The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-31

T,o1Iisiaua LEGISLATURE.

a deaths OF Anthony wayne BAKER, HthiuSi ~
: the house from St. Mary, j. Il. b. Jones, mem
j Der of the house from Morehouse, and James
1 TT. Ranaldson, member OF the house from East
i Felieiana, were announced, the customary re-
] solutions we're passed. and then the senate ad-
Il iourned. ..4.
/ HousE.-The contested election in Morehouse
i parish was referred to select committee.
The house then proceeded to the election OF
i clerks, when W. H. Higgins was elected chief
clerk; D. c. Mitchell, minute clerk; A. w. Bell,
warrant clerk; r. A Foygnet, M. Legendre and
III. B. Wedderstandt, translatlng clerks; and Y.
i Rils, G. +. Mavor, 7. Bennett, ?. Neau, J f.
Nixon, 7. Rafients, i. D. Haraldson and =. Il.
McMullen, enrolling clerks.
David Martin was elected reporter; j. H. Per-
alta, sergeant at arms; and Mr.. McRae, door
i keeper.
! A resolution was passed that the sergeant at
arms furnish each member of the house ten
daily newspapers during the session an equiv
alcnt in the Weeklies.
The house then adjourned.
4 JANUARY 17-SENATE-Th president laid
before the senate the report of the treasurer
and state engineer. 1t was ordered that 1850
copies of each report be printed for the use Of
senate.
Mr.. Boatner presented the report of the joint
committee of revision of the state statutes.
Several notices Of bills were given.
Mr. Lawes introduced bill to incorporate the
Mississippi and Lafourche railroad company and
then the senate adjourned.
HousE-No business Of Importance was
transacted.
Mr. Billiard, chairman Of the committee Of
revision of the state statutes, explained the
manner in which the committee had performed
! their duties
A resolution in reference to the death Of ]. r..
B. Jones, late member from Morehouse, was
adopted, and then the house adjourned
JANUARY 19-SENATE-Mr. Moore intro
duced resolution for the appointment Of
Joint committee of three members of the senate
and 49, members of the house, to examine
into the affairs of the several railroad companies
| in which the state is a stakeholder, and has a
direct interest.
Mr.. Kittredge, according to previous notice,
introduced bill to incorporate the Mississippi
and Lafourche railroad company, which was
appropriately referred.
| The senate then adjourned.
HousE.-No business of importance was
transacted in the house to-day.
JANUARY 22. 1855.-SENATE-On motion Of
1 Mr. Clifton, a resolution was adopted to the eff
/ feet that there be appointed acommlttee of three
members of the senate and -- members of
+ the house to examine the securities of the seye-
raj banking institutions of the state: Whereupon
the president appointed on the part Of the
senate Messrs Clifton McMurdo and Key. Ad-
journed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Scates, of New Orleans, in
troduced bill to exempt from taxation the
property owned by the Mechanics Institute, Of
New Orleans.
The order of the day was taken up, being the
/ bill for the amendment of article eight of the
constitution.
Mr. Oliver, of Catahoula, introduced pro-
vision to the effect that no parish shall have
more than one fourth of the whole number of
representatives in the house.
Mr. Smart, Of Sabine, opposed the proviso
stating that it was designed to restrict the rep
resentation of New Orleans, which was wholly
1 unnecessary.
In CoNvENT1oN.-Bo houses metin conyen-
ton in the hall of the house of representatives,
4 when 80 members Of the house, and 80 sena-
tors, answered to their names.
Hon. P. X. Wagner nominated, for United
States senator, hon. John Slideli, and hon. P. II.
Key nominated hon. John Moore, of st. Mar
! tins.
The vote was then taken, and resulted as fol-
lows: hon. John Slidell, 74;l:on. John Moore SO;
John Ray, 3; blank, 4.
Mr.. Slidell's majority on joint ballot was 90.
The convention was dissolved, and the house
adjourned.
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Accounts of the difficulty between the gov
eminent of Paraguay, and Mr.. Hopkins, the
~ TTpitaI hove ayfa alv
published The Buenos Ayres British Pack
ct of the 21st of October, has the followin g
particulars of the affair:
In pursuance Of what we consider short
sighted policy, the government of Paraguay
ordered all North American citizens to quit the
territory of the Republic, with a special proviso
in the case of ex-consul Hopkins that he should
resign all claims and pretensions to certain
lands, which he had purchased of the govern
ment, in other days and circumstances, and of
which he must be held tie legitimate owner.
With this Mr.. Hopkins refused to comply, and
to avoid forcible separation from his country
men. applied to the commander of the Water
Witch, who interposed his services in the off
hand way customary with the class to which
he belongs. @
This was an intimation to the effect that if
wi. llOphlLo dHu GHE OIHCI ANOItu ALISIICdHo
were not allowed to embark without molesta-
ton, the Water Witch would commence bonn
bardment Of the city Of Assumption, the cap
ltal Of Paraguay, at a specified hour of the
following day.
Accordingly, on the ensuing morning, the
Water Witch, took up a position, with her
guns double shotted, bearing in the direction
of the presidential palace. with all the
pomp and circumstance Of glorious war; each
man occupied his place, and the lighted match
only awaited a monosyllable from the com
handing officer, to reenact in the placid wa
ters of Paraguay, the revolving tragedy of
Greytown.
i In this emergency, the Paraguayans wisely
deemed prudence the better part of valor, !"
! and not a man, woman, or child was to be
seen in the streets of Assumption. Mr.. Hop
kins and all others were allowed to embark
without molestation, in the boats of the s.Wa-
ter-Witch," and in due course were transports
ed to Corientes, where we leave them in the
meantime, to muse on the strange mutations
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