The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-23
THE LEGISL AZURE
VARIETY OF MEASURES INTRO
DUCED.
DOINGS OF THE LAWMAKERS
Briefly Related So That HE Who
Runs May Read What Our
!, Representatives Are Do
ing at the Capital.

s Representatives Are Do
ing At the Capital.
Despite the hreHitY of tha- 6rs
week OF The legislative session d!
little business has been TRANSACTED
i by both branches Of the general as
senbly in the -four short days dur
ing which it sat ait the capital, anl
the way now seems clear for 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
| including the following:
| Senate Bills.
Senator Cordill-Concurrent reso-
luton extending time for report of
New Orleans Port Investigation Com
mission to June l.
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 Wimberly-Prohibiting the
sale of liquors on trains.
Senator Wimberly-Pr Prohibiting the
sale Of liquors to minors.
Senator Wimberly Prohibiting
gambling with cards.
Senator Gneydan-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
tlA 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 1Q0, 900 inhab-
itants, except for medicinal, pharma-
ceutical or mechanical purposes.
Senator Boggs- prohibit COM
mon carriers from carrying liquor.
into places where its sale has been
prohibited.
Senator Boggs-To amend article
3O3 Of the constitution relating to in
creasing the, pensions Of Confe lerate
soldiers and sailors, removing some
of the restrictions in proving mp
their claims and to provide to pay
them all regardless Of their financial
or condition at the
time of making application.
Senator Smart To prohibit the
drinking Of intoxicating liquors on
trains.
House Measures.
Mr.. Gay-To provide for Louisia-
ma State memorials and markers at
the vicksburg National Military
Park; House Bill No. l.
Mr.. Hunsicker-To protect peace
able assemblages; House Bill No. 2.
Mr.. Hunsicker-To prohibit drink
ing Of intoxicants on trains; House
Bill No. 3.
Mr.. Hunsicker-Prohibiting misceg
enation House Bill No. A..
Mr.. Henriques-To regulate the
conduct Of the business Of real es-
tate agents and to require bond;
House Bill No. S. i
!. Mr.. L. P. Fontenot-To create a
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-
ferere in the cyclone of April "a.