Shreveport Semi-Weekly News from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 2

Continued om ftrit oagt' on eraor to commnnicate to the Legilalture 5', what action he Iha' tak.en relative to the I constrnction of two iron clads and lthe o'I purchase of cotton and wool cards under 0f two acts of the last Legislature. Ac Also informing the Ilotlae that the SenateL had udopted a resolution to appoint a joint conlunitLoe to examine the accountts of the Auditor of Public Accounts and Treasurer, tha and that Senators McDlonald, Weightman rll and Weaka had been appointed on said for committee. And the Speaker appointett on the part of the House. as members of said comnmittee, Messrs. Anderson.

of St. Landry. RantblenJoffrion and Morehead. Mr. Mlorehead.

chairman of the connmmit- et tee on Public Printing. reported on behalt of said committee on bill entitled "An tie act to provide for the printing of the passed by the General Assembly at the Il session held in the town of Opelousas in 1862 ant. 63." favorably. tlouse Bill No. 17 entitled Joint Resolulion relative to requesting our to endeavor to have repe ed cert.tn bil Exemption Laws.

was reald a 'ond tine bi and relierred to the committee on itelations. But rt TIttaD The Ilon.t- proceeded to con.ider thrl Il following bills at their third reading. when Ala act relative to roads and leve.es. andl An act requiring the Juastice of the Pel ce of each ward in the L'atrish of Iapides to massess and collect the Parish taxes of saaid Parish, Were, on motion. indefinittly postponed.

An act granting thlt right to husband or 1wife to o6tain a judgment of dlivor th' against the other remaining in. or takingt tihe oath of allegiance to the United Statets Government, Was laid on the table subject to call. An act for the relief of Hannah Pa'. kints. Mr.

McCrane moved that the bill is- II definitely postponed. which motion lost. An amendment was offered to this hill providingat at the relit'f prayed for shatli be limited to the children John i'iarce i and Hannath 'Perkins. Mr. Newsont moved that the amendmentt ti bhlaid on the table.

and on his tmotion callted for the yvas and y. The roll raing ealled the 's to-wit M'ssra. C'otvillon. anti Newisolo. 3 ill numberl ea.

tand lMessrs. Atldlrson. of aaataasaa. of St. L.and lry earry.

Itlaank aitti ton. Ito ghterty. loualhotze. iffin. lTargi.

Head. liaa e. a k. JotTriott. Johnston.

tof ItaptleI J.ahn-ton. 1a of lberville, Jamiuea. lacy. lIst 1, M'c, rya a ar a aorn, Peek. Perkins.

itat'. lraesley. laan bhie Snider. ot ilssier. Taiylor.

r.t".l and Taylor, of itttt in aner, ts a. nay. the motion to lay on the table was. lost. And the amendment being accepted and adopted, Mr.

M.1tt moved to lay the hill on the table. which u-otion was ruled out order by the para.tker. whose th.rision ing appealed lato by i11r. Mtreahead. and c.

the appeal eccatimaled. the ruling of Speaker wats by a vote of t.t,' The bill being pltt tpan it- aIr. Mutt call.e fur tihe yaea- and tl when the fllowint rtpre-a- utativa- to-wit Mears. alnderan at Atder-aat. of St.

Lalrl.ra. C'halp lnl all tln. Dodgherty. lla .11 I ohlnton. a tr pi.

ta i y. Mott. Myvers. Isorn. I.

Iaatiaa lilt. Pressler. Ilioutbin( e. nicdr. af --ier.

Taylor, of Carroll, 24 in tumtat r. Sea. and Platltk. ('tutciltn. laolom ze.

Grifin, ll.ari-s fftin of Jamison. 11lsr. Murrell. Newa-n and ti aylar. at Union.

14 in number. v'tel nay. So the bill wla aokared to Ms.SAGE itl runu Tts: A message was r-c ivte, frm li- Ex- cellency. the Governor. throtugh .1.

lla.ni- I tonHiarly. A-i-tant of State. informing the tl.tt he lu tslhim day approved atnd sigel the act entitlad An act to provilde fr the playnttt af te I members, officers and contingent expenses. of the General On motion of Mr. Head.

two additional members were appointed by the Speaaaker' on the special committee otn roaln Foaun dries, to-wit: Mesars. Foutlluouze and Roubertson. SOnmotion of Mr. Mott, the Hoslla adjourned until 11 o'clock, A. on Monday next.

