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Gen. Grant lias approved the Electoral
Count Bill, and it is now the law of the
laud. The joint committee has commenced
the count, and within a week we
will perhaps have a definite solution of
the long vexed question. The commis
sion is composed of the following Supreme
Court Judges: Clifford, Field, Strong,
Miller, Bradley. Senators—Edmunds,
Thurman, Morton, Bayard, Frelinghuy-
sen. Representatives—Hutton, Hoar,
Abbott, Garfield, Payne.
There are three Republicans and two
iLmncrats. as judicial members of the
Commission, Dui lu.o —- . —
the public any uneasiness. Political feel
ing will not affect ihe judgment of any
of the five judges, and we should be quite
content to have all Republicans. The
Cummisiou will render a fair decision,
according to the law and the facts, apd
to that decision the country will cheerful
ly submit.
The Electoral Count Bill passed the
louse of Representatives by a vote of
DG to 8G. Of the SG nays (57 were Re-
ublicans. Among the Democrats voting
ith Sitting Bull Morton—all small
ion—were Bradford, Caldwell, Forney
mi Williams, of Alabama, aud W. E.
mith, of Georgia. These are all Dain
tily very small men never before showed
j conspicuously small as when they hold
temselves tin against such men as Tlittr-
utti, Bit yard, l’ayne, Randall, Hill aud
.ainar.
If the Legislature cannot relieve the
rmers of the worthless inspection fees
their fertilizers, we do hope it will
,ve the justice to equalize the fees and
f discriminate against Augusta, Rome
id Columbus in favor of Savannah. If it
worth only 25 cents in Savannah,
; do not see any good reason that it
ould be worth 50 cents in Rome.
For tbo modest little sum of one
million of dollars, J. Madison \\ ells,
whom Senator Thurman eulogizes as a
patriot only equaled in honesty by
Eliza Pinkston in virtue, agreed to give
the; State of Louisiana to Tilden. Mr.
Tilden didn't want it at that price ; so
J. Mad'son knocked it down to Hayes
for much less.
The editor of the Seima Times is try
ing to intimidate Jere Haralson’s wit
nesses by reminding them that if they
swear a lie they will be subject to the
pains aud penalties of perjury. This way
of hull-dozing a case should receive the
immediate attention of Morton.
The electoral vote of Florida has been
ferred to the Electoral Commission.
r e will probably hear the result to-day,
liich result may settle the question of,
'ho is elected ? at once.
California will have no difficulty in
exporting every pound of her surplus
productions this year at the cheapest
sort of rates for freight. There are now
in port at SanFrancisco thirty-four dis
engaged ships with a tonnage of -11,000.
and a tleet having a tonnage of 150,000
l’or that port or already on the way, one-
third of this bsioo at Mew York and
one-eighth at Liverpool. The Califor
nians are puzzled to know what to give
them for return freight.
A dispatch from Ragusa io the Reu
ter's telegraph company says that the
British, German and Italian consuls
will proceed to Centije to-day, it is re
ported, in order to induce Prince Nich
olas to make peace with the Porte, if the
latter will cede to Montenegro the
twelve districts demaned. Montenegro
lias consented to allow the Turks to
send into Nicore twelve tons of provi
sions during February.
M. Perm is a famous Paris dancing
master who is making a fortune by giv
ing the Parisians lessons in the Boston.
That popuk r American dance was
taught to the lucky professor by one of
the belles of the American colony’. He
introduced it at Trouville last summer,
where it became at once tremendously
popular, and every one rushed to learn
“le Boston."
The excommunication of a Protes
tant Episcopal clergyman—a solemn
and unusual ceremony—took place at
Trinity Church, Pittsburg, last Friday.
Tiie person deposed was the Rev. Per-
eival Beckett, lately of McKeesport
and Monongahela City. The charge
was immoral conduct. Bishop Kerfoot
read the sent**"" 0 .
Mr. IV. IV. Corcoran, of Washington,
is now 78 years old. He has speDt
$200,000 on the Corcoran Gallery and
the ground on which it stands, and
S 100,000 on the original collection of
pictures and statuary; and for an endow
ment found he has given S900.000.
The Pittsburg street car companies
are experimenting with coal oil as a
means of removing the snow from their
tracks. The petroleum is distributed
and set on lire, and the snow disap
pears like dew before the morning sun.
A brass wire mask for the face has
been invented by’ the catcher of the
Harvard base ball club. We bave al
ways held that the game should be
played only by skeletons in armor.
There is talk in London of setting up
Cleopatra’s needle in Northumberland
avenue. To remove the obelisk from
Alexandria and re-erect it will cost at
least SdoXXJO.
ipton, Goyemor of SoutJj
the subject of an exqxr
engravi*"*-'”®*
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M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR.
“WISDOM, JUSTICE A N fty-M O D E R AT IO N.”
TWOtDQELABS FEE ANNUM*
VOLUME XXXI.
ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1877.
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CITY GOVEKNMEMT.
Proceedings of the City Council.
Rome, Ga., January 29, 1877.
Adjourned meeting: Present, Hon.
T. W. Alexander, Mayor, presiding;
Aldermen, J. W. Bones, William West,
W. F. Ayer, F. Woodruff, R. S. Norton
aud J. C. Rawlins.
