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WEDNESDAY, - AUGUST 22,1877.
WHO KNOWS f
[Boston Transcript ]
What came to the rose? Who knows.-'—who
knows ?
Whr last like a nno this morning
She drooped her head as if she were dead.
And the world scarce worth her scorning .
Bat now-but new! Can yon tell me how ?
A hundred leaves are a-flutter,
And fall apart till the red, red heart
Its secret of secrets can utter.
O radiant eves ! What subtle surprise.
What marvelous light, I wonder,
Like flash of a star, has come from afar
To sparkle those blue depths under.
And linger the while your lips’ sudden smile
With joy past express on is la ten—
Did the sun kiss the rose? Mayliap-but who
known
What wrought this sweet change in our mai
den ?
“DOWN THE KOAII.”
BY GEORGE L. CALLIN'.
A lusty tramp, one Summer’s day—
The’sun was glaring fiercely down—
Tr dged on aior g the dusty way
That led toward the nearest town.
No friendly tree its welcome shade
Athwart his weary pathway cast:
No babbling brooklei leaped and played
Along the roadside as he passed.
“Is there no shady spot.” he cried,
“At hand ?” to one who by him strode :
“Oh ’ yes,” the other one replied—
“A little farther down the road.’
Ah well! we are all tramps, at best;
We stagger ’neath life's daily load;
Yet on we press—and hope for rest,
“A little further down the road.
[Baldwin"s Monthly.
LEONAINIE.
A RECENTLY .DISCOVERED POEM BY EDO All ALLAS
POE.
Leon ainie—angels named her,
And they took the light
Of the ianghing stars and framed her
In a smile of white;
And they marie her hair of gloomy
Midnight, and her eyes of bloomy
Moonshine, and they brought her to me
In a solemn night.
In a solemn night of Hummer,
When my heart of gloom
Blossomed" up to greet the comer
Like a rose in bloom;
AH forebodings that me
l forgot as joy caressed me—
{Lying joy that caught and pressed me
In the arms of doom !)
Only spike the little lisper
In the angel tongue; .
Yet I listening, heard the whisper;
"Hongs are only sung
Here below that they may grieve you-
Tales are told you to deceive you—
Ho must Leonainie leave you
While her love is young.”
Then Ood smiled and it was morning,
Matchless and supreme;
Heaven’s glory seemed adorning
Earth with its esteem;
Every heart but mine seemed gifted
With the voice of prayer, and lifted
■Where my Leonainie dnfted
From me like a dream.
i>IV .MOTHER’* DOOR.
jly R. 11. .Stodilaril.
I met in the mist ono Hummer morning
A girl whom I had known from a child.
And whose bright self is her best adorn mg
But that dark morning her looks were wild.
“Htop, little Norali 1" Blie did as i hade her.
“Whv are yon here alone on the moor t
“I was sul last night, to-day I am sadder,
Because I go from my mother s door.
“Why do you go, then, and what is your sor-
Tell an old man who has known you long.
“Hoggatli Aroon, yon will kuow to-morrow,
And he tlrst-but don’t-to say I was wrong.
I used to he glad-no girl was gladder-
I never remembered that we were poor ;
I was sad last night, and to-day am sadder,
Because I go from my mother s door.
"What has she done to you?” “Brokon my
heart, sir."
“And what have you done to her now, pray f
“Nothing hut love him. and lake his part, sir,
For the poor fellow hasn’t a word to say.
•Then she got mail, ami you got madder.
Ami didn’t you stamp your foot on the floor ?
“I was sad last night—” “And to-day you are
sadder, , „
Because von go from your mother s door.
“You will go back, Norali. Give me your hand
now.” ...
“I would ralhornot, sir. I say you will.
You will fetch him to see me. You understand
now." l in i
“Your revorenco knows him. its only I mi.
Hhe locked mo up, and he brought a ladder,
He loves me." “You told me that before,
But your mothor is sad.” “Hlio shall not be
sadder — ,
I will not go from my tnotinr s door
-w-m
SISTERS.
The day liail gone as failojl a dream,
The night had come ami the ram fell fast;
While o'er the l.leak and sluggish stream
Cold blow the wailing blast.
In pousive mood I idly raised
The curtain from the ram splashed glass,
And as into the street I gaz and
I saw two women pass.
One, shivering with the hitter cold,
Her garments heavy with the rain,
Lmiped by with features wan and old.
Deep furrowed with sharp pain.
A child in form, a child in years :
But from her piteous, palid face
The wearinesß of life, with tears,
Had washed all childlike grace.
And as she passed me. faint and weak.
I heard her slowly say. as though
With throbbing heart about to break,
“ ‘Move ou!’ ‘Move on!’ Where shall I go i
The other, who on furs reclined,
In brougham was driven to the play ;
No thought within her vacant mind
Of those in rags that day.
With unmoved heart andidlo stare.
Passed by the beggar in the street,
Who 1 fted np her hands in prayer
Homo charity to meet.
Both vanished in the murky night—
The outcast on a step to die ;
The lady to a scene of light.
Where Joy alone did sigh.
But angels saw amid her hair
What was by human eyes unseen;
•pile grass that grows on graves was there,
With leaves of ghostly green.
And though her diamond flashed the light
Upon the flatterers gathered near,
The outcast’s brow had gem more bright—
An angel’s pitying tear.
[Chambers Journal.
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THE OLD .STORY'.
The waiting-womeit wait at her feet.
And the day is fading into the night.
And close at her pillow, ami round and sweet,
The red roso burns like a tamp alight.
And over and under the gray mist s fold,
And down ami down from the mossy eaves.
And down from the sycamore s long, wild
leaves
The Blow rain droppetk so cold, so cold.
Ah ! never had sleeper a sleep so fair ;
And the waiting-women that wait aronnd
Have taken the combs from her golden hair.
And it slideth over her face to the ground.
They have hidden the light from her lovely
eves ;
And down the eaves where the mosses grow
The rain is dripping so slow, so slow,
Aud the night wind cries and cries and cries.
From her hand they have taken the shining
Thev'havo brought the linen her shroud to
make ;
O, the lark was never so loth to sing.
And the morn she was never so loth to
awake!
And at their sewing they hear the rain—
Drip-drop, drip-drop over tlis eaves.
And drip-drop over the sycamore leaves.
As if there would never be sunshine again.
The mourning train to the grave has gone.
Aud the waiting women are here aud are
there. .
With the bints at the windows and the gleams
of the sun
Making the chamber of death to be fair
And over and under the mist unlaps.
And ruby aud amethyst burn through the
grav,
Aud driest bushes grow green and spray.
And the dimpled water its glad hand claps.
The leaves of the sycamore dance aud wave.
And the mourners put off the mourning
shows ;
And over the pathway down to the grave
The long grass blows and blows and blows.
And every drip-drop rounds to a flower.
And love in the heart of the young man
springs,
And the hands of the maiden shine with
rings.
As if all life were a festival hour.
—Alter Cary.
m
Waiting (or sirphcns' Shoe*.
t AVrc Tori Tribune ]
If there is any statesman in Georgia
waiting for the Hon. Ales. H. Stephens
seat in Congress, he had better give it
np. Mr. Stephens has vitality enough
to last him a good many years longer, or
else he would never have attempted,
much less finished, a magazine article
disputing every claim that has ever
been made to the authorship of the let
ters of Junins. There is not another
tnan in the world bold enough to have
taken such a job. Jones’ silver report
is nothing in comparison to it.
-
Sun Francisco Bank*.
There are no less than twenty-nine in
corporated banks in San Francisco, wth
an aggregate capital of §34,915,000 S3
000,000 reserve funds, and §100.200,000
of deposits. To these must be added
the private banks, whose capital is given
at $1,800,000, with deposits reaching to
$5,000,000. If are added to Dn-se
amounts the some handled by the in
surance companies, brokers, etc., esti
mated probably considerably lower than
the actual amount— at 82,500,000 —the
banking capital of San Francisco, de
posits included, will be raised to the
enormous sum of $150,415,000, or nearly
eq ml to one-half of the taxable wealth
of the city.
Rev. James D. Anthony, of Sanders
wille, now rocks the cradle (the Herald
■pays) for his fifteenth baby.
THE CONVENTION.
THE FIGHT ON HEPKKBENTATION
IN THK LEGISLATURE.
