The true Democrat., 1900-07-07
THE STATE LAW MAKEBl
THE WEEKS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE.

What narsoiOns are Doing at Baton Roug,
.--A Condensed Report of the Most Inter
esting WOrk--.Proceedings of Both Sem
ate and Lower House.
Mondsy.-The following senate bills
passed the senate today: An act ex-
empting the state and parish boards of
health of law examiners, or medica
examiners, Of education, and other
state, parish or municipal boards or
commissions administering public funo.
tlons, from the payment Of court costs
and furnishing judicial bond in legal
proceedings; an act relative to the reg.
istry and prescription Of taxes. tax
judgments, tax liens, privileges and
mortgages; An act relative to appeals
in civil case to the supreme court, and
providing for return days; an act to
amend and re enact section SO of act
No. As, OF 1895, as amended aud re-.
enacted by act No. 81 Of 1898 an act
to provide for the payment Of the
actual and necessary expense Of dis
trict judges when serving ss judges Of
the court OF appeals; an act to confer
upon the courts Of this state Jurisdlc-
tion over absent defendants.
Tuesday.-Bllls passed the senate as
follows: To compel police jurles
throughout the state toprovide suitable
and tireproof vaults for the safekeep.
ing and preservation Of all public rec
ords and court documents; to define
and punish the crime of entering into
an agreement or understanding for the
support of candidate to Office; to de-
fine and classify public roads through
out the state Of Louisiana; house bill
No. 9S, maxi ,g it a misdemeanor to
issue trading stamps, but permitting
the uss of coupons by newspapers.
Wednesday. y.-Bils finally passed:
An act relative to the manner of fore.
ing tenants to give to the propgietors
possession of the leased propertyi to
increase the revenues Of the state ..of
Louisiana by levying a license tax on
the sale Of pisols; to amend an act to
authorize the appointment Of short.
hand reporters to report testimony IN
appealsble civil cases before the dis.
triot courts Of the state.
Thursday. The senate passed the
following bills today: House bill No.
10, by Mr.. Ventress, regulating the
prstice Of dentistry in conformity with
article 9O7 of the constitution of
1898; requiring persons, firms or cor.
'porations doing business in this state
at retail where female labor or clerks
are employed to provide seats for said
employees; an act to carry into effect
article 296 of the constitution Of the
state of Louisiana, in relation to boards
of health; to protect and preserve the
public health; to amend and re.enact
section of Act No. 81 of the acts Of
1877, to provide for additional sessions
Of the police jury.
Friday.-After the general routine
Of business a motion was carried to adj.
iOurn until Monday night at 8 O'Clock
with but few dissenting votes.
HOUSE.
Monday. The following bills passed
this body: An act fortidding any
person or company from producing any
unpublished or undedicased dramatic
or musical compositl IN; an act to pre-
vent fire insurance companies, assoola-
tions or partnerships doing business In
this stlte, or that agents Of said
companies, associations or partner.
ships, from entering In combinations
to control or make rates for fire insur.
ance on property situated in this state.
Mr.. Ware called up the general sppro.
priation bill, house bill No. 293, and
the house went into committee Of the
whole and same was passed.
Iuesday.-The house passed several
bills today, viz: Requiring all street
railways in this state to provide equal,
but separate accommodations for the
white and colored races, providing sep
arate cars or compartments so as to go.
"ure separate accommodations; to cre-
ate a commissioner Of hygiene; an act
to fix the value Of immovsbles by ma
ture insured against loss or damage
BY fire; house bill No. 2S4, by Mr..
Hyams, making an appropriation Of
$4,000, registrars Of voters, country
parishes, for services rendered during
the year 1898; creating q privilege
upon all sugar and molasses manufac-
knrod or rafinad in snnar hnnaaa or rn.