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Instance, to tlio-o objects wh ' ii a<“). ot the inert
gctiiv*! advantage, un i which are wife* impera-j
tiveiy require!; and to apply' thorn af:er»'.i«k;
too-Vjvets of mboro’inite intone*', extendh ml*
tim-n'oly ilie'hi-noticbl ejects of improve:a n ,;
in proportion to the wan's and claims ot t a it f
of tit a diffcmit mwt-ous of the conmty. It,
would tip pc if to So a jn'iac 5 p!o not less evident, j
tint when, w h limited meant, much is re-!
q tire-1 to ho orramplitM the eheapost inodcj j
of efficient and petmnnvat improvement are j
first to i;a restored to: that ctpr.oifny is to be!
consala'd: no: that economy, wh'ih weighing I
only the cost, by the applicat on of small means, j
produces effects still less: lint that wire frugali
ty, which consults the extent of the gain, and
Sot 'ho amount of the cost.
The application of these principles, would
direct ilio attention to that point, at which all
: bVednesday, Novefttbcr 8. Indians, with:!) the limits of this State; and in
Tdr. Baker, called up his resolution of yes- | order to. facilitate that object, to request the
.••lav, authorizing the Presided! to ippoint tho j General Government to propose a treaty al-
t enl standing joint committees, which was j lowing rest: - , rations to the Indians, ihe aggregate
nd agreed to. the numbers and amounts of which not to ex-
•. Scarlett presented a memorial from sun- | ceed one sixth of the territory acquired,
rtry individuals, praying to*!m inco-ponted un
der the name and stylo of'lie “Brunswick Ca
nal Company.” end to Be invested with other
privileges and powers relating to tho same,
transportation must centre, the Ocean—con:*
-J pow<
which was read and referred to a select com
mittee.
Whereupon, tho President cpjv/n'ed
Messrs. \YaIkerj Daniel!,C\. vion, (of Clark)
Burney, Anderson, Hoxey, Blair, Jones and
Brown, (of Monroe) a cotouvttcu on the part
of the Senate, on the state of the Republic.
Messrs. Brown, (of Hancock) Coffee, Woot
en, Witt, Lawson, Beall, Brockman, Groves,
Biont .ng with the selection and improvement ot
a site for a sea port town. Tho next object
should be the improvement of the great water
Courses of ‘.ho State: which running deep -n'o
tho interior of country, form the great high-
Wavs of transportation.
Those . hould if possible, be mado fit for
fucniioat navigation, which is at the si me time
tiw nio.it economical and the most expeditious
Diode of conveyance.
The improvement of the great rivers, with re
ference to this object, should extend to the
present heads of boat navigation, and above
those points ilicv should be examined, in order
to adapt them, if practicable, to boats of a small
er claps.
These being, attended to, it becomes dcsi
Sivahlc to increase the facilities of conveyance
in thorn districts which are most deficient in
them, and which have the greatest amount of
produce to bo transported, by constructing linos
of canuls or vail roads, terminating at the upper
limits of steamboat navigation. With the in
crease of the resources of tho State, may bo
tho extension of this system ; until, commen
cing at points of common interest, tho benefits
of internal improvement, in its various ramifica
tions, shall be spread ova.* the whole country.
The advantages presented by this system of
Improvement me, that its first efforts will be up
on objects of general and well attested utility ;
that highly valuable effects will be produced at
a comparitively small expense, that the resour
ces of the State, instead of being absorbed in
one undertaking; which however beneficial,
must be partial in its operations; will bo extend
ed to many, diffusing their advantages, to the
cmmtry'at large; that the progress of works
requiring pu' lie expenditure, wilj be propor
tional to the increase of the resources of the
State; and finally, that whatever i-accomplish
ed, becomes beneficial immediately and inde
pendently of subsequent and uncertiau ope
rations.
