The weekly Iberian., 1921-09-24


tion In Congress to work for modih-
cation of the Volstead Act on the en-
forcement Of present federal law Is
nothing more than a farce, will be
4 taken up.
\ The joint judiciary committee will
\ consider the women's rights bill intro
duced by Senator Delos r. Johnson.
and which are designed to give women
equal rights with men In the holding
Of office Of public trust.
The Senate received petitions per-
tanning to the women's rights, good
roads and the prohibition bills. Two
petitions bearing total Of 110 names
were received from New Orleans ask
ing for the enactment Of strong state
prohibition law. One OF these con-
tanned fifty-seven signatures but no
addresses. Senator Powell endeav-
ored to have 1t returned to the sender
for the insertion OF the addresses but
was blocked by Senator DclosHR. John
son, who raised the point Of order that
the petition already had been referred
to committee.
Lieutenant Governor Bouanchaud
sustained the point.
Representative Reilly OF the
Eleventh Ward, New Orleans, intro
duced a bill to abolish hanging and
to substitute electrocution as the
method for executing condemned Grim
inals.
Senator .ventress J. Smith, New
Iberia, was honored by the Senate by
being elected the Upper House mem
Der Of the Legislative Bureau created
under the new constitution. Repre-
sentative John Dymond, Jr., Plaque
mines parish, is the member from
the House Of Representatives The
third member Is the attorney general.
1t will be their duty to pass upon the
constitutionality and upon Implications
OF bills.
State Treasurer Howell Morgan
completed a compilation Of the ex-
penses OF the Constitutional Conven-
ton in response to the Claiborne resO-
luton adopted by the House. The
tabulation shows the total expenses Of
the convention to be $299 91353, leav-
ing balance Of $S647. The Legisla-
ture in 1920 appropriated 100000 for
the convention, but that amount was
insufficient, on account OF the extern
sion Of time, and the convention di-
rected the State Board OF Liquidation
to borrow 100000.
The concurrent resolution by Mr..
Sylvest Of Washington calling upon
the Pink Boil Worm Commission for
a report was referred to the agricul-
tural committee.
Three appropriation bills were intro
duced In the House, one by Mr.. Smith
OF Vermilion and one by Mr.. Henry Of
Vermilion and one by Mr. Sylvest Of
Washington. The Smith measure
known as the gen2ral appropriation
bill, carries total of $205, 1888. 1t
embraces salary raises and additional
offices created by the Constitutional
convention.
The House parochial affairs commit
tee voted a favorable report on the
bill by Mr. Shattuck of Calcasieu to
raise the interest rates on outstanding
warrants OF parishes from 5 to s per
cent
Amos L. Ponder OF Amite arrived
in Baton Rouge with q bill to carry
into effect the provision in the new
constitution requiring that each Con-
federate veteran in the state entitled
to a pension be paid $40 month.
The House, yeas 1O3, nays /,
adopted the Weinmann bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to defray the expenses
Of the extra session of the Legisla-
ture. Mr.. Moresi Of Iberia cast the
negative vote.
New Orleans.-Elmire Charree, g.
year-old daughter Of Mrs. James
Charree, 4S23 Magazine street, was
killed instantly when a Ford car. oc-
cupied by the little girl and six 9th
ers, turned over after being struck by
another automobile.
Lafayette.-All The schools in the
parish have opened, following the sum.
mer recess, including state, parochial
and private institutions
Rayville-The Holly Ridge Lumber
Company, after an idleness Of six
months, has resumed operations at its
Holly Ridge plant, eight miles east of
Rayville in Richland parish. The
company will employ 800 men at the
plant and will continue operations
throughout the winter and spring
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