Thr "State Senate—The Report of the Com
mittee Kejeeleil—The Senate to Remain a*
at Present—The Honse—AD Sorta of
scheme* Proponed—Large Yermi* Small
Bodies—Toomb* and Reese in the Fray-
No Decision Reached Y'et.
f Special to Chronicle awl Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, August 13.— The Constitu
tional Convention met in the Capitol
this morning, at half past eight o’clock,
the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins,
in the Chair.
The State Senate.
When the Convention adjourned Sat
urday it had under consideration sec
tion second of the report of the Com
mittee of Final Revision on the report
if the Committee on Legislative De
partment, which was read as follows:
i. The state shall be divided into nine Sena
orial Districts composed and numbered, re
-pectivelv. as follows, and there shall be five j
*er ators from etch of said Districts, making I
he w hole number foity-five :
n. The First benatorial District shall be
imposed of the counties of Appling, Bryan,
iullccb. Burke, Camden, Charlton, Chatham
■finch. Echols, Effingham, Emi' uel, Glynn,
Liberty, Mclntosh, Fierce, Hcreven, • Tatnall
Vare arid Wavne.
lit She Second Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Baker, Berrien,
Brooks. Calbo n, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur,
Dougherty. Early. Lowndes, Miller. Mitchell.
Quitman," Randolph, Terrell, Thomas and
Worth.
iV. The Third Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Coffee. Dodge.
Dooley, Irwin, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pu
laski, Schley, Stewart. Sumter, Taylor, Telfair,
Wsbster and Wilcox.
V The Fourth Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Campbell, Carroll,
Chattahoochee, Coweta. Douglas, Harris.
Heard. Marion. Merriwether. Muscogee, Talbot
and Troup.
VI. The Fifth Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Crawford, Clay
ton. DcKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry. Houston,
Milton, Monroe, Pike. Spalding and Upson.
VII. The Sixth 8f natorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Baldwin, Bibb.
Butte. Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Newton. Put
nam, Rockdale, Twiggs, Walton and Wilkin-
VIII. The Seventh Senatorial District shall
he composed of the counties of Bartow, Ca
tco a. Chattooga, Cherokee, • Cobb. Dade,
Flovd. Goidon, Haralson. Ylnrray, Paulding,
l’ulk, Walker and Whitfield.
IX. The Ei hth Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Columbia, Elbert,
Glascock. Greene. Hancock. Hart, Jefferson,
Lincoln. McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Richmond,
Taliaferro. Warren. Washington and Wilkes.
X The Ninth Senatorial Distriot shall be com
posed of the counties of Banks, Clarke, Daw
son. Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gwin
netr. Hall. Habersham. Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison, Morgan. Oconee, Pickens, Rabun,
Towns. White and Union.
XI. The General Assembly may change these
Districts after each census of the United
States: Provided, Tli&t neither the number
of Districts nor the number of Senators from
each District shall he increasoJ : Awl p>ro
vi'lcl That the Districts shall be of equal
population, so far as may be practicable.
Mr. Bass, of the Forty-second Dis
trict, moved to amend paragraph 1 so sb
to sillow three Senators from each of the
nine districts.
Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, moved to amend this amendment
so aa to allow four from each district.
Gen. Tottnib* Favors a Large Senate.
Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth
District, favored eight from each dis
trict, seventy-two being tho total. He
thought the present system of repre
sentation was wrong. Yet gentlemen
wished to continue it. The people
ought to be represented somehow in the
Legislature, hilt at presout the Senators
represented no ono. From some two
counties a third was cut off
in order to form a District
and send some man to the
Senate aud enable some man or other
in two counties to have a chauco overy
third election. Tho rotary system thus
instituted was most pernicious and kill
ed auy good man. Andrew J. Miller, of
Richmond, was the only human being
who ever lived through the system and
was not dropped by the people, He
thought Senators ought to be also fleet
ed every two years instead of four. In
times like these, of great issues, power
ought to ho kept close down to the peo
ple, and four years’ lease is too long.
Senators, as welt as Representatives,
onght to go before the people every two
years. He was not afraid of popular elec
tions. These things ought to he kept be
fore the people. Senators, os at presout
elected, do not represent the people but
subserve themselves. This system is a
heritage of woe. The basis of irregu
larity in representation is also scandal
ous and gross.
Mr. Gartreli, of ttie Thirty fifth Dis- j
triet, thought tho present syseem of
electing tho Senate was as equal and im
partial as possible. It had always work
ed well.
Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, thought the great curse of tho land
for twenty live years had been a super
abundance of legislators. lie was satis
fied a reduction could ho had without
detriment to the public interest. For
proper deliberation and the considera- j
tioii of important subjects, smaller
bodies ara better than larger ones.—
Large legislative bodies are more un
wieldy than smaller ones, jn the cases
of the Lower House and the Senate,
.1 11,1*1- Kreso •Favors Large Constituencies.
Mr. Reese (Augustus), of the Twenty
eighth District, considered this tho most
important subject yet before the Con
vention. fle agreed with Gen. Toombs
that in the present Henate tho system of
representation was neither on property,
population or territory, but on political
arrangementa and nothing else. Con
gress and the Sonata of the United
States stand on a different basis, one
representing population and tto other
sovereignty. The idea prevailed that
the name distinction ought to obtain in
the Htate Legifllature; but this is a mis
taken idea. Two JJopses in the State
represent precisely the aaims interests
ami same constituency. An idea p>e-!
vails that the Senate is to act as the
conservative branch, but this is false.
The two Houses are organized so as to
prevent hasty or unwise action ou bad
meuemes of each other. Each one is a
guard on the other. One great object
of representation chop Id bo economy;
hence both branches of tfifl Assembly
onght to be reduced as low aa copaistjipt
with the public interest, Idonotibink;
large bodies, where the responsibility is \
1 divided, insure better laws. Would the
Henate where there is so large a field to
selqot from, aud a body more select, be
capable of bribery ? I think not. Only
high minded tutu would be sent instead
of demagogues, many fff whom had
been heretofore gent. You would .sieVijte
the standard as you decrease the num
ber. Therefore, both on principle and
economy the membership of the Legis
lature should be reduced.
Mr. Myaatt, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, thought our representation should j
bo purely on population. As the num
ber of legislators increase, the delibera
tion becomes less. Obviously this
should not be made too small, else the
opinions and wants of the people would
not be consulted. Therefore it should
be neither too large nor too small. He
was sure, however, that our Legislature
can be made more deliberative aud less
expensive.
The Preweni System Ref^ined.
Mr. Davis, of the Twenty-third Dis
trict, favored the present system. The
object of the Senate was to represent
territory. Hence be moved to table the
Bass aud Collier amendments. Carried
by 111 to 88.
Mr. Hill, of the Twenty-eighth Dis
trict. opposed the preaeut rotter: borough
system. The people want the best pos
sible government which can be gotten j
with the least possible expense. The
principle was to reduce megjbers and in
crease the section to select from. This
ought to coin aloud itself to every think- 1
ing nffud.
Mr. Harrell, of tho Twelfth District,
thought the people bad been associated
with each other under the present sys
tem for rnauy yesue, and are well ac
quainted with in their respective dis
tricts. Therefore it onght not to he
changed.
Mr. Buchanan, of the Thirty-second
District, considered the present system
totally defective, as under it a Senator
from ’ the Fifteenth District, though
representing one-ninth of the constit
uency, had an equal vote with a Sen
ator from the Thirty-fifth District. He
thought the report of the committee
ought to stand so far as the Senate was
concerned.
Mr. Holcombe, of the Thirty-ninth
Distriet, considered that the report of
committee made the districts entirely
too large.
Mr. Lawton, of the First District,
■ thought legislators ought to represent ;
the people, lio system resembles
: the English rotten borough as ours,
which gives a population of 509 eqnal
1 power with a district of 5,000. Let us
j have a system so select and perfect as to
atf ’ct ex Governors, Judges and Con
gr* men to the Senate. Let the Senate
be established on principle and not on
accidents consisting of establishing new
! eouat’.es for framing districts so we may
secure for representatives grave and
reverend seniors.
Mr. Lawton then odored the following
! resolution :
The Senate to consist of 44 members
from each of the 44 districts, to be com
posed of contiguous counties arranged
as near as may be to popula
] tion until otherwise provided by the
: General Assembly. Tabled.