The matter before Council being the
further consideration of the report of
Water-works Committee and amenda
tory ordinance, the follow ing after bein
read the third time was unanimously
adopted:
nnmxAXPF
Section' 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of Rome, That the
Mayor shall appoint three Councilmen
at the first annual meeting in January
of each year who shall constitute a
Board of Commissioners for thecareand
management of the Rome Water-works,
who shall hold their offices tor the term
of one year. That the present water
works Committee compose the board
for the year 1S77.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained,
That the said board shall exercise a gen
eral supervision over the water-works
the property connected therewith and
over all officers and agents.
?ec. 3. And be it futher ordained,
That all bills for expenditures by the
said board be approved by the chair
man.
Sec. -1. And be it further ordained’
That the said board shall have power to
make all necessary repairs of the
works, but shall not make any addi
tions to said works, nor extend the
mains and pipes of distribution with
out the approval of Council first being
had and obtained.
Sec. 5. And be it further ordained,
That at the annual election of officers
each year there shall be elected by the
Mayor and Council, one engineer, and
if the interest of the city dimandsit,
an assistant engineer, and one collector
of water rents, (who may be the Clerk
of Council) and fix their salaries an
nually and require sucli hond for the
faithful performance of their duties as
may seem right and proper.
Sec. G. And bo it further ordained,
That it shall be the duty of the engineer
to have general supervision of the en
gine-house, engine, reservoir, pipes, hy
drants, wrenches, stop-gates, fire plugs'
machinery, structures and property con
nected with the water-works, subject
lways, however, to the supervision of
the board of commissioners, and to
such regulations, and directions and re
strictions as the board, or Council, may
from time to time prescribe. He shall
inspect all plumbers work for connec
tions with the pipes. He shall attend
to the sufficiency of the supply of wa-
torinthe reservoir. Ha ohall K* ---
quired to uu all repairing to the engine,
boiler, pipes mains, otc., with the help
of his assistant, as can be done consist
ently with his other duties. He
shall be duly sworn to discharge bis
duties faithfully.
Sec. 7. And be it further ordained,
That the assistant engineer shall be re
quired to turn on and shut off the wa
ter whenever so directed by the board,
chief engineer or collector. He shall
be required to make weekly trips of in
spection to notice the leaks and waste
of water and shall report any and all
violations of this ordinance as re-
juired by section 24. He shall dili
gently attend to all duties and assist in
all repairs to the engine, boiler, reservoir,
pipes, etc. He shall be required to
sprinkle the streets whenever so direct
ed by the Council or Board of Commis
sioners.
Doctor LeMoyne, the cremator, has
two more bodies placed at his disposal.
Now, “if a body meet a body cornin’
thro’ the file’ what will happen ?
The Bennett-May duelling ground
has been photographed.
Sec. S. And be it further ordained,
That the collector of water rents shall
have control and supervision of the col
lection of water rates, subject always,
however, to the supervision of the
Board of Commissioners, and such reg
ulations, directions and restrictions as
the Council may from time to time
prescribe. He shall keep a book con
taining all the assesssments of water
rates and shall collect and receive pay
ments on the same and shall pay all
money thus received to the City Treas
urer. lie shall be duly sworn to dis
charge his duties faithfully’, and shall
give bond for the performance of said
duties in such sum as the Council may
prescribe.
Sec. 9. And be it further ordained,
That if any’ person shall open any hy-
drant within the limits of city of Rome,
or lift or remove the cover of the same
without license of the Board, or of the
engineer or collector, exceptin case of
fire, and then only under the direction
of the fire company, he, sue or they so
offending shall be liable to a penalty
of not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 10. And be it further ordained,
That if any person shall make any
opening or connection with any pipe
or mains without the license mentioned
in the preceeding section he or she so
offending shall Ho lioblo to a penalty
ol not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 11. And be it further ordained,
That if any person shall turn
on or turn off' the Water in any of the
pipes or mains without the license men
tioned in the 9tli section he or she
so offending shall be liable to a penalty
of not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 12. And be it further ordained,
That if any’ person shall destroy, deface,
impair, injure or wantonly force open
any gate or door, or in any way,
whatsover, destroy, injure or deface any
part of the engine houses, reservoir
building or other buildings, or the ap
purtenances, fences, trees or fixtures
thereunto appertaining, or any water
pipes, gates, cisterns, hydrants, fire
plugs, fountains, or any fixtures or
property appertaining to the Rome
Water-works, he, she or they so offend
ing shall be liable to a penalty’ of not
less than five nor more than twenty
dollars for each offense.
Sec. 13. And be it further ordained,
That the Mayor and Council of the
city of Rome shall have power to au
thorize and license plumbers to make
and repair connections with the water
pipes and mains of the Rome Water
works, under the direction of the chief
engineer, and any person not duly au
thorized or licensed as aforesaid who
shall make such connection shall, on
conviction before the police court pay
a sum not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 14. And be it further ordained,
That it shall be the duty of the plumb
ers to make returns in writing to the
office of the collector on the completion
of all connections made by them,giving
a description of the premises, location
of service cock, length and size of pipe,
the number of hydrants, bath, water
closets, fountains, street washers, ap
paratus for garden hose or other appa
ratus supplied therefrom, together with
the name of the owner and occupant
of such premises. It shall be the duty
of the engineer to inspect the connec
tions and upon being approved by him,
he wi. turn the water on.
