The true Democrat., 1900-07-21
THE STATE LAW MAKERS
THE WEEKS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
LEGEsLATURE.
What our solOns are Doing Mt Baton Rouge
IA Condensed Report of the Most later.
esting WOrk-.-ProOOedings of Both Sen.
ate and Lower House.
SENATE,

Monday. The senate was called to
order at $40 O'Clock, Lieu. Gov Es-
topinal presiding and thirty tour sen.
ators present, AMI bills were passed as
follows: Senate bill, relative to grant
ing to riparian owners of coast lands
the right to 1000 feet from tie shore
line for the cultivation of oysters.
Relative to the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital of New Orleans and
reco nmend:ng that polioo juries
throughout the state make appropria-
tions for Its support, adopted. House
bill, the valued policy law, came up for
final passage. Mr.. Dymond urge the
final passage, and the bill passed.
House bill, to prohibit the marriage Of
first cousins. House bill, to amend end
reNOnaCt Act No. 100, of 1898, relative
to 8 state board Of appraisers. House
bill, to amend and re-epact section 6
of Act No. Z OF 1877, extra session, rel
tive to inspection of coal oil. House
bill, authorizing police juries to regu
late hawking and peddling.
Tuesday.-Bills fnlly passed: House
bill, to amend and resnact section II Of
Act No. 18 of 1898. The bill exsmpts
municipalities from parish licenses.
House bill to amend and reensct Sec
tion 90 Of Act No. III Of 1893. House
bill, to amend and reenact sections 8,
Q, Al, 40, 81, "a, 55, SO, 81, 8, SO and
7s Of the election law Of 1898. House
bill. the primary election law Ssnate
bill, authorizing the ssle of the Hotel
Royal, New Orleans, the proceeds or
as much as necessary, to go to the im-
provement Of the state capitol and
grounds.
Wednesday.-Th following bills
passed this body today: House bill,
to amend and rsenaot Act No. 70 of
1899. House bill to amend section ]
OF article 1 Of Act No. 1O5 of 1893.
House bill, to authorize the Caddo
Levee Board to issue sl00, 900 of ad-
ditionsl bonds. House bill, to exempt
the town OF Washington from paroch.
ial licenses. House bill, to protect the
sheep industry. House bill, to inoorpo-
rate the town of Donaldsonvllle.
Thursday. Bills passed as follows'
House bill to provide for the speedy
and economical settlement Of success
sions involving less than $500. To
amend House bill to amend articles
1853, 1S9 and 16O and to repeal article
161 of the revised civil code. House
bill, to amend Act No III of 1898.
House bill to designate the magnolia
as the State flower. House bill, to
amend and re.enact sections 2,3, 8, 1S,
81, %, "a, 80, As, 46, II, 4, 40. 81,
SO, "a and 66 of act No. /, entitled
"An act in relation to free public
schools, q I'd to regulate public educs-
tion in the state of Louisiana; to
provide o revenue for tho same and
impose certain penalties; and to ap-
ply fines imposed by district courts,
and amounts collected on bonds, to the
purpose of public education. and to
provide for the payment Of unpaid
balances due to the teachers OF New
Orleans tor tue years 1880 1881, 1882
and 1884. A resolution of thanks to
Lieut.. Gov. Estopinal, Chairman pro
tenn, q. q. Cage and tho clerks Of
the senate was adopted, and at 1l:s0
O'Clock the senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
Monday.-Speaker Sanders called
the house to order tonight at 9:95
o'clock. There were seventy six mem
bers present, and the following bills
we're passed: House bill, to amend
and re-enact section 1 of Act No. 45,
of 1898, in relation to free public
schools. House bill to provider the of
levy of an annual license upon the
business OF each transient vendor of
horses or mules, bis agent or partner,
whether agent, owner or employee,