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Show 5 o o o o o 0 Big Problems Berore State Legislatures I SLUE LIS TO ! BE CONSIDERED III SOMEBODIES Soldier Bonuses, Measures to Enforce Prohibition Are Other Oth-er Matters of Interest BILLS TO LEGALIZE BOXING ON PROGRAM Wyoming to Act on Measure Giving City Manager Plan Legal Sanction NEW YOKE. Jan. 3- Legislators "of forty-five states and territories, most; 'of Which open their sessions today or, later ols month.adiave before themj j formidable programs of tax reform. I idry law enforcement, election, redis-itrictlng redis-itrictlng In actordaoce with the 1020 census, soldier bonuses, public lm-! lm-! movements, revision of constitution. I 'laws for husband-audwlfe, industrial and suffrage legislation, state aid fori (farmers, boxing commissions, new fi-i n Hir ing, retrenchment, by consolidation consolida-tion or abolition of slate department.".1 (antl-radiouljsin, automobile regulation I reorganisation of stale militias, relief for public utilities, amendment or re-: peal of primary laws, commission or "manager'' plans for cities and counties coun-ties and pro and anti-blue law enact -I menta. M il OR M PROGRA3I California, with Its ambitious JT.'.o.-OQO.OOO JT.'.o.-OQO.OOO state-wide irrigation project, j i loads the stair s in the inatler of pro-' ikvr-fl pu bile im pvo-.-ements 'tind wfll' ;ask the legislators to authorize a sur-: e of contemplated enterprise Colo-J rado also has a big mountain tunnel i in contemplation. West Virginia sol-ons sol-ons will le required to pass laws at the session opening January 15, providing jfor the expenditure of "$50,000,000 for! building good roads, for which tho people voted a bond issue at tin ie-i cent election. .Missouri also must pro-jvidc pro-jvidc $60,000,600 road building legisla-l j i Ion. I Establishment of a state constabu-. i lary, urged largely by farmer, and en-' lactmenl of a hill legalising boxing, in1 addition to a proposal 'o repeal hcr slate primary law, held unconstitutional unconstitution-al by tlv slate supreme court, will be; taken up by the legislature of Illlnoin sometime after that bod) meets for its opening session next Wednesday. Fight again! primar laws are to be ' made also In Indiana, Missouri. Nebraska, Ne-braska, N'e-A York, New Mexico. North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, aiull Wyoming AN ATTACK ON BLUE LAWS Vermont ' liberals" plan an attack Ion the blue laws of the state insofar as: they relate to observance of the Sabbath. Sab-bath. An effort will be made, It is i said, to modify the present statutes,, so as to permit amateur sports, par- ttcularly baseball on Sunday, where' Ii" sport Is not commercialized Local option BUCtl as exists in Massachusetts,! enabling individual cities and towns to' I determine their own practice In thoj matter of Sunday games, win be sought New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvan-ia, ami South Dakota are also expected. I to discuss anti-blue laws California.! mi awhile, will argue th merits prl ib in, riis o," a Sunday closing bill. Reorganisation of the state judiciary I system and a constitutional amend-! menl proposing that none but "Amer-1 ban CitlzOns native or fully naturalised, natural-ised, will be allowed the right of suffrage suf-frage In Texas" will be before tho lawmaking law-making body 9 1 Austin, Texas, beginning begin-ning January 11. Another Texas bill would exclude Orientals from acquiring acquir-ing land within the state. Kansas representatives rep-resentatives Will have bills before them providing state aid for highway con- j struction and financial assistance to) ; farmers in purchasing homes. MARR1 .i; laws Capital pumanmnni, as a result oi legal discussion over the Cole-Grammar murder case, will confront the Ne-braskji Ne-braskji legislature and Weal Virginia' will act on proposals to abolish private; detective agencies The last named tats will also consider amendments to laws relating to marriage in or-1 der to make non-suport an exlradlta ble I offense. California legislators once, again will bo called upon to consider the act of 1919, which was designed to place a wife on an equality with her husband, and Whlcb was defeated last j fall. Many states will be confronted with the problem of raising funds to pay i soldiers' bonuses voted at th last clce- 1 tlon. South Dakota Is pledged to ob-j tain 16,000,000; Montana legislators Will oto on the question of a bonus! foi 10,000 ex-bervles men. Delaware