Sec. 15. And be it further ordained,
That if any lumber shall neglect or
refuse to make the return required by
the preceeding section or shall make a
false return of cennections and fixtures
attached thereto he shall, on conviction,
pay’ a sum not less Ilian flve uur mum
than twenty dollars lor each offense,
and be subject to removal or withdraw
al of his license.
Sec. 16. And be it further ordained,
That permits ior water will be granted
on the payment of the rents for the
current quarter.
Sec. 17. And be it further ordained,
That all connections made with the dis
tributing pipes or mains shall be pro
vided with a good and sufficient stop
cock therein,locatedatthecurb stone,for
the purpose of stopping or shutting
off the supply of water whenever the
same shall be necessary.
Sec. IS. And be it further ordained,
That all persons shall be required to
pay for the service pipes from the dis-
triquting pipes or mains.
Sec. 19. And bo it further ordained,
That if the connection or branch pipe,
stop or hydrant cock, through which
the premises of any person shall have
been supplied with water shall become
leaky for want of re-riri* shall be the
duty of such person . rthwith to have
ihe saii-turepaired, and upon failure to
have the same repaired within twenty-
four hours after notice, the supply of
water on such premises shall be shut
off.
Sec. 20. And be it further ordained,
That if any’ person shall by any false
key or otherwise after the water shall
be shut off from any’ premises, cause
or suffer such premises to be supplied
with water, such person, his aiders and
abettors, each and every one, shall for
every such offence, be subject to a pen
alty ol' not less than five nor more
than twenty’ dollars.
Sec. 21. And be it further ordained,
That if any person shall knowingly
and unnecessarily wastejthe water on his
or her premises, he, she or they shall
be liable to a penalty of not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars for
such offense, and the supply of water
may be withheld from such premises.
Sec. 22. And fie it further ordaineu,
That if any person shall wilfully pol
lute the water in the reservoir or pipes
or maliu, L, ollC WT tllCy CO alT.inCllIjg
shall be subject to a penalty of not
less than five nor more than twenty
dollars for each offense.
Sec. 23. And be it further ordained,
That it shall be the duty of every per
son whose premises may be supplied
with water to prohibit persons from
procuring any water from such prem
ises under a penalty of a fine not less
than one or more than five dollars, for
each offense and the supply of water
may be shut off from such premises;
and every person who may use the
water without paying therefor, upon
conviction before the police court shall
be subject to a penalty of not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. 24. And be it further ordained,
that it shall be the duty of all attachees
of the Rome water works and the of
ficers and members of the police force
of the city to report to the collector in
writing any leaks or unnecessary waste
of water that may come to their knowl
edge, also any violation of this ordi
nance.
Sec. 25. And be it further ordained,
That private fountains or jets shall not
He used more than G hours each day,
from 7 to 9 A. M. and from 4 to 8 P. M
and only from March 1st to November
1st unless specially permitted on addi
tional payment; and the right is reserv
ed to suspend their use whenever in
the discretion of the Board of Commis
sioners, the public exigency may re
quire. Any one violating this section
shall be liable to a penalty of not less
than one nor more five dollars for each
offense.
Sec. 20. And be it further ordained,
that the supply of water may be with
held from all premises when the ordi
nances, rules nr regulations adopted by
the Mayor and Council and the Board
of Commissioners have in any manner
been violated, and the supply not again
let on except upon a rectification of the
cause of with-holding the same, and
satisfactory assurance given that no fur
ther cause of complaint shall arise and
upon payment of the sum of fifty cents
to cover the expences of shutting off
and letting it on.
Sec. 27. And be it further ordained.
That the rates to be charged for water
shall be payable quarterly in advance
at the office of the collector on 1st of Jan
uary, April, July and October rateably
for any fraction of a term: and on fail
ure to pay the same within five days
thereafter the water shall be shut off
and not again let on, to said premises
until arrearages are paid and at least
fifty cents in addition for shutting off
and letting on.
Sec. 2S. And be it further ordained, That
the rates when assessed shall be final
and conlusive subject only to revision
by the Mayor and Council.
Sec. 29. And be it further ordained
That it shall be the duty of all persons,
who may desire water for building pur
poses to make application at the office
in writing accompanied by an estimate
of the amount of bricks, perches of
stone or yards of plastering for which
it is required and pay the rate assessed
there for before using the same; and any
person using water in violation of this
section shall, upon conviction before
the police court be liable to a penalty
not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
Sec. .30 And be it further ordained
That all fines and fees received for
penalties underthis ordinance shall be
paid to the Clerk of Council.
Sec. 31 And be it further ordained,
That any person whose premises are or
may be supplied with water in pur
suance of this ordinace shall be deemed
and taken to assent to the terms and
requirements of the same, or any ordi
nance amendatory thre of.
Sec. 33. And be it further ordained,
That the following shall be the rates
i from and after January 1st 1877, to be'
charged annually for the use of wa
ter.
