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JON1C8 A WILLINGHAM.
Attorneys.
w. o. Ttiooi.n,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ln OraiiKr, tli-orgla,
1, H. TOOI.K. C. W. MAURY.
A’J
TOOIjB «<fc MA1IHV,
TORNEYS AT TAW.
Harris. Also, in the Hupreiue Court of Georgia, and in
the Dnltcd Slates District Court nl Atlanta.
OFF^K-KftHt Hide of tin- Public Square. oriMMf
h. C. FEHllKM., I N. 3, HAMMOND, I 1C. Vf, HAMMOND.
jAUruuffe, Gn. | Atlanta, Ga. | Luarnnyc, Oa.
PEltllUIiL, IIAMMOND ( i nilO.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Xa Ornnge,. Georgia,
TITILI, practice in Troup county. All business entrust-
•f T ed to tholr care will receive personal, prompt and
■careful attention.
N. J. HAMMOND still
A. W. Hntv
€$uuty.
>er of the flviu of
ppt as to Troup
Jo5-tf
Dentistry.
M. U. ALFltED,
BURGEON DENTIST,
La Grange, Georgia.
OFFICE—Northwest corner Public Square,
in Thornton'h Ilock Building.
January Htli, lHOfl.
jT t. DOIIIIUVS,
SURGEON DENTIST,
HAVING located at LaGraiiRO, respootfully
tenders Ills profoHHlonal services to the citizens
of tliu place hiuI surrounding country. All
charges.
For reference apply to Col. Hugh Dnchanan. Col. W. F.
Wright, Dr. Calhoun, Dr, Wellborn, Nowuun, Uu.; and Dr.
Stanley and Dr. Wimblsli, LaGrango, Ga.
Office up stairs over Pullen Cox’s old stand, Northwest
corner of Public Square, J»u8
Miscellaneous.
11 .NOTICE THIS!
t TFIK KTinSf’lUnr.H. thankful for past favors, and
by a prompt attention to business, hopes for a contin
uance of the same
Cull lug Mini ‘Work Done Promptly I
Uir Terms CASH ! Xo Work d, lir.-r. fi vutil /'.iW far!
GILHKltT 1’GlUtEH.
UNITED KTATKH IIOTIflJLi,
Allniitu, Goorgia.
MSHEEX «S» MAW, Proprietors.
J. F. W. BRYSON AND ISAAC N. SCOTT. Clerks. _
FRANCIS A. FROST,
B A N K EH,
(Office West Ride Square, next door to Wise k Douglass,)
I.u Grange, Georgia.
inld. Atlanta, New
VOLUME XXV.)
LA GRANGE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1869.
(NUMBER 9.
Groceries.
II. S. WIMUISH. A. D. AMMHAU.H.
WIMBI8H & CO.,/
MKBCIIANTS mid Til AITIDIIH,
(North Kiwt Cornar Public Squarn,)
La Grange, ucorgia,
to their largo slcwk of
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, PROVISIONS,
HEAVY BOOTS AND SHOES,
UUQOY AND WAGON MATERIALS,
STOVES, AC., AC.
STEWART'S CRUSHED, POWDERED, A, B and C 8U-
GARS, und SUGAR HOUSE SYRUP and MOLASSES
CHOICE RIO, LAGUAYRA aud JAVA COFFEES,
STOVES—(Warranted to glvo satisfaction,)
GUNNY and BLANKET BAGGINUf (44 to 40 In. to 2 \ lbn.^
GREEN LEAF ROPE and ARROW TIER,
AXLES, HUBS, RIMS and 8POKES, (buggy aud wagou)
BUGGY TRIMMINGS, (every kind.)
GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES and CAPS,
PLANTATION and MECHANIC'S, TOOLS, (ovory kind,)
LOCKS, BUTTS and SCREWS, (great variety,)
BUGGY and WAGON HARNESS,
CALF SKINS, SOLE, UPPER and HARNESS I.EATHHR,
IRON and STEEL, (Sweden aud Refitted—all alzca.)
