The courier-index., 1917-11-30
complete stock STATES TIRES by St.

| One of the reforms which will likely be urged has to do with the l legislative branch of the government That radical changes will be made in 1 this is almost certainty. It is felt
 generally that the General Assembly is not measuring up to the highest
 efficiency on account of the restric-
 tions that have grown up about it.
 and practices within the law but
 detrimental to the best interests of i the state.
 There will be members of the quadrennial sessions with the mem
 bers placed on an annual salary, subject to emergent calls at any time.
 Still others will contend for the biennial sessions for the transaction of important business that cannot be deferred, with alternate long and short sessions. It is being generally recognized that the sixty day restric- tion is a mistake. and that a better plan would be to put the members on salary and require them to stay long enough to finish the work.
 The evils of local legislation, which has grown to be the distinguishing feature of each session, were con demned by Governor Brough in an address before the convention. He said that 85 per cent of the 2,2O0 pages of law passed by the last as- sembly is local and special in it's nature, and that there should be some definite means of overcoming the evil. There is too much of a disposition to 'legislate Johnson grass out of Greene county and green grass out of Johnson county" | Many of the things, done by special act could more easily and economic ally, and just as effectively, be done by other constituted authorities.
 One of the. suggestions that will be advanced is that the general as- sembly shall convene and for thirty days do nothing but introduce and advance bills thirty day recess would then be taken. to enable the Representative to return to their homes and discuss the various is- . sues with their constituents to secure the trend of public opinion. They would then re-convene and consider the bills upon final passage. This would not preclude the introduction of other measures after the recon vening. but it would be provided that two thirds majority would be neces- sary to permit new measures being introduced.
 Dr. A. c. Miller, editor of the Ark ansas Methodist, who has made a careful study of political economy, suggests that the House of Repre- seintatives shall consist of only 33 members elected from the state at large for terms of four years, no two from the same county. They shall serve on salary and be in con- tinuous session. but shall not initiate laws. They shall consider and enact only such measures as may be pre- sented by the administration, or upon petition of the people. All pro- posed bills shall be published thirty days, and the proponents and oppon- ents of all measures shall then be given an opportunity to present their views through their own represen- tatives. A second House shall be provided, consisting of seven circuit judges, whoses ole duty should be to pass uopn the form and consti- tutionality of bills proposed by the House. and thus relieve the courts of passing upon constitutional questions save in we'll defined cases.
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 The war is not adding to at least one line of business, that of the lawyer. War does not produce liti- gation. The people are too busy to attend law suits. A Pulaski county judge the other day dismissed jury so they could go home and look