PRIVATE DWELLINGS.
Hydrant in yard or house—one
or five persons G 00
Hydrant in yard or house—six
or eight persons S 00
Hydrant in yard or house—over
eight persons-. 10 00
Where houses are occupied by
more than one family, the
same rate to he charged for
each.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
Hydrant in yard or house—one
to four rooms $10 00
Hydrant for five or 6 rooms 12 00
Hydrant for seven or eight rooms 15 00
Hydrant for nine or fifteen rooms 20 00
Hydrant for each additional
room 50
SAL.UONS.
For drinking Y $15 00
For lager beer 12 00
For billiard - 10 00
Fctr bowling alley 8 00
STORES, SHOPS AND SLEEPING ROOMS.
For dry goods and hardware,
each $ 5 00
For grocery stores 8 00
For liquor stores 15 00
For drug stores 15 00
For blacksmith shops, per forge 5 00
For shoemaker, saddler, harness,
cabinet, wagon, tailor, car
penter, &c., where four per
sons or less are employed -- 5 00
Where over four persons are em
ployed 8 00
For offices 5 00
For banks 8 00
For printing offices 15 00
Fcr physician offices 10 00
For sleeping rooms 5 00
For barber shop—each faucet-- 5 00
SCHOOL IIOUSEsT
For thirty scholars or less $10 00
For over thirty scholars 15 00,
LIVERY- STABLES.
By meter per 1,000 gallons $ 25
PRIVATE STABLES.
Each horse or mule $ 2 50
Each cow 2 00
Each hog 1 00
Each carriage, buggy or spring
washed. 3 00
HOSE ATTACHMENTS.
For sprinkling streets, one-half
width, sidewalks, steps and
windows per front foot 25
For sprinkling yard and garden
and washing walks 10 00
MANUFACTURING, ETC.
For photograh or daguerreau
gallery $12 00
For bakeries 10 00
For soda fountains 8 00
For confectioneries 10 00
For tan yards, per yat 3 00
Eating houses 12 00
Stone or marble yards 8 00
For Drivate dwellings, each ffi fXL
— hotels,
For hotels, boarding bouses, and
public places, each 8 00
WATER CLOSETS.
For nrivate dwellings, each 5 00
For hotels, boarding houses, sa
loons and other public
places, each 10 00
BATHS AND FOUNTAINS.
Rates for sleeping rooms, stores,
etc 8 00
Rates for hotels and boarding
houses, each 12 00
Rates for barber shops, up to two, 12 00
each
Rates for barber shops each ad
ditional 10 00
Fountains 12 00
LAUNDRY.
Each wash tub or machine 10 00
BUILDING PURPOSES.
Stonemasonry each 25 cubit feet 05
Brick-work, 10,000 or less 2 00
Each additional 1000 18
Plastering per hundred yards-- 50
MISCELLNEOUS.
For water per barrel, 40 gallons. 05
For daily average 500 to 1,000,
per 1,000 gallons 50
For daily average 1000 to 200 40
STEAM ENGINES.
Per horse power 4 00
FOUNDRIES MILLS AND ETC.
Foundries, flouring and plaining
mill, rolling mills, railroads
gas works, by meter, for the
first200,000 gallons, per 1000
gallons 25
Over 200,000 gallons, per one
1000 gallons 20
TO BE ASSESSED BY THE BOARD OF COM-
MISSSIONES.
Brick yards, soap factory, candle fac
tory, stock yards or pens, brewing,
theatre or concert hall and all other
purposes not specified.
When more than one branch of bus
iness is carried on in the same premi
ses an assesment will be made for each
branch.
Sec. 32. And be it further ordained,
That ordinances in conflict with the
foregoing are hereby repealed.
The following resolution was adopt
ed :
Ordered, That all arrarages of water
rents up to and includeing the quarter
of 1877 be made due and payable on
or before the 15th day of Feburary,
and that the supply of water be shut
off from all who fail, neglect or refuse
to pay by that time.
Council adjourned.
J. F. Shanklin,
Clerk'of Council.
The power of unscrupulous audacity
is crushed, at last and the spell of its
continued success is broken. Morton,
Logan, Chandler, and the Camerons
will have to yield the leadership of the
Republican party to a purer and better
class of men, and the whole tone of our
political life will consequently under
go a change over which every lover of
his country must rejoice.—Kansas City
Times.
So soon as this matter is settled and
with somebody as President we get in
to smooth water, the first business of
Congress should be to take up the ques
tion of the election of President, as
Senator Morton has so long urged
chould be done, and provide a reaso
nable, intelligent, comprehensive and
coherent plan.—New York Tribune.
The value of a finger has been es
tablished by a New York court, and
the finger is $1,000. James McMahon,
a stevedore, had one of his digits mash
ed to a jelly in loading a barrel of lard,
and brought suit against his employer,
with a verdict as above. The defence
was contributive negligence.
- The Legislature.
Eighteeatll Day’s Proceedings.
SENATE.
. The Senate met at the usual hour,
Mr. Lester presiding.