Mostaa JA. 25. 25 18(ri. The lIouse met at 11 o'clock. a.

M. The 1lou. J. 13. Elam, Speaker, in the Chair, and present Messrs.

Anderson of St. Lianlry. llatranki. Chapman, Cotton, Convilliao. Il tuhertyv.

Drake. Fonlhouze. Gilmore. Griffin. Itartei-.

Hlawkins. Head, Htelm, Hlodge. Jewell, Jotfrion, Johnston of Rapides. Johnston of Iberville, Juamilon, Mayo. Maot.

McCranie, McEnery, Myers, Murrell. Morehead. Otsborn, Peck. Perkins. Pitre, Pressley.

Roubien. Taylor of Carroll, and Taylor of Union. 33 members. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.

Moceley of Shreveport. The journal of Saturday last was read. corrected. and approved. Messrs.

T. B. Helm of Rapides. and W. L.

Jewell of Pointe Couple, were sworn and took their. A mTesssagwas received-from the through W. Fa. Wagner. it.s Secretary.

asking the concurreuce of the Hiouse in an Act entitled An Act to punish persons for harboring deserters. Mr. Taylor of Carroll, mtved to dispense with the rules in order to take up the resolution relative to gunboats and cotton and wool caads. No objection being made the same Renresentative moved to concur in the substitute for said resolutioa as adopted by Itt Senate. There being no objeotion the shbstitteta was concurred in.

Mr. Fonthenze askedal and obtained lhava' to withdraw from the fileeof tha nnflnshed business of last seawion a bill entitled An Act to dispose ury donation of iFrank- lin College, With a view of offering a substitute forn maid bill to-morrow. On motion of, Mr. Myers the followSing resolution waet ted Resolved, tH them 73t1 Iole of the ionse of the of Loulsiana, so amended as to read as follows, to-wit: 78. The Chief Clerkshall read the Joutrnanl dally from the sheet on which the mintres are written and after being so read and corrected, the said minutes hallt be recorded in the Journal, and copies in the English language only, auathenticated by the signature of the Chiet Clerk shall be prepared Tor delivery at his desk to the printer by 10 o'clock on the day foltowing that on which it shall have been read.

On motion of the Senate was Informed that the House would he ready to receive them at 11t o'clock to-day in this Hall for the purpose of performing the ceremony of inaugurattig Governor Henry W. Allen and Lleatenapt-Governor Benjamin W. Pearce. And a meanage in reepoese was received fsom the Senasto annnaclog that nhat hoeortble body ws nrally to joiii the 115u4e, a obove Invited. The.

dieiite alos thro'ttfi W. its 2iecr.tary. tasked the. concuiirence of the tlouse In the htill entitlled An Act to repieail the 2d Section of no Act entitled "Au Act relative to the State Library approved Mrrch 15. 16:5..51 On motion of Mr Iliad it was resolvbin that one bimolred copties of the report of the Surgeon (eneral of th.

State b. printi ell with the report of thme Adjuttat umnra! for the noiw of the Ilous.e. Mtr. Mdyers introdtmcedt a bifi enriitfe.1 "An Act for tte relief of' John lettitt." ii Rfhi2ch wwa read. andtt tin rtles biellr ipeuaed with.

wall read aesic.n. tinetn. li It referred' to the cotllnuti tt. oul iti. 1ti lllryu'v.

Mr. tnt colt ie ta oil I eniiiitole -Ati Act ito rbfepel int part an Arittn' ItledI an act ti authorize th tti. ta (ter it pirt of the tF'ree Scfi'oI Ac I aund tind ot the.ill" ztnd I liii inage oth ilY. bthJue. ant at I fill- 1ail ltblii.teo iili ll0Ii.1 ine tlii' lt i -t it.

ut, billen ticy ea and I iter'i i 'hII Lenate. J. La. pIear.ed at ao'l io a tb iell Soti. itt 1-I.

ii idt The Hi-fi. 1) itthe P. lowin 1 III nevIi -w, ant ler.l "......11 r'lu'k. ilt. Gr v.

