Show OFFICIALS STUDY PROPOSED LAWS Piled high on the desks of Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney General J Joseph ph Chez and his staff Sat Saturday was wa the nucleus of the agenda for the session of the state legislature meeting January 11 The he proposed measures include recommendations of the state committee committee com corn of nine including suggested changes in administration of state affairs and tax revision Another proposed measure is a direct primary law regard regarded d as vIrtually virtual virtually vir vIr- vir- vir certain of enactment having having hav hay haying ing been espoused by both major parties during the campaign that ended with the November elec elec- One measure however certain of passage and expected to be known as house bill No 1 is that appropriating appropriating appropriating money for expenses of the session Occasionally the legislators forget to pass necessary measures as as in 1933 when a law levying taxes taxes' on property was overlooked necessitating necessitating tating a special session for this purpose There is no record however however however how how- ever of the legislators forgetting to pass a bill appropriating money for tor or their salaries and expenses of the session usually being with additional appropriation if ex ex- expenses expenses pass this amount Expenses of the last regular session session session ses ses- sion totaled while the special special ci cial l session appropriated for expenses About half of the J members of the house of representatives were reelected and some won seats in the senate There are a number of holdovers holdovers holdovers hold hold- overs in the senate An anomaly will exist when the senate convenes In that one lone Republican William Griffin Jr of Logan will represent the minority He will act as minority floor leader lead lead- er will serve as minority member of many committees and is dean of the senate |