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Newspaper Page TextCo.|ptf aud ffiowflgytiaL 3 N SOLI DATED APRIL IQ, 18/0- ,000.1 rates of subscriptions. for TUE WEEKLY. ^ oo - . 1 ®o 50 intbR FOR THE TRI-WEEKLY- CL Resident. noniha > Months If jxot paid strictly tas Vtr.r.KLY Cocsi** fc«TRT-Wl!«Kl.T $6 00. plubs of fivo or more, n advance, tbe price of ill b« $2 50 a year, and copy will ha fur- M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.’ #= TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXI. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1877 NEW SERIES-NO. 24 ice-Pros. Agents. idem. •Prea. Agent. b ! ’ rs [ansae still maintains her loyalty to : Republican party, as it is stated 540,000 were paid its legislators ior ’. TO tes in the late Senatorial election. n examination of the records show ,t the following Senators were all form. printers: Messrs. Cameron, Au- ,ny Ingalls, Sargent, West, Hamlin, B nine, Dawes, ami Piumb, just elected ,m Kansas. ■ It would be a funny thing if Hayes t a to be counted in by forgery and ud, perpetrated by J. Madison Wells, d that for the commission of that ony, J. Madison Wells should he gfnt to the penitentiary. A contemporary heads it column at itoms. “ Clintomania. lne ap- itopriateness of it is tliat tw •- Jp-to-mariia paragraphs without giving igfli;.—Xashville American. [ I n that case A7ep-to-mania would he Sore appropriate. I Talk about rotrenchraent and reform, but the greatest chauee for retrenchment J[ud reform is in our Graud Jury system. As at present constituted it is a humbu and a useless expense. There should he but one Grand Jury and it should hold Sut one week’s session at a term. a The River and Harbor Bill has been Jreported to ‘the House. It appropriates ■5-20,900 to the Coosa river, but, alack- Jaday! in doesn’t mention the Etowah. ■ is it possible that Dr. Felton has gone ; hack on that marble shaft with its touch ing inscription. We rejoice over the Coosa appropriation, and are equally | thankful that the Etowah has i f ignored. I The Convention Bill will doubtless be- I cause a law, and the people will soon be I called upon to select men to fill the im | portant place. Among those suggested in . this county in W. H. Mitchell, a gentle- I man of sound conservative veiws, and : practical statesmanship, lie would be a ! safe man to trust. The responsibilities I of the office will he great and none but ‘ our very best men should he trusted I with it. From Father Taft’s annual report we derive the interesting fact that that the country has recently paid S750 for the portrait of Landaulet A illiams, intend- i to to adorn the walls of the Department - ,,'Y.e suppose thaun djie lime ther Taft all hanging in a row!—AViti York Sun. And what a splendid thing it would be could the artist draw the picture from nature. TALLAIIECA AND THE COOSA 1(1 VIOU. The Talladega, Ala., Mountain Home in speaking ot the hill before Congress fur an appropriation for cleaning tiie Coosa from Greensport to the railroad bridge, asks the merchauts of that city to consider what effect such an enterprise would have upon the prosperity of the town, and iutimates that it would be in jurious to its commerce. Would it not he better to —uuer what .Boot tLo opening of the river to naviga tion would have upon the interests of the farmers and the people of the county in general instead of restricting th quiry to the term. It would he 0! im mense advantage to the farmers of the ricli Coosa valley in Talladega as well as Shelby and St. Clair couuties. It would be an advantage to the towu itself, as by constructing a good road to Collins' ferry it would open a uew route to Rome, and much cheaper than the railroad. Cotton can be hauled from Talladega to Collins’ ferry for 81.00 per bale, and thence shipped to Rome forSl.OO. This compe tition would bring the ralroad to its sense and break the monopoly it now enjoys We hope the people not only of Tallade ga hut of the county will consider the subject and instruct their Representative not to oiler any objection to the appro priation. T11E ELECTORAL COUNT COMMIS SION. If Congress has the right to sav that an election for electors to vote for President and vice-President shall occur upon a certain day, and subject to certain fixed rules and limitations; that tbe persons elected on that day shall meet at certain designated places on a certain day, and in a specified manner cast their votes and then do certain other specified things, does it nut look like the very height of folly, the very quiutesence of assiniuity, to say that the power that hedges in, controls and directs the action of these electors has not autnorty to scrutinize their actions aud conduct in carrying out the law made to govern them ? and if it shall he found that persons have cast votes claiming to be electors when, in truth and in fant, they lack that first great element —that of being chosen by the peo ple—and arc not and never were electors, to throw them out, and let the voice of the people he heard, although some per jured soul may withhold his assent, or should refuse to put his certificate to what he knows to he true, because he does not like the truth? This thought has passed through our miuds while thinking upon the result of the case now being argued and determined before and by the Electoral Count Com mission ; aud we firmly believe that the gentlemen—jurists aud statesmen—who in the main compose that commission,will without hesitation, go behind the certifi cate of any officer when the facts all •how that the certificates had internal— if not infernal—evidence of being a lie, ofirl inf tnn • i Direct Trade. Letter from Hou. Nelson Tift on tlie Si tUect ol a Subsidized Steamship Line—The Question of Direct Trade aud Iminlgra- t.ob Considered. Albany, Ga., January ~ 1, 