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until late In the session. Il meeting OK
the Republican State Committee may
be called for the purpose OF outlining
the policy of the party on ratification
and other questions pending Ia the Leg
lslnture as a result Of Gov. Smiths mes
sage.
An effort will. he made 10 repeal tina
direct primary law so far as 1t applies
to state and Judicial offices. Whether
this measure will be pressed vigorously
will depend largely upon thc attitude Of
G~overnor-elect SMir- The Republican
leaders do not intend to endure thu
stress and strain OF a hart contest over
this question unless they have some
ground for belief that It's passage will
meet with executive %Rpprovai.
Attempts to legalize boxing. Sunday
and Sunday motion picture e%-
hibitions are among Other matters that
will receive attention. The im%portRnc,
given 20 boxing in the military and
naval training camps will be capitalized
by the supporters of the movement 70
restore the sport to its fo1ne legal
status.
The municipal ownership programme.
advocated by Mayor Hylan Of New York
and by the State Conference of Mayors,
which was rejected by the 1918 Legisln-
ture. will be brought TO the front agaiu
at the coming session.
Tax bills also will occupy a large part
of the attention Of the Legislature.
Cities of the State ar ecrying for more
revenue and the question of how IL shall
be raised is now being considered by a
committee of city officials, tax and real
estate representatives and the chairmen
OF the Senate and Assembly Finance
committees. A wholesale amendment OF
the tax laws may be the result.
SNNn1AaN,N-. A. l.v- A
the 3 per cent. tax on corporations be ex-
end to cover partnerships and lndi-
viduals who are In business. that the
automobile tax of the State be Increased,
that the mortgage tax law be made an
annual Instead of a periodic one. and
that the stock transfer tax be doubled. A
state income tax on individuals also Is
talked OF.
Considerable opposition may develop
70 the proposed amendment to the State
constitution requiring all persons who
become voters after 1920 to be able to
read and write English. The amend
ment has been acted upon favorably by
one Legislature. and II IL is approved at
the 1919 session it will be submitted 10
the electorate for ratification next No
vember.
Two Women I'm the Assembly.
NV ~ NllIlt W lIt CIdIc y MS
tory, women will sit In the Legislature
that convenes this week. One-is Mrs.
Ida b. Sammis OF Suffolk county. Repu5-
lean, and the other is Mrs. Mary NJ.
Lilly of New York, Democrat. Both will
be members OF the Assembly. There has
been some discussion as to whether they
should be addressed as "Assemblymen"
or "Assemblywomen.' but, inasmuch as
Miss Jeanette Rankin OF Montana was
generally referred to as Congressman"
= has been decided that the title OF the
women members will be the same as that
borne by the male colleagues.
There will be 80 Republicans and e2
Democrats in the 1919 Senate and % Re-
publicans. 81 Democrats and . Socialists
IN the Assembly. A year ago there were
80 Republican and Is Democratic
tors and 96 Republicans. 43 Democratic,
10 Socialist and Independent Assem-
blynen. Twenty-four members OF the
1915 Senate are newcomers in the up
per chamber. or the $50 members OF the
Assembly, As did not serve IN 1915 and
4j have never had any legislative eX-
p~e.!cLCc.