Mr.Bryan introbuced a bill amend
ing the act providing for the relief| of
indigent and maimed soldiers. .a -
Mr. Hudson—A bill to repeal an act
authorizing county authoriities to |let
out county convicts to the lowest bid
der. i-ih.'i I
Bills on Third Beading. |
The following bills were then read
aud acted upon;
A haja authorizing the Dade county
coal coknpany to call in certain 12 per
cent herds, anp tesue 8 par centho4ds,
and foadther purposes. Passed.
A Bill to incorporate the Ooesananla
and Coos&wattee Steamboat Company.
Passed.-
f
HOUSE.
The morning session was consumed in
discussing the convention bill, which was
passed/and ordered to the Senate.
The House was called to order at
3 P. Mi, by Speaker Bacon.
• Bills ori Third Reading.
To reduce the number of grand jurors
to thirteen. Lost
To alter the law of the lien of judg
ments in this State. Lost.
To alter the law relative to mortgages.
To bear date from record. Lost
To fix the number and per diem pay
of jurors in Whitfield county. Lost.,
To amend the act incorporating the
Northwestern railroad. Passed.
To compel parties obtaining judgments
in justice courts to have them enteired
on the dockets of superior courts. Lbst.
To render females/eligible to -the of
fice of State librarian. Tabled.
Nineteenth Day’s Proceedings.
SENATE.
The Senate met at the usual hdur,
President Lester in the chair.
Senator Shewmake of the committee
on banks reported.
A bill authorizing the Castle Rfick
coal company to reduce its capital
stock, 4nd increase said reduced stock
from time to time—recommending j its
passage.
Also a bill amending the charted of
the Capital Bank of Macon, recom
mending its passage.
Also a bill to amend the charter of
the Bank of Rome—recommending; its
passage
Motions and Resolutions.
Senator Graham offered a resolution
amending the 24th rule of the Senate,
so as to provide for reference of bills to
committee on first reading instead’ of
the second reading.
The Senator explained that he sim
ply desirec^to aavo time. If the com-
aittoFto which the bill wao roio—..a
lsapproveait, It might be arrested on
its first reading, and thus the second
reading done away with.
The following bills were read the
first time:
By Mr. Asbury, of the 23d—To es
tablish a normal department in the
State Agricultural College at Dahlone-
ga, and to further provide for the mil-
lifry feature in said college.
By Mr. Mattox, of the 4th—To
amend an act to prohibit hunting on
the land of another.
By Mr. Reese of the 29th—To amend
section 1649 of the code relative to
fees of solicitors general.
The House bills establishing an in
dependent school system in West Point
and providing for calling a constitu
tional convention were read the first
time.
The bill authorizing the Castle Rock
coal company of Georgia was consid
ered by the Senate in the committee of
the whole and slightly amended, and
on return to regular session, read the
third time and passed.
The bill amending section 598 of the
code was also considered in the com
mittee of the whole, and afterward
taken up and passed.
The bill repealing the law allowing
interested witnesses to testify was read
the third time, and created quite a de
bate between Messre. McDaniel, Harri
son, Black, Bryan, Lester, Bush, and
Cabaniss.
After an elaborate debate the bill was
lost.
The Senate went into executive ses
sion.
The following appointments were
confirmed:
Salem Dutcher, solicitor general of
Augusta circuit; C. B. Hudson, solici
tor general of Southwestern circuit;
C. T. Bartlet, solicitor general of Macon
circuit; Simon W. Hitch, solicitor gen
eral of Brunswick circuit.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order at 10
A. M. by Speaekr Bacon.
Prayer by Rev. John Jones, D. D.,
Mr. Richardson moved to reconsider
action on the bill to fix the number
and per diem pay of jurors in Whitfi eld
county.
Messrs. Mathews of Talbot, Stewart
of Spalding, and Hood opposed the
motion.
The motion did not prevail.
The special order being the contested
election case from Baker county, was
taken up at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Sheffield, of Miller, moved the
adoption of the majority report recom
mending the seating of W. W. Dews.
Mr. Cochran presented the report of
the committee declaring that Mr.*A. L.
Hawes, the sitting member, is entitled
to his seat
The majority report was adopted by
yeas 114, nays 29.
Mr. Kennon offered a resolution that
Mr. A. L. Hawes be paid the per diem
and mileage for the time be has occu
pied his seat, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Carlton, the chair
man of the finance committee, 200
copies of the tax bill were ordered
printed.
On motion, the House adjourned un
til 10 A. M. to-morrow.
Twentieth Day’s Proceedings.
SENATE.
The Senate met at the usual hour
and proceedings were opened with
prayer by the chaplain.
Roll was called and the journal was
read and approved.
Senator Howell moved a reconsider
ation of the action of the Senate on yes
terday in rejecting the bill offered by
Senator McDaniel, which provided for
the repeal of the law allowing patties
in civil suits to testify in their own fa
vor.
A warm debate followed, in which
Senators McDaniel, Howell and Shew
make favored a reconsideration, and
Senators Black, Bryan, Harrison and
Furman opposed it. Upon a vote the
Senate refused to reconsider.
A sealed package for consideration
in executive session was received from
the Governor through his private secre
tary.