Having thus presented thoir views of the
Sound policy of the Slate, and of the general sys
tem to bo adopted in its works of internal im
provement, tho Board of Public Works, with
groat confidence and satisfaction leave to the
wisdom of your honorable body tho designation
Of the particular objects which should first bo
ttnrlert-tken.
Afior a review of tho proceedings of this
Board, during tho first yoir of its existence,
the members of it trust that the strenuous prose
cution of tho works committed to th ir charge,
has been tho object of their sedulous attention.
If all has not beep., accomplished which was
contemplated, yfitmuch that is valuable has
been attained.
ft hero has been partial failure, there have
been unlookcd for and untoward circumstances.
The preparations fora now undertaking ncces-
sarilly consume much time: and when every
thing is to be prepared, immediate execution is
Dot to be expected.—If all has been done which
prudence and attention could accomplish, cen
sure cannot bo attached to that which remains
unfinished, from the influence of uncontrolable
events.
Aii of which is most respectfully submitted
by The Board, of Public Work*.
and Foster, a committee on the part of the Sen
ate on Finance,
On 71 arils.
Messrs. Powell, (of McIntosh) Harmon,
Daniell, Hoxey, Stokes, Smith and Alston.
On the Judiciary.
Messrs. Clayton, (of Clark) Burney, Foot
man, Brown (of Decatur) Sellars, Blackstone,
and Winn, (of Gwinnett.)
On Agriculture and Internal Improvement.
Messrs. Allen, Coffee, Footman, Mathews,
Tippens, Williams, Scarlett, Wynn, (of Hall)
and Clio ce.
On Public Education and Free Schools.
Messrs. Baker, (of Warren) Baker, (of Lib
erty) Powell, (of McIntosh) Jones, Powers
Spann, Hendrick, Brown, (of Monroe) and
Brown, (of Camden.)
On the Penitentiary.
Messrs. Powers, Horn, Scarlett, Young,
Knight, Ray, and Dyall.
On the Military,
Messrs. Wimberly, Wellborn, Anderson,
Jones, White, Thomas, Porter, Brodnux, and
Young.
On Printing.
Messrs. Beall, Jones, Harris, Frazier, Scar
borough, Love, and Straxvn.
On Petitions.
Messrs. Spann, Powell, (of Rabun) Harmon,
Cl lyton, (of Pulaski) and Cargill.
On Enrolment.
Messrs. Groves, Knight, Jones, Baker, (of
Liberty,) and Brockman.
On the Engrossed Journals.
Messrs. Hendrick, Brodnax, Williams and
Ray.
On Privileges and Elections.
Messrs. Lawson, Wooten, and Love.
IN SENATE.
Monday, November 6, 1826,
The senate met, were organized, and then
Brule choice of officers, as given last week
which consumed the day.
Tuesday, November 7,
Tho following notices for leave to introduco
Vill* were given, viz:
By Mr. Baker, of Warren—To repeal an
%ct laying oil'tho State into seven Congression
al Districts, passed 22d December, 1825.
By Mr. Jones—To repeal an act passed at
the last session of the Legislature, entitled an
act to create a Board of Public Works, and to
J rovido for the commencement of a system of
utcrnal Improvement. J
By Mr. Clayton, of Clark—To alter the
first section of the fourth article of the Consti
tution so as not to require the payment of taxes
to entitle a citizen to a vote for members of tho
General Assembly—also
To defino the liability of endorsers on pro
missory notes, and place them upon the same
footing of securities.
By Mr. StoA-cs^—Requiring all Sheriffs in
this State, that after making a levy on personal
property by virtue of any execution in their
hands, the defendant shall have tho liberty of
giving bond with approved security in double
the amount for the delivery of said property
on the day of sale, unless good cause be shewn
to the contrary.
By Mr. Scarlett—To give further time to
fortunate drawers in ’the land lotteries of the
years 1818 and 1821, to take out their grants.
By Mr. Wtnii, of Hall—To repeal an act
entitled an act to set apart and^rcservo tor the
use of the State, all valuable ores, mikes and
minerals, which have been or may hereafter be
discovered upon lands belonging to tho State,
&c.
