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' lAw - •—**. RESOLUTIONS. A '
A resolution was sutfrmVted by ARn. Mitch
el, of Clarke, and agreed to, inviting the Elec
" tor?-of President and, Vice President to seats
' the Senate Chamber during their stay in
Milledgeville: and also to tho use ot the same ,
.atL2 M. on Wednesday next. I
"Gibson’s resolution, . r.-questing the .
j Governor to open a correspondence with the ,
Bankiilg-institutions of this uiatr\ tor the pur- j
' -posh-of ascertaining at what rate of interest i
they wiii incHvn.-uiv portion ot the Surplus j
,. A Re<cr.uc, and to report the same to tho Senate ;
-swas■ taken up uuu rejects cdt ' hO, Nays ,
4).
A'MESSAGE FROM TltS GOVERNOR
was received, submitting a c mmmnicatior.
from .the .Judge of middle Circuit pointing mV
certain defects in the Penal Code—‘RelcrteC
.td'the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate thou adjourned till Tuesday >
morning. ;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. !
The-Speaker having obtained leave of’ ab
sence, the House proceeded to the election ol
a Speaker pro tem. t when after several ballot
iugs, Mr. Burns, of Jackson, was declared du- :
ly elected.
Mr< Crane, from lhe Select Committee re
ported a bill to incorporate the “.Millet ’s Bank’’
ut Dahlolmega.
• BILL REJECTED.
To appropriate money for- endowing the
Female College at Macon.
[The House was engaged a considerable
portion of this day in the discussion and a
mendment of this bill, which was finally laid
on the table the balance of the session—yeas
78, nays 57.]
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. Lewis’: That the Electors of Presi
dvut and- Vice President now assembled, be
invited, during their stay, to the privileges of
the Hall, and that its exclusive use be tender
ed them on Wednesday next, after the hour
*6f 12 o’clock, for the purpose of discharging
the solemn trust devolved upon them by the
voice of the State—[And a committee was ap
pointed to wait,on said Electors, and tender
them the freedom of the House, &c]
Mr. Meriwether’s: For the compensation
of the Electors of President and Vice President
• ' the United States. [Fixing the compensa
, tiou, at. $8 pei day, and $8 for every 20 miles
travelled ingoing and returning.
At 3 o’clock, the House met, and were en
gaged principally in the second reading ot bills.
They adjourned to Tuesday morning.
SENATE.
Tuesday, December 6, 1836.
RILLS PASSED.
■ To i the ‘Bank ol Brunswick
' yens 56, nays 11.
To incorporate the Merchants’ Insurance
ignd Trust Company of Macon.
To amend the act incorporating the Insur
ance Bank of Cohimtus.
To incorporate the “Savannah Insurance
■and Trust Company.
To incorporate the “Savannah and Augus
ta Steam Boat Company.
• • :RESOLUTIONS LAID ON THE TABLE.
'• By Mr. D iane: For supplying certain new
ly fo'itried districts ii Houston county with
..«opu:s..pfp,ri.mo’s Digesta.id Military Tactics.
Mix Walthall: Authorizing the Governor to
offer a reward for the apprehension of Kem
detmheath, an Indian murderer and robber,
now at large.
RESOLUTIONS AGREED TO.
Mr. Core’s: Appointing Messrs. D. B.
. Mitched, iMer Lam ir, and William Beall, a
Committee to adjust the accounts ot Senators
txr pTT., —« on the part ot
the House.
The resolution of the House of Represen
tatives in reference to the compensation ot the
Electors of President and Vice President ot
the United States—with an amendment, allow
ing them a Secretary at the same rate ot pay
as themselves.
The report aud resolutions submitted by the
; . JoirttCommitteeon Printing—giving the print
ing of the Laws and Journals of this session,
as well as the Job Printing, to P. L. Robinson,
Esq., he being the lowest bidder for the same,
and stipulating to perform the work ia Mil
ledgeville.
The Senate adjourned to Wednesday morn
. Sing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House refused Mr. John B. Lamar’s
motien to reconsider the vote ot yesterday,
laying on the table the balance of the session
the bili for an appropriation fur the Female
College of Macon —yeas 63, nays 81.
Mr. Moore presented a petition from sundry
citizens of Walker county, relative to laying
out and organizing a new county —referred to
a Select Committee, consisting of Messrs.
Moore, Stroud, and Barnett.
Mr. John B. Lamar presented the petition
of sundry citizens of Jones county praying to
be attached to Bibb—referred to the Commit
tee on Petitions.
Mr. John B. Lamar, from the Select Corn
mittee, made a report favorable to the petition
of Myrotn Bartlett.
BILL PASSED.
The bill of Senate, to incorporate Emory
College in Newton county.
resolutions adopted.
The House took up and concurred in the
amendment of the Senate to ihe resolutions ot
the House relative to the compensation of Elec
tors of President and Vice President, viz: “and
he allowed a Secretary, at the same rate per
diem as the Electors themselves.
On motion of Mr. Rambo, the House took
up and agreed to a resolution for adjournment
sine die, on Thursday, the 22d inst.
The House took up the bill to authorize
the construction of a rail road from some point
on the Tennessee river, to some point on the
South-East branch of the Chattahoochee.
