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/ W*.' - 1 — Gift C. H. C, WILLINGHAM, EOITOR. LA GRANGE: mnw morm’ic, *. December is, isgs *'5P»L 'J~- " T> r Frntn tbe Macon Telegraph.] THE GEORGIA LEWglATlKE. l|k EE.VATE. JfiixEtwfevn.i.E, Doc. 5, 1865. Tbc Senate met at tlie hoftr of 10.4- M. Pra*r hy Rcv.J. E. Brsoks, Pastor of IheBapTUt cbwch of the rift. Mr. Waddell, Clerk of the House, having brought in a rctolulion to inform the Provis onal Gov ernor, that both bouse? of the Legislature were organised, aad.iwmld be pleased to rwive any communication which he might haVfeto make. Q» motion of Mr. Redding the game hub adopted* Mr. McDaniel offered the following The President of the Senate declared the lion. | Charles J. Jenkins Governor elect of Georgia for j the next en-uing tvrfc years. The Senate i heft return'd to their Chamber. 4 committee Iran appointed to unite with a ; MPiilar.^ommiitee I^om tbfeStjate to notify the j lion Cbntle* J- Jc-nltas of htyt Section. ( . The Hout» adjourned to lDVctdck. Wednesday J aiormng, P ** J -SENATE. - -v MiiAEDt;evktLE, Pec. 6, 1865. The Senate met at 10 o'clock, A. M. Prayer jjy llev. Mr. Brooks. The' President announced that the unfinished ay was the first in order, that iMEGl'RillOK OP GOT. JESkISS. Wq are indebted to Maj. John L. Monox>yfor tur. iMCuantet onvn-u iue ;oiuiwing ; . , I Whereas, the Congress of the Uuited States has, . The 1 resident am i under the 5th article of the Constitu ion of the business of yester*laj ..... .... ..... , United glates, proposed »n amendment of said | was he resolut.on ratifying the amendment to the Constitution, in the wonts following, to-wit: • Constitution of the L. .states abolishing slavery. • Neitrer s’avery nor involc.ntarv servitude, ex- I On motion, the Hous • nsolutioir-on the same | c Xt as a niisi-htnfot f.*r crim<-. ids reofthe party ! subject was received in lieu of the orig’ual; amend- ; j |) «ii)l t* COT* " 1 u.tl.; n 1 Pfl sn ns In rpninro cuntc c fit ?hp on m«* fn K« sunt t#\ wliere they are interested.” in which amendment they asked the Concurrence of the House. The Secretary of the Senate also announced that that body had adopted a resolution to go into an election for State Printer on Friday, 8th inst., |kfid asked thfc-concurrenffe of the HouSo, The Ilopae refused to concur on the £Fonnn that it would be irregular and improper to go ih- to an election of State House officers untill afti(t- the inauguTatiod Of the Gorerhor, Bho must re ceive and approve their bonds. On motion* the House adjourned till 10 o’elock Friday mdraing. SENATE. Milledgeviij.e, Dec. 8tll, 1865. The Sena : e met at the hour of bv Rev. S. E. Brooks. it desirable to each and all of them, to be at home durintttlinl time and in the early days of Janua ry. Hence. I conclude, that in the present defec tive organization of trie State Government and ih hope of a decided improvement in our status with in a month or six weeks* it will probably be theiP pleasnre. to take a reces* until some day nbottl the middle-of Jut'Sary next. By the 56th section of the Code, it is provided that the inauguration shall take p»ace during the first week of the Ses sion, unless .“prevented by Providential cause.”— Such prevention I regard as now existing. I, therefore, designate the Itith of January next-, as the datr on wliich I will meet the Senate and House Si* Representatives in joint session, for that purpose, provided, that at that- time, ike Goverii- ment of the United States shall have signified ft f 10 A v Pray-r ! willingness to recognize me. as the Governor of * ■' * ! Geof-gia. i but designate a day ih conformity permission topuhVtth tbo following d'-palch; ,,. Miu.fciH.tvnx*;, Dec. 12, 1SG5. To Maj. J.L. Morgan: . — ... . this article by proper legislation, 1 which arnenU- nviclcd, shall *-xist within | Unit'd Stales, or any place subject to their t jurisdiction. Stic. 2. Congress shall have power to Teli-gra*. just receive-) f.uu, tf.,l.iu B .ou. G«. j „‘ir« l«'rf F.-b.'Si»: Jenkjnii jrill be inaugurated. Prospects brighten- Therefore, he it Resolved In; the Senate and ] log. * • • F, A. Fhost. ] Unv-'T of Representatives, in General Assembly j met, That llie said amendment to flic Constitution Special Telegraphic l)cs afeh.] ; of the United State? be, and the same is hereby • MlULEDOF.V 1 t.t.E, Dec. If, IMG. | ratified and adoped. To Jones * Willingham: f. | Df U further Med That, in ratifying the .... , „ T t «-itt Krt - amendment to tlie Constitution of the Lmt<d At high noon to day Ciiari.es J. J«^ INS , , [ l Slates, we do so. believing that the Congress of ed so as to require copies of the same to be sent to i the President and Secretary of State; and passed 1 | by yeas 26, nays 13. cforcc Mr. Owens, of the 1st. introduced a bill to open j the Courts to the frecdmeii and fo regulate the tes- • timony of the same. It provides that in all cases i where freedrnen are concerned their testimony j shall be received under the same rales as apply to j the testimony of white men. j On motion of Mr. Turner. Friday next was ap- ~"pointed asdfbe day for the election ef Stafe House : the of5ffi?r?rtb« House concurring therein. Mr. Smith, of the -12d. introduced a bill to incor- ’■ porate the Georgia and Alabama Coii, Oil and " It allows the cupiial Mr. Bedding, of the 25th- district, offered the = with usage. If, before a recess,,such recognition following : ‘ be accord*?!, or if for any other reason, not con- Resohtd ly the Senate and II. use of Rcpresen- \ travelling the policy of the Government of the latives. That the election of State House officers | United States,-the General Assembly think propet Ibis day, by joint resolution. lie postponed, and in f o designate a different day, I Will most cheerfully the meantime -the salaries of these officers be ad- ! accept theiT appointment on to oay i iiari.es j. aBiw.-o - j Stales, we do so, believing that the Congress of j porate idc Georgia ;.na Alabama Luit, Uil and inaugurated Governor of Georgia His address ; j| u . xjnited States has the power only to make j Manufacturing Company. It allows the capital i. m t;ic,. creditable to the r an and thc'occasion. ! permanent the emancipation of slaves aud that all stock to be S250.000. subject to increase to500.000. .. „ ■ * Ji rights of citizenship’can be conferred only by the A message was received from II s Excellency flection for State House officers aud Printer to morrow. Cold and cloudy. C. R. II, Roathcrn CoDgres*mvx. Up to the clone of the third day’s proceedings of Congress no definite motion had been made lor the adtalMlea of Southern Congressmen, exept the ap pointment of a joint committee of fifteen from the Senate and rlnclrom the House—to inqu're into the condition of the States- which formed the lnte Southern Confederacy,-and report whether they or S r at<-s resp< ctively, and such we uuderettand and b- lieve to have bi-eri the object cnutemplaied in the secoud section of sai t amendment, and that nothing therein contained, authorized Congress to interfere with the internal affairs of the States. The resolution lies over under the rules till to morrow. On motion cf Mr. Redding, an additional com mittee was added to the list of standing commit tees, to be called the Committee on Freedrnen. The message of the Provisional Governor was sent in to the Senate and read. A message was received from the Provisional i ... any of them are entitled to be represented in ■ Governor, with accompanying seaieo packages, either House of Congress, with leave to report at supposed to contain the r- turns of the recent elcc- . • . i ... . . , , tion for Governor of the .