The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-02-12

lation in the Legislature, was referred to
the Committee on Ways ana Means.
The bill relative to extra sessions was
''" @fhe :ss 4, bifra W. fefsrred u fasse
Committee on Elcetiefs.
The" coDstahul ary bill WAS read o1sce.
FEB. Sin Che Senate, the Esgissrslaen
biF carae 30 IL the special order Of the day.
Thirty-two sections are adopted.
The Governor announced, in o message
to fHee; Senate, that Judgge John L. Lewis,
ofthe parish OF BienvAle. had suspended
Sheriff Hightower for contempt OF court.
1.-THE n essage and CONTAMINATION were re
.iered il The. Judiciary Committeee.
The committee IN the Impeachment OF
Georee NJ. Wckiife.. Auditor Of the State,
presented their report, and submitted rules
of procedure for trial., .,1.':G..~ t
The Joint resolatien , authorizing the
| Goserner to- to negotiate with the Secretary
of War for the use United States Arsenal
for a State Seminary, passed.
Mr.. Campbell Introduced joint resolution
memorializing Congress to provide certain
courts throughout the State, for the pur.
pose of protesting all citizens Ia their civil
and political. rights. Lies oyer, .
In the House, the articles Of, lmpsacn-
ment in the case Of Auditor en-. Wiskll1e,
were presented and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. r....-rG,
The Committee on Constitution reported
favoratlv on the "constabulary' BILL" and
recommended: iE passage. Under q
suspension Of the rules; the bill passed to
its third reading. " a."
The resolutions passed at the, mass meeting
of citizens at Lafayette Square, and presen-
ted to the House of Representatives by the
| committee of one hundred citizens. was, :
motion Of Mr. Morey referred to a special
committee of five.
FEE 9.-In the Senate. the "registrs-
ton bin'' came up as the order OF. the day.
The remaining sections of the bill were
ado ted. To-day the bill will come up for
its third and final reading in the Senate.
The joint resol' ton memoriallzIng Con.
eress to prohibit Chinese emigration to this
country came up as special order OF the
, dav. Pending considerations, the Senate
adjourned. The bill viii therefore be
taken up to. day as unfinished business.
A resolution was offered requiring the
special committee Oh metropolitan police
affairs to inquire into the use or abuse of
the bonds issued by the last General As
sembly for the relief OF the Indebtedness of
| the city, which was read. H.
The bill amendatory and supplementary
to an act enabling the city Of New Orleans
to fund its floating debt and liquidate its
Indebtedness was referred to the Finance
Committee. -,
The bill providing for the punishment Of
bribery and corruption in office vas made
the special order Of the day for Monday
next. e II I " il '"' l"r",
:, In the House, a, resolution was adopted
calling on G. NJ. Wicklite, Auditor, to
furnish. the names of the parties by whom
he expects to Sustain his charges against
Gov. ,Warmoth.
A BILL was introduced 'appropriating the
sum of $50,eeO for the relief Of the Louis-
ieua Mechanics and Agricultural Fair
Association. ul 4tr.4gl" f'p't '-.!9t'H ~ " !.
The bill to incorporate an Independent
fire company il the; City Of Jefferson was
finally passed. .-.i,D r.. f.. f. 4