1 11: ri nal eIiito r.T.tlral ittca ikl.l"tl l' Ilr. ilgh -lit' atu. i iTf roil of tht 141 2t' ti" a ra t1II 1ihiilritiii I iiiil io ll 111n1. JlIlt IEIa ii r. to tita les, ir er tupi, Wit.lundo it, i t2t.122i0.

.02222:. Lllaw. ilf.Zt.lll..l II itli 0 l' 211 1 ,11, 1 1 I tll W. Ii 21 ides I. tli lit i 1reh 11: 1 lick itl' tlin.lti.e.

tt, It tiii.y 4'S liie- p.ci'lttdte i 'lhc Published on Tucsday and Friday. PICIiOfIETO PRINTING ripit plain vll lt Spjecial atttntion i- directed to, all in this city, amon which will be found impirtant oficial orders. i We paid last week, for commoni manilla paper, 8220per ream. Who i can beat the figures? For the th unnacquainted, w-. ould" state that 480 sheets constitute ream.

Such prices are ruinous to'I publishers, and slhen they charg.i customlers the mere cost of I exclusive of labor, they are classed among the it cannot avoided. get fifty cents per copy for pnr when purchased by yet we would much prefer not selling, copy at one dollar, and be compelled to supply the demand. 'What the news is abroad, we are unable to state. In this section, we stand one month behind the times. During the past week we heard of two or three cutting scrapes, but as this is the order of-the day on this continent, we did not deem them worthy of publication.

At public sales, a great change is noticeable, in prices commanded, thus showing that the currency is increasing by degrees. The Boston Post says that John Slidell has taught Louis Napoleon dirwpoker, and they pay together at the TailUeries. The Lerisla.ture. 7' viii Both Hloases of the General As- aot1 semntly have adopted a resolution to Me adjourn on Wednesday. the 10th ins.t.

Quite a number of bills, many Bo. of thetl very important, rmain to be of :i.te'.l on, and it rests to bie seen tile winhther in the. time which they have ttti limited themselves to. they can get through with the lationt whirlch thei, interests of' tlhi State dlemland. 1By far the molst important sujeci iIr that has come tiup during the piresent rte ill te and Stlate iss to Th, anll xtiit that mratt.rially dtitreciated hil hi flui such urrency-i- Th.i iIl p1ililt ti'e clalled for legislative ac- lii check.

as filir as tllhe State ciall, dtier.Ii ii' artd ofI Aui thee- i.nativ I ofli' It I eas cl. iir to i. tir reh tiig. mind ihat hill tt hit thitilt li. Ite iie ited iv dimini-hing tihe lt issue ill circullation.

ult.i' propos thit by means ot taxiltion hiilt othI wi 'rs advollcalted th" futndingi ifrcile. oteiT. t' iite i lcontt.liiited that tithcollct of the tax. dt iet. tilr lt i st ihre ai suf- It, cur to render the i raliing ny i e.

Yielding t- these views the of R.apresen- ot itives has passed hill supndint il more the at ction taxes, "i Ill i ti'l-r with il tlt a atorizinl tint ci It to' i tssue fl ll millions of li it haul is. -ix cent. intr. sdt. i to .1 for the eto te grit.fth.

State. ir tfotr Citg th, rate or Std i trill- ry Tl hi.R if itcr, ip it-e. th of is pran bi crate8 will lt av, i i pliu part atlliCted unl it allowing r- ld ll Sunt ln lll to i ti- thrlnt itll Oi ol their sendrl, ng a laicill of iilt sted. :dm.t 1 wasr adophat he th. votend, of Mr.

iam, ing ti aI' ot i to ront idrt ti uz il ulore t-li to relinv. Jlik buJoi ston and Tay i.or, 'of, i tan20, voted yea tl ct I --i ht' It i it- 1. tofl'luit 1 o. ln 1 I it tr i i t. I In Andrn of f.r thatdisn th e.r tr.

-un of t.ii 1.nt of t'i a no" thie hill unthor- 1t izing th, of iboLnds, thert, l-us. i fartlt i-ni. nsot anid pIviding that in as the '4: )vernor fromn tihe -alt. bonds, to coll, 't. such notes'" n- m'I' ailt ill th.

