Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-07

nresented looking to relief and aid
Tor Iowans released from the army
and navy, 1t Is understood Governor
w, l.. Harding will make a number
Of recommendations in this regard.
1t Is thought that agitation Tor a
state public utilities commission.
somewhat similar to the railway com.
mission, will result in legislative ac-
ton, and that several other state
commissions may be eliminated.
Ohio Measures
Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 7.-Adoptiop
of the statewide prohibition amends
ment and amendments providing
will be the outstanding issues at the
coming legislative session.
LOSS Of approximately $1,000. 900
in revenues from liquor traffic. OFF,
ciols say, will necessitate enactment
OF taxation laws to make the deficit.
From the liquor traffic, the state alone
will lose more h $2,b0O,0Oo. pos
dor. Laws to enforce the prohibition
nmendment also will ,be up for &C.
ton.
he reyamped to conform to property
Classification amendments Is not
known owing to apparent conflict OF
two am ns1nd mnon T fo di%sen ohe Jeu"
Though the state has a Democrats
governor, both branches OF the legis,
lature are Republican by large MAJ
~iorities, but insufficient to. override
The governors veto. Both branches
also are overwhelming dry"
Michigan Legislation.
-. D~- 1n~{o1oA~~
dealing with expenditures of state in
stitutions, amendments to the work.
mems compensation law, and legtsla-
ton Strengthening the state pro-
hihjtion law are among the more Inn
portaut matters to come before the
Michigan legislature which
January l.
A budget bill and the creation Of
a state budget commission to pass
upon future requests for a~ppropria-
tons probably will be the first busi-
ness taken up. Establishment OF a
central purchasing board to u all
supplies for the various state tnstttu-
tons and a uniform system OF ac-
counting will be provided for In bills
to be introduced early in the session.
Another proposed law contemplates
consolidation Of the railroad commits
sion and the state securities commits
sion, making them a public utilities
board.
: There will be only two Democrats
in the new legislature. both of them
n in the house. The 81 embers OF
the senate are all RepuDlicahs anu
the house divides ninety-eight Re-
publicans and two Democrats.
Change in Indiana.
n Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 7.-Princi-
pal bills to be introduced at the COM
ing session of the legislature will pro-
) vide for the establishment Of separ-
e ate departments of banking and in
surance to be conducted under direc-
ton OF the governor; appointment OF
the states attorney general by the
II governor instead of being elective; a
Ie general reform of the tax laws; con-
e %solidation of the departments of the
y state geologist, forester and other MI
n nor bureaus under one commission;
adoption Of a constitutional amend
ment providing appointment OF the
l. state superintendent of public in
Is struction by the governor, n adop-
9. ton of a constitutional amendment
d providing for a budget system. An
y, other proposed law would enable the
d governor to veto single items in ap-
IT preparation bills. \
lc mended in the Republican state plat
l. form. Some of them were passed two
lie years g by the house which had
n a Republican majority, only to be
6 killed in the senate. which the Demo
= Gratis controlled. Eighty-two Of the
l. 100 members of the house are RE
d publican and "a of the SO members
of the senate are Republican.
Constitutional Convention.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 7.-Measures
dealing with the calling of the pro-
posed constitutional convention to re-
n wise the basic law of the state, ap-
e proved by popular vote November s.
the liquor issue and questions involv-
ing changes in state finance methods
l. and election laws will demand chief
o attention of the fifty-first general as
o sembly which ,%convenes January 8.
n The legislature will fix the time
J. and place for holding the constitu-
n tional convention Inc provide funds.
A fight is expected on the federal
prohibition amendment. The senate
will be comfortably dry" Both
l. sides are claiming the house, how
q ever, n only the official vote Of the
November election can determine the
complexion of this body on the is
sue.
A comprehensive finance bill is to
be presented to replace the many con-
flicting statutes now dealing with this
subject, and it is possible that a CEN
trail agency will be created to admin.
n lister all finance affairs.
i Minor changes to improve the
working machinery of the primary
and election laws are under contem-
plation.