The St. Mary banner., 1921-10-29
DIPPING QUESTION
FINALLY SETTLED
LEGISLATURE DEFEATS EFFORTS
THAT WOULD INTERFERE
WITH PRE6ENT LAW.
HAS BEEN 4 LONG BATTLE
EmsrtA Haa Been Made Since Early
oays Of the Session To Amend or
Change Law-Thirty Day
Limit Has Expired.

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| BAsoa Rouge. No legislation will
b saacted at this session of the Leg
is1atxfs either repeating or modifying
the existing compulsory cattle dipping
law.
The House of Representatives set
tied that question, when for the sec
oal time 1t killed bill that would
have had the effect, it was claimed, OF
dsisAting the purpose Of the compul-
sorry tick eradication act.
The hrst fight between the dipping
and anttdipping forces In the House
occurred early in the session. H. A.
Burgess Of DeSoto introduced bill to
repeal the present law outright. This
bill went to the scrapheap. NJ. j. Syl-
vest Of Washington then introduced a
bill to permit parishes to permit local
option elections on compulsory dip
ping Of cattle The bill went to the
legislative committee and back to the
House with a favorable report by
vote OF 5 to in committee. The MI
nority filed a report asserting the bill
was in contravention Of the constitu-
ton which prohibits the introduction
OF bill on the same subject matter
after 1t has been defeated.
DR. NJ V. Varmande OF Terrebonne
sought to have the minority report
substituted for the majority report
and adopted by the House. Mr.. Var
mande opposed the Sylvest bill on the
ground that it was unconstitutional,
that the passage of the bill would re-
peal automatically federal aid in tick
eradication work and that its effect
would be to weaken and destroy the
compulsory cattle dipping law. Mr..
Sylvest disputed DR.. Marmande's con-
tention.
John Dymond OF Plaquemines offer
ed a motion that the bill be sent to
the joint judiciary committee for
report on the constitutional phase Of
the question.
AS substitute H. w. Womack Of
West Carroll moved the indefinite
postponement Of the entire subject
matter. The House. by vote OF 50
to 49, adopted the Womack motion. D.
NJ Evans of Madison put on the
clincher, which prevents considera-
tion
The thirty-day limit on the introduc-
tion of bills has expired, and no bill
can be introduced without the consent
OF majority of the House
The Senate committee on insurance
and railroads conducted a public
hearing on the insurance bill by Sena-
tor Prowel which would compel fire
and guaranty insurance companies to
settle claims within sixty days after a
claim is filed E. H. Addington, rep
resenting three large insurance COM
panies, stated the enactment of such
legislation would cause him to recon.
mend to his companies that they
withdraw automobile theft insurance
from this state The bill was amend.
ed SO that the law would not apply
to automobile theft and reported ia
vorably.
The House adopted the ProweN
Senate resolution to protest against
the institution Of clinics for rehabili.
tation work among veterans Of the
world war
Senator D. r. Johnsons bill to
amend the title OF Article s of 1914 to
require that suits be brought against
common carrier at point OF shipment
was reported favorably.
Senator Stewards bill to require |
that the appeal of the suit be filed
within one year after the first trial |
where an appeal is to be taken was |
reported without action.
Mr.. Hamley's bill to provide for the |
relief OF the clerk OF court Of East |
Carroll parish was reported favorably.
Favorable reports were voted by the |
House labor and capital committee on
the Arras bill to regulate garnishment
Of wages and salaries and the Higgins
bill to authorize the esta biishmen of
an employment bureau In the State
of Labor.
Senate judiciary committee B dis
cussed Senator Davey's bill to fix the
Ialary OF the crier Of the Supreme