Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-08
GREAT JOBS LOOM
FOR MANY STATES
Forty-FWe 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.

Nes' York. Jan. Ajax reform and
ne'r means Of raising revenues will
take first place for discussion in at
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
S0uth Dakota-wbile anti-blue laws
will 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-
lornia, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
Nevada, North Caroliua. Texas. Yer
mont West Virginia. North Dakota
ami Oklahoma. These include $3.50
U1o.O00 irrigation project and s.
10U-mile public highway. Programs
OF economy. involving the consolida-
tinn 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
iean, 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. will
have before them bills providing for
q stricter regulation of automobiles
and increased license fees namely.
Delaware, Maine. Massachusetts, Ne
Vada, Montana and oklahoma.
-Four states, Colorado. Kansas. Mon.
tana and Wisconsin, will discuss nro-
poSnlS 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 husband in the ownership and
disposition of community property.
which was defeated. will again come
before the lawmakers. West Virginia
may make nonsupport of a wife by
husband an eXtraditable otfense
Measures correlated with suffrage
will come mp in Connecticut. MaSso-
and Nevada. Reorganization
Of state militia will he discussed in
several states Including Delaware.
and tour states expect to forward now
public utility legislation. namely. Con
neciicut Colorado, Maine and South
Dakota.
connecticut Illinois ana Yves, v,r-
hiuiu Will consider hills relating r.
sports and The establishment of stare
boxing commissions
When Legislatures Meet
Dates for the converting of Iecislo-
lures other than those already given
are as follows january lS. Rhud,
Island, Idaho Montana. Tennessee
and Ohio; january I Delaware Ne
braSka. North and South Dakota Min
nesota and oklahoma; January =
north Carolina.- Illinois Michigan
Maine. Vermont ana Connections
January Is. Massachusetts ana Indt.
ana; january o, New Jersey; January
10 Ari1ono California Oregon. Mon
tana. Washington, Arkansas ana
Iowa; january H., Kansas. New YORK.
Nea Mexico and WyotnfD.,. t.,.,..-.