-late, any time by bill or otherwise ; and until such re- . - -r « port shall have been made and fully acted upon by Congress, no member shall be received in either A committee ol three, consisting of Messrs. Moore, Redding and Iliorntou. were appointed to communicate the fact to the House, and to make arrangements for counting the votes this afternoon. The Senate adjourned till .‘i c clock, 1*. M. The Senate adjourned till AFTERNOON PE: The Senate met at 3 o'clot House from any ol the late Confederate States This is the latest action of material interest to the South we have seen up to the present writing. i he Sen; W]>nt is to be the policy of Congress in reference to j j nimin ,g nt the admission ol^the Southern States is not yet j On motion of .Mr. Strozier, of the loth, the clearly developed—further than it is certainly, in | diflerent portions ol the Govi-rimr s message weie our opinion, ttbe intention of a lame majority to j r, '? ) r n r *j;J 0 t | f 0 7*'iV r \NlT! : *MooV“7^^^^ . the Senate exclude.Soutaern Representatives as long as pos- | rr . pairc ,i to ttie hall of the House of Reprcscnta- siblc—perhaps until they have had such legisla- j lives, for the purpo-e ol counting the vntei- for tion ns they choose in reference to the question of j Governor of Georgia, at the election on the l.ith suffrage. By the admission of Southern members j <jl ^;, t (lf t! „, r .,„ cliflSl fnr Governor to the CongrcFg, they will Dot bo able to legislate I ha(1 aniiounce.l, the Senate returned W their on this subject with so much ease and facility ; j chamber, and, hence, the committee of fifteen—composed as j it is or Radicals, with leive to report at any time, j by hill or otherwise, has placed in its hands, ft* it iPIO.V. k, pursuant to nd- of three, I to unit) were, the determination, members shall be n'lmittcd or not during the Ses- as to whether Southern tion to tin- ollice ot Gov . , . . i 15th of November last, sion. At any time! They, of course, may take ! ^ salm . R1))J asclMt J u their own time to report, even at the close of the ; wo „|,j s „it i,j H pi,.asm- ; Setpion of Congress. an<l thus, we believe, th< boutli will he excluded from Congress. On motion of Mr. Moore, a corn mitt) on the part of the Senate, was appoint with a similar committee, on the part of tin House, to wait on the linn Chas J. Jenkirw. Gov ernor elect of Georgia ami inform hinwwi^iiiS^f-lee nor A message was received from II s Excellency the 1’rovii-iopal Governor, transmitting a commu nication to.hhn from Hon. E. Starnes in relation to t'e Code for freedrnen. The letter of Judge Starnes slates that that Code will pot be ready be fore the 15th instant. The Senate adjourned till 3 o’clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. T* e Senate met at 3 o’clock. The House resolution on the subject of negro testimony,was agreed upon, after b.-iog amended j by striking out “ in casus in which they they are j concerned.” , fin motion of Mr. Thornton. Friday next was r.p- , pointed the day for the election of State Printer. j Senate adjourned till Friday morning. nOESE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WrnvEsPtv. Dec. G, 1S65.—At the conclusion i of the reading of the minutes of yesterdav, a nm- I | tion was made to reconsider the resolution an- ! j pointing a Committee on Freed men’s affairs. The ! | motion to reconsider bring carried, a resolution j ; was adopted to enlarge the committee and make it , | one ol the permanent committees of the House. ! I The Secretary of the Senate announc e! to the 1 House that that l»ody had adopted a resolution I ; appointing a committee to wait on the H\.n. Clms. j | J. Jenkins and inform hirn of his election to the , ! of Governor of Georgia, request hi? aceep , j tanc« and ascertain from him at what time it would ' | suit his pleasure to be inaugurated, j A resolution was introduced requesting theGov- | j ern'r to ascertain on what terms the Western and • Atlantic Railroad could be sold and report the j*sarne to this body. ! Mr. Gartreli, ol Cobb, introduced a resolution j instructing the 1‘inaucc Committee to consider I what action on the part of the le gislature, in con ; | m otion with the action of the late Congress, is 1 necessary to raise funds for the support of the State ! justed, revised aud fixed by law. Adopted—yeas 29, nays 11. The following correspondence was submitted by Mr. Moore. Chairman of the Senate committee, to wait on the Hon. Charles J. Jenkins. Governor elect ol Georgia, inform him of bis election, re quest his acceptance of the ollice, and ascertain at what time it would suit his pleasure to be inau gurated : Mim.edgevii.le, Ga., Doc. Gtli, 1S65. IIon. Chari.es J. Jenkins : Dear Sir—The undersigned are a committee appointed by the Senate and House of Represen tatives to inform you that at an election held on the 15lb of November last, you was elected Gov ernor of this State ; fo ask your acceptance of the office, and to ascertain at what time it will suit your pleasure to be inaugurated. We adopt this method as most proper, under t‘ e circumstances surrounding us, of discharging the duty imposed on us. V.'e take great /pk-asnre in informing you of your election, ami in the name anil behalf of the General Assembly ask your ac ceptance. and hope you will appoint the time nt wliich you will be inaugurated. \Wih sen intents ol high regard, we are, Very respectfully, yours. B. B. Mhork, ' ^ H. R C.asky, > Senate Com. J. X. F UK KM an. j CfiAKl.Ks W. Di-Bosk,! Jas. H. McWhorter, j W. B. Ben-net. J- IIou.c Com. John M Ki-ok, Titos. Norms, J >ilM.KI’GEVIM.K, Dec 8:h, 1865. Messrs. Denning L>. Moore, II. R. Casoy ami J. N. Freemen— £>• mate Committee : And Messrs, t’harles W. DuBusp. James 11 Me Whorton. W. B. Bcnuct. John M. Edge and T h -m is Norris—Hou'e Coinmitt«'e : 1th. rv,nits shall In quarters, at llieir woik of the 8tati*. on the | Government w ithout resort to taxation. The inoiniu (mate then 10 o’clock. i pie-t iiid acceptance of I him at w hat t itne it lie inaugurated, adjourned till Wednesday nor Dressed Dolls and Toy ScMs.—At VATES’ I’kobaui.k Election of Juh;k Bicuam —The returns forwarded to Milledgcvillc show Mr. Buchanan to be forty-odd votes ahead of Judge Bighum for Congress ; but we arc informed there is some difficulty or misunderstanding relative to the vote of Talbot county—the returns sent to Milledgeville showing only two majority lor Judge Bighorn—which should have been sixty-six votes Scott’s Monthly Mauazlvf..— We have received the first number of a neatly printed magazine en titled as above, and edited by Rev. Wm. J. Scorr at one time tl.e editor of the 1G:i*»utek. Mr. 8.is a gentleman of first rate abilities, and w ill make his enterprise a very respectable one. Price $5,00 per annum, and single copies can L-e procured of Mr. James Ti unku. -Artr Store ! New Goods!!—Wimiusii A Co . are now receiving, at Reid's old corner, a large stock or Groceries, mnlwnre. Staple Dry Goods, Bools and Shoes, Hats and Caps, and in fact any and everything thnt a person needs or expects to ueed. Cnpt. V.L. IIoi’sos will take ercat pleas ure in showing you their stock. Give them a call, whether you wish to purchase or not. Thev charge nothing for showing their Roods. Christmas Presents.—Inst received at YATES'. Tiik Circus Comini; 1—-It will he seen bv ativer tisement In our paper, that we are to haven circus in this place, ou the 2(ith inst., which “instcht- tion-’ has the reputation of being a first class ex hibition. Won’t there be excitement in town The first circus in five veais! Everv bodv will * - • i HIP 1 yttt’U go who can raise the wherewithal, and every body t juriubetion. can and will do that 1 OF REPRESENTATIVES. Dkvkmbfir, 5tll. This morning. afL r the usual preliminaries, and the transaction of some unimportant business. Mr. Glenn, ol Whitfield, called up his resolution ratifying the Constitutional amendment, prohibit ing slavery in the United .States, which, after various motions to rider to committees was laid, temporarily, on the table, subject to the call of (lie Ou the call of tbo Counties the following bills' and resolutions were introduced and rc-td: Mr A darns of Clark: A bn'I to fix fhe time for j holding the Supreme Court of this State. Mr. Hudson "I Harris: A resolution to appoint ■ a commit lee of five tocou-ider the propriety of j aboli-liiug the Penitentiary ot file State. | Mr. Ilrfrok of Haralson: A bill to repeal ali laws j : prohibiting the (listillation of corn, wheat, pota- 1 I toes, &c.