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HOUSE AND SENATE.
THE WORK OF THE TWO HOUSES
YESTERDAY.
Bills Pwvd, Uo«t and Withdrawn—The
Three Session* «■ Day in the Lower
House Reins Continued—The
Meaan/es Made Laws by the
Governor’s Signature.
[Special to the Chroniole.)
SENATE.
Tnextay’i Proceeding*.
Atlanta, September 18. —Senate met.
President Boynton in the Chair. Prayer
by Senator McDonald. Roll call. Sen
ator Parker reporte t j >arnal correct.
Senator George moved to reconsider bill
im to insolvent costs io Burke county to
amen<Fit. Carred.
Mr. Daßignon, Chairman of the Jndi
ciary Committee; Mr. Hoyt, Chairman of
the Committee on Pablic Property, report
ed bills.
Bills for Third Reading.
Liquor bill for Berrien county. Mr.
McDonald moved to recede from the Sen
afe amendment. Qiite a discussion en
sued on this. Lost
Mr. Polbiil, of Finance Committee, re-,
ported bills,. ;
Mr. Jones end Mr- McDonald wHhdrew
bilh.
; Bill to incorporate Reynolds, in Taylor
county. Passed.
Mr. Meldrim, of (Corporation Committee,
reported bills
To codify the acts incorporating Rome.
Passed.
Message from the House by Mr. Hardin
reporting bills.
Sealed message from the Governor by
Mr. Harrison.
Bill to prescribe the manner of making
and working public roads.
Mr. Livingston thought this bill the
most important before the Legislature, in
which the people was most interested.
On motion of Mr. Livingston the bill
was taken up by sections.
Mr. Bush moved to amend the 14th sec
tion by making the road ages from 16 to
50 years, instead of 16 to 60. There was
considerable discussion this, partici
pated in by Senators Bush, Livingston.
Jones, Parks, Harris, Meldrim, DeWolf
and Beall. The amendment was voted
down.
Pending the bill the Senate adjourned
to 3 o’clock.
HOUSE.
Monday’s Afternoon Session.
The House reconvened at 3 o’clock. The
regular order was the consideration of bills
on third reading. The following were
passed:
To charter the Mechanics’ Savings Bank
of Atlanta.
To incorporate the town of Ball Ground,
in Cherokee county.
To submit the question of the sale of
liquor to the electors of Floyd county.
To amend the road laws of this State so
far as relates to the county of Floyd.
To change the time of holding the Su
perior Court in Gilmer and Fannin coun
ties.
To amend the act creating a Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for
Johnson county.
To change the time of the quarterly
term of the City Court of Richmond
county.
To prohibit seining and trapping of fish
in Murray county.
. To submit the question of the sale of
liquor to the voters of Thomas county.
* Amended so as to apply to Cobb county.
To provide a public road system for
Whitfield county.
X To make the Flint river a lawful fence in
* Macon county.
To amend act regulating compensation
in collecting taxes in Floyd county.
To establish a public school system for
LaGrange.
To incorporate the Canal Navigation and
Land Company.
To authorize the issue of bonds to build
a Court House in Randolph county.
To amend the act creating the City
Court of Clarke county.
To exempt the Baldwin Blues from road
and jury duty.
To amend the act defining powers of the
Orphans’ Home of Decatur.
To authorizs the appointment of a fire
'marshal in Savannah.
To relieve the sureties of H. J. Peter,
.Tax Collector of B>bb county.
To amend the act providing for probate
of foreign wills.
A bill to relieve J. E. McGuire, of Bar
tow county, was taken up. In 1857
McGuire, then an engineer on the State
Boad, received certain injuries in the dis-1
charge of his duty. 1875 the State voted
him sso'3. This bill proposed tog ve him
fl .000 in settlement of all claims against
the State. The bill was tabled.
A bill to amend section 4441 of the Code.
Passed.
A bill to provide for two more Judges of
the Supreme Court. Tabled.
A bill by Mr. R’oe, of Fulton, to author
ise the employment of a stenographer for
the Supreme Court. The bill fixed the
salary at $1,500. The committee offered
an amendment to fix the salary at $2,000.
The yeas and nays were called, and were
54 yeas to 50 nays. So the bill failed of a
constitutional majority.
Mr. Hulsey, of Fulton—A bill to em
power the Superior Court of either county
to incorporate towns lying in more than
one eounty. The bill failed of a constitu
tional m ijority.
Mr. Riy. of Coweta—A bill to punish
trespass in counties where land lines are
lawful fences.
Mr. Kry explained that the bill merely
gave counties having stock laws the same
rights as those where fences are kept up.
Mr. Spence, of Mitchell, favored the
bill.
Several motions were made to adjourn
and were lost. The bill was lost. The
House adjourned to 8 o’clock at night.
Nig nt Session.
A bill amending section 4139 of the
Code. Lost.
A bill to pay L. D Pittman for arrest
ing an escaped murderer. Lost.
A bill amending section 1409 of the
Code. Lost.
A bill to make penal the encumbering
of personal property held under condi
tions as to purchase. Passed.
A bill to pay $4Ol to the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry of Savannah. Passed.
A bill amending section 4214 of the
Code Passed.
A bill reviving the repealed act regulat
ing practice in equity cases. Passed.
A bill amendirg the garnishment laws
so as to dissolve garnishments in certain
eases. Passed.
A bill amending section 3533 of the
Code. Passed.
A bill to regulate the change of rules or
orders by the Railroad Commission.
Pending this bill the House adjourned.