Mr. Meriwether moved to strike out the Ist
sectiod—during the discussion of which, the
House adjourned to Wednesday morning.
SENATE.
Wednesday. December 7,1836.
The Senate agreed to a motion of Mr. Mc-
Allister,-to reconsider the passage of the bill
to incorporate the Merchants’ Insurance and
Trust Company of Macon.
Ttfr. Reesb called up the report and resolu
yphs'T»f the Select Committe;, on the subject
a geological survey of the State, which were
amended, and agreed to —recommending the
enajuymei.t of one or more suitable persons
for such survey, who shall keep an office at
the-geati of govemm mt, and shall preserve
specimens for the use of the Slate, and make
senii-kimuai reports of his progress to the
a.id at the teinainaliou ot his work
eiittll prepare a coos lidated report tut public.i
tijjn, right of which .hall belong to
the State—sl9,ooo are recommended to be
appropriated for the expenses of the work—
Yeas 53, Nays 25.
Also.—Mr, Walker’s: For the purchasing a
suitable©k clt for the capitol —5 oas 40, Nays
2iK
laid on the table a resomton
pfoYiatiyg tin auditing and payment of ac.
counts tor guarding and keeping prisoners in
criminal cases, in such counties of the Chero
kee Circuit as are not provided with sufficient
jails.
BILL REPORTED.
By Mr. Mitched of Bald win: To incorpo
rate the President and Directors of lhe People’s
Line of Stages.
bill passed.
Fhe amended bill to incorporate lhe Mer
chants’ Insurance and Trust Company of Ma
con.
Ihe Senate adjourned to Thursday morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Bolton, by leave, introduced instanter
a b'll to amend the act amendatory of the act.
of incorporation of the Georgia Rail Road
Company.
'l he House took up the unfinished business
i of yesterday, being the bill for the construction
[of a rail road from some point on the Tennes
; see line, io a point on the southeast bankofthe
I Chattahoochee. After discussion thereon,
! both in the morning and afternoon, the lull was
laid oa the table for further consideration.
The House took up and concurred in the
i amendment of the Senate to the bill of the
! House to ir.corporate the Merchants’ and Plant-
I ers’ Insurance and Trust Company of Macon—
I said amendment being- to incorporate the In-
I stirance and Trust Company of Chattahooch
ee at Columbus.
resolutions.
The report and resolutions, for compensa
: t ion to Col. Brisbane aid Mr. White, for their
; services as engineers in making a survey of the
j Alleghany passes on tlie northwest frontier of
I this State. The:sum specified is $2,743 62 1-2.
The House refused to adopt the report and
■ resolutions of the Select Committee on the pe
i tit ton of the citizens of Habersham, for an ap
i prepriation to improve the road over the Cur
] rahee mountain. Yeas 58, Nays 79.
j Mr. Franklin, a resolution to appropriate
money to enable the Treasurer and Comptrol
ler General to pav additional clerks.
The House, after holding an afternoon ses
sion, adjourned to Thursday morning.
SENATE.
Thursday. December 8, 1836.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
I By Mr. Hopkins: To incorporate the ‘Bank
' of St. Marys'
I Mr. Polk, of Madison: To add a part of Jack
son county to Madison.
BILLS passed.
To direct the deposit of the funds to accrue
to this State, from the Surplus Revenue of the
United States —Yeas 44, Nays 35.—[This
bill provides for ttie deposit of the Surplus Rev
enue in the Central Bank, to be by said Bank
loaned at 5 per cent, per annum to the several
Banks of this State in amounts proportionate
to their capital stock paid in—no Bank to re
ceive more than $300,000.]
Mr. Dunnagan offered a substitute for the
24 section, providing for the deposit of the
fund in the Central Bink, to be loaned to the
citizens of the State in she same manner as the
funds of said B ink are now loaned : and in
case the General Government should require
any part of said fund to be refunded, the said
Bank shall be authorised to demand immediate
payment of its debtors, to the amount required
—and if the said funds should not be applied
for by citizens in 60 days after its reception,
the money then to be loaned to the banks in
which the State owns stock, according to the
provisions of the bill. Rejected,— Yeas 37,
Nays 42.
Mr. Liddell offered an additional section,
providing that any portion of the Surplus Rev
enue which may not, at any time, be disposed
of as aforesaid, may be loaned by the directors
of the Central Bank as other funds of the in
stitution, within 3 months after its reception.
—Rejected— Yeas 4.8, Nays 41.
BILLS LOST.
To repeal the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 9th sec
tion of the act of 1825, for the licensing of
Physicians, and the 17th and 18th secs, of the
10th div. of the Penal Code, so far as respects
the punishment of Botanic practitioners, and
relieve said practitioners from their disabilities,
and to authorize them to practice, and to collect
their fees.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Transmitting to the General Assembly a
communication from Gen. Wool, commanding
the troops in the Cherokee country, on the
subject of retailing spirituous liquors to the
Indians, and communicating a memorial from
the Chiefs on that subject.
The Senate then adjourned till Friday mor
ning. _
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House agreed to re-consider the vote
of yesterday, rejecting the resolution for an
appropriation of SIOOO to improve the road
over the Currahee Mountain.—Yeas 61, Nays
59.
