The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-12
House Gets Busy.

on the calendar as far as possible the
senate took up house bills and set
tied the fate Of several Of these i'm
portant measures.
The Leon Locke bill, providing for
the removal Of the Southern Uniyer-
sity from New Orleans to some point
in the rural section OF the state, failed
OF passage by vote of 20 to Il, but
Senator Patterson kept the breath o.
ufe in the measure by changing his
vote and moving a reconsideration OF
the vote by which the measure failed
to pass.
The Gilmore bill, requiring at least
three judges OF the supreme court TO
certify that they have read the rec.
ord in every case decided by the court,
met defeat after vigorous debate. The
| Gilmore bill was championed by Sen
ator Patterson, who wanted 10 cure
what he termed "one mans court"
a decision Of the court being the de-
cision Of one Judge instead OF the
actual decision of a majority OF the
! court.
The senate, however, took the posi-.
ton, by vote of % to IS, that it
could not, by legislation, interiors
with the affairs Of the supreme court.
The bill was killed.
The Johnson bill abolishing the use.
less board attorneyship was passed by
the decisive vote Of SO to s. This
knocks all of the board attroneyships
in the state and gives this work to
the office Of the attorney general
important Bill Passes.
The senate passed the Leon Smith
corrupt practice bill by vote OF 80
to ,. The bill prohibits candidate
from parceling out his offices or di.
viding the proceeds with any one for
his support. No candidate for sheriff
can promise deputyships in return for
support. Every candidate shall keep
account of all money contributed. file
all contributions and make affidavit
| to all expenses. The candidates for
! United States senate and governor can,
not spend over $4,000 in a campaign;
any other candidate before the entire
state cannot spend over $4,000; con-
| sressmen railroad commissioners lin
| tied to $4,000; board of equalization
! and judges of the courts of appeal are
limited to $3.50 In their campaigns.
District judges, sheriffs, clerks OF
courts, assessors are limited to $3.50
for campaign expenses; state senator
or representative to $3.50. Severe Den.
alties are provided for the violation Of
the act.
Resolution to Wilson.
| The genral assembly OF Louisiana.
through a resolution introduced n the
senate by Senator George Clinton OF
Tensas sent its greetings to Woodrow
! Wilson as the presidential nominee Of
the Democratic party and pledged him
the support of the Louisiana Democ.
racy.
Mr.. Nuttall
The resolution is as follows:
Concurrent resolution:
Whereas the Democracy of the
United States, in convention assem-.
bled, in the city of Baltimore, state
Of Maryland, has in it's wisdom seen
fit to nominate for the presidency Of
the United States the Hon. Woodrow
Wilson, of the state of New Jersey:
therefore,
BE it resolved, by the senate, the
house concurring, That the general
| assembly of the state of Louisiana
sends greetings to the Hon. Woodrow
Wilson, and hereby pledges to him the
loyal and undivided support of the
Democracy of Louisiana; and,
BE it further resolved, That an en-.
rolled copy of this resolution be for
warded to the Hon. Woodrow Wilson"
Several Bills Pass House.
The bill by Martin H. Manion. of
Orleans, proposing an amendment to
the constitution, providing that WON.
EN- may serve on school and correc-
tional boards, passed the house by
70 votes In the negative. The pas.
sage OF the bill by the house carries
that of campaign pledge made by
all of the candidates for governor. On
a previous roll cali the bill failed.
The proposed amendment providing
for l mill tax for Confederate pen
sions passed without opposition, an.
did the Fontenot amendment, pro-
viding for the refunding of the state
debt. !.
The bill by Mr.. Bouanchand, provid-.,
ing for an appropriation of $4,000 to
buy seed for farmers and planters In.
the flooded district, also passed the.
house.
Fire Prevention Bureau Bill.
The bill oringinally drawn by Mr.st
Fluery to'repeal the act creating the
Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau
passed the house.. The. bill amends
and re,enacts the law by providing
that thetfir marshal and the secretary
Of state shall be ex-officio members Of
the executive committee, and that the,
term basic rate shall apply only to the
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