Yesterday’s Session.
The House met at 9 o’clock. Prayer by
the Chaplain. The roll was called, and
the Journal read.
Mr. Hulsey moved to reconsider the bill
to authorize the Superior Court of one
county to grant charters to towns lying in
several oountie*. Carried.
Mr. Hoge moved to reconsider the bill
for the relief of Mr. L. D. Pittman. Car
ried.
Mr. Shipp moved to reconsider the bill
to amend section 1409 of the Code, in re
lation to the practice of medicine in this
Blate, Carried.
CONSOLIDATED MADCH 17,1877
Mr. James moved to reconsider the bill
to emend sec'ion 4139 of the Code. Car
ried.
' The Finance Committee offered a sub
stitute for the Senate substitute to the
joint resolution, authorizing the State
Librarian to furnish the various counties
with Codes. The substitute provides that
the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
eba'l also be supplied with Codes. Agreed
to.
Mr. Bartlett, from the Joint Committee
to investigate the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad, submitted a report.
The bill to regulate proceedings before
tbe Railroad Commission was considered.
The bill was passed.
A resolution to authorize the settlement
of the claims against the tax collector of
, Telfair, Passed.
A bill to create a county administrator
' for each county of the State. Passed.
A bill to amend 2495 of the Code. Ta
bled.
r A bi’lto make it unlawful for persons to
furnish or sell liquor to drunkards upon
proper notice being given. Passed.
A bill for the relief of Walker eounty.
Tabled.
A bill to provide correct and durable
maps for the counties of this State. Con
sidered by committee of the whol°, Mr.
Spence in the Chair. Lest.
A bill to pay 0. F. Crisp back salary.
.. Phased.
A message from the Governor announced
Bxo.P.njy has signed t h V o !lo ».
To make the Judge or the City Court cf
Richmond ex officio County Commissioner.
To. establish a new charter for Stone
Mountain.
To prohibit the sale of liquor in Pike
county.
To establish a new charter for Jaekson,
Butts county.
To consolidate the acts incorporatin'
McDonough, Henry county.
To abolish the office of Treasurer of
Monroe county.
To amend an act to enlarge the jurisdic
tion of the City Court of Savannah.
To prohibit the sale of liquor within two
miles of Pentecost Church, Jackson coun
ty, within a mile and a half of Center
Church, Oglethorpe county and of the
Methodist Church at Winterville, wi hin
three miles of Bethany Church, Jackson
county, and of Mountain Creek Church
and Alien Fork Church, Jackson county.
To repeal an act fixing the fees of jailors
in Banks and Jackson.
To nav election superintendent in Quit
man and Randolph.
To fix the license for selling liquor in
Telfair county.
To authorize the Commissioners of War
ren to levy an additional tgx.
To regulate the mode of drawing orders
on the County Treasurer of Warren.
To prevent live stock from running at
large in Warren.
To regulate the mode of holding muni
cipal elections in LaGrange.
To amend an act to establish a new
charter for Atlanta.
To incorporate Powder Springs, Cobb
county.
To empower Henry Sanders to connect
his beer depot with the Central road at
Savannah, by means of a horse railway.
To make it illegal to hunt on uninclosed
lands in Chatham county, when forbidden.
To prohibit the sale of liquor within two
miles of Lawrenceville Cross Road Acade
my, Calhoun county.
A bill for the relief of James E. Mc-
Guire, of Bartow, was read the third time,
and pending its consideration the House
adjourned to 3 o’clock this afternoon.
HOUSE.
Tuesday’s Afternoon Session.
Atlanta, September 19. —The House
reconvened at 3 o’clock. The regular or
der was consideration of bills on third
reading. The following were passed:
To charter the Mechanic’s Savings Bank
of Atlanta.
To incorporate the town of Ball Ground
in Cherokee county.
To submit the question of the sale of
liquor to the electors of Floyd county.
To amend the read laws of this State so
far as relates to the county of Floyd.
To change the time of holding the Su
perior Court in Gilmer and Fannin coun
ties.
To amend the act creating a board of
commissioners of roads and revenues for
Johnson county.
To change the time of the quarterly
term tbe City Court of Richmond county.
To prohibit seining and trapping of fish
in Murray county.
To submit the question of the sale of
liquor to the voters of Thomas county.
,i All.ended so to apply to Cobb county.
' To provide a public road system for
Whitfield county.
To make the Flint river a lawful fence
in Macon county.
To amend the act regulating compensa
tion in collecting taxes in Floyd county.
To establish a public school system for
LaGrange.
To incorporate the Canal Navigation
and Land Company.
To authorize the issue of bonds to build
a Court House in Randolph county.
To amend the act creating the City
Court of Clarke county.
To exempt the Baldwin Blues from road
and jury duty.
To amend tbe act defining the powers of
tbe Orphans’ Home of Decatur.
To authorize the appointment of a fire
marshal in Savannah.
To relieve the sureties of H. J. Peter,
Tax Collector of Bibb county.
To amend the act providing for probate
cf foreign wills.
A bill to relieve J. E. McGuire, of Bar
tow county, was taken up. In 1857 Mc-
Guire, then an engineer on the State Road,
received certain injuries in the discharge
of his duty. In 1875 the State voted him
SSOO. This bill proposed to give him
SI,OOO in settlement of all claims against
the State. The bill was tabled.
A bill te* amend section 4441 of the
Code. Passed.
A bill to provide for two mere Judges of
* the Supreme Court. Tabled.