BILLS INTRODUCED INSTANTER.
Mr. J as. Lamar: To make a loan to the !
Trustees of the Georgia Female College.
The House took up the order of the day,
being the Ist section of the bill to authorise
the construction of a Rail Road from the Ten
nessee line, &c.. as a state work, and with
such portion of the surplus revenue as may
be sufficient therefor. Various amendments
being offered, and discussion had thereon—
Mr. Bryant moved to strike out “sufficient
portion” and insert “one half the surplus re
venue.”—Rejected, Yeas 74, Nays 77.
The House, at a late hour, adjourned to
Friday morning.
SENATE.
Friday, December 9, 1836.
The Senate agreed to a motion of Mr. Gib.
son to re-consider the passage of the bill direct
ing the deposit of the Surplus Revenue.—-
Yeas 42, Nays 32.
The Senate also agreed to a motion of Mr.
Liddell to re-consider the rejection of the bill
on the subject of Botanic Physicians—Yeas
43, Nays 35.
BILL INTRODUCED.
By Mr. McConnell, of the Military Commit
tee: To provide more effectually for the de
fence of the State by organizing, arming, and
establishing one uniform system in the State
of Georgia, and to provide for the discipline of
1 the same—3oo copies ordered.
BILL PASSED.
To alter and amend the act of incorporation
of the Chattahoochee Rail Road Company,
and to give to said company banking privileges.
And the Senate adjourned till Saturday
morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House, after considerable debate, re
fused a motion of Mr. Burns to reconsider the
vote of yesterday, refusing to strike out the
first section of a bill for the construction of a
rail road from the Tennessee line to some point
on the S. E. bank of the Chattahoochee river,
as a State work, to be constructed with the
funds received from the surplus revenue —leas
77, Nays 80.
7’he House took up the unfi lished business
of yesterday, being the Ist section of a bill to
co n .s ? r;>ct a rail road from the Tennessee line
to some point on the S. E. bank of the Chatta
hoochee river, with branches to Athens, Mil
ledgeville, Macon, and Columbus.
Mr. M’Kinley offered an amendment
providing for the purchase by the State, of one
half the stock of said rail road, provided, a joint
stock company shall Erst be organized, and
take $2,000,000 of th o slock, and be jointly
interested in the -work — rejected— Yeas 39,
Nays 97.
Mr. Davis, of Elbert, offered an amendment
appropriating tw<j-thirds of the surplus revenue
of the United States to bo appropriated to Geor
gia, for the construction of sai l road, and the
remaining one-third to be appropriated to pur
poses of education— rejected— Yeas 53, Nays
84.
Mr. Easjcv moved to lay the bill on the tn
b’e the balance of the session— rejected Yeas
33, Nay 3 1()7.
i Mr. Swift offered an amendment, appropri
i atiu.g two-thinls of the surplus revenue for the
i construction of a rail road from the Tennessee
(line to some ooint on the S. E. bank of the
■ Chattahoochee, with branches to Athens or
| Madison, Milledgeville, i'orsyth, and Colum-
I bus.
Mr. Hill, of Jasper, moved to add after
! Forsyth and Columbus. the words, “and any
! other point which may bo designated by the
I Engineer, or Engineers, surveying the same,
| as she most proper and practicable, and on
; which the Legislature may hereafter determine
' —Adopted— Yeas 8-1, Nays 54.
The House adjourned to Saturday morning.
SENATE.
Saturday, December 10, 1836.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. McAllister, from the Committee on
the State of lhe Republic: To prevent the sell
ing of spirituous liquors to the Cherokee In
dians iu certain counties, and to punish offen
ders.
Mr. Butt: To provide for tho call of a Con
vention to reduce the number of the General
Assembly of Georgia.
ABOLITION PETITIONS.
Mr. Bond called up his resolutions on the
reception, by Congress, of Abolition Petitions
[heretofore published.]
Mr. Gibson offered the following as addi
tional resolutions:
And be it further Resolved. That every dif
ference of opinion proves corruption in one or
the other.
And be it further Resolved. That a petition
or prayer is very offensive to liberty and prop
erty, however respectful and humble it may be.
And be it further Resolved. That to receive
and read a petition is to grant the prayer of the
petition: therefore, eveiy member of Congress
who admitted the reading of the petitions of
the Abolitionists in the late Congress, did
thereby grant the prayer of tho petitioners.
And, inasmuch as a majority in the House of
Representatives of 'he late Congress of the
United States did admit the reading of such
petitions, therefore slavery is anolished in the
District of Columbia, so far as that branch of
the national Legislature could do it.
And be it further Resolved. That any man
can know the contents of a petition without
reading it.
And be it f urther Resolved. That it is in
consistent with the nature of this Government
to read a petition, or suffer it read.
And be it further Resolved. That although
the Congress of the United States in 1790. did
admit the reading of petitions praying the Abo
lition of Slavery—where? ia the District of
Columbia? No: in the States; —and to which
that body responded in the words following,
to-wit—“ That Congress has no authority to
interfere in the emai cipation of slaves or in the
treatment of them in any of the States, it re
maining with the several States, alone, to pro
vide any regulations therein, which humanity
or policy may require,”—yet the aforesaid
Congress of 1790, though just out of the Rev.
olution, knew not the spirit of this Government
half as well as a Virginia TUzse-man.
