The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-16
From Fridays Daily.o

Baton Rouge. La. Nov. Il.-t'ro,
The dai the extraordinary session q
the General Assembly convened
powerful lobby has been quietly. =.
eretlv working on the legislature
men. This lobby boldly invaded tn,
House II Representatives last nigh,
and cleaded among the cOuntrymer
~ vote today for the Henriuuc,
resolution providing for a legislativ.
committee to probe the pOrt cOndi.
tinns OF New Orleans.
Lieutenant Governor J. Y. Sanders
was there he was lobbying. He will
appoint three OF the commit tpemen
II the HenriQues resolution prevails
Speaker Joseph W. Hyams. a South
ern Pacific railroad emplOye. will
name the other three: under Ordi-
nary conditions Representative J. ..
Henri0ues himself would become the
committees chairman.
night turns is this:
"Do the commercial interests Of
New Orleans want port abuses inves-
tignted by a committee headed Nv
Mr.. Henriques and other politicians
appointed By partisan political off,
cers!"
Mr. Sanders has denounced the
lobby IN hts platform. in running
for governor. Last night became =
hbbyist himself.
The question asked here this fore
A0On Il why was the lobby pleading
f0r supper, or the HenriQues resolu-
lion "n the floor 0f he House last
night II Is ascertained that Mr..
yanders said the defeat of the reso-
'utiOn to-day would reflect on tho
Speaker Of the House and on tina
President of the Scnate--that is.
himself.
Day by day It becomes more APP
parent that Legislators bent on re-
form are travelling a road which has
heeR strewn with tacks intended to
pMnctMre the tires Of the ''autOmO-
bile" and these tracks have been
distributed by anti-Bianchard men
who now compose powerful. secret.
lobby inimical to the best interests
0f the hubble These men. mostly, il
not all Office holders. will doubtless
he smoked out and publicly posted.
for they are candidates In the pres
ent campaign.
Lieutenant Governor Sanders az
reured on the floor Of the House be-
Tore the session opened at noon to-
DAY and renewed his lobbying In be-
half o. the HenriqueE resolution 10
Investigate the New Orleans port
charges.
The Henriques resO,miiOn has got
10 pass, he IL reported as saying 10
representatives.
Country legislators VINO are op
nnsed to injecting poIitics into the
n0rt matters are loud In words Of
condemnation Of the lieutenant gov
ernor's talk In the state House.
Following If the minority report |
~ tue city affairs committee. submit
ted to the house this afternoon by |
representative Echazabel.
The undersigned members Of the
committee on the affairs Of the city
q New Orleans. hereby respectfully
announce that they dissent from the
report submitted by said committee.
wherein said committee submits =
favorable report on house resolution
0y Mr.. Henriques. and an unfavOr.
able report on house bill. by Mr.
Alexander.
10th Of said bills provide for ~
investigation Of the port charges Uf
80 city of New Orleans. The Hem
1ssSes resolution provides for the
S'es''on Of legislative committee.
:" % appointed jointly by the Speak
Ot the House OF Representatives
sse the President or the Senate.
- alexander bill provides for the
.eIpantment OF commission by the
''overnor Of the State.
vs1eet 70 Hyams and Sanders.
80 are Of the opinion that the
A's1aader bill should prevail. be-
I'VE : commission for said purposes
sted At this time by the Gov
sos o. hs State would possess the
0late. 'e -
efeas committee q 0.D0inted
saated BY the Henriques reso-
weald lack the confidence of \