The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-05-28


farming interests will insist that the
State Department OF Agriculture be Civ.
en- the right Of inspection over Dock
board warehouses il the regulatory
provision is stricken out. N McCollis.
ter, president OF the State Farmers,
Union has given notice that deIeya-
tion OF farmers will appear before the
committee.
one ordinance, creating the State
Board of Health. is on the calendar NJ
tne convention for final passage Mon.
day night.
>. T. Thompson, New York bord
expert, addressed the convention on
New orleans Dock Board bonds in
particular and public securities in
general.
some OF the statiscians OF the Con.
stitutionaf Convention have ben figur.
ing on the high cost of speeches de-
hVered ON the floor of that body.
Tota1 expenses OF the convention.
according to their estimate. foot mn
about $2,700 per day. This includes
the per diem Of delegates. cost of cler.
icai heip. printing and incidentals.
Some of the delegates who have
oeen engaged in compiling the cost Of
tne convention have reached the con-
clusion that the time has arrived TO
cnoke OF the speech-making, time-con-
sumers. Unless this is done they he.
heve another extension of time will
De necessary to complete the consti.
tuition.
Beginning pext week, an effort viii
be made to limit debate by moving the
previous question on ordinances and
Steps will be taken also to prevent
The extension of invitations to outsid.
ers to address the convention. One of
he delegates has figured out that an |
outsider who spoke for an hour an
hirty-five minutes about ten days ago |
cost the state treasury s712.5O.
The Constitutional Convention has
made great strides in the rewriting of
he constitution when it finally passed
even ordinances which will become
art OF the new organic law.
These ordinances covered the fol-
owing subjects:
l. 1.-Providing how the constitution
an be amended.
2-Authorizing the Orleans Leyee
'oard to construct a sea wall along
axe Pontchartrain.
5-Empowering the penitentiary to
sue Of $1,000,000 of 8 per cent bonds
'r the extension of Angola Plantation,
uilding of levees and equipment.
4-Apportioning membership in the
legislature.
6-Limiting the powers of govern. s
ent. I
7-Continuing of cases in court in !
hich delegates are acting as counsel
It'll the Constitutional Convention
includes its labors.
In its result, the day was the most !.
lportant since the opening of the :
INVENTION March 1. The session was
short one, lasting but two hours. =
lese seven ordinances were passed
thout hitch. Each, however. had Q
ssed through the grist mill of COM :.
ttee study and debates and amend -
snts upon the convention. Most OF :,
EN- after having been reported by =
mmittees had been recommitted un.
r a flood of amendments. :"
rhe final report and schedule of the Ii
nmittee on charitable and correc. al
nal institutions came very near
ssing.' On the coll call 81 delegates q,
ed AYE" and 16 voted may" Then to
, delegate recalled that he had vot- m
in the affirmative when he had in ,ps
ded to vote in the negative. He 81
lnged his vote from yes to no. Then tb
lther delegate recalled the same r,
ng and changed his vote. Then they ar
,an recalling in rapid succession, In
continued changing their vote un- Il,
1t, stood 55 yeas and So nays. A ON
Il Of "a aye votes are required for Of
rdinance to pass. no