St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-02-11
TO AMEND THE STATE CON.
STITUTION.

=
STITUTION.
A Baton Rouge special to the
Daily States, Feb. I'd, says: At
the end of the present month, or in
the beginning of March, Gov Fos-
ter, Lieut.. Gov. Parlange and
Speaker Bolton will formally an
nounce the personnel Of the Cousti-
tntlonal Commission provided for
at the last session Of the Legislature,
and which may become one Of the
most important bodies ever organ
lied in the State.
There has recently been consid-
cradle talk among politicians and
others respecting the propriety Of
calling . Constitutional convention
ut the next session Of the State
Legislature. The Constitution Of
1879 has been quite frequently
amended, and since its adoption 80
many important questions have
come up affecting the organic law
that in many quarters Of the State
sentiment has been growing for some
time in favor Of . new convention.
Governor Foster is Of the opinion,
however, that the commission pro-
vided for by the Legislature may
obviate the necessity for ; conven-
ton.
Governor Foster. Lieutenant
Governor 1arlange (who is the
presiding officer Of the Senate) and
Mr.. Bolton. who is the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives, have
been several times in consultation
with respect to
THE CONFESSION OF THE COMMISSION.
As the questions which will come be-
fore it will be of vital interest to
the State, and will require careful
and thoughtful consideration, the
purpose Of the three officials named
is to secure gentlemen to compose
the commission of broad minds,
legal intelligence and original and
sound views. The resolution pro-
viding for the commission gives the
Governor authority to appoint two
members of the comissi0n who may
be taken from the general commu-
nifty. The Lieutenant-G Governor
is to select two members Of the
and the Speaker is to choose
three from the House, making seven
in all. Governor Foster will prob
ably select one Of his appointees
from South Louisiana and the other
from North Louisiana, SO that both
sections of the State may have equal
50 far Is His Excel
lency is concerned.
The commission is authorized to
hold sessions during the interim
between the meetings Of the Gener-
Il Assembly, and while no specified
lime is provided in the act, it is
not improbable that the commission
will formally organize some time |
in April or May. The commission
Is to prepare amendments to the |
constitution upon any subjects that
may be suggested, and the report
Of the commission is to be submit
ted to the General Assembly on the |
first Thursday of the next session.
Fifteen hundred dollars is set aside
Tor payment Ut the expenses of the |
There are two important matters
hat the commission ought to con-
,ider, and one important matter
which it was specially created to
The two matters are the |
SUFFRAGE QUESTION AND THE JUMP
CIARY QUESTION,
md the second is what gave rise to
he introduction Of the concurrent
resolution organizing the COMMITS
lion. Spasmcdic attempts have
,een made in the last three years
o reorganize the judicial system Of
he State, and specially has there
,een IN attempt to lop of the ex-
,ensive and more or less useless
Courts Of Appeals. But 80 many
'ther matters, however, occupied
he attention Of the Legislature at
Is last two sessions than there was
10 time left to devote to the reform
# the judiciary, and those who
pecially favored this reformation
,ladly consented to the creation OF
his commission, which, it was said,
'ould prepare . new system with
Intelligence and deliberation. Much
4 the attention Of the commission,
will be directed to the
orlnulation of . bill practically re-
the bench, and no doubt
dispensing with the courts Of ap-
,eals.
Governor Foster thinks that the
commission can take up the suffrage
uestion and discuss it even IL it
oes not not arrive ut . satisfactory