The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

! functions in strines has the support of
labor School laws affecting japanese
may be revised.
onneetieut-Future Of the elee. sic car
| lines of state owned by the Connecticut
company, now in hands of federal trust
| ees, IS most pressing problem. Company
| owes millions IN taxes and asks state aid
| TO operate. Forestry, motor regulation
and excise measures in importance,
-- Coiorado-"Blu sky mining .anG oil
stock legislation and improved marketing
| facilities for farmers are measures recon-
mended for action by Governor Shbup.
State constitution, adopted 40 years ago,
may be revised. Movement to vest state
government in hands of directors"
| headed by governor.
! Delaware State school laws up fo~
amendment and revision, Various boards
and commissions, aggregatlng l3l, may he
consolidated and coOrdnated. Commits
sion form OF government urged for Viii
mington. Child labor and minimum wage
| Indiana-B Budget system and tax Iegis-
| lation are important topics. Lawmakers
will consider providing free textbooks for
public schools and authorizing cities to
. establish the Commission" or city man
agnT' plan of Government.
: IOwa-How to increase the states rev
enue Will be an important problem.
Joint legislative code revision and Indus
. trial court legislation will also receive at
tentiOn at the session which opens ON
January 10.
/ Kansas-Two constitutional amend
mentS approved at polls last November
providing state aid for county roads and
: for farmers-will be taken un at the seS-
sion opening January II. Governor Al
len. IN message, recommended economy
and abolition of needless bureaus.
J Massachusetts-Inc reaseu teachers sal
aries is important issue. Plan to advance
motor vehicle license fees will he bitterly
fought. Many towns may have To change
their system of government or borrow to
enlarge town halls. due to suffrage. Poll
tax for women possible.
: Maine-Water power resources and
transportation problems, as we'll as re
vision of automobile and road laws lead
IN Importance. State subsidy suggested
for trolley lines to help them pay eN-
penses. Decreased taxes for steam and
electric lines advocated.
Michigan Republican legislature, the
first in wears in which ITO Democrat is
seated, will open next Wednesday to con
slider, among other things, reornulZatIon
OF state departments and budgets of state
Institutions.
Montana Farmer bills already pre-,
pared for consideration provide "a Ware
& house Receipts Act. under which bauks|
would be authorized To make loans on
crops in storage. Sportsmcn are backing
a bill to prevent the killing OF gOphers
with poison on the ground that game is
being sacrificed.
MISUNDERSTANDING or repel of state
income tax law and state corporation
franchise tax law are important subjects
that Will engross the attention of the leg
IslatuTe. WOTkmen'S compensation and
a budget system are other problems oil
moment.
North Dakota-Good roads legislation
situations viii be the chief subjects at
this session between Z Non Partisan
leaguers and their opponents.
New Hampshire-E win be made to
legalize Sunday sports that are not con-
Quoted for profit and that do not tend
TO the disturbance of others Rcsub-
mission TO people Of income and mheri-
lance tax amendments, rejected Novem-
Der ,, urged to provide new needed rev
enue.
Nevada-Increased salaries for rural
school teachers and tax relief for mining
and agriculture are important proposals.
standardization of motor licenses to pro
vide funds for a great bodybuilding pro-
lect will be discussed. Women to take
more active part in state administration
New Nork-Ncw efforts viii be pressed
to pass laws to alleviate housing situation
Referendum on lteracy test for new vot
ers in contemplation. Dry enforcement
legislation favored by Governor Miller
Restoration of party nominating conven-
tons for state and judicial offices urged.
New misunderstanding changes sought
in states taxation and assessment system,
CentralIZlng It in a commission of three
members. Abolition OF State corporation
commission, the mounted police force and
the State Insurance commissioner also adj
vocated, Land office may be recognized
under commission of three.
North Carohna-Expansion of present
State Highway commission to supervise
construction of hard surfaced highways
$500 miles in length will be important
laws include stoppage OF Sunday trains
and Sunday newspapers.
Oklahoma-Fight by new members Of
legislature on the $2000O,000 appropria-
tIons estimated for state needs for the
next two years will be the dominant issue
before the house and senate III the session
which opens tomorrow. Motor car
thieves will be object of repressive meas
ureS.
Oregon-Harbor improvements. SlO.-
0O0,O00 road building bond issue, establish
ment of a Boys School farm and a pro-
pOsal to amend the Teachers Tenure law
abolishing the trial of teachers by school
boards before dismissal, are to be dis
cussed by the legislature which convenesI
on January 10.
Ohio-Dry forces, with an overwhelm-
ing majority in both houses, support en-
forcement amendments to the Crabbe
prohibition act. which does not provide
machinery for carrying out its provisions.
I NlNlC DOulCS IGGOHlLlCIlu temporary SttS-
pension of the one per cent tax law
Pennsylvania State constitution, inI
force nearly so years, may be amended or
revised. Commission to report on it.
Bills to raise standard of public schools
and to '.Hberalize" Sunday laws viii come
before the legislators.
South Dakota-Improvemen of the
state capitol, soldier bonuses and State
university and other institutional needs
require Sl5,697, $50 appropriation the rails
lug of which is biggest problem. Legisla
tlre also must determine where proposed
hydro-electric plant is to be located, at
Mulehead. Mobridge or some other site
Texas-Road building. reorganization of
state departments. schools. health, SANTA
ton and conservation of natural re-.
sources are legislative subjects which, in
| addition to taxation reform, viii be dis
cussed at the session opening on January
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| Tennessee-Extension of the DortschI
| election law to the entire state, "a sane
| Sabbath observance law and the apphca-
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