The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-23

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Iployees in joining national guard
A. Auditor should be required
| to institute modern methods and uni.
form system of bookkeeping in hand
ling of states accounts.
As. Exempt property should be
listed.
46. Each parish should take care
Of its own insane.
AZ. Records Of divorces should be
more carefully kept.
48. Governor should be given more
power Of clemency.
40. New capitol should be con-
structed.
so. Better provisions for negro
deaf, dumb and blind.
81. System Of transferring land
titles should be improved.
50. Encouragement should be CIV
en- to prospectors looking for mineral
deposits in Louisiana.
So. Limit length Of franchises.
54. Eligibility to hold office should
be extended.
IS. Memorable Congress to adopt
lakes to the gulf ship channel.
Sc. Continue crop pest commits.
sion.
81. Adopt provision for Inherit
ance tax.
So. Newspaper readers hould not
be preiudiced as competent jurors.
SO. Female witnesses in rape
cases should be allowed to testify IN
private.
so. More stringent child labor
laws.
81. When corporation is insolvent
should be defined.
81. Telegraph and telephone compa-
MES should be required to transmit
each others messages and to make
necessary compensations for that4pur
pose.
Other Messages.
On Wednesday Governor Blanch-
ard followed his lengthy message OF
Tuesday up with seven short ones,
the summary Of which follows:
One Of the communications related
to Louisiana IS relations with the
State of Mississippi in regard to the
oyster fisheries. The governor wants
a boundary duly marked by buoys IN
The water, and he calls for settle
nent Of money due Louisiana and ad-
Indicated against Mississippi in the
course Of litigation decided on the
subject in the United States Supreme
Court.
Another message refers to the de-
aged pay due by the National Gov
,rnment to Louisiana volunteers IN
he Spanish-American War.
Another praises the work OF the
louisiana tax commission.
Another message refers to the re-
furnishing Of the State Senate cham
YER made necessary by the fire some
ime ago in the State Capitol.
Still another message is in regard
0 rent due for building in which
he books of the State Library were
or some time housed.
And yet another message advises
he Legislature to accept a compro-
nise made by the Governor in regard
o public lands for which the State
ad brought suit, on the ground that
he lands had been fraudulently en-
cred and sold. These lands are III
Parish to the extent OF
lore than 5000 acres. The Governor
olds that the terms Of the compro-
Use would give the state more mon
' than it would get if it won the
uit, while there is serious risk OF
,sing it. He counsels the acceptance
the proposed settlement.
A seventh message is in relation
, some paintings that were damaged
V the fire mentioned above.
Cleveland, Ohio.-The Reserve
rust company has made an assign
tent to the Superior Savings and
rust company. The liabilities of
le concern are about $2,70o,00o. In
bility to realize on outstanding loans
said to have precipitated the fail
re. Officers of the bank say de-
Dsitors will be paid in full. The
,pital and surplus Of the bank IS
300 900. Adam Graham is president
nd William N. Perry secretary and
.easurer. The latter was formerly
director in the Ohio Trust compa-
Y, of Norwalk, Ohio, which closed
S doors in January.