The true Democrat., 1900-06-23

stead the city court OF the city of New
Iberia; and an act to exempt the town
Of Napoleonvlile from the payment Of
parish taxes. Adjourned.
Tuesdsy.-The house met at noon
with IS: members present. The ways
and means committee reported favor
ably on the Trezevant bill, compelling
parishes to pay to the state one half of
licenses imposed for the sale OF liquors.
Notices Of bills were given, and one or
two important measures were introduc-
cd. After the discussions Of the que.s
tion Of selecting instead of appointing
assessors. the Boone and Smart bills
were indefinitely postponed. The dem |
tai bill, with an amendment was Or
dered engroseed and passed to third
reading. Several senate and house
bills were referred and the house ad-
journsd.
Wednesdsy.-Tne house met at
noon with John Marks of Assump-
tion in the chair. The desk Of the
late representative Peyton was drap'
ed with crepe and covered with flow
ers. Friday was set apart as q day
for memorial services Messrs. Cald-
we'll, Of Natchltoches, Hoth, Foster,
Williams, Hyams and Dupre were APP
pointed as committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Polk introduced an act providing
for an appropriation of $4,000 for
state monument at Chlokamauga Park.
The house concurred in the senate res
olutlon providing for joint commit
tee to consider the penal code. The
Rewes Charity Hospital bill was for
the second time placed on o final pass
age today and failed to pass.
Thursdsy.-The house met at 1890
o'clock with eighty-four members pres
ent. MIR. Foster presented resolution
inviting Mr.. D. A. Tompkin, OF Char
lotte, N. G., to address the house on
, the subject Of textile schools on what
ever s.dsy may be covenient to him.
, Adopted. A resolution of Mr.. CLARK
t fixing the hour for opening the house
| at 10 80 o'clock, was adopted. Notices
3 of bills next occupied the attention ol
0 the house. The house passed the Young
: constitutional amendment, increasing
Q the state confederate pension from
Q $50, 900 to 500, 600. Ayes 50, nays l
? Representative Burke, Of Iberia. vot
: ed against the amendment. Mr. Hen
o rlques bill to confer upon courts of thi
9 state jurisdiction over absent defend
j. ats land to provide for citation and ser
vice upon defendants beyond the limit
of the state, passed. Other bills tinall
|. passed were: Mr.. Wade, authorlzin
n the investment of the proceeds OF tn
f sale Of the sixteenth section school Ian
4. not heretofore invested. By DR.. Nj
% vea-Changlng the period Of residene
;. required as a prerequisite to selvie
?. on parish or municipal boards of healt
?. from five to one year. By Mr.. Vincel
d Providing for general index to |
ID kept by parish recorders. By Mr.. He'
', riques-Authorizlng the New Orieal
,e City Council to regulate the practi
p OF hawking and peddling in that cit
AZ There was q warm discussion IN tl
house over the bill of Mr. Trezevant,
at Caddo, compellingparishes to pay ha
rt thelicense imposed;on. liquor. Ar. Pug
sd of Acadia, offered an amendme
It which, if adopted, would have prac'
es cslly nullified the law. Mr.. Trezeva
ge appealed for the engrossment of Il
o. bill on the ground that the hi
ng license imposed by certain parish
nd had reduced the state revenues a.
's- threatened further reduction over OF
as fourth Of the states revenues, he
by clared, are derived from the nqu
ID. traffic and the discovery that Il
source of revenue is beginning
on diminish is what led to the intredl
lr- ton of the bill. The ways and mea
a. committee reported 1t favorsbly b.
lie unanimous vote. Several members
er- Tended the policy Of high license a
ise declared they were loath to belle
ng' that the state depends uron the
i'm looms to run it's government. 9th
Of attacked the bill on the ground Il
Of the constitution gives parishes
len right to regulate, their own liquor
cense. The Pugh amendment was
ers and the bill was. engrossed and pi
to- ed TO third reading.
ur- Fritay.-Speaksr Sanders called
7he house to order at 10 O'Clock. Th
Re- were seventY.tbree members preat
gn: The bill. to provide a system Of
me tanning official combinations and
ant mitigating Official reports on the
off La.a u;old Of anrinnItnral ,