04 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
1
The fourth week of the Louisiana General Assembly ended yesterday with minimal work completed. Lawmakers did not advance major legislation and adjourned amid routine committee activity and sparse floor action.
Baton Rouge June 4 The Louisiana General Assembly adjourned after four weeks with fewer laws enacted and busy calendars. The Senate referred the Sixteenth Amendment to a popular vote while the House ratified it, aiming to gain Speaker Dupre credit yet avoid Senate ratification. The anti Segregation bill faces a tough path in the House as political maneuvering continues. Extra sessions on taxation and codes are anticipated to follow adjournment.
The Parish High School faculty gains Minnie Faulk replacing Marie Miller who resigned. Calhoun committee transfers deed to site for a $20,000 school building. The building contract goes to T J Dupree with work starting immediately.
United States Steel Corporation orders ten large steel barges for river shipments from Pittsburg to New Orleans to cut rail freight costs. National Tube Company has moved tubes by water from McKeesport. river shipping has long served southern routes, now expanding with a planned regular fleet due to rail rate hikes and lower Ohio River water levels.
In a heated exchange on income tax policy, flood rhetoric dominated the session. Speaker Dupre emerged with a strong following as both sides claimed victory from the discussion.
Baton Rouge news outlines the Johnson resolution for a Sixteenth Amendment income tax passing 77 to 31 in the Louisiana House. The piece highlights Speaker H Garland Dupre as central to the victory, Gov. Sanders' stance, and Behrman’s influence, noting the political maneuvering and celebrations that followed the roll call.
A Washington report notes discussions between Assistant Treasurer George Terry and Treasurer Lee McClung on government paying transport costs to redeem worn currency. McClung cites $600 million annual redemption and argues cutting notes to one third size could save $600,000 a year while speeding adoption of a cheaper new style amid tone about two-note circulation.
The House adopted an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill barring use of 100000 for Sherman anti trust prosecutions of labor unions or acts to improve wages hours or conditions. Hughes of New Jersey proposed the clause amid GOP opposition. Tawney faced weak support. The measure passed 81 to 50 with solid Democratic backing and some insurgent Republicans.
The text argues that innovation will double and public sentiment will align within years, ensuring there is no division over the advantages of the new plan. It presents a forward look at broad acceptance and consensus.
A blaze at Colfax gutted nine commercial buildings in the town’s central business district. Fire officials reported quick spread but no injuries were confirmed as investigators assess the scene and determine the cause.
A morning fire in Colfax Louisiana gutted nine commercial structures near the post office, with losses estimated at about $30,000 though only part covered by insurance. The blaze followed reports of incendiary origin and spread rapidly despite local efforts.
Jacob H. Adler a New Orleans merchant and president of A. Adler & Company shot himself at home today in New Orleans. He was brother to William Adler, whose Atlanta federal prison sentence is on appeal.
Advices from Bluefields Nicaragua report insurgent forces under General Mena at Rama defeated and drove out government troops commanded by General Chavarias. After Madriz withdrawal from around the city General Chamoro reinforced Rama with four hundred men, and the Madriz defeat followed.
President Taft plans Theodore Roosevelt as head of a peace commission to pursue universal peace. The House foreign affairs committee discussed merging resolutions to create a body that would limit armaments and consider international cooperation, with Taft already deciding Roosevelt will chair.
B F Johnson a cotton broker in Montgomery Alabama failed today with liabilities around 25000. Creditors are spread through this region and Europe.
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