By Mr. Blackstone—To add the Reserve at
the Agency, on this side of Flint river, to Craw
ford county.
Mr. Daniel obtained leave to report instnn-
ter a bill to regulate tho intercourse between
the Banks of this State and othet; institutions
hod brokers, which was read tho first tune.
On motion of Mr. Clayton, of Clark, the
different subjects of tho Governor’s communi
cation were referred to tho several appropriate
committees.
On motion of Blr- Baker, of Liberty, *;
Resolved, That the joint committee on ftn-
ance be requested to inquire into tho propriety
of reducing the raio of interest in this State,
from eight per cent per annum, with leave to
report by bill or otherwise.
Notices for leave to report bills, viz:
By Mr. Burney—To amend the judiciary
act of 1799, so far as relates to Mortgages on
real estate.
By Mr. Jones—To alter and amend the sec
ond section of the 4th article of the Constitu
tion, so as to compel members of the General
Assembly to vote vivavoco.
By Mr. Foster—To alter the mode of filling
the vacancies of Sheriffs, Clerks of tho Supe
rior and Inferior courts, Tax Collectors, and
Receivers of Tax Returns.
By Mr. Porter— To add a part of the terri
tory lately acquired from the Creek nation of
Indians to the county of Baker.
By Mr. Sellers—To amend tho several acts
heretofore passed in this State to roguluto the
granting of attachments and issuing summons of
garnishment.
On motion of Mr Powers,
Resolved, That tho Joint Judiciary commit,
too be, and they nro hereby required to inquire
into the propriety of introducing a bill to revise
amend and consolidate the sovcrnl laws now in
forco for the establishment and government of
Courts of Ordinary, for the appointment, qual
ification or government of Executors, Admin
istrators, Guardians and Orphans, and the dis
tribution of estates, and that they have leave to
report by bill or otherwise—which was read
and agreed to.
Thursday, November 9.
Notices for leave to report bills, viz:
By Mr. Jones—To refer the Congressional
District system to the People
By Mr. Brown, of Monroe—To alter and
amend an act passed at the last session, dis
posing of, and distributing the lands acquired
by tho United States, for the use of Georgia,
from the Creek Nation of Indians, so as to
oxtend tho time for taking in draws to die first
of January next. ^
By Mr. Anderson—To grant temporary
relief to purchasers of fractional parts of sur
veys, Lea or Islands, sold at the sales of this
State—also,
To repeal the 5th section of an act, &c. so
as to exclude the names of the illegitimate
children, who have given in for a draw in the
present contemplated Land Lottery, from any
participation jn the same.
By Mr. Clayton, of Clark—To alter the
.Jtli section of the first artielo of the Consti
tution, so as to reduce the number of members
in the House of Representatives—also to alter
the 3d section of the first article of the Con
stitution, so as to rcduco the number of Sena
tors of tho General Assembly of this State.
By Mr. Blackstone—To add part of tho
lately acquired territory to the county of
Crawford.
Mr. Beall reportod, instantcr.abill to make
the estate of all Attorneys at Law, liable to
paji before any other debts, al! sums of money
placed in their hands for collection.
On motion of Mr. Clayton, of Clark.—
Resolved, that tho committee on tho State
of the Republic, inquire into tho expediency
of renewing the application on the part of this
State, to the General Government, to make
. abject to be afterwards extinguished for the
use of Georgia, which was read and agreed to.
Friday, November 10.
Mr. Ormes reported a bill to add apart of
O-jimhorpe, to the county of Madison, which
was received and read the first lime.
Noliccs for leave for leave to report bills,
viz:
By Mr. Alston—To alter the time of the
sitting of the Superior Court in the Middle
Circuit, so far as reports the county of Mont
gomery.
By Mf. Ray—To make permanent the
site of the public buildings in the county of
Thomas,'and to name the same; and to au
thorize tho Justices of the Inferior court to lay
off said county into Captains’ districts.
