The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-09-24

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committee.
The dry enforcement bill to be dis
cussed was introduced by Senator 7
l.. Hood of Monroe, and has the sup
port of the prohibition leaders.
Resolutions by Senator ]. T. Powell
and Senator William F. Durr Of New
Orleans urging the Louisiana delega
tion in Congress to work for a modifi
cation of the Volstead Act on the en-
forcement o. present federal law is
nothing more than a farce, will be
taken up.
rhe 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 ITO names
were received from New Orleans ask
ing for the enactment of a strong state
prohibition law. One of these con-
tanned fifty-seven signatures but no
addresses. Senator Powell endeav-
lored to have it returned to the sender
Tor the insertion, of the addresses but
was blocked by Sesator DelosX2. 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 bill to abolish hanging and
to substitute electrocution as the
method for executing condemned GRIM
inak.
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 memper from
the House of representatives. The
tnird member Is the attorney general.
II will be their duty to pass upon the
|constitutionality and upon Implications
of bills.
state Treasurer Howell Morgan
eompleted compilation Of the ex.
penses OF the Constitutional Conyen-
lon IN response to the Claiborne reso-
iution adopted by the House. The
taoulation shows the total expenses of {
.he convention to be s2ss, 1888. leay.
ing q balance of ss647. The Legisla- {
.ure IN 1870 appropriated $2OO,OOO for
.ne convention, but that amount was I
insufficient, on account of the exten-
SION OF time, and the convention Al. ,
.sc'eo the State Board of Liquidation ;
% borrow 100000. :
Inc concurrent resolution bv Mr. !,
oyisest OF Washington calling unon >,
.ne rihk Boil Worm Commission for n
lepor was referred to the agricuI. :,
turai committee. !, !,
inree appropriation hills woro ,n,
ssceo m the House. one by Mr. smith
rmliion and one by Mr. Henry of ii
u,.I Union and one by Mr.. Sylvest Of ell
".sningfon. The Smith measure az
wn sm as the general appronriation tt
S'I. carries total of s205 1aaaa 7, sc
solaces sss salary raises and additional P,
s created BY the Constitutional TO
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ne Mouse parochial affa;rs oo,. wi
IN I'M so'ea favorable report ON tbe
a.. mr. Shattuck of Calcasieu 20 -
- 'ne interest rates on outstand;no re re
,sr, ns OF parishes from to 6 nar "a
TT
amos l. Ponder of Amite .rr,r, W.
n,a n as Rouge with bill to carry ~ ~
cns,,. .nsct the provision in the No.. sa
sass requiring that each Cen ~e" mi mi
, ,1efa.e ) veteran in the state % sn,,,,as ~ stl 81
pension be paid $50 4 month ai,''eo IN. IN
49, rouse, yeas los no,.
s,a,o %Upsea ..ta the Weinmann bin 70 ss s l. of
the ss0V,Ooo ss, to defray the expenses sgpso of
~ ns extra session Of the pesses Hea,s' the
- sr.,,vs MT Moresi Of IBERIA cass vs'sla- ,sa bo.
'o'e. att
49, sorieans.-Elmire charrea
Sss .o daughter Of Mrs . sto
e, u1ss $50, 1873 Magazine stree, James
% ,n,sa instantly g when q Ford car was "a Ian
4 u n y the little girl and si1 sH'' &C &C has
~. neo over after being .tr,,c. ~ 0.n. ant
0e' automobile. 'uuck hs kid
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