Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-08
GREAT JOBS LOOM
FOR MANY STATES
Forty-Five legislatures to Con-
Vene During January.
TAX REFORM is UPPERMOST
Budget and Revenue Raising Projects,
Revision of Constitutions and Re-
trenchment Acts Also Demand
Attention of the Lawmakers.

New York. Jan Ajax reform and
| new means Of raising revenues viii
take first place for discussion in ut
least fifteen state legislatures now
about TO open, judged by reports from
correspondents forwarded here from
many state capitals.
RetreDchment, budget plans and
abolition of needless departments will
be next in importance in twelve or
more legislatures, with questions Of
public Improvements, utility corpora
tons and public welfare ranging in
order close behind.
Dry law enforcement acts are con-
templated in five states-California
Connecticut. New York, Ohio and
South Dakota-wbile anti-blue laws
viii be fought pro and con on the
floors of the legislatures of New Hamp-
shire, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
and Vermont.
Constitution Revision.
Revision of state constitutions will
be undertaken in the Pennsylvania
assembly, which convenes today, and
in the Colorado and New Hampshire
legislatures. whose sessions open next
Wednesday,
Soldier bonus bills come up for dis
cussion or action in Connecticut, Del
aware, Iowa, Pennsylvania. South Da-
kota and Montana.
Labor legislation, including in at
least one instance the question of in
dustrial courts, will be pushed in Cal
ifornia, Connecticut and Iowa.
Public welfare bills have strong
sponsors in Arkansas, Connecticut.
Colorado, New York, Texas, West
Virginia, Wyoming and Oklahoma.
California will take up the question
of combating radicalsm.
Public Improvements will be advo-
Gated in at least eleven states Cali
iornia Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
Nevada North Carolina. Texas. YER
mont West Virginia, North Dakota
and Oklahoma, These include S75O.-
100000 irrigation project and a s.
5OO-mile public highway. Programs
Of economy. involving tie consoIida-
ton or abolition of state departments
and budget systems will he considered.
among many of the forty states, no
tably by Arkansas, Colorado. Della
ware, Indiana, Kancas. Maine, Mich
igan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico,
Ohio and Oklahoma.
Legislators of Wisconsin and Texas
will wrestle with radical taxation
measures.
Primary Law Changes.
Repeal or revision of state primary
laws are slated to occupy much of the
time of the lawmakers of Illinois, In
diana Missouri, Nebraska, New York.
New Mexico. North Carolina. Tennes.
see, Vermont and Wyoming.
Six state legislatures, ut least viii
have before them hlls providing for
2 stricter regulation Of automobiles
and increased license fees namely.
Delaware Maine, Massachusetts. Ne
yada, Montana and oklahoma.
Four states, Colorado. Kansas. Mon.
tana and Wisconsin, will discuss pro-
poSalS for cooperation, marketing and
aid for farmers and TWO legislatures,
those of California and West Virginia,
will have before them interesting
marital measures"
In California the act of 1919. de-
signed 10 place a wife on an equality
with Il husband in the ownership and
disposition of community property
which was defeated. will again come
before the lawmakers. West Virginia
may make nonsupport of wife by
| husband an eXtraditable oifense.
Measures correlated with suffrage
vii come up in Connecticut. MaSSo-
chusetts and Nevada. Reorganization
Of state militia will be discussed m
several states, including Delaware
and tour states expect to forward new
public utility legislation. namely, Con
neeucur, Colorado, Maine and south
/ Dakota
Connecticut Illinois and West vtr
buiu Will consider hills relating fo
sports and the establishment of state
boxing commissions.
When legislatures Meet.
+ Dates for the .conveniug of leciSla-
lures other than those ALREADY given
ar as follows: january ~. Rhn,l..
J Island Idaho. Montana. Tennessee
and Ohio january Z, Delaware Ne
hraSta. North and South Dakota Min
nesot9 and oklahoma january 4.
North Carolna= Illinois. Michigan
( Maine Vermont and Connecticut
January 8. Massachusetts ami Ina.
ANA january o. New Jersey January
- Arizona California Oregon Non
taua Washington Arkansas and
Town january II, Kansas. New York
NeS Mexico and Wyoming January
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