The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
LEGISLATURE URGED TO Vo't
AID TO OLD SOLDIERS
A Large Delegation was el'en
Hearing at Baton Rouse-pr0"'
inent Men Speak.

Numbers and made an appear peloie =
the appropriations committee lol o ono g
frll constitutional limit OF $zoV'oo'
,or wear for the pensioning o. lne
ayed and battle-seared heroes III 'ni9
state and urged that if this ADDITIONAL
amount could not be saved LIN
soma other quarter, that a speclai laA
~ one-fourth of | mill be LEVIED loi
the pensioning of veterans "llcn
would Weld a revenue of some SloV'-
600 annually on the present pass y,
assessment, The delegation calieu
on the governor and then secured
hearing before the appropriations
committee, over which Hon. Jose
Generelly of New Orleans preSlueu'
in the absence of Chairman james W.
johnson Of Madison.
If was one of the most formloaple
and impressive delegations OF Velei
ans that ever visited the capital Ill,
ending as it did so many prominent
and Influential citizens OF the s'aVe.
General T. J. Shaffer, commander
Of the Louisiana division u T. '"
smoke first, urging that the TIME l'au
cone when the veterans needed heiP
They had reached an age Where' III
nanv instances, restitution sVareu
them in the face, and their only re-
1as was from the state, under WnoSe
| h,nnar thev had fought.
General ". T. CaStlaman anc ool-
one, O. D. Brooks followed with pow,
erfrl arguments why the state Snou'u
came TO the rescue Of her Old solulerS
in their, last hours of need.
General w. ]. Behan, postmaster
Of New Orleans. delivered Il con-
v;ncing argument, saying that II II
was imnossible to find the necessary
money elsewhere, he regarded II aS
the most popular and patriotic 'nnls
th1s legislature could possibly 90
would he to order the levylng or a
special tax of one-Quarter of one NIL
: for the benefit Of the aged veterans
lie did not believe anyone would Oh,
| ,ect to the additional tax. 1t Woulu
. only mean about 81 IL cents per
$1,000 assessment. .,
, ut isn't the price of two bullets,
3 declared General Behan. "Who IS
3 there who isn't willing to do TINS
9 much for the veterans who are dying
t so rapidly?"
9 Under the last general appropria-
9 tion bill the pension fund for the re.
a lief of Confederate veterans ana
widows was increased to $l5O,ooo pei
IS year. It is now urged that this sum
, be raised 100000 per year, or BRING
a II I'D to the constitutional limit Of
), s25O,OOO per year
= General A. B. Booth spoke for the
cause, telling how rapidly the vet
, Grams were falling by the Waysloe
!. He regarded it as burning shame
II that something could not be done u
u relieve these old heroes in their las
:, few years on earth.
=, DR.. Tichenor spoke along slmlla
-. lines.
- Chairman Generelly said at 1'!e Col
" cIusion of the hearing that ne Of
y lieved the Confederate cause was on
near the heart of every member
st the general assembly, and that h
n felt sure the committee and the Ell
ID, tire body would do everything With
as It's power to provide the relief q
We sired. Representative J. S. Atklnso
ne Of Ruston. member of the committe
n declared in open session that he VIZ
re in favor of the demands OF the del
he CATION, and he would favor a specl
Id. tax or any other means of securir
lis the necessary funds.
re The matter will rest with the a
in propriations committee.
ne
en- Mr.. Hunsicker's bill amending Il
concubinage law, so as to patch
an the defects discovered by the SUPPER
get court, and substituting the wori &c
,ar ore6" for negro" had brief alrl
tn. in the house, and, as had been pl
,ck dicted. it made things hum while
TO exhibition. This bill came from t
hat committee with a minority report
ear Hon. Felix ]. Samson of Vermilic
md and others, providing that the Ii
got should not affect marriages that h
my been legally performed before
passage of this act.
A.. Mr.. Hunsicker and Mr.. Genere
49, made a strong fight against
,,1s amendment to the law. Mr.. i1en
i. ely argued that an anti-miscegnat
-. law had been on the statute boz
,ns for years, hence how would 1t
GU possible to have legal marriages pr
-. to the passage of this act? An
IN fort was made to indefinitely p'
pone the proposed amendments,
after heated debate, Mr.. ClaiLo
secured the adoption Of motion i
| the committee rose and repor
Jack progress. The concubinage bill
sure then returned to the calendar.
hen ----------
'ush Move Against Repeal of Locke [
In New Iberia-A number Of taxi
nee ers of this city and parish met