The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-06-04

fs-hcaula ScHtlHet.
A resolution was introduced in the
! House by Mr.. Pulford, providing for
the appointment of railroad commits
sion 10 fix the rate Of freight aud
passenger fares IN the States.
/ A bill has heen introduced in the
Legislature to prohibit the sale of lot
/ tery tickets after 1893. The sale of
lottery tickets. however, will go on
Hall The same whether this bill becomes
Il law or not-Houma Courier.
Tie Legislature reconsidered the
resolution expressing sympathy for the
street car strikers in New Orleans and
adopted d counter resolution condemn
ing their acts of lawlessnes in throwing
cars from the tracks and assaulting
and beating non union car drivers.
The fight for Office goes bravely on
at Baton Rouge. "To the victors be-
long the spoils," but the trouble lies in
| fact that there are more victors than
spoils; hence the interneeine- politico
I fight among those who we're heretofore
working the same political wires. st.
Martin Reveille
The Grand Army of the Republic,
composed of Louisiana and Mississippi,
| has surrendered its charter on account
of the negro posts claiming admission.
The post charters will be given up
soon, and then the e colored troops y
| will have it all their own way. The
old ex-soldiers will not attend the cere-
monies at Chalmette on the Both inst,
Decoration Day, bnt will bold services
in one of the churches. The negro
wants social equality, but the "vets"
can't see it.
The Baton Rouge correspondent of a
contemporary, discussing the influence
/ bearing upon the senatorial contest,
says: $ Close friends of the governor
say that it is a personal reflection on
his integrity to charge that he will use
his patronage" Now. it is too utterly
bad to have wrongly suspected his ex .
celleney of using the political means
at his command for political purpose!
/ The same sort of iniputation was cast
/ open Gov Nichols, to-, during the
Foster campaign N. Q. City Item
Notice of quits. number of impor-
tant bills have already been made at
| slr present session of the Legislature,
which, if passtd, will certainly re-
i doniltl to the general good OF the State.
1 Among Them we note: A bill to pro-
i hibit the establishment of all trusts or
combines lllat will affect legitimate
competition in trade. A joint resolu.
/ ton for III, amendment to the Consti.
! tuition aboIishing State Circuit Courts
| A bill to regulate the holding OF pr.
mary elections on the Australian bal
lot system. A bill providing for the
election of police jurors by the people
i A supplementary bill to enforce the
law against wearing concealed Weap.
ons On 4 bill 10 prohibit the game o.
elaps. A bill to limit the issuance O
liquor license.
The Shreveport Caucasian com.
nends the legislation proposed in be.
half of the disabled Confederate sol
diurs. and concludes as follows
aWitheut stain upon the cause
with no regrets 10 express or apolog.
to offer, overpowered, they laid dowi
their arms, rebuilt their waste places
have been loyal to the government
s Eaci, year is thinning their ranks
and anly Il few will witness the dawI
of lii. tWentienth century. While
these salIant men live, disabled an,
destitute If they be. let no man with
!, bold The recognition due the veteran
whose necessities appeal to the tender
est sy1npatilies Of those who will eve
keep enshrined ia their hearts th
I, deeds of the gallant and brave me
: who fought for lost canse. =
The election machine used on th
! 18th Of April last, ground out the vote
Il, caarsely that now ond then It be
c.,n,es necessary to take second bit
III Tue cherry, By scattering the content
of the ballot boxes to the four winds
~. as to make the returns stick. Thi
9 happened ID Bayou Sara the othe
! night, when the traditional .unknow
9 parties, broke into the clerks offic
i an,l made away with the contents |
I ballot boxes therein deposited. Til
Z leaves DR.. Ball, the contestant for ti
Z sent in tile House occupied by II
q Decker. iii the inability of proving u
!, laia claim by the ballots themselve
ii will be remembered that Dr, Ball
majority was whitfield down 20 a ii,
g uorisp by not counting q lot Of ballol
ou the plea that the paper was not |
g tile water lined variety that the Seer
i fars s,f State did not have in sufficiel
z aaantIties.Eo 20 around as it frequent
e happens. 1t took an amazing Quai
. i tity of ticket paper to conduct the Ia
delectabIe election. Louisiana e
Z ! view.
Tie bill introduced By Senator Le'
4. I'LL IS rearganize the State militia for
,f fori,isis under penalty of fine and 10
1, pris,.s, isss lit, the drilling parading
mastering 0f independent compan
wifhatat the permission of the Cove
n nor: When John McEnery w
s. eucllIed out Of Ihe goyernorship by
!. returning board and lse naidnigilt g
II der ct Judge DuTell, It became iecs.
cary 10 maintain tie Kellogg nstrl,l
siorl Ia resort III the use 0f tederi
g .s-s,ss ss,s. Il Metropolitan Police Brigaa
II II, atla Il coDsiabalary force, to abroga
4, = fllp sonstitntionalrigllt Of the people
s. bwal arms. mud to send out the co
~ N boat Ozark with armed Metropolltisl
:. into Elsr parishes. Mayhap. MIR Le
Il bit las ssls fdea tliat the majority of q
y y wltits I,ps,pls. may come To resent tiit
s. disffaueIiiseDaBt BIZ the Yonng ketnr
81 inc Bond and the election macEiIneF
s. Isaud when ihe atlasnpt is again made
q nee iIlpse appliances upon them 90 PC
peEnate the oligarchy which - ns