Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-10-15
Legislators Are
~ Still at Work
nccinl 10 The PrOoreSE ::


/ Baton R"egc, La, Oct. 10. -Adlouar'
/ mrGt, -Qf, 1 h+ louisiana legislature ON
. Fr6fTi tn10ett, to Il close :r',t;T+ rr'nyd
81 NH. %eE-:z; jons, thai nuaird with
q eIpl Gliy rapiditS acrosA, II" screen
4 at passing events, sUmnrl these ~rnsa-
ii NAB &cvs:Isltpguts Swcrc;. -
. ArEest ,of -Hpcy.P. Loug, +aiiroad com
+ fish .ueT. Tor the Shreveport district, ."n
chdfgt Of cfiminal libcl, preferred Icy
/ &"yy.nor Parker. Araicnmcr: If
/ Long ,and IBIS release on S5.uOo -J1,,ti.
/ Hearing Of charges b, a"'.,r judici-
ar committee that jig had been Of
/ fe cfza bErbe bS-tne Cumberland Tele-
( pl -: '~-npany in the rate case; de-
: l'.,Inring of Long rs a liar by an at
: toracv for the company and by Shelby
/ Tavlar, mcmbcr Of the commission.
Conference of members If the house
and tIcir decision to file Impeachment
| proceedings against the three railroad
| commissioners, followed by the appoint
mcnt OF a committee Of five to prepare
! the charges.
beginning of the probe Of Sheriff
! Daucnhauer Of Jefferson parish by a
! special house committee of five.
! Discovery that the tax article in the
new constitution will nav, TO be
amended before the legislature can
raise the severance tax from two per
cent to 2l3 or 3 per cent. The word
license was omitted before the
words taxes NAV be levied against
natural reSources'' The tax limit for
/ the state is - mills. As the tax ar
| ticle now reals il does not specify 4
! license tax. The construction would be
! placed on the words taxes to mean gCn-
eral taxes. \ ~ per cent tax is equiv
alent to - mills. which would be in con
fiict with the 81 mills limitation.
These sensations disrupted TIE work
before committees. However the sen.
te passed II bills and the house IA bills
Bills introduced i'll the house during the
week totaled 20: in the senate IA.
The Claiborne bills creating a ware
icuse commission in the state aud max.
ing it a penitentiarv cff"rso for q com
mission men to make false returns on
the sale of. farm produce. were among
the Important bills passed by the house
The Wilkinson bill TdictinC the title of
sixteenth section, school lands sold
pr'or n 1880 also passed the house. Il
Is Of Interest to public school boards.
The senate passed the womau's equal
RIGHTS ILLS These give women the
right t. lold office. to act as tutor UNI
der.tutor, administrator. executor, ar
bitrer, notary public and member of
family meetings, requires wife's sig
nature to the sale of the family home.
Of the bills introduced the most i'm.
p0rtant were the revenue bills. These
hills cover the inleritaree tax license
fax and assessments. TIE tax levied
in inheritances calls for per cent on
1escendents and aeeendents: 10 per
cent on collateral heirs and Is per cent
IN foreign heirs The tax IS expected
to raise about 100000. The license
TAX reeHacts the present statute with
the addition Of a manufacturer 5 IL
cense tax, which will raise ab0at $780,
900. 1t amounts to dollar a $1,000.
The entire license tax is expected TO
tfdiS" ti,7j0,000. The assessment hili
9eenacts the present assessment 'l-~S
The rcvenrr hirs are expe"t,l {. .aise
at 9,O0O00O.00.
Representative Smith rhairman Of
the house Az '~iati--- committee,
Sled = f"oucia statel ent with the
cCis'3'' .@owirg - ere will he an
| A. .ll.. 4e4>., IN '92l, of $60."70OO,
, vhi-h he SAYS w he reduced from
/ eEehues tom VariGJs sources and leave
.hn ""rHral fund wit small balance.
Smith s report shows representations
and expenses Of $l,j46.270, which with
m overdraft of $439 009.00 brings the
total IN 70 $l,935,27000 Against this
/ Gge receipts of SIZE, 100000, leaving an
ovcrdraft Of $2l0270 %. This how
ever will be reduced $150,OOO.OO as the
General fu"d's share of the 1920 bal.
90 whicA reduces tine deficit p
| aC0.@70.00.
! Representative ErbolIing of Cameron
/ Introduces an appropriation bills in the
house, setting aside S183,4G222 to re-
! nIdrse tie cotton planters who were
quarGrtecred against the pink bot
.vcrm in 1920-2l.
4 hi introduced bv Representative
Nlcl+ # Tangiuahoa is Of interest -
{ IL irnit aad truck growers. It calls
- the iIsnection b. the sratc arricul-
;R"al department of all fruit and truck