Mr. McAllister offered the following as a
substitute for the whole:
Whereas, during the late session of Congress
petitions were submitted to that body, having
for their object the Abolition of Slavery in the
District of Columbia; and whereas, the people
of Georgia remain unchanged and adhere un
alterably to the opinion unanimously expressed
through their representatives at the last session
of the General Assembly as to the right of
Congress to abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia—
Be it therefore Resolved. That the District
of Columbia is the common property of the
people of these States: that the right to exclu
sive legislation in it, vested in the Congress of
the United States is derived from the Consti
tution which recogn-ses and guarantees the
rights resulting from domestic slavery; and that
any interference by that body with those rights
will be unr uthorised by, and contrary to the
spirit of that sacred charter of American liber
ty.
And whereas an honest difference of opinion
existed among the Representatives of this State
as well as among the Representatives from oth
er States, having interests and institutions
identical with our own, as to the right ofCon
gressto reject unheard petitions from any por
tion of the people; and whereas, whatever may
have been the opinions of our Representatives
in the late session of Congress upon this ab
stract point, the motives of all were honestand
patriotic, having for their aim the prosperity
of the South, and the common good of'our com.
mon country—
Be it further Resolved, &c. That the con
duct of our Representatives in Congress during
its last session, deserves, as it has received in
their recent re-election to that body, the appro
bation of the people of Georgia.
And whereas, the freemen of Georgia bv re
electing to Congress their representatives
among whom such honest difference of opinion
existed, have expressed their views upon the
whole subject matter—
Be it therefore Resolved, &c., That it is in
expedient and improper for their Representa
tives in the Legislature, who, with those in
Congress are alike the servants of the people,
to give instructions or express opinions on a
subject, upon which that people have distinct
ly spoken.
The Resolutions, amendments and substi
tute were ordered to be printed, and weremado
the special order for Monday next.
Mr. Farisslaid upon the table a Resolution
requiring the Directors of the Central Bank
to distribute the loans of said Bank according
to a ratio to be ascertained bv a comparison of
the votes of the Cherokee counties at the late
General Elections with those of the other
counties ot the State—the joint ratio, founded
upon the last census being unjust in reference
to those counties on account of their increase
of population over that of the other counties
of the State—-also, Requiring the Governor to
distribute the poor school fund in the same
ratio.
The Senate adjourned to Monday morning.
HOUSE Ob REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business of yesterday, being the Ist
section of the rail road bill.
Mr. Franklin moved to strike out the words,
“with the funds of the State,” rejected —yeas
62, nays 86.
Mr. Swift’s amendment was then adopted —
yeas 103, nays 31.
S © u i ii e r tt it t ® ♦
Mr. Meriwether moved to strike out a-part
of the 6th section, nroviding for the continua
tion of Work, without, interruption by any dis
agreement between the Slate and any landhold
er, &c., rejected—yeas 53, nays 8-1.
The reading - Laving been completed, .Mr.
Burnes moved an additional section, declaring
that said road shall cross the Chattahoochee
river between Campbellton and Winn’s ferry
in Hall county, adopted —yeas 116, nays 30.
The bill was, with some further amendments,
passed by yeas lOf, to nays 52.
The Clerk was ordered to carry the same
forthwith to lhe Senate.
The House adjourned to Monday morning.
SENATE.
Monday, December 12. 1836.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Hopkins: To provide for additional com
pensation of the Executive of the State.
[Mr. Morgan: To lay out and organize a
new county from Cass and Murray" counties.]
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Western Bank of Geor
gia at Rome, in the county ot Floyd—yeas 44,
nays 20.
Mr. Morgan moved to strike out Rome, and
insert Cassville—yeas27. nays 41.
To authorize the Brunswick and Florida
Rail Road Company to construct a branch from
any point on said ruad to any point on the Flint
and Chattahoochee rivers—-yeas 54. nays 19.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
resolutions.
Mr. Solomon laid on the table a resolution
for adjournment on Saturday next—to convene
again at such future time as the Legislature
may determine.
Mr. Gordon, of Chatham, from the Commit
tee on Internal I rmrovement, submitted a report
and resolutions fir removing obstructions to
> the navigation of he Flint river.
The House tookup tho bill to establish Free
Manual Labor Sclools in the several counties
of this State.
Mr. White, of Elbert, offered a substitute
for the bill, appiopriating one-third of the
j surplus revenue as a free school and education
i fund—and providng lor the appointment of
a Committee of tvio from the Senate and three
from the House o’ Representatives, to digest
a plan of Free Schools best adapted to the
genius and habits of our people, and to report
to the next sessior. of the Legislature—to open
a correspondence on .the subject, &c.
The substitute, after considerable debate,
was received in h'eti of she original bill, and
passed— yeas 131, nays 9.
Three o’clock.—The House met, when
Mr. Harris, of Baldwin, by leave, introduced
instanter, a bill to give master carpenters and
masons a lieu on buildings to be erected by them
in the county of Baldwin.
SILL PASSED.
To incorporate the Planters 1 and Mechanics’
Bank of Columbia—yeas 70, nays 62.
