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Wtefcte Oiwide w Cirmstthrtismalist 'A- ST* iJi *4 • .* ' -n_ . - ■ _ c **• “ •- > .1- . • * ' » CXbeonlrte * Sentinel, Established 1785. Ca«rtH«tUn»UiV Established 17*33. 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 Bills Pwvd, Uo«t and Withdrawn—The Three Session* «■ Day in the Lower House Reins Continued—The Meaan/es Made Laws by the Governor’s Signature.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.