The bill to incorporate Lake Academy in the
county of] Bibb, and
The bijl to incorporate the Unitarian So
ciety in Aigusta. Georgia, were severally read
the third tune and passed.
f Saturday, November 11.
Mr. Clayton of Clatk reported a bill to al
ter the first section of the fourth article of the
Constitution, so us not to make the payment of
taxes previous to the General Election, a quali
fication neccessary to enable a citizen to vote
lot: members of the General Assembly.
Mr. Poster reported a bill to alter the mode
of tilling the vacancies of Sheriffs, Clerks of the
Superior end Inferior Courts, and Tax Collec
tors, and to provide for filling the vacancies of
Receiver of Tax Returns.
The President and Members of the Senate
then repaired to ihe Representative Chamber,
for the purpose of gping into the Elections,
which by resolution were made the order of the
day.
• Monday, November IS.
Mr. Scarlett reported a bill to incorporate
tho Brunswick Canal Company. ,
Mr. Jones moved for tiie appointment of a
committee, to prepare and report a bill to re
peal an act passed at the last session of tho Le
gislature, entitled an Act to create a Bontd of
Public Works, and to provide for the com
mencement of a system of Internal Improve
ment.
The bill to pardon Levi White, of Walton
county, was taken up and read the third time
and passed. Yeas 40—Nays 16.
Tuesday, November 14.
A message was received from his excellency
the Governor, transmitting a letter from Mr.
Joseph V. lie van, with accompanying docu
ments, disclosing the progress which that gen
tleman has made in the proposed History of
Georgia. -
Mr. Clayton of Clark moved for the ap
pointment of a committee to prepare and report
a bill to alter the seventh section of the first ar
ticle of the Constitution, so as to reduce the
number of Senators of the General Assembly
of this State.
On motion of Mr. Hendrick, the Senate
took up the Resolution referring tho Penitenti
ary to the People. Mr. Powers introduced as
a substitute a resolution for the instruction of a
committee to report a bill to repeal such part of
the Penal Code as authorises Penitentiary Con
finement, in such manner as they may think
best for the purpose of abolishing said system.
Both resolutions wore laid on the table lor the
present. ,
Wednesday, November 15.
Mr. Blair reported a bill to pardon Hugh
Gallagher.
Mr. Daniel reported a bill to Change and de
fine the compensation of the Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Snrvevor General and Comptroller
General, mid to give to oach officer a perma<
nent salary.
Mr. Clayton of Clark reported a bill to re
dime tho number of members of the House of
Representatives.
The Senate took up the bill to alter the mode
of filling tho vacancies of Sheriffs, Clerks of
tho Superior and Inferior Courts, and Tax
Collectors, nnd to provido for filling vacancies
of Receiver of Tax Returns; which was reud
the third timo and passed.
Thursday, November 16.
The Senato took up tho bill to repeal tho
act laying off the State into Congressional Dis
tricts, passed December 1825, which was read
the third timo and passed. Yeas 3S—Nays 28.
The Senate took up the bill amendatory and
explanatory of the eighteenth and nineteenth-
sections of an act to alter and amend the sev-
end judiciary acts now in force in this State
so far as relates to Justices’ Courts, passed De
cember 1811; which was read the third time
and passed,
Mr. Daniel presented tho memorial of an
association bearing the name of the Savannah,
Ogccchcc and Ahamuha Company; which was
read. ,
Whereupon Mr. Daniel had leave to intro
duce instanter a bill to incorporate the Savum
null, Ogeechee and Altamaha Company.
Friday, November 17.
Mr. Brodnax had leave to introduce instan-
ter, a bill to repeal the ninth section of tho
ninth division of the Penal Code.
Mr. Anderson reported a bill to give further
time to purchasers of fractions, lots or islands,
and to thoso who have forfeited their lands in
the late sales.
