Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-23
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Richmond Narc! lo.-In the Sem
ate, to day. passed bill requiring
prepayment o. postage on letters
sent 10 sold!crs.
The Improvement bill was c"ns;!-
cred in s..cr,, session. Mr. Wigtali's
srb.;i.u,. TOR the House bill WAS fin
ally aGoptcd-vo., IS TO Z.
.\:;vr the doors w.r" opened :hr
Senate hil! granting 10 :ha principal
officers III IL. Executive Depart m-n,s
:, s,.a; upon the floor. WAS taken up
and discuss, d un:i! adjournment.
The House passed the S-nat" joint
resolutions, rria;iv. /" ,her:odnc;i"n
OF provisions. with the Amendment
req u-s,imS ,h: President :" give pro-
Gutc4s his assurance. ,hn: "l,"l it
becomes nrc,->ary to impress provi
e:on., or torag.. IL US: compensation
wiz i" made "cco:.!;"e to fair market
value.
,,!: Na.!,s,:a,. :a:.":"c"L Join. ~.
vlu,lous. ,t,'. .ar!!gh u finn conviction
nt II" y,"r!r %: iAcsr CAM, :rrair
'i;at.s III ;n.' Justice OF 'h":r cause
1..,l con!:I.mc,. m l's ijnal :.t,:.jph
q: &. That they rt!! co!lir,." 80 ',...s>,-
!, ,.a',:r: sa,:,'",s :.Y':t!'-H i".
:hr.. no4.1 .,cufr.: a H.: :'"si:a' |""-
>'.."t,..n'. 10 ~. proposition lacking
ia n. a@Grul,uDL:..! ot tli:"."lG"s
l's: rr,'-rlN !l- .lr,g >'.j'aIat" ana. Gls-
.l!.c.vr n.ilon4l ,..l!ac;.r: and
wh"urr.r ",r STATE. t"rGr:.ur on
t::r Mississippi, s!sa!! ,.c~I:,; :.".n th'.l,
,aup.ovC.rlr, wa;, W. y Il! secure them
,rrr navi.., ION 81 ;hai rive. Refer
red to Cn.niull'rr nu f"ici;rm Affairs.
N-. SIni,.. O: North Carolina. m
;r",turcd resolutions on IA" same sub
jny:. which w,-c referred "!,,'n :h.
The !!ou-: wr:.; INTO >ccT-; session on
ih- tax bill.
Mobile Marcl, lo.-A special dis
pa:ch t. til, Mobile Tribune from
Chn7!"-:on Mn:ch 9th says III" Aho-
l!iioni$:s ".r reported ~ fore" on
Hutchinson: a l~H.uH.
IIu:ch.! S ,..s ls.ln'. !. close on III"
city O.: Savauuah.- .-Ep. Ntws.
Another iron c.a! la. made IL, p
psa.ancr of ,ilr bar TO day.
JAS. l.. Pr,,igrrw. the dis,iNSu;sh
cd inr;s,, died to-day.
Charleston March lO.-Ail quiet
here. No signs of,hc enemy. except
the usual n,uwb Der ofb."ckadrrs oil the
bar.
Mobile March IA special dis
patch 20 The 'rribun" from Charleston
o: the !l,h. says dispatches received
in official quarters state. 'ha: Barn
side has been placed III command OF
the Yankee lorr"lo opcrat" aga!ns,
Charleston. \ land and water attack
Is expected ~i,hin the mex: ten days
Hospitals have been ordered 10 u.
cleared: everything hr,ok"as stirring
:.ncs.
\ special dispatch 70 the A>;vcrti-
s.r l. Register from Charleston 'hr
ll;h SAYS il - reported the Cn;ski!l.
an iron clad, passed til" bar Yesterday
from Port Royal.
Richmond March Il.--The Senate
bill. granting CNhin., officers seats
upon!h. floor ot Congress. was indie
nnn.clv postponvd after lengthy
discussion.
\ bill rrla,ir. to bonds Of Qu,r:cr-
n.ast.r> ana Co.nnissari.s. was amen
jvd and passed. I, provides bonds
tor all Quar:crmas:"r. and Couun!s
-nries for posts. brigadr-. and divi
sions. be given for III. penal sum Of
not less than $4,000 nor more than
100000.
MIR. Wig'all from special committee
presented ar"port; defining the priv
ilrgcs OF reporters cf the press in III.
Senate; closing with Il resoiut ion
Withdrawing the privilege on the floor
of the Senate from the present re-
porter OF the Richmond Enquirer.
Mr.. Brown Of Mississippi. moved TO
lay it upon the table /; pending the
discussion Of this motion, the Senate
went into secret session.
The House passed the Senate bill
to organize an engineer corps.
Mr. Conrad introduced resolution
with lengthy preamble, reviewing
the conduct Of the war peace move.
men,s at the North: and efforts of
foreign Governments for a ter,uina-
tion of the strife; declaring the pres
ent time to be suitable to utter the
words of Peace, and that Congress
will cordially cooperate with tue
Executive in any measures consist
ent with tho honor. dignity and indie
pcnhencc Of these States. tending TO