A bill by Mr. Rice, of Fulton, to author
ize tbe employment of a stenographer for
tbe Supreme Court. The bill fixed the
salary at $1,500. The committee offered
an amendment to fix the salary at $2,-
000.
The yeas «nd uays were called, and were
54 yeas to 50 nays. So the bill failed of a
constitutional majority.
Mr. Hulsey, of Fulton—A bill to empow
er the Superior Court of either county to
i towns lying in more tnan one
county. The bill failed of a constitutional
majority.
Mr. Ray, of Coweta—A bill to punish
trespass in counties where land lines are
1 lawful fences.
Mr. Ray explained that the bill merely
gave counties having stock laws the same
rights as those where fences are kept up.
Mr. Spence, of Mitchell, favored the
bill.
Several motions were made to adjourn
> and were lost. The bill was lost. The
House adjourned to 8 o’clock at night.
‘ Night Session.
t A bill amending section 4139 of the
Code. Lost.
I A bill to pay M. D. Pittman for arresting
an escaped murderer. Lost.
A bill amending section 1409 of the
[ Code. Lost.
A bill to make penal the encumbering of
j personal property held under conditions'
as to purchase. Passed.
A bill to pay $4Ol to the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry of Bavan nab. Passed.
A bill amending section 4214 of the
Code. Parsed.
A bill reviving the repealed act regulat
ing practice in equity eases. Passed.
A bill amending the garnishment lawsso
as to dissolve garnishments in certain
cases. Passed.
A bill amending section 3533 of the
Code. Pastel.
A bill to regulate the change of rules or
ordeTs by the railroad commission.
Pending this bill the House adjourned.
Yesterday’s Proceedings.
SriWATE. T"
Senate met. President Boynton presid
ing. Braver by Dr. Jones. Roll call. Mr.
Walker reported Journal correct.
Mr. Livingston, of Agricultural Commit
tee, and Mr. McDonaM, of Temperance
Committee, reported bills.
Tbe report of committee to investigate
the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
was taken up and the resolution of the
committee adopted.
The consideration of tbe road bill was
resumed.
Mr. Eakes wisely suggested that before
spendinsr the day on the bill in an attempt
to amend, that the sense of the Senate be
taken as to the bill. If .the body is against
tbe bill there is no nee to waste time in
amending it. To test this he moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill, and sug
gested to the Senators to vote their final
action
Mr. Frederick suggested that men migh*
support or Oppose the bilFfinally as it was
amended.
The yeas and nays were taken on tbe
motion atra stood 16 yeas to 14 nays, so the
bill was postponed.
Bills Read the Third {Time.
To establish public schools in Madison.
Passed.
To authorize the authorities of Americus
to remove small pox people. Passed.
To repeal the act as to insolvent costs in
Burke county. Tabled.
To provide for insurance of books, etc.,
by county authorities. Passed.
To provide a solicitor for the County
Court of Sumter county. Passed Senate
and sent to the House.
To change the time of holding the
courts of ordinary in Lee county. Passed.
To fix the salary of the State Librarian.
Passed.
The President on motion of Mr. Livings*
ton appointed Messrs. Eakes, Gustin and
George a committee of conference on the
amendments to the Rockdale Temper
ance bill.
To incorporate Brownwood* in Terrell
county. Passed.
Mr. Dußignon of the Judiciarv reported
bills.
To amend section 1317 of the Code as
to pay of electors Passed.
Mr. Jones moved to take from the table
the House resolution for adjournment on
the 22nd. Carried.
Mr. Peeples thought it not proper to
act on the resolution. An adjournment on
the 22nd would leave many Lilis unacted
on. Let the resolution lay on the table
until to-morrow night, and then we can
determine the question better.
Mr Livings‘on supported Mr. Peeples.
Mr. Jones insisted that important meas
ures could not ba properly attended to,
and there was no use in prolonging the
session. Tbe road bill was killed this
morning which was a specimen of the
spirit of. the body.
Mr. Peeples moved to lay tbe resolution
on the table. The vote stood 21 yeas, 12
nays, so the motion was carried.
To amend the act creating board of road
commissioners for Emanuel county. Pass
ed.
To amend an act so as to allow street
commission eve of Darien certain powers.
Passed.
To supply Supreme Court reports to un
supplied counties. Passed.
Liquor bill in Miller county. Passed.
To authorize a State depository in New
York.
Mr. Livingston thought the bill should
be amended so as to require the bank se
lected to give bond.
Mr. Jones suggested that as no bank is
designated, and the law does not require
tbe Treasurer to select a bank, parties
holding our bonds payable in New York
could present them at the bank there and
protest them if not paid. This responsi
bility is not incumbent on tbe Treasurer
and he can refuse to take it.
Mr. Gustin contended that the holders
of bonds should be put to no trouble in
getting their money on onr bonds. We
had four millions of bonds coming due in
1886,and as much more in four years sfter.
We should have to refund these bonds
and should net imperil our credit.
Mr Polhill urged the bill as just to the
Treasurer.
Mr. Eakes asked if this bill would not
remove the respensibility from the Treas
urer and put it nowhere,
Mr. Polhill replied that the Treasurer
could not attend to the matter in New
York.
Mr. Baker contended that the effect of
the bill was to relieve the Treasurer of li
ability that the statute and his bond put
upon him.
Message from the Governor by Mr. Pal
mer, announcing the approval of the reso
lution for the Treasurer to strike off from
his books tbe amount of money in the
broken depcsitories.
Mr. Baker continued his argument. Mr.
Speer took his office with a knowledge of
this duty to pay these bonds in New York.