The Senate then considered a bill on
its third reading entitled an act to pro
hibit the giving or famishing to any
person any intoxicating liquors on the
day of an election within three miles
of the polls.
On motiqn of Senator Asbury the
bill was amended so as te read “within
one mile of the polls.”
On motion of Senator Asbury the
penalty for the violation of the ordi
nance was made such as is prescribed
in section 4570 of the revised code, and
not in section 431o, as originally stated.
The report of the judiciary commit
tee which was adverse to the passage of
the bill was voted down and the bill as
amended was passed by a vote of 24
yeas to 15 cays.
HOUSE.
Tha house was called to order at 10
A. M. by Speaker Bacon.
Prayer by Rev. W. C. Richardson,
representative fron Whitfield.
Bills on Third Reading.
To exempt from taxation all cotton,
corn and other agricultural products of
the previous year, in the hands of tire
producer on the first of April. Passed.
To amend the act fixing the perdiem
of jurors in Schley county. Amended
by applying its provisions to the coun
ties of Whitfield, Jackson and Clay
ton. Passed.
To amend sections 3419 and 3420 of
the code. Judiciary committee recom
mend a substitute amending the law of
baiL Passed.
To ratify and confirm the orders and
decree of superior courts renewing the
charter of corporations. Passed.
The committee of the whole recom
mended that it pass. The report was
agreed to. The hill was read the third
time and passed.
The Senate took up as the report of
the committee of the whole, a bill to
provide for the selection and compen.
s ition of competent and impartial ju
rors for the trial of cases in which a
county may be a party and for other
purposes.
Tiie committee on the judiciary re
commended its passage with the follow
ing amendments;
Amend section 1st. To strike from
the said section all of the same after
the words “for other purposes.”
Amend by striking from section 1st
after the words “presiding judge,”
these words “on application of the
oratjr ?r Ida counsel in term timeor in
vacation, whose interest is in compli
ance with that of the county,” and in
sert the words „after he shall be satis
fied, in the exercise of a sound dis
cretion, that said case should be tried
by a jury of another county, it shall be
his duty to pass an order to that effect,
in the court where this case is pending,
designating from which adjoining
county a jury shall ba drawn, and then
upon the application of the party or
his counsel, whose sinterests are in con
flict with that of the county where said
case is pending, while he may be hold
ing court in the adjoining county de
signated in said order.” The report was
agreed to. Bill was read the third
time and passed.
The Advantage to be Gained by
Opening the Etowah River.
2b ihe Editor of the Courier:
First, it would procure a cheaper route
through the richest portions of North
Georgia, where, at present, there is no
outlet for the produce, which comprises
a large scope of territory and consists of
one of the largest grain contries South of
the Tennessee river. This section has
been a noted figure iu the illicit distillery
business, requiring the assistance of
United States soldiers. The people
could not be blamed, for they had no
way of transporting the grain; therefore,
it was required to condense the bulk in
order to get it to the railroad. After
passing through this rich and fertile sec
tion, going the Etowah, we come to the
greatest mineral section in the South,
whose treasures lie open to every eye,
waiting transportation. Whole moun
tains of the finest marble in the world
meet the eyes on approaching, making
them dazzle on the setting of the sun,
so grand is the scenery. The vast bed
of pyrites of iron lying there, profitting
no one, when, if we had transportation,
companies could be formed with a few
hundred dollars and make sulphur,
arsenic, oil of vitrol, which would supply
the United States, which supply is now
mostly imported from Europe. We have
vast beds af cloride Magnesia, which, in
the empire State is worth $20 to the ton.
We have, also, vast quantities of asbestos
selenite, mica, heavy spar, porcelain, etc.
On going up the river a little further
towards Dahlonega, we find “ burst up”
of copper ore, which, by analysis under
my observation ranged fromm 10 to 40
per cent. The ore is principally malichite,
and variegated copper pyrites. This rude
ore alone, brought down to Rome, would
establish a branch of business far surpass
ing any business that could be started in
the South. Smelting furnaces in Rome
would then be a necessity for reduction of
copper ore.
Going np the Etowah 20 miles below
Dahlonega, we strike the noble metal re
gion. We have 20 gold mills near and
around Dahlonega, which we can be
proud of, as some of them are as large as
the mill in California. These mills have (
been running 4 fkars with great success,
as 10 of the mills near Dahlonega make
$25,000 a month. There are three mines
—the Jones, Findley and Dry-Hollow
veins—that are half gold. All of these
mills have to be supplied, which is done
with great cost by teamsteriag across 'the
the country.
If the Etowah is ever opened, we can
claim tbat-thf resources of Georgia are
open, which Will make the state take a
front rank/ - Yours, truly,
Jno. D. Hoff, Essayist.
The Fraud in Lousiana.
llow the Return of Vernon Parish was
Fixed for Hayes.
Washington, Jan. 28.—The develop
ments made by the Committee on the
privileges and powers of the House,
with reference to the mutilated condi
tion of the orignal returns placed be
fore the Louisiana Returning Board, is
one of the chief topics discussed here
to-day. The confusion of Kenner on
being confronted with the original re
turn of the parish of Vernon, and his
feigned inability to recognize the eras
ures alterations that appeared on its
face, are more folly accounted for upon
a critical examination of the paper in
question. Without the aid of a mi
croscope, by plaicing the paper up to
the light, the transfer of votes from the
Tilden to the Hayes column is to a
keen eye clarly discernible; but even
with the aid of a miscrocope, which was
placed in his hand, Kenner would not
acknowledge that he could see the
changes which were plainly visible to
the naked eye.
