Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-26
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Mr.. Sambola's bill to encourage the raising
Of fruits and vegetables, etc. was reported
favorably.
Senate concurrent resolution Is, relative to
the Sewell dyke was reported fayorably, with
amendments.
The committee on health, quarantine,
drainage and charitable institutions reported
unfavorably on senate bill 81, relative to the
establishment OF State board of charities.
The committee ON City of New Orleans re-
ported fayorably with amendments on senate
bill 1875, relative to the drainage of the city.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES, section 1, report
ed unfavorably on senate bill SO, relative to
filing OF vacancies in the offices OF sheriffs,
police Jurors, etc., caused by death; 104, to
prevent the purchasers of live stock to sell
same when part of the purchase price was
still due, unfavorably; 1873, favorably; 13l,
,unfavorably; 1873, favorably; house bill IS,
providing for court in which to collect for
feited appearances bonds, favorably.
Senate bills and resolutions on second
reading:
No. l39-Fixing the fees of the sheriffs for
services in summoning jurors in civil cases.
Judiciary, 1.
No. 140-To authorize the governor to sus-
pend any tax-collector or ex-officio when 1t Is
shown from the books OF the office OF the
auditor Of public accounts that he is
defauIter. Judiciary, 2.
No 141-Denning the duties OF clerks and
assistant clerks of city court OF New Orleans.
Judiciary, L.
No. 142 To provide for the management
and control of the City Park and Audubon
Park. and to set aside a portion OF the per-
manent public Improvement of same. Com
mittee on city of New Orleans.
| Reports of committees: '
No. Ito amend the act making 1t unlaw
| full to use the new basin canal for drainage
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third reading.
No. $50 create an additional city court
| for the parish of Orleans. Engrossed and
passed to third reading.
No. 94-To create and establish an indus
| trial and normal school for the education OF
colored children. Laid over until printed.
i The senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
HOUSEKEEPING to the early hour at which
| the house met Friday morning there was not
particularly large quorum present at roll
call, but the desks gradually filed, and when
the real business Of the day began the house
pr resented its usual appearance.
The session opened with prayer by Rev.
Eason. The journal was adopted.
Resolutions on the table:
That the committee on rules request the
clerk of the house to put in proper order the
rules as amended, etc. Adopted.
Bourgeois sent up protest Of colored vo-
| ters against the passage OF the CONSTITUTIONAL
| convention bill
House bills referred:
No. 256-To compel all railroads to cause
their regular passenger trains to stop at all
parish seats throughout the State. Rail-
roads.
No. 257-The constitutional convention
bill. Joint committee on elections.
No. 25S-To give mortgages taken by
| III Loo ha mr.
effect Of vendors liens. Judiciary, section
B.
\ No. 260-Relatiye to the sale OF the school
indemnity lands. Lands and levees..
House bills on final passage:
No. 597To amend an act forbidding the
| use Of the New Basin Canal for draining
purposes. Passed
| No. lotto amend and re-enact article
| .I142, cede'of practice. Passed.
No. 1870 regulate the fixing and hold
| ing terms of court in the Twenty-fourth Ju-
.Isicial District Of the State OF louisiana
| T'assed
Bills reported by committee:
No. Alto fix the time in which suits to
| invalidate sales for taxes may be brought to
determine what shall constitute possession
under such sales, etc. indefinitely post
| poned.
No. 173-To authorize any married. woman
l to accept or reject any donation, inter viyas
or morris causa. Indefinitely postponed:
| No. 2O7-Mr. Duggan's, the Sunday law
repeal bill, was reeommitted to the Judiciary
committee, section A.
| No. 209-Fixing a standard scale Tor saw
logs. On motion of Mr.. O'Niell the bill was
recommitted to the ways and means COM
mittee.
The house then adjourned to meet Monday
evening at 4:3O o'clock.
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