Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-03
6 LEGISLATIVE
MILLS TO START
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lawmaking Bodies Open Ses.
sions Today or Later
This Month
MANY IMPORTANT PROJECTS
By the Associated Press


New York. Jan 3.--I.cgislaturcs Of
forty five states and territories. most
of which open their sessions today or
later this month. have before them for
midable programs Of tax reform. dry
law enforcement. election rcdstrirting
In accordance with the 1920 census.
soldier bonuses. public improvements.
revision of constitutions. laws for huS-
band and wife. industrial and suffrage
legislation, state aid for farmers. box
ing commissions. new financing. re-
trenchment by consolidation or abOli-
ton of state departments. anti radical.
ism, automobile regulation. rcurgnniza-
tion Of state militias. relief for public
utilities. amendment or repeal of pri.
mary laws, commission or "managpr''
plans for. cities and counties and pro
and anti-blue law CnaCtments.
California. with its ambitions $50.
WO.OOO state wide irrigation project
leads the states in the matter of pro
posed public improvements and will ask
the legislators to authorize a survey of
the contemplated enterprise Colorado
also has a big mountain tunnel in con.
temptation. West Virginia SulonS will
be required 10 pass laws n the Session
opening January II providing for the
expenditure of $50. 900 900 for building
good roads. for which the people voted
bond issue at the recent election. Mis-
souri, also must provide $50 NeO 600
road building Legislation.
Other Important Projects
Establishment Of state ronStabu
larry. urged largely by farmers. and
enactment of a bill legalizing boxing
in addition to proposal to repeal her
otnA 1o,, bal
al by the State Supreme Court. will be
taken up by the Legislature of Illinois
some time after that body meets for its
opening session next "Wednesday.
Fights against primary laws ore to be
made also in Indiana, Missouri, Ne
braska. New York. New Mexico North
Carolina. Tennessee. Vermont and
Wyoming.
Vermont liberals plan an attack
on the blue laws of the state in so far
as they relat" to observance Of the
Sabbath. An effort will bc made. il i
said. to modify the present statutes 80
as TO permit amateur sports. particl-
larlv baseball. on Sunday where the
sport is not commerCializPd. Local op-
tion. such as exists in Massachusetts,.
enabling individual cities and towns 70
determine their own practice in the
matter of Sunday gaines will be sought.
New Hampshire, PENNSYLVANIA and
South Dakota are also expected 10 dis
cuss anri-bIue laws. California. mean
while. will argue the merits or de-
merits of n Sunday closing bill.
Reorganization of the state judiciary
system and constitutional amendment
proposing that none but American cit
liens. native or fully nRturalizcd, be
allowed the right of suffrage in Texas
will be before the law making body al
Austin. Tex. beginning January IL
Another Texas bill would exclude
Orientals from acquiring land within
the state. Kansas representatives will
have bills before them providing state
aid for highway construction and tnan
rial assistance 10 farmers in purchasing
homes
Capital punishment. as result o,
lcgal discussion over the Col"- Granmcl
murder ease. will conir mt tho Ne.
bra~ka lngi stature. and W'"St Virginia
will act on prop">al, to abolish private
detective agencies. Tn" last nance
state also will consider amendments I,
laws relating to marriag" in order T.
make nonSupport an cNtraI!tab.c Of
fensc. California Legislators once agar
will b" called upon to consider IL" act
of 1919 which was designed 10 place 4
wife on equality with her husband. aur
which was defeated last fall.
Many states will be confroutod will
the problem Of raising funds 10 pay
soldiers bonuses voted at the las; "I"c.
ton. South Dakota is pledged to oh,
tain So 900 .Oo0; Montana Legislator
will vote on tn" question of a hDuV
for 10. 900 "x-Servico men: Delaware
lawmakers will take >im.lur vote
Connecticut must raise 5000 900 fl
soldier relief; New Hampshire, in ad,
dition to bonus, may exempt vet.
erans' property from taxation Up t,
$500 value, and Iowa solonS at the leg
isative session beginning Ianuury Il