Mr. McDonald, of the Fifth Distriet,
offered the following as an amendment
to paragraph 1 section 2 :
The Senate shall consist of 44 mem
bers from 44 districts as now arranged
by contiguous counties, each district to
1 have one Senator. Adopted by a vote
of 108 ayes to 88 nays.
All the following paragraphs to section
second were bow stricken out in ac
cordance with the previous action of the
Convention.
Mr. Holcombe, of the Thirty-ninth
District, moved to strike ont the last
proviso of section second, but the mo
tion was tabled by a vote of 88 yeas to
78 nays. Adjourned.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION,
t onslilnlion of the House f Representative*.
The Convention reassembled at four
o’clock this afternoon.
Section Becond of the report on the
Legislative Department, as amended
this morning, was agTeed to.
Section third was then read as follows:
Par. I. The House of Representatives
shall consist of one hundred and seventy-five
Representatives, apportioned among tho sev
eral counties, as follows, to-wit: To the six
counties having the largest population, viz—
Chatham. Richmond. Eurke. Houston, Bibb
and Fulton, three Representatives each; to
the twenty-sii counties having the next larg
est population, viz—Bartow, Coweta. Decatur.
Flovd, Greene. Gwinne;t. Harris, Jefferson,
Meriwether, Monroe. Muscogee, Newton.
Stewart. Sumter. Thomas. Tronp, Washing
ton. Clarke. Carroll. Cobb, Colombia, Dough
erty. Ogle'horpe, Pulaski. Talbot and Wilkes,
two Representatives each : and to the remain
ing one hundred and five counties, one Repre
sentative each.
*ec. It. The above apportionment may be
changed bv the General Assembly after each
census by "the United States Government but.
in no event, shall the aggregate number of
Representatives be increased.
A Deluge of Amendments.
Mr. Ingram, of the Twenty-fourth
District, moved to amend paragraph
first by making the number of represen
tatives one hundred and sixty. The
amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Holcombe, of the Thirty-ninth
District, moved to amend by making
the number of representatives one hun
dred. The amendment was laid on the
table.
An amendment to strike ont Clarke,
Newton, Columbia and Pulaski from the
list of counties allowed two represen
tatives each, and to insert in their plaoes
the counties of Walton, Macon, Han
cock and Jackson was adopted.
Mr. Featherstone, of the Twenty
sixth District, moved to amend by mak
ing the number of representatives eighty
eight—two to each* Senatorial District.
The amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Warren, of the Twenty-third Dis
triot, moved to amend by making the
number of representatives seventy-five.
The amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Warren, of the First District,
moved to amend by making the number
of representatives one hundred and six.
Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, opposed the amendment. He
said he thought the people wanted a re
duction in the expenses of the Legisla
tive Department of the government by
reducing the number of sessions and the
per diem and mileage of members, but
not by a reduction in representation.
No county would be willing to forfeit
representation in the General Assembly.
Ho therefore moved a call of the previ
ous question.
Pending the putting of the motion,
Mr. Warren moved to adjourn, and the
motion was carried amid a good deal of
excitement and confusion.
An Etlort to Reconsider the Senate Section—
Which. After An Anlmnted Rebate, Falls—
The House—Renewed Efforts to Reduce
the .Membership of the House—They Are
Defeated By ft Close Vote—The Legislature
I’roliibted From Doing Justice.
f Special to the Chronicle and Constitutionalist ]
Atlanta, August 14. —The Constitu
tional Convention met in the Capitol
this morning, at half-past eight o’clock,
the President, Hou. Charles J. Jenkins,
in tho Chair.
Composition of tbe Senate.
After the reading of the Journal of
yesterday’s proceedings, Mr. Mvnatt,
of the Thirty-fifth Distriot, moved to re
consider paragraph first of section sec
ond of the report of the Committee on
Legislative Department, adopted yes
terday, as follows i
The Senate shall consist of 44 members
from 44 Districts, as now arranged by con
tiguous counties, each District to have one
Senator.
Mr. lvlynatt said, in support of his
amendment, that the Convention, after
adopting a method of Benatorial repre
sentation explainable by no rules of
fairness, assert inconsistently in para
graph eleven of the same section that
whenever the sytem adopted is changed
representation shall be based as
far as practicable on population. He
thought an equitable basis of represen
tatiop should be established in the Con
stitution.
Mr. Hansell, of tho Seventh District,
opposed the motion to reconsider. He
said that the Convention yesterday,
after considerable argument, had adopt
ed a sysfpm tyljicb had prevailed in the
State aud given gatjsfaption for seven
teen years. Ho moved to lay the mo
tion to reconsider ou the table, Carried.
No Representation llnued on Population.
Mr. Holcombe, of the Thirty-ninth
District, moved to reconsider paragraph
eleven of section second, adopted yes
terday, as follows:
XL The General Assembly may change these
Districts after eavh census of the United
States; Provided, That' neither the number of
Districts nor the number of Senators from
each District shall le inoreased; And pro
vided, That the Districts shall beef equal
popnljtiop, so far as may be practicable.
Mr. Ifolaoinbo sfli# hp wished the
adoption of the paragraph rgpopsider
ed, in order that he might move to
strike out tho last proviso.
Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth
Distriet, called for the yeas and nays on
th;a motion and, in insisting upon their
being take;;, said he asked if this sys
tem of misrepreseuiatjpn was to be per
petuated by the Convention V The clause
which it is proposed to have stricken
out provides that the Legislature may
redjstrlci ifie ststp on the basis of
population. Tap pjesenf gyetem is
operated for no other purpose' put to
suit the convenience of certain gentle
men. Nothing but direet representa
tion of the people should prevail. Many
delegates here are constantly referring
to their constituents, and call out in a
warning voice, “the people,” “the peo
ulp," but fight now we see them putting
their feet (?$ the pppijlar voice.
Mr. Tift, of 'the Tenth district,
thought {fje yery object' of ’’government
was to protect the weak against the
strong, to defend ono septiOß against
another more populous. There was no
way to do this but to organize the
genate upon ft general basis of represen
tation and territory.
Mr. Tobiahs .wjejjro.pd that by no sys
tem cap we undertake to‘equalize a ma
jority with a minority,
Mr. Roberts, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
i triet, said that under the present sys
tem population was not considered at
all, but simply county organizations.
Chatham, with six thousand voters,
has three and three
contiguous counties, with & total
of 2,000, have one each. The
same was true with Fulton, Clayton and
Cobb. He was opposed to striking out
the proviso because he did not think
the people would be satisfied with any
system of representation besides that
based op population.
Mr. Holcombe’s motion to strike out
tbe proviso was carried by a vote of 93
ayes to 85 nays.
31 e tubers hip of the House.
Mr. Warren, of the TweDty-third Dis
trict, moved to reconsider his amend
ment lost yesterday making the General
i Assembly consist of twenty-five Senators
aud seyentv-five Representatives. He
supported lais amendment in a long
speech. He also endorsed a proposition
to fix the Legislature’s per dietp at four
■ dollars and ten cents mileage.
Mr. Tuggie thought the General As
sembly ought to be ravaged. Reduc
tion had always been the cry of the
people. In 1778 the Legislature was
reduced to 8? members, and in 1843 re
duced to 116 members. He thought a
new system of reduction could be easily
made, 'nt can easily chaoge county
lines to effect this, fhere is nothing
sacred in such lines, s past legislatures
had shown. Who is afraid of them flf
one man represents 15,000 people in
Fulton, why can't one uian take care of
several small counties, averaging not
more than two thousand voters each ?
Mr. Respass, of the Twentieth Dis
trict, remarked that there were three
kinds of redaction—ascending, descend
ing and a reduction to absurdity, and
he thought Mr. Warren’s resolution at
tained the latter. He opposed extreme
reduction. It was too great an experiment
and Jx*7 P rove hazardous, for as yon
debase you decrease the
people’s interest ’in gotie**nsßent. We
will thus gradually approach a trium
virate by concentrating power and the
cry may dually be “give us a King.”
Mr. Warren's mot ip n fo reconsider
was tabled by a vote of 100 ayes to 70
i nays.
Mr. Paoe moved to reconsider the ac
i tion yesterday inserting Walton ip place
of Newton in section 3, as entitled to two
members, as Newton had actually more
polls than Walton. The motion was
carried and Newton inserted.
Another Scheme Proposed.
