The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-15

their theme were going to get a dl
vision without so much as protest
from the opposition. The bill dividing
up the parish went through the house
without protest, but it struck snae
in the senate committee on parochial
affairs, when Senator Vincent, OF
Calcasieu, presented petition for a
change in the parish lines between
Calcasieu and Beauregard.
Division Bill Reported.
With only the vote of Senator Aladdin
Vincent in opposition, who wished to
amenA he bills SO as to change the
line B8Nyeen Calcasieu and Beaure.
gard, the Calcasieu parish division
bills were reported fayorably by the
senate committee on parochial affairs.
House committee members on peni-
kentiary, Thos. C. Anderson, chairman,
made a quiet trip to the penitentiary
walls in Baton Rouge to get person.
al idea of conditions prior to giving
the bills dealing with the penitentiary
a hearing.
A report had come . the committee
that a negro, William Johnson, had
been horribly beaten up at Angola
farm, and had been brought to the
walls suffering from his wounds. The
committee found Johnson sick and in
a high state of fever, but did not
show any signs of desperate corporal
punishment He had one cut on the
back several inches long, but the
committee was not impressed with the
seriousness of his wounds.
Otherwise Chairman Anderson re,
ported they found the penitentiary
buildings in pretty good condition.
Railroads had a hearing here that
proved one of the largest and most
interesting of the whole session. The
railroad commission rooms were
packed.
Representative H. G. Koppel's bills
suffered as result His bill provid-
ing shed protection where five or
more laborers were at work was killed.
Carte's bill, to provide for suit at
discussed, but held over.
Koppels electric headlight bill was
the feature. 1t provides for electric
headlights on every engine appearing
in the state. The railroads appeared
in force. C. H. Rea, assistant super
intendent of the Louisville and Nash
vile, at Louisville, an expert head
1lighassna l6Es4s|ll sslas
occasion. His demonstration against
electric headlights was as interesting
as lecture, showing that the power
full reflection on rain drops creates a
rainbow effect and blinds the engi-
neer.
KopRel's bill to compel railroads to
BLOCK Hogs and switches to prevent
the huhan foot from becoming caught
was reported favorably. 1t was Kop-
pies unfavorable night.
Asylum Report Made.
A special report from Thomas c.
Anderson, of Orleans, and F. Amede
Tete, of Assumption, as members of
the joint committee which visited the
jackson asylum on May %, was re-
ceived in the house. The report, with
out preamble, starts to the meat of
the situation at once. The first decla-
ration is that the asylum is in great
need, and should be taken care of
literally.
The committee finds the cost per
capita is 80 cents per day, and recon.
mends an appropriation be made to in.
crease the per capita expenditure to
33 1-3 cents per day. It is stated that
the 80 cents is from Is to SO cents less
than that received at forty-five insti
tutions of the kind in the United
States.
The committee states that the small
increase asked for will relieve many
parishes of the state from caring for
the insane in the parish jails.
For maintenance, improvements and
repairs for the period ending March 1,
1914, the total appropriation recon.
mended is $470,300. This takes into
consideration an increased population
of 470 patients.
The record shows that the institu'
ton for maintenance, mas received
$140,O0O per annum since 1902, which
is approximately the amount it is re
ceiving now, the actual appropriation
being $145,00O About $4,000 of this
amount was added to take the place
Of about $4,000 which was formerly
received from pay patients. The asy.
lum to the date Of the report has l.,
51S patients.
Would Have Official State Flag.
Mr. Ray of st. Bernard, gave notice
of a bill defining and adopting a state
flag. The bill provides that the Of
ficial flag Of Louisiana shall be that
flag now in general use, consisting OF
a solid blue field with the coat-of-arms
of the state, the pelican feeding its
young, in white in the center, with a
ribbon beneath, also in white, contain
ing in blue the motto of the state,
Union. Justice and Confidence"
The state flag shall be displayed on
the statehouse whenever the general
assembly is in session and on public
buildings throughout the state. on all
legal holidays and whenever otherwise
Mysteriousiy Disappears.
AleXandria-Dr D. w. Gibson, who
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