The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-09
ne TRUE STORY why
OUR FERRY BILL FAILED
conservative ODonnell Was Not Present To
Vote For Bill. Senator Henricks Did Not At
Tend Meeting. Representative Higgins Of
Cretna Took Up Fight For Algiers People.

avn often asked, as weel as
v" .;t;zeus who were members of
VIC ,srry committee. the question.
~ did our ferry bill fail during
~ W. ias session of the legislature. "
~ =. oap answer this question by say
We nat the Algiers committee de-
~ ,,sd upon our representative and
tor to see that the bill became a
We did not know at the time
,,eseuting the bill but what they
IN favor of its passage. Repre-
..,ive o. DOnnell and Senator
S.-,.ts told members of the ferry
.mmittee that they would do what
'ssy could to help the Algiers people
IN this legislation. Had Mr.. o.
o,nueu told our committee that he
mid not be present when the bill
.ua M for final passage, and had
,.,.tor Henricks told the committee
A., he would not be present at the
.,hHe hearing given to the AlgieTs
..o,le BY the Judiciary Committee of
4. legislature, the Algiers commit
10 would have taken a different
,u,se and the bill would undoubt-
slv have become a law, notwith-
s,uding the opposition of our local
representatives..
The committee found only too late
A, the Algiers battle was being
hight by Representative Archie #.
Usgins OF Gretna. When the bill
ame up for final passage it was our
uOd Gretna brother who stood by
nd fought, and spoke for the bill
scsuse Mr.. ODonnell was not there
even vote for its passage.
How our ferry bill suffered. and
Wv II did not become a law can best
y told by Representative O'Donnell
md Senator Henricks, themselves.
| Tg we're sent to Baton Rouge to
nvresent US in any legislation that
you'd come up in the interests of
Llgiers. Let il be remembered that
Senator Henricks and Representative
ODonnell belong to the Regular
Democratic Party and were selected
G their position by Mayor Martin
shrnan to represent the interests
d he fifteenth ward.
Lei rs see how well our interests
we're represented by our local leg.
khton.
A few weeks prior to the opening
d the lsst legislatures, committee
citizens was invited to attend a
meeting In Algiers for the purpose of
tfsEing bill to be presented to the
legislature to give us the much need
relief In the charges and services
the ferry company's now plying
kireen this and the other side of
De river. Thirty-eight prominent,
Hshespirited citizens attended this
astng. Representative O'Donnell
I'd Senator Henricks were invited
the meeting and said they would
trsent The meeting was held but |
Hlhef OF them were present at the |
'etihg. The committee overlooked |
~ matter and prepared their bill |
'aka vas In the interest of all of the |
lpen people. After the bill was
avn the committee thought that
'pfsentative O'Donnell would be
@Foper party to introduce the bill.
~nnietee called upon Mr.. O'Don-
y Who told them that he was very
sSa IN favor of the bill and would
sased to present it in the inter-
VI our people. Now let us see
~ representative O'Donnen did
tAthe bill.
'N nrst disappointment and the
y evidence of the Handwriting on
~1 came to the citizens COM
and our people when we read
= oaily press that Representa-
oponnell presented the bill by
When a bill is presented by
- ' X means that the party intro
'das the bin Is not fatber;na ~ =,
|, ~ accord, but merely presenting
s1s request of others.