Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-05
Legislators Are
Hard at Work


! Baton RoIgc, La, Oct. 3l.-C ouutjna
two Saturdays only Il days remain he
fore tIis special session If the Louisiana
legislature must ADJOURN. under the call
| In thccoming II DAYS the Legislator,
If II passes any constructive legislation
must work AT top speed three sessions
daily, SATURDAYS included.
Not a single constructive piece e leg
islatiun has been inactcd into laws. off
l;ll the important measures only one has
PASSED the house. That i the highway
bill. And this bin is certain 10 be
thrown into Il conference committee.
wmhich means more delay. All the re-.
naming important measure have YET to
; bass the lousc and come to the senate.
Those iuciude the severance fax, the
'rcvcnuc raising bills, appropriation hIn.
! Much Of the dclar on these bills has
been in the committees, The really I'M
portant legislation has been held up in
committees from three TO seven weeks
! Lieutenant Governor Hewitt Bounaur.
! baud pointed out the situation Ven he
called attention to the fact that the
/ Arporiaion bill Iad ust been reported
to the house after a delay Of seven
weeks. This means the se.ate viii
have no time 10 consider the Liu a the
constitution require, tie bill must in the
hands Of the Governor five davs before
signing.
At the close Of the einght week only
IL bills had finally paSsed and signed
by the Governor. Only one of those
was important, thnt of MOI Sc Of Bat
Rouge, creating "A governing board for
the Greater Agricultural college, Both
houses adournej uutil Tuesla. might,
thus shortening the time FIR h. passage
of bills. The house had - bill, oa it.
calendar anr &c bills in commuters
The senate har only tw, bills ou final
passago and j. IL committee. The s..
nate is about three week ahead OF the
house in is work.
Oalv two Important hl', were passed
during the week. Oat va, the Eav.
nard highway bill in. IL, house aad tie
other the Doussaa statr board Of hcalth
bill In the senate. Several minor bills
were passed in the SeDafe rluIing *
GLIDING the Henry biz, carving an APP
preparation of $274,454.90 for the ex-
penses of the constitutional convention,
The house passed. the Sekel1 bill, author
lzing the state TO receive federal aid
1OF roau constructors.
riS fest-ss.ek sss.. h-o aoase sf.fc af
the capitol occupying tie SPOTLIGHT.
There were three big fights over as
many big measures. The vets AMI DIS
locked horns over the Hood prohibition
enforcement bill. The haiti c ragged over
two amendments. finally adopted, and
which cut the vitnis out Of the bill. as
an enforcement measure. One Of these
permits the transportation of liquor Cor
personal Use ard sonsumpti~i fae
other permits the manufa .."' Il light.
wines and beers FOR ,.Io use out of
fruit juices and berries.
This amer2",g'. rrt ri the wards
naive ~t.wG' NF.ch means the
hon" "a ia' California raiscls
truit ldlcts 'r.n. other states and
male lis WV ety" Tit vets lost who,
they tried to kill the bin bv moving
T. III cfinite pJStpU-eme..t. The dry,
will carrv their fight back e. TIC senate
III all effort to knock out the amend.
ments.
The. severance tax bill came up as
special order on Wednrsda~. The ad-
measure, providing Il 2ia
percent tax on oil and gas, with dis
'ribution back TO the parishes of one [!
fifth of the amount collected, up 70
S2OOOOO, Immediately North louisiana {
rallied t. Il : per cent {
tax. The debate lasted all dav. On
inat roll call the administration won
Dnt by a vote Of 81 % ~.
An illusinatiog example Of pork '
.afrei' legislation was afforded when
he house highway bin, CONTAINING the
described routes came IN on THURSDAY
Tie original bill contained 90 routes.
Als finally amended i contains 10.
Ivcr% legislator saw .ange ~ dive
n ana get fat, grcasv piece of pork 4
!, the shape of a designated road. He c
hah orerioak the chance. As .
e''lit OF the highTay system. as desic- 4
i2ted Is built, i viii cost millions more. q
Iht revenue bills and the agpropria e
!"n bills undoubtedly will e eausa I
light. The approE riatior hill from tIe !
ear ending June -30th, 1922, carries \ t
ntal appropriation of 81 300, j23.33.
This does not include the $4,000 annro. c
,rlatcd for the cost of the rous;itu t
iohai convention and this special ,es 1
ion. The $l,50G. 523.33 appropriations t
re attributed a. follows: general fond u
494, 1883; engineer fund, $f,5ug: ION r
ederatc veterans $693,7jO jiro-ra+, /
und, s3i,509; relief cotton planters. {
uarantincd because Of rink boil worm, D.,
-3o.50g; probe cumberland T2!eDhone h
o., $4,000; mothers pension, $4,000: I,
tate fire marshal, $4,000.
Of the revcTlo bills and the arpro. p
ration bills undoubtedly will cause a
fight. The appropriation hill from Il
he year ending june 3Oth 1922. carries Il
total appropriation o. 81. 500. 523,33.
ais does rot include the $4,000 an. "
rppriated for The cost of the cnnsfi. q
H'icra coH"en'inu III .hi. s.,.,.i4I .os. a..
on The $500 30 .55. a.,pr,.siat;on. v
re distributed % follows: general f.!ud. %
fg4,'Jj.35; engi Ger fnnd, 81. 500: IN y
'Iera't vctcfans, $685.. 80. rro.rgte Il
una, s3l'5U9; RELIEF cotton rlao.prs,
uaran'intd because Of pink boli " .rm,
.oo'.'g; 'F'5' Cumberland Teis,honr
o., s23,0t0; III thef> pei ION, so 900. O
tate fire marsjal. $t6.0Ga. "
o. the. revenue bills the license tav A.
lcaSurp IS yer IN hb rAr,v4..l ca. - +,