The House adjourned to Tuesday morning.
SENATE.
Tuesday, December 13.
bills passed.
To regulate the auditing and payment of ac
counts against this State.
To repeal all acts transferring caveats against
the issuing of grants, from Courts below to the
Governor, and to transfer them, like other
appeals, to a special jury.
To amend the 11th division of the Penal
Code.
To alter and amend the 3d section of an act
of 1810, for the more effectually serving the
probate of Wills, limiting the time for Execu
tors to qualify, and for widows to make their
election, &c.
BILL LOST.
To regulate the fees of the several Clerks
ofSuperior and Infe’ior Courts, and Sheriffs
of this State—yeas 17, nays 53.
The Senate, after the first reading of sever
al bills of the House of Representatives, ad
journed to Wednesday morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Strickland moved
vote of yesterday, passw»
rate the Planters’ anck,
Columbus.— rejected— Yeas ui,i* \ I
Mr. McKinley, from the Committed<ni that
part of the Governor’s Message relative to a
Geological survey of the State, submitted a
Report and Resolutions, which were read, and
300 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr. Grey, by leav?, introduced instanter, i
a bill to impose, levy aid collect a tax for the
year 1837.
BILLS passed.
To compensate Grard aud Petit Jurors in
the counties of Gwinnett, Hall, Habersham, i
Glynn, Meriwether, Talbot, Henry, Harris,
Franklin, Butts, Madison, Cherokee, Cobb,
Cass and Walker.
To add an additional section to the 12th div.
of the Penal Code.
Mr. Kelly, of Houston, from the Committee
on Finance, made a report on the subject of
designating the bank bills which shall be re
ceived at the Treason —declaring that no
legislation on the subject is necessary, &c.—
Agreed to
Mr. Kelly from the same Committee to whom
was referred the communication of T. Haynes
Esq. Treasurer, which was read and disagreed
to by the House.
Adjourned to Wednesday morning.
SENATE.
Wednesday, December 14, 1836.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Walthall: To prohibit Cherokee In
dians and their descendants from owning real
property in this State.
Mr. Hudson: To authorize the establish
ment ofa lunatic asylum m this State, and to
appropriate money for that purpose.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the Penal Code of this State
To amend the acts incorporating the Geor
gia Rail Road and Banking Company—yeas
45, nays 21.
To incorporate the Ocmulgee Bank, in Ma- !
COl1 —yeas 38, nays 30.
BILLS LOST.
To compel persons cultivating land in coun
ties other than those in which they reside, to
pay tax on said land and negroes in the county
whete their plantations lie—yeas 29, nays 40.
To incorporate the Farmers’ Bank in New
nan—yeas2l, nays 37.
To incorporate the Jefferson Bank in War
renton— yeas 18, nays 43.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Senate took up and concurred m the
report and resolutions of tho Committee on
Public Buildings—recommending an appro
priation of $1,528,83 for the payment of ar
rears due for the additions to the State-house,
and the further sum of $1,009 for further, im
provements; and for building a Governor’s
house, and building porches and collonades ut
at the East and West doors of the capitol,
$30,000. They also recommend the pur
chase of another lot fur the Governor’s house,
and the appointment ol a commissioner of pub
lic buildings.
’1 he Senate adjourned to Thursday morn
ing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
lhe House agreed to reconsider their disa
greement to the report of the Committee on
Finance, on the subject of the report ofti.e
Treasurer.
Also, to reconsider the rejection of the bill
to appropriate money for the improvement of
tne Oconee river—yeas 71, nays 63.
Mr. D.r. is, of Walker, from the Select Com
mittee, reported unfavorably on the petition
of certain citizens of Floyd and Walker for a
new county.
Ihe House took tip the hill of Senate for
the organization of the Court for the Correc
tion of Errors.
Mr. Burnes moved to lay the bill on the ta
ble till the meeting of the next Legislature,
which was carried—yeas 84, nays 70.
Mr. Burnes then offered a preamble and re
solutions; whose object was to refer the ques
tion ot “ Court,” or “no Court,” to the voters
of the State at the next genera! election, &c—
--laid on the table the balance of the session bv
the casting vote of the Speaker; the yeas be
ing 75. nays 75.
BILL passed.
The substitute for the bill on the subject of
allowing Botanic Physicians to practice with
out the penalties now imposed—which was a
bill to repeal the act of 1825, to regulate the
licensing of Physicians in this State—yeas 85,
nays 56,
BILLS LOST.
To appropriate money for improvement of
roads and bridges in Cherokee—yeas 56,
nays 78.
Mr. Holcomb, by leave, introduced, instan
ter, a bill to grant certain privileges to the
Trustees of Clarksville Academy.
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
Was received, communica ing his refusal to
approve and sign the bill to incorporate the
“ Merchants’ Insurance and Trust Company
of Macon,” and the “Insurance and Trust
Company of Chattahoochee at Columbus,” on
account of the absence of a provision making
the property of the Stockholders liable tor the
debts thereof, and of any limitation to the time
of their incorporation.
RESOLUTIONS.
The House refused to agree to the re-con
sidered report and resolutions for an appropri
ation t > improve the road over Currahee moun
tain—Yeas 59, Nays 63.
