The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-04
CONSTITUTIONAL CONyEN
TION BILL.
It is passed by the Senate and only
wants the Governors sigma
ture to become a law.

"B ,ton Rouge, La, June 3U.-The
house to-day devoted almost its entire
time to passing bills, and it disposed
of quite a number, among them the
registration law. The city charter vii
soon come as the special order to NOR
row morning, Immediately after the
morning hour. It is los on final
passage, and it is doubtful if there
will be any votes against 1t.
Two Of the surprises of the day in
the house were the defeat of bills
which had been passed to third read.
ing yesterday over untavorable re-
ports Of the committees. One was the
bill providing for the purchase OF
Indian Camp for tho lepers aud the
other Mr.. Barrett's bill 10 abrogate
the penitentiary lease insofar as it
permitted the lsssOes to manufacture
jeans pants.
Mr.. Preseyant; on behalf of the
committee on ways and means, to-day
gave notice Of a resolution which he
would send up later, which would
recommend to the Legislature tle
licensing Of pooIroOms, in view Of the
fact that they cannot be suppressed
and it would be better to have them
under surveillance and thestate derive
ame evODn from them. 1t is not
Gee what the object Of the
eRt to pus the house
ag this plan
Tuea been passed
fexcepting as dofeatcd)
hnd they 2 now insb lands of the
senate. aud NJ. Trczevant, when qdcs
stoned, said that it was not the in
sention ofthe committee TO attempt to
tack this license to any Of these bills
or to draw up any other bill on this
line.
The anti-OptiOns bill has received SO
many set backs that it Is really dead,
but Mr.. Gunby is toath to believe this,
aud will persist ia efforts to rtsusci-
tate 1t. There Was a meeting of the
committee nn agriculture this morning
~ consider the bill, and after a good
deal Of desuItOry talk the committee,
BY a vote Of z to 4, voted to report
the bill back 10 tho house without
action, and fecommend that it be re-
ferred to the committee on ways aud
means. There was . call in the CON
mittee for the Gunby substitute, but
this pEOhibitOCy measure had been
misplaced, aud could not be found.
Tho chairman Of ths COMMITTEES with
held the report from the house to-day,
because Mr.. Guuby wanted time to
draw mp q minority report, and this
he did Tonight. It will be signed by
himself, Messrs, Pipes, Truman and
Williams. This minority report will
dissent from tho other and re-
port as q substitute the bill Of Mr..
Il is needless to say what will
be the result when the matter comes
70 = vote, if ever it does.
The senate consumed almost the
evening in consideration of the
appropriation bill, which
provoked some very spicy debates.
The senate also passed the constitu-
llDnal convention bill, which now slim
ply awaits the governors signature TO
become q law. That il will receive az
SOON as be returns here.
The joint committee, which has besu
investigating the afBaira Of the State
University, has completed an eIabo-
sate report Of their lab0rs, aud this
sill bo snbpsitted 20 both branches Of
ne legislature tomorrow. Il deals
'evy fallg With 90 Tia phases of the
.ecene troubles there. aud recognizes
no necessity Of better discipline in
hat in~stitutiopg