SUPERIOR CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO,
BACON, LARD and FLOUR, (superior quality,)
COTTON YARNS, OSNABURG8, STRIPES k SHIRTINGS,
NO. 1 SHORE and BAY MACKEREL and WHITE FISII,
and EVERYTHING ELSE in our lino, on tlio most reason
able terms. Cull und see us.
WIMUISH A C'0.
Potatoes.
rnniRTY Barrels Early Goodrich and Neslmnnooh Potb-
I toes, both very early und choice varieties, just re-
WIMDISH A CO.
Molasses.
WIMUISH A CO.
Dry Goods, &c.
NEW CASH STORE!
CIOOD GOODS,
CHEAP I'OIt CASH AND CASH ONLY.
VinOIL Ij. HOPSON
G OLD and SILVER bought
York ai
pt Atlanta r
£&• Hpocial atteiitimi given to CollocUoiiH.
OWEN & BARNARD,
COTTON WA IT KII Cl’S
La Grunge, Go
Best Orion
JUST received by
O’
Sugar
WIMUISH A CO.
Clover Sood !
T71RESH and GENUINE, f«»r sale by
I? WIMBI8H A (
t:m-tf
Family Flour!
pRESIT and of superior quality, just received aud for
WIMUISH A CO.
mHANKlTTL for Iho liberal pa
i ha'
Georgia.
milage bestowed on
TTuN SHIPPERS AN I
1 AA/1 LBS. EXTRA FINE CHEESE, Just receive.
1UUU by WIMUISH A CO.
0*5$
T-iivorpool Salt.
, f ^NE CAR LOAD just received aud for sale by
-opened
U pnnupt
P the
T)
nt« or in.
their Her
country.
ud peraoiiul Httentioi
Wc also have a NIGHT,
ihllshineiit. "rt'lktT,
MEDICAL NOTICE!
It. It. A. T. ltlDLICY, having associated with himself*
the
, Dr. CHARLES lb RIDLEY, u recent gradu-
New orlnaiiH School of Medicine, would offi*
•es in the various branches of the Medical I*rm
tho citizens of LaGrango aud flurroundinf
ice of thirty years in LaGrango, and an oxtvf-
•e during that time, by the senior membe r i*f
. is a sufficient gnuranteo to the people that ill
country, will be prompt};
and faithfully ntteuded to.
AST * hllee one dn.>r North of Pullen A Cox’s xild staul,
and three doors South oJT Hie Post office.
nothing” LIKE LEATHER AND PRUNELLA!
IP. IIOLLF,
BOOT AND SIK'IK MAKETl,
(Still at his Old Stand,)
La Grange, Georgia,
W
BOOT and SHOE line, where he invites liiw friends and all
others to call and hoc him and continue the generous pa
tronage wiili which they have heretofore favored him.
Those indebted to him for recent work. lu< begs that
thsv come up and Settle that lie may bo enabled to keep
hia‘business going on. novEl-lf F. HOLLE,
CLAGIIOll.Y, HERRING & CO.,
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 7 Warren Block,
Angusta, Georgia ;
Corner Vendue Range and Accommodation Wharf,
Charleston, South Carolina;
120 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
L IBERAL CASH ADVANCES made at nil timos on con-
signmonU of cotton.
nr JOSEPH S. BEAN, of LaGrnuge, Goorgla, ifi our
Agent, and will give prompt attention to shipment* awl ad
vance*. HPpll-tf
ATLANTA MARBLE WO JRK/
WM. GUAY, Prop’r, S. R. O ATM AN, Ag’t,
American nncl Foreign Marble,
MONUMENTS, TOMBS, VAULTS, HEADSTONES, TABLETS,
Mantles, Statuary, Urns and Vases,
A ND all descriptions of FINISHED MARBLE OF THE
BEST WORKMANSHIP AND LOWEST PRICES.
nr DESIGNS FURNI8HED, *>r those purchasing of us,
All orders faithfully executed and promptly filled.
T*OFFICE AND YARD—Opposite Georgia R. R. Depot,
oetlO-tf
lanta, Ga.