1377. Hon. A. V. Adams, Atlanta, (»’«., Aietn- ber or the Home of Representative* from Chatham Count j: Bear Sin— i received your letter re- juesling a statement of tny vi- the propriety of granting c and let the right prevail. :s relu- ubsidy by the State to a steamship company, to run between Savannah and Liver pool, as a means of promoting direct trade and immigration. The scheme in substance, as stated hi the annual message of Coy. smith; is that Mr. J. D. Gartner, of New York, propose*, “That the legislature shall secure to him, by an act, the sum of 8110,000 in gold per annu: “^ or in consideration of this subsidy, he will contract to run between Savannah and Liverpool, stopping at Queenstown as occasion may require, a first-class steamer each mouth, ur oltoner il the trade should warrant, adapted to the service and fitted for first-class ns well is fur steerage pasiengt rs. That he will carry steerage passengers or immi grants for three pounds, ten shillings each, which is about one-half the us ual fare between European port and New York, and that he will commence the service as soon as secured and the details for running the line completed. The sum of the proposition is that the people of Georgia snail he taxed 800,000 per year ior three years, or $180,000, in gold, for twelve trips of a steamer each year, which will atlord an oppotunity to those who wish to trade with Europe, or to biing immigrants thence by this route to do so. I do not thiuk that such an appro priation of the public money would bring any adequate compensation to the Stale or to the people. From 1850, when a subsidy was first proposed for the “Belgic-Ameriean steamship company,“ down to lSi-1, it was a common belief among the people of Georgia and the whole south, that we were prepared lor a profitable iLr-jct trade with Europe, and that the only obstacle was a want of r. line ol steam ships running direct between our own and foeeign ports. In 1874 this theory was sufficiently tes ted by experiment to demonstrate its fallacy and silence its advocates, “♦ least for the present. Under theauspicesof theCenlr .. ,• ul- road of Georgia, a large and mo-; pre fect combination ot southern a-c wes tern railroads, united atrfavan.-ah with au ocean steamship combination li New York, to aud from L.v r H . the interior of the south and west weri- cheaper than the rates of New York to the same points. The custom dutiis on goods from Liverpool to interior of the south aud west were provided to be paid by the agents of the line either in New York or Savan nah, or the goods could be held in bond at either place until wanted by the owner, and it.- n lie forwarded without extra change for freight—the freight aud duties to lie paid by the owner of me goods to the company on delivery of the goods. This “Liverpool, Savannah and Great Western Line” was formed in the li>* ter part of 1374, has been, ---“ling weekly ever since, ary 1 exists to-day without subside -a c °st to the public, j, .. oetter line than that proposed by Air. J. S. Gartner, and than it is not be ing used for the purpose for which it was formed, demonstrates the fact that the proposed monthly line, for which we are invited to he tux c 1 $00,001.) per year in gold, would not be used for im portation, and would, for that purpose, he utterly worthless to the people of Georgia. Again, in 1874, the grangers of Geor gia organized a direct trade company, under most favorable circumstances, with our piesent worthy Governor as President. Subscriptions, in small sums, for a large araouut were made. An office ol the company was opened in Savannah, and an experienced Charleston merchant wan sent as agent of the company to attend to the business at Liverpool. With all these favorable circumstances the compa ny failed to get enougu direct trade to pay expenses; the Liverpool ageut was called home; the Savannah office was closed, aud I believe that most of the cap ital was lost in this unfortunate effort to demonstrate in practice the mistaken theories in which the company originated. Again, every year a large number of steamships and sail vessels trade betweeu Liverpool and other foreign ports and Sa vannah. Taking 1873 as an average, the shipping from foreign ports entered at Savannah was 17J,4(iO tons, and the hipping cleared fur foreign ports was 100,711 tons. The value of the exports by these vessels to foreign ports was $26,- 850,275, and the value ot imports only SS90.664. There being little demand in Savaunah or the State of Georgia or the importation of foreign goods, at asy rate of freight, the vesselsengag.nl in inis for eign trade are forced to purchase ballast of rocks, or coal, or salt, for their inward trip, aud depeud tor their profit ou the out going cotton ireights. Those vessels are making two or three hundred trips a year between Savannah ami Liverpool and otherforeign ports, wilhoutsubsidy. Why, then, should the people of Georgia be taxed 800,000 for one trip more per month, ami with no advantages which are not already furnished by others without cost to us The next questions for consideration are— First. Is the State of Georgia or the city of Savannah prepared to receive and provide for the sick aud destitute, as well as the healthy, who may come at our invitation ? Second. Can we furnish profitable employment for those who come? Third. Will the people of Georgia be sufficiently compensated for the proposed tax of §180,000, in the in crease of population, to be brought from foreign countries by the proposed line ? I would answer each of these ques tions in the negative. First When the State of Georgia shall, by the proposed appropriation, give a formal invitation to the popula tion of Europe to come to Georgia and find homes and employment, she will assume the moral responsibility of pro viding not only homes and labor for the well, but she must