The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22
WORK OF GENERAL assembly.
Resume Of What Louisiana's Law
makers. Had Accomplished Up to
the Close of Last Week.

From LlI6 New OiiGeHAla AASA1-@.>s
ocrat Of Sunday, June u, we copy
the following summary OF the I'M
portant features Of the work done
by the Louisiana general assembly OF
1912 up to that date:
Time elapsed-Five weeks.
Time renlaining-Three and one
half weeks.
Acts Signed by Governor.
Bills paying expenses of legislature.
Calcasieu division bills
House Bills Passed by Senate.
Powell CaIcasieu division bills.
Locke bill prohibiting dual off1ce-
holding.
Jones bill giving innkeepers lien on
guests, baggage for debt.
Senate Bills Passed by Rouse.
8 None.
Administration Bills Passed by House
Delos Johnson's federal income tax
resolution.
Iete land office bills.
Robert Roberts bill reorganizlng
the travelling auditors department
Claiborne bill to allow impecunlous
persons to litigate without payment
OF advance costs.
Robert Roberts anti-lobby bill
Administration Bills Passed by SEN
ats.
Burke's bill to create an employers
liability commission.
Administration Bills Awaiting Action.
PoWell's general commission Dill III
house.
Thomas Claiborne fiscal agency bill
in house; to be recomMltted Tor al
| uerations.
Thomas Clayton printing reform
! bin, awaiting final passage in house.
| George Wesley Smiths recall,
amendment, awaiting final passage IN
| senate.
Burke general educational bill, TO
/ lie given public hearing. before senate
1 committee on education Tuesday.
Buie game law and commission Dill
ibefore mousse committee.
i Delos Johnson primary election Law
reform bill, in hands OF house con'
/ lniLLee.
1 Leon Smith 'anti-lobby'' bills, VI
Tor final passage il the senate this
i week. A duplicate OF this Dill II
Iouuced IN the house by Rober1
Roberts passed the house Thursday
Delos johnson bill to abolish board
attorneys, reported faForably Ii
mouse and awaiting final action.
Delos johnson kansas biue-sky
law, to prevent flots.tion OF Fictitious
stocks, in house.
! Administration Bills Expected Blu
Not Vet introduced.
Tax reform plan, either by const7
tutional convention or legislative con-
), mission.
Bill to consolidate boards and con
!, missions.
/ Federal Constitutional Amendments
Resolution tIff5fl lgg the : nome @taa
/. passed Nv 2aasa ana special der q
sen ala for Iaesd a
Resolution ratsfylng direct eleetlo
j OF United States senators, en- nous
$ calendar but considered dead.
! Redistrictiag the State.
! Agreement reached for appolntmen
: of joint committees on congfessIons
! and legislative district redlstrletlns
y committees 10 consist OF twelve iron
the. house and seven from senate
Senate committees named.
Bill to create an enlghth congres
). sional district introduced III nous
y by Robert 3. Butler.
General Legislation.
: Burke corporations bills to hay
=. aeaftng before senate corporation
committee MONDAY night. Recon
: snendation for creation OF a COMM
!. sion on corporation laws likely.
=. New Orleans commission bill Wit
q drawn from house after lnIaYoFap
9 committee report, to pc reintroduc5
= ii a modified form later.
= Monroe commission bill, passed !
louse, reported Tayorably with amen
Z ments III senate by committee
"a parochlaI alIalrs, and will come
- vote early this week.
a. Racing legislation seems dead tn
i session.
~ samuals segregation bill killed
- mouse.
9 Numerous liquor bills killed in BIO
IL mousse anu senate.
= Lagarde bill to make Orleans reg
40 trar Of voters elective sent 10 hou
: committee on elections oyer prote
- OF regulars
:. Public utilities commission bill
=, ported favorably with amendments
= = senate, and awaiting final action.
~ Clinton bill to permit children
~ appear on stage under restrictions
% ported faForaDly IN senate and ava
Il, ing final passage.
: General appropriation bill int
~ duced III house.
. Bills to abolish the fire rati
q board reported faVorably in be
~ mousse and senate.
81 Roy bill 10 create a louisa
I'll state flag passed by house and Sc
TO senate.
he Burke bill to create q commission
a. revise the course OF study in
he public, schools reported favorably
III senate and awaiting final passage
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