The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-05-21

ne" orleans, one to Iberia, st. Mar.
un and Lafayette. and one to Acadia
and st. Landry.
Strenuous opnosition

| "e' one 10 iberia, st. Mar.
III ana Lafayette, and one to Acadia
and st. Landry.
Strenuous Opposition.
Inis plan met with strenuous On
position from sections of the state
tnat got no increase in representation
IN tne Senate and House. Opponents
Vi tne scheme seemed to particularly
OBJECT to the increase it would give
70 orleans and Caddo. This element
pointed out that Caddo would get four
representatives in the House with 20
ooo as basis, while such parishes
as assumption, Lafourche, Terre.
Donne, DeSoto and Claiborne would
get but one each. It was also pointed
out that East Baton Rouge, with a
population of more than half of that
Oh Caddo. would have but two repre-
sentatives.
supporters of the 10000 apportion.
ment plan claimed, on the other hand
that 1t would give a more fair repre-.
sentation on a population basis an6
is In line with the doctrine of MAJOR.
ity rule. This plan would give the
Ihird, Seventh and Eleventh Wards
OF New Orleans each an additional
representative, making a total of
twenty for the city, against a total of
seventeen, or one for each ward nm.
der the committee apportionment
plan. The city's representation in
the present House is twenty-four.
with ten in the Senate. Under the
commuters apportionment system the
city OF New Orleans and st. Bernard
and Plaquemines parishes are given
eight senators. II the plan tn in.
crease the Senate to thirty-eight mem.
oers goes through Orleans and St
bernard and Plaquemines parishes
would have nine senator's. st Ber.
nard and Plaquemines parishes ara
linked with the Eighth and Ninth
of New Orleans in the sena.
.orial apportionment.
Unless peace makers get busy and |
orlng the peace dove back, the amor. |
lonme ntbattle will be fought to a
IAN innocent looking ordinance bv
dr. Herold of Caddo stirred up a bor.
let's nest in the convention. 1t pro-
ipits the Legislature from abolisbinp
he principle of forced heirship. with
ertain exceptions or provisions in re-
alton to trusts.
The ordinance went to the commit.
ee on limitations and came back tn
he convention, after a series of hear.
ngs, with a legislative black eve in
ne shape of being reported without
ction."
MI. Herold offered an amendment
cure some of the objections raised
gainst the ordinance and sought tn
ave 1t engrossed and passed to third
eading. The ordinance as he pro-
osed to have it amended. reads:
mo law shall be passed abolishine
le, principle OF forced heirship or lei
llizing substitutions or fidei commits =
or trust estates, except that the
egislature may authorize the crea-
on OF trusts for period of not ,ex.1,
'eding ten years, which may be
ade where natural person is the :
rect beneficiary, to run from the date
his majority; and provided further {
at this prohibition shall not apply q
respect Of donations strictly for Y
ucational. charitable or religious =
rposes." I
Mr.. Herold explained that he is y
essing the ordinance because the U
gislature at its last session passed
act permitting trust companies to
ndle estates in trust for periods of 3
J. years. He regarded this as an en-. b
ing wedge which, if not checked by d
constitutional inhibition, might de- d
oy the principle of heirship in h
uisiana and bring a situation simi- m
to the feudal conditions and laws tc
some of the European countries.
n this he was supported by Mr..
rke of Iberia. Mr.. Etheridge of
ant and Mr.. Reid Of Tangipahoa. D,
Reid charged that New Orleans a
lks and trust companies, who al
lght to profit by that kind of bust. it,
IS, induced the Legislature to pass
act that went through at the last
sion.