Mr. Warren, of the First District,
withdrew his amendment offered yester
day afternoon, and substituted the fol
lowing for Paragraph 1, Section 3 :
The House of Representatives shall be com
posed of 106 members: the six largest Senato
rial Distriflts to have 4 Representatives in the
Lower House: the six next largest to have 3,
and the remaining Districts two each.
Mr. Harrell, of the Twelfth District,
moved to amend by allowing only the
First and Thirty-fifth Districts four
members. Tabled.
Mr. Nisbet, of the Twenty-eighth Dis
triot, favored the reduction of the Sen
ate but not the House, for population,
in a measure, subserved by the commit
tee’s report, ought to be tbe basis of
representation. Hence, he favored re
taining the present system.
Mr. Matthews, of the Thirtieth Dis
trict, also wanted the report of the Com
mittee of Revision to stand. He did
not favor the reduction. Gentlemen,
he said, assert that they want honest
men in the Legislature. Cannot each
county furnish one honest and intelli
gent man to represent her in the Legis
lature? I know there are many such
men in every county. Others contend
that they wish to attract ex-Judges and
Governors and dignitaries. He thought
there were young men in Georgia who
had sufficient brains to legislate for the
State, and he was opposed to driving |
them from councils of State. Others
pretend that reduction is economy.
Why, you have reduced salaries, per
diems, sessions, have checked State
aid, guarded the Treasury, and yet you
want to pull the government itself
down. He did not believe in concen
trating power, for to-day, the cry
against the Federal Government is on
account of this very thing.
Mr. Gartreli, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, said that under Mr. Warren’s
amendment, Chatham county would al
ways, with her 42,000 population, con
trol the Senator and Representatives
over Bryan and Effingham with 8,000.
He moved, therefore, to table the amend
ment. Carried by 97 to 79.
Report of the Committee Adopted.
Mr. Johnson, of the Thirtieth District,
thought the Convention was surfeited
with the question. Reductions all along
from 75, 83, 100 to 106 had been pro
posed and rejected. He therefore moved
to adopt the report of the committee
and to exclude all reduction and pro
posals. He then called the previous
question.
The Roberts amendment, being on the
desk already, was read, as follows :
The House shall consist of 142 Representa
tives. each of five counties having 20.000. 0 r
more two Representatives, and to the remain
ing counties one each.
The vote on the adoption of this was
very exciting. Upon a division being
called, a majority fovored it ; but upon
the call of yeas and nays, it went under
by a vote of 81 to 79.
Mr. Johnson, of the Thirtieth Dis
trict, now renewed the previous ques
tion, and the report of the committee,
with the present system, was adopted,
and the Convention adjourned until 4
p’clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Wright, of the Forty-second Dis
trict, offered a resolution that the Com
mittee on the Clerical Force investigate
and report to the Convention whether
the person appointed in 1875 to assist
the Treasurer in systemizing his busi
ness has completed bis duties, how
much he has been paid and whether his
services cannot now be dispensed with.
Carried.
Legislative Apportionment.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis
trict, offered the following for paragraph
two, section three, which was adopted :
The above apportionment shall be
changed by the General Assembly at the
first session after each census taken by
the United States Government, so as to
give to the six counties having the
largest population three members each,
and to the twenty-six counties next
largest two members each, but in no
event shall the aggregate number of
Representatives be increased.
No Annual Sessions.
Mr. Wofford, of the Forty-second Dis
trict, moved to make tho sessions of the
General Assembly annual, which mo
tion was tabled.
Mr. Featherstone, of the Thirty-sixth
District, moved to make the sessions
quadrennial. The motion was tabled.
llow Hie Constitution Is To Be Submitted.
Mr. Holcombe, of the Thirty-Ninth
District, now proposed the following :
The first election for the General As
sembly shall be held on the first Wed
nesday in next December, at which time
this Constitution shall be submitted to
the people for ratification, and all offi
cers made elective under this Constitu
tion shall be elected at the same time.
The next election shall be held in Octo
ber, 1879, and biennially thereafter.
Mr. Holcombe said ho wished to make
all the State officers rally around the
Constitution or force them to go boldly
in the field and fight it. Ho wished
also the people to have the benefit of
tho Constitution as soon as possible.
Mr. Toombs, of tbe Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, moved to amend Mr. Holcombe’s
resolution in the following manner:
“The first meeting of the General As
sembly elected under this Constitution
shall be held on the first Wednesday in
November, 1878, and biennially thereaf
ter. Tbe present Assembly shall meet
on the second Wednesday in January,
1878, as now required by law,”
He said he did this to put the Consti
tution in operation at once under tbe
present Legislature. He thought Mr.
Holcombe’s allegations regarding the
opposition to the Constitution organiz
ing in the Executive offices untrue. Ho
(Mr. Holcombe) has nu idea that the
Governor has tried or will try to defeat
the Constitution. So far as lam con
cerned, while some things have not gone
to suit my judgment, yet, as a whole, if
we proceed as well as we have done, I
approve and will stand by $.
After a debate, in which Messrs. Au
gustus geese and Lawton participated,
and protested against the allegations
against the administration, founded ou
mere rumor, Mr. Pierce moved to table
the amendment, which motion was car
ried by a vote of 145 yeas to 33 nays.
Section four was read, as follows :
Paragraph I. The members of the General
Assembly shall be elected for two years.
Par. 11. The first election for members of
the General Assembly under this Constitution
shall take place on the first Wednesday in Oc
tober, 1878, after which, elections for the same
shall bp held on thaSame day, biennially, until
the day of election is changed by law.
Par. 111. The first ipeetlng of the (general
Assembly after the ratification of this Consti
tution shall be on the first Wednesday in No
vember, 1878, and biennially thereafter on the
same dav. „ , ~
Par. IV. A majority of each House shall
constitute a quorum to transact business ; but
a smaller number may adjourn from day to
day. and compel the presence of its absent
members, as each House may provide.
Par. V. No session of the General Assembly
shall continue longer than fort? days, unless
by a vote bf ef each Kousg.
Par. ¥l. No person htfl4ing & ‘mditary com
mission, or ptftpr appointment or otyce, having
any emolument or compensation annexed
thereto, under thisßtato, or the Unite! Bta es,
or either of them, except Justices of the Peace,
and officers of the militia, nor any defaulter
* -* *wiblie money, or for any legal taxes ro
-10 •* j *. - v a seat in either
auired of him, snau
Honse , uol any Senator or Representa
tive. aftet his “qiialiji nation as such, bo elected
by the General Assembly or as>omte<J by iho
Governor, either with ov without tho advice
and consent of the Senate, to any office or ap
pointment having any emolument annexed
thereto, during the time for which he shall
have been elected.
Par. VII. The seat of a member of either
House shall be vacated on his removal from
the district or county from which he was
elected.
Mr. Gibbs, of tfie’ Twenty-seventh
District, moved to strike out “ Wednes
day ” in section 4 line three, inserting
“Tuesday.” Adopted. j
Pending discussion on Mr. Toombs
amendment- tlie Ugnyention adjourned.
No t’han*e In ihe Composition of tlie House
—Time of tlie First Election Decem
ber of This Y'ear—Extra Sessions—Tlie Oalli
of .Members— Length of Session*—Age of
Senators—Time of Residence—Impcocli-
■nents.
[Special to (he Chronicle and Constitutionalist .]
Atlanta, August 15. — The Constitu
tional Convention met in tho Capitol this
morning, at half-past eight o clock, the
President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins in
tbe Chair.
Promptly Tabled.
Mr. Moorp, of the Forty-third Dis
trict, moved to reconsider paragraph 1
of section 3. He said there ia no jus
tice in adhering to this plan.
This is the last chanoe tho people
will have for years to correct an irregu
larity and injustice. Should we fix it
too low the people may be able to
change it, but the Legislature will never
consent to reduce its own members. By
the present system the people are not
fairly represented. County organiza
tions are not the only things to be sub
served, but tbe interests of the people of
the great State of Georgia should be
guarded. .
The motion to reconsider was prompt
ly tabled.
The First Election.
Mr. Hamilton, of the Forty-second
District, moved to reconsider paragraph
two of section four, which read as fol
lows ;
Par 11. The first election tor members of
the General Assembly under this Constitution
shall take place on the first Wednesday in Oc
tober. 1878. after which, elections for the same
ehall be field on tbe same day. biennially, un
til the day of election is changed by law.
The motion to reconsider was carried.
