New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-07
THE STATE HOUSE

Yesterday was a fearful wet and gloomy
day, but this did not prevent members OF
the Legislature from attending to theil
duties. There was quorum in both
houses at the appointed hour for meeting.
After going through with its routine
business, the Senate agreed to consider the
registration law, with a view OF making
such changes as are deemed compatible
with the public interest. Many essential
alterations We're made, but the Senate ad-
| journed before the work was completed
1t IS probable the Senate viii complete its
| alterations of the registration law to-day
and send it to the House as amended for
the concurrence of that body.
In the House. Mr. Garstkamp offered a
| resolution, which was adopted, instruct
ing the Committee On Ways and Means to
report to the House, on or before the if
teenth Of the present month, the following
bills: An act to provide revenue for the
support OF the State government; also, an
act making an appropriation for the gem
eral expenses of the State for the year
1922 and instructing the committee to
have the bills printed.
Speaker Brewster called Mr.. Faulkner
to the chair.
The report of the conference committee
on the appropriation bill was received,
and, on motion Of Mr.. Garstkamp, the
amendments were read. MIR. Devices
moved their adoption, and the House sus-
tanned his motion. Mr.. Bryan moved to
reconsider the vote taken and to Law the
motion to reconsider on the table, de-
handing the yeas and nays on his motion
The vote stood, yeas sixty-one, nays twen-
ty-one.
MIR. Thompson renewed his resolution
offered on previous day, asking that the
committee to which the registration act
had been referred be requested to report it
back to the House in order that it may be
amended in accordance with the Govern
or's recommendations. Mr.. Thomson
said he knew that members had protested
to be in favor of reform, and he wanted to
test their sincerity by asking the passage
of the resolution he proposed.
Mr.. Carr said he was as much in favor
of reform as the gentleman from Tangipa-
hoa, but he wanted time to examine into |
the proposed reforms carefully. He thought |
the committee would do its duty when a |
number of members could be got
together to act. Other duties had pre-
vented the committee from coming to-
5ether and considering the registration act
rs promptly as they would have otherwise
done, but he had no doubt that if time was
given them they would discharge their du-
ties properly.
Mr.. Garstkamp, for The very reason that
he committee have not come together and
lcted promptly in a matter of great public
interest, was disposed to vote for the reso-
ution asking that the subject be referred
back to the House. i the committee are
Unable to obtain quorum, the bill should
ome back to the House and be acted upon
The people are demanding
ertain reform measures from the govern
nent. The Governor has signifed his de-
ire to aid in them, and members Of the
legislature stand pledged to give such
egislation as will carry them out. Mr..
was, therefore, in favor of hav-
nS the act to amend the registration law
eported back to the House, and would
ote tor Mr. Thompson's resolution to that
fleet
Dr. "orrall was glad that an oppor-
unity presented itself for every member
0 place himself properly upon record
pom the subject of reforms now de- ,
banded by the people of this State. IF s
1ere was desire on the part of commit t
'es to evade this work, it should be taken t
ON them. He was not afraid to recon- I
lend such amendments to laws as would +
'cure tile reforms needed, and if, from t
~ cause, ignorance or otherwise, COM t