This bill relieved the Treasurer’s bond,
and he did not blame the Treasurer for
wanting it. But, as Senators, they bad no
right to sacrifice the State’s interest. Mr.
Baker made a strong argument on this
matter.
Mr. Meldrim argued in favor of the bill,
contending that the Treasurer was not
bound to send the money to New York to
pay these bonds. Mr. Meldrim owned, in
reply to questions by Mr, Baker, that the
Treasurer under this law would not be lia
ble for the loss.
Mr. Hoyt supported the bill as necessary
for the State’s protection.
Tbe vote stood 17 yeas to 13 nays, so the
bill was lost.
Resolution of Mr. Davis to hold memori
al service on Benjamin H. Hill on Monday
evening, the 24th, was agreed to and sent
to the House.
Resolution to sue for the Indian Springs
reservation. Recommitted.
Liquor bill for New Hope church in
Madison county. Passed.
To create a board of road commission
ers for Terrell county. Passed.
Mr. Meldrim occupied the President’s
chair and presided with grace and effi
ciency.
To extend the limits of Columbus.—
Passed.
Resolution to pay the expense of the
committee that got the medical records
from Milledgeville.
To repeal section 4194 o f the Code as to
pleas in equity cases. Passed.
To prevent the abuse of the product
known as oleomargarine. Hotels using it
must say so.
Mr. Hoyt opposed the bill. Mr. Baker
favored it.
Bill passed. Yeas 23, nays 5.
To amend sect on 4163 of the Code as
to illegalities. Passed.
To require all public officers to make in
ventory of public property. Passed.
Liquor bill for Meriwether county was
taken up on motion of Mr. Martin, and a
committee of conference appointed.
To supply notaries with the Code. House
; amendment concurred in.
I Adjourned to 3 o’clock. Rkimmqup.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1883,
B SENATE.
Thursday?.? Proceedings,
e Atlanta, September J?O,—Senate met,
President Boynton in the Chair. Prayer
by Dr. Jones.* Roll call. Senator Walker
o reported Journal correct.
3 The Senate refused to reconsider the
j oleomargarine bill passed yesterday.
The Senate reconsidered the road law
r lost yesteiMay, on motam of Mr. Living
ston.
The resolution to furnish 250 convicts
to the Marietta ahd North Georgia Rail- ‘
road fob three years was passed.
Reports of Judicigyy and Temperance
. Committees.
A paper was .offered to the Senate writ
ten by Trammell and entitled,
. “chaplets..toJOnr Temperance Heroes, and
8 to the Georgia Legislature of 1883.” The
document was neatly tied together with
» white eatln ribbon, with a few flowers in
I the- bow. The paper embraces twelve
3 foolscap pages of matter, and is an earnest
appeal for temperance. The communica
-5 tion was referred to tfee Committee on
Temperance.
3 Bills were read a second rime,
t Message from the House, by Mr. Hardin,
, reporting'bill.
Bill to repeal the aet brewing the County
' Court of Miller county. Lypt,
, Bill to amend section of the Code
. as to attendance of witns«eK. 'Lost.
i Bill to amend section 508 of the Code, to
allow a majority of a granl. jury'tochange
r ccaoty Jines. Loa’.
j i To regulate elections ty3y<Generol As
sembly, so as to prevent members from
3 changing their vote.
, Mr. Jones moved to disagree to the un
favorable report of the committee, and
argued for the bill. He thought when a
man voted he ought to stick to it
Mr. Peeples assed if the bill was right
ought it not to apply to all cases.
Mr. Jones thought not.
Mr. Baker said men were often button
holed into support of some man, and after
giving a vote desired to change to a better
man.
Mr. Tatum said it should be a matter for
, each Legislature to decide for itself.
( Mr. Gustin thought Mr. Tatum’s sugges
tion had the cream of the matter. It was
, a question of rule. The privilege of change
often stopped protracted balloting.
The motion to disagree wap-lost. Bill
lost. i
Bill to facilitate the forfeitrtTe of penal
bonds. Lost.
To prohibit fishing in Bryce’i# mill pond.
Lost.
To amend the garnishment laws as to
dissolving garnishments. Lost.
To amend section 3533 of the Code as to
obtaining garnishments. Lost.
To prescribe working roads. Lost.
To provide road commissioners for seve
raltcounties. Lost.
To incorporate the Spring Creek Canal
and Improvement Company. Passed.
To amend tbe act creating commission
ers of roads for Emanuel county. Passed.
To amend section 4500 of the Code as
to seducing servants away. Passed.
To amend the charter of Louisville.
Passed.
To prescribe the selection of tales jurors.
Passed.
To incorporate Fort Gaines, in Clay coun
ty. Passed. ' «
’ To amend the incorporation of Hartwell.
Passed.
Resolutions as to wild-fonde
t to the Early County Ntws for advertising."
Referred to Printing Committee.
Resolution to settle with the securities
of S. R. Hoyle. Passed.
To inoorcorate the Central City Loan
Association of Macon. Passed.
To amend the act to abolish the office
of county treasurer of Twiggs county.
Passed.
To amend the road laws of Chattooga
county. Passed.
To incorporate the Georgia Loan and
Trust Company. Tabled.
To provide for Road Commissioners in
the State. Tabled.
Hon. W. T. Revill invited to a seat on
the floor.
To provide weighers for railroads.
Passed.
To provide for the sale of the Arsenal
in Savannah to the Volunteer Guards.
Fasst d.
To authorize Randolph county to issue
bonds to build a court house. Passed.