Mr. Hamilton then offered the follow
ing substitute for the section :
The first election for members of the Gener
al Assembly, under this Constitution, shall be
held on the first Wednesday in December.
1877 the second election on the first Wednes
day in October. 1880. and biennially thereafter
until changed by law.
The substitute was finally adopted by
a vote of 95 to 65.
A Protest.
A memorial from the State Agricultu
ral Society, now in session, was read,
protesting against the abolition of the
Augricnltnral Bureau. The memorial was
laid on the table until the report of the
Committee on Public Institutions comes
up.
Paragraph two was read, agreed to,
unamended.
Paragraph three was read as follows:
Par. 111. The first meeting of the General
Assembly after the ratification of this Consti
tution shall be on tho first Wednesday in No
vember, 1878, and biennially thereafter on the
same day.
The Governor May Call An Extra Session.
Mr. Davis, of the Tenth District,
moved to append the following to the
paragraph:
Provided. That nothing shall be here con
strued to prevent the Governor calling an ex
tra session of the General Assembly before the
first Wednesday in November, 1878, if the ne
cessity exists therefor and the public good re
quires it. Adopted.
Another Addition.
Mr. Render, of the Twenty-sixth Dis
trict, moved to add the following: “Un
til the day of meeeting shall be changed
by law,” which was adopted, and para
graph three, thus amended, was agreed
to.
Paragraph four was read as follows,
and agreed to unamended:
Par. IV. A majority of each House shall
constitute a quorum to transact business; but
a smaller number may adjourn from day to
day. and compel the presence of its absent
members, as each House may provide.
The Oath of Member* ot the Legislature.
Mr. Key, of the Twenty-eighth Dis
trict, offered the following as the oath
to be required of each Senator and
Representative, and to be inserted here
as a separate paragraph:
I swear or affirm that I will support the
Constitution of Georgia and of the United
States and in all questions and measures which
may come before me I wi'.l give my vote and
so conduct myself as will, in my judgment, be
most conducive to the intorest and prosperity
of the State. Adopted.
Tlie Sessions of the Legislature.
Paragraph five was read as follows :
Par. V. No session of the General Assembly
shall continue longer than forty days, except
by a vote of two-thirds of each House.
Mr. Underwood, of the Thirty-first
District, moved to make the sessions of
the Legislature thirty instead of forty
days.
Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, considered this proposition ab
surd, as it did not allow sufficient time
to transact the public business. Mr.
Underwood’s motion was tabled.
Mr. Reese, of the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, moved to insert the words “whole
number of” after the word “of” in line
three, which was adopted, and the para
graph was agreed to.
The next two paragraphs were read as
follows, and adopted unamended :
Par. VI. No person holding a military com
mission. or other appointment or office, having
any emolument or compensation annexed
thereto, under this State, or the United States,
or either of them, except Justices of the
Peace, and officers of the militia, nor any de
faulter for public money, or for any legal taxes
required of him, shall have a seat in either
House: nor shall any Senator or Representa
tive. after his qualification as such, ho elected
by tlie Geuoral Assembly or appointed by the
Governor, either with or without the advice
and consent of the Senate, to auy office or ap
pointment having any emolument annexed
thereto, during the time for which he shall
have been elected.
Par. VII. The seat of a member of either
House shall be vacated on his removal from
the district or county from which ho was
elected.
Tlie Age of Members.
The first paragraph of section five was
read, as follows :
Paragraph I. Tiie Senators shall be citizens
of the United States, who have attained the
age of thirty years, and who shall have been
citizens of this State for two years, and for
ono year resident of tho District from which
elected. i
Mr. Johnson, of the Thirtieth Dis
trict, moved to amend so as to make
the age of a State Senator twenty-five
instead of thirty years. He said the
qualified age of a United States Senator
was but thirty years, while that of a
Congressman was but twenty-five, and
he did not see the use of fixing tho age
of a Georgia State Senator at so high a
limit. The amendment was adopted.
Tlie Resilience ol .Senators.
Mr. Ingram, of the Twenty-fourth
District, moved to amend by making
Seuators residents of the State for four
years instead of two. This was adopted,
and the paragraph, as amended, was
agreed to.
Paragraphs two and three were read
as follows and adopted unamended:
Par. 11. Tho presiding officer of the
Senate shall be styled the President of the
Senate, and shall be elected viva voce from the
Senators.
Par. 111. The Senate shall have the sole
power to iry impeachments.
Impeachment*.
Paragraph four was read, as follows:
Par. IV. When sitting for that pur
pose, the members ehall be on oatli or affirma
tion, and shall bo presided over by tho Chief
Justice or the presiding Justice of the Su
premo Court. Should the Chief Justice he im
peached. tho Senate shall select the Judge to
preside; and no person shall be convicted
without tlie concurrence of two-thirds of the
members present.
Mr. Hammond, of the Thirty-fifth
District, moved to insert the words “of
the Supreme Court" after the word
“Judge,” in line six. Adopted; and the
paragraph, as amended, was agreed to.
Paragraph live was agreed to, una
mended, as follows:
Par. V. Judgments in cases of im
peachment shall not extend further than re
moval from office, and disqualification to hold
and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit
within this State; but tho party convicted
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to in
dictment, trial, judgment and punishment ac
cording to law.
Time of Residence.
Paragraph one of section six was
read as follows:
Par. I. Tjie Representatives shall bp citi
zens of flip United States, who liaye at
tained the ago of twenty-one years, and who
shall have been citizens of tips State for one
year, qnd for six months residents of the
counties from which elected.
Mr, lugram, of the Twenty-fourth
Distriot, moved to amend by inserting
“two” in place of “one” year’s oitizen
ship. Adopted.
Mr. Bachlott, of the Fourth District,
moved as a substitute to insert one year
for six months. Adopted.
The balance of section six and the first
thirteen paragraphs of section seven
were adopted, unaijiegded, follows:
Par. 11. The presiding officer pf the House
of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and shall be
elected viva woe from the body,
Par. 11. The House of Representatives shall
have the sole power to impeach all persons
who shall have been or may he in office.
Section VII. Par. I. All bills for rais
ing revenue or appropriating money shall
originate in the House of Representatives, but
tho Senate may propose or concur in amend
ments, as in other bills.
Par. 11. Each House shall be Judge of the
election, returns and qualifications of its ipem
bere, anp shall have pewer'fp Pufiish them for
disorderly or misconduct, by censure,
fine, imprisonment, or expulsion; but no mem -
ber shall be expelled except by a vote of two
thirds of tho House from which he is ex
pelled.
Par. 111. Ea h House may punish by impris
onment, not extending beyond the session, any
person * me mber. who shall be guilty of a
contempYby any disorderly behavior in its pres
ence, or who shall resepe, or attoropt to TQa
cne. any person by Oj.der ot tHtper
House. „ , „
Par. IV. The members of both Houses shall
be free from arrest during their attendanoe on
the General Assembly, and in going thereto, or
returning therefrom, except for treason, fel
ony, larceny or breach of tbe peace; and ""
member shall be liable to answer in any other
place for anything spoken in debate in either
House.
Par. V. Each Rouse shall keep a journal of
its proceedings, and publish it immediately af
ter its adjournment.
Par. VI. The yeas and nays of the members
on any question shall, at the desire of one
fifth of the members present, be entered on
the Journal-
Par. VII. The original Journal shall be pre
served after publication, in the office of Secre
tary of State, but there shall be no other re
cord thereof.
Par. VIII. Every bill, before it shall pass,
shall be road three times, aud on three sepa
rate days in each House, unless in cases of ac
tual invasion or insurrection.
Par. IX. No law or ordinance shall pass
which refers to more than one subject-matter,
or contains matter different from what is ex
pressed in tho title thereof.
Par. X. The general appropriation bill shall
embrace nothing but appropriations fixod by
previous laws, the ordinary expenses o( the
Executive. Legislative and Judicial Depart
ments of the government, payment of the pub
lic debt or interest thereon; and for support
of the public institutions and educational in
terests of the State. All other appropria
tions shall be made by separate bills each em
bracing but one Bubjoct.
Par. XI. All Acts shall be eigned by the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Rouse of Representatives; qnd no hill, ordi
nance. or resolution, intended ta have the ef
fect of a law. which sha’l have been rejected
by either House, shall be again proposed dur
ing the same session, under the same or any
other title, without the consent of two-thirds
of the House by which the same was rejected.
