The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

Registrar Bill tHet
A bill providing that elerkn of
the district courts in sDective
parishes Of Louisiana. pl except
ed, shall be ex-officiot fars Of
| voters. was returned td hbuse by
the committee on req tIon and
election laws, the bill lhs substi-
tvte for the RryaH byl lise regis
tFsrss eHt sfss thai &
The house passed the L6ke bill to
move Southern University ) rural
site, by a vote of so to 81. 1t has
| barely one vote to spare, JAS it re-
! quired SO votes to pass the bill in the
house. The opposition, mustered by
! the Orleans delegation, had hoped to
block the passage of the bill and they
will now turn all force and energy
for killing it in the senate. It may go
| through, but it will have an uncertain
speed.
Rating Board Is killed.
| The senate practically unanimously
voted out of existence he state fire
rating board. The offidal vote was
35 to 8. The house we(t on record
even stronger and passed the Fluery
bill, abolishing the boah, u to O..
Senator Mouton opened tie debate on
| his measure with the declaration that
the state fire rating boaid increased
the monopoly of the firh insurance
companies, had served to Increase the
| average rate over the site, and had
been of no service to the ieople. Sena-
| tor Mouton said he was h the insur-
ance business, and that TIE threat had
come to him direct thit the COM
panies would run him oft of the in
surance business if he dfl not let up
on his fight for this measure.
| Bureau to Be Refined.
The Louisiana Fire Prevention Bu-
reau will not be abolished That much
was determined in The hoise judiciary
committee, section B whsn by vote
of to the bill was ordered amend
ed so as make the fire marshal and
the secretary Of state members Of the
executive committee of THE bureau.
No Oil in Rice stkams.
While oil and water viii not mix,
| the rice and oil interests b the house
mixed it" in the bill " Mr.. Nc
Clelland of Acadia. to pre1ent the pol
luton of fresh-water streams BY salt
water, oil, etc. The bill a1eg the
actpreNioaaslysAF =
ject and pro7idsd tina O.
to February that such M kef should
not be turned into theI streams at
all.
voegtIe Louisiana Gsvernor.
While it is not generally known, it Is
a fact that Senator Joseph Voegtle OF
New Orleans, and president pro tenn
pore of the senate, was acting govern
or of Louisiana from about o'clock
one night until about 10 one day
recently. 1t happened in this manner.
Gov. Hall and Lieutenant Governor
Barrett left Baton Rouge at $3.50
o'clock on the northbound Valley
train. A few miles above Wilson, La.
the road crosses into Mississippi. The
goeernor and the liutenant governor
went to Vicksburg, where they stayed
all night and they were not in Loulsl'
ana soil again until about 10 O'Clock
the next morning. During the time
the governor and lieutenant governor
were out Of Louisiana Senator Voegtle
by virtue of his office, was governor
| Nueetion Before Houae.
Shall the state board or the city
board of health have jurisdiction over
the cattle inspection and abbatoil
regulations below the city? This Is
sue is now up to the house commit
tee on health and quarantine, DR.. w
s. Jones, chairman.
Notice Of Important Bill.
Notice was given of a bill by Mr.
Clayton reforming the handling o.
commercial fertilizers and another b!
Mr.. Fontenot doing the same fol
commercial feedstuffs, which, It II
claimed, will save the state $25,0Ot
per year, or 100000 for the foul
years. They reduce the number o
inspectors from eighteen to four ant
take them away from the commits
sioner and place them under the juris
diction of the state board Of agricul
ture. The surplus fees. after payin,
| the expenses of analysis and inspec
ton, will go to the SUPPORT Of the e1
perimental stations.
Pres. Taft Compliments Rep. koppel
/ Representative H. G. Koppel has re
ceived a letter from President Taft
expressing satisfaction with Koppel
American flag bill, which would pun
ish any desecration Of the flag.
Want to Gust Office Holders.
Representative L. A. Fontenot, 0
Alexandria; A. r. Hunter, of lberyille
called on Alvin e. Herbert. secretar.
of state, and asked for certified lis
of the members of the house OF repre-
sentatiyes who may hold other office
as shown by the records MT. Heber
said he would get up The list as quicR
" as possible. Mr.. Fontenot said
was their purpose to present the lis
to the speaker of the house, and the
demand that the speaker communicat
with the attorney general with tn
view of ousting those who fall within
the provisions of the Locke bill
Dual Office List TO Attorney.
The house displayed its displeasur
with the Fontenot- -Schwing-Hunter an
tidual office holding resolution whel
] =.
it refused to adopt it by a vote of 2
to 80. Nevertheless the list of alleg
ed dual officeholders in the house ha
already been submitted to Speake
L. E. Thomas and he announced i
open house that he would submit tn
names to the representative distric
attorneys and attorney general, an
sex,g ~ aSSfinn or