I' St lre.a-ri thos- deo I nominations than five dojar.a, which, coivenienct of r' Thi- hill will, beyond doult. receive the 11 -'ruction of the antl become a la: and cannot fail to act bone- tidially. it. preventing rho incraeas-, of already superautn" slant upply of curre'nc'y iin the state. There yet remains important legislation tfil" the pin'sent (ion.

Many hills, hLth a and call tfr action oni tile- part tral it ii nS her- lnak. Ihli-- mot of fyt" day, that to thi-i. .1,1 Iby r. ad niteutiou, and a to Anderson, of St. Landry, Ber.

ry. Chapman. Collins. Cotton, Couvillon, Head. Jewell, Joirion, John- Et aton, of Iborvillo, Kotnan.

Mnyo, McEnery. Myers. Murrell, Neweom. Pe.rkins, iitre, I'ressley, Snider. of Bossior, 22 voted nay.

S. the policy 4O7 of allowing free nergroe's to exemrpt foir orr from hervice by subnti- oh, totes, prevailed. I A ailonhgthe in New t1 WV. les. An Iie is ca1l.

e'd, has' beetsn put ill utt iii proceedings4of al aleting of recenitlty Ihild in Ne'w York oily, alntd i was' so i nas Ith in- S. lace'4d 34o ''4cuss''i 4.iliidi'tohl'. '1'h44ti tt grog and pt. 7.4' 3.1.4w d. '1Ih.

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to vesseol, and ommanders arerti in like t. .1 Av 'llalrrial for JJ'uofrc. 1 Chi rid. uto will. it is bald.

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eu ditk. and44ptir')y to of tilt33-r. I al 1 r. 'til4 UlHEAI-QUARTERS TRANS MISS4IPPI DEPARTMENT, 1 (Rat SutrrOtT. February 4, e1s.4 SPECIAL ORDERS4 NO.

99j. VII. The f.llowilg schedul, of pirie sor ajlele. and tmb.rherein named. by er appointed pursuant to law for sthe Stale of Louisiana, Is annouinced for the on of all conteernod.

or ulsclule of jlricea estabitabed every twon mnontlhs or 9 cftetie, will be publilhed for the of.art1es msking Iinprcettrrl'et9; and no tffieer or agent will p917 or for eua( local npprai9.erA.nt nant si jolly in exees, thereot, hut will aIwayv refer ott. to thIe itoir.t for its revisionl and a final valua.ion. Post reht1. Dese, ltzutulity. 1'iee.

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lSreveport, rto Stote lio do 45 do. I 00 perd hu.hel 1 50 do, 919 A 5i.d 3 00 1 do dodo 200 do tlear. do lb 50 do do do1 45 do du tlanue do do 45 do do.iders. do do 411 F9919. do do 201 do do 4S lf99gs Pair.

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Stoi cln lr-: AN tll tr whe rlill? tiicar I II hiV dloe I n.t at the tirfl ut(, volunt tlx, ii utliveo a iticate to tI he thlait het hu, 8') nov fail tor make tit. ir at tinte of will be according to exi-trlg Ixt irxlli x', wiU ll xxr.Wun1l. t. IVny I. fuxrlulg of t.

dxvs lxfor rpxx poticxg Ith xnip xof "In xix I. tie wlhel l-r vol ihill p1.a tlglxugh the 1 to ixtaicla anti txrwardfed laenxce to thi x. van anices whichvl are sectiet.d, oxt.l wich may bt. n-xignxed. ii.

Tfhe thxrcnxx of Coneti ipt ix. clxaigedi with ptiixg 1 us for the enforcemewnt ofth1lis IllI. Alle xemnptions lter.toforA. graxix.tI are sulbj ct to oxaxlcr ullt-nr ln. jlon frouum aIiBtitiu ut' ('xII)41t Iiptiot.

it fouxa nd to to haotux lx lair. wilt be rev.4... iyAdj't Insp. Gen'l. A bill ham been introduced in ftT? imakxe.

I 'ongrtes for the of traffic and exchange. regardling it "as caxlxculated to afeprecintn and increase the prices 'of the of life.".