provide homes for the destitute men, women and children, and hospitals for the sick at a cost of many thousands of dollars, New York is the only city and State on this side of the continent Vihere proper preparation has been made for the reception and care of immigrants. A glance at the report ot the “Commis sioners of Emigration of the State of Yi-’V York” Would interest our le isl.i- tors. Here tive-s.ici.tiu> »t' tin-immi grants to the LL.i'.ii states land, are taken cure ol aiui distributed to different parts of the Union. The sick are pro vided for in hospitals suited to their respective diseases, and the destitute are supported uutil they are supplied with work, and this care and provision is continued for five years from the time of landing. In answer, then, to the first question, we may say without doubt that neither is Georgia or Savannah prepared to re ceive and provide for those who might come, nor to make the necessary . ex penditure to meet the responsibilities which Georgia would assume in the passage of the proposed act. Second. If all else was right, could we furnish profitable employment to such immigrants as might come by our subsidized line ? No. We do not give profitable employ ment to all of our citizens, and the consequence is that thousands of both white and black have gone and are go ing to other States. Let us first arrange to keep Georgians employed at home, instead of permitting them to leave, and then taxing the people to bring less valuable citizens to fill their places. Many a white citizen is idle for want of a mule, or meat, or other compar atively small aid, or for wages which would support his family, and hun dreds of negro laborers are passing out of the Suite to Florida this present month. They could have been retained at $10 per month and rations, but could not get it. Can we expect to employ foreign labor for less? Let us see: The commissioners of immigration New York have connected with their “landing depot,” at Castle Gar den, a “labor exchange,” by mean3 ol which, according to the report of the commissioners for 1S72 employment was procured for 82,592 emigrants of whom 23,324 were males and 9,268 were females. Of the_ malee3,787 were maehanics, and 19,511 agrtcul- _ tural and common laborers. Ot the females, 408 were skilled laborers, and 8,SCO were ordinary domestics. This was accomplished by 'he tree market for emigrant labor winch was main tained at Castle Garten—neither ent er nor emploi i <l ocing charged tor , i, t . r ind circulars ' U..!•»., and among tued for this lafioi about 82.5() i 'to ITpof rlSfitiA 1 ff8!E 810 to 820 per week, without hoard, and from 810 to 830 per mouth, with hoard varying with different occupa tions. Farm laborers ranged from 85.53 per month in January, gradually rising to 823.75 in July, aud theu falling to 89 in December, all with board. Monthly labor of female dpT. "*'? ranged from S9.50 to S10 V V’ llh board The wages of - --^ laborers aver- ao e d do-- ' a “ le year Sb/0 > mthout take care of themselves, and to aid in the development and share in the prof its of these new agricultural industries. Of this class of citizens we cannot have too many, and thousands of them from the middle and northern and western State will be ready to come to Georgia, when they shall have learned of the certain security of person and property under our laws, the chi imess of our lands, the capabilities of <-';r soils ""d climate for profitable sgricidnire and willingness to receive tnem as m igubors and friends. ‘ It will be in the power of the legtsla ture and of every citizen to render 3ome aid, by the removal of impediment, or by advice or example, in bringing about these results and promoting the prosperity of the State. Very respectfully, Nelson Tift. bte Legislature, hteenth Day’s Proceeding*. Our Deaf and Dumb. A Card From Senator Perry—In tbe Slate Asylum for Deaf Mutes Properly Man aged!—W bat the Chairman of the Joint Committee Think** T SENATE. The S*iate met this morning at the us ual hour,and was opened with payer by the chaplain. The rofl was nailed for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were ottered: ' j By Mr. Brewster—A bill to amend men 3759 ut the code of 18/5. . By Mr. Cody—To onavgB.iUe Uuie ot the meeting ot the legislature. The hoar of 11 o’clock having arrived, the Senate took up tbe special order the day, viz :j-A bill to prohibit the giving or furn'shiog intoxicating liquors on the days of election in this State. Mr. ^hbury offered the following amendments, which were agreed to: Amend by striking out 4310 of the code io the 2d section and insert section 5470 of the cote. .. , ..... „ Also, strike out the words within 6 miles of ah election precinct,” and insert a v-t.tiin cme mile ef any city, town, or elation precincts where elections may be sod in any county in the State. Mr. McDaniel moved to amend by in serting in the 14th line of the 1st section after the word *’ quantity” the words “for the purpose of influencing votes,” which was agreed-to. The bill as amended was ploy t .