> into spirituals liquors. | also:, a bill to prohibit the intermarriage of j ■ white person? with the African or black population ; Also: a bill for the relief of wounded, disabled j ; and indigent soldiers of the State who served in ! j the Stab* or Confederate armies. It provides that ' mover. j P'e Tax Collectors of the several counties shall i Mr. Howard, of Bartow, offered a preamble and j keep a separate list of their names, and that each j resolution, calling for the apprintment of ihrce j * ,e fi^y dollars by the S’ate. Commissioners, wlu>. w ih fwu other cummissioners ! M''- Dixon of Macon: A bill to suspend the col- ! to l»e appoint'd 11v the Senate, should proceed to ^ lection of debts by levy and .-ale of property un- ‘ Wa-Iringtou and confer with the P#»-idrnt. nseer j l *' r execution until the 1st day of January, IMG. i tain wli.it further Icitisl.Ation was required in order j -' Ir ; Creen of Cobb: A bill to repeal all laws of j to admit the Stale ol Georgia toiler position in ,c: _! )l l- e prescribing penultics fur carrying con urt the s possible suit of their mission The mover nmin- connni-sion was necessary in ire ut alburs. It was known Ircl wus not to be inaugural i d. •s of eleetion wi re not to l«- the Union, and re[ at as e ii |y n day : taiin d that such i the pre-ent junct that the Governor I and that ei i tifu al granted to our Representatives elect. If was in- I competent to b g slate without (be co-operation of | the constitutional executive of the Slate, mid ; whatever ac ion the Legislature might take to 1 conform to the requireui. nts of the Federal Gov | eminent would be invalid. I T he me-sage was received through the Seeretnrv I of th ■ Senate announcing that that body had con- j curred in the ri soluliou of the 11. u.-e appointing I a comtni I tee fo inlot in the Provisional Governor ol the organization of the Genera! Assembly, and jits readiness'to receive any communication he j might d- sire to make. I Mr. Kidl- v, of Troup, offered the following preamble and resolution: Whereas, the Congress of the United States lias. uml'T the 5th article of the Constitution of the l nited States, proposed an amendment to the sabl Constitution in the following word*. t->«wit: '• Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, ex cept as a punislim- tit for crime, w hereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by proper legislation." which atnend- iii—nt was approved "it rbe 1 >t of February, 18(i.a. Therefore, he it Resolved by the Senate and House vf Rrpr, srntnt/n g in General Assembly m,t. That the said amendment to the Constitution be, aud the same i- hereby, ratified and adopted. lie it further Resolved. That in ratifying the amendment to the Constitution of the United Our Hillcrigcvillo Com**pon<Icurt*. , Mit.i.KnuKvn.i.K, Dec. lltlt. 1SG5. i Dear RKrotiTK.n : Very little business of impor- ' tancc lias been transacted by the Legislature, ex- i cept the adoption by both Houses, on Friday last. ! amendment, to me constitution ot the United of the Amendment to the Constitution ol the U. ' ' ve “° believing that the Congress of the States, provid ng for the abolition of Slavery : nor i U,,i ^ S,atl f has „ , he r '' w ;' r on, - v *° «>“ke pertna- , t ,k: i , . * I nent the emancipation of slaves, and that all rights no 1 think it at all likely that any thing will be | of citizenship can be conferred only bv the States done until after the recess—wliich will likely take j respectively : and such we understand -.v d believe : to have been the object contemplated in the 2d section of said amendment, and that nothin!? place on the 16th instant—the members believing R better to do nothing than to incur the ri.-k of having to undo much that they might do uuder present circumstances, viz: the deftetive organiia tion of tBfi State Government, and the absence oj information is to whether or not any of the acts o($W Legislature would be recognized by the au- thorjllys ^.Washington City The same reasons, and the supposition that there are no legal officer to whom to make the necessary bonds, have intln- enoed many members to postpone, until after the reccn, the election of State House Officers, S.late Printer, &c. I learn, however, that an effort will be made to-day to bring on those elections in the eonrat of the current week. I think it will be wise to do eo—if for no other purpose, to relieve the anxiety of the horde of applicants present. It affords me pleasure to state that the Repre sentatives of " Old Troup,’’ by their prompt and courteous attention Xo ffyrir duties, are winning golden opinions from all. Mr. Frost has already introduced n hill entitled an Act to restrain and j control the levy and sale of property; and will in troduce a bill "to-day to prevent and punish Ya- graucy. He has been appointed on the Finance and Enrolling Committies of the House, and also on a Special Committee on the Memorial trom the Banks of Angnsta and Savannah. Dr. Ridley has introdneed sundry Resolutions,and a Bill to make Dee persons of color competent witnesses in Courts eVthftf Stats. &c. He is Chairman of the IIon9e Committee on the Lunatic Asylum, and a member •f the Committees- oh the State of the Republic ■off Freed mea’a affairs. Hon. Ai’ H; Stephens left tbc Capital for bis heme oh Friday morning last. It-is understood that be now refuses positively to permit bis name to be run lor tbs United States Senate, on the ground fbat his election would greatly embarrass the President, by forcing bim to either pardon or withdraw a pardon from him. Pica. • — Effgcff Vchctsairi Trimming RiMem at - J -■ -i YATES. F«r fk« Lillie OBC«.-CryingBabi*s and Jump ing Babies. Ji.st received by J. c. YATES. H- Just received a large lot of Ladies’ Cloaks end Furs for sale at Eastern prices. JARBOE’S VARIETY STORE. ^t*u I will receive in a few days a Large Stock of Miiliooery Goods and Dress Trimings, direct . New Yo^k, and will be sold very law at i . : JARBOE’S VARIETY STORE., H 6-TT1 therein contained, authorized Congress to inter fere with the internal affairs of the States. Mr. Ridley moved the suspension of the rules in order to take up the resolution, upon which motion a spirited debate eusued between that gentleman aud Mr. Bottle. The motion to take up being put, was carried. A motion was then made to refer the resolution to the Committee on the Judiciary. Which xvas opposed by Mr. Ridley and Speaker Hardeman. After some further remarks from Mr. Pottle, the previous quo tion was moved and sustained, which put attend to the debate, aud the House adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. XI. afternoon Session. On the reassembling of the House. Mr. Gartreli, of Cobb, moved to divide the question in Mr. Ridley's ratification resolution. The House first to vote on the resolution ratifying the amendment of the Constitution, and then upon the second resolution giving a construction of the intent and meaning ot the 2nd section ol the amendment. The motion to divide having been adopted, the vote was taken upon the first resolution which was adopted with only one or 1 wo dissenting votes. Mr Dorsey, of Hal], then moved to strike out the second resolution. He was opposed to legis lation upon the construction of constitutional pro visions. Such legislation amounted to nothing.