The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-04

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farming interests will insist that the
state Department of Agriculture be Civ
on the right OF inspection over Dock
BOARD warehouses if the regulatory
nroyision is stricken out. \. McCollis-
fer, president Of the State Farmers
Union has given notice that delega-
tion of farmers will appear before the
/ committee.
One ordinance. creating the State
Board of Health. is on the calendar OF
the convention for final passage Mon
day night
J. C. Thompson. New York bond
expert, addressed the convention on
New Orleans Dock Board bonds in
particular and public securities in
general.
Some of the statiscians. Of the Con
stitutional Convention have ben fgur-
ing on the high cost of speeches de-
livered cH the floor of that body.
Total expenses OF the convention.
according to their estimate, foot up
about s2.70O per day This includes
the per diem Of delegates, cost Of cler-
ical help, printing and incidentals.
Some of the delegates who have
been engaged in compiling the cost OF
the convention have reached the con-
clusion that the time has arrived TO
choke off the speech h-making, time-con-
sumers Unless this is done thew be
lieve another extension of time will
be necessary to complete the consti-
tuition.
Beginning next week, an effort will
be made to limit debate by moving the
previous question on ordinances and
amendments.
Steps will be taken also TO prevent |
the extension of invitations to outsid- |
ers to address the convention. One OF /
the delegates has figured out that an |
outsider who spoke for an hour an
thirty-fve minutes about ten days ago |
cost the state treasury $712.5O
The Constitutional Convention has
made great strides in the rewriting of
the constitution when it finally passed
seven ordinances which will become
part Of the new organic law.
These ordinances covered the fol
lowing subjects:
1-Providing how the constitution
ran be amended
2-Authorizing the Orleans Levee
Board to construct a sea wall along
Lake Pontchartrain
3-Empowering the penitentiarv to
issue OF s1,O00.000 of per cent bonds
for the extension of Angola Plantation.
building of levees and equipment.
4-Apportioning membership in the
Legislature.
6-Limiting the powers CT govern.
ment.
7-Continuing of cases in court in
which delegates are acting as counsel
until the Constitutional Convention
its labors.
In its result. the day was the most
important since the opening of the
convention March |. The session was
snort one, lasting but two hours.
lhese seven ordinances were passed
hitch. Each, however. had
passed through the grist mill Of com.
nlttee study and debates and amend
nen,s upon the convention. Most of
hem after having been reported by
committees had been recommitted un-
Ter a flood Of amendments.
The final report and schedule Of the
committee on charitable and correc. ,
lonal institutions came very near
'asslng. On the roll call 81 delegates ,
'oted aye" and 16 voted may" Then
me delegate recalled that he had yot
"a IN the affirmative when he had in
ehded to vote in the negative. He
hanged his vote from yes to no, Then
mother delegate recalled the same
hlng and changed his vote. Then they
egan recalling in rapid succession.
no continued changing their vote un-
II 1t stood SIS yeas and 50 nays A
otal OF "A aye votes are required for