Par. XII. No bill shall become a law unless
it shall receive a majority of the votes of all
the members elected to each House of the
General Assembly, and it shall, in every in
stance. so appear"on the journal.
Par. XIII. No bill or resolution appropriat
ing monev shall become a law unless upon its
passage the yeas and nays in each House are
recorded.
Par. XIV. All special or local bills Bhall origi
nate in the House of Representatives. The
Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall, within five davs from the organization
of the General Assembly, appoint a committee,
consisting of one from each Congressional
District, whose duty shall be to consider and
consolidate all epecial and local bills on the
same subject, and report tlie samo to the
House, and no special er local bill shall be
read or considered by the House until the
same lias b t n reported by said committee,
unless by a two-thirds vote. A lll } 110 Ull shall
be considered, or reported to the House by
said committee unless the same shall have
been laid before it within fifteen days after the
organization of the General Assembly, except
bv a two-thirds vote, also, of the House of
Representatives.
Local Legislation.
Mr. Tift, of the Tenth District, offered
as a substitute for paragraph 14 that
“the Legislature pass general laws pro*,
viding for all cases which in its judg
ment may be provided for by general
laws, bat shall pass no special acta con
ferring corporate powers. General laws
however may be passed under which
corporations may be granted.” Tabled;
though it will probably pass to-morrow
on a reconsideration.
Mr. Little, of the Twenty-fourth Dis
trict, offered a resolution that “the
Qeneral Assembly may oonfer on county
authorities jurisdiction in purely local
matters, not affecting any other county,”
Messrs. Reese and Hammond con
sidered this too broad in terms. It was
lost.
Sections 15, 16 and 17 were agreed to
nnamended, as follows :
Par. XV. No money sliall be drawn from the
Treasury except by appropriation made by
law, and a regular statement and account of
the receipt and expenditure of all public
money shall be published every three months,
and, also, with the laws passed'by each session
of the General Assembly.
Par XVI No local or special bill shall be
passed, unless notice of the intention to apply
therefor shall have been published in the lo
cality where the matter or the thing to be af
fected may be situated, which notice shall be
at least thirty days prior to the introduction of
such bill into the General Assembly, and in
the manner to be prescribed by law; the evi
dence of such notice having been published
shall be exhibited in the General Assembly
before such act shall be passed.
Par XVII. No law or section of the Code
shall be amended or repealed by more refer
ence to its title, or to the number of the sec
tion of the Code, but the amending or repeal
ing act shall distinctly describe the law to be
amended or repealed, as well as the alteration
to be made.
Par. XVIII. The General Assembly shall
have no power to grant corporate powers and
privileges to private companies, except bank
ing, insurance.railroad, canal, navigation, min
ing, express, lumber, manufacturing and tele
graph companies; nor to make or change elec
tion precincts; nor to estabhsh bridges or fer
rios;uor to change names or legitimate children;
but it shall prescribe by law the manner in
which such powers shall be exercised by the
Courts.
Mr. Reese (W. M.), of the Twenty
ninth District, moved to strike out in
paragraph eighteen the words “mining,
lumber and manufacturing,” consider
ing them small matters. Adopted.
Securities on Bonds.
Mr. Reese (Augustus), of the Twenty
eighth District,offered an additional sec
tion, viz : “ The General Assembly
shall have no power to release princi
pals or securities upon forfeited recog
nizances from payment thereof, either
before or after judgment thereon.”
Mr. Chambers, of the Twenty-first
District, moved to add “unless the prin
cipal in the recoguizauoe has been ap
prehended and placed in the authority
of the proper officers.”
Mr. Reese accepted this addition and
the amendment was adopted.
Paragraph nineteen was read, as fol
lows :
Par. XIX. The General Assembly shall
not authorize the construction of any street
passenger railway within the limits of any
town or city without the consent of the local
authorities."
The word “ incorporated ” was insert
ed before “town.”
The Convention adjourned until 4,
p. m.
AFTEKNOON SESSION.
Tlie Legislative Report.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis
trict,moved to amend paragraph nineteen
by substituting “corporate” for “local”
in line one. Adopted.
The next two paragraphs were agreed
to, as follows:
Par. XX. Whenever the Constitution re
quires a vote of two-thirds of either or both
Houses for the passing of an act or resolution,
the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall
be entered on the journal, and all votes on
confirmations, or refusals to confirm nomina
tions to office by the Governor, shall bo by
yeas and nays, and the yeas and nays shall be
recorded on the journal.
Par. XXI. Tho General Assembly shall have
power to make all law's and ordinances, con
sistent with this Constitution, and not repug
nant to the Constitution of the United States,
which they shall deem necessary and proper
for the welfare of the State.
Paragraph twenty-two was read, as
follows :
Paragraph XXII. No provision in this Con
stitution for a two-tliirds vote of both Houses
of tho General Assembly shall be construod to
waive the necessity for the signature of the
Governor, as in any other case, except in tho
case of the two-thirds vote required to over
ride the veto.
Mr. Reese, of the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, moved to amend by adding “ex
cept also in case of the prolongation of
sossions.” Adopted and the section as
amended agreed to.
Paragraph twenty-three was read, as
follows :
Par. XXIII. Neither House shall ad
journ for more than three days, nor to any
other place without the consent of the other;
and in case of disagreement between tho two
Houses on a question of adjournment, the
Governor may adjourn either or both of them.
It waR agreed to unamended.
Pay ef tlie Legislature.
Section eight was agreed to unamend
ed, as follows :
Par. I. The officers of the two Houses
other than the President and Speaker, shall be
a Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House of Itepresentativos, and such assistants
as they may appoint; but the clerical expenses
of the Senato shall not exceed sixty dollars per
day for each session, nor those of the House
of Representatives seventy dollars per day for
each session. The Secretary of the Senate
and Clerk of tlm House of Eepresentatives shall
he required to give bond and security tor tho
faithful discharge of thoir respective duties.
Seotion nie was read, as follows :
Par. I. The per diem, of members of
tho Qoneral Assembly shall bo four dollars per
day. and ton cents per mile for each mile trav
eled ingoing to, and returning from, the cap
ital.
Mr. Osborne, of the Thirty-first Dis
trict, moved to amend by substituting
! ‘not exeeed” for “be.” Adopted.
Mr. Hudson, of the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict, moved to add “except only the
President of the Senate and Speaker of
the House, and they shall each receive
not exceeding $7.” Adopted.
Mr. Hammo.pd, of the Thirty-fifth
District, moved to strike out “per day,”
and insert “mileage shall not exceed”
before the word “ten.” Carried,
Mr, Mattox, of the Thirtieth District,
moved to add “nearest practicable
route.” Adopted.
Mr. Lawton, of the First Distriot, of
fered an amendment authorizing the
Legislature, by a vote of two-thirds of
each branch, to change the salaries of
future Legislatures. Tabled.
Mr. Tuggle, of the Thirty-seventh
Distriot, offered an additional section, as
follows :
All elections hy the General Assembly shall
be by a viva vove vote, and shall appear on the
journal, etc., as in the present Constitution.
Adopted.
Power of the General Assembly Over Taxa
tion.
The report of the Committee on Final
Revision on the power of the General
Assembly over taxation was taken up
and section first read, as follows :
Par. I. The right of taxation i$ a sovereign
rig> t— inalienable, indestructible—is the life
of the State, qnd rightfully belongs to the peo
ple jn ail Republican governments, and neith
er the General Assembly, nor any, nor all. oth
er departments of the government, establish
ed by this Constitution, shall ever have the
authority to irrevocably give, grant, limit, or
restrain, this right; and all laws, grants, con
tracts, and all other acts whatsoever, by said
government, or any department thereof, to ef
fect any of these purposes, shall b.e, kind are
hereby declared to be nqll apd void for every
purpose whatsoever; ap'd said right of taxation
shall hlvfayh be under the complete control of,
arid revocable by, the State, notwithstanding
any gift, grant, or contract whatsoever, by the
General Assembly.
After some debate it was adopted un
amejideff
Tlie Railway Clause.
The first paragraph o.r section two was
read as fallows :
Par. I. Railways heretofore constructed,
or that may hereafter he constructed, in
this State, are hereby declared public high
ways, and railroad companies common car
riers- The General Assembly shall pass laws
to eorreot abuses, prevent unjust discrimina
tions and extortion in the rates of freight and
passenger tariffs on the different railroads iu
this State, and shall, from time to time, pass
laws establishing reasonable maximum rates
of charges for tho transportation of
gers and freights ou said railroads; establish
by law uniform rates on the same commodities
as nearly as practicable, and enforce all sucb
laws by adequate penalties.