— The construction of the amendment would be determined by future Congress of the United States, and the Supreme Court, neither of which would be influenced by the declared construcion of this body. A declaration of any particular construction by this General Assembly, while it might involve us in future difficulties—as in the caseof Virginia resolutions of the construction cf the Constitution on the foundation of the Union, from which sprung the Southern doctriue of seces sion and which were the original cause of all our present troubles—would exert no influence on the t ^"P^sses of 'the United States, .tort kee P our selves untrammeled. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” He tertStekSTST’ ““ * cco »‘ 1 »sbt amended wus adopted by an altnott nnan ; a 88 vote, and transmitted to the Senate. mous Mr. Kirby, of Chattooga, offered the following • Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a eowmiL tee of ten oa Freedrnen"s affairs, whose duty n shall be to confer with a like committee already authorized by the Senate - adopted. Pursuant to previous notification the Senators ent-red the Hall of the House when the officers or both houses proceeded to count the votes given at the recent election for Governor, which were an nounced as follows: lion, Charles J. Jenkins Ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown Hoc. A. H. Stephens lion. H. L. Benning 11m. II- V. Johnson lion. John B. Gordon Hon. A. H. Colquitt cenled weapons. Mr. Dodd of Polk. A bill to authorize sh-riffs ! mid constables to cr-.-s districts and county lines I to execute precepts directed to them by any judge ! nr justice «.f tlie district or county to which thev ( properly belong, in case of toft. Mr. fin rue? of Richmond: A bill to carry into | effect a portion of the 3d paragraph of the !-i sec j tion nl the 4th article at the Constitution ot the i Mate of Georgia and to provide the mode of car- | twing cases from the city courts of the cities ol Savannah and Augusta, nml such other like courts as may he hereafter established. Mr. Steward of Spaulding: A bill to provide * fredmen with certificates of employment, and to | punish persons wIto,employ freidmcn contrary to I law. The bill provides that persons employing freed men shall give them a certificate that thev ! are so employed and inflict a penalty ot tine or ' imprisonment on nil persons employing a treed- i man. while lie is under c attract to another. Con- | tracts between employees and freednn n may be j amended liy consent of the parties, in which case ! the treednran must he furnished with a certificate ! to that effect. The term freedrnen is declared to i embrace lorincr slaves and free poisons ol color, and applies to l»oih sexes. .Mr. Ridley of T roup: A bill to mike free per- ^ sons of color competent witnesses in the courts of ' this Mate, in certain eases therein mentioned, and 1 to authorize (he making and declaring the force of affidavits in certain cases. Mr. Dodson ol Chattooga, offered the follow- : mg resolution: J\tsolved. That the Committee on Freedmen’s i Affairs lh> instructed to inquire, at an early day. j what legislation is nceessnry for the relief of col- j onal persons who are orphans, idiots, lunatics, or ! of unsound mind, and who are paupers, and that said committee have leave to report by bill or oth erwise. The Secretary of the Senate announced that J ne .-taies 1 . t-ad concurred in the House resolution I d believe i the amendment of the constitution of the i ■ - • Untied States, prohibiting slavery, with an amend- I nient in which they asked the concurrence ot the ; House. The rules were suspended and the Sena.e amend ment concurred in. Mr. Harrison of Chatham, offered the following (ienth wen :—I have received your cummin: ica- tiou informing ii!'- that the p' ople oi G"orgia had eh-rted me the r Chief Magistrate, a king my uc- fptance of the offic'*. and r qne-ling me to de-ig Mate a tint'- wh'-n I will no-el th - two branches of the General Assembly in joint session to bo inau gural' d. Tin - fact communicated excited a profound fel l ing of gratitude f-r.-o sgiil :» manifestation or confidence, mingled with a rense of obligation to devote iiiy.-d! it (reservedly and with nil pos-dhle eatiiestne.-s to the ?erv;ceof the constituency from which it i manat) d. Whil.-t. hnwevi r. I promptly accept the i ffico, this very sense of obligation gives me pain under the peculiar circumstance? sui lounding them and I tne, in ri .-ponding to your concluding request.— j Were the General A.-.-emhiy. as in olden times, free to bestow, and 1 to accept the iu.-icnia of ! office, I wouM 'h'signnte a day within the ni'**)? for the cu.-tmiiary ceremony of inauguration. But ! the case is far otherw ise. To our w ills (hitherto controlling on such occasions) isoppo.-ed a .stronger \ will enjoining postponement The election held on the 15th nit., was intended. : not to keep in smooth, uninterrupted movement the machinery of government, but set again in op-ration, alter a suspension, entirely novel in the history i f our Mate. The proceedings adopted in. an ordered by the convention of our people. 1 and the meeting at this time and place, of th- ! Legislators and Governor elect, were supposed to m et tin: approbation oi the Federal Government, by whose -authority, in the exercise of the war power, th :t Mi.-p-nsion was made. So |,ir as re gards the General Assembly, th- supposition was apparently well bunded. They have met and otganized without let or hindrance: and the Provisional Governor—the accredited o: gan of the. President ol the L nib d St :tes — bas opened coin munii alien with them, and has invited their action as a legislative body, tipon.-cvi ral distinct snlijects. 'I he Governor elect, has been less unfortunate. Ou the morning of the tneetiug of the General As- M'tiibly. and before that meeting, he rec-ived from his Excellency, the Provisional Governor, an effi ciai com.nunication in the words following : Be pleased, gentlemen, to convey to the General Assembly, and to accept for yourselves, the most respectful consideration of Your obedient servant. (Signed) Charles J. Jenkins. Mr. B B. Moore, of the 7th District, introduced the following: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize and re- gnlate contracts between master and servant for laborto be performed, and for other purposes; Sec. 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact that all contracts for labor made w ith any servant lor a longer period than one month shall be in writing, and in duplicate, attest ed and read to said servant- by a Justice of the Peace, of the Interior Court, or Ordinary, or by two disinterested white pers ms of the county in which the labor is to be performed, of which each pirty shall have one. I Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, that the labor to : be performed by the servant sholl he done in ac- j coninnee with the following regulations, to-wit : ! 1st. The hours of labor (Sunday-excepted shall ! be from daybreak t" dark, with a reasonable time : for breakfast and dinner. ) 2d. T ho servant shall be careful of the anitnirls j ar.d property of the master: shall protect the stme ' from injury by otli-r per.-ons. and -hall be answer- I aide for :i!l property lo=t. destr-yed <>r injur'd by i his or h-r in gligence, dishonetty or bad faith. 