The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09

SOME of the members of the Louisi
ana Legislature have formed themselve
into June Bug Association.
MAXWELL, the ST. Louis trunk mur
derer, as he is called, has been foun'
guilty of murder in the first degree.
III is strange thing, but nevertheless
q fact, what the Times-Democrat favor
the Picaypne opposes, what the Times
Democrat opposes the Picayane favors.
Nh. Smart, of Vernon, has given no
tice that he would introduce an act pre-.
seribing the manner of leyying specia1
taxes in aid of railroad enterprises, and
providing for the collection of the same
WHAT is more disagreeable to a lady
than to know that her hair has not only
lost its color, but is full of dandruff! Yet
such was the case with mine until I used
Parkers Hair Balsam. My hair is now
black and perfectlp clean and glossy.
piio' -. CNCCIy, SHlCdSOs
AGAIN there is a good deal of gush
going the rounds on the question of the
removal Of the State Capital from Baton
Rouge to New Orleans. The people al
ready see their foIIy-they repent, but it
is too late. The Highland City has the
"cut, shuttle and DEAL" and the Capital
will stay where it is.
Two weeks ago Secretary Manning
sent his resignation to the President
he based on grounds both public and
personal. On the day before his marriage
the President replied to Mr.. Manning's
letter lof resignation, suggesting to the
Secretary to take a holiday until October
l, and to leave the matter of his rasigna-
ton in allegiance until tnen. He did so.
The appropriations committee of the
Legislature, now in session, have appro-
priated $780, 600 per annum for the State
Insane Asylum, aud $4,000 for the New
Orleans Charity Hospital in 1886 and
1000 in 1887, with proviso that only
residents of Louisiana shall be medical
students. The appropriation for the In
sane Asylum was $4,000 last year and
the Charity Hospital got $4,000 The
Alexandria Charity gets $1,000 to complete
and $1,000 to furnish,
"A BATON Rouge special to the Times
Democrat, dated June 4th says-The spe-
cial committee that visited the State Sem
mary and Charity Hospital at Alexandria
to-day submitted to each branch of the |
General Assembly lengthy report.
The committees report referring to the |
Seminary says: owe were astonished to
find so much valuable property located
there. and it seems to us exceedingly bad
economy to allow this valuable property
to go to ruin, and we recommend that
steps be taken to put and keep it in order.
The total estimate of the value of this
building is $2l $50; estimated cost of re-
pair, $72, 100; value of land estimated
at $500. ''The claim of the citizens of
North Louisiana, that the Seminary by
right belongs at Alexandria, and ought
to be returned to that place, seems to us
to be well founded, and if there is no
objection and the State
finances will justify we recommend that
steps be taken to this end at once. The
committee visited the hospital and rec
its completion" ],
THE present session of the Louisiana !
Legislature for 1856 will terminate ON
July 10. The fifth week of the session
began on Monday. There have been in
.roduced in the Honse 202 bills, an aver K
sge or over two per member. The num- t
Der for the Senate is 102, averaging near !
y three per member. Many of these bills t
AVE already been disposed of by umfav- v
'rable reports, aud have been killed,-ll
The position of the bills which are of spe
nal interest is about as follows:
The Sunday law-this bill passed the S
House almost unanimously, and has been v
eported favorably by majority of the h
senate Committee on Corporations. y
The bills relative to the regulation of +
abroad companies are still before the C
eint committee OH railroads. h
The Senate bill to declare contracts for $
uture delivery illegal, is still under adj v
isement III the Senate Judiciary Com II
littee. r
The Senate bill proposing to fund the L
'aby Bonds is with the Senate Finance D
Committee. h
The bill proposing te amend the Con- h
titutlon SO as to provide for the election e
fsthe District Judges in the parish of +
'rleans was to be acted on yesterday by "
he Senate Judiciary Committee. d
The two bills to regulate public educa- y
on are before the education committees f,
The license bill framed by Capt. Will O
ANS, of MorehOuse, Chairman of the Y
|ays and Means Committee, has not vet c]
cen considered by that committee.
The General Revenue bill is before the i,
inc committee. 1t proposes few amend c,
ents in existing laws. c,
The General Appropriation bill has ii
early been completed, and will be ready te
IT submission to the House in the course a,
the crescent week. A reduction of over a,
10 hundred thousand dollars, under the II,