Liquor bill for Whitfield county.
Passed.
To amend the incorporation of Way
cross. Passed.
Mr. Polhill, of the Finance Committee,
reported bills.
Bill to prevent seining in the Oonnasua
ga river, in Murray county. Passed.
Adjourned to 3:30, p. m., to read bills
first and second times.
HOUSE.]
Wednesday Afternoon’s Session.
A bill to allow personal property to be
made collateral while the owner holds pos
session. Lost.
Local option for the county of Catoosa,
Passed.
A bill repealing section 4512 of the
Code. Passed.
House concurred in certain amendments
to House bills.
On a motion to nay the expenses of the
funeral of Hon. A. H. Stephens the reso
lution was lost.
On motion to recommit, the items of ex
pense were submitted to the House.
A bill to submit to the voters of any
county the abolishment of the Oounty
Court. Lost
A message from the Governor stated that
he had signed the following bills:
' A bill to extend tbe limits of Columbus.
A bill to submit to the voters of certain
districts in Floyd county whether land
lines shall constitute a lawful fence.
A bill to prevent hogs from running at
large on St. Simon’s Island.
A bill to compensate managers of elec
tions in Hancock coun’y.
' To authorize levy of additional tax in
’ Decatur county.
To amend an act incorporating Hawkins
ville.
To prohibit the sale of liquor in certain
* distances of churches in Floyd, Gwinnett
and Coweta.
To exempt Southern Rifles, of Talbotton
from road and jury duty
To regulate the sale of seed cotton in
Clay end Wilkinson counties.
’ Bill to amend the law as to use of pa
pers and their use as evidence.
1 A bill to extend the limits of Americus.
A bill to authorize the publication of
" th» acts of this session.
A resolution returning thanks to the
’ Third Maine r giment.
‘ A bill to appropriate $175 to purchase
certain books of Douglas county.
A bill by Mr. Little, of Muscogee, to
pay the contingent expenses of this se&-
- sion. Passed.
1 A bill to make Stern’s United States
calendar evidence in this State. Passed.
* A bill to amend an act establishing
State depositories, so as to provide for
vacancies and renewal of appointment.
1 Passed.
Adjourned to 8, p. m.
r
Night Session.
A bill equalizing the fees of Bolicitorz
-3 General. Lost.
A bill paying W. A. Kellog, of Augusts,
-for arresting a fugitive criminal. Lost.
A bill giving the liquor tax for school
? purposes to the counties in which said
i tax is collected. Loft.
A bill to appropriate SSOO for the de
-3 ficiency fund for printing the Railroad
Commission’s rates for 1883. Passed.
A bill to amend the act establishing a
board of pharmaceutical examiners. Passed.
A bill to prohibit driving cattle from
other States into this for grazing. Passed.
A bill to authorize tbe trustees of the
State University to establish a branch col
lege ar, McVille, Telfair county. Lost.
Adj ourned to 9 o’clock Thursday.
Thursday’s Proceedings
The House.met at nine o’clock. Prayer
by the Chaplain. The roll was called and
the Journal read.
Mr. Maddox moved to reconsider the
bill to regulate tbe commissions of tax
collectors and receivers in this State.
Mr. Jordan moved to table the motion.
Lost.
Mr. Rice spoke against the mr.tion to
reconsider. The tex collector and receiver
ot Fulton county are not well enou<?a paid
now. Their compension is not adequate
to the bond. The receiver gets about
eleven hundred and the collector a little
more. The receiver keeps his office open the
year round and has to employ a clerk. I
know very little about the smaller counties
—but I do know that the tax collector and
receiver of Fulton are poorly paid consid
ering the heavy bond which they give. If
left to the people of Fulton county, lam
satisfied that they would vote their tax
collector and receiver larger pay. •
A call for the yeas and nays was sus
tained. The vote stood, yeas 79, nays 59.
Mr. Wright, of Floyd, moved to recon
sider the bill to pay tbe funeral expenses
of Gov. Stephens.
tins funeral compared to the services of a
lifetime—the honor, the glory and renown
which he gave to Georgia. He was laid to
rest amid befitting pomp and splendor. Is
there a man on the floor who would have
denied him tbe splendid ctffin in which
he was buried ? Can we afford to let it go
abroad to the world that the State of Geor
gia refused to pay the funeral expenses of
Alexander H. Stephens? For the honor of
the State I trust not.
Mr. Harris favored the motion. He re
cited tbe various items of expense, and
made a showing why the State should foot
the bill.
The bill was reconsidered, and, on mo
tion of Mr. Pendleton, was recommitted
to the Finance Committee.
Bills on Third Reading.
A bill to provide for the distribution of
fines and forfeitures in cases transferred
from the Superior or County Courts. The
bill was discussed at length and killed.
A message from tbe Governor an
nounced that he had signe 1 the following
acts:
To amend an act to incorporate Ho
gansville.
To submit to the voters of Morgan
county the question of prohibition.
To prohibit the sale of liquor within
four miles of the Methodist Church at
Temperance, Carroll county.
To amend the charter of Macon.
To prevent the running at large ot live
stock in Macon county.
The prohibit the sale of liquor in Mur
ray county.
To amend an act to establish a Board of
Commissioners of Roads, Revenues,
Bridges and Paupers for Murray oounty.’
To prohibit the sale of liquor within
three miles of any of the churches or
schools in Andersonville, Sumter county.
A bill to pay O. H. Robert , of Troup
county, for an artificial arm. Passed.
