Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1900-06-22

-
parish taxes. Adjourned.
Tueedsy. 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 10 the state one half Of
licenses imposed for the sale OF liquors.
Notices Of bills were given, and one or
two important measures were introduce
ed. Alter the discussions of the ques
ton Of selecting instead Of appointing
assessors. the Boone and Smart bills
were indefinitely postponed. The dem
tai bill. with an amendment was or
dered engrossed and passed to third
reading. Several ssuste and house
bills were referred and the house ad-
journsd.
Wednesday.-Tne house met at
noon with John Marks Of Assump-
ton in the chair. The desk OF the
late representative Peyton was drap-
ed with crepe and covered with fiow-
ers Friday was set apart as q day
for memorial services Messrs. Cald-
we'll. OF Natchitoches. 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 q
state monument ut Chickamauga Park.
The house concurred in the senate res
olution providing for a Joint commit
tee to consider the penal code. The
Hewes Charity Hospital bill was for
the second time PLACED on q final pass
age today snd failed to pass. "a
Thursday. The house met as 10 80
o'clock with eighty-four msm5ers pres
emit. Mr.. 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 day may DO covenient to him.
Adopted. A resolution of Mr.. Clark
fixing the hour for opening the house
at 10 80 o'clock, was adopted. Notices
of bills next occupied the attention of
the house. The house passed the Yonng
constitutions amendment, increasing
the state confederate pension from
$50. 900 to 500, 900. Ayes SO, nays 4.
Representative Burke. of Iberia. vot-
cd against the amendment. Mr.. Hen
riques bill to confer upon courts Of this
state jurisdiction over absent defend
ats and to provide for citation and SER
Woe upon defendants beyond the limits
of the state, passed. Other bills finally
passed were: Mr.. Wade, authorizing
the investment Of the proceeds OF the
sale Of the sixteenth section school land
not heretofore invested. By DIR. No
vea-Changing the period Of residence
required rs q prerequisite to service
on parish or municipal boards Of health
from Eve to one year. By Mr. Vincent
Providing for q general index to be
kept by parish recorders. By Mr.. Hen.
riques-Authorizing the New Orleans
City Council to regulate the practice
OF hawking and Peddling in that city.
There was o warm discussion IN the
house over the bill of Mr. Trezavant, oil
Caddo, compelIingparishes to pay hall
thelicenss Imposedion.liquor. Mr.. Pugh,
Of Acadia, offered an amendment
which. II adopted. would have practi-
cally nulllfed the law. Mr.. Trezevsni
appealed for the engrossmens of the
bin on the ground that the higf
license imposed by certain parishe.
had reduced the state revenues and
threatened further reduction over one
fourth Of the states revenues. he de
clarsd, are derived from the iiquo'
traffic and the discovery that thil
source of revenue lie beginning X
diminish Is what led to the introduc
ton Of the bill. The ways and means
committee reported 1t favorably By {
unanimous vote. Several members de
Tended the policy Of high license and
declared they were loath to believ,
that the state depends uTon the ga
looms to run its government. Other
alta cked the bill on the ground tina
the constitution gives parishes th,
right to regulate their own liquor II
cense. The Pugh amendment was los
and the bill was engrossed and pass
cd 10 third reading.
Friday. -Speaksr Sanders called th,
house 10 order at 10 O'Clock Their
were ssventy-tbree members present
The bill to provide system Of OBJ
tanning official combinations and pro
mitigating Official reports on the con
ditions and yield Of agricultural pro
ducss Of the state, finally passed; ais
| the bill TO reduce the time of takinl
appeals In suits FOR possession OF prem
Uses. The act authorizing the Achafa
laya Leves Board to Issue $3.50. 0ot
Donds for drainage and levse improve
msnts; also finally passed the house
The same action was taken with sh'