*ny service—a to all parts ol The wages Of the whole number diseased of, Georgia, after earnest solicitation, took twelve males! Aud the whole secret is menifat in the prices obtained for the la bor of these people—they received more wages elsewhere than Georgia could af ford to pay. The facts show that the proposed tax of S ISO,Out) in gold be wrung from the struggling tax-payers of Georgia, will be to ttiem a worthless expenditure, and, to immigrants who may be induced to come at our invitation, a cruel delusion. If any Georgian desires to employ for eign labor let him send an order to the su perintendent of the Castle Garden Labor Exchange, New York, giving description, nationality, sex, quality, etc., of the per sons wanted, and he will he able to get precisely what he wants, quicker and cheaper than in any other way. And if any Georgian desires to import goods di rect from Liver|>ool let direct his corres pondent, or send his order aud money to Messrs. Baring Bros. & Co., with direc tions to ship his goods by the White Star Line via. the Empire Line to the care of tbe ageut of the Central railroad, Sa vannah, Ga., under agreement of R. J. Cortes, for the White Star Line, and Wm. R. Garrison, lor the Empire Line, under date of New York, October 1, 1874- and he will get his goods cheaper and quicker than by any other route, and without tax- his fellow citizens for the result. The exception to this rule would be that a vessel coming direct, to Savannah for cotton would generally take the freight as ballast fora mere nominal sum. The climate and soil of Georgia are adapted to the profitable giowth of the productions of almost all other countries, and the trouble with us is that the great mass of our agriculturists cannot yet get out of the old slave-time ruts of planting Cotton, the most expensive crop made, is relied upon to buy nearly all we need ; and thus our lands and stock are worn out in a ceaseless round of yearly efforts to make a living and keep the sheriff from tne door. With such a system of agricul ture it is impossible, as a rule, with some exceptions, for tbe planter to pay liberal wages or to make a fair profit upon his planting. With great industry and econ omy some are thriving even with this bad system of agriculture. But what we want is general thrift aud prosperity, and this can only be attained by a change of our system of agriculture, which is the foundation and qualifying substance of our other industries. We want to diversify our agricultur al and other pursuits—raise everything as far as possible, which we and our non-producing neighbors need, and let cotton be our surplus crop ; rest and fertillize our exhausted land; raise horses, cattle, sheep, swine: make but ter and cheese; improve and beautify our homes, and sorround them with the grains and grasses, the orchards and Vineyards and gardens, the fruits and nuts and vegetables and flowers of al most every clime, making our glorious old State a very paradise on earth. This is no exaggeration of our capa bilities. Some of our planters are al ready moving in this direction, and they want in common with all Geor gians, good citizens from other States with means sufficient to buy homes and A pill to prohibit judges, ordinaries and justices of the peace from presiding in cases in which their sons are interested as counsel was reported advised by the committee on internal improvements. Report was agred to and the bill was lost. A bill to amend an act incorporating the northwestern railroad company was read the seoonn time. The committee on the military recom mended the passage of a bill to amend section 1036 of the code. Report was agreed to aid the bill was passed. The Seaate then adjourned until to morrow at gn o’clock. { HOUSE. The Hotse was called to ordei at 10 A. M. bv Speaker Bacon. Prayer ky Rev. W. C. Richardson, representative from Whitfield. mu on First Reading Mr. Cox Troup—To make it lawful for treasures to pay insolvent costs of solicitors general, clerks and sheriffs out of any funds not specially appopriated.' Referred ti judiciary committee. Mr. Pilcier—To amend the laws rela tive to liablty of railroads for killing stock. Rehrred to the judiciary commit tee. . ... Mr. Fort—To change the lines between the couutie o*' Lee and Sumter. Ifa ferred to eqpmitte to new counties county linet . . . Also, to require * „ lic-DttW at Sd.00 in each c.un- ty In wbichtheydo business. Referred to iudiciarf*» mmI,tee - _ To amem article 5 section 9 of the 2-uiioiH U tio«Hhy making the offices^ of lU> TVi re.,Hv' ■ n . eacl: providing fur^ttre . ilnlettion of agricultural stat istics. Thescmmittee on agriculture reported adwrsarv to the passage ot the bill. Mr. Stew ft* of Taylor, moved to disagree to tie report of the commit tee. The rtport was agreed to by yeas 74; nays 32. - To allow lenry King aud John An derson, of iJnion county, to peddle without lichse. The finance commit tee reportetad verse to its passage Mg. Haralson mved to disagree to the rej- port of the bmmittee. The report was agreed to ad the bill lost. Mr. Wad—To allow the firing of woods on trpentine farms in Screven and Bulloo counties. Referred to ju diciary coimittee. ; Also, toaake it a fejoriy to carry off cotton, cor or other -produce on the farm of anther in the night time. Re ferred toie judiciary committee. Mr. Hod—To abolish the office of public pnter and confer its duties on the stateiibrarian. Referred to the commitu on finance. Also, tan corporate the Grand Lodge Knights / Honor. Referred to com mittee on corporations. ffr. Mfler—To amend the act regu laing thf leasing out of penitentiary • cnyicta. Referred to committee oi. pnitentiaiy. ' v. - - . Air. Candler—To amend sections 1, 29 and 1,431 of the code. Referred to udiciary committee. Mr. Grant—To abolish absolutely the Jndiciary committee reported adverse to the passage of the bill. Report agreed to and the bill lost. To amend section 3,071 of the code. Judiciary committee reported adverse to the passage of the bill. Report dis agreed to and the bill passed for the third reading. To allow land owners to forbid hunt ing on their premises aud to fix a pen alty thrref >r. Ti >- judiciary commit tee reported v■■■■ — to 'he passage «; the btlL Repel agreed ... aud the »•* i lost. To ameud section 1991 of the code. Judiciary committee reported adverse to the passage of the bill. Report agreed to and tbe bill lost To amend section 4386 of the code. Judiciary committee reported adverse to the passage of the bill. Report agreed to and the bill lost To declare the discharge of employ ees before the expiration of their term of