St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-11-15
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Baton Rouge, Nov. 1O.-With the
election of Ex-Governor. Newton C
Blanchard, of Shreveport, president;
Robert B. Butler, of Terrebonne. first
vice president; Charles j. Theard, Of
New Orleans, second vice president;
Robert s. Landry, of New Orleans
secretary of the Constitutional Con.
vention of 1913. called for the spe.
cific purpose of liquidat!ng the state
debt and amending the Sewerage and
Water Board act, began its labors
in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
After preliminary organization, un.
der the stimulating appeal from Pres
ident Blanchard that time was pre-
cious, the convention lost no time in
getting down to business. Complete
organization was practically effected
tonight, following the meeting of the
Butler organization committee, and
tomorrow the actual work of amend
in the states Constitution will be-
gin.
NOtables are There.
The convention was called to Or
der at 12:10 O clock, when Alvin E
Hebert, secretary of State. announced
Hon. Joseph A. Breaux, chief Justice
of tie state. and that venerable jurish
mounted the rostrum.
1.-The Constitutional Convention
will be in ORDER" he announced.
Mr.. Hebert read the legislative act
calling the convention and the proc
lamation of Governor Hall. Roll call
showed that seventy-six out of eighty
delegates were present, the absentees
beng J. M. Kennedy, of East Carol.
who had sat in the Legislature back
in 1884; Ned l.. Keiser, Of LaSalle
parish; John D. Nix, of New Or
leans, and Placide Monte, of Cam
eron parish.
A notable party of men prominent
in Louisiana affairs sat on the plat
form during the 'ormal opening:
To the left of Chief Justice Breaux
sat Judge Rufus E. Foster, of the
United States Circuit Court; Judge
Walter Guion, Federal district attor-
ney, and Clerk Carter, of the same
court, now in session here; to the
right of the chief justice sat Gov
ernor Hall, Secretary of State Hebert
and Rev. T. M. Hunter, of the First
Church, who later in
voked the blessings upon this con-
Breaux Gives the OATH
Chief Justice Breaux administered
the oath to the delegates in parties
Of ten. As he would lift his vener-
able right hand one of the features of
the oath was particularly striking:
That you will observe and obey the
contained in the act un-
der which this convention was as
Baton Rougs. Nov. 11-When COM
mittee work of the constitutional
closed at Midnight the
state debt amendment had begun to
assume new light shed upon the sit
lation by s. r. Hecht, trust officer,
and L. M. Pool, vice president of the
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company,
who appeared before the Committee
.o-night. Mr.. Hecht is just back
IIOM LnC GA6sS hAu AO dSoOlICu pOoA-
lively the entire 1-2 per cent bond
,ssue of $11,10S,3O0 would sell at
81 at the present time, elm
mating all necessity for short-term
It was shown that two
,ears Of temporary notes would cost
he state, 100000, or more than Ia
discount on the long-term bonds.
It was practically agreed in COM
nittee to strike out the demand that
he bonds sell at par, a point about
in the governors conference
Turing the afternoon and urged
gain tonight by Messrs. Hecht and
POOL.
I'VE are positive you would re-
eve bids within fifteen days." as
erted both the New Orleans bankers.
Another point practically agreed
greed upon was the present tax al |
owance Of / 2-20 mills will be ample
or the new issue, and no more will
Q asked.
At adjournment plans were made |
Or revising the administration meas |
re so as to authorize the State Board |
Liquidation to at once advertise |
Or both the two-year 5 per cent
northern certificates and the IL
er cent forty-year serial bond. /