St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-05-18
LEGISLATURE
IN SESSION
L. E. Thomas is Elected to
the Speakership.
Senator voegtle Made Presi-
dent of the Senate.
H. o. Simpson Has No Op-
position for Clerk.
G. A. Staples Reelected
Sergeant at Arms.

Baton Rouge, May 13.-Joseph
Voegtle, of New Orleans, was an easy
winner in the fight for the presiden-
cy of the Senate when the two houses
of the Legislature were organized
shortly after noon to-day.
Senator Voegtle, who was placed
in nomination by Senator George w.
Smith, of Rayville, got 26 votes,
while only ten were cast for his OPP
ponent, Hon. A. X. Amacker, of East
Carroll.
Hon. L. E. Thomas, of Caddo, was
elected speaker of the House with
out opposition, the name of Hon.
Fred Claiborne, who was not pres
ent to-day, not even being mentioned
in the deliberations. A number of
speakers paid tribute to Mr.. Thomas
in their nominating and secOnding
speeches.
O. H. Simpson had no opposition
for clerk of the Senate. G. M.
Staples was reelected seargent-at
arms, and William Johnson, of New
Orleans, was selected as doorkeeper.
In accepting the speakership Mr..
Thomas declared for the destruction
of the lobby; for's honest elections;
for necessary amendments to the pri-
mary election law, without suggest
ing any method of correcting defects;
for a resolution calling on the rail-
roads to disclose whoever is travel
ing on a free pass or free mileage,
and for strong support of all of -be
reforms of the Hall administration.
sideration of the projects for the re-
demption of the State debt.
Mr.. Thomas declared for holding
down appropriations below the rove
nues. He said the new administra-
tion comes into power with very lit
tie money on hand and the mos. Of
this is consecrated to some particular
purpose. The abolition of useless
board attorneyships and the ratifica-
ton of the income tax amendment
were subjects located by him in his
initial address to the house.
''Let u.s." he said, make an hon
est earnest effort to redeem the
pledges we have made to the people
which sacred trust is committed to
our care to be faithfully performed" -,
LET us make no attempt to play
politics." Mr.. Thomas continued,
s.but get together and do business
for the people,"
Referring specifically to the rail-
road lobby, he declared the member
who accepted mileage or passes sold
their freedom and independence as
nd
constitution.
Both houses of the fourth General
Assembly of Louisiana under the
Constitution of 1898 assembled at
noon. Lieutenant Governor P. M.
Lambremont called the Senate to
order and will preside until Lieu
tenant Governor-elect T. c. Barrett
is sworn in next Monday. The House
was convened by Clerk Robert ].
Landry, as the former speaker, H.
Garland Dupree, is now serving as
a member of congress. No successor
to Mr. Dupree has been chosen.
The crowd of spectators on hand
for the opening was the smallest in
many years. This was undoubtedly
due to the food conditions, which
kept many people away who might
have otherwise attended and to the
fact that present interest in he legis-
lative session centers largely in the
Inauguration of Governor Hall, for
which ceremonial the crowd is hold
ing itself in reserve. People of Bat
on Rouge, who ordinarily take deep
interest in the assembling of a new
Legislature, are worn out with the
EnLk L: !, ~
against the encroaching river.
Hence the capital was not largely
represented to-day.
Baton Rouge, May 15.-The cru
sade against dual Office holding hit
the Louisiana General Assembly to-
day like a cyclone. 1t came in vari-
GUS forms and from both sides of
the hall.
Three stringent resolutions were
offered, one by Senator James r.
Parkerson, of Franklin, in the Sen
ate; one by Leon Locke, of Lake
Charles, in the House, and another
by Chas. E. Schwing, of Plaquemine
in the House, but only the latter one
carried dynamite. The others were
tame.
Mr.. Schwing went after the men,
bers of the House, and ii his meas
ure is adopted, which it has every
evidence of being, all members who
are proven to come within its rigid
provisions must divorce themselves
from all other Offices of trust or
profit within five days or their seats
become vacant.
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