The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-21

Friday without record vote passed
q bill by Senator Jones, republican,
Washington, to permit American ship
yards to construct ships for foreign
account without first obtaining per
mits
The resolution to ratify the nation
al suffrage amendment by the leglsla'
ture Of Texas has been drawn in &C
cordance with the form approved by
the woman suffrage leaders of the
state and already it has been signed
by seven members OF the senate
finance committee, to-wit: Messrs.
Westbrook, Hertzberg, Buchanan OF
Bell, Hopkins, Page, Bell and Will
ford.
A rider repeating the daylight saw
ing law, effective when the clocks are
turned back in October, was added 10
the agricultural appropriation bill Fri
day by the senate agricultural commit
tee. The vote was unanimous.
The senate Thursday passed the Dill
of Senator Cummins, republican, OF
Iowa amending the railroad and con
troll act so as to restore the rate max
ing powers of the interstate commerce
commission.
The house Friday passed the l92o
army appropriation bill carrying to-
tai Of S71S,000,000 and providing Tor
a temporary army Of 100000 men. The
original measure recommended by the
war department carried Sl,Z5O,0O0,0oo.
General Candida Aguilar, head OF
the Mexican mission to Washington,
placed a wreath of flowers on Wash
ingtons tomb Friday on behalf OF
President Carranza. The wreath bore
this inscription: "Nenustiano Carran-
"a to George Washington
Additional awards of the distln-
guished service cross for acts of ex-
traordinary heroism in action have
been announced by the war depart
ment. Among those receiving them
was Sergeant Clarence c. Dry (deceas-
ed of Kirkland, Texas.
-
Dy a vote of 305 to 4 the house
Tuesday passed the bill authorizing
an appropriation of $75o,ooo,0oO for
the railroad administrations revolV-
ing fund. Democratic members urs-
ed larger amount, but did not press
any amendment for an increase, while
republicans declared the fund would
be sufficient until later in the year
when future needs would be known.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Governor Frederick D. Gardner Of
Missouri issued a call for special
session of the Missouri legislature to
meet Wednesday, July 2, to consider
ratification of the federal constitu-
tional suffrage amendment.
Secretary of State George Howard
reports that there are 81 counties OF
Texas which have not sent in their re-
turns of the election of May "a, when
four constitutional amendments were
voted on.
Yield of 1927 bushels of winter
wheat to the acre in Texas is predict
ed by the bureau of crop estimates,
United States department of agricul-
ture, in the June report issued We'd
nesday The prediction of the yield
10 estimated from the condition OF the
crops throughout the state on June /.
Yield of oats will average 1874 bush
els an acre and the production in Tex
as is estimated at 65,535,00 bushels in
the government report.
Kingsville. Tex, will build memor-
park for her soldier dead. The me
mortal inscription which will be on
the memorial tablet will be Memoir
ial ark. Erected and Dedicated to the
Memory Of Our Fallen Dead Heroes,
1s17-1s1s" Names of the Is boys who
have fallen will be listed.
During April 1874 accidents were re-
ported to the Texas Industrial accident
board, according to the monthly report
OF the board, made this week. Since
the beginning of the fiscal year on
September l, 1918, the total number
OF accidents reported was 30,604. Four
teen fatal accidents were reported in
April, making total Of 1923 for the
fiscal year.
The executive board of the Tex
as Cattle Raisers' Association held
"a, eating at Victoria Texas Tuesday