service cheating and swindling. Withdrawn. To amend section 4763 of the code. Judiciaay committee reported adver sely to the passage. Report agreed to and the bill lost. A number of tbe bills were read the second time, and passed to the third reading. Twentieth Day’s Proceedings, SENATE. Senate met at the usual hour this momins and was opened with prayer by the chaplain. Roll was called and the journal was read and approved. A message from the House was here received and announced that the House had passed a number of bills in which they asked the concurrence of the Sen ate. Mr. Howell, chairman of the com mittee on the judiciary’ made a report, which was read. Mr. Perry, chairman of the commit tee on education, made a report, which was read. Mr. O’Daniel, chairman of the com mittee on the lunatic asylum, made a report, which was read. A n.umber of bills were read the second time and passed on to a third reading. The judiciary committee recommend the passage of a bill to amend tbe act for the relief of maimed and indigent soldier. Report was agreed to and the bill passed. The committee on internal improve ments recommend the passage of a House bill to amend an act to incorpor ate the Northwestern railroad n *r« l was agivett io and the bill was passed. A number of bills were then read the .econd time, and passed to a third read me. The roll was called for the introduc- uin of new matters, and tbe follow ing bills were oflerd : By Mr. Perry—To establish a de partment of ins'iiance in Georgia. Re ferred to the finance committee. The following bills relating to the hiettlriK? a li u 1 1 l'i c.it'a' read the committee. To amend second s-ct on of articl s second of the consti u io i. To amend the Constito un of the State. On motion, the rules were suspended for the purpose of introducing the fol lowing bill which was offered by Mr. Rrt-W-itPP nnrl ra'nprarl * l. „ To the Blilor of the Constitution: It is a new departure from sc'* h ®?“ custom, when a husband p^ces ‘iis wife in the van. and retire* the rear, while his w^ fights tbe battle f °Such however appears to be the cour age displays by the stenart of the Deaf and Dumb Institution. My education, and natural respect for women and particularly for so ex cellent a lady as Mrs. Qullian is repu ted to he, will not sanction any criti cism from me, upon her communica tion in yesterday’s Constitution. But I will deal with the facts in the v;ase at issue between tbe state and the present manage of Deaf and Dumb In stitution. ... ' The facts are these: A joint com mittee from the Senate and House of Rrpresentatives, on the 50th of Jaauray visited the institution. It was not _a clandestine visite,” as it was made in the open day. Doubtless, it was not antscipated by the Stewart, and such was the intention of the committee. They held aud still hold that the in stitution should at all limes be in a condition to receive visitors. It it is not so kept at all times, then the per sons responsible for its management are not properly discharging their du ties. The visit of the committee was for the purpose of examining into the af fairs of the institution ? , The committee made a thorough personaly investigation of the build ings, the condition ot the department, the maiiaer in which the suits are pro vided with beding, clothing, supplies mi - mil matron, several of present during this investigation. ties fee corn'mifee ihtt IfiTiaSsbaJtd examined a large number of witnesses including two of tbe teac.; rs, and number of citizens residing near th institute. ,, In addition to th«f * Tt? , , . ■ , i -uinber ot letters and affidV - Parents who had chil- a cn in the institution, are in the hands of the committee. The editorials which have appeared in the constitution have reflected the sentiments of tbe committee. The sta- tisticts are from the published official reports of the stewart. I have seen no evidence of any sel fish purpose on the part of any one fa voring the bill recommended by the committee. The only evidence of sel fishness that has come to light is on the part of the management, which, it appears, has allowed some personal predilection for the present stewart to control them in upholding a system, and an administration of the domestic department of the institution which have for veare been a discredit to the state, and grossly unjust to the unfor tunate persons for whose benefit the institution was founded and is main* tained by the state. It will not do, either, for the friends of the present administration to talk of economy in the management, The report of the institution for 1870 shows that with an average attendance of sixty-six mutes the expenditures for the support of tbe institution was S12,- 015 45. For the twelve months end ing June 30th, 1876, the report shows an average attendance of43,26,100 mutes department of agriculture. Referred to an expenditute of 316,442 07. Withcommittee on agriculture, every class of supplies at greatly re- Also, to abolish absolutely the office duced prices, the report of 1876 yetof State geelogist. Referred to coin shows, with less than 44 mutes to sup-mittee on geological bureau, port, an expenditure of §4,426 92 mon Also, to abolish the State board of than was expended in 1S70 when 6(health. Referred to judiciary commit- mutes were in attendance. tee. . i If the State is to support the insti Also, to fix the per diem of officers tutiou the committee are of opinic*' and members of the general assembly that it will be better to have it man-Referred to finance committee, aged in the interest »f th« unfonunate Mr. Hillyer—To.give justice to the mutes, and not in the interest of per- peace and notaries public ex-officie jus- =ons who whatever their merits, arel\ ce of the peace in 1026th and 1232th not, as the records show, competent to Mstricts of Fulton county general and execute