True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-08
Nouvel1e Orleans. 10 7 janviar 1899.

LEGISLATURE OF LoUlsiANA.-rhe Legislature Of
this Slate Assem- bled yesterday, for,y-6vs members
Of the House, and Of the Senators being pre-.
sent. A quorum being declared, the two Houses
proceeded to business
In the Senate, the election Of President resulted
in the choice Of Hon Felix Garcia without oppcs-
ton.
Horatio Davis was chosen Secretary, and c L..
matter Sergehnt-at.Arms, and after the usual
preliminary business, the SENATE adjourned.
In the House, the contes, for speaker result ed as
follows: VIM Dcbuys "a Thos l. Lewis 90 Blank
!. Mr. Dcbuys was conducted to the chair and
Immediately entered uron his duties.
| Alexander Cuvillier chosen Clerk -Huard.
Sergeant-at-Arms-and fgnacio, Doorkeeper.
| In conformity to Join, resolution Of both
| Houses, Committee was appointed tn make PR
paraton for the celebration Of the 8th Of January
according to custom.
| A revolution passed the House 10 90 into the
election Of State Printer, on "Wednesday tn" OH,
which will probably be conc"rred in by the Senate
The Message of Governor White was then read
and the House ad ourned.
THE 9th OF JANUARY. Extensive preparations
have been made for the csl"hrn'ion nj this dnv
The military will turn on, zen mnssr.' and il sh'
weather provo fnc, will make spl"nd d.plar =.
A portion Of the troops among which may h'
named tho Governors Guard will visit thu ST
Charles Theatre in The evening, in full u"'fo' M
Others, lncIuding the Dragons will visit the Camp
We expect to both Thratr crowded.
4 The Bee yesterday came out with the hroa
noTHF rI,vrA yinr hrsd
proprietor Mr. Bayon having disposed Of the establishment
hessrs Bulitt Bullcn and Maggie or the inu,
insect has made wheel in its fight to the right about
The doctrines viii c have been long and seduousy i'll
ated through that medium, will tho editors prom
se .eadfastly opposed We but feel prasur
that change of principles for tho better should take plae
among porares But Mr. Chas Rsyon propose
another democratic paper. entitled the Lousanan.
started in very short period the Fer only be cousid
cred another ar edmond in the field" Tho purchase III
Democati" Press at this time the nf election ia
State Printer and its sudden conversion to Whg principles
has been considered by mnnnnvre to prcvont Nh
choice falling upon the editor Of the True American TIL
the brother Of the late prope,o
the Bee proposing paper rsadn- closely tn
heels Of the transfer Of that establishment does inval
date such an inference fit he ma"Envre time aono ca
prove its its failure and if bs bona fdeits ut
ity will DO demonstrated by tho te, I've cl'arart
of the proposed paper is to be the maintained by tn
Bee heretofore and the pens which hnve contributed
tho columns othe Bee he engaged for the Lousania
propose the usual conrt-ses of honorable competio
cotemporaes and Wien they shall have passt
tho probationary have undergone. aha
have objection to their enjoying least equal share
patronage.
We sarn from Vcksburg that Mr.. Menifcc who Won
ded in the duel with Mr.. McClung, and Of whose
e hope entertained, has since died of his wound.
The Nashville Banner of tho I'd that The weather HI
been excessively cold in that and tho complete
S frozen Both however getting "lsss ICY"
BooTH still playing Nashville the I'd inst IN
sequence Of the extreme cold he had been greeted with
y I him houses.