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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1930
Page
5
The city orders a fourth bus for the passenger system. The bus may be used on Washington and DeSiard streets as tracks at Lee avenue are lowered and paving completed. The three earlier buses were shipped Saturday and should arrive late this week or early next.
Debate and a final vote on the constitutional convention bill are set for tomorrow after efforts to advance the measure. If approved, the plan would go to voters in September, with earlier tension and a near riot over procedural rules and spectator exclusion.
Senators Saye Ducros Duke Fernandez Fisher Foucher Labbe Larcade McConnell Oser Peltier Schwing Woods Knott of Lincoln withdrew two bills to repeal carbon black taxes and levy a new natural gas severance tax. The House passed many measures including Bogan’s payroll contribution ban and Johnson’s five year tax exemption for new industries. Salary raises for parish assessors across multiple counties were approved.
Ruston chamber of commerce board opposes calling a constitutional convention due to state and national financial dire straits. The resolution, signed by eight of nine legislative committee members, urges senators and representatives to record the stance and inform the press. Also notes N M Oldham of San Angelo lost senses after a head blow.
Senators debated a constitutional amendment to allow an income tax with supporters led by Caffery and critics including Holcombe of East Baton Rouge. Williamson urged its sound principle while noting tax deductions for property. nine bills passed after the debate and one bill by Gamble was defeated. The session adjourned to 8 PM with Hoover praise for reappointment and board changes.
An Associated Press report notes Kingsford-Smith and crew aboard the Southern Cross endure fog and varying conditions while pursuing a westward North Atlantic crossing from Ireland toward New York. The piece recalls prior fatal attempts, including the 1927 Paris to New York and 1928 Cranwell to New York flights, and mentions a Northwestern University medical school workshop aiding disabled persons.
Milwaukee club of the American association sues in federal court to halt the transfer of a player to the St. Louis Browns of the American league in the first open rebuke to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
W. E. and Tom Davis were moved to Bastrop to face charges of stealing two santomo wheels and tires from a James Machine Works car. They previously received 60 days in jail plus $100 fines or three more days, and were to be held for Greenville authorities after Louisiana charges. Sheriff Porter requested transfer for further custody.
The Senate committee extended its prison inquiry to include bids on purchases over 1,000, records of all prison bids since May 1928 with emphasis on Henderson and Shushan Brothers, and the disappearance of about 150 cattle since the new administration. Witnesses named include former auditor Guy Hunt and prison officials, as the panel debated debt credits and emergency purchase practices.
Louisiana House and Senate actions list numerous bills adjusting parish assessors salaries and expenses including St Tammany Livingston and Orleans parishes. Measures set assessor pay from two to four thousand yearly with expenses, authorize new exemptions for industries, and propose a constitutional amendment on exemptions. Several bills killed or postponed after votes.
The Senate vote list shows bills ranging from flood control works between the Bossier and Rapides districts to salary adjustments for parish assessors. Other measures include ensuring official fruit grades, widening New Orleans streets, creating a district attorney assistant post, certifying cotton seed, and amending the civil code on losses.
In Baton Rouge on June 24 the Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee unanimously reported unfavorably a bill to tax newspapers 15 percent of gross advertising income. Representative Leuissier proposed a five percent tax with proceeds to the public school fund, but ten members still voted against it.
A legislative record notes the use of co-insurance clauses in certain insurance policies covering losses from fire, lightning or wind. It also records that vacancies on parish school boards be filled by elections rather than gubernatorial appointments.
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