The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
HON. |. LAzARO CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION.
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each state without interference fro
the outside.
Antitrust and Labor Laws.
I supported the Antitrust Bills,
which include the Clayton Antitrust
Law and the Federal Trade Commits
sion Act.
I voted for the Labor and Farmers
Union Amendment to the Clayton
Bill, for the bill prohibiting the impor-
tation of goods made by convict labor,
and also for the bill protecting our
goods made by free labor as against
goods made by convict labor within
the states. supported the bill Gre
ating a Bureau of Safety in the De-
partment of Labor, and voted for the
amendment creating a Gureau OF In
dustrial Accidents. / also voted for
the Arbitration Bill, the bill creating
the Children's Bureau, and the Child
Labor Bill.
immigration and Philippine lndepen-
dence.
| voted against the original lmml-
grafton bill because of certain recog-
nized defects in it, but voted Tor the
last immigration Bill modified to meet
conditions arising from, and which
will follow, the present European
War.
Army and Navy.
I supported the Army and Navy
Bills, providing for an adequate and
efficient Army and Navy to protect
the lives of our people and their prop
erty in case of trouble with asy for
eign power.
Waterways and Flood Control.
voted for every meritorious ap-
preparation for the improvement of
our waterways and heartily support
ed the Flood Control Bill. l secured
appropriations for government sur
veys with the view of improving
Bayous Plaquemine Brule, Foures,
Courtbleau, Beuf, Cocodrie, Shallow
Bayou, Mermentau River and Tribu-
taries, and the removal Of the Mer-
mentau dam. The present River and
Harbor bill also contains appeopria-
tons for the Inland Waterway, Calca-
sieu River, Mermentau River and
tributaries, and the removal Of the
} wrecked Mermentau Dam.
Panama Canal Tolls.
/ supported the Panama Canal Toll
} Bill, to compel ships belonging to
private corpogations-but not gov
J eminent ships-to pay toll in using
the Canal in order to pay its mainte-
nance, instead of further taxing the
D people to pay for it.
American Merchant Marine.
n l supported the shipping bill, the
Ship Registry Law, the Seamen's Law
and the Insurance Bureau Law, al
: tending to build up our American
Merchant Marine, so that we will not
;, have to continue to depend on for.
r eign ships at exhorbitant rates to car
nv our products to the markets of the
: world.
Fisheries
| introduced a bill to establish {
Fish Hatchery in Louisiana, and the
measure has received the endorsement
of the Bureau of Fisheries. 1t ha'
: been reported favorably by our Com
3, rnittee, and is included in the omni
'e bus Hatchery Bill which we hope t.
L enact into law.
e Pat Harrison Indian Bill.
| supported the Pat Harrison In
\ dian Bill. consider the measure
just one, and it will continue to re
ceive my hearty support.
Rural Routes, Etc.
have had % additional rural route
created during my service, includin
three automobile routes, covering 81
- additional miles of country roads an
ed serving 1890 families. l also haV
n nine more routes pending before tn
I'd Department, which, when establishes
VI VI will serve 1856 families more. / 81
i'd cured appropriations of $4,000 fc
r. the completion Of public buildings
ar the district. / am supporting tt
War Claims and Cotton Claims Bi
with our other Southern members.
-, Necessarily, in this announcemel
nd have had to treat the matter
IT. touched upon very briefly, but inter
IL IN suhnoit NV work and record mo-