The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-02-16
W,,<,,p,y I,>r,RY 9th. 1864

The. House. met at II O'Clock An.
liz. Hon. J. u. Fam. Speaker, and
pr.-.u' McS-rs Anderson. OF -. Ian
lry. A.d-r-un "t NJ, !i-nn. FERRY, Blanks.
Cotton. t"uv!ll"n. Doug cr,E, DF'Nr, f"H''
hnuzc. Gilmore. Gore. Griffin. liargi-.
II,wkins. Head. Irim. Hodge. Jack. Jam
ian. lew ~, JuIlriuu. Johnston. "i EapId"-
Herman. MIyu. Mc:.u''rN. N!":-. Murr"Ii.
%,.M.,r,i. u.i.,-u Peck I'"rh u. Pi;r", IRE -
lev. Richardson. Robertson: R""hi"n.
s.,.d"r ~ E"- Ter Ia! !ur at '''rr".l, amer
/ I.,!or Of MON IL Repre- ."Gi'a'iN"-.
/ inr journal al MuuirE "ni yesterday
va r..,i gGrI :iTrt"' II
/ v,,-r.. ". +. k"ruan ct IN-t I",.ciinh.
". l;ichar,l-uu at Wc,t E"lc'Hui. aud
! Clement Cor" OF East Fclciant, we've s""r'
! aui took Ih"!r -rti~.
Nj. Fuulh"ul.. presented [ nnHnicl
ion ..crn Mr.. Al, rnu- q iytnf. Eap.s5-n
I,iy. in the last Legislature from the
Parish of It Mary. and moved hat hr be
admitted - 4 member of this body.
Tn. speaker ruled that the application
mad, by thu. gentleman from flaqu"Gninc-
that Aiolphus Olivier ut the Parish oil -
MARY elected ~ IL Representative IRON said
Parish to IN. General Assembly al Louis
lana at the general election hcid on ,hr hr7
N.uday in November. l>hl. b" nlmiuef
Ia "A seat on thu, floor u member OF thi'
LEGISLATURE. i ont of order and cannot BE-
considered bv this House. because lac l. no
present and cannot take the constitutions
, oath "
Wh.r.upon Mr. Foulhouze Withdrew the
communication and his notion
Mr. II .ad. chairman Of ia" committee OF
rontinr-nt Expenses presented ON b"hi!
= of th.t curnmitt-. the following resolution
= Resolved that the sum ui one hundred
. and forty seven dollurs be paid To }. VI. vii
= son for labor paid, making benches. &c
> for tn. inauguration of Gen. Allen. SAL
amount To be- paid out al the coh'ihSch
fund ri III. house On ms Own warrant
l. Th. resolution was adopted.
en- motion OF Mr.. Nrwson, the foiIowln
y resolution was adopted
! lie. i, resolved that the House of Repre-
c s,ntatiyrS hcrea ter shall meet It 10 u 'clOcl
u A N.
y ON motion of Mr.. Helm the following re
olution WAS adopted
y Il. resoi,.d, &c. That the judiciary con
ID mittee b" authorized to amend the law vii
~ reference, To "A change OF Venue, So is
10 rnabl. the judge. to order the removal
N trial to where IT'S prayed Tor by the err
le inai. without the necessity Of hrst ha'ii
=. the party aIrdisncd.
IL ON motion of the same reprcscntatH
,h the following resolution was adopted
he Bed resided, dc. That the Judicial
committee b- authorized 10 amend the ID
l" with regard To- the trial ui persons chars'
- with crlmr not bai,abe. 50 .,s To allow The
~ to b. tried in An adjoining Parish OF ~
or trict out vi the lines of the enemy.
N \ message was received from the -
he ate through ". r. Wagner. Esd, its seer
tary. asking the concurrence OF the fiou
10 in bill entitled
'm An act To abolish the Office OF Super
ess t,ndrut oi Public Education
Of On motion Of Mr.. Suyder. of Bossier
nd was ordered that one thousand copies oil
ON Inaugural address oil His ENcellency, N
the .ruor Henry W Allen be printed ior
use OF thc House. under direction oil
by committee on Printing.
ine RrroRrS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Taylor of Carroll, chairman OF
ana committee ON Claims, reported on oenai'
said committee. favoratiy on bill enutl
!. An act for the rcliet of Philo Aid
sheriff and Tax collector of the Farisl
Bossier.
The same representative on behalf of :
. committee reported a bill entitled
'"m' Joint resolution instructlng the Aud
81 VI iup ',.H; ~. n,sJ,cJ for the rode.
- ton of the notes issued TO the Free Ba
= New Orleans.
in Which was read twice and the rules b'
ncy suspended, was referred to the comm
all on the Judiciary.
and Mr.. Cotton. ch irman of the comm
sub. on the Judiciary. on behalf OF said
on ulittce reported fivorably on bill EMIT
,r a An act tor the relief of John Hewitt.
"a nj Also a substitute Tor the bill entitled
An act curtailing the exemption OF
T. son. from jury duty during the war,
substitute is entitled