ALEXANDER ERGEN ZINGER,
(Hunter Street, near Whitehall,)
Atlanta, Gcorglu,
YTTOULD respectfully inform his old friends in LaOrange
VV aud surrounding country that he is prepared to till
•U orders for
FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERING,
MATTRASSES AND BEDDING,
DECORATIONS,
WINDOW CURTAINS,
Ac., Ac,, kc.
idod to, n
octlO-tf
STOVES, TINWARE, &C.
J. F. SLAUGHTER,
DEALER IN
HIATING AND COOKING STOVES,
PLAIN, JAPANNED, PRE88ED AND PLANI8IIED
nr M. mm. -mmr **-
LA GRANGE, GEORGIA.
ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK,
In my lino of business, done to order.
I BUY THE BEST COOKING STOVES THAT ARE
BUILT, aud 1 can and do
Sell Them as Cheaply as They can be Pur
chased anywhere in Georgia!
B ills of fare, billheads, business cakds, and
all varieties of LotterTrcfla Printing, at the nhorticet
uollce, ut tho REPORTER Dim
W1MBISH k CO.
CJ-uano! Guano!! Cfunno!!!
YT r E lire Agents fur fiber's (Kittlewell'H) MANIPULATED
v v GUANOS, curtain and reliable fciitilizern for cotton.
Will also fumi.-li genuine PERUVIAN GUANO, BONE
DUST und LAND PLASTER, ull ut Baltimore pric.ua, with
freight added. Give iih your orders nurly tliat you may
have them Hlb>d in time. Will send your ordora to obe*
rynian, ua you niuy prefer. Cun furniah you Iaind
•,‘ili Htrong nuw sacks, at £22 par ton. nt tho depot
here. WIMUISH A CO.
Xlullc Meal.
lirEwill sell BULK MEATS, for CASH, nt vury abort
V > profith, «ir order them for u small coniiuiiision.
dud8 WIMUISH k CO.
BUSH. WHITE CORN, on hand and to arrive,
OUU by WIMBISH k CO.
4 /^v TONS A. A. GUANO just received, rresh and pure,
4‘ ' by WVMHIStth CO.
CHARLES HANDY,
(Hl'CCEKNOU TO W. C. YANCEY,)
COMMIHSION MERCHANT,
CHOICE GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
(At Pullen k Cox’s Old Stand,)
Lh 0-rniiR«», Georgia.
C1IAS. HANDY.
CHARLES HANDY.
CHARLES HANDY.
W A
X 1
CHARLES HANDY.
CHARLES HANDY.
EVANS 6c RAGLAND,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GR00ERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
(East Side Public Square,)
La Grange, Georgia.
L ARGE supply BAGGING and ROPE Just received by
EVANS & RAGLAND.
4 Large supply fine assorted LIQUORS at
EVANS k RAGLAND.
TTED stock of HARDWARE, IRON
■ uulo by EVANS k R
I F vou want heavy BOOTS and SHOES call on
J EVANS & RAGLAND.
S HOT-GUNS, PISTOLS and CAPS on hand and for oal
hy EVANS k RAGLAND.
muoSE who chew and those who don't chew can find i
I superior lot of ull grades TOBACCO at
■** 1 EVANS k RAGLAND.
rjlHE finest Rio COFFEE for sale by
S UGARS. A. B and 0,
’ * EVANS * RAGLAND.
J)0 you smoke fine CIGARS 7 Ifsp^
EVANS k RAGLAND,
be had at
D
EVANS k RAG L
HIED BEET (finest quality) at
EVANS Si RAGLAND.
H
AS oponod a Htock of aew and woll-selected
DRY GOODS
Wliich ho offort to hts friends and Uio publio
CHEAP FOR CASH.
Determined to do a CASH BUSINESS he will prico his
gninls so as to induc» persons to patronize him.
IIo would respectfully ask nij luapecUou of his goods
id prices. Call aud see him 1 jun8
J. M. BEALL 6c SON.
if** js-’- sr>« m,
( LOTIIINU, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND C.11*,
lloaiery, !N’otiou», Ac,, &c M &e.
