The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-14
Lawmakers Continue to Keep
Pace Set at Opening OF
Session.
COMMITTEES. USE THE AXE
Tendency Shown to Stop All Unneces'
sary LeglsIaton-Many Bills
Are introduced.
Western Newspaper Un;on News Service.

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still having busy sessions. Committee
reports are pouring in constantly and
action being taken. The present law
making body exhibits tendency to
restrict and review all legislation, as
many bills are killed in committee dis
cussion. Reform legislation and sup
port of the administration seems to
be the keynote.
Employers Liability Bill Up.
The Stafford, Burke and Vincent Sc
ries of employers liability bills will
be takes up by Senator Beale's COM
mittee, judiciary.
The bills by Senators Stafford and
Vincent include the series of employ
ers' liability, assumed risk and con-
tributory negligence bills that were
championed two and four years ago
by Lieutenant Governor Barrett on
the floor of the senate. Labor organl-
cations have taken a hand in their
passage this year, and a more deter
mined effort than ever will be made
to secure favorable consideration.
Senator Burkes bill provides for the
appointment of commission to be
composed of representative of capital
and labor to make a thorough investl-
cation of this question, and report
the best legislation possible at the SEES
sion to of the general assembly to be
held in 1914.
Attorney Generals Report.
The recommendations Of Attorney
General Guion to the general assem-
bly, were submitted to the members
in a special report in which he urged
that the attorney generals ONCE
should have charge of all the work
which is now under the control and
supervision OF number of boards.
In his final report General Guion
says:
II believe that the attorneys OF the
levee boards of the state, which no"
employ special attorneys, may be dis
pensed with and the attorney general
given charge of their work.
Il do not think 1t would be wise tc
have the district attorneys of the state
placed in charge Of the same, for, with
their duties in criminal cases. and as
attorneys of the police juries ant
school boards of the several parishes
it seems to me they should not bt
given the added duties required of the
attorneys of the levee boards ant
boards Of a statewide character"
beg to advise you that, if the Worl
of the attorney generals office is t
be conducted and carried on prompt.
and effectively, liberal appropriation
should be made not only for travelin'
expenses, but for such other expense
; as we'll as must necessarily be in
Cured in the conduct of cases befor
, the courts.
have been more or less hampere'
in the work of the office by not hay
ing a sufficient amount appropriate
, for these purposes.
!. Governor Does Not Approve.
, Governor L. E. Hall made it plat
TO the administration leaders of tn
{ general assembly that he would nc
t place the administration stamp of al
9 prevail upon that feature of the Ne
2 Orleans School Board bill whic
d. makes the first board of five member
s appointed by the governor He, ha
e had the school bill In his possessio
g several days, and only gave 1t out
Q Senator Walter ]. Burke, Of New 10
l. ria, for introduction In the senate.
) The measure is general in its n
ture, applying to the entire state, b.
has the Orleans special application
The governor, 1t is said. approves tt
d bill with the one exception that l
= does not assume any position on tt
n plan of making the proposed New O
l. leans board appointive.
l. Representative Leon Locke, of Lal
l. Charles; w. C. Hughes, Of Bessie
?, and J. I. Friedman, of Natchitoche
believe they have succeeded in bloc
J. ing any effort to secure a consider
d ton Of racing legislation in the hous
% They gave out the statement tn
g their petition had been closed and tn
IL they have 81 signatures and nil
= others who are opposed to reviv
e OF the issue, but who preferred n
to sign such a document. But tn
will vote against It," declared N
Locke and Mr.. Friedman.
:. Division is Cause Of Contention.
:, Once more the Calcasiue divisi
- fight gives promise OF coming ba
. into its native element-the giving
:" beautiful imitation Of parish
:, vision row. For is years the peoI
-, of Calcasieu have been to Bat
.t Rouge and fighting over whether