The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
THE RECALL BILL
Passed by Senate 80 Official
Must Be Informed Of Charges
Against Him.
SESSION NEARING ITS END
Legislation Being speeded UpSes-
oral sln nportas,t NJ sssFsss Ares
Considered.
SESSION NEARING ITS END
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Baton Rouge-The New Orleans
commission bill came back. Many
thought it would not, but it was Of
fered in the senate by Senator w. H..
Byrnes, of the Tenth ward. He in
sisted, however, that the words by
request" be inserted after his name
or the top of the bill.
Briefly, the essentials cut out of the
original bill are:
First-The thirteen proposed con-
stitutional amendments.
Second-All jurisdiction over state
or parochial officers, confining the
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
heaIth-thereby allowing them to
serve out their terms, which lap over
the time of the Behrman administra'
tion by two years.
Some Of the essential provisions re-
tanned, and over which the fight will
develop, are:
First-Nonpartisan elections.
Second-The method of elections,
providing for the preferential ballot
system. with first, second and third
choice.
Third-Retaining 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 mayor and four commits
sioners, the salaries to remain as at
first designated.
Sixth-It carries a referendum sub
mitting the matter to a vote of the
people of New Orleans for their ap-
proval or rejections- -v--sss.------sz-ss
Recall 10 Passed by Senate.
oficeholders under certain circum-
stances was passed by the Louisiana
senate. It is said the measure will
also be passed by the house. It pro-
vides that before a petition may be
circulated the officeholders must be
notified of reasons why his recall is
desired and the petition to call an
election must be signed by 80 per cent
of the registered voters in the terri
tory from which the official was
elected
Child Labor Bill Passes.
Senator Cir tons 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, ali opportunity to de-
| yelop this talent. The vote showed
q 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
with an unfavorable report. Immediate
ly a minority report was filed. signed
by J. E. Johnson of Caddo, and Drew
|
tee on banks and banking. The re
mort stated that the bill asks to equal
ize losses to depositors and that ir
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
It was finally put on the calendar sub
iect to call Use sugar interests vii
make a determined fight to amend the
bill, and in case amendments are re
jected it is certain several of the sll
gar representatives will finally vote
against the bill.
Bills Are Postponed.
The bill of Fred A. Earhart, of Or
leans, to prevent the giving Of the
names of living persons to public
buildings, was postponed.
A similar fate happened to the bill
by F. Amedee Tete, providing that in
surance companies pay l per cent o
|
parments. This bill was general,
known and accepted as a firemen
pension bill. although Mr. Tete helt
that the wording of the bill did no
bear out such claim.
viii Allow More Votes.
The reopening of the grandfathe
clause of the constitution of 1898
which will allow all white men thel
eligible, TO become electors to com,
in now. according TO Hon. A. E. Ed
wards. CT Evangeline parish, Will ad,
1000 voters to the rolls of the state
| The proposed amendment has passet
the senate.
Would Have Commission.
A measure authorizing the appoint
ment by the governor of commits
sion of five, three lawyers and tw'
| business men, to investigate and rec
ommsnd legislation covering the atti
tude of Louisiana toward corporation
was rhe final solution which the sen
ate committee on corporations foun'
to the series of Burke anti-copora
ton bills that has been before tn
committee practically since the open
ing ef the session of the general as
eemhiy.