Another proof of the transfer is in
thehandsofthecommittee. Acertified
copy of the orignal return, as filed in
the office of the clerk of the parish, has
been obtained, and was placed side by-
side before the witness with the origi
nal return which was sent to the Re:
turning Board, and which the Board
has refused to produce, the supposi
tion being that it was destroyed to hide
the evidence of their fraudulent delib-
erations-fHence Kenner’s confusion $nd
nervousness upon discovering that it
was in the hands of the committee, and
his refusal to give an intelligent expla
nation of the palpable difference ap
pearing On the face of the two papers.
On the original return, which Went
through the doctoring process while in
the hands of the Board, appears 4 the
word, “compile,” which Kenner recog
nized and acknowledged as being injhis
own hand-writing. He testified that
toe word “compile” was indorsed oh a
return whenever it was unaccompa:
nied by any objection to its being re
ceived as the true and genuine return.
This shows that the alterations may
have been made after the compilation
of the entire vote of the State, when It
was found nessary to overcome the ma
jority of the Tilden electors, - i.
It is claimed by the Board that they
found it necessary to throw out jthe
Votes ofthree precincts—Nos. 1,7. and
10. But how can that be when a cpm-
parson of the two papers referred! to
show that the aggregte vote in aboth is
the same? Futhermore, the testimbny
taken before the Lousiana committee
shows that there never was a more
peaceful election than that in the par
ishes designated on the 7th of Novem
ber last. But the transposition in the
returns, which was supposed to be out
of existence, is unmistakable. In the
mw of numbers ODDOsed Precinct No 7
of the return on file in the office or the
Clerk of the parish, in the Tilden col-
nmn the figures 97 are repeated eight
times, once for every elector. In the
Hayes column the character 0 is repeat
ed eight times, showing that the
Hayes electors did not receive any
votes in this precinct In the mutila
ted returns the figures 97 appear eight
times over erasures in the Tilden col
umn.
The same thing is apparent with
reference to Precinct 19, except that 81
is substituted for 97 and in the certi
fied copy from the Clerk’s office the
figures 3 occurs six times for all the
Hayes electors except Kellogg and
Birch. This makes a total transposi
tion of 180 votes from the Tilden to
the Hayes column.
The real animus in sigling out these
two polls will be brought out in due
time by the committee, the proof being
now in their possession. All the cir
cumstances attending their alterations,
the names of the persons who made
them, when and how they were made
are also in the possession of the com
mittee, and the different members of
the Board will be confronted with them
as they take the witness chair. Ken-
nor’s testimony will be completed to
morrow, and then Gov. Wells will be
called.
As the rottenness of the management
of ihe Security Life Insurance Compa
ny is developed, it becomes more and
more evident that criminal indictment
should be found at once against the offi
cers of the company. And yet they
are said to be honorable men, who
would scorn to fly the country, and
would face a jury with a firm hope in
a speedy acquittal. If this is so, they
certainiy ought to have the opportuni
ty. Meanwhile, the stockholders who
have regularly received their annual
twelve per cent, dividends have been
called upon to refund, though $66,000
is but a drop in the bucket that holds
a deficiency of over two millions. The
latest revelation is that the officials, be
sides their salaries, divided among
themselves a percentage of the gross
receipts, a scheme modelled upon the
Tammany Ring steal. These last dis
coveries have an effect far from sooth
ing on the feelings of the unfortunate
policy holders.
Miss Gail Hamilton says gayly that
her experience with free passes has
been of the most short, slender, and
spasmodic kind, but so far as it has ex
tended it has been one of unalloyed de
light. “ It has always seemed a waste,”
she says candidly, “ to pay money for
going from place to place, because you
want all your money to spend when
you get there. I have never yet re
fused a railroad pass, and, Heaven
helping me, I never will!”
Soon Morton and Cameron and Sher
man will be unknown in the high coun
cils of the nation for their States will
strip them of the honors they have so
unworthily worn; and as justice moves
in the sometimes slow but sure fulfill
ment of her appointed work, the names
of Clayton and Patterson and Dorsey
and West will be forgottonin the char
ity that will teach forgetfullness of the
varied scars bred by civil war.—Phila
delphia Times.
Ben Hill’s election from Georgia will
be satisfactory to the country at large.
He offended the people of the North
with his AndersonviUe speech in the
House, last spring, which Blaine bul
led him into making-, hut that is now.
hurried under the dead embers of - the
last canpaign. He has pulled himself
ahrest of the best men in the country
since then by showing considerably
more partriotism than partyism.—In
dianapolis News.
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The World’s True Heroes.
From the New York Herald.]