Tho bill from tho House to amend an act cm
titled an act to incorporate the Bank of Dari
en, passed December 15,1818, was read the
third timo and passed.
On motion of Mr. Sellars it was resolved,
that tho joint committee on Education and Free
Schools be instructed to inquire into the pro
priety of amending the acts regulating the Poor
School Fund, so as to make it tho duty of the
Trustees of the Ppor School Fund to exhibit
annually to the Inferior Court, an account of
their actual expenditures, and the remainders
on hand, and further as to allowing the Com'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, November 7, 1826.
Notices for leave to introduce bills wore giv
en as follows, viz.
By Mr. Turner, to alter and amend the act
of the last session, to lay off the State into Con-
gessiona! districts.
By Mr. Pettit, to compensate petit jurors.
By Mr. Murray, to extend the time for for
tunate drawers in the Land Lotteries of 1818,
1819 and 1821, in taking out their grants, and
to reduce the present price on Lottery Grants
—-also
To extend the time for taking out grants in
relation to vacant lands, and land surveyed on
head rights anil bounty warrants.
By Mr. Saffold, to amend the laws of this
stato regulating the duty of Administrators, so
far as to point out the duty as regards their sup
port of the families of deceased persons; and
also that part of the law which requires that the
orphans shall be bound out in certain cases.
Mr. Myers laid on the table the following
preamble and resolution, viz.
Whereas the expression of opinion by the
peoplo of this State, in their Legislative capa
city, in favor of an individual who will unite
their sentiments and meet their undivided sup
port for the Chief Magistracy of the United
States, is calculated to operate beneficially*,
throughout the Union, and give to our fellow
citizens in every section of it, evidence of the
unanimity which prevails on a subject so impor
tant, and so deeply interesting to our common
country.
Be it therefore Resolved, That the people
of this state look with confidence to the elec
tion of Andrew Jackson, to the high and re
sponsible office of President, as a Hdro, States
man, and Patriot whose services in times of dif
ficulty and danger were freely rendered to the
country; whose moderation, purity of character,
and acquiescence in the voice of the majority,
l'ully evince his Republicanism, and his attach
ment to the Laws and Constitution; whoso en
ergy of mind, soundness of judgment and dis
cretion in tho Senate and in the field, eminent
ly qualify him for, an i entitle him to an office,
in which the exercise of those qualities are re
quired, and the display of those virtues constant
ly elicited.
Wednesday, November 8.
The Resolution offered on yesterday, by
Mr. Moncrief, was then taken up, and agreed
to by the house as follows, to wit:
Resolved, That the standing committees on
the part of this house bo now appointed.
Whereupon, the speaker announced to the
house the appointment of said committees in
the following order,
On the state of the Republic.
Messrs. Holt, (of Richmond) Campbell,
Tait, Burnside, Turner, Bates, Bi/dsong, Day,
Hutchins, (of Gwinnett) Dougherty, Thomas
On Finunce.
Messrs. Hull, (of Clark) Murray, LawliOn,
Saffold, Kolb, Robinson, (of Jasper) Heard,
Chambers, Freeman, (of Oglethorpe) Render,
Cone and Day.
On Banks.
Messrs. Myers, West, Mealing, Hay, Lewis,
Howard, (of Baldwin) Childers, Bunn, Petit
and Watson (of Early.)
On the Judiciary.
Messrs. Thomas, Burnside, Holt, (of Rich
moml) Saffold, Haynes, Myers, Davis, Dough'
erty, Lawhon, and Howard, (of Baldwin.)
On Agriculture and Internal Improvement.
Messrs. Turner, Barnard, Hutchings,- (of
Jones) Way, Hicklin, Jordan, Thompson,
Bledsoe, Martin, (of Franklin) Aikins, Haz-„
zard and Knight.
On Public Education and Free Schools.
Messrs. Campbell, Moncrief ? Moore, Ghol-
son, Bacon, Brooks, Philips, Perry, Abcrcrorm
bio, Freoman, (of Franklin^ Adair and Ash.
