The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-17
PROCEEDINGS OF
LA. LEGISLATURE
Many Bills Have Been Intro
duced, But Few Been
Passed.


again dominates the legislative activi-
ties, as the fifth week of the session
opened at Baton Rouge Monday.
Final passage Of the Butler race
horse bill by the senate by the close
shave of % to IS, with barely one vote
to spare. went to the house Friday.
Results Of past weeks work:
Dupre's amendment to authorize Is
per cent cash values in parishes for
matters of local taxation, failed in the
house, 81 to 46. 1t is now on the calen-
dar but is regarded dead.
Douglas bill stripping existing pow
er and authority from the Louisiana
tax commission and restoring the po-
lice jury as arbiter In tax disputes, was
unable to get out of committee, it's op-
position was SO strong.
Brownies bill to reallocate the sever
ance tax now dedicated to the Greater
Agriculture College, by giving it ST.
100000 year and turn the balance
to the general fund, met its Waterloo
in committee before Governor Parker
and speakers 1t came back in the
senate, s to 5, to be withdrawn.
~Varrens income tax amendment to
open the constitutional way for i'm
posing an income tax before January l,
1925, as written into the organic law,
was combatted by delegations from all
hn tnf In hnn riy,fr not
damned the senate chamber.
Heinen's bill to restore exempted
property, credits, open accounts, ETC.,
with fraternal PROPERTY, to the assess
ment rolls, estimated at $40,000,00O to
s50,00O,00O, was reported urfavorably
by unanimous vote
The only tax relief measure, there
fore, that received favorable cOnsidera
ton during the week was the per
cent severance tax of J. Franklin
Schell of st. Landry. It, with the Nc
Eachern feature of one-third to the
parishes producing the oil and gas, met
favorable consideration and came out
Of the committee into the house.
The 3 per cent Schell bill, it is be-
lieved, will go through. Calendars are
loaded with a variegated lot of legis-
lation, a total of 1852 bills and 48 reso-
lutions, of which 271 bills are in the
house and eighty-one in the senate, and
thirty-six resolutions in the house and
twelve in the senate.
There are nineteen bills posted in
the house ready for final passage at
the opening of the fifth week, and
seven are ready for the final roll in
the senate.
One new bill came into the senate
by George H. Clinton requiring that
lawyers from other states must have
Louisiana licenses to practice in this
state.
Ten new bills rolled into the house.
They were:
BY John Dymond-Making an ON
nibus appropriation Of 100000 for
flood relief. covering the two prior ap-
preparations.
BY C. l.. Chappuis-To increase the
jurisdiction and salary OF the Crow
ley city judge.
BY Hermann Moyse-Bill prepared
by the building contracts commission.
BY E. G. Mountaineering the pri-
mary election law
BY A. M Smith-Authorizing the
creation of gravity drainage distracts.
BY Charles A. Bryne-To regulate
dry-cleaning establishments when as
much as five gallons of gasoline are
stored.
BY NJ d. Cooke-To limit operations
of industrial life insurance concerns.
BY Mr. Cooke-To license theaters
on gross receipts, instead of seating
capacity.
BY Mr.. Dymond-To prevent unau-
thorized persons from practicing den
tistry
BY w. C. Hughes-To remove the
parish seat. of Bossier from Benton to
Bossier City.
One bill finally passed the senate
Friday--No. ~, by d. R. johnson, re-
pealing the capacity license on auto
mobiles used exclusively for transport
ing school children, 20 to 0.
Governor Parker announced two ap-
pointments, which were confirmed by
the senate:
F. w. Pentecost of Arcadia, notary
for Bienville; c. w. Thompson, school
board, Webster parish.