Shreveport news., 1864-03-15
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he hiil WAS .iurthpi amended " St'lhlhE
nut the 4ll section.
The bill as amended was conoH9ed ~.
On motion Of the same Representative
Che bill entitled:
An act to rc-OreanZc the companies in
the lst Batta,iou of La. cavalry and the LIST
Battalion La. state troops, "as taken up
and concurrcd in.
On motion of the same Representative
the House bin No. l57 entitled:
An act establishing rules and articles
for the government of tls army and mill
tia of the State of Louisiana was taken up
and the rules being suspended. 1t under
went its several readings. was ordered to
be engrosscd and was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Jack, House bill No.
81 entitled:
An act to authorize the governor TO call
into the State service free persons of color
was taken mp and the amendments of the
committee adopted except that on motion
of Mr.. Gilmore the amendment to the LIST
section was amended by inserting the
words fifty tive'' in lieu OF the word
fifty
On motion of Mr.. Morehead. the 4rh sec
ton was amended by inserting the word
persons in lien of the word soldiers.
On motion of Nr. Chapman The following
proyiso was added at the end OF t!e 9TH
section, provided said person of color shall
be exempt from said service by pntiing un
able bndicd slave in his place and stead.
II was moved to reconsider tie vote by
which said proviso was adopted and The
yeas and nays being called. OH the motion
TO reconsider
Messls. blanks. nougherty. Drake. Foul
houzc. Gilmore. Griffin. ilargs. Hawkins.
Helm, hodge, jack. Johnston of Rariles.
Jamison, Lacy. Mayo. Morehrad. Osborn.
Fcck, Robertson, Taylor Of Union. voted
yea. and
McssrS. Anderson of Madison. Anderson
ofSI. Landry, Barry, Berry, Chapman, Con-
yillon. Collins. Cotton. Head. Jewell. ioti-
gion, johnston Of tb"rvitic herman. Mayo.
McEnery. Myers, MurrrIl. >rwsom, Perkins.
pitrc. Presley, and Sridcr of HoS-ier. voted
nay. 30 yeas - nays. SO the motion 10 re
consider was lost.
The bill! was then ordered to be cugyoss-
ed
uamotion ofMr. Mott House bill No. los
entitled:
an act for tl,c relief 0. }. c. Wjngasd,
was taken up.
On motion Of Mr.. Cotton the words sixty
thousand dollars wcrr stricken out and i,
was moved hat the blank ihu> caused be
hiled as follows:
By Mr.. Johnston of ihcrvi,lr, with thirty
thousand dollars.
by Mr.. Robertson with tventv-Gvc thou
sand dollars
by Mr.. Taylor of Carroll with fifteen
thousand dollars.
Hy MIR. Blanks. with ten thousand dol
lars.
BY Mr. Cotton with four thousand dol
lars.
he vote was taken first on the motion to
fill the blank with $50. 900.
The yeas and. nays being called resulted
rs follows:
lcas-Messrs. FouihoUze. Jewell Joha-
ston oflberville. Mott. Morrhcaa. ) ycas
y
derson of st. Landry. Ear.y, Berry. Blanks.
Chapman. Collins, & OF t o IL. Couyilon.
Dougherty, Drake. Gore. Griffin. llargis,
Head. Helm. Hodge. Jack Jofftion, John
ston of Rapides, Herman. Lacy Mayo. Nc
Emery. Myers. MurrcIl. NcwSom. Osborn.
Perkins, Pitre, Presley. Snider OF possi"r,
Taylor of Carroll, and Taylor Of tnion.
"a nays. Lost.
On the motion to fill with S2j 900, the
yeas and nays were as follows:
leas-Messrs. Anderson of Madison
Drake. Foulhouze, Jewell Johnston OF her
vile, Mott. Morehead, and Robertson :.
yeas.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson Of St Landry.
Barry, Berry. Blanks. Chapman. Collins
Cotton, Convillon. Doushcrty. Gore, Gr;i-
I'm, llargis. lead, Helm. Hodge Jack. Jolt
rinn, Johnston Of Rapid"s. Herman. Lacy.
Mayo, McEncry. Myers. Murrr!l, Ncwso:n.
Osborn. Perkins. Pitre. Presley. SniG,r
of Bossier, Taylor Of Carroll, Taylor d
Union. - nays Lost.
ON the motion to Fill with $4,000. the
yeas and nays We're as follows:
Yeas Mcssrs. Anderson OF Madison.
Chapman. Drake. Fouolluze. Helm. John
sion OF iberyiile keenan,, Mo.t. Moyehead
Osborn. Robertson, and Tay Tor OF Carroll
Is yeas.
Nays Messrs Anderson Of s. Landry.
Harry, Berry. Blanks, Collins. Cotton. Con
viilon. bongberty. Gore. Griffin I!a-eia.
Head, Hodge. Jack. Joitriou. Johnston.
OF RaPiies. Lacy Mayo, AcEncry. Myers,
Murreli, Ncwsom. Peek. Perkins l'itre.
Snider of Hossier, and Taylor Of Union.
y nays. Lost.
On the motion to fill with $4,000. The
yeas AID nays were
leas-Messrs Anderson. of Madison.
Anderson oil st. Landry. Blanks. Chairman. |
Drake. Fonlhouze. Gore, Helm. Jack !
Jewell. Johnston Of Rapidcs. Johnston of
lhervlic, Herman, Mott. McEncrv. Myers,
Morehead, Newsom. Osborn. Perkins. Fi,rc. |
Robertson. Snider Of Bossier, and Taylor Of
Carol. ~ yeas.
Nays-Mcssrs.-B Barry, Berry. Collins |
Cotton. Convilion, Boughery. Griffin. Har- !,
gis, Head. Hodge, Johrion. Lacy. Mavo, !
MurrelI. Pitre, and Taylor of Union
l6 nays.
So the motion prevailed and the blank |
''ihE hiit" WIN tlc words zen thousand !
dollars, the bill was ordered to be engross- |
ed and was passed.
ORDER OF TIE Day.
The bill entitled:
An act to establish a mining and maui
featuring bureau, was taken up and amend !
ed rs follows;
In the fourth line of the first section af .
Ter the word be the words and he is here.
powered, was inserted in lieu of required
employ in lien Of send. the word n in
serted before the word competent
In the sixth lire the word persons was