A bill to put to death live stock made
■bath’d ess WyZ injuries from railroads.
Passed.
A bill to impose a tax on tobacco ped
dlers. Killed.
A bill to amend 719 of the Code relative
to the Riilroad Commission. Killed.
A bill to repair the Executive Mansion
and Supreme Court rooms. Passed.
A bill to amend 3971 of the Code rela
tive to foreclosing mortgages. Passed.
The House adjourned to 3 o’clock this
afternoon. Richmond.
VILLARD AMD PARTY.
Arrival in Victoria—The Banqa<t and
Guests—Speech of Prime Minister
Smith.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Chicago, September 19 -A special dis
patch from Victoria, B. C., says: “The news
paper section of the Villard party arrived
here cn the steamer North’ Pacific. On
their ar ival the principal resident mem
bers of the Provincial government of Brit
ish Columbia were invited to r luncheon
aboard the vessel, including Hon. Wm.
Smith. Prime Minister, Hon. John Rober
son, Provincial Secretary and Minister of
Finance, Mr. Redfern, Mayor of Victoria
and Mr. Francis, the American Consul In
responding to the toast “The Qleen,” his
host s ! felt that Primeir Smith transcended
the bounds of international politeness
and abased their hospitality. He said :
"The annexation of any part of British
Columbia to the United States is im
possible, but that time would reverse the
order and certainly cause the annexation
of the Pacific coa c t section of the United
States to British Columbia. The vast de
posits of coal, the exhau-tless timber, un
paralleled harbors, illimitable wheat fields
and the new type of men and women of un
approachable physique The latter he point
ed to as th-e place where the star of em
pire would reach its zenith. Through British
Columbia the pathway of the Asiatic trade
is 1,000 miles shorter tnan via San Fran
cisco, which has about reached its limit,
and Portland could not carry across the
bars of the Columbia river Asia’s magnifi
cent commerce. It is a matter of deep
conviction with me and ®f many others
who have attentively'considered the drift of
affairs in the United States that the coun
try cinnot continue undivided. The ele
ments of population are too varied, the
interests of the different sections are too
diverse, and the day must come when it
must go to pieces, and when that day
comes British Columbia will be glad to
take into her arms that fragment of it
Which is her natural right.”
O'Donnell and AH About Him.
London, September 19.—The Times, in
tracing the antecedents of O’Donnell, finds
that he is 45 years of age, and is a native
of Meracladdy, county Donegal, Ireland
He h*s been to America several times;
served in the American war, lived for some
time in Philadelphia, and kept a public
house on the Canadian border. He in
vested his funds in silver mines and in
Fenian bonds, and lost his money. He
returned to Ireland last May, and fre
quested the company of Irisb-Americans
in Londonderry. He carried a revolver and
was considered a strong Nationalist, but was
opposed to tbe Invincibles. He denounc
ed Carey when he turned informer, and
declared that he would not shoot but
would burn him by inches. He went to
the Cape to seek work because he consid
ered America ‘played out.” He had nev
er seen Carey before taking passage and
had no idea that the informer was on
board the steamer Kinfaunn’s Castle when
he embarked upon her. The defense will
probably be that Carey tried to shoot the
prisoner, who wrenched the revolver away
and used it to protect his own life. It is
stated that O’Donnell’s brother, who is
living in Ireland, will endeavor to obtain
the services of A. M. Sullivan, M. P., to
conduct the defence. The friends of
O’Donnell ridicule the idea that he went to
the Cape for the special purpose of killing
Carey.
A St. Louis girl ran away from home
rather than learn music. She must have
been listening to the .playing of some of
the other girls.
HALIFAX.
Its Situation—’history and Commercial
j Importance—Military and Naval
Ma'ters—Confederate Sympathy
.Tarleton's Campaign in the
South—l7Bo-1781—Andrew
Jackson.
r (Special Nova Scotia Correspondence.)
1 Halifax, N, S., September 12.—1 have
? now passed three weeks in this delightful
c old town. I say old, first, because it is
venerable for age—the territory oom-
• prising all of what now constitutes Nova
) Scotia, and a large part, if not all, of New
r Brunswick, had been disputed territory
I for many years between England and
’ France until finally, by the treaty of
, Utrecht, 1713, it was transferred to Great
> Britain. By the peace of AixLa Chapalle,
[ 1748, the possession of Great Britain in
’ this country was confirmed, and New
foundland was, also, at the same time, ac-
t qnired, France retaining the inland of
Cape Breton and the vast country of Oan-
• ada, watered by the river St. Lawrence
The inhabitants of Nova Scotia at this
■ time were, to a very great extent, com
posed of French Acalians. but the British
■ government now determined to make it a
1 British colony in fact as well as in name
Accordingly a pioneer expedition of nearly
i souls sailed in 1749 anu
? onthe preer-'
ent sitftbf the ritf 6f The city
was at once regularly laid out, and was
' named Halifax, in honor of one of the lead
ing British statesmen of the day. Tbe
town and the colony soon grew by ad
ditional immigration from Great Britain,
and was very largely increased by loyal
, families, who came hither during and at
the close of the Revolutionary war, many
of them being among the very best citizens
of the State, but who preferred British
rule to becoming citizens of the Uni ed
States. Many of their descendants have
rendered devoted service to the ciuse of
Britain, and have held exalted and im
portant positions of public trust. But the
town is not merely old in age but it pre
sents to the stranger an old appearance;
as you travel its long streets, extending
for miles, you find all the houses, whether
wood, brick or stone, presenting a dingy
appearance, caused by the extensive tbe
of bituminous coal, and this of itself im
parts to them an ancient look.
Halifax is delightfully situated ou a
peninsula, composed almost of rock. The
front of the harbor extends from Poin r
Pleasant to Bedford basin some four or
five miles, and then extending into this
basin forms a new harbor as it were ot
some ten or twelve miles in length. On
the other side of the city, extending from
Point Pleasant is what is known as the
Northwest Arm, forming another water
front of some three or four miles in ex
tent. Tbe delightful climate we have en
joyed in latitude 44 degrees north on an
elevated position, thus surrounded in the
latter part of August and the early part of
of September, can be better imagined than
de-crihed. It is certainly all that could
be desired.
On tbe opposite side of the harbor is sit
uated tbe town of Dartmouth, and beyond,
• stretched out on tbe heights, are many de
lightful residences from which the finest
view of Halifax can be obtained. At tbe
water’s edge of Halifax, along the harbor,
varying in distance from tbe water from
thirty to sixty yards, the ground is com
. paratively level. The town from this point
up and on this side of the harbor is built
on an ascent which rises gradually to the
top, nearly three hundred feet, where is
located tbe citadel. On the other side of
the citadel, on the northwest arm, are sit
uated mady beautiful residences with, at
this season of the year, acres of green
grass relieved here and there by old wil
low trees, said to have been planted by the
old French settlers, and then gradually
sloping down to the water. The view from
the heights beyond Dirtmouth of the busi
ness portion of. Halifax, rising in this
gradual ascentfrom the water to the crown
ing citadel above is very beautiful in the
day time, but it is so especially when tbe
city is lit up at night, and the lights are
effected in the water.
From the Citadel you have a most ex
tended view of the city below, and the
waters issuing from the surrounding
peninsula, stretching out beyond St.
George’s Island, and then McNat’s Island,
until lost to sight, they spread them
nine miles away into the broad Atlantic.
Halifax is the strongest fortified town
in America. Besides the Citadel, every
important point on tbe main land and tbe
neighboring islands is crowned with im
portant fortresses It is also one of the
principal, if not the principal, naval sta
tion of Great Britain on the Western Con
tinent Frequently a number of British
war vessels, under the command of an
Admiral, are to be seen in the harbor. Be
sides the garrisons of the various fortifica
tions, there are now stationed here two
British regiments of infantry and a corps
of artillery, all under the command of
Lord Alexander Russell, the comman
der-in-chief of Her Majesty’s forces
in America. He is a strict disciplin
arian, and all officers, as well as sol
diers, are required to wear their uni
forms until a certain hour of the day.
As a consequence the streets of Halifax
always present a gay and holiday appear
ance* Last Sunday I attended divine ser
vice at thegarrison chapel. At 11 o’clock
in tbe bright military uniforms - large de
tachments from the regiments of infantry
and the corps of artillery—marched into
the church ; each regiment was accompa
nied by a military band, each band com
posed of forty members with as many in
sfruments, and as tbe soldiers entered the
church one of the bands played, “I Want
to be an Angel.” You can well imagine
tbe congregation in that church was not a
smaU one.
I have had one other opportunity of wit
nessing a military display here. It was an
inspection, review and drill of tbe Princess
of Wales’ own regiment by Lord Russell.
There is a common of nearly ninety acres
in the vicinity of the citadel. It was cer
tainly a magnificent show, as these troops
marched in review, in steady step, and
carlet uniforms trimmed with whi’e,
with their bright bayonets glittering in the
morning sun, while the band played one
of tbe national airs of England.
But the lox alty of the British soldier
and sailor to the Crown is fully equalled
by the loyalty of all classes of people here.
The sentiment of the place is intensely
British. The books in their libraries, the
pictures on the walls of their dwellings,
the tone and temper of their conversation
in society, the monuments erected to he
roic dead, the prayers in the church, tbe
observance of English forms in the courts
of justice, the customs and habits of tbe
people, all deeply proclaim their earnest
devotion to the Queen and royal family
On tbe walls of the Provincial Assembly
building in addition to the portraits of il
llustrious British generals, and distin
guished native citizens, are placed full
length portraits of George 11, George 111
and Queen Charlotte, Queen Caroline and
Wili am IV. Nearly every household con
tains an engraving in some form or other
, of Queen Victoria.
This intense British policy is marked by
what the people call conservatism. I
would rather say it is marked by an ad
herence to old ideas and customs, and
what seems to be a dread of the spirit of
» innovation. There is not a street car
> line in this large and flourishing town,
f and you are transported from one
end of the town to another for
TERMS-$2.00 A YEAR.
fare or five cents-in an omnibus of a
style and pattern- which must have been
1 in use in a time when the memory of
m'in ru-'.neth not to the contrary. When
a stranger expresses his surprise at these
things, you are answered with a coolness
which increases the astonishment: “Well,
we bad a street car line, but our people did
not like it and the track was torn up, and
as to the omnibus, why, our people pre
e fer to ride in their own carriages.”
I But with this conservatism, as it is term
ed, there is an indescribable charm about
8 these people. There is a gnat deal of
- wealth, refinement and culture here. The
a park is a place of great natural beauty
7 the native growths are preserved with
beautiful drives through it, extending
P from the harbor around the northwest
1 arm. The public gardens are also a most
f attractive place of resort ornate and
beautiful- and here one of the British
bands, two afternoons in each week, plays
i for the delight of the citizens of Halifax,
i Then there are other delightful drives -
one of nine miles to Cow Bay, where, from
a magnificent beach, you look out on the
waters of the broad Atlantic, and .another
extending up the grand Bedford besin, in
. the course of which yon p ss by what is
left of the old music stand, where once
i stood the residence of tbe Duke of Kent,
. the father of Queen Victoria.
