The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-06-13

constitutional convention is endorsed
by House committee.
Armies of Northern Virginia and
Tennessee want no change in the
management of Soldiers Home.
The bill has passed the Senate au-
thorizing the Board of Control to Dor
row 100000, to fund it's indebtedness.
A statewide congressional district
UNIT prohibition bill is being drafted
by the Anti-Saloon League as reprisal
for opposition to limited shipment"
''near-beer" and search and seizure
measures.
Seventy-fve ayes to thirty-two nays,
Davey anti-auto-photo measure passes
House with debate The Senate con-
CURED in the amendment to the Davey
bill and adopted the bill, as amended,
by a vote of 81 to 5. Thoele, Dymond,
Sundbery, Boggs and Bankston voted
against the adoption.
The women have succeeded in get
ting from Senate committee favor
liable action for an amendment to CAR
ticle 210" namely, allowing them to
serve on educational and charitable
boards, which was defeated at last
general election by the fraudulent
votes cast in New Orleans.
Locke bill for regulation of embalm
ers, plumbers, opticians and under
takers by DR.. Bowling and his State
Board of Health is reported unfavora-
! bly, by House committee. Substitute,
! creating state board for the opticians.
isfavorably reported. Plumbers and
undertakers probably will put over
similar substitutes.
The workmen's compensation act,
fathered in the House by Representa-
tive Roberts, and which passed the
2 House last week, was reported favo-
' rably by Senate Capital and Labor
} Committee and was advanced to third
: reading after an amendment had been
} added to cure defect The amend
Y ment makes the bill include all steve
= dores and longshoremen.
l. Senator George Wesley Smiths con-
s stitutional amendment for the recall of
elected officers came up for final pas
sage when there was a small attend.
ance, but managed to get the twenty
nine votes necessary to pass The
!, recall was submitted two years ago
n but was defeated by the ring vote in
e. New Orleans The present bill re-
v quires only rs per cent of the regis
p tered voters on recall petition where
n the bill of 1912 required 80 per cent.
J, Prominent women appear before the
q House committee to urge favorable re
n port and passage of the Manion bill
q for constitutional amendment giving
d them equal suffrage The committee
r reported favorably. Mr.. Kentrick ar
d gued motion to refer the question Of
T suffrage to the vote of the women
themselves 81 will not agree to it,
said Mr. Manion, "it is an insult IL
subject our women to such test. The
negro was given the ballot without
= asking if he wanted it. 1t would mo-
;, be the women but the men suffragists
= and anti-suffragists who would really
:. determine the question"
Il
The rural mortgage bond" bill
drawn by Senator H. L. Favrot, assist
ed by Senator W. ]. Burke and repre-
sentative R. B. Butler, passed the
Senate by unanimous vote. Bankers
appearing before the Senate committee
at the hearing on the bill said it would
greatly extend the possibilities of rura
credits. The bill permits the issuance
tof serial bonds against rural property
:, The bonds are limited to Sc per cent OF
the value of the property and must be
secured by first mortgage upon the
property. The bonds must be serial in
:, character, the first falling due in five
. years and the last not later than TWEEN
ty years from date of issuance. The
= bonds constitute debt in rem against
the property without any personal liza.
bility of the mortgagor.