The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-07-15
THE B00KMAKERS
ARE REJOICING
BLING BILL FAILS TIC
GET ENOUGH SUPPORT IN
HOUSE
VOTE STOOD AT 81 TO 10
Many Important House Bills Passed
BY Senate On The Last Day or
Session.

Baton Roughly a vote of u to A.
the Butler anti-racing bill failed &c
pass the House of the Louisiana legis
lature Sixty votes We're required
The bill as passed by the Senate
would have abolished professional.
horse racing in this state.
Defeat Of the bill which came on
the eve of final adjournment Of the
legislature now in biennial session
brought to an unsuccessful ending Sc
days OF persistent efforts of enemies
Of professional horse racing to en-
act bill that would have brought to
an end winter racing at the Jefferson
and Fair Grounds race tracks at New
Orleans.
Horse racing and the handbooks
have occupied the foreground of the
legislature since converting and dur
ing the season practically no legiSla
tion has been enacted, the time hav-
ing been taken up in main with de
bates on gambling bills.
The Butler bill passed the Senate
by a margin Of two votes during the
early days Of the session and passed
the House a short time later in
amended form The amendment was
declared unconstitutional by the Leg
islative Bureau and returned to the
House, where it remained behind 100
bills on the calendar and was not
brought up for final passage until the
last day.
A bill aimed at the abolition of
handbOoks in this state passed the
House after being amended permitting
bookies to operate within race track
Senate too late for action without sus.
pension Of the rules, which was de-
MED and was laid aside as unfinished
business
Baton Rouge-Just before adjourn
ing the following important house bills
were past by the Senate and sent to
the governor which will become laws
unless vetoed.
Mr.. misunderstanding that police
juries may award scholarships to La
boys.
Mr. Dymond-Preventing the signing
Monroe-Emmett Mcdaniel a youth
Of Is years, nearly lost his life from
onokA hifn
near his home several miles south of
Monroe. Mcdaniel was bitten on the
left hand by a black mOccasin
Baton Rouge-The Senate paused
in It's work to pay tribute to the mem
DRY Of former Governor Newton C.
Blanchard Resolutions laudng the
long and honorable career Of Mr..
Blanchard were adopted by a rising
vote Lieutenant-Governor BOuanchaud
and Senators Browne and Clinton de-
livered addresses in which they re-
viewed the life of Mr.. Blanchard and
paid tribute to his learning and abil-
ity.
Monroe.-Monroe Masons attended
the dedication of the new Masonic
Temple of st. Andrews Lodge No.
166, F. and A. NJ, at Mer Rouge The
temple cost 10000 Dedicatory SER
vices were held by Ira w. Sylvester.
grand master, assisted by John A.
Davilla, grand secretary; Ira w. Vein
grun. grand marshal; S. T. Lovitt,
grand tyler. Rev. Jasper X Smith
Of Shreveport delivered an address.
A banquet to 100 was served. DR.. r.
M. McKoin was POSTMASTER.
DR.. John p. Scott, capitalist. has been
valued by the appraisers at S253, 407. rs,
OF which $207, 400 is in real estate and
the balance in personal property.
Hammond-The Hammond State
Bank has declared it's thirtythird
semiannual dividend of 16 per cent.
The Hammond State Bank has prob
ably the largest deposits and is the
only bank on the honor roll, one
whose surplus exceeds it's capital, in
the Florida parishes outside of Baton
Rouge.
Baton Rouge.-Representa Car
villes bill putting clerks of court back
on the fee system, but limiting their
income to $4,000 a year, was enacted
into law by the Senate and sent to
Governor Parker for his signature.
Alexandria.-The Hunter Rockwell
Lumber Company Of Chicago has
leased plot of ground from the Rock
Island Railway Company in the lower
section of the city and will operate a
planning mill A portion of the ma
chinery and lumber for the building
is already on the ground.
Lafayette-F. H. Couax OF lake
Charles, auditor OF the city OF Lafay-
cite and editor OF the American Legion
monthly at Lake Charles, has received
notice OF his appointment as captain
OF company K. Infantry, national
guard
Monroe-Henry w. Brown was ar.
rested by Sheriff E. L. Stencil at Mar
ion on charge sworn out at Monroe
by E. l.. Franks alleging that Brown
kidnapped his daughter, whose age is
SWAN in he Warrant sDoa.