Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-07-03

to eighty-five cents.
Dufour moved az substitute that the bin
be indefinitely postponed
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion was lost by vote Of SO nays to sS
yeas.
House bill 292, relating to the licensing Of
peddlers, etc., was then taken up. The
change In the bill applied to licences Of ped
oilers on foot $40, ON horse s25, in one-horse
wagon S40, two-horse wagon e75, on water
craft s200. Peddlers whosestock is not mora
than $40 shall pay no license at all.
Dupont sent up on amendment reducing
the amounts above, The amendment was re-
jected, and the bill was passed 10 third read
ing.
The house then adjourned, to meet Friday
at 10 O'clock
THIRrY-rmRD DAY.
aENArE-The senate met Friday az noon.
with Lieut.. t.-Gov. Snyder in the chair and
thirty-four members present.
Bills reported:
The committee on city OF New Orleans re-
ported senate bill 2i6, creating port com
mission for New Orleans, ieyorably with
amendments.
Committee ON Health and Quarantine
Senate bill 255, uniayorably, relative to print
ing the formulas on petent medicines. The
committee also made very fiattering report
on the condition Of the Charity Hospital.
Senate bills on final passage:
No. 1913. defining and Furnishing the for
gerry Of railroad tickets. Passed.
No. 140, authorizing the governor to sus-
pend defaulting tax collectors. Passed.
No. IA, giving the mortgage taken by
building and loan associations the force and
effect of vendors privileges. This bill was
put back ON its second reading IN order to
amend il, and it was then ordered engrossed
and passed to third reading,
No. 145, providing for the collection Of
licenses due municipal corporations by the
summary process Of rules. Passed.
No. $50. providing that persons desiring to
sell property in town lots shall plat the same
and file the map with the vender OF mortga-
ges. Passed.
No. ISL, providing The manner in which
cities and towns may obtain new charters.
Passed.
ST. Paul obtained unanimous consent to
take up senate bill IA and to place it on its
final passage, and it passed.
The senate then adjourned until Monday
evening at o'clock. e1
HousE. The house met at 10 o'clock FRI
day, with Speaker. Henry and eighty-eight
members present. Session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Eason.
Memorials petitions, etc.:
Protest against tho repeal Of the sunday
law.
Resolution by Gunby-4Asking the house to
relieve. the cornmittees OF agriculture from
further consideration 81 the anti-options bin,
andthat 1t be acted upon by the house. Lies
hoyer.
Memorial in favor Of the Sunday law.
Special order OF tho day:
Trezevhnt called up the election bill, made
the special order OF the day by consent Of the
house. Trezeyant moved that the bill be
passed to third rerding. 0'Neill sent up an
amendment TO strike out section Of the bill.
/ This Is the enaeting clause. The amendment
was lost by vote Of 81 to 81. Trezeyent
called for the previous que stion. O'Neill
moved the adjournment OF the house. The
motion was lest and the previous question
was put and carried. The question then
came on the motion 10 pass TO third reading.
Carried. The bill was then made the special
order for Monday after the morning hour on
a mouon,of Trezevant. O'Neill moved TO
make II the special order for Wednesday, but
this was voted down The previous ques-
ton was then put and carried, and the bill
win come up Monday for final passage.
House bills on final passage:
No. "a, making an appropriation for the
purpose Of building and constructing an addi-
tional building for the institute for The blind.
Passed.
No 22S, making an appropriation Of S20,-
600 for the purpose of erecting an additional
building for class and laboratory purposes
for the Louisiana State University. Passed.
No. 27O, authorizing the registrar Of the
State land office to make selection Of all
unsettled or erroneousIy selected lands inur-
ling to the State under the several congress
sional grants, and TO prosecute all land
claims and matters in which the State has
any interest now pending. Passed.
| No. 276, making Especial appropriation oi
s1S43 to pay the expenses incurred by the
board OF arbitration, Passed.
No. 2S9, making an appropriation Of sS00o
10 pay the expenses of the State troops In the
field d lring 1895. Passed.
No. So, TO authorize any married wo-
man TO deposit money or other funds In any
banks in Louisiana, whether national on
State banks, and to Withdraw same from
said banks without the authorization, assist-
ance or intervention of her husband. Passed.
No. Sc. the theatrical hat bill, was returned
to the calendar.
I No. rs. to amend and re-enaet Act 50 o
1880, providing that the supreme court shall
hold sessions at Shreveport from the third
!. Monday in September TO the last Of October
The bill failed TO pass, the vote being AZ yeas
to 33 nays.
No. so. to compel owners OF managers o.
public gins to inclose them with fences sum
ciently strong to keep hogs and other ioos'
stock from them. Passed
DutOur moved thai TIC uOuco eAho q AoOco'
Ituntil o'clock. The motion prevailed.
The house met again in the evening at
O'Clock, with fiity-four members present
On motion OF Wilkinson, in view OF th'
fact that there was a bare quorum presen
all bills on final passage were returned to tn
calendar.
No. I13, to authorize the renovation Of th'
paintings in the State House. This was In
troduced under a suspension OF the rules.
, [ No. 1877, to give cities and towns tie righ
, ITO place an interest penalty on deiinquen
tax, passed to third reading.
II No. 241. allowing honorably discharged ex
Confederate soldiers to peddle general mer
, chandise without license, provided tn
! actual value OF the stock carried by ther
does not exceed in value the sum OF vi
, Indefinitely postponed.
No. 256. to compel all railroads to eaus
their regular passenger trains to stop at a
parish seats throughout the State, and pro
vide penalties for the violation OF this ac
a Indefinitely postponed.
u No. 267, to repeal an act entitled IAN &C
providing that the sheriffs Of the several pa
: ishes Of the state Of Louisiana, the par1s
! OF Orleans being accepted, may keep eol
stnntly on hand track or trailing dogs. II
!. definitely postponed.
II No. 50, by Claton- For the better profcctio
) / Of game birds and animals IN the State
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