Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1864-03-29

Joint Resolution to pay the contingent
sDensc bills of the Senate were adopted.
=, The Scnatcs amendments to the bill No
b. entitled Joint Resolution requesting
4 II Senators and Representatives in Con.
y ess TO use their influence upon the Con
~ derate Government to send an officer OF
\ Ulcers, &c, to pay claims, &c. against the
. confederate Government were concurrcd
Ey Mr. Jack
An act to authorize the Governor to call
ito the service of the State free persons of
olOr Passed.
BY Mr.. Morehead:
! An act to authorize the Governor to pur-
ihase Of tie Confederate government the
ithc of corn and other produce for the use
Oldicrs families. The rules were suspend
d, requiring the House to go into commit
4 ee of the whole. and the substitute report
ID by the committee on Militory affairs was
adopted i'll lieu of the iiginal bill.
lr. Elan offered an amendment in the
form Of an additional section.
Mr.. Morehead moved that the amend
ment be laid on the table, and called for
the yeas and nays, which resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Collins. Gore, Hodge.
Jewell Johnston of Iberville. Lacy, Muir
rell, Morehead, Richardson, Taylor Of IN
ion. 10 yeas.
Nays-Mcssrs. Anderson Of st. Landry.
Anderson of Madison, Berry. Blanks. Chap
man. Couvillon, Drake, FOuihoZe. Griffin,
Head. Jack, Jamison. Joilrion. Johnston
of Rapides, Mayo. Myers, Newsom. Os-
born. Peck, Presley, Snider of Bossier.-
"a nays.
Elan was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Snidcr this section was
fur her amended.
Mir. Head moved 10 reconsider the vote
by which the 5th section was; adopted. and
MIR. Elan moved to lay the motion to re-
consider On The table and called for the
yeas and NAYS. which resulted as follows
Yeas Messls. Anderson of ST Landry |
Anderson of Madison. Barry. Berry. Blanks .
Chapman, Foulhonze. Gore. Ia" hins. :
Mayo. Jamson. Johnston of Rap,!cs /
Myers. Perkins, ritre. Presley. Il yeas. !
Nays essrs. Collins Drake, Glnare. /
Griffin. Head. Helm. Jewell. JoErion, !
Johnston. OF ibervi!le. Herman. Lacy, Mott /
McEnery, Morehead, Newsom, Osborn. Sni
der. of Bossier. 10 rays.
So the motion TO reconsider prevailed.
Nr. Head moved 10 amend the . IN sec
ton By Inserting the words or State. after
The word Confederate on which motion
the yeas and nays were called and resulted
as follows:
griffin. iEawk ins. Head. Jewell. ) oifrion.
Johnston OF lhervillc Mott. Lacy. i.'r:cll.
Morehead. Osborn. Newsom. Snjl": OF
Bossicr. Sndcr Of Tensas Taylor. OF Car
roll. Taylor of Union. Il yeas.
Nays.--MeSsrS. Anderson O. St. Landry,
Anderson of Madison, Barry. Berry. Ch1p-
man. Foulhouzc, Elan. Jack. Johnston Of
Rap;des. Herman. Mayo. Myers Perkins
Pitrc, Presley. Is nays.
And the amendment was adopted.
The bill as amended was passed
On motion of Mr.. Mot: the House took
recess until half past four o clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon e-assembling at six o'clock, the
call of the roll was dispensed with.
Mr.. Morehead moved .hat the clerk be
instructed tc enter on the journal of this
days session that the House could not meet
at A p. NJ. in consequence of certain par
ties having taken possession Of thc hall 20
make public speeches.
The motion was laiI on the table.
The Senate bill entitled
An act for tue relief of Tom Ivuum
State Printer, being concurrci in Ivy IL"
Senate with an amendmrut. thc HI was
taken up, and the Se1iatc's amend!ncu, con
Cured in.
The bill entitled:
An act for the relief of Sheriff. and State
Tax collectors. was concurred in. .
The bill entitled: .
An act to provide for the election of
Town constable of the town of Dpclousas, .
was en- motion OF Mr.. Anderson of st Ian
Try, taken up and passed.
The bill entitled:
JSnt resolution relative to requesting =
our congressman 10 endcavor to have re
pcaled certain exemption laws Was laid Oh
he table subject to call. 5
The bill! entitled
An act to repeal the Militia bill, was {
)OStpOnel inIe.initctv
The bill reported by the Judihiary com
ni.tee az substitute for Hc,.s. bill 10. - |
entitled:
IAN act to license the dcstillation of
Alcoholic liquors., was resumed in its reg
liar order. =
Mr.. Jack moved that the substitute be
aid on the table. and called for the yeas {
md nays which resulted as follows {
Ieas.-Mcssrs Chapman. Drake. Griffin.
ack, Lacy, Mayo. McEncry. Ncwsom. '
'nider of Bossier, Taylor Of Carroll. Taylor g
f Union. III yeas. T
Nays.--Messrs. Anderson of St Landry.
AIRY, Berry, Collins. Cotton, Couvillon,
on, Johnston of apidcs, Jamisou, ker- !
an, Mott. Myers. Murrell, Morehcad, Per
rs aaa nt5s ny q s haXS out h' sne word to-
| the 9TH line and inserting the words said Ii
dge or justice of the peace SHALL and the
.ction as amended was adopted.
On motion of -H-. ,Snider the Sd section
as amended by striking out the word v
one in the It'll line and inserting five,'
nd by adding at the end of the section the
ords for liquors distilled from any ether fl
'ticles than grain, and $4,000 for license
distil liquor from gran.' The section s.
J amended was adopted. h
The 4tb, 9Th, 9th, 9TH, Sth, and 9th sec
ons We're successfully adopted, and on IL
e motion of Mr.. Mott that the bill be en- o,
,ossed, the yeas and nays were called for 9
hich resulted as follows: :"