The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-08
SENATE ADOPTS ENFORCEMENT
MEASURE, WHILE HOUSE
WANTS BAN RAISED.
VOTE CLOSE IN THE SENATE
Amendment Faiis-House Votes 81 TIC
27 To Memorialize Congress To
Allow Light Wines and Beer
To Be Sold.

OF zz to 1S passed the HOOD pronlDi
tion bill to make il possible to prose.
cute violators of the dry law in the
state courts. Then, by a vote OF 26 to
13, II adopted the prowell resolution
to memorabilia Congress to modify the
volstead~ Act to permit the sale oil
beer and light wines.
There was debate only upon one
point. This was on the effort OF Sena.
tor v. ]. Smith of New Iberia tc
suspend the rules for the considera'
tion of an amendment allowing a per
son to transport legally acquired bev'
erages for personal consumption. This
motion failed despite Of 23 yeas to IL
nays, the rules requiring a vote oil
two-thirds to suspend the rules.
Shortly after the Senate had acted
on the Hood bill and the Prowell reso-
luton the House became involved in
a debate over the liquor question.
Mr.. Barrett Of the Third Ward. New
Orleans, called up his'concurreht -eso
luton to memorabilia Congress to
modify the volstead act by permitting
the sale of light wine and beer. In
moving fits adoption Mr.. Barrett con
tended that It would furnish a means
for putting the bootlegger out OF bust
ness. The resolution was adopted on
q roll call, yeas 81. nays q.
Development OF a warehouse
system which will enable farmers
to store their products at rea.
sonable cost, ascertain the quality OF
farm products. and market them to the
best advantage of producer and con.
sumner is the purpose of bill intro
duced In the House by Representative
Ferd c. Claiborne of Pointe Coupee
The bill would create a state ware
house commission of seven members
TO be composed Of the commissioner
Of agriculture, directors of extension
Of the State University and Agricul
tural College and five men to be ap
pointed by the governor with interlap.
ping terms. Members of the commits
sion would serve without pay except
per diem Of IS per day and actual trav.
cling and living expenses while in at
tendance on meetings.
Punishment of dishonest commits.
sion Merchants who defraud farmers
Is proposed in bill introduced in the
House by Ferd c. Claiborne of Pointe
Coupee. The penalty to be imposed
would be term in the penitentiary
The bin declares that "any person
frm, corporation. partnership or the
individual members thereof. engaged
IN the handling and sale of any farm
or dairy product on or, for commission
or profit who shall knowingly or will
FULLY make false account or fg-ur1
OF the sale thereof shall be deemed
guilty Of crime under the provisions
Of the act"
The Dreyfus bill to prohibit tipping
m hotels and restaurants was recon
mitted to the health and quarantine
committee.
The Reilly bill to substitute electro
cution for hanging condemned crimi
mails was recommitred to the peniten
tiary committee.
A Dill to permit the sale of bonds
suthorized prior to July /, 1921, al
iess than par and accrued interest was
inuoduced In the House by Mr.. smith
2. vermilion. The purpose is to per
mt the floating Of bonds for which
uefe has been no market on account
of financial conditions.
a resolution by Mr.. Browne of Cad
20 70 enforce the provision in the
onsn,ution to limit the introduction
oi tsis to the first thirty days of the |
session was adopted In the Senate bv |
An unanimous vote.
inheritance taxes that will be levieo
1aaer the provisions. Of the new CON
u'uuon would go into the genera
luno = instead Of the school fund as was
.us case under the old constitution
scoording to the terms of a bill nearly
lature. e eis
Governor Parker sent message :,
s'e mouse announcing that he had
signed the weinmann hill 70 arnro
pirate 100000 to defray the expense, |
tare. 'ne Lesisia
~ mrs. W. s. Holmes Of Baton Rouge
ano Is urging the Legislature 10 mass
.ne room bill providing for mothers
ns,ons. proposed that the lawmat
s.s impose tax on unmarried ner
sons over 80 years of age for the p'r NJ,
vse OF raising fund to carry ont tSs
ef'visions Of the act 'u' 'ne
Complete revision Of the rs,,..,.
s ~ Jaws OF the state SO as h car
'orm to the new cons,,tu,,o. 30 ~ con
srsd IN sill introduced in ~. = n GOV
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