The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
DIPPING QUESTION
FINALLY SETTLED
LEGISLATURE DEFEATS EFFORTS
THAT WOULD INTERFERE
WITH PRESENT LAW.
HAS BEEN A LONG BATTLE
Efforts Had Been Made. Since Early
Days of the Session To Amend or
Change law-Thi-ty Day
Limit Has Expired.

Baton Rouge. - No legislation will
be enacted at this session of the Leg
islature either repeating or modifying
the existing compulsory cattle dipping
law.
The House of Representatives set
tied that question, when for the Sec
ond time it killed a bill that would
have had the effect, it was claimed, of
defeating the purpose CT the compul-
sorry tick eradication act.
The first fight between the dipping
and anti-dipping forces in the House
occurred early in the session. H. A.
Burgess of DeSoto introduced bill to
repeal the present law outright. This
bill went to the scrapheap. NJ. ]. Syl-
vest of Washington then introduced a
bill to permit parishes to permit local
option elections on compulsory dip
| ping of cattle. The bill went to the
legislative committee and back to the
House with favorable report by a
| vote Of to 1 in committee. The mi
nority filed a report asserting the bill
ton which prohibits the introduction
Of bill on the same subject matter
after II has been defeated.
DR.. NJ. v. varmande of Terrebonne
sought to have the minority report
substituted for the majority report
and adopted by the House. Mr.. Var
mande opposed the Sylvest bill on the
ground that 1t was unconstitutional,
that the passage Of the bill would re-
peal automatically federal aid in tick
eradication work and that its effect
would be to weaken and destroy the
compulsory cattle dipping law. Mr..
Sylvest disputed DR.. Marmande's con-
tention.
John Dymond Of Plaquemines offer
ed a motion that the bill be sent to
the Joint judiciary committee for a
report on the constitutional phase of
the question.
As a substitute H. w. Womack Of
West Carroll moved the indefinite
postponement of the entire subject
matter. The House, by a vote of So
to As, adopted the Womack motion. D.
M. Evans of Madison put on the
clincher, which prevents considera-
ton
The thirty-day limit on the introduc-
ton of bills has expired, and no bill
can be introduced without the consent
of a majority of the House.
The Senate committee on insurance
and railroads conducted a public
hearing on the insurance bill by Sena-
tor Prowell which would compel fire
and guaranty insurance companies to
settle claims within sixty days after a
claim is filed E. H. Addington, rep
resenting three large insurance COM
panies, stated the enactment of such
legislation would cause him to recon-
mend to his companies that they
withdraw automobile theft insurance
from this state. The bill was amend
ed so that the law would not apply
to automobile theft and reported ia
vorably.
The House adopted the Prowefi |
Senate resolution to protest against |
the institution OF clinics for rehabiIi- |
tation work among veterans Of the
world war.
Senator d. r. Johnson's bill to |
aIhend the title Of Article Of 1914 to |
require that suits be brought against /
common carrier at point of shipment |
was reported favorably.
Senator Stewards bill to require
that the appeal of the suit be filed
within one year after the first trial
where an appeal Is to be tak>a Sas
reported without action
Mr. Hamley's bill to provide for the
relief of the clerk Of court of East
Carroll parish was reported favorably.
Favorable reports were voted by the
House labor and capital committee on
he Arras bill to regulate garnishment
,f wages and salaries and the Higgins
bill to authorize the establishment of
In employment bureau in the State
Department Of Labor.
Senate judiciary committee B dis
crssed Senator Davey's bill to fix the
salary Of the crier of the Supreme
Court at $500. The bin was amend
I'd to fix the salary at s1.500 and re-
ported favorably.
The House municipal corporations
committee ordered favorable reports
IN the Alexander bill to amend the
Act of 1920 so as to permit city COM
nissioners in municipalities operating
lnder commission government to also
'ct as commissioners for municipality
'wned gas plants; on the Dreyfous
NIL to empower New iberia to own
ND operate a pleasure park; on the /
0oyss bill to amend the. charter OF
5aton Rouge so as to fix the date for
ne municipal election on the first |
Tuesday in August 1922 I,