"ITTE would respectfully trail the attention of onr friends
▼ T and tho public to our magnificent stoeq of
Fall nnd Winter Stork
Wo Invito all buyers to cull before purchasing elsewhere.
Wo will keep full line* of all Goods muntionud above, Wu
earnestly request
Those Indebted to Vs to Settle tUelr Account*
soon as possible. Come forward and settle!—sustain
r credit in New York, and in other markets,, so that wo
>l extend additional accommodations iu tin: future,
Respectfully, J. M. BEAU. A* SON.
Special Notice to the Ladies I
September 1st. 1808.—Veol
J. M. BEALL k SON.
ALBERT LK H MAN,
WATCH-MAKER, AND JEWJCLElt,
La Grange. Georgia.
NEW JEWELRY.
J UST received a largo stock of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
WATOH CHAINS, CLOCKS, (of all sorts and sizes,)
JEWELRY, (of tho very latost stylos,)
POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY, (very best quality,)
SCISSORS, (every size, and tho finest that can be hud,)
PLATED W'ARE, (all descriptions and best quality,)
SPECTACLES and SPECTACLE CASES, (of all kinds,)
aud many other fancy articles. All of which I will
low Jon Ca*h.
nQv6-6s-tf
A. LEHMAN.
Hi. «. COX,
GROCEK AND CONFECTIONER,
(North Side Public Squaro.)
La Grange,. Georgia.
Groceries.
JjNAMILY GROCERIES, of all kinds, for ualoby
Confectioneries.
JgVERYTHING, in the Coufoctionary line, for sale bj
CFK _
Toy..
A LARGE and selocted stock of TOYS, for sale by
L. 8. COX.
Shoe-Findings.
Qt HOB-FINDINGS, of overy description, for^aln by^
Cake.
f^RESH CAKE, constanUy on hand-aud for Bale by^
Lunch.
NRE8I1 OYSTERS, HAMS and EGGS prepared, at short
I «. A. BISANKB, I W. A. BICHAKDKON,
MoriutUMSa | Marietta, Oa. | Louisville, Ky.
THE tiBORGIA MARBLE WORKS
to flU all orders for MARBLE, and
nta, Slab*, Tombs, Ac.,
finished in UlS'lMMt style, and at LOWER PRICES than
the same work out bo done with Northern Marble. Our
Marble is equal tftyve BEST AMERICAN.
with BLOCKS and SLABS of
For any Information or designs address
GEORGIA MARBLE WORKS,
Lithe? at Marietta or Jasper, Pickens co., Ga.
4$ * W. is the Agent at LaOrange. eupMf
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
On tho Report of N. L. Angler, Treasurer, on tho con
dition of the Treasury, submitted February lfitli, 1809.
Mr. Speaker: —Tho Commiitao on Flrmncn
have had under connidemtion tho charges pre
ferred by N. L. Angler, Treasurer, againut Hiw
Excellency, Governor Bullock, touching certain
financial traiiHiictions, involving the intereKts of
the State, on which they would make tho follow
ing report:
Tho report of Treasurer Angler to the JIouhc,
on the 24th nltimo, wliicli ih appended hereto,
and for convenience of reference We shall here
after doHigtiato an No. 1, was, as we understand,
a simple statement of facts, called out by the
resolution of Mr. Harper, with a charge that
thirty-five thousand dollars had been drawn by
Governor Bullock, on bis own draft, from the
Fourth National Bunk, tho purpose and use of
which tho. Treasurer had been purposely kept
in ignorance of by Governor Bullock.
The response of Governor Bullock to tho
report, aidO hereto appended, and marked No.
2, was immediately sent to the Cominkteo, nnd
In a general teat/ informed vs, that the thii t v-five
thousand dollars dmwu bv him, as set lbitli in
the TreuHuror's report hod bfieli used in heating,
lighting and tarnishing the capital tol* the use of
tho Legislature, and, in couseauencc of (he, ab
sence “of the Treasurer from Ids post, at a time
when his duty expressly required it, a full exhibit
could not, and the r- fore, wes not mado to the
General Assembly, with the Governor's Message."