The House met at 7 p. m. and were engag
ed principally till adjournment in the 2d read
ing of bills.
They adjourned to Thursday morning.
SENATE.
Thursday, December 15, 1836.
The Senate were this day engaged during
the entire session in the consideration and dis
cussion of the bill ot the House, for the con
struction, as a State work, and with the funds
to be derived from the Surplus Revenue of the
United States, of a Rail Road from the Ten
nessee line to some point on the southeast bank
of the (lhattahoochee river, with branches to
Athens or Madison, Milledgeville.Forsyth and
Columbus.
They adjourned, without a final vote on the
bill, to Friday morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House agreed to a motion of Mr. Gor
don, of Chatham, to re-consider lhe voteofyes
terdav laying on the table lhe balance of the
session, the bill to organize the Court for the
Correction of Errors—Yeas 87, Nays 75.
BILLS PASSED,
To prevent Sheriffs and other officers from
levying and selling growing crops, except in
certain cases.
To compel all general officers to attend all
reviews and general musters, and to fine and
punish offenders for neglect—Yeas 80, Nays
50.
To revive the act incorporating the Georgia
Medical Society.
To increase the capital stock of the Bruns
wick Rail Road and Canal Company.
To assess a tax on all shows in Henry
BILL LOST.
IWBersons owning plantations and
j in rfufft rson county, and residing out
of the county, to pay tax for the same in said
county.
The House adjourned to Friday morning.
From the N. O.
Santa Inna at Liberty.
By the arrival last night of the schr. Texas,
Capt. Parker, we learn that Gen. Antonio Lo
pez de Santa Anna, who had been a prisoner
of war to the Texians since the memorable
battle of San Jacincto, was set at liberty on
the 27th ultimo, at Colombia, by order of the
Texian Government: and immediately pro
ceeded to Nacogdoches, on his way to the city
of Washington. What disposition has been
made of his officers and soldiers who were
captured with him, we were unable to learn.
Further particulars will be given to-morrow.
Bv passengers on board the brig Eveline,
from Havana, information has been received,
that an expedition consisting of 8,000 men,
was fitting out at that place, to said 4th Dec.
to accomplish which, men were pressed in ev
ery direction and forced into the army. All
the steamboats and Spanish vessels of war
were detained for the purpose of conveying
the troops to their place of destination—which,
by the wav, was kept a profound secret. Ru
mors were afloat in the city, that this expedition
was destined for St. Jago de Cuba, and again,
that a Mexican minister had arrived from Ve
ra Cruz, with despatches to Gov. Tacon from
tiie authorities at that pert, stating that Vera
Cruz and the country round about was ready
to declare in favor of the Government of Old
Spain;—the latter is doubted.
TEXAS. Z j
PUCLIC DOCUMENT
War Department. A
Columbia, November, 3(p\-
GENERAL
It has been reported to the President by
General Felix Huston, commanding the army
of Texas, that the Mexicans are engaged in
active and fbrmipable preparations for the im
mediate invasion of Texas. It is stated that
Gen. Bravo left Mexico fifty days since, in
command of the army of Operations, for the
destruction of the Texians. Such informa
tion is calculated to awaken the apprehensions
of those who have once suffered from a people
who are alike insensible to national as well
as humane obligations of society.
I am directed by President Sam. Houston,
to order that every able bodied man subject to
military service, shall provide himself with a
good rifle or gun, for service, and 100 rounds
of atnunifion, with a good horse if he can
procured. This stale of preparation j s an
nounced, that every Texi-, n mav b<. p lt4 p a red
to rally to the standr ri j o f hi ; c , luiltly at a
moments’s wareiuo. I ilm directed to sa-,
that no call Wil’ be made upon the fo.ee of the
country until the necessity is urgent and ab
solute.
We must be prepared to meet the enemy.
We know they are implacable in their resent
ments, und irreconcileab'e in their hatred to
wards us. We must be prepared to meet
them, and act in future on their own princi
ples of warfare.
The immediate organization of the militia
of the country is ordered; and each company
is to consist of fifty-six men. rank and file,with
one captain, one first and second lieutf-nant.
AH those who have an interest in the coun
try are required to remain in readiness to de
fend it with blood and their lives, if demanded
by necessity.
By order of tiie President.
WM. G. COOKE.
Acting Secretary of VVar.
MEXICO.
By the British packet arrived at Havana,
on the 9th, with specie, news from the city of
Mexico, to the 22d ult., was ieceived there,
according to which the state of that Republic
was most deplorabte, there being no President,
no Ministry and. no Congress legally elected,
the whole goveiijment of the country being in
the hands of Toinel and a few unprincipled
military leaders. The inertness of the people
was such, that they would indifferently receive
as their supreme chief or dictator, either Bus
tamante, Bravo or Santa Anna. The long
talked of expedition against Texas, was post
poned to the Spring, on account of the impas
sable roads, want of money and navy. The
government presses, in order to calm the dis
satisfaction of the people with regard to the
mismanagement of their affairs, say that by
keeping a respectable division on the banks of
the Rio Bravo, they keep in constant alarm
the Texians, and exhaust their resources, in
which they are grossly mistaken, as the Tex
ians are very quiet in their winter quarter?,
and amuse themselves in raising fortifications
on various points of the coast.