the trusts heretofore confideacurrent jurisdiction. Referred to ju- tothem. ficiaiy committee. I think the facts already published Mr. Moses—For the mutural protec- Private secretary, are amply sufficient to satisfy the leg-ion of purchasers and vendors of fer- . Tbe bonr of 11 o’clock having are islature that there is a necessity for the-ilizers, and punish fraud in fertilizers. nved tbe Senate took up as the special reform thejoint committee haverecom-Referred to judiciary committee. ' ” K: " * ” ' '* mended. T. J, Perky, Mr. Harden—To amend the act in- Chairman Senate Committee on Deahorpoiating the Direct Trade Union Pa- and Dumb Asylum. Irons of Husbandry. Referred to com- Senator Perry having shown me i*Mttee on corporations, communication for the Constitution, Mr. Owenby—To provide for the col- wish to add my unqualified indors lections of insolvent criminal costs in ment of what he has written. cases stricken and transferred. W. H. Pilcher, Chairman House Committee Brewster and referred to the commit tee on the judic’ary: To provide for the taking of testimo ny to be used as evidence on trial of civil cases, etc. Rules were suspended, and Mr. Wil son, chairman of the committee on the military, offered a resolution that the board appointed by the governor to re vise that part of the constitution rela- tins to volunteers, be allowed, to make their report at the next session. Several house bills were read the sec ond time and passed to a third reading. . A bill to allow a waiver of home stead in the State was reported adver sely by the committee on the judicia- ry. It was moved that the report be dis agreed to. Upon this motion there was a discussion, in which Messrs. Harrison, Bryan and Shewmake, fa vored the adoption of the committ’s adverse report, and Messrs. Howel and McDaniel opposed it. Pending this discussion, the Senate adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o’clock. Twenty-Fourth Day's Proceedings. SENATE. The Senate met this morning at tbe nsuol hour, and after prayer, roll call and the reading of the journal the dis cussion on the bill to authorize a form al waiver of the homestead was re sumed. Mr. McDaniel having the floor. The amendment of Mr. McDaniel to strike out all in the second section af ter the words “for the payment of such debts,” was adopted. The bill, as amended, passed by a vote of 21 yeas to 13 nays. A sealed communication from the Governor was here received through The Col. Pickett who tried to jb the part of negotiator with the De>- reatsfor Maddox and Wells is diserd by the Washington Capital as a “» gaunt man. with a once auburn ipk of stiffhair, sprinkled with gray,,He his beard, of the same tint, thrush- self upon the world in a defiant f of manner that is in keeping witlieel jray eyes that, behind glasses, ‘Ma iled rifled cannons casemated fqtion He was celebrated at one time Lav ing driven a rather hard bargrwith this Adminiftration in the sal? cer tain papers known as the rebephives. Zacbt riah Chandler got a /got in his head to tbe effect that f docu ments contained damagingflations concerning Horace Greely, A * can didate for the Presidency.by refer ence, to said doenmentsjee then made in the presence of tlfecretary, carries that gentlemen te for his re volver.” , , . . «— Refer red to judiciary committee. To exempt from taxation home made and home manufactured house hold and kitchen fornature to the a- mount of 8200. The finance commit tee reported adverse to the passage of the bill Mr. McDonald moved to dis agree to the report of the committee. The report was agreed to and the bill lost. To exempt from taxation all maimed, crippled, disabled or wound ed soldiers, or their widows and or phans, or the widows and orphans of, those killed in the war, or who died in the’service of the coniederato States to the amount. of^oOO. The finance com mittee reported advene to tbe passage of the bill. Mr. McDonald moved to disagree to the report of tbe committee The .report of the committee was agreed to and the bill was lost . To proventfrand in the ballot Ju- diesary committee reported advene to the passage of the bill Report agreed to and the bill lost To amend section'4,570 of the code. order, a bill to provide for the fixed compensation to be paid tbe comptrol ler-general for his services in connect tion with insurance companies. The comittee on finance recommended its passage. A substitute offered by Brewster was lost The bill was favored in a speech by Mr. Reese, and was approved by Mr. Brewster. - Mr. Sbewmske offered an amend ment, that the proposed additional sal ary should be made dependent on the fees received from the insurance com panies. Agreed to. Mr. Wessalowski offered an amend ment requiring the comptroller to send a competent man to the home office of each company to ascertain if their rep resentations are correct The amendment was lost The bill was then read as amended. Mr. DeBoee offered an amendment fixing the compensation of the comp troller for his services in connection with insurance companies at 81,250. Mr. Cody offered an amendment to fix the compensation at 500. In the discussion of these amend ments, Messrs. Cody, Howell, DuBoee, Shewmake, Reese and Furman took part Mr. Godfrey called the previous question, which was called. The ques tion was put, and Mr. DuBose’s amend ment was [adopted by 21 yeas and 13 nays. Mr. Cody withdrew his amendment The report was agreed to, and the bill was passed as amended. The Senate then went into executive session and confirmed the following appointments of the goyernor: J us. L. Williams, judge of Bryan coun ty court. ‘.i Andrews, judge of Morgan -urt. 1’ ce x McCarthy, judge of Glenn county court R. W. H. Neal, judge of McDuffie county court W. T. Jones, judge of Dougherty county court A discussion ensued after the Senate returned to the