Tho whole tenor of tho Governors'll communi
cation to the Committee showed an unpleasant
state of feeling existing between the Executive
and tho Treasurer, with which your Committee
think they have nothing to do.
For the purpose of getting a eloarer and fuller
development of the facts growing out of draw
ing and uoo of the thirty-five thousand dollars,
_ our sub-committee addressed to His Excellency.
Governor Bullock, a few interrogatories, and
also enclosed to Treasurer Angier the Governor's
communication to the Committee, and founded
thereon a few interrogatories to him. They
responded immediately to tlio inquiries of the
Committee, and Governor Bullock gave a much
more satisfactory account of the affair than we
had before received. From it we learn that the
Messrs. Kimball had boon advanced thb ty-one
tnousand dollars, for the put pose of lighting,
heating and furnishing the capital, and with it
a copy of vouchers, aud that “tho balance of
four thousand dollars is iu cash, and in cash items
authorized by law, to bo cancelled by warrants
whenever the Treasurer is placed in proper rela
tion to the department. "*
The Treasurer’s reply gave us no other infor
mation about tho matter, but contained an inti
mation that the seventeen thousand dollars
lmrged to tho State in the money column nnd
been improperly used by Governor Bullock.—
This suspicion we find, on examination, to be
perfectly groundless. \Ve have hereto, for the
information of the Committee and House, on
this aud other subjects, appended to the Treas
urer’s reply, marked No. 3, and tho Governor’s,
also, marked No. 4.
At this point of the investigation, tho Com
mittee could have closed its labors, as tlio end of
its appointment had been attained, but your
Committee believed that neither the House or
the people of Georgia would be satisfied with
the investigation to stop, until the whole mat
ter, and kindred questions growing out of it,
had been probed to the bottom. The Commit
tee, therefore, sent for Mr. H. I. Kimball, who,
as will be seen by reference to tho Governor’s
reply to the Commiilce, had given on the 11th of
January, to the Governor, a receipt for thirty-
one thousand dollars, which sum had been ad
vanced to him by the Governor, to heat, light,
aud furnish the Capitol. To him your Com
mittee propounded a series of questions, which,
under oath, he has answered fully, and by the
clear aud intelligent manner in which he has
done it, greatly aided the Committee in coining
to the conclusion which it subsequently arrived
at
In Mr. Kimball’s answers to the Committee,
we learn that iu the contract made by him with
tho city, he had only agreed to furnish the
building and that in the plainest manner, and
that the heating, lighting and luraisliing was
not a part of his contract, and this statement is
doubly confirmed nnd made certain by the exhi
bition of his contract, plans and specifications
appended to his answers, and the farther fact
that in his negotiations with the City Council,
to fit and tarnish the Opera House building for
the use of the State, he had prepared another,
and different and more complete plan, including
the heating, lighting and furnishing the entire
building, for a higher rent, which plan was re
jected by Mr. Richard Peters, Chairman of the
Building Committee of the Atlanta City Council,
on the ground that the rent was move than the
City Council was able to pay. nnd that the
contract of the Council with the State did not
require them to furnish the uppn atus for heating
and lighting the building.
It also appears from Mr. Kimball’s testimony,
that as early as September of Inst year, while the
Legislature was in session, ho brought to the
attention of the Building Committee of the
Senate and House, the importance of his know
ing in what manner the State designated to heat
the building, and was informed by them that-a
resolution in regard to the matter had been of
fered by them and tabled. Acting under this
information, and under the belief and impres
sion that tho Legislature did not intend to go to
the expense of heating the building with steam,
lie went forward and carried up a large number
of flues throughout IhebvUding at very considera
ble cost and inconvenience, so that stoves, grates,
or any other means of heating might he used.
This plan of heating was afterwards changed,
accoiding to Mr. Kimball’s opinion, upon the
statements and pledges made by tho President
ef the Senate aud influential members of the
House and Senate, composing the Railroad Com
mittee, in a conversation with Mