The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-18

his merger plan would carry with 1t a
central purchasing authority, and by
centralizing the purchase of material
and supplies an enormous sum OF
money would be saved.
Mr.. Weber directed attention TO the
fact that the convention had adopted
plan for state highway construction
and maintenance through one central
authority. If building and maintain
ing roads under one central authority
( Is wise policy. he said. it is equally
as good for the lcvee system.
Mr.. Snyder of Madison toook issue
with Mr.. Weber. He contended that
the merger plan would demoralize the
entire levee system or the state.
which has been built up at great cost
to the people The levee system. he
said, covers over ! 700 miles. and he
considered 1t too big job for one CEN
tral board to undertake to handle It,
The federal government, he said,
has divided its levee WORK into dis.
tricts. with engineers at New Orleans,
Nicksburg. Memphis and other points.
and did not attempt to operate with
one set OF engineers.
Mr. Morrison OF Ponte Coupce said
he had seen enough Of federal control
to cause him not to wish TO see any
more of it. He favored local control
and believes better results could be
obtained in the future as in the past
He was willing to accept federal aid,
but he was not ready to surrender to
federal control
Mr.. Howell Of Lafourche supported
the Weber amendment One central
board, he said, would bring economy
and efficiency and more safety.
Mr. Boron of Iberville said he OBJ
jected to any change in the system
of levee board management.
Former Governor Sanders opposed
the merger plan Replying to Mr.
Weber he said he had never before
heard any one charge the levee boards
with being politicalized, and he did
not believe it was true While he
was governor, he said. he appointed
men on levee boards who were poll
tically opposed to him and other gov
ernors had done the same.
The Webster amendment was |
tabled without division The ordinance !
was then engrossed and passed to
third reading, after the insertion of
An amendment from the coordination
authorizing the Orleans
Levee Board to construct seawali
along Lake Pontchartrain.
The committee on pension brought
In a resolution directing the Legisla-
provide a pension for g. II. Godfrey
IF Caddo parish. who was injured
while in the military service Of the
state Mr. Godfrey's left arm was
blown off by the discharge of can
ION, which was fired as a military sa-
ute at Shreveport some years ago.
Z. F. Broussard, another member of
he National Guard, is now drawing a
pension for a similar accident. The
pension committee expressed the opin-
vi that Lohllts 10 VhlilISu " tllt [
same consideration as BrOussard. The
committee found that Godfrey is the
ole support Of a widowed mother.
rhe committee resolution follows:
BE it resolved that the Legislature
s directed to make an appropriation
o provide a pension for G. H. Godfrey,
md that said pension allowance
should be same. month for month,
ince his injury. that has been paid
md is paid to +. F. Broussard less
whatever has been paid to said God
rey"
A. ]. Elleneder, Silas D. Ponder, s.
Tobin, l.. D. Chauff and E. o.
'ayne. members of the agricultural
ommittce. Friday filed minority re-
Ort opposing the ordinance creating ,
state board OF agriculture. The mi.
ority report follows:
I'VE. the undersigned members OF ,
he committee on agriculture and i'm.
ligration. beg leave to file this minor I
y report for the reason that we are
OF in favor Of creating useless
oard r