open session upon the fixing of the convention bill as a special order for some day. ' Mr. Felton moved to make it the special order next Monday. Lost Mr. DuBose moved to make it the special order forto-morrowatll o’clock which motion prevailed. Bills were then read the second time, and the Senate adjourned to 10 o’clock to morrow HOUSE. The House was called to order at 9 A. M. by Speaker Bacon. Prayer by Rev. John Jones, D. D. chaplain. Bills on First Reading. Mr, Marshall—-To amend the act au thorizing either party in possessory warrant cases to give notice of certio rari. Referred to judiciary committee. Mr. Miller—To encourage stock rais ing in this state. Referred to com mittee on agriculture. Mr. Frederick—To amend section 2,- 040 of the code. Referred to commit tee on agriculture. Mr. Moses—To amend section 7656 of the code by striking out the clausee making females ineligible to hold civil office. Referred to judiciary commit tee. Also, to provide for maintaining tbe Georgia orphan school by a lottery. Re'ened to judiciary committee. Mr. Hood—To repeal the act to equitably adjust the chums of the col ored race for a portion of the proceeds of the agricultural land scrip, and to provide for a normal school for colored people. Referred to committee on ed ucation. Mr. Fort—To protect sherifis and other levying officers in sale of property. Re ferred to judiciary committee. Also, to amend the act amending the ebartez of Amp.rip.no. Referred to jadi- ciary committee. Mr. Sheffield, of Miller—Tc change the rule of evidence relative to letters of administrationand guardianship. Refer red to judiciary committee. ‘ Also, to change the law relative to the distribution of estates. Referred to the judiciary committee. Mr. Adams, of Chatham—To amend section 3845 of code. Referred to judi ciary committee. «*?•!& V *tax C Jor 18V 5ana"i'oTC? "gj ten J i noauce committee. Mr R issell—To amend section 4875 : 'he • de. Referred to finance com- mi • . wn, of Upson—To appropriate SoOU to e.o Thomaston high school. Re ferred to committee on education. Mr. Richardson—To prevent drunken, ness and provide a penalty therefor. Referred to committee on agriculture. Mr. Whittle—To prescribe how luna- ti'*, epileptics, idiots and demented ine briates may be admitted to and dis charged from the lunatic asylum. Re ferred to committee on lunatic asylum,, j This bill was then taken up, discussed, amended, and the report of the commit tee disagreed to, by yeas 71; nays 89. The bill was lost by yeas 69; nays 90. Resolutions. Mr. Bloodwo.-th offered a resolution re questing the finance committee to report back at once all bills and resolutions for reduction of salaries of members of the General Assembly and the salaries of the public officers. Tabled. LUNATIC ASYLUM. Thejoint committee on lunatic asylum made report. There are 613 inmates. There are many lunatics confined in jail for want of accommodation. They re commend that ample provison be made for theaccommodation of lunatics. They condemn the carelessness which resulted in a loss of 825,000 by-fire, and thtaV a steam engine should be purchased. They think the law relative to admission defective. The recommend the following appropriations : E orco ?) 81000 00 For walls, etc 5000 00 Rebuilding laundry 9000 00 Piping 1000 oo bteam engine 2000 00 Medicine 1200 00 Two bnildings, 100 rooms... 5000 00 Water closets 200 00 Instruments, etc 300 00 General appropriations 97000 00 10 per cent for additional pa- tiente 19750 00 Claim of McElfresh & Co — 57119 CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING One tquaro one month.. Ons squat* Urns months......, One sqnsrs six months One squats twelve months™™. One-fourth column one month...... Ono-fourth column three months.. One-fourth column six months... One-fourth column twelve months., One-hslf column ons month.™. One-h&lf column three months...... One-hslf column six monthe........ Ono-hslf column twelve months™, One column one month.™™....™. One column three monthe.™. One column iix mnethe One column twelve months.™...., 4 CO 5 (0 11 CO SO CO 10 00 so 00 so 00 to 00 so 00 St 00 00 00 104 00 so 00 00 00 104 00 100 00 The foregoing rstee are for either Weekly *r Tri-Weekly. Whes published in both papers, 50 per ceat. additional upon table rate*. How a Forger Paid Evarts. Utica {.V- T.) Herald.] The most clever forgeries which had beep ever known, up to the time of their occurrence, were those of Monroe Edwards. This man really possessed commercial genius, and had he devoted himself to legitimate business he would have become a merchant prince. He preferred fraud, however, and l ore ti,e consequ-tices. It is ihirt\-:Vmr‘‘yt:us since Monroe Edwards was convicted. William M. Fvarts was then a your.g lawyer, and was retained in the defen ce. It is said that he got his pay in a forged check. Edwards had great per sonal elegance and grace cf manners. He went to England with forged lelta: s from Daniel Webster, traveling is J ,i 0 P. Caldwell. The aristocracy welco ed him to their festal hells, and he ac tually borrowed £1,000 to return with. In this city he forge& 825,000 on Brown, Brothers & Co., and by three clever forgeries in Philadelphia he raised 866,000 more. His trial in this city was the occasion of James Watson Webb’s duel with Tom Marshall. The latter was one of tho counsel for the defense, and made severe reflections on Webb, who challenged him and got a bullet in his leg. Edwards was senten ced to Sing for five years, and died be fore the expiration of the sentence. Hunting fob Ancestors.