New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-15
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LOUISIANA Legislature. Ea % 4
BATos Rorog, Jan.14: :-Iy the Senate, Mr.. Laba--z
tut offered Substitute for the Militia bill reported
from The Con riuee on the Militia, wbick Wss re.
ferred. %'s a% 8 .
A bill offered by Mr. Gardere granting free use,
for twent~.fye years, Of tue saline waters IL the
o. salt 'etre, was refe. ed. ss,- S
Mr.. 44ot.o's ELL 10 amend ,flie revenue law was
reported upon +ayorably by, the Committee on
Finance, witil amendment s
BY subst' 'tute, on Mr. Wallis bill prohibiting the
issuance for circulation OF notes ard checks not
payable II spec except by chartered banks Of
the State anu ttideciies Of New Orleans and Baton
Rouge 7rg essy fss*<9 t,as.g fst.s s,,4 Z. !
The Committee on Education reported fayorabIy
on Mr.. Flo,ron's bill relative to the free school
system Of the State - 1>as't sez - = n =
= Mr.. IaidIaws bill authorizing the Governor to
aroclaim martial law in this State at a4y me DUR
10" the E.. sting war was passed. .s
in the House JOINT resolutiona offered by Mr..
Coleman were aGopted by reclamation, acknowl-
eugi1g the indebted cess aud expressing the thanks
of u ) Stale for The ioble patriotism and devote
Of e women of his Sta.e and Of the Souther I,
Coufederacy. 80 -
A hill offered by NJ. Eam to amend The revenue
law was referred to a special committee. ~
Mr.. Mcdonald offered two bills-one to provide
for the payment of the principal and interest of
the Confederate war tax assumed by this S. ate,
and the other t1proyide for the deficiency in the
State Treasury -aseas p 4. ~. .s.s--
bills from the Finance Committee 10 raise money
for the State Treasury! they are all sent to the
Finance Committee. sl,es3 ~
Ms. cronan offered bill apprsolpriating loooo
the State of Louisiana. Referred.
Mr.. Brelthaupt introduced a bill to prohibit the
expectation Of cotton until the blockade is raised
from the port of New Orleans or any other point
wtbnthe limits Of Louisiana, which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce and made the
special order for Friday next. .s49. ~
The special order Of to-day was the bill fo- the
relief o. the sugar planters, which was discussed at
Of dollars in State treasury notes, and its general
provisions are the same those of the cotton bill
A motion BY Mr. Est,in to strike out the enactifg
clause was ,ost-ayes %, noes 81. The first section
was adopted ayes As, noes 10. The discussion
continues 10 the evening session. =, So
l,g Latest News from Various Points T.
RICHMOND, Jan. IA, N Nothing is publicly known
| of the proceedings in Congress to-day. For sew
eral days mach speculation has been indnlged BY
the editors, reporters and others, upon the nroba
BILE passage Of an act restricting the liberty Of the
press, but nothing is known publicly, and conid
erabe doubt is expressed as to the passage Of such
an act. A report is cirenlated, and said to be re.
liable, that the Federalist, evacuated Romney last
Friday night, and the Confederates took possession
early Oh satr day. capturing alarge quantity o
military stores left by the Federals. a heavy snow
storm prevailed here last night, and this mornine
the street, are very slippery. Il is sleetng to
4 right. - -
| The Lynehburg Republican has intelligence from
| Camp Allegheny, dated 18th inst, which states
that nothing of interest has transpired since The
last date. The reports of the Yankees taking pos
session OF Huntersville, and capturing our store!
there, was greatly exaggerated there was bu
4 little damage done. The nealth Of the command
has greatly improved, and large accessions hav'
been made by the conyalescents returning to the
duty. Snow, hail and rain prevailed for eigh
days, accompanied by heavy wind, which stil
continues. .,,,sy,ye s. 'ss,s ~ 5x ,sgs.s,y
The Norfolk Day Book learned last night from
reliable source that the Burnside expedition hat
| not returned to Hampton Roads. 49,,
fhe Chicago Journal of the 9th inst, says:
"Priyate adyices from Washington state .Jir
Lane will reach Chicago at an early day on hi
route for Kansas to take command of 25, 900 men
5000 Of whom are cavalry, designed for graz,
1 expedition along the Arkansas border into Texa
simultaneous with the movement of the other div
l sion of the Federal invading army"
WILMINGTON, Jan, H.-To-night nothing is hear
of the Burnside expedition.
A Norfolk gentleman named Roy, of the Sevent
Louisiana Regiment, fell from window of th
third story of the Atlantic Hotel last night, an
died INSTANTLY.
| Smuggling on the Border.
| NAsHyI1 LIE. Jan. l4.-It has been definitely as
certaiued that considerable shipments of cotto
and sugar have recently been made II wagon
through keutucky 10 the Ohio rver-it "a suppose
from Carksyille. 80 --