lawmakers Will take- a similar vote:; Connecticut must raise $2.300,uOO for! soldier relief. New Hampshire, In ad-; diioi: ;o a benu". may exempt vetr-i ails property from taxation up to $500 1 aim. Iowa Sploha at the legislative; session beginning January 10, also will' N'onslder u soldiers' bonus bill. ', OTH1 it Ft BMC QUESTIONSi, j Other public questions, as given be-; ilow. Will be considered by the legisla-; i lures of the following states. ARKANSAS Abolition of several 'state commissions proposed by Gov-; einor-elect McRae, is expected to pre-Cipitate pre-Cipitate a bitter fight. State Board' of Health will ask a one mill tax to' maintain trained personnel In every county. Educational program, includ-l (Continued on Page two.) i I BLUE LAWS TO BE CONSIDERED IN SOME BODIES ..iiiinurtl I r.no l'g.- One i B 'tag farm extension, will be advocated CALIFORNIA lrasllc prohibition B Jftnforrrmei, . i. t. passad In 1919 and H Sefestei b referendum at last cle--- fB 4ton. will b" reintroduced. A bin to H prohibit u of Injun. Ourut in strikes hss II. e support uf iai...r S. hool inns affeotHig Japanese may be rf vlse.l. JASI COSNRCTICTT of the electric car lines of state owned b) the H t'onnecllrut rompan. now In hands pf federal trustee. Is most pressing prob- IsiBi tompn owes millions In taxea and asks stat aid to operate, t'or-PaVl t'or-PaVl estry, motor regulation and excise H measures next In Important faBl COLRADO rnlntnK H and oil stock legislation and Improved mark ijng facilities for farmers are H sneo cures riv-ommended for aetlob by H Governor Shoui Stat'- constitution B tdopted fort' -sit 'eat- age. mu I elsed. Aloemeiii to reel aisle gov ernment In hands of "directors" headed head-ed hv governor. D 15 LA WARE State pchool laws up for amendment and revision. Various ho.irils and commissions, aggregiitlnc 111, n-ay be consolidated and coordi-i nated. Commission form of govern- j ment urged for Wilmington. Child i labor and minimum wage laws In pros-, poet. INDIANA Budget syttem and lav; legislation are important topics Law- makers will consider providing free, textbooks for public schools nnd authorizing au-thorizing cities to establish the "commission" "com-mission" or city manager'" plan of j government. B0ONOH1 RECOMMEND D KANSAS Two constitutional J imi nd men ts approved at polls last N'o-vember N'o-vember providing state aid for county coun-ty roads and for farmers will be tak- j en up at the session opening Januarv 11 OoVCrnor Allen. In message. re - j ommended economy and abolition of net dh m bureaus. MA8BACHUSETTS Increased teach-ere teach-ere salaries is Important Issue. 1'lan to gdvAncfe motor vehicle license fees ! will he bitterly fought. Many towns! may have to change their system ( j government or borrow to enlarge town halls, due to sutfrage. Toll tax for women poMlble. MAINE water power resources and braneportiitlon problems, as wed iir pgVlsion of automobile and road j laws, lead In importance. State sub-I slils suggested for trolley lines to help I them pay expenses. Decreased taxes for Steam and electric lines advocated. advocat-ed. MICHIGAN Republican leglslatUT !. the first in j ears in which no Democrat Demo-crat is seated, vm open next Wednesday Wednes-day to consider, among other things reorganization of state department and budget nf state institutions. MONTANA Farmer bills already prepared for fconilllerntiWi provide win. house receipts ai l. under which banks would be authorized to make loans on crops In storage. Sportsmen iJ( backing a bill to prevent the 1. tiling til-ing of gopher) with poison on the ground :h.it K-"e l being sacrificed. MISSOURI Ainemlineni or repeal of state income tax law and state corporation cor-poration franchise tax law are important im-portant subjects that will engross Ihe attention of the legislature. Workmen's Work-men's compensation and a budgl I yS-1cm yS-1cm are other problems of moment XOBTIl DXKOVA Mood ro.nl. leK lslatlon and the controversy, over slale. owned Institutions will be the chief subjeets at this session between nonpartisan non-partisan leaguers ami their opponents. NT.W HAMJSHIRE Effort will br made to legalize Sunday sports that are not conducted for profit ami thai do not lend "to the disturbance of ethers." eth-ers." Resubmission to people- of Irs -comr and Inheritance tax amendments, rejected November -' urged lo piovidi ilOW Heeded revenue. NEVADA Increased salaries for rural school teachers and tax relief for mining and agriculture