—A yery searching investigation was carried on a few years ago in tbe north of England by two families who were searching up their respective ancestry. The strife was great between them, each one de termining to look back into antiquities further than the other. One of the fam ilies, whose name was Spencer, em ployed an artist to paint an historic scene, representing the building of the ark and the loading of the snip by Noah and his sons with its multifarious and various cargo. On the gang-plank leading to the deck of the ark, two men were seen rolling up a large box, on one side of which was painted in large lettere, “Relics, insignia, and papers be longing to the Spencer family.” This was considered a coup d'etat hard to bear^but the other family, determined not to be ontdone in the antedilnvinn pretenses of their name, prepared, at great costand research, a record of their antiquity. In describing the exploits of one of their ancestors at a very early day, who was represented as a man of some authority, this remarkable Pas sage occurs: “During this year Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise.” Celia Logon explains the origin of the phrase, “Wake me up when Kirby dies.” Kirby was the leading man of the old Chatham street Theatre, and al though a good actor of his type, and a favorite with the boys, he maae no es pecial fame until a melodrama was pro duced, entitled “Mike Martin,” in which he played the character of Thun derbolt. It fell to his lot to be shot on the roof of a house. When he received his death-wound he leaped from the rno . t . ttie stage. In order to make a realistic effect he concealed in his sleeve a.small sponge soaked with red paint. •1 hen the shot was fired he instantly clapped this sponge to his forehead, and the red drops running over his face gave theappearance ofaghastly wound, and that, coupled with his bold lein and well-acted death ; • • - sensation. H compelled to diu over again, inu ooj 3 would often drop to sleep in the earl" part of tiie play with a request to a companion to wake them up when Kirbv died. Total— $132 551 19 On motion two hundred copies were ordered printed. Bills on First Reading. Mr. Stokeley,_ from the committee on reduction of judicial circuits report ed that there was great inequality ot labor in the circuits, and they were of the opinion that the judicial circuits could be reduced without detriment to the public. The committee reported a ml I trt fiw 4lw* t • r The Southern Inclination. — A milder swell of large proportions ha3 suc ceeded the cold wave with its awful suffer ings. Yet there is no diminution of the South inclination which the arctic blasts gave ns of the frozen North, and the tide of travel southward in pursuit of health, happiness and homes is stronger than ever before at this season of the year. The crowded railways and steamers, and the constant calls for information regarding every section of tbe South, prove this. Our extremity thus becomes the true Southern opportunity. Let the South make the uicst of it, and perpetuate it by every means, of making known her re sources and her good intentions and good deeds—pai chment and others—to all hon est comers—and there can be no estimate ° F the amount of good these cold spells at the North may do her and “ all of us.’ -AT. Y. South, ; ’ Bankrupt Again.—J. B. Ford it Co., Beecher’s publishers, will never get over tbe effects of the great Brooklyn scandal trial. Having failed to carry ont the terms of their compromise with their creditors, they have gone into bankruptcy a second time. They now offer thirty cents on a dollar, in sixteen monthly installments, to their creditors. In tne list of assets appears Mr. Beech er’s contract to write the “Life of Christ/’ indorsed “value uncertain.” Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is one of the largest creditors. That trial knocked a good many things “higher than a kite,” and the end ip not yet. Swiss Watches.—The decline in the importation of Swiss watcl.i s is one of the most striking incidents in the in dustrial. revolution which has followed the panic of j872. In 1872 we receiv ed 366,000 watches from Switzerland ; the number imported has since de creased annualfy, until last year, ac cording to tbe telegraphic report, it fell to 76,400. This result is traceable mainly to our rapid progress in watch making, which gives our factories coin- bill to fix the judicial circuits. ™ . - Mr. Stokeley moved to su-mend the “ and ° f ‘“ e f I?“e market, and ena- rules to read the first time. 1 bIe8 f hem roll.from 20,000 to 30,000 Messrs. Allred and Black opposed the motion to suspend, and Messrs. Robson and Whittle in favor. The motion to suspend did not prevail. Bills on Third Reading. To abolish the office of principal keeper of the penitentiary. Commit tee reported adverse to passage of the bill. Lost To repeal the act creating a State board of health. The committee on agriculture recommend that it so tv»»« Tabled. 1 To provide for the appointment of school trustees in sub-districts in each county. Passed. . To repeal section-4 of the set amend ing the revenue lawBof this State The finance committee recommended a sub stitute, which was agreed to, and bill To alter and define the fees of justices of the peace, notaries public and con- watches yearly in Europe and A'iz- tralia. . Persia at length sends forth an utt< r- ance on the Eastern question to the ef fect that she will maintain a pno : ‘:c policy tow ards Turkey unless Rtfafa- pressure i severe, which r. a ,‘o rather than yield any more terntv; Russia she will, upon the demand of that power, give the Asiatic Turks some trouble. Mrs. Irene House, of New Jersey, who shot her husband, the well-known divorce lawyer, is confined in the Asy lum at Trenton, and has- been pro nounced incurably insane by a- medi cal commission. She is haunted with • the hallucination that she shot her son as well her husband. The widow of Gen. Braxton. Bragg filed an inventoiy of his estate a short time since in Galveston. It footed up

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, February 14, 1877, Image 1