Several years ago a great publisher
called ayoung acquaintance to theside of
his dying bed and said to him, “Never
make the mistake of supposing that
the world’s great people arc those who
ate most promiuent. Although I have
known hundreds of distinguished men
and women I have fonnd the truest
goodness and heroism only among poor
obscure, imperfect weak members of
classes of which society knows noth
ing and cares less.” The story of “A
Demented Godiva,” published in the
Herald of yesterday, gives point to this
assertion. A poor woman, as innocent
in her apparent shame as her famed
prototype, proved to be the sole sup
porter of an insane parent, although
the woman herself is demented. The
case may be an extreme one, hut it docs
not stand alone on the record of no
bility of the poor. Iri.fonl city tene
ments and in wretched country huts
there are hundreds of thousands of men
women and, children who destitute of
money, education' genius, intellect anti
even physical strength, are wasting
painful lives for the sole benefit of
those depeiffient upon them, and receiv
ing in return an accumulation of agony
caused by the insufficient results of
their labors. Every one jostle then*;
daily in our crowded streets; shabby
in dress, stooping in gait, halting t.
ungrammrtical in speech, and nninttr\
esting in feature, except when antieipa-rY
tions of new miseries are too great for \ Y
the face to hide, or when the blank-/’''"
ness of dispair shames the pencil off
the greatest artist These people never \
beg; they are almost as silent as the
fates they are conquering even while r .
they themselves arc being overborn; 4
they are utterly let alone by the rich, v 7
the cultured, the intelligent, of whom .
was once written the terrible words, >
“Eyes have they, but they see not.’ ,
And yet suffering, friendless, hopeless,
joyless, except in the dim realization
of their own unselfishness they uncon-
sciously preach sermons compared with
which the greatest pulpit efforts are
idle words. They put to shame the V. 7
heroes of Church and State, and con
vict society of its most enormous and
most inexcusable crime.
What Littlefield Can Tell.
J. N Murphy, of Davenport, la., tes
tified that having recieved a telegram ,
in December, he went in pursuance of
the request contained therein to St
Louis, and there met'Mr. Stealing and
Mr. Littlefield. Littlefield showing to
him a paper from Vernon parish for
inspection, when witness handed it
back to him. Subsequently Stealing
handed the same paper to witness. No
money consideration was paid by the
latter for the paper. Littlefield made
a statement to witness_ about this re
turn, and witness repaired to Spring-
field to consult with Gov. Palmer on
the subject. Littlefield’s statement was
that while the Returning Board was in
secret session, Gov. Wells came into
the clerk’ room, Littlefield being at his
own desk, with the returns from Vernon
parish before him. Gov. Wells reques
ted Littlefield to transpose the vote of
the socond and ninth precincts, and
the reason assigned by him was that
such transposition would elect the
Republican candidates for District
Judge and District Attorney of that
district Littlefield told witness that
transposition was according made by
him. After Mr. Morrison’s committee
had called Wells to testify, Wells said
to Littlefield that there being some
annoyance about the parish of Vernon
there would have to be some change, and
asked Littlefield whether he could not
figure and see whether he could not
nnake 178 votes for those candidates.
Littlefield said he could do it by alter
ing there precints. i, 7 and 10. “Very
well,” said Gov. Weils, “make up the
record, and we will have affidavits pre
pared.” Wells told nim to make a
copy, and certain tally sheets were then
taken by Gov. Wells. Witness went
to New Orleans to verify the statement
which was repeated by witness to Gov.
Palmer. Witness said that he was
present in the committee room during
the time that Littlefield was here.
Littlefield testified that he never receiv
ed any instructions from Gov. Wells,
but he informed witness to the contrary,
saying that Wells did so instruct him.
The Usury Laws.
The usury laws belong to a past age.
The time has gone by when people
failed to recognize the fact that money,
like any other commodity, is worth
just what it will command in the mar
ket, and that its price must be regula
ted by the supply and demand. Ap
peals to prejudice, based on Shakes
peare’s conception of the character of
Shylock,areout of date. Besides, when
Shyloak found some difficulty in ob
taining the letter of his bond, he was
ready enough to beg the return of his
money, without interest, and the most
avaricious loaner would s> on put out
his money at three or f-ar per cent,
when he discovered that he must do
so or suffer it to remain idle and profit
less. The present usury laws offer an
inducement for their evasion which,
few money lenders care to resist, and
the borrowers are made the victims
under the plea of the risk incurred.
They are inconsistent, besides with all
sonnd commercial principles and w-ith
the sense of the business community in
New York. It is time they were remo
ved from the statute books, and, as a
bill to repeal them has been introduced
in the Assembly by Mr. Cowdin, it is
to be hoped that their days are num
bered.—Alew York Herald.
The objection that the bill brings
the judges of the Supreme Court “into
politics”’ has no meaning in reality;
what is ment by bringing a judge “into
politics” is putting him in some posi
tion in which he is exposed to the per
manent actson of party motivis, and
where if becomes a party neccessity
to “control,, him. To bring in a few
of all the judges of the Supreme Court
to decide a particular election is no
more objectionable than it is to have
(pu> warranto cases in court and it is
infact one of the great advantages of
thedroposed plan that by bringing in a
majority of judges, it is to all intents
and proposes a summary quo warranto,
tried before instead of after the cot !,
and therefore removing all probability
ef a contest in the courts afterward* -
The Nation.