3d. All lost time, not caused by the act of the : master, and ali losses occasioned by neglect of'the duties herein prescribed, may be deducted from i the wages of the servant, and the value ol food, i nursing, and either necessaries, whil-t he or s‘i- ta i absent trom wo: k on account ot sickne-s. or other entree, may also be d- dueled I ruin his or h-r wag. s. juiet ini orderly in their i.d on ihe premises 5th Work at night, or out-door work in inrlem- rnt weath'T -hall not be exacted except in cases of I necessity tit It Servants shall not leave the premises of thc ma-ter without permission, and shall, on Snnd iy. ! attend to the stock, and discharge such household duties as are necessary These duties shell be I done by the servants in tut n. exc-pt in eases of sick .<'“5 or other disability, when it may be as- \ sigmd to tfietn out of their regular turn. 7th. Visitors, or other pers 01?. -hall tint h- in- i vited or allowed by the servant to cone or remain . upon I to 1 premises of tlie master without his ex- pt e?s permission. Sec 3 Be it further i n leted. that w hen the ser vant. shall depart fn in the service ot his ma-ter i without good can--, he or -he sf'all forfeit the wu- ! ges due to liiiii or In r: and shall obey all law fill or I d'-i s of 1 he master 01 his agent. and sh.-i 11 be honest. truthful, sober and diligent in bis or her business Sec 4. Beit further enacted, that the ma-ter mnv discharge his servant for wilful disob diene- : ot the 1 .wful order of the master, or his agent, lor habitual drunk ness, immoral or illegal conduct, want of respect and civility to him-i It. his family, guests or agents, or lor absence from premises ( without permission. Sec. 5th. 13.- it further enacted, that if any per- ' son shall persuade or attempt to persuade, cnliee or cause any servant to desert from the legal em ployment of the mas'er before the expiration of icsor her term of service, or shall employ tiny such ; servant, without, his or her exhibiting proper cre- 1 denfials of discharge from his forrrfer < mployer, he 1 or “he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon ! indictment and conviction b-fore any court having I jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined in a stun not ex- | needing two hundred dollars and costs, and if said j fine and costs shall not be immi dia'ely paid, the ! court shall sentence said convict to not exceeding 1 two months imprisonment in the common jiil of j the county, or to labor on some public woik ot tbe | county in the discretion of the court, and he or j she moreover shall l»e liable to pay the party in- i jured in d images. j Set. 0 Arid fie it further enacted, that this act ! shall take effect and be in force from and immr ! diately after its passage, any law. usage or eus- I tutu to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Thornton of Columbus introduced the fol- Kxf.c rnvE Urn.- Dec. 4tli, 1 j lowing: : A BILL to b- entitled an net to niter and nm-nd Chnp. 4. Art. 1. Part ‘.M. title 2d of the Code of G-. rgia. in relation to indented servants, etc.: ; Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House j of Represenfativ-s that siction lSitlof the above ! title and chapter he amended by striking out all ! after the word *• Provided’’ and inserting ia lieu j thereof (lie words “Tin* contract is in writing aud Mn.T.nwKvn.t.E 1 f 1 > N. C. J. J KNKINS — Dear Sir: in the discharge of an official duty. I beg leave to inform you that I have been directed by the Pre-id'nt of the United .States to continue to -act as Provisional Governor of Georgia until relieved and my successor recognized by the Gov ernment. Your obedient servant. J Johnson, Provisional Governor of Georgia. t .. . , , ! be amended by striking out the word “court” I do net communicate this official note to the j ,, , . , . . , - , - , , . whom 1 r it occurs, and ins-rting the words fits- GeiiCtal Assembly nt ar.v nuereluit-or eojni lam ! ... ri.... ,1 • , lice 01 the peace, and after the word-annulled • tng spirit, t nr lrotti it. as they will see in trie ,,,, r - , , . 1 r ,,f _ r .. i : "t'l the following which d'Cision may ba reviewed si'qtie!. I riTer to it solely for the purpose of en- - - J nbling them to see clearly (as 1 think they must) , q . o j, f that the confrolling authority, which we all ac- { 1(< ,\ imeI '’ 1 cd' hv 1 knowledge, makes, at this nine a mark' d dis- acknowli dged before a justice of the peace.’ Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That si ction 1S42 f v/uauiuui, Vltajcu MIC JIJIlMniUU. It/terras, The General Ass'-mbly is informed by message from his Excellency the Provisional Governor, that the committee appointed by the Convention to report to the Legislature a proper code of laws, relat ive to the government and pro- j lection of the freedrnen of this State, will .not be j able to report Itefore the 15th of this month. Be it therefore Resolved. by the General Assent- 5 bly, that the report ot said committee, when made be referred to the Judiciary Committee ot each house, with instructions to prepare a bill which shall amply secure to the inhabitants of this State, j of African descent, the rights of person and prop erty. including the right to sue and be sued, and j to testify in the courts of justice. t . V. V V-r " f '' ' Mr. Gartreli moved to amend by adding at the t.) voU on the resolution ru trying the amendment close of the resolution the words, “in caseswhcrc I of the Constitution, nod then »iu,n .*» they are interested.” Adopted. 3 he resolntion as amended was agreed to and | transmitted to the Senate The House adjourned till 3 o'clock T. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. On the re assembling of the House Mr. Gartreli offered a resolution authorizing any two or more j trustees of the Georgia Military Institute, in con- ! junction with Hon. David Irwin, of Cobb, to dis- !*»se of such portion ot the debris of said institu- j tion as they may deem liable to depreciation in ; value, and pay the money Into the Treasury of the State. j The resolution was adopted, and transmitted to ! the Senate, by whom it was adopted. : The resolution directing inquiry as to the expe- diency of dispensing with the penitentiary of the State. Wftfl tatpn nn itnrl ftdnrtla/l ....37,200 .... 500 83 22 . ... 24 . - — 7- ? received 3C0 paiis Men’s Shoes—just u. ouiqmu tie article for farmers bavihg to supply freedrnen ^ r J? - pnccti.tp.8utt the tuns, at Ex-Gov. G. W. Crawford. Z dtcl5 Ir., JAKB0£’S.V.iRIETY STORE. | Scattering crimination between them and myself, or rather between the legislative and ex-entive departments ot our State Government now in priicess of re>. organization. I sbouldidei ply deplore it. were I certifieil that this discrimination originated in any personal objection to in". My only consolation, then, would be that I had not sought the position, and [should hasten to relieve my con-tituents. Hv declining to occupy it. But this is not a necessary inference. There are indications that some action of the legislative departm-ntlw-as deemed neces sary as preliminary to the complete restoration of our State Government, and our Federal rela tions. Hence, perhaps, the permitted organiza tion of that branch, whilst, tor the purpose of keeping in abeyanc- such restoration, the author ity of ttie United States postpone the re-establish ment of the executive branch. As confirmatory of this view, the concluding words of the commu- j •icntioii atajre seem to indic-rie a possible future ! recognition of the Gov-rnor elect. In a matter of public concern, I would be contemptibly weak, if I found in all this any pervonol grief. But tbe : question presvnted itself in view of the palpable d flcritninatipn between the two department- to which 1 have adverted, whether I can with pro priety ask th" General Assembly to inaugurate ' me into the executive office until I shall have i been “ recognized by the Government ” whose authority is paramount. My op nion is that I ■ cannot. Such a request on my part, and a com- j pliance with it on theirs, might be considered a j defiant action. It could scarcely be reconciled j with the respectful acquiescence in the declared I purpose of the controlling power. Such acqtti- J cycence (so far as duty to my constituents may j permit) is the line upon which I arn re-olved to ' move; and l am happy to see the General Assent bly pursuing the same course. ltmiy be that their prompt compliance, al ready accorded to two emphatic recommendations ; of the Provisional Governor, will enable the au i thorilies of the United States to discern more ! add the following which by certiorari as in other cases. Be it further enacted. Tint section 1*43 tiding the following: When anv f it her or mother if the fattier be dead, or child j shall be illegitimate, shall refuse to bind his nr her child as in this section provided, the said father or mother may be cited to appear before a justice of the peace in the county where the child may re- I side, and upon due and sufficient proof made that I said father or mother ims not the me ms to support I said minor or minors, and that said minor is likely to become a charge upon the connty.it shall be the (]ipy of the jo-tice to trine! out S'tcll Uiillor as ptovided for in this section. 