lite Imu irl nut proposals. PimdatdilftUon u " " tor ll-iises to piovlde fu-ii"! fi i kroai road building prdleot will tie din-c.is-ii il. Women to take riiOrQ aoiive pari br? state admlnistra 'i NEW YORK .New efforts will he press d to pass laws to alleviate housing hous-ing situation. Referendum on literacy test for new voters In contemplation. Drj nforcehient legislation favored by Governor Miller. Restoration of party nominating conventions for stale aiid Judicial offices urgi d m;w MEXICO Sweeping changes i.iig),' In state's taxation and asHess-n asHess-n nl system , oentraUalng it In a com- mlasion of three t ienibors Abolition ot litate corporation commission, the no ii lad police force and the stale m- -" II. comntlsalonbr also advocated. Land office in iy he reorganized under commisiion o( three. I OR HI T I I EH RG KORTH CAROLINA Expansion of present state highway commission to I supervise construction of hard-turf.ir. ed highwgys B500 miles In length vviill he important topic. Methodists rn j palgn for "blue laws'' lnciud Mo(i(,.1(; j pf Sunday tmlns and Suuday newspapers. newspa-pers. nkliAHOMA Fight by new mem-I bers of leglt'lat uro on the flO.OOO, It appro)rlatlons estimated for state needa for the next two years will he the dominant Issue before the house ' and si nute In the session which Opt tomorrow. Motor car thieves will b oti)e.-t "i repn -Ive measures. I IREQOM Harbor Improvcrm n llu.ouu.aoo road building bond linil establishment of a boys' school lar. and a proposal to amend the teachers' teach-ers' tenure law abolishing the (rial i I tea ftttt b) school boards betort d - nil-il are to be discussed by the leg lslaturo which convenes on Janu.uy 10 OHIO Dry forces, with an ove,- 1 Whelming majority m botli housfH. ; support enforceitient amendments to the Crabbe prohibition act Civic bodies bod-ies recommend temporary suspension of the one per ' nt tax law. PENNSYLVANIA State constltu- j tlon, in force nearly 60 years, may be ! amended or revised. Commission to report on It. Rills to raise standards ! of public schools and to "liberalize" Sunday laws will come before the! legislators. SOUTH DAKOTA Improvement of the state capltol, soldier bonuses and I slate university and other Institutional in- .1 . reijulre 1." ti97.c2 approprla- i tlon. the raising of which is the big- j gest problem. Legislature also mnM determine where proposed hydro-elo - J trie plant is to b. located, at Mu.. - head, Mogrldge or some other site. 1 EXAK Road building, rsjorganun- tlon of stati departments. ..rliooii, health, sanitation and conservation of i natural resources are legislative ah-Jects ah-Jects which. In addition to taxation j reform, will be discussed at tho scs-oiii scs-oiii penlng on January 11 TEN N B8SEE Extension of uiol Dortsch election law to the rtiti-e slate, 'a sane Sabbath" observance law and the application of a poll tax to women will be considered. The sta'-e police law, by which the governor can call out tho militia without ret tnj.e procedure and which was an issun In I i.e re rnt camra' gn, Is exp Med 10 re-J main. U KST VIRGINIA Biennial session' which convenes January 15 will pa. ! laws to make use of IGO.000.000 road ' building bond issue voted at lust elec- I tlon. Lamely Increased appropriations for public schools as well as the en-I tabllshment of vocational ScboMs for boys and girls and a system of umth- er pensioners are other Important l.lnha rt.ws in roMlNO WTOMINO Barb In the session. which oil.,,. January" 11. a bill will! , be introduced allowing cities of the ; I slat to adopt the city managi r" . :orm of government. Uwa dealing' vnh irrigation, farming, stock raising, j oil Industries and public schoo's also w III be discusend BOL'TH CAROLINA The re a.-; minds tlon of a legislative committee; Of Inquiry providing for rr-valuatlon. the rwuuclUiii of taxes on v isible prop I erty and the Imposing of Ioxam on incomes, in-comes, businesses nd Inheritance;; together to-gether with development of other r. SOarcee Ot revenue, will be consider-d I when the general assembly meets Jm. ' t ASH I NOTtiN Drastic jail sen-l i ,rl r" Honor law violators, i $! ! li ghway bond SBSttS ind . oi ' j solldaHon or the governmeuts of s. . attic Tacoma and Spokane with Ihel ARIZONA Proposed legislation is 'id to tnelutl fiv measure for uniform warehouse receipts, bills of ding proof of statutes, foreign d-1 position arid Mtal statmiica An e-to e-to curb rent profiteer,- , advocati I oy Governor Campbell |