From the Mobile Morning Chronicle.
Important from Ulcxico.
By the brig David 11. Miller, 10 days from
Tampico,we have received newspapers of late
date from that place, and have perused several
commercial letters, which describe the politi
cal situation of the Mexican States.
The expedition against Texas appears to
have commenced its march, and was proceed
ing towards .Matamoras, whence it will bend
its course towards the seat O’s war.
If we are permited to confide in letters from
the city of Mexico .s>f November 2, an army ».f
4000 men will leave that capitol under the
order of General Bravo. It will halt at San
Louis Potosi, where it will be joined by 30 00
troops, and then repair immediately to its place
of destination.
Other letters from Tampico of the Ist De
cember assert that the army will be 8000 strong,
that it was recruiting in every state, and that
when its organization shall be completed, it
will march against Texas byway of Matamo
ras. The same letters inform us that they
were fortifying Tampico, and were taking
other measure? of defence against an inva
sion from the sea side. The Mexicans appear
to have been induced io take those precautions
by rumours that an expedition was about
sail from New Orleans under
Mexia with a view to land
organize a revolutionary
government. ,[■ _
.Measures were
meat to provide
tiued for the invasion of
A decree of:the president, ad int. published
in the Goz of Tamaulipas of the 12lh ult. re
vives in full force for the ports of the north
and such places as may be occupied by the
army, the law of the 12th of last June, which
permits the importation of provisions into Ma
tamoras. Provisions pay a duty of 20 per cent,
except cocoa and tea,which arc declared to be
free: provisions imported into Matamoras or
into any of the ports designated pay no duty,
provided the importation be made in Mexican
vessels. In other respects the law of 16th
June remains in force, with the exception of
such of its provisions as may be contrary to
the present decree.
The articles of provisions allowed to be in
troduced, are flour, rice, sugar of every kind,
cocoa, chocolate, coffee, pepper, salted meal,
smoked or pickled, peas, biscuit beans, bacon
Indian corn, lard, vermicelli, tocino tea. Ac.
These preparations would lead us to sup
posed that hostilities will shortly commence.
Private letters state that there is much sick
ness at Tampico.
Capt Driscoll from Tampico reports that
an affray took place at Tampico between some
of the crew of the United Scales sloop of war
Vincennes, and some fishermen, the crew of
the sloop of war were imprisoned and the
government refused to give them up to the
American Consul, the ship was obliged to
put to sea without her men.
Cap*. D. has brought despatches for the
government of the United States.
jflorUa.
STILL LATER FROM FLORIDA.
We are indebted to a gen'leman. passenger
in the schr. Amelia, arrvied yesterday morn
ing, from St. Augustine, for the following
information: —
Gen. Jessup arrived at Volusia, from Tam
pa Bay, on the 4th inst, with four hundred
mounted troops, composed of Alabama volun
teers and marines. They captured, on their
march, between 30 and 40 negroes and one
Indian. Gen. Jessup has succeeded in ob
taining much valuable information from those
captured. They state that there are, at a
certain place about 300 negroes who can be
taken; that Jumder has retired from the field,
having lost most of his men; and that the
Indians had generally gone, south, with the
exception of Powell, who has with him at
Wahoo Swamp, about SO warriors, and has
•determined to die. Gov. Call has retired
yi the field, and the troops, under Gen
' the hue of inarch, after the
—and 11th inst.
' ' . command
. were to
and
' JOrleans,
on thenß*' _ at ®t.
Augustine o’. his, most
ly in a state fe. . ■ ■ • V
Charles, aV- Woodruff
who is ainorßk . by, Gen.
Jessup, states. / a S. l^e P ast
summer, seen ne g r ? es
taken from the Major Heriot,
Depeyster and C>"ig, . -nhat they have been
kept in the interior, and have never been near |
the coast; nor does ho know ot any neg?:o
having b'.,cn bartered for powder, as ' <as
suppo., c d;thatfew deaths have occurred r.n lon g
them, and those mostly children. Your tie
gross of Col- Rees, and one of estate of
Woodruff, were drowned l' jS t Jane, while
crossing the St. John’s f\ O ip Spring Garden
Plantation, to which the Indians had frequently
resorted, for supplies of sugar cane and pota
toes; that they made frequent visits to those
places, where they could obtain provisions.
From the State Rights' Sentinel.
AuGustA, Dec. 20, 1836. i
2 o’clock, P. M. $
CALAMITOUS FIHK.
This morning about day-light, our citizens
were aroused by the tolling of bells and the
distressing cry of Fire! It originated, (in all
probability by accident), in an old Cooper s
shop about 80 yards below the Planters’ Hotel,
on the same street, and on the square above
McKenzie & Beunock’s old stand on Broad
st reet. Before any force could be collected it
commenced spreading with great rapidity in
the direction of Broad-street; the houses on
tha? square being all of wood and very old
and dry, its progress was not arrested until
10 o’clock the morning, after having des
troyed all the buildings on that square and a
bout half on the square above, on the same
side of Broad-strect. After the flames had
consumed all the buildings on that square and
communicated to Barnett’s Drug Store on the
square above, several houses were blown up,
both in front and in rear, for the purpose of
saving a large three story brick building on
Broad-street and the Planters’ Hotel. Both
buildings were doubtless saved by this step,
together with the active exertions of the fire-'
men; and the further progress of the flames
arrested. It was with some difficulty also thpt
the wooden buildings on lhe opposite side of
Broad-street were prevented from taking
Seventeen or eighteen houses on Broad-st.
besides a large number of out houses and some
tenements in the rear, were burnt down. The
following is a list of the sufferers who were
doing business on Broad-stitet, so far as we
have been able to ascertain.