1 Sec. 4. Bo it further enacted. That section JB4G lie amended by striking out the words “twenty- five dollars.’’ and inserting the following: five hundred dolla's.” and tlie party so employing,en I ticing away, harboring or concealing said nppren I 'ice. not having a written certificate of the revoca- | tion of his indenture attested by the justice of the 1 peace tiefore whom the indenture was executed, : shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on j conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the coun ty ja’I. or ordered to woik on the public roads of j t!l « county tor a lime not less than three months I tier more than twelve month--, at the discretion of the judge or other judicial officer having jurisdtc ; lion of the case. Sec.,-). Be it further enacted. That this act shall take tfleet and lie in force Irom and after its pas- s ge. arid that all laws militating against the sumo be and they are here by repealed. Mr Thornton also offered the following: A BILL to be entitled an act to amend the 4135th Section, tenth Division. Part 4th. T tie 1st, of Hie Penal Code, by striking out th" w hole of the 4435th Section, and inserting the billowing as a substitute therefor: Be it rnXrted. i(r.. That from and nfler the pas sage • f this act. any p< rsi n wandering or strolling about the cities, town-*, village* or publm'high ways. er leading an immoral or profligate enur-e of l.fe. who has no property to support him or her or them, and who are able to work or otherwise sup port t 1 nreelves in a respectable way, be deemed was taken up end adopted. Harrison of Chatham, introd Mr. Harrison of Chatham, introdneed a memori- 1 al from the Presidents of the banks of Savannah. ; praying exemption from the fines and penalties j imposed by the laws of the State far failure to re- | deem their bills with coin, Ac., alleging that their ! present inability to comply with the terms ol their ! Gharters ha^resulted not from any faoltor failure ; on the part of the officers and stockholders of the I banks, but from the mandatory legislation of the State, which required them to receive tbe bills of ; the late Confederate government. The memorial was referred to a special commit- tec of five. Mr. Hudson of Harris, introduced a homestead i exemption bill repealing the 5243th section of the I ■■ff inserting in lien thereof a clause ex- i l»mi' ® 2° ever ff bead of a family IliO acres of i vein 10 a< Miii°nal for each child under 16 excecdiao^n 0r ,*“ 0,ties or towns, real estate not XiT&Ssw *■«> •“•'F-r—t p»p- ! Bills and nZotVi filrni,nre > provisions, etc.,* S&S5JS per cent, of any debt contracted aricr to tk* nth ; 4 amendw’b to . fr ^ dn,en «3«. Harrison’s) after -9 amending by striking out the words “in ca^ /• I I J " j • • • I • r I- V ■ *• ■ >» c •» «t f f I»U UUt lltt”l fully and more accuratcdy the true spirit of cur I and considered vagriuit.s; and may ni' arrest' d V.y n* nn e any sheriff, constable <jr police officer of tliisSt;ite. or of any city, county, town or village within the same, and shall be cstrri d before a justice of the peace in the comity or district in which such per* son or persons may be .ouiul; whereupon it shall l>e the duty ot the justice be tore whom said, person shall b“ carried, to inquire into the condition,char- ai ti r and means of support of the person so arrest* e-l. atid it, upon such rxanvnation. it shall appear that the person so arrested shall come within the definition of vagrancy heretofore recited, the said person so accused shall be declared guilty of va grancy. and shall be sentenced by the jusUce of the peace to be placed nt hard labor on the public road- for the remainder of the year, or hired out for the remainder-of the year, in the discretion of t.ie jus'ice of the peace presiding in said case.— , , n *!? e sentence shall bo to work on the roads, the justice of the peace shall cause the person so sentenced to be delivered to the commissioner of roads, or snch person its by law may have charge of the roads in said county ; and where the sen tence shall be to hire out for the remainder of the year, the justice of the peace shall cause the per- sontobe delivered to tbe sheriff of the couaty whose doty it shall be to take him in charge, and on the next sale day, at the it-nal time and place of public sale, the said person so sentenced shall be hired at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, and the person so hiring shall enter into bond and security in tbe sum of three bundered dollars, payable to the Governor of tbe State of Georgia, to clothe and feed and provide with medi cal aid. the person so hired. The net proceeds of said hiring shall be paid to the county treasurer as a vagrant fund of the county to pay costs such as may be fixed by law. In all case s of conviction of vagrancy, the party convicted may relieve himself or herself Irom tbe pains and pe nltiesaf this act, by giving bond and good security, payable to tbe Governor of the State of Georgia, in the sum of three hundred dol lars, conditioned lor his or her good behavior and pvopie. To say that we must pursue the course indi cated by the President, because we are powerless, does not disclose the whole case. The Congress of the L nited Mot'-s not having been in session since tlie cessation <f hostilities until the present week, toe whole burthen of pucifieation and resto- ratioa has been upon the President. Under bis auspices, and under his direction, all advances to that end have been made. During their procress, he has spoken many words of kindness and en couragement. Ho surveys, the whole field, of which we hav ■ but a partial view. Difficulties, of which wc dream not, embarrass him. Confidence, after estrangement, is of slow growth, and the aliment, essential to its full development, is mu tuality. Unless prepared to accord it, we have no reasonable ground to expect it. If we be pa tient, it we be trustful, we may also be hopeful. Furthermore, situated as we are, my inaugura- reco gnilion by the Government of the United States, would be both barren oi results and in itself of questionable propriety—barren of resulta because, if inaugurated to-day, I could do no official act of questionable propriety, be cause the oath of office, which is the essence of the inaugural ceremony, binds the officer from the moment it is taken, to the discharge of his duties- as well on that day as on the last of the te- m, or any Intervening one. Where, then, would be the propriety of taking snch sn oath with the full knowledge that the service to which it binds the affiant, is indefinitely prostpoued? I feel less h sitation in adopting the course I propose bo- cause it will not only (as already shown) occasion no detriment to the pablt service, but will sub let the members ot tbe General Assembly to no personal tnconvenience. I have proposed that even iu the event of the entire organization of our Government, at this time, it would be impossible lor them to conclude their arduous labors, before the occurrence of the Christman holidays ; and that the circuuretauces of the country will render future industry, tor one year; but in case of a violation of said bond, and a second conviction fkg vagtanty in tbc same year, no second bond shall be taken. Mr. Owens, from the 1st District, submitted a memorial from the Presidents of tbe BullKS of 8ft* vannati. asking to be relieved from tbe pains afld penalties, which was read and referred to ft SpeclM committee. Mr. O. P. Beall of the Uth District, IntfOdttCfld a bill to suspend the collection of debts. The Senate adjourned till 3 o'clock, P. M. * AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate assembled at the hour of three o’clock, pursuant to adjournment, and Spent a portion of tbe time in reading bills the second time. Mr. O. P. Beall introduced a bill to repeal the act increasing the sa.arits of tbe State House offi cers. Mr. Dicky offered the following: 'Whereas, under existing circumstances. It is necessary that the members of the General Assem bly should return to theii homes previous to the 25th of December, and wherens it is impossible to finish the business ol toe session in the usual time, be it therefore Resolved, That the General Assembly will take a rec' es after the 18th inst., te tbe 15th of Janua ry next. The resolution lies on the table under the rules, Mr. Simmons of tlie 23d District, introduced a bill "to establish a court tor the trial and puntsh- m-nt of minor offences.’’ It proposes a court for each senatorial district, to be held in each county once in every two months. I he Judge and other officers ate to be paid from tbe fines and forfeit ures of the courts and the trial to lie by jury on an affidavit taken before the Judge. It also pro* vides fur an appeal toth* Superior Court when ! the accused is dissatisfied with the judgment of the District Courts. FKH’HE OF REFRESENTATrVES. Dec. 8.—Very little btreir.e“s of importance was ' transacted in the House to dav. beyond the in'ro- | ditciion of new matter and the second readings and reference ot bills aud resolutions introduce i • on vest' rday. 1 Mr. Ridl- v of Tronp, morrri to reconsider tbe , resolution ol Wednesday refusing fn concur in the I Senate’s resolution to go into an election for Slate | Printer The Printer was a Constitutional officer. ; aril the ohj cion of salary did not apply a- in I the case of the other officers. After some (1 bate 1 the motion to reconsider vans adopted Mr Pit Hour of Hancock, of the committee ap pointed I" wait on the Governor elect, submitted the Correspondence which was read, and three i httndi'd copies of the same ordered to be printed ! for th« use of House. The (’l>-rk then preceded w th thp roll of the I | comities, wto n a large number ot bills xml resultt- ! tion- were introduc'd ai.d r. ad the first time.— ! 1 Th" bills were chii flv anii n da tor v ot the Code and | relating to treotltnen, defining the ohligut on of j labor contracts imp ising penalties lor violation <>f 1 I same, defining \ agrancy, providing lor the bind- | ; iog nut of minors whose parents are unable or , , neglect to provide or them. Ac. These trill-- ! with others of a more or !es< important character. 1 were ref- rn-d inninlv to the Judiciary (’otnniittee ; A Bill was introduced for the relief 01 Wounded, j j disabled indigent ‘oldiers, and ot soldiers’ will | ows and orphans. The lull provides that (he Jus- 1 tices ol the Interim Courts shall cause lists of* J such persons ’o h" prepared and forwarded, prop i crly certified, to the t’oinptrulh r General ot the j State, by the 1st of .March text, when ttic Gov , ernor shall draw his warrant on the treasury lor ; the money to he paid t - snch wounded, disabled I ! indigent soldiers, widows and mphms, who will 1 , he entitled to receive tlie stun of $50 annual v.-- i Several hills of a similar character have been in- j traduced, showing aneariost determination on the patt of the Legislature, to give all tlie relief in their power, to tfii.~ meritorious cin.-s of our cit izen-. A bill wa« introduced authorizing the payment ! of Ordinaries, for administering the amnesty oath. The hill provides that those ordinaries who have charged less than thirty ci nts for administering the oath, shall be entitled fo receive fully that amount, those who have charged that amount, or more, to receive nothing from the Slate. The House took a recess till 3 o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION'. Tim afternoon session was mostly consumed in reading lulls a second time. Among the new f>il s introduced, was one by Mr. Barnes, of Richmond, to repeal that section of the Code imposing penalties for the failure ol Banks to redeem their circulation. Mr. Tucker of Meriwether, introduced a bill ft' regulate the rates of freights and travel, on the railroads ol this State. i he llou.-e adjourned till Saturday morning. Ill o'clock. Saturday, December 9 The Senate met at 10 o'clock, a. m. I’ravrr by Rev. S. Iv Brooks. On the call of Senatorial tli--lricta. Mi*. Johnson of the 43d district, introduced a hill to incorpo rate the f hattahoochee Mining Company. Mr. Turner, of the 3fitIi dis., introduced a bill abolishing the State 1’eiiitentia y. Mr. Brown, of the lltth di?., offered a bill In pre scribe the mode for the collection of debts and for the relief ol the people. The Senate then took up bil l for a third reading. The bill to open the courts to freedrnen, and fo regulate their testimony in the same was passed. Tin- following message wus received fiotn hl- Excellencv, James Johson: EXKCtT’fVK flvnt-F., j Provisional Govern he.vt nr Georgia. - Milledgeville, Dec. 9, 1805. j Gentlemen Cf the Senate and House of Repre sentatives : I have the pleasure to transmit here- with a copy ot a telegram, received on last even ing- from his Excellency, the President o the U.S (Signed) J. Johnson, Governor. [copy of telegram,] Washington Dec. 8, 1865. James Johnson. Provisional Governor: Yourdis- patoii received the 5th inst. Permit me to con gratulate you and the Legislature on their action in adopting and ratifying the amendment tm the Constitution of the U.-States abolishing slavery. (.Sign- d) Andrew Johnson, Prs’t U. S Bill to incorporate the Georgia and Alabama Railreao Company; Passed. The Senate adjourned till Monday, 10 o'clock. If o USE. Dec- 9.—The rules having been suspended for the introduction of new mattoi;. the following, among other matter, was introduced: A bill to consolidate the office of Secretary of Mate and Surveyor General, and to fix the salary at SI.600 per annum. A Gill to incorporate the Dalton Petroleum and Mining Company. A i.ill to authorize the Treasurer to make an advance paym nt to the State Printer of S4 1100. A bill to n-duce the Justices of the Ii ferior Court of each county to one Justice. Tlie Li 1 •rives to the presiding Justice the same jurisdiction as i< nnw accorded to the Inferior Courts, with criminal jurisdiction in all cas- sless t an a felony. The Justice is to have no salary, hut is eutitled to tees of one and two dollars for all processes and official papers issued by him. He is to bold his Conn on the first Monday in each month. The Clerks of the Inferior Courts are to continue in their offic-8. and a Solicitor is In lie elected in each county, to b e stybd the State's Attorney, who in ad'! t:.in to.othcr 1.