Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-01-03
Legislatures As States map
out Formidable Pro-
grams Legislation
to be Enacted.
MANY REFORM LAWS
Problem Raising Funds to
pay Soldiers Bonus
(By The Associated Press

New York, Jan. Legislatures or
50 states and territories. most of which
open their sessions today or later this
month"; have before them formidable
programs of tax reform. dry law en-
fOrcement, election redistricting in ac
cordance with the 1920 census. soldier
bonuses. public improvements, revision
of constitutions. laws for huSband-and-
wife. industrial and suffrage legisla-
ton, state aid for farmers, boxing
commissions, new financing. retrench-
ment by consolidation or abolition of
STATE departments. allti-ratiica aiisn,
automobile regulation, reorganization
of state militiaS, relief for public utili-
ties, amendment or repeal of primary
laws, commission or manager" plans
for cities and counties and pro and
ahti-blue law enactments.
Irrigation Project.
California, with its ambitious $780,
100000 state wide irrigation project,
leads the states in the matter of pro-
posed public improvements and will
ask the legislators to authorize sur
vey Of the contemplated enterprise
Colorado also has a big mountain tun-
mel in contemplation. West Virginia
solons will be required to pass laws at
the session opening Jan. Il providing
for the expenditure of $50,O00.0OO for
building good roads, for which the peo-
pie voted Il bond issue at the recent
election. Missouri also must provide
$50 100000 road building legislation
Establishment of Il state constabul
AIRY, urged largely by farmers, and en-
actment OF bill legalizing boxing. in
addition to a proposal to repeal her
state primary law, held unconstitu-
tional by the state supreme court, will
be taken up by the legislature of Illi-
nOis sometime after that body meets
for its opening session next Wednes-
day. Fights against primary laws are
tC be made also in Indiana. Missouri.
Nebraska, New York, New Mexico
North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont
and Wyoming.
To Attack Blue Laws.
Vermont liberals" plan an attack on
The blue laws of the state insofar as
hey relate to observance of the Sab
oath. An effort will be made, it is
said, to modify the present statutes so
IS to permit amateur sports, particu-
arly baseball an Sunday. where the
;pOrt is not commercialized. Local
option such as exists in Massachusetts,
individual cities and towns TO
natter of Sunday games. will be
ought. New Hampshire. Pennsyl-
.ania. and South Dakota are also ex-
,ectcd to discuss anti-blue laws. Cali
ornia, meanwhile, will argue the
merits or dcmerits of Sunday closing !
ill.
Reorganiza ton of the state judiciary
ystem and constitutional amendment
that none but american I
itiZenS. native or fully naturaliZed, be 4,
llowed the right of suffrage i'm Texas" I
rill be before the law making body al I
Austin. Tex, beginning Jan. IL. An T,
thcr Texas bill would exclude orier- +
2ls from acquiring land within the II
tate. Kansas representatives will {
ave bills before them providing state 5
id for highway construction and 4
nancial assistance To farmers in I
urchasing homes. ,
Amend Marriage Laws. Is
Capital punishment, as Il result of 5