Lower coast gazette., 1910-06-18
LEGISLATURE URGED TC VOTE.
AID TO OLD SOLDIERS.
A Large Delegation Was Given 4
" airing at Baton Rouge-Prom-
inent Men Speak.

H, airing at Baton Rouge-Prom-
inent Men Speak.
Baton Rouge onlcd"r2'" veteran
leaders stOrnItu the capital IN IaIS'
numbers and made al appeal BEFORE
the appropriations committee Tor me
fun constitutional limit Of $23",""'
,er year for tn" pens!onlng o the
AGED and battlc-srarrd heroes II 'hIN
state, and urged that if this addI I0:a'
amount could not be saved IRON
some other quarter, nat a SptcI'l '"A
of o~nc-fourth Of | mill be LEVIED lol
the prnsiouiny Of veterans, "hlch
would Weld Il revenue of some iI'''-
600 annually Oh the present bass o.
assessment. The delegation called
on the governor and then secured Il
hearing before the appropriations
committee. over which Hon. jose
Gcnvrclly of New Orleans preNid'u'
in the absence of Chairman james VI.
Johnson of Madison.
Il was one of the most i0rmIdabI
and impressive delegations OF N'''i
| IN, tina, ever visited the capital, IN
clrding as it did 50 many pr"nlllehj
and influential citizens OF the state.
General r. J. Shaifpr, c0mmHnIc"
of The Louisiana division [. {. w.
spoke first, urging that tn" time h"''
Umc when the veterans nr"deu helr
Tilev had reached an ~ where, III
many instances, RESTITUTION stared
them in the face. and their only re-
lie: was from the state. under whose
banner they had fought.
General ". II. Casrl"min IN! cor
one. O. ID. Brooks followed with pow
eri,,l arguments why the state should
cone TO the rescue Of he" Old soldiers
in their last hours of need.
General w. J. Behan, postmaster
of New Orleans. delivered 4 con
yiDcing argument, saying that II Il
WAS impossible to find the necessary
none elsewhere, he regarded 1t as
tho most popular and patriotic lhInS
this legislature could possibly &c
would be to order the levylng OF a
special tax of One-Cuarter OF one NIL
for the benefit Of the aged veterans,
Ne did not believe anyone would Oh
rect to the additional tax. 1t would
ONLY mean about 371-2 cents pei
$1,000 assessment.
1T isn't the price of two bullets
declared General Behan. "Who Is
there who isn't willing to do TINS
much for the veterans who are dying
so rapidly"
Under the last general approprla
ton bill the pension fund for tire re
lief Of Confederate veterans ant
widows was increased to $15O,o"o PEI
year. 1t is now urged that this sun
be raised 800. 900 per year, or brlns
II up TO the constitutional limit o
sZ50,OOO per year.
General A. B. Booth spoke for th'
cause, telling how rapidly the vet
Grams were falling by the waYslde
He regarded it as a burning shame
that something could not be done t
relieve these old heroes in Their las
few years on earth.
DR.. Tichenor spoke along simila
lines.
Chairman Generelly said at he cor
clusion of the hearing that he be
lieved the Confederate cause was on
near the heart of every member O
the general assembly, and that h
felt sure the committee and the el
tire body would do everything With
its power to provide the relief dt
| sired. Representative J. S. Atklnso
) of Ruston, member of the committed
5 declared in open session that n" wa
in favor of the demands of the deli
cation, and he would favor a specl;
fax or any other means of securin
: the necessary funds.
The matter will rest with the q
preparations committee.
Mr.. H%unsicker's bill amending tf
[ %corcubinage law, so as to pa'ch u
I. the defects discovered by the supren
l. court, and substituting the worl "ct
/ oreG" for NEGRO" had a brief airil
IN the house, and, as had been pr
e dicted, it made things hum while
exhibition. This bill came from tt
q committee with a minority report
Hon. Felix J.. Samson of Vermilio
and others, providing that the la
should not affect marriages that h;
T. been legally performed before II
l. passage of this act.
n Mr.. Hunsicker and Mr.. Generel
q made a strong fight against al
d amendment to the law. Mr.. 'fene
It ely argued that an anti-miscegratl'
j. law had been on the statute boo
II for years, hence how would 1t
e. possible to have legal marriages pri
d to the passage of this act? An
T. fort was made to indefinitely po'
pOne the proposed amendments, b
after a heated debate, Mr.. Claibor
secured the adoption of a motion a
a. the committee rose and report
IS progress. The concubinage bill W
* then returned to the calendar.
Move Against Repeal Of Locke La
New Iberia.-A number Of tdypi
Of orc Of this CITY and parish met