Moise & Cohen, wholesale grocers,
Cooper Son, do. do,
B. Pyne, retail, do
Broadnax, do. do.
M. Nelson & Co. wholesale and retail do-
T. Roberts, Saddler,
Mallory & Davis, clothing merchants,
P. McMahon’s coffee house and grocery,.
Ebeneezer Skinner, wholesale grocer,.
G. B. & N. Holland, do. do.
A. Kemp, tavern keeper,
Thos. Barrett, druggist,
'J'. W Freeman, jeweller,
G. G, & J. Luke, shoes and hats,
F. Spears, grocer.
Mrs. Ramsay, Milliner,
A. R. Summer & Co. tavern keepers.
In addition to these, many private families
who occupied the upper tenements of the store
houses, were also burnt out of house and home r
together with a large portion of their furniture
and other property.
Large quantities of goods, principally gro
ceries, were destroyed by the fire after being
removed from the stores into Broad-street
Most efthe merchants we understand were in
sured to some extent, and some of them to the
full extent of their losses.
All the buildings destroyed were construct
ed of wood, and the flames could not have
been arrested so soon, but for the fire-proof
construction of the brick building alluded to
above, occupied by Rai) &. Bostick as a dry
goods store. Fortunately the morning was
very calm, or else there is no calculating the
extent of the mischief. As it is, the loss may
be estimated at perhaps 150,000 dollars.
—the City
Of
ground.
Chron lele.
Dec. 15th, 1836.
I was witness this morning to a dreadfuF
conflagration. About four o’clock I was a
wakeued with the thrilling cry of “fire in the
Post Office Department.” As soon as possi
ble, I hastened to the scene of action. When.
I arrived, I found a thick column of smoke
issuing from the apertures in the doors and
windows of the ground floor—the room usu.
ally filled with wood and coal for the use of
the Department. This was under the City
Post Office. The fire, with ease, might then
have been extinguished, but— aye, but for
what! I give you sir, what I saw and heard;
your readers can draw their own conclusions.
The doors were all locked; an attempt was
made to burst them open by some public spir
ited persons, but they were prevented— bv
whom!—the darkness of the night and the ex
citement of the moment, prevented them from
recognising. The keys were asked for; but
no one produced them. By this time the
flames burst forth from the windows of the
City Office and this portion of the Department
was entirely consumed without, being entered]
The part of the building appropriated to the
General Post Office was open, and the clerks,
aided by the citizens, removed most of the im
portant papers before the flames had commu
nicated with these rooms. The Patent Office,
too. I regret to say, was consumed, with every
single model. I fear but few of them can be
replaced. It is said (whether as a jeu d'es
prit or m sober earnestness. I know not) that
Wise’s resolution produced the catastrophe.
For the sake of human nature aud the honor of"
the country, I hope this is not so. It was not,
however, the result of accident.
Extract of a letter to the Post Master of Bal
timore.
Dear Sir—l have just returned from the
ruins of the General Post Office.—The fire
originated in the Cellar ol the City Post Office,
and when discovered might have been easily
subdued—but no water could be procured, I
am told, in the confusion, before the whole
block, comprising the General Post office, Ci
ty Post Office, and Patent Office, were com
pletely on fire. All the books and principal
papers, I believe, are saved,
Yours,
J. SMITH.
J. S. Skinner, Esq.
Thursday morning, 6 o’clock.
My dear sir:—Mr. Kennedy’ who will
hand you this, will give you the details of our
great, calamity. I know you will do all you
canto aid us at this trying period.
Respectfully yours, W. JONES,,
—.... -4
Mr. Kei n >dy reports that no part of the eon),
tents of the City Post Office was saved, nor
any thing in the Patent Office! The whole
building is entirely consumed—nothing stajffi.
ing but the bare walls!—All the mails wh;t;J»
reached Washington yesterday evening
South had been despatched—l>; Jt a p A ma & Ck
from East, West, and Sou' Washington,
for delivery at that office ( w e re burned'
The mads from the West and South
had been received v, it' n j n three hours of each
other, toe Clerk* city Post Office clos
edtheir labour an j re tired at half past two
this ant j t | lo Messenger who slept in,
the adjo' tO ing nwin? was awakened by the
smoke f ro mthe cellar at about half past three,
wave the first alarm. The above is the
! substance of the information received by J. S,
I Skinner, by 12 o’clock. Baltimore Post Office,
j Dec. 15.
From a slip from the Office of the U. S. Telegraph
Our time would not allow us to give parti,
culars if we were in possession of them.
There are two reports as to the origin of the
fire. One is. that it originated within the
I City Post Office; and another, that it com
menced amongst the wood in the basement sto.