Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
THE LEGISLATURE
VARIETY OF MEASURES INTRO.
DUCED.
DOINCS OF THE LAWMAKERS
Briefly Related So That "He Who
Runs May Read"-What Our
Representatives Are Do
ing at the Capital.


Despite the brevity of the first
"week" Of the legislative session, no
little business has been transacted
by both branches of the general as
sembly in the four short days dur
ing which it sat at the capital, and
the way now seems clear for a plunge
into the whirlpool which will swal-
low many measure.
Beyond the canvass of the vote
of the general election and the an
nouncement of the election of Cover
nor Lambremont the most important
work of the week has been the pre-
sentation Of notices Of bills to come
and the introduction of several
measures in both houses, these lists
intending the following:
Senate Bills.
Senator Cordill-Concurrent reso-
luton extending time for report Of
New Orleans Port Investigation Com
mission to June 1.
Senator Marston = To prohibit
gambling in cotton, stocks and grain
on margin.
Senator Stafford-Concurrent reso-
luton providing that school books
used in the public schools be printed
in Louisiana and that preference be
given to books written and composed
by citizens Of the state.
Senator Smart-Preventing the
sale of liquors on railroad trains
while traversing the State of Louis
lana.
Senator McVea-Providing for the
enumeration Of the educable children
of the state.
Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the
sale Of liquors on trains.
Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the
sale Of liquors to minors. j.
Senator Wimberly = Prohibiting
gambling with cards.
Senator Gueydan-To extend the
time for the payment of poll taxes.
Senator Gueydan-To regulate sa-
looms.
Senator Gueydan-To amend the
primary law.
Senator Boggs-To require rail-
roads to have posted notice and full
description of all stock killed.
Senator Boggs-To prevent the
drinking of intoxicating liquors in
the presence of passengers on rail-
way or street cars.
Senator Boggs-To prohibit and
suppress gambling.
Senator Boggs-To prohibit the
sale of liquor within FIVE miles of
Houghton and Benton high schools in
the parish Of Bossier.
Senator Boggs-To prohibit bucket
shops or gambling in contracts for
future delivery where delivery is not
intended.
Senator Boggs-Prohibiting the
sale Of liquor outside the corporate
limits of cities of over 100000 inhab-
itants, except for medicinal, pharma-
eeutical or mechanical purposes.
Senator Boggs-To prohibit COM
mon carriers from carrying liquor
into places where its sale has been
prohibited.
Senator Boggs-To amend article
300 Of the constitution relating to in.
ereasing the pensions Of COME lerate
soldiers and sailors, removing some
Of the restrictions in proving up
their claims and to provide to pay
them all regardless of their financial
circumstances or condition at the
time of making application.
Senator Smart-To prohibit tn,
drinking of intoxicating liquors OF
passenger trains.
House Measures.
Mr.. Gay-To provide for louisa
ma State memorials and markers a
the vicksburg National Military
Park; House Bill No. /.
Mr.. Hnnsieker-To protect peace
able assemblages; House Bill No. 2
Mr.. Hunsicker-To prohibit drink
inc of intoxicants on trains; House
Bill No. 3.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING misces
cnation House Bill No. 4.
Mr.. Henriques-To regulate the
conduct of the business Of real es
tate agents and to require bond
House Bill No. 5.
Mr.. L. y. Fontenot-To create {
new parish, Evangeline, from part Of
the parish of st. Landry; House Bill
No. 6.
Mr.. Wilson-To exempt from tax
alton in 1908, 1909 and 1910 all suf
ferers in the cyclone of April "a.
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