
every day of the year, the total produc-
ton in dairy and live stock lines was
summarized as follows: Production
every minute-butter, 756 pounds
cheese, 1910 pounds; condensed mix
2,264 pounds; meat, $3.50 pounds. Inc
meat listed includes everything except
poultry-veal, pork, beef, mutton. Poul'
try statistics show 100000 dozen
eggs year and 100000 chickens
raised in Wisconsin,
increase in Taxes.
Upwards of $4,000 people in Wiscon
sin may be called upon TO pay an In
| creased tax to sustain the war. LIE
assembly passed a war resolution de-
claring that the cost of the war shall
be paid out of the income taxes
Speaking for the bill, Assemblyman
William T. Evjue of Dane county de-
clared that the resolution would be fol
lowed by a bill providing for an in
creased income tax on all incomes in
excess of $4,000.
The report of the tax commission just
Issued shows that during the past
year there were 1000 people in Wis
consin who had an income between 3d. So
600 and 5000; 973 people who had ar
income between $4,000 and $4,000
1,545 people who had an income be
tween $4,000 and $1,000; 345 people
who had an income between $1O,OOt
anw $14,999; 214 people who had an in
come between $4,000 and S24, 900; ant
10 people who had an income between
5000 and $45 800; 81 people who hat
an income between $4,000 and $74,
300; II people who had an income be
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and l.
people who had an income of ovel
100000 annually.