On the Penitentiary.
Messrs. Feathorstone, Quarterman, Black
burn, Kennon, Wilcox, Cochran, Mills, Mon-
roe, Collier, Johnson and Denmark.
On the Military.
Messrs. Watson, (of Baldwin) Abercrom
bie, Gilmore, Feathorstone, Tuttle, Smith, (of
Jasper) Echols, Wufford, Floyd, Billups, Byne
and Wood.
On Printing.
Messrs. Robertson, (of Chatham) Primrose
Leonard, Burton, Holt, (of Jefferson) Watson
(of Baldwin) Tuttle, Beall, Burnett, and King,
of M’Intosn.
On Enrolment.
r Messrs. Jones, Dillard, Smith, (of Jones)
Kellum, Clopton, Cobb and King, (of ~
ford.)
On Petitions. ;
Messrs. Murray, Martin, (of Jackson) La
nier, Hicklin, Scarborough, Iladloy, aud Grier.
To Eramine the Journals.
By Mr. Day—To dispose of the M c j
tosh reserves in the county of Butts. *
By Mr. Beall—To chango the time J
holding the General Elections in this stat*
—also,
To chango and make permanent the tim»
of holding the Superior courts in the South*.
Circuit.
By Mr. Echols—Anaondntory 0 f an
for the temporary relief of the purchasers J
the fractional parts of surveys, lots or island.!
at tho sales in this State, passed the 7th Doi
1824.
By Mr. Gilder—To make valid all salj
of chances for draws in the contemplated I a J
Lottery and conveyances made previous tc the
issuing of grants.
Mr. Cobb laid on the table a resolution tJ
ascertain the sense of the people upon then
preference of a district system or general tick,
et in tho election of representatives to Cod
gress.
Thursday, November 9.
Notices for Icaro to introduce bills, viz:
By Mr. Murray—To define the number VJ
offices to which one individual may be elligible I
so as to prevent monopoly in offices in thii
State,
By Mr. Day—For the relief of revolJ
tionary soldiers and others, holding bounty
warrants.
By Mr. Lewis—To prevent assignments,
transfers, conveyances, and mortgages of prop,
erty by persons indebted, to secure particular
creditors to thp exclusion or injury of other
creditors.
By Mr. Kennon—Further to define the duJ
ties of tho Inferior courts in granting leave to
sell real and personal estate by executors, ad*
ministrators and guardians, and for other pur-
poses.
The following Resolution offered by Mr.
Brooks on yesterday, was read, to wit:
Resolved, That Hamilton Fulton, Principal
Engineer, do report to this House, specially,
tho practicability of opening the navigation oi
the Chatahoochie river.
On motion, to agree thereto, the yeas and
nays, were required to be recorded, and weri
Yeas 58, Nays 59.
On motion, Mr. Holmes was added to the]
committee on Finance, Mr. Burks to the
committee on the Judiciary, Messrs. Howard}
of Baldwin, and Floyd, to the committee on
Internal Improvement, Mr. Shehee to the
committee on the Penitentiary, Mr. Dcnnaril
to the committee on Petitions, Mr. Myers to the
committee on the State of the Republic, and
Mr. Christian to the Military committee.
Friday, November 10,
On motion of Mr. Turner, the House re*
considered so much of the journal of yester*
day, as relates to the disagreement of the
another attempt to extinguish the thlo to the missioners of the Poor School Fund on adc-
lands now in the occupancy of the Cherokee j quatc compensation for their services.
Craw'
Messrs. Rea, Collins, Bryan, Wiggins, Barr,
Spratlin, and Holt, (of Jefferson.)
Notices for leave to report bills, viz:
By Mr. Haynes—To repeal an act passed
at the last session, to lay off and divide the State
into Congressional Districts.
By Mr. King, of McIntosh-v-To amend
an act, entitled an act, to incorporate the
Bank of Darien, passod the 15th December.