You meet with a hospitality here, too,
which cannot fail to et dear these people to
you. It is not cordiality of manner which
strikes you, but it,is a true, genqjpe. cor
diality in .their welcome of yoti Io their
passe k s youd mere, manner
• the women the mhn. Society fa
necessarily artificial;- But here, especially
with the women, there is an openness and
a freshness you seldom find anywhere -a
Derfect freedom from disguise which almost
makes you feel that, after all, there is noth
ing artificial in society whatever.
In addition, as a southerner, I have felt
h?re much at home. While as a good
American ci'izen, I feel truly loyal to our
country, and anxious that a broad spirit of
American patriotism may prevail, every
where throughout our land, yet I, as all
true Southrons must always cherish, and
, cherish too, as not inconsistent with patri
otic devotion to tbe American Union, re
; gard for our illustrious Confederate dead.
In this town of Halifax the deepest sym
pathy was felt for the Confederate canoe,
and here the people delight to talk with
you about Confederate deeds of valor, and
such noble chieftains as Lee, Albert Sidney
Johnston and Stonewall Jackson. Their
names are household words. The picture
of Lee is frequently to be seen, and on one
occasion I was shown by a gentleman an
album filled with photographs of Confed
erate chieftains. Q, T. B.
They Had Met.
<New York World.)
Her aristocratic menner and rich, elabo
rate toilet seemed somewhat out of place
in the plebeian surroundings of the Fifth
avenue stage which she entered at Forty
second street yesterday. Drawing her
skirts about her she retired as far as pos
sible into a corner seat, and persist
ently out of the window. On tho opposite
side sat a neatly attired young man with
carefully waxed mustache, very white
hands ’ and an air generally suggestive
of the clergy. He glanced at the fair
vision in the corner from time to ime
in a reproachful manner. She looked
furtively at him from beneath her lashes,
and with a pretty puckering of her brow
seemed trying to recall at which of the.
summer resorts she had met him. That
his face was familiar was evident,and final
ly deciding that he rightfully belonged to
the army of summer captives that had laid
their hearts at her feet, she concluded to
end his misery by recognizing him. He
was well dressed, apparently well bred,
and undoubtedly belonged to Murray
Hill. So, turning, with a little start of
recognition, their eyes met and she bowed
stiffly. He seemed delighted, and chan
ging his seat to her side, he said:
“You are very kind to remember me.”
“Oh, no,” she replied, with an air of po
lite reserve, as she tried to place him. “I
recall perfectly the pleasant occasion on
which we met.”
A few commonplaces followed and em
boldened at his success, tbe gentleman
said gravely, as he drew forth a pink
tinted card :
“I hope you will permit me to call upon
you again. I shall be happy to serve
you.”
She glanced at the card, a wave of color
swept over her face and drawing down her
veil she jerked tbe strap and flounced out of
the stage with the precipitancy of a batted
base bell. The address upon the card
road, “H. Billfinger, chiropodist. Corns
and bunions extracted without pain or loss
of blood ”
The Kentucky Statesman.
(New York Tribune.)
It is wonderful what a really patriotic
Kentucky statesmen can do in the way of
self-sacrifice when once he rises superior
to personal ambition. The Democrats of
Kentucky cannot but admire this noble
exhibition of self-denial. Ardent friends
and fellow-members, he said, have urged
him to prosecute a canvass for the Speaker
ship and assured him of substantial
strength in the caucus; but having made
up bis mind that the only way to “ defeat
tbe machinations of the protectionists” was
to withdraw his name and let Kentucky
present a united front, he flings away
ambition, withdraws his name as a candi
date for Speaker, and at the solicitation of
friends, after mature consideration,
throws himself upon tbe altar of patriot
ism as candidate for United States
Senator. Sublimo spectacle! He with
draws upwards. In the same gen
erous spirit with which he consents
to be a candidate for the Senate
he withdraws from the Speakership con
tea’, because he feels that he "cannot with
nropriety stana for burn places.” So firm
a sense of propriety united with such self
sacrifice Kentucky has rarely witnessed.
Southern Cotloa Mills.
(N. Y.Herald.)
According to the Commercial and Finan
cial Chronicle’s figures, the amount of cot
ton used by Southern mills during the
year ending September I was three hun
dred and tbirty-one thousand bales. This
shows that the consumption of cotton in
the South has considerably more than
double within the past four years and
that it is mere tbsn ninety thousand bale*
larger thia season than it was last. The
figures furthermore show that in recent
years the consumption has increased at
a far greater rate in Southern then it North
ern mills.
These facts are proof that tbe South is
making rapid strides in the manufacture of
its great staple. The prosperity already
attained has given a lively impetus to the
construction of new mills in various
quarters and the enlargement of the ca
pacity of old ones. In doing this the
Southern States are simply developing an
industry for which they have peculiar
natural advantages. They have it in their
power to make the South a great cotton
manufacturing centre, and it is a matter
for national congratulation that they are
moving with encouraging progress in that
direction.
Failure.
St Loma, September 19.—1 tis report
ed that Anthony A Kuhn, prominent
brewers, have suspended, with liabilities
between 1350,090 and $400,000. Unit
principal creditors are two local banka
> and a large saloon proprietor. The buai
r ness of the firm will continue.