Mr. Hammond, of the Thirty-fifth
Distriot, moved to amend by striking
out of the first sentence the word “shall”
in line nine.
Mr. Gartrell, of tue Thirty-fifth Dis
triot, offered the following as a substi
tute:
Every railroad heretoforo constructed, or to
be hereafter constructed, in the State, is de
clared a public highway, in so far as to. be free
to all persons for the transportation of per
sons and properry thereon under such regula
tions as may be prescribed by law, and railroad
companies are declared common carriers. The
General Assembly shall pass laws to correct
abuses, prevent unjust discriminations and ex
tortion in rates of freight and passenger tariffs
on different railroads in the State, and shall,
from time to time, pass laws establishing rea
sonable maximum rates of charges for the
transportation of passengers and freights on
said railroads, and enferce all such laws by ap
propriate penalties.
Pending discussion the Convention
adjourned.
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THE INDIAN WAR.
More Settlers Murdered— General Sheridan
Relives in Gibbon’s “Victory.”
Helena, Montana, August H—The
following has just been received from
Bannock : “The Indians "crossed at tl e
head of Horse Prairie to Lemhi, strik
ing Stephenson’s this morning, killing
the Pieroe brothers and another man on
the route. They are evidently making
their way to Snake River Valley.
Washington, August 14.—The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
War Department :
Chicago, 111., August 13, 1877.
To General E. D. loumsend. : I have
reason to believe that Col. Gibbon has
had a substantial success and take
pleasure in commending the conrage of
Col. Gibbon and his small command.
They have inflicted a severe if not a fatal
and disastrous punishment on the hos
tile Nez Perces. The report that he had
lost bis trains is untruthful.
[Signed] P. H. She bipan,
Lieutenant-General.
Eggs are scarce in Columbus.
Macon ia having a .surfeit of barbe-
New Advertisements.
Facts For the People,
It is an undeniable fact that no article was
ever placed before the publio with so much
undisputed evidence of its great medical value
as the
VEGETINE.
For every complaint for which Veoetihe is
recommended, nany testimonials of what it
has done is furnished to the public at large,
and no one should fail to observe that nearly
all of the testimonials are from people right
at home, where the VEGETINE is prepared,
aud as the streets and numbers are given,
there can be no possible doubt about the mat
ter,
Boston, Deeemqer 17, 1872.
H. R. Stevens, Esq. : Dear Sir—May I ask
the favor of you to make my case public ?
Iu 1861, while ou picket duty in the army, I
was taken with a fit, which lasted all night.
Was taken into camp and dosed with whisky
and quinine. After this had fits every day. and
was taken to Newbern Hospital, and there
treated by the attending physician. I grew
wore-- and was sent home. Remained in poor
health for four years, treating with many phy
sicians aud trying many remodies. Finally
Scrofula made its appearance in different
parts of my body, and my head was so diseased
as to be frightful to look at, and painful be
yond endurance. After trying the most emi
nent physicians, without improvement, a
change of climate was advised.
Have been to the Hot Springs in Arkansas
twice, each time giving their treatment a
thorough trial. Finally came back to Boston,
discouraged, with no hope of help. Life was
a burden to one iu my situation. My disease,
and the effect of so much powerful medicine,
had so damaged my system that the action of
my stomach was apparently destroyed, aud my
head was covered with ulcers which had in
places eaten into the skull boue.
The best physicians said my blood was so
full of poison they could do no more for me.
About this time a friend who had been an in
valid told me Veoetine had restored him to
perfect health, and through his persuasion I
commenced taking Veoetine. At this time I
was having fits almost every day. I noticed
the good effects of Veoetine in my digestive
organs. My food sat better and mv stomach
grew stronger. I began to feel encouraged,
for I could see my health slowly and gradually
improving. With renewed hope I continued
taking the Veoetine, until it had completely
driven disease out of my body. It cured the
fits, gave me good pure blood, and restored
me to perfect health, which I had not enjoyed
before for ten years. Hundreds of people in
the city of Boston can vouch for the above
facts.
Veoetine has saved my life, and you are at
liberty to make such use of this statement as
pleases you best, and I beg of you to make it
known, that other sufferers may find relief with
less trouble aud expense than I did.
It will afford me great pleasure to show the
marks of my disease or give any further infor
mation relative to my case to all who desire it.
I am, sir, very gratefully, JOHN PECK,
No. 50 Sawyer street, Boston, Mass.
Twenty-Seven Vears Ago.
H. R. Stevens, Esq,: Dear Sir—This is to
certify that my daughter was taken sick when
she was three years old, and got so low that
we were obliged to keen her ou a pillow, with
out moving, to keep the little thing together.
She was attended by several physicians-the
regular attending one being old Dr. John Ste
vens. They all pronounced her case incurable.
She had boeu sick about a year, when hearing
of the great Blood Remedy, Veoetine, I com
menced giving her that, and continued it regu
larly till she was about seven years old, when
she was perfectly cured. During her sickness
three pieces of boue were taken from her
right arm above the elbow, one of them being
very long. Several small pieces were also
taken from her left leg. She is now twenty
seven years old, and is enjoying good health,
and has ever sinoe she was seven years old,
with no signs of Sorofula or any blood disease.
Her arm is a little crooked, but she can use it
almost as well as the other. Her legs are of
equal length, and she is not in the least lame.
Hercaso was Scrofula, inherited in the blood;
and I would recommend all those having Sorof
ula Humor or any other blood disease, if they
wish to have a perfect cure, to try Veoetine,
the reliable blood remedy, which does not
weaken the system like many other prepara
tions recommended, but, ou the contrary, it is
nourishing and strengthening. My daughter’s
case will fully testify this, for I never Baw nor
heard of a worse form of Scrofula.
HULDA SMITH,
19 Monument street, Charlestown. Mass.
MRS. SAItAH M. JONES.
69 Sullivan street, Charlestown, Mass.
April 10, 1870.
The above statement shows a perfect cure of
Scrofula in its worst form, when pronounced
incurable, of a child four years of age, twenty
throe years ago. The lady, now twonty soveu
years old, enjoying perfect health.
Vegetiue is Sold by All Druggists.
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CHRISTOPHER GRAY & GO.
WILL
OPEN MONDAY
A LARGE LOT OF
WHITE GOODS
LATELY BOUGHT AT
VERY LOW PRICES.
In the Bummer
COFFEE is not good for the health. TEA
is the proper drink for this season. We
have on hand, and offer for sale cheap, the
best brands of llyson, Imperial, Gunpowder,
Oolong and English Breakfast Teas, ever of
fered in this market. BARRETT Sc LAND,
For the Liver !
USE GILDER’S MYER PILLS. Tho most
perfect Pilliiirhe world. For sale by
all druggists.
Turnip Seed!
A COMPLETE assortment, just rccoived
and for sale low by
BARRETT & LAND, 270 Broad street.
If You Are Not
ABLE to go to the Springs, improve your
health by using the waters of the jußtly
celebl'a od BLUE LICK SPRINGS, for sale iu
bottleß, half barrels and barrels, by
BARRETT Sc LAND, 270 Broad street.
Wrapping Paper
A LARGE stock, of every i*e and quality
known. In large quantities a bargain
may be had, at BARRETT Sc. LAND’S,
’ ' ' 270 Broad street.
IN PAINTING,
USE no material that is not first class. We \
have in store a large stock of ATLAN
TIC WHITE LEAD, PURE LINSEED OIL,
JAPAN, COACH ad COPAL VARNISHES,
and an endless variety of colors, dry and ground
in oil, all of wiimh WO oSter cheap,
jya-tf ‘ BARRET f & LAND.
COTTON MACHINERY.
LOWELL Mill SHOP,
LOWELL, MASS.,
Manufacturers of every description of
COTTON MACHINERY,
Of most approved patterns and with all rec-jut
improvements.
-ALSO—
Turbine Wheels, Shaftim and Gearing,
Hydraulic Presses and Pnmps,
ELEVATORS, &c., &c.
tJT Plans far Cotton nnd Paper Mills.