1818.
By Mr. Gilder—To repeal tho 5th sec,
of an act, passed 24th Doceinbor, 1825, al-
lowiiig illegitimate children a draw Or draws
in the approaching land lottery of this State.'
By Mr. Hutchins, of Gwinnett—To extend
the criminal and civil jurisdiction of this State,
oyer the lands lying within the limits of Geor
gia, and now in the occupancy of tho Cherokee
nation of Indians.
By Mr. Lawhon—To alter and amend an
act, entitled an act, to enable fume coverts to
convey their estates, and confirming and ma
king valid all conveyances and acknowledge
ments heretofore made hy feme coverts, pass
ed 24th April, 1760, so far is tho same relates
to dower.
By Mr. Lewis—To authorise executors to
collect debts on open accounts under the juris
diction of a magistrate, against debtors remov
ing out of the county in which they wore con
tracted.
House, to the resolution requiem:; ibc Engi
neer to report on the pr.net icabnity of naviga
ting the Ciiatahcocbiu River.
On motion of Mr. Burnside, the follow
ing resolution was taken up by the House ti
wit: t
Whereas it is thought by many that tin
meeting of the Legislature of tho j
Georgia, once in two years, instead of
as now practised under the Constitution, W0-J
gjjjp greater stability to legislation, and at the
same time b<r an immense saving to the Publit
Treasurd:
Resolved, by the Senate and House
Representatives of the Stato of Georgia, tli
as it is due that the People should be consult-
in all important changes—lut at the izcnci
election to be held in this State on ihe f-i
Monday in October next, the people cntit'id
to vote, shall signify their wishes upon the alo
subject hy endorsing upon their tickets
word annually, if ihcy me in favor of
present sytem, or the word, biennially,'I »h
arc in favor of a change, anti a tally of such en
dorsements shall be kept and forwarded in likt
manner as for members of the Legislature, t»
be laid , before tho next General Assembly;
and that the people of ihis Stnte may haw
timely notice of tbo change hereby contem
plated.
Resolved further, that His Excellency th«|
Governor cause to bo published the foregoing
resolutions in five or more of the public Ga
zettes of this Stato for two months, immediate
ly preceding the next General Election. .
And the same being read, on motion to agret
thereto, tho yeas were 58, nays 61.
Notices for leave to report biHs, vi2. ,
By. Mr. Wafford—-To prevent tho testimo
ny of Indians being received in Courts ^
Justice in this Stato.
By Mr. Burncsidc—Further to defino tl»]
duties of Executors in tlio probate of .Wills.
Mr. Freeman, of Franklin, reported id
stanter, a bill to authorize tho Justices of th*
Inferior court of Franklin county, to lovyas
extra tax to build a Court-house, which wst
read tho first time.
Thursday, November 16.
A bill to repeal the third section of an al
entitled on act to alter and amend an act to oltc
and fix tho timo of holding courts in tho sovenlj
Judicial Circuits in this Stato and to add tbt
County of Madison to tho Northern, and tkt
County of Bulloch to tho Eastern, and tbt
County of Columbia to tbo Middle Circuit
passed December 14, 1819, so far as relatsstt
the time of holding tho Superior Court in tit
Middle Circuit, and to provido for the compel
satidn of Petit Jurors attendant on the Supcritt
Courts of Richmond County, was read tbt
third time and passed.
Tho bill amendatory of an act passed at til
called session of 1825, for tho disposition of fit
lands acquired by tho United States, of tb*
Creek Indians, for the use of Georgia,
read the second timo nnd reforred to a com*
mittee of the whole and mode tho order of fi*
day for Monday next.
The report of the committee of Privily
and Elections was token up, and, after mu^
discussion and several attempts to udjourn, JL
Campbell offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That in the case of tic, which M
occurred between Joseph Manning and Jhfff
Robertson, in the county of Wayne, at the e
lection for representative, his excellency tb»
Governor be requested to issue forthwith