The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-28
THE RECALL BILL
Passed BY Senate -. Official
Must Be Informed Of Charges
Against Him.
SESSION NEARING ITS end
legislation Being speeded up-seV'
eraI Important Measures Are
Considered.
SESSION NEARING ITS end
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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 "Dy
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 COLI
,,itutional amendments.
.5eCond-All jurisdiction over state
or parochal officers. combining the
pro .isions 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
health-thereby allowing them to
serve out their terms, which lap over
the time of the Behrman administra'
tiGn 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.
Notwithstanding the initiative, ref
erendum and recall.
Fourth-Appointive features, cover
ing all municipal officers now select
ed by the city council.
T'ifth-To provide for the election
at large of mayer and four commits
sioDers, the salaries to remain Us at
first designated.
Sixth-It carries a referendum sub
uniting the matter to a vote of the
people of New Orleans for their ap-
prevail or rejection.
Recall Is Passed by Senate,
oficeholders under certain circum-
stances was passed by the Louisiana
senate. 1t is said the measure will
also be passed by the house. 1t pro-
vides that before petition may be
circulated the officeholders must be
notified of reasons why his recall lis
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 toms child labor bill
passed the senate. Senator Clinton
opened the debate for his measure
He said the bill was simply one tc
give the child of genius, with talent
for the stage, all opportunity to de
velop this talent. The vote showed
q for and 10 against the bill.
Banking Bill UhfavorabIy Reported
The bill by Mr.. Schwing, of lber
vile, to require banks to guarantee
deposits was returned to the hous
with an unfavorable report. Immediate
iy minority report was filed. signe'
by j. Il. Johnson of Caddo, and Drey
Ferguson of Claiborne, of the commit
tee on banks and banking. The re
port stated that the bill asks to elua
lze losses to depositors and that i
the opinion of the minority the bill /
good one and should have been f;
yorably considered by the committed
Payday Bill Subject to Call,
When the semi-monthly pay.da
bill came UP in the house for consi,
GRAFTON it met with a warm reception
1t was finally put on the calendar sui
iect to call. Use sugar interests wi
make a determined fight to amend tn
bill. and in case amendments are r
jected it is certain several OF the s.
gar representatives will finally vol
against the bill.
Bills Are Postponed.
The bill of Fred A. Earhart, Of 0
leans. to prevent the giving of IL
names Of living persons to publ
Buildings, was postponed.
A similar fate happened to the b
by F. Amedee Tete, providing that /
suraace companies pay l per cent
the premiums for the aid of fire
garments. This bill was general
known and accepted as firemen
pension bill, although Mr.. Tete he
that the wording of the bill did n
bear out such claim.
viii Allow More Votes.
The reopening of the grandfath
clause of the constitution of 1Ss
which will allow all white men tn,
eligible. to become electors to con
In now, according to Hon. A. E. E
wards, of Evangeline parish, will a,
10000 voters to the rolls of the stat
The proposed amendment has pass,
the senate. @
Would Have Commission.
A measure Authorizing the appoir
ment by the governor of comm
sion Of five. three lawyers and t,
business men, to investigate and re
ommend legislation covering the at
tude of Louisiana toward corporation
was the final solution which the sc
ate committee on corporations foul
to the series of Burke anti.copol