The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-06-26

pre-, c. w. DuRoy, Th6ogene Chachera
and j. j. Thompson returned from
Baton Rouge last Wednesday. They
appeared before the Senate Committee
on Corporations last Monday. to pro-
test against the passage of an enabling
act TO submit to the people the question:
OF removing the seat of justice from
opelousas to Washington, when argu
ments in favor of the measure were
no made by Messrs. Willis Prescott and
w + Schwing Of Washin gton, and by
Messrs. Estilette and DnRoy of Opelon
sas and c. J. .Thompson of Bayou Beuf
against 1t. Of the nine members of the
Committee on Corporations present.
five-Messrs. Kavanagh, Brice, Demas.
Branghn and O'Donnell signed fa-
vorable report, and fonr- Mess,s.
Lewis, Smart, Gaskins and Kelly
made an unfavorable one. Mr..
Foster, the only absent member.
IS understood to be opposed to
the measure. The prestige attach
ing 10 majority report is, by reas
on OF these facts, very much impaired,
and hot fight may be looked for over
the matter in the Senate Should il
finally pass that body, it will be sent TO
the House, where it will doubtless have
"merry timen getting through. The
session is rapidly nearing close the
sixty days expire July 8 at midnight
and the probability is that this selfish
and mischief breeding little scheme will
be snmmarily thurst aside, as it should
be, for the consideration of number of
very important matters which impera-
lively demand the attention of our leg
islators.
In another column we publish an ar
ticle from the New York Star giving it's
impressions of Senator JAS b. Eustis as
an orator, statesman, and politician.
The Star is strong Administration
paper and has always upheld the policy
of President Cleveland, and when such
commendatory utteranees come from Il
journal, where adverse criticisms might
have been expected, on account of the
political autagonism that has existed
between the Senator and President,
they speak in no doubtful compliment
to the political integrity and ability of
the man. Tie Star, however, is a
journal Of too much ability, dignity and
courtesy to allow political differences of
pulley to blind its Judgment to the mer
its of others who may not agree with Its
opinions in all things, as some papers
do within the borders of Louisiana.
True journalism is not dogmatieal, nor
animated by the spirit Of captinus c.iii-
cisnl.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Gus. E. Fantenot
returned from a brief visit to Sour
LIKE, Tex a few days ago
Sheri 4 Duson is still in Baton Rouge.
Mr.. HannolI, ole of the contractors
for rebuilding the Courthouse, has been
here for several days.
One of the delegates who went from
here to Baton Rouge the other day, to
protest against the passage of the ena-
bling act for The removal of the seal of
justice, told some of his friends before
leaving a cock and bull story about the
heavy wind on Thursday blowing off
one of tile horns of il COW of his and
through . some fellow from Niggervilleo =
the Senate Committee un Corporations
was doubtless duly informed of the fact
hence that favorable report.
Tile following bills, among Others,
have finally passed The Senate
Al act ID levy an annual pHll tax.
This bill raises the poll tax from 81 TO
$I50.
House bill ~, mn act providing for
the appointment If police jurars by the
Governor.
House bill 80, an act to amend net 68
5of 1880, relative to the protection of fish.
An act to require railroad companies
to pay fair value for all animals killed
or injured by their trains:
An act TO amend section 3ll0, Re
vised Statutes of 1880. This amend
ment permits sheriff sales on auy Satur-
day of the month.
The New Iberia Enterprise says O
the Fontelien impeachment iifocred :
ings
It is not likely that uatters will be
pushed beyond the obtaining 1T stlfii-
cient testimony to serve for some fil-
ture OCCASION. two, four or six years
hence. AS the in,peached was very
much addicted to taking eases Hildei
advisement and ieayiug them there, the
impeachment court may And it adsisa-
bic and convenient, owing to press Of
business and lack of tiine, 10 follow
The example SET them by the liinstrlons
Judge, and let him have the benefit q
some Of his own practice when on the
] bench.
The next session Of the Supreme
Court opens here on Monday, the 5tl
of July. Attorneys and litigants hav
inc cases before this tribunal are res:
pectfully reminded that they can hi q
their briefs printed at the COURIER Of
fice with neatness, accuracy and dis
match at HE usual rates, and when the
conv is handed in before the opening o
court we will allow. a fair reduction iron
regular Iates.
We have received an invitation to b'
present at the commencement exercises
of Manhattan College, New York, whici
took place at tho Academy Of Music oI
the 25th. Among the Sc. Landry stn
dents ia that Institution are two sons g
Capt. Fl II Garland, one Of Mr.. u. Z
Saizan, and one of MIR Henry Las
trapes, and probably one Or two others
We call the attention OF onp reader
To the advertisement Of Mr.. Ii. Nollise
matchmaker, ieweler and optician, Q
Washington. La, ii another eolnmn
Mr. NolIive is d skilled workman Of loni
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