Evening star., 1935-03-17
NEW DEAL PUSHES
LAWS IN STATES
Bills Drafted in Capital.
Some Make Progress,
While Others Lag.

(Copyright. 1895, BY the Associated Press0
An eight-pronged legislative pro-
gram was disclosed yesterday to have
been thrust by the Federal Govern
ment into the law-making bodies OF
the various States, with results rang
ing from inaction to rapid enactment.
The general lines followed by the
program, mostly put forward in the
form of complete bills, have been:
The creation Of State planning
agencies.
A broader form Of public owner
ship, operation and regulation OF
electric and utility plants.
Bringing State laws into line with
the bond issuance and other require
ments Of the Public Works Admin
istration.
Providing for State cooperation in
housing, slum clearance and allied
projects.
The creation of State recovery
agencies patterned after N. r. A.
Bank Laws Involved.
Bringing State banking laws into
line with different Federal laws, such
as deposit insurance, Home Owners
Loan Corp, Federal Housing Admin
istration and the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
The enactment of State unemploy-
ment insurance, old-age pension,
child welfare and other economic
security measures in anticipation OF
the Federal program pending In
Congress.
Passage of narcotic and other crime
laws growing out of the recent crime
conference in Washington.
The entire program has not been
enacted in any State yet, but appar-
emily the closest thing to full COM
pliance with Federal requests has been
in Louisiana, where Gov. o. K. Allen
the battle-ground spokesman for
Senator Huey Long. said:
There's been nothing but harmony
with the Federal administration"
Drafted in Washington.
The bills themselves were, in the
main, written in Washington by at
tOIklCyo LA JllC ul11CI C11t 1CQCIdl dkCIl-
cies and pumped out to the State
Legislatures through the State direc-
tors Of the Emergency Council.
The State planning agencies appar-
rently would be patterned after the
suggestico of President Roosevelt s
National Resources Board. They
would pass upon projects for public
works funds
Utilities and electricity measures
call for the creation Of power districts
to operate power plants and for State
would promote the wide use of cleo
tricity in farm areas. Others would
allow municipalities to own and oper-
ate plans.
Some IA bills we're drawn up by
public works authorizing the State
governmental units to issue bonds and
conform in other ways to the rules OF
P. w. A. in allotting funds. They
would vastly liberaNze the procedure
in many States for issuing bonds
without the necessity Of referenda.
Eminent Domain Provided.
In the housing field. the legislation
would allow corporate agencies and
corporations receiving funds from the
United States to take over lands by
eminent domain for housing projects
Power would be granted for States
cities, towns and incorporated villages
to cooperate with the United States
housing authorities IN conveying OF
leasing property. providing streets
and otherwise"
The N. r. A. measures propose tc
set up State agencies modelled aftel
the national Blue Eagle outfit to en-
force codes in industries engaged II
intra-State commerce.
The banking legislation is mostly
technical. In some of the States the
laws were such as to bar resident!
from taking full advantage OF the
various Federal lending agencies ane
the Deposit Insurance Corp.
Security Marks Time.
Economic security legislation, pu
forward in just few States, has
generally speaking. been marking TIM
awaiting the action of Congress or
the Federal law. Some officials have
expressed fear recently that most o.
the Legislatures would have adjourned
before Congress gets around to passing
the Federal law. It was designed Je
pay benefits to those unemployed i
the States enact such laws, gram
pensions to those over 60, give more
liberal aid to children and mother!
and provide better public health
facilities.
The crime laws are part OF the
recent crime drive and are designed
partially, to give better State CO.
operation with each other and The
Federal Government, in rounding W
criminals.
In addition, in some States, new bill!
have been put forward to allow thu
Federal Government to buy more
forest lands so that new forest area:
may be established.