The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-05-31

MONDAY, May DC, 1884.

MONDAY, May 26, 1884.
The Senate met at noon, and after
the nsual rontine work came down 30
business, and notices of the following
bills were given. An act relative to
the organization Of police juries in
the parishes, and to grant additional
powers thereto an act requiring pub
lie carriers to settle all freig1ts at the
place of destination, as per bills of
Iading an act relative TO fees of dis
tFict attorneys, after which the Senate
went into executive session, and then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 81, 1884.
The Senate met ut the usual hour
and proceeded to business. Senator
Foster, chairman Of the Federal Re
lation committee, reported favorably
on the Joint resolution relative to
Congressional aid for the overlooked
sufferers. Senator Jumel reported
favorably on the bill authorizing the
sale of the old State House.
The following bills were introduce
ed: An act to transfer the State
Library to the University of Louisi-
ana; an act providing for straighten-
ing streams in Louisiana.
Senator Hampton, of Calcasieu, by
unanimous consent, introduced reso-
luton for the appointment of com
mittee of three from the Senate and
four from the House to investigate
the status and classification Of public
lands, and alleged irregular and fraud
nlent enteries of the same.
The House resolution for the ap-
pointing of a committee to investigate
the vote on the first amendment, was
eoncurred in by the Senate.
The Mouse.
MONDAY, May 26, 1884.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and the first business before the
House was a bill introduced by Mr..
Seay, of Caddo, relative to the revi-
sion of the general statutes of the
State, which was passed, as the Judi
ciary Committee had reported favor
ably thereon.
Among the bills noticed in the
House were the following: An act
to punish the crime of seduction; an
act to repeal the act requiring adyer-
tisements in the French language an
act appropriating $40, 900 for an immi.
grants home in New Orleans; an act
amending the act regulating the prac-
.tice of medicine and surgery; an act
relative to the teaching Of physiology
and hygiene in the public schools; an
act to protect communications to
medical men relative to medical testi-
mony in court; an act to collect a
license from lottery ticket vendors !;
an act relative to damages done by
railroads to stockvand other property;
an act to prohibit the working of
convicts outside of the penitentiary
walls.
The following bills were introduced !:
An act providing for the selection of
competent grand and petit Jurors to
try criminal cases an act providing
for the election of assessors, registrar
of voters and police Jurors in the
parishes; an act to fix a maximum
tariff to be charged by railroads for
carrying passengers; an act to regu-
late charges for loss and damage to
freight and stock by railroads.
Honse bill No. ~, by Mr.. Wells,
of Richland, proposing an amendment
to the constitution of the State, abol-
ishing lotteries, was reported on favor
ably by the Committee on Constitn-
ton.
Mr.. Wells, in addressing the House
on this bill, said his opposition to
lotteries were so deeply rooted that
only the power Of the Almighty could
remove it. He spoke at length, stating
his reasons for this opposition. The
Lottery Company debauched public
morals. He was radically opposed to
anything which took money from the
people and gave nothing in return to
society. Louisiana had purchased
damnatiOn for $4,000. Not satisfied
with the fact that there was hell
outside the State, the Legislature of
1869 had set up one within the State.
TUEsDAY, May ~, 1884.
In the Honse, Representative Posey
offered a resolution instructing the
committee on education to report
bill to suppress the spread of obscene
literature.
Mr.. Henry, Of Cameron, introduced
an act to provide for an exhibition at
the Worlds Exposition of the miner
ais of the State. The following bills
were also introduced: To invest
police jnries with additional authority;
TO define and punish the crime of Sc
dnction; relative to liability of rail-
roads in damage to stock; investing
additional powers in clerks of courts;
Representative Shattuck's bill to
define the crime Of incest and provide !
punishment therefor, passed.
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