River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-16
State Legislative News
BY c. e. HANSON

Reductions aggregating approxim-
ately s25,O00,000 have been made by
the Joint finance committee of the
Wisconsin legislature on the requests
made by different state activities and
departments at the beginning Of the
session for the biennial period 1921
%. When the Wisconsin legislature
convened the board of public affairs
laid before the Legislature a tabula-
ton showing the requests Of the diff
ferent departments, commissions,
charitable and penal institutions, nor
NAL schools and university. These ac-.
tivities asked for $4,000, 1902 for
the fiscal year beginning July |, 1921.
The finance committee in statement
just issued has authorized appropria
tions for this year Of $22,600,346.
This is reduction of S15,000,000 on
the requests made for the first year.
For the second year beginning July 1,
1922 the different state activities as
ked the Legislature at the beginnil G
of the session for S34 ,904, 321.11. The
joint finance committee has for the
fiscal. year beginning July /, 1922
authorized S22,986,968. This is a re-
duction of 2,000,0 on the requests
made for the second year. The total
reductions are over S25,000,0 900 below
the requests.
In a statement issued by the joint
finance committee tremendous reduc
lions have been made in these re-
quests, in an effort to bring the ex-
penses Of the state within he present
income. The appropriations recon-
mended for joint finance committee
for coming two years are as follows:
Boards, Departments and Commits
sions, 1921 1922, 1881, 384,89, 1922
1928, s7,52S,511,OO.
Charitable and Penal Institutions,
1921 1922, $5,O93,112,oo, 1922-192s
$5,052, 465.OO.
Educational Boards and Activities,
1e21-1922, $2,863, 14s.00, 1922-1923.
So. 1852, 407.00
Memorial Hospital, S250,000.
Transfer to Service Recognition
Fund, 1922-1923, 50O,O000o.
Normal Schools, 1921-1922, S1,814,
s96.11, 1922-1923, 1,928,365,0o.
University, 1921 1922, 5,078, 10000.
1922-1a23, 5,l25, 220.0o.
Total 1921 1922, $22, 800 $4,000
Total 1922 1928, $22,9S6, 968.00.
At the close of the session two
years ago B. A. Keikhofer, secretary
of Wisconsin state board of public af-
fairs, issued an official statement in
which he declared the appropriation
made by the 1919 session would for
the fiscal year 1919-20 aggregate S24.
948, 759.40 and for the second year SIG,
259,985. The present authorizations
of the joint finance committee show
that the appropriations of this ses-
sion are less than at the session two
years ago. The appropriations two
years ago were:
Aids, Boards, Commissions and De-
partment, 1890, $14,862,687 .25.
192O-21, S16,0S3.976.
Charitable and Penal Institutions
and Allied Activities, 1920, APO,
467.0O, 192O,21, 4,494172.
Educational aids, boards, and
schools, 1920. 1,434, 165.Oo, 192O-21,
1,439,29
Normal Schools, 1919-20, S1,2S9.
456.15, 192O-21,s 1901 ,O70.
University, 1920, 1924, 984.0c,
1920-21, $3,041,477.
Total 1920, $24,94S, 759.40.
Total 192O-21, $26,295,9S5.
Several bills were offered in the
legislature to raise additional tas
money to a revision of income tax
rates in the state. A majority of the
Joint finance committee is of the
opinion that no additional tax sources
are necessary and have recommended
these taxation bills for indefinite
postponement. Most important of
these bills was the Dahl measure for
revision of income tax rates; for a
repeal of personal property offset
and secrecy clause of income tax
law and for the taxation of dividends
on bank stock This bill will be given
consideration in the House Wednes-
day or Thursday. About the same
time the senate is expected to give
consideration to the Severson bill
which would raise approximately Sc,
100000 by surtax or income and to
the Arnold bill which would raise up