The St. Mary banner., 1921-05-28


tin and Lafayette, and one 10 Acadia
and St Landry
Strenuous Opposition.
This plan met with strenuous o.
position from sections Of the state
that got no increase in representation
in the Senate and House Opponents
Of the scheme seemed to particularly
object to the increase it would give
TO Orleans and Caddo This element
pointed out that Caddo would get four
representatives in the House with 2O,-
600 as d basis, while such parishes
as Assumption, LafOurche. Terre-
bonne, DeSOto and Claiborne would
get but one each. 1t was also pointed
out that East Baton Rouge, with
population Of more than half Of that
Of Caddo, would have but two repre-
i sentatlVeS
| Supporters Of the 10000 apportion.
ment plan claimed, on the other hand,
that it would give a more fair repre-
sentattOn on a population basis and
is in line with the doctrine Of MAJOR
ity rule. This plan would give the
Third, Seventh and Eleventh Wards
OF New Orleans each an additional
representative, making a total Of
twenty for the city, against total OF
seventeen, or one for each ward, I'M
der the committee apportionment
plan. The city's representation in
the present House is twenty-four,
with ten in the Senate Under the
committees apportionment system the
city Of New Orleans and ST. Bernard
and Plaquemines parishes are given
eight senator's IL the plan to in.
crease the Senate to thirty eight men,
bers goes through Orleans and st.
Bernard and Plaquemines parishes
would have nine senators. ST. Ber-
nard and Plaquemines parishes are
linked with the Eighth and Ninth
Wards of New Orleans in the sena
torial apportionment
Unless peace makers get busy and
bring the peace dove back, the appor-
tonne ntbattle will be fought to
desperate finish.
An innocent looking ordinance by
Mr. Herold of Caddo stirred up a hor-
nets nest in the convention. 1t pro-
hibits the Legislature from abolshing
the principle of forced heirship, with
certain exceptions or provisions In re-
lation TO trusts.
The ordinance went to the commit
tee on limitations and came back to
the convention, after series of hear
ings, with a legislative black eve in
the shape of being reported without
action"
Mr.. Herold offered an amendment
to cure some of the objections raised
against the ordinance and sought to
have 1t engr0ssed and passed to third
reading. The ordinance as he pro-
posed to have il amended, reads:
No law shall be passed abolishing
the principle of forced heirship or le-
CALLING suGstitutions or fidei commits +
sa or trust estates, except that the
Legislature may authorize the crea-
uon of trusts for period Of not ex-
ceeding ten years, which may be /
made where natural person is the I
direct beneficiary, to run from the date
OF his majority: and provided further. /
that this prohibition shall not apply /
in respect of donations strictly for
educational, charitable or religious
purposes"
Mr. HerOld explained that he is
pressing the ordinance because the
Legislature at its last session passed
an act permitting trust companies 70
handle estates in trust for periods of
ten years He regarded this as an en-
terlng wedge which, il not checked BY
a constitutional inhibition, might de-
stroy the principle Of heirship in
Louisiana and bring a situation SINH
lar TO the feudal conditions and laws
Of some of the European countries.
In this lie was supported by Mr..
Burke Of IBERIA Mr. Etheridge of
Grant and Mr. Reid OF Tangipahoa.
Mr.. Reid charged that New Orleans
banks and trust companies, who
sought 10 profit by that kind OF busi-
ness, induced the Legislature to pass
the act that went through at the last
session
Lake Charles.-City Police Officer