The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-09
WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
The biennial session of the Louisiana
general assembly for 1910 terminated by
constitutional Limitation on Thursday, thC
; 7th inst, and both houses adjourned al
7:1O p. m, after notifying the governor Of
their readiness to do SO and receiving the
reply that he had nothing further to com
municate for their consideration. In this
final message Gov. Sanders said:
x believe that this legislature has
} passed more constructive legislation thar
has ever been passed in the same Length
of time in any state. You have wrought
we'll By your legislation in relation tC
the Panama exposition you, in my judg,
ment, made that a certainty for US. The
legislation passed in favor of good roads
is the best today upon the statute books
of any state. You have submitted prop
osition to the people under and by which
steamship lines will be attracted to the
great port of New Orleans You have ap-
preciated the wonderful natural wealth
and resources of Louisiana, and have
passed laws to conserve that wealth and
protect those resources. 1t may be years
before the people fully appreciate the
value of your services during this session,
but firmly believe that when the full
measure of the laws you have passed
is appreciated, when their operation is OBJ
served, the people of this state viii
say unto you: Well done, thou good and
faithful servant.
The total number of bills introduced in
the senate and house of representatives
during the session just closed was $40, OF
which 317 became effective laws by rea-
son of passing both branches Of the gen
eral assembly and receiving the approval
of the governor. Four other bills were
passed within five days of adjournment,
but the governor killed them by the pro-
cess Of pocket veto'-that is, by with
holding his signature. Not one of the 317
measures adopted by the assembly en-
countered the gubernatorial veto, and d
| large proportion of the measures received
the unanimous vote of both houses. For
harmony of debate and unanimity of ac-
ton the session was quite notable, bat
whether this juStifies the presumption
that the action was always wise is an
open question. The influence exercised
by Gov. Sanders was nothing short Of re-
markable, for in no case did he fail to Sc
cure legislative approval of the measures
he favored. even when committees re
ported against the bills and one house or
the other voted them down. In these in
stances reconsiderations and favorable
votes were secured after the governor had
explained his reason for desiring the leg
islation.
Senator Richard McCulloh of this dis
trict is accredited with the authorship and
introduction of five bills that have become
laws of the state, as follows
Act No. 6-Accepting on the part of the /
state the records OF the surveyor generals
office.
Act No. Is fix the dates for jude-
ments OF the courts of appeals to become
final.
Act No. 32-Requiring transmission of
advance deposits for costs with records of
appeal cases sent to courts Of appeals.
Act No. 228-To regulate the sale of
property taken ever By the state for taxes.
Act. No 3l4-Granting right of way to |
the Baton Rouge and New 0fleans rail
road through Oakley and Monticello plan
tations.
Representative r j. Chauyin of Ascen-
sion introduced two of the new laws, as
follows:
Act No. 45-Amending article 113t Of /
the Code of Practice.
Act No. 46-Amending article 1882 OF
the Code of Practice.
Representative Joseph Gonzales, also Of
this parish, has one of the new laws to
his credit, namely, Act No. 209, TO prohibit
gambling within five miles of the Con
GALES Graded School.
The deadlock over the proposed income
AK amendment to the federal constitution
continued to the end the house standing
~ its adoption of the proposition, and the
senate refusing to recede from its conten-
ion that the measure should be submitted
o vote of the people Senator tIc-
;ulloh and Representative Chauvin were
ecorded in opposition to the amendment,
While Representative Gonzales voted in
IS favor. All three of these gentlemen
'oted for Gov. Sanders as successor Of the
ate lamented McEnery in the United ,
tates senate.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER DEAD. /
Melville W. Fuller, the venerable chief
lsticc of the supreme court of the United
tateS, died suddenly at his home at Scr q