Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-29
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
srxrH DAY.

day with "a members present. After PRAYER
by the Rev Mr.. Allison, one days leave Of
absence was granted Messrs. Williams and
Sholars. =
Notice of bills were introduced bv Mr.. 81
Paul relating to and regulating the registra-
ton OF voters In the parish Of Orleans and
providing penalties, etc; also. to preserve
the purity Of the ballot by regulating the
manner Of conducting elections, providing
how nominations shall be made, for the diyis-
Ions OF parishes into convenient election pre-
c1ncts, the manner In which votes shall be
counted, penalties, ETC.; also, an act provid-
ing for the manner Of holding elections in
cities of over $1,000 population, providing
Tor the division Of the city into convenient
| election precincts, etc.; on the same line Of
the proceeding bill.
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Sam
bola TO have the sergeant-at-arms of the SEN
ate INSTRUCTED to hoist the American flag at
us usual place at once. He said that the SEN
ate had been in session for q week, and the
nag had not yet been raised. The governor
was now to be inaugurated, and he thought
the raising Of the flag appropriate The
motion was unanimously adopted.
Chief Justice Nichols was escorted to the
senate chamber by Senators Baird, Cage and
Laplace, and administered the oath OF office
to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The senate was
crowded, number Of ladies being present
and there was loud applause al the conclu-
sion Of the ceremony.
HousE.-The house met Monday afternoon
at 2:S0 O'Clock, being called to order bv
Speaker Henry. Roll-call showed seventy
seven members present, and quorum. Ses-
sion opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Allison.
Reading OF the journal was dispensed with
and the journal adopted with corrections.
By Mr.. Richardson-Bill 10 amend and re-
enact Act SO Of 1894, relative to sessions of
the supreme court; also, an act to prevent
the sale OF liquor within three miles of the
Arcadia Agricultural and Mechanical Female
school,
BY Mr.. Marks-An act to repeal Act No.
80 OF 1892, relative to the enforcement Of
labor contracts.
BY Mr.. scott-An act to transfer balance Of
direct tax fund to the public schools OF the
State; also, to protect the dairy interests Of
the State.
By Mr.. wilkinson-An act to amend article
276 OF the civil code Of practice relative to
writs of registration.
By Mr.. Lafargue-An act for the relief of
IF. GreHillion
Mr.. Therbert = Making an approximation
for the cleaning Of verret canal. In Orleans
and Jefferson parishes.
A message from the senate announced the
concurrence Of that body in house concurrent
resolution No. 2, relative TO the appointment
Of committee to invite the chief Justice OF
Louisiana to administer the oath OF Office of
Gov. Foster and Lieut.. Gov. Snyder, Messrs.
Barrett, Lawrason and Fenner being the
senate committee.
The house then took recess, and pro-
ceeded In body to thesenate, to witness and
participate IN the inaugural ceremonies Of
the governor.
SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE-The senate was called to order
at 1850 o'clock Tuesday, Lieut.. Gov. r. N.
Snyder presiding. Twenty-eight senators
responded to the roll call. The journal of
yesterday was approved.
The following notice Of bills was given:
By Mr.. Watts-An act calling a constitu-
tional convention with unlimited powers, to
be convened at an early date.
The following resolutions were introduced:
BY Mr.. Martfn-That committee OF three
be appointed by the president OF the senate
to invite the candidates for the United States
senate to address the senate on the tariff and
the money questions.
Mr.. Martin asked for suspension OF the
rules. so as to take up the question at once.
This met with an objection, and the resolu-
ton went over, to come up in its regular
order. ~
Mr.. Baird Moved that the senate proceed
to ballot for United States senator. The
motion was carried, and 1t was decided to
dispense with nominating speeches.
The vote stood as follows;
blanchard, 16; Donegre, 10; Pharr, 8; Price,
2; Blackman, 1; Fenner, 1.
The Senate then adjourned until to-mor-
row at II o'clock.
The president, before adjournment. an
nouned the following committee OF 1--WE on
rules: Bachelor, Estopinal, Fenner, Murphy
and Howell Adjourned.
HOUSE, = The house was called to order
Tuesday morning at 80 o'clock by Speaker
Henry, eighty-eight members being present.
The session was begun with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Eason.
The journal was adopted with corrections.
BY Mr.. Henry, Of Orleans-An act to pro- |
vide for the liquidation Of the floating debt of |
New Orleans and to apply the taxes prior to !
1892 and collected since to the board of liQui- |
dalton; also an act to provide for the liquida-
ton OF defunct corporations; also an act to |
reorganize the public school system Of New |
Orleans; also an act to amend and re-enact 4
section SO of Act IS of 1885.
By Mr.. DufouD Of Orleans-An act to |
regulate the election laws and to preserve the |
purity Of the bollot; also an act to preserve |
the purity of the ballot and provide the man. |
ner Of having elections in cities and towns of |
over 5000 population, also TO provide for the |
registration Of voters In the parish Of Orleans.
By simon-An act amending act No. of |
1898, relative TO gambling. creating penalty |
for same and legislating against the game Of |
crsps.
BY Marks-An act to amend section 7S8 OF |
the revised statutes Of 1870, also to provide |
for the equalization of taxation, and to make /
it unlawful for levee boards to impose what is |
known as acreage taxes.
By Claiborne-An act to regulate the prac-
lice of dentistry Ia this State. and to provide |
for the formation Of a board Of dental exam
Iners.
Introduction Of bills:
Under this order OF business, Mr.. Chaffe, Of |
Orleans. introduced bill providing a new /
city charter for the city Of New Orleans.
This bill win be known as house No. 1.
The speaker here announced the appoint |
nent Of the following pages for the house:
Speakers page, A. e. Bush; clerks page,
Harry Ogden; house messenger, Sidney p.
Harper; pages, Percy Wells, Jesse Sharp, /
Edwin Lafargue, +. 0dum, John Roggs, s. J. |
,IcCune, Harry McGittigan, Eugene Mestler,
VIM Laughman, R. V. Ducros, Conelly l
Steele, Harry A. Selser, Lester Way, Sam
Geo. Seese, Thos. Smith; porters,
rhos. White. NJ. Collins, John Reilly, Ru- /
iolph Gehinger, John McCune, Alex. Duden-
,efer. i
The speaker then called attention to the
act that the hour had arrived when, accord
ng TO the law, the house should 20 into the