The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-16

Gov. Halls definite announcement of
the call for the special session Of tho
Legislature for May 10, with his state.
ment that the General Assembly
would be given the chance to call
constitutional convention, held the
center OF political interest.
Well informed opinion as to the dis.
position OF the members of the Legis-
lature upon the question of calling
constitutional convention holds that
SAFE majority can readily be found in
both houses favorable to an unlimited
convention. Assurances have been
gwen that the city delegation will SIM
port the proposition. Gov. Halls nro-
houncement leads politicians to the
conclusion that the chief executive
VIII throw his weight energeticalIy be-
!nd the movement. The civ vote
plus the governors friends, should
make substantial majority in both
houses.
| Several new faces will be found in
the General Assembly when it meets.
L. Caspari, the nestor of the Senate,
cled since the regular session last
summer, and will be succeeded by
Milton Cunningham, editor of the
Natchitoches Times. In the House,
Joseph f. Generally, who died sudden.
ly some months ago, will be replaced
by James j. A. Fortier. E. H. Garter
o. Red River, another House member,
died. John E. FIeury of Jefferson has
been elected district Judge ]. Maurice
Olivier OF St. Martin has been elected
10 the State Board of Equalization.
Robert Roberts, Jr., member of the
House from Webster, has been ap-
> pointed secretary to the governor, and
probably will resign from the House.
In appointing W. F. Milsaps, his pr,
Vate secretary, to the vacancy in the
i othce OF secretary Of state, Gov. Hall
Il robbed the selection of political signi,
i ttcance, as the appointment of Mr.. Mil.
saps is recognized as a personal one,
: The only political effect politicians af.
l, feet to see in the appointment is that
= it will be recognized that the office
= OF secretary Of state is in thorough &C.
Il cord with the administration.
/ No development in the gubernatorial
II situation is expected until the extra
session is over, and should conVen
u tion be called, the active campaign
10 may be further postponed. Candidates
u for the lesser state Offices also are re
II naming quiet awaiting developments
- The st. Tammany& parish schoo
- board, at the regular April meeting
= promulgated the results of the specia
- election held in school district Mum
- Der Five, which resulted in the car
- rying OF the proposition of leVying
flve-mill tax to run ten years for main
y, tenance and issuing $4,000 bonds T.
run five years for the erection and ful
- will be used to house the consolidate
~ Ben Williams and Simmons Cree
- schools. The structure will be bull
" according to the plans of the newl
~ completed agricultural high school q
=, Sun.
fl.
ar The building and stock Of the Cit
a Drug and Stationery Company, Ltd, /
West Monroe, were destroyed by fir
nj causing a loss estimated at 1880
IN. The loss on the building is placed {
Az $500, on which $4,000 insurance We
ng carried. The value of the stock an
10 fixtures which were a total loss,
Do placed at S7,100 with $4,000 insuranc
az. The fire originated at the rear Of Il
INV building and when the flames wei
m. discovered the interior was burnin
11a The Monroe fire department aided
oh arresting the spread of the flames.
in
mi. Three thousand people from all sc
lions Of South Louisiana assembled
use the fair ground at Donaldsonville
hes view the them ga.ifcent display Of flo
D0- ers, truck and poultry that iea.uf
Tho the first annual spring show under t
of auspices of the South Louisiana Fl
cal Association, and to enjoy the attrs
lis. tive entertainment program CARR
out In connection with the uniq
event