-9; is entitled to one dollar for each case fried, and five dollars for each conviction. A bill to confer on Justices’ Courts jurisdiction mail cases «,f larceny where the amount is uot more th >n twenty dollars A bill to levy a tax in kind on corn in each comity, not to exceed one twentieth nor to b.* less than one fortieth of the crops; the corn thus obtain ed to b“ distributed among the families of wound* d disabled, indigent soldiers, or indigent widows anti orphans of deceased soldiers. No , suc h tax to be levied on prod icers of corn, whose crops do not exceed 100 bushels. A resolution.appointing a committee to examine the 1 eiutentiary properly and sell the same. A resolution authorizing the Treasurer to make advances of per d,tm and mileage to offictrsand members of the General Assembly. A message was received from the Provisional Governor transmitting a telegram, (similar to the one sent to the Sanate) from the President of the United States. Mr. Sneed, of Richmond, offered a resolulion that when the Houses of the General Assembly adjourn, the adjournment should be from the 9tb inst , (to day) to meet again oo the 15tb of Ja nary next, and that on tbe following day they abould proceed to tbe inauguration of the Governor elect, uolese prevented by Providential cause. [The motion to take up this resolution being carried, it was moved to strike out the first date (9tb) and insert I5ib, which amendment was adopted. The original resolution aj amended was then adopted.] was farther Amended contained in the bill should ta ertar*‘ hat . ois^ tnmsmittcd forthwith to the IIouw -Mr. Johnson, of the 43d a hin"t„ be collection of debts in this 8# that the collection of debts hereafter r Pr °**te » uot be interfered with " C0U ‘ r *«* temofoS;I aDd / t,f tl,eS8,h: A bill (T e « term of office four v 001 *^ It tnakez ft. Also a bill years m -i ,,cad 01 * ing, in the connti^j!!^. 0 '',” 1 -'^ not r^. the!I- hames.includiL lbe and li,>!, > bdS of lot registered d . 18 r ‘ c ^* •'ections and nn». Superior Conn in which 'the "® ce * «W Provides that this registry v lh ?' Tb f»S wise said lands shall h* riito ta. tak, ‘ P lac *-<W after being ad refused for tlirep 3 ^ "' ent of tax 4 : the journals published at th. „ !. , n,ll! ' in °ne(< | and .Iso at Hie court hoof* of T ,M of 1 ^ State I T1 >” House resolution to adjoura"^' i inst.. till the 15th of January next* , the table for the present ' ’ "‘ ,s oq Senate adjourned till H, o'clock a. m.,to-morr 0 House. *' .... , Monday, December 1* At the close of.the reading of it^. ' after the fransaetion or some tin’mnorf^Tk*^ Mr. Kirby, of Cuattoog" lovTdTn '"‘’T* J rules to take up the resolution brintta^ ^ ! election of United States Senators u] F nn ,ll< I wa« l.«f Ye . u tfi v e . "'"Ch motion - might ] He Wo • 11 the matter, n rules IO take tip tne resolution election of United States Senators. ((,,,,.7 ^ was lost. Yeas 56. Nays D'i m | Mr Gartreli. . f C.-i.L, off,- n , U r , , a ol th*» ' or i both bra he lies of he (ieneral Asemblv ori™ i"» »*»“< V"' It'"-; "f Of and proceed to »he . lec-iona of 1, ; States Senators Mr. Gartreli Eaid he l", n 1 -ire to precipitate the . lectim s. hut (,«. I fl,f Certain dav. sooner or Ivsr ,. n \ they should take place The HottsJnl?. blank wit.fi whal day they f-Ln-cd ; satisfied with the;r pleasure - question would he af r< *1. i , Th " »"«»'; Mi-red to 1.11 the blanks ami j oluttoii was laid jpon the table. The residntion fixing 1 he pi r diem pi v ar I nee of ollfoets and tncmbeis of tlie( ’,. Ilf , sen,Illy waHak*:,, tip Tf„ per dim, p , v cl ns f«. lows: 1 resilient „ t the Senate an ' d; ot the Mouse to receive each $ I •> , ,. r a members $!l per lav; the Secret )IP ; „ f th ,\ and t let K o till House, 1g| ( , .„ other f’letks Sfi per day: H, r lt.„ j’ t , 1 Mess' ng-rs. each. ;!• per day ; o ,| mri.-nL*.- ()n liit* rail ol llu* (*t iinIi* a l»ili was *n H by Mr. Jones, of flak-r. In prohibit wh from buying wln-ar. corn retti.n \ without a pin rail from r '•n.ployed. Ii allow- n- . collars and o'h<w artich ci tired by tbein witfomt uiv tier '-'■| <*f 15 1,1. :l bin lor*ttie -u: :t es on criuuun! Ia.ra!-i A bill to abrdirii the <i. or.ia A I' ll to (acili ate the tr:;i A bilI to comp I Hit:Iroail , a rs for nee roes and negroes wboin thev «. ll liroorn-, Iv Miaout in ' Mr M. oil.- lit'-n III nt freed tit romp.niies A bill to prevent t iilences.nnii the strainin„ A I.ill to prevent concubinage 1 end compel their in irri ige in certa A bill to "alter and ninend Sect I Vtial Code li forbid? the sale to 1 •*K tlirk-. sword of lit P knives, nnd otliet tine deadly" wi nir», min oinei ueatiiy weapons. A bill to exempt for nine years 1 e property of the widow - ofsolobei nnt.rfu v,,. ..vr^ 1 ctim 1 no itefure roncitnlin Hou.-e ailjournei HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Vf u nfUFrifis or jifvs tL<mini„-j u 1 x received am| fin -ale !.v Lord, .-ii \ukklford & muxn. A nv\K LOT OF Tin Uli Jtpw UAKL - xi. Newly niriv.-d .10(1 tor -ale J.y LORD. SHA* KKI.FOffD.N MUNN. 'The ”0«.i> in rnio\” cof$ee pot amw J- ed sizes. Also. Silver Imireii •, f,., p„ M j Wash Bans: Dish Ban-; Milk Ban-: j Fryy: g Bans; Meat-During Ban- . fo | new store of LORD. SIIAL'KLKFOR l^IVU JVIM> Triit.l.T VFfTS.--A t L venienf ai tic e of b-il room fur >,j ; 1 ing of Bath 111I1. Bain Wafer Co. !<i-t . 1 by lord snAUKLiii t»f.!> u’U'K POihl.T Cl FI/ UV L &c . at Id ill S J! ,\f"T ll.io re Ban !<• at ti min: Mf’.V.V. dies. A T" Stoves! Stoves!! SfomB! ( 'lOOhlUU STOVES and 1*4Hb II STOW, of th H very b-st descreprion. u iih farniiurc oumplett Lately receiv.-.J and /or.-ah- In- LORD. SI! M k’LLTrir n.A Mf/V.v r ]'H WORK OF AM. hlWiS, wiognht in th< J most exceih it manner 1 d w 1 r t"i. By LORD. SHAt K! KFOItD A MUNN. C o\ti* if rs for c’.viw ri\ itutivivt, o the best, nuinb-r r,ne m tteri.il: taken th lowest pries, and e.veculi'l in tin- rn -t terfie 1 sr elegant style of workman-hip. All j -fo of th kind taken by us will be guarranteed r- mpl'i satisfactory. LORD.SHACKLKFORD & MI NN O FESS, OTET LEDS, TEA-KETTLFK, MIC Kettles, Bols. &c .kept con-tantlv on hand a for sale by LORD, SIIACKLEFt. P.D t Mi M. THOMAS S. McKEK, M A X r F A C It T r tl E It A N n dealer I V SADDLES, BRIDIES AND MARTIN3ALES HARNESS. COLLARS AND LEATHER. Also. Hamps. Stirrups. Spurs Buckles. Bits, nn ; Rings ; Tacks. Ro-cttes. and Ornaments; j dlcr s Silk and Felt. Saddle Blank-ts ; Carriag* : Hugi'y, Twiv and Wji^oii Whip-. Al^oTrun I l-ccks and Shoe Thread. Harness warranted 1 1 months. East side of the Public Sqwre, L Grange. Georgia. d'cJ5-1y MASONIC DIRECTORY. Union Lodge, i>o. JtH, F.'. A.*. M.\ M EETS on the FIRST and THIRD FRIDAY NIGHTS in each month. R. A. T. RIDLEY, W.\ Me. F. O. Rogers, Secretary. Monday, December 11 ’ Tbe.Senate met at the hour of lo,a m pur- euant to adjournmen*. Prayer by Rev. Mr Brotdra The committee ou the Judiciary, to whom was St. John’s Chapter, No. H? M EETS on the SECOND and FOURTH FRI DAY NIGHTS in each month. HENRY HODGES, H.. P- John G. Whitfield. Secretary. Schley Council, No. 14, M EETS on the FIRST and THIRD SATUR DAY'S in each month, at 10 o’clock A. M- JAMES A. LONG, T.-. I.-. K.-. S.‘. nKXRT Hodges, Secretary. lluaset Shoes and Leatlier* I HAVE now in E ore, and shall k*“ep constantli on hand, a large lot of Shoes and Leather, a tbe old stand of James Turner. dec8 -tf • . W. T GODWIN. Card Printing* have on hand a lot of substantial CARDS * * which we will print to ord#r, in neat stjrle, on short notice. augly-dtf WILLINGHAM A CO. Job Printing*' Job Printing, of every description, neatly i promptly executed at this office, on tbe most r eonable terms. JONES A WILLINGHAM. P RODUCE, of all kinds,"'received in paymei for tbe Reporter at the market prices wbc the produced is delivend. The Cotton Market Excited! S mall lots of cotton bought bv si pts-tf jesse mclendon.