The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-28
THE RECALL BILL
Passed 6y Senate 80 Of1'c'aI
Must Be informed Of Charges
Against Him.
SESSION NEARING ITS END
LEGISLATION Being speeded Op-eeV'
eraI Important Measures Are
Considered.
SESSION NEARING ITS END
u-oc.orn Nawrnaner Union News Service.

Baton ROuge,-lne Ne"
commission bill came back. Many I
thought it would not, but 1t was Of
fered in the senate by Senator W. H.
Rvrnes of the Tenth ward. He IN '
sisted, however that the WORDS D!
request" be inserted after his name
or the top of the bill
Briefly, the essentials cut out OIL the
original bill are:
Frst-The thirteen proposed con- |
stitutional amendments.
Second-All jurisdiction over state :
or parochial officers, conflnlhs 'he
provisions to municipal government
and officers strictly
Third - Eliminating that portion
which would have cut short the term
of any serving official-for instance,
the city attorney and city board OF
health-thereby allowing them 10
serve out their terms, which lap over
the time of the Behrman admlnlstra-
ton by two years.
Some of the essential provisions re-
tanned, and over which the fight will
develop, are:
First-Nonpartisa elections.
Second-The method OF elections,
providing for the preferential ballot
system, with a first, second and third
choice
Notwithstanding the initiative, ref
erendum and recall.
Fourth-Appointive features, cover
ing all municipal officers now select
ed by the city council.
Fifth-To provide for the election
: at large of a mayor and four commits
sioners, the salaries to remain as at |
first designated.
SiXth--It carries referendum sub |
hitting the matter to vote OF the |
people of New Orleans for their ap- |
prevail or rejection.
:, Recall Is Passed by Senate.
oficeholders under certain circum-
J stances was passed by the Louisiana
3 senate. 1t is said the measure will
r also be passed by the house. 1t pro-
} vides that before e petition may be
9 circulated the officeholders must be
notified of reasons why his recall is
4 desired and the petition to call an
t election must be signed by 80 per cent
3 of the registered voters in the terri-'I
tory from which the official was
elected.
Child Labor Bill Passes.
Senator Cir toms child labor bill
passed the senate. Senator Clinton
opened the debate for his measure.
He said the bill was simply one to
give the child of genius, with talent
for the stage, all opportunity to de-
velop this talent. The vote showed
" for and 10 against the bill.
Banking Bill Unfavorably Reported.
The bill by Mr.. Schwing, of Iber-
vile, to require banks to guarantee
) deposits was returned to the house
4 with an unfavorable report Immediate
ly minority report was filed signed
by ]. E. Johnson of Caddo, and Drew
Ferguson of Claiborne, of the commit
tee on banks and banking. The re-
port stated that the bill asks to equal
ize losses to depositors and that in
the opinion of the minority the bill is
a good one and should have been IA
vorably considered by the committee.
Payday Bill Subject to Call.
When the semi-monthly payday
bill came up in the house for consid.
Grafton it met with warm reception.
1t was finally put on the calendar sub
" ject to call Use sugar interests will
/. make determined fight to amend the
bill, and in case amendments are re-
jected it Is certain several of the SUI
In gar representatives will finally vote
I. against the bill
II Bills Are Postponed.
The bill of Fred A. Earhart, of Or.
le leans, to prevent the giving of the
names of living persons to public
1T buildings, was postponed.
la similar fate happened to the bill
he by F. Amedee Tete, providing that in
er surance companies pay 1 per cent of
the premiums for the aid of fire de.
IN parments. This bill was generally
known and accepted as "a firemen's
is pension bill, although Mr.. Tete held
lie that the wording of the bill did not
It. bear out such a claim.
Y: Will Allow More Votes.
Ve The reopening of the grandfather
ne clause of the constitution of 1898.
which will allow all white men then
ts eligible, to become electors to come
lg in now, according to Hon. A. F. Ed.
r. wards, of Evangeline parish, will add
We 10000 voters to the rolls of the state
OF The proposed amendment has passed
n. the senate.
10 Would Have Commission.
~ A measure authorizing the appoint.
a ment by the governor of commits.
iy sion of five, three lawyers and two