The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04

snlDlIlnS members aOl LuS LSsASA1NuA0
and other public officials from ac-
cepting free passes on railroads and
inserting a provision requiring the
Legislature to enact and anti-pass
laws, is meeting with considerable |
criticism among delegates.
Article 191 was written into the !
convention Of 1898, as the result OF a
fight led by Mr.. Carver of Nstchi-
toches, Railroad passes had been
distributed among members OF the
Legislature, judges and other public
officials to such an extent that it had
become a scandal in the state.
| Through the pernicious use of passes.
| it was charged, the railroads were
able to prevent the passage of bills
through the Legislature creating
Railroad Commission.
The Legislature had the authority
at that time to enact anti-pass laws,
but the influence of passes over the
lawmakers was so powerful that 1t
! was impossible to secure the passage
of such acts. To meet this situation,
= the convention of 1898 adopted an ar
ticei that penalized the acceptance OF
pass by a member of the Legisla-
, ture or other official with forfeiture
Of office. a
= The pass evil has been recognized
>. in other states, and articles were
y written into their c institutions pro-
9 hibiting the acceptance Of free trans
g portation by public officials. This was
! found necessary because Of railroad
! influence over Legislatures by the use
; of passes, Alabama W rote a provi'
4 sion into her constitution more dras'
n tic than that adopted in Louisiana.
% An attempt will be made to place
+. in the constitution an anti-pass proYi
sion with teeth in it before the ses
sion closes.
= The people of New Orleans vii
n have the opportunity OF voting to lev!
= tax of one-fifth of a mill upon them
!. selve srofteh zb emf bw lin au al
= selves for the establishing of a ZOO.
" 4 caucus of the New Orleans dele
gates to the Constitutional Conven
rs ton was held recently and this agree
te upon. The question had been befor
1g the taxation committe and represer
he tatives Of the zoo association appear
ed before it. The committee decide
ar 70 leave it to the New Orleans DELE
Tr. gates and required Charles Rosen
he call a conference of them
It's Mr.. Rosen presided and other Ne
re Orleans delegaes present were Coll
mel John P. Sullivan, Martin Behrmal
On w w. Cummings, Esmonds Phelp
p George E. Williams, William I
re- Byrnes. Jr., Harold A. Noise, ].
is Fernandez. Judge Charles F. Cla
Ito borne, Charles D. O'ConnOr, E.
Stafford, DR.. v. x Irion and ]. Hem
p. Blache.
MS Judge Claiborne and Phil Arras e
IA deavored to have the recommend
nto ton of the conference provide that
tee ZOO also should be established at CT
an Pork. They withdrew any objects
OF when it was explained that the loo
the ton of the ZOO would be left entire
up to the city. A nucleus for a 2
me already has been established at a
ers. dubon- Park through the activities
oe- The -Picayune
- The conference, after close vo
- decided that the levying of the
a., pshouId be decided at an election
which only property owners may 70
an Mr.. O'Connor and Colonel SullIv
49, urged that it be left to vote OF
80 entire electorate but yielded in def
- ence to the wishes of other delega
- who wanted the decision left to pr
its erty owners only.
red The New Orleans Geological As
tion citation two years ago started the
at Audubon Park and already has
,rdi- nice start through generous contri
ted. lions Of Orleanians. The one-fifth
dis. a mill tax, if voted, will provide
will ficient money for the establishing
the maintenance of geological gar'
which in few years will vie with
ions in the country, the zoo boosters
he'd sert
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