Geo. Richardson, Supt.,
LOWELL, MASS,
Wm. A. Burke, Trea%.,
8 PEMBERTON SQUARE, BOSTON.
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I JOHN 'n.' Johnson . |
partner late fi>m
1 L. J. Guilmartin Sc Cos., +
i 1865 to 1877.
j JOHN’ FLANNERY $ CO., j
l COXTUN FACTOHW ]
| —AND— I
j COMMISSION MERCHANTS, j
| ' No. 3 Kelly’s Block, Bay Street, J
; Savannah, (Georgia.:
+ Agents for Jewell's Mills Yarns and Do-;
Imeutice. etc, 6tc. -t
i BAGGING AND IRON TIES for sale at|
♦lowest market rates. Prompt attention given)
♦to all boaittfcas emrubted to u#. JLibeyal oaakj
iadvancee made on consignments, t
- ter Our Ms TXiANNErtY having purchased;
tthe entile assets and assumed the liabilities;
lef the late firm of L. J. GUILMARTIN A;
ICO., we will attend to all outstanding busi-f
;neasof that ,,ffi2~i?ti^iT?m, it
Important to Cotton Planters*
TTTE have on hand a large lot of first class
VV COTTON GINS, made up m the best
style, and of good material, which we will sell
at the lowest market prices. All Planters
wishing to buy a cheap and good Gin wifi find
it to their interest to correspond with us, as
we mean business to suit the times.
Write for prices, terms, Ac., and we feel cer
tain we can satisfy yen.
J. D, Sc H. T. HAMMACK,
jyl-dlaw<kw2m* Orawfordville, Ga.
Now AdyertUements.
—THE—
STRIKERS AT WORK
As I am going to change my business on the first of September, I will
offer on Monday Morning, and continue until that time, the entire stock of
Boots, Shoes and Trunks
At less than manufacturers’ prices, for cash. The Goods must be sold
The attention of the merchants and people is called to this fact. Dali
and examine stock and prices, and satisfy yourselves that 1 mean business.
JOSIAH MILLE R,
Proprietor of the Augusta Shoe House,
233 Broad Street, Opposite the Masonic Hall.
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LADIES’AND GENTS’
GAUZE UNDERVESTS
30 per cent. Less Than [Present Pi’ices.
Of tlese Goods we’have complete lines, from the lowest to the finest,
and iu all sizes, which will be closed as above stated.
We will also offer our entire slock of Corsets, consisting of over 150
dozen and embracing all styles and prices, at 30 per cent, less than pres
ent value.
200 dozen Gents’ all Linen 3-4 Hemmed Handkerchiefs at 12 1-2 cents
each, worth to-day $2 50 per dozen.
50 dozen Ladies’ Colored Bordered H. S. Handkerchiefs 25 cents each
worth $5 50 per dozen.
We do this NOT for the purpose of creating a sensation, BUT in order
to make light work for stock taking, and will offer many other useful
goods at the same reduction.
JAS. A. GRAY & CO.
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NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
CRESCENT MILLS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors.
OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO
Cash Dry Goods House
W. T. Anderson & Co.’s,
242 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Headquarters for anderson’s
CELEBRATED WAMSUTTA SHIRT.
The BEST is the CHEAPEST. Send for
Samples. augl2-tf
Real [Estate Agency.
O
Special attention paid to the sale or purchase of Town and
Country Property. Money borrowed and loans made onj Real
Estate. Special attention paid to the management and renting
of property* The undersigned having been requested by many
of their patrons to resume the Real Estate business, will, from
this* date, derote the energies ol the concern to all business en
trusted to them, and charges will be moderate.
JOHN J. COHEN & SONS.
Our Bond, Stock Brokerage and Life and Fire Insurance will
be carried on as usual.
den!6-ly
The Cteorgia State Fair!
OPENS AT ATLANTA,
OCTOBER 15th, 1877,
AND
CONTINUES ONE WEEK.
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A large and liberal Premium List is offerod, from which we make the following
SPECIMEN EXTRACTS :
HORSES.
Best Saddle Horse or Mare $ 50 00
Best Single Buggy Horse or Maro 50 00
Best combination Horse or Mare 50 00
Finest and best Double Team, owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days before the Fair. . 75 00
Best six iu hand driven on the ground by exhibitor 50 00
CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE.
Best herd of one Bull and four Cows or Heifers SIOO 00
Best Milch Cow ®0 JJO
Best Jersey Bull *j}
Best Jersey Cow 20 00
Liberal premiums for other breeds of cattle.
575 oq for tlie best Buck and sls 00 for the best Ewe of each of the following breeds; Me
rinos, Southdowns and Cotswolds.
s£s 00 for the best Boar and sls for the best Sow of each of the following breeds : Berk
shire, Essex, Suffolk, Magic or Poland China, Big Guinea, Little Guinea and Natives.
POULTRY.
$lO 00 is offered for the best trio of each variety of Chickens, Geese and Ducks.
Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestio Fowls $ 76 00
FIELD CROPS.
For the largost and best display in merit and variety of sample products from the field.
garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—the contribution of a single farm SIOO Oft
Second beet ditto 52 22
For the best six stalks of Cotton. .. f 00
Best display of samples of Hay, one hundred pounds each, of uncultivated grasses 25 00
For the best three bales crop lot of Short Staple Cotton by one exhibitor. 100 00
For the best einglo bate Short Staple 60 00
For the beet single bale Upland Long Staple 60 00
LADIES’ HOME INDUBTBY.
Best eolle tion of Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups. Syrups and Cordials, made
and exhibited by one lady $ 50 00
Best collection of Dried Fruits 10 00
Best collection of Canned Fruits and Vegetables 20 00
Best display of Ornamental Preserves, cut by hand, by tlie exhibitor 20 00
Best display of Breads and Cakes by one lady 25 00
Handsomest Iced and Ornamental Cake 20 00
To the young lady between 13 and 18 years of age, who shall prepare upon the ground
the best meal for six persons . 25 00
Second heat .... 15 ol>
LADIES’ NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK.
Best display in merit and qariety of Female Handicraft, embracing Needlework, Em
broidery, Crocheting, by one lady $ 60 OO
$lO 00 for the best specimen each of Silk Embroidery, Applique, Raised Work, and Tapes-
Uy 'SlOOOfor the best display of Hair, Bheli, Wax, Seed. Rustic and Straw Work.
Also for the best display of Wax, Feather, Paper, Muslin and Skeloton Flowers.
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.
Best Oil Painting ® 2?
Best Portrait Painting "{ “J*
Beat Painting ia Water Colors 20 OO
Beat Pencil Drawing J” ™
Beat Crayon Drawing............ ••••• i” y”
Best display of Paintings and Drawinga by one exhibitor 26 00
Beat collection of Paintings and Drawings by a girl under sixteen years of age.. 25 00
Best display of Paintings, Drawings, etc., by the pupils of any one School or College 50 00
MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS.
Best display of Dry Goode " ‘ ■ MOO 00
Best display of Clothing . >• Jo (Hi
Best display of Millinery OO
Best display of Groceriea . 100 00
Beat display of Glasaware and Crockery 60 00
PREMIUMS FOR GRANGES AND COUNTY SOCIETIES.
To the organized Granges of a county, or the County Society in the State making the
largest and finest display in merit and variety of Products and results of Home
Industrie*—all raised, produced or made by tue members of that particular Grange
organization, or County Society S3OO 00
Second Premium 200 00
Third Premium *•*> 00
MILITARY COMPANIES.
For tho best drilled Volunteer Military Company, to have not less than twenty-five men
rank and file $250 00
FIRE COMPANIES.
For best Fire Company, test to be prescribed by the Chiefs of Departments of Maoon,
Augusta, SavaiiwA. Atlanta and Columbus S2OO OO
The full Premium List, in pamphlet form, will be ready about the latter part of July, and
will be mailed free, on application to the Secretary at Atlanta.
Hie Management feel greatly encouraged by the flattering assurances which the people
are giving of their interest in the forthcoming Exhibition.
There has been no State Fair now in two years—a faot which we believe will enhanoe the
interest in the approaching one ; and with the co operation of the publio, we confidently hope
to meet with that success commensurate with the merits of this time-honored occasion, when
our products and resources are displayed to the world, and all our people meet together im
social reunion. THOMAS HARDEMAN, Jr., Macon,
President.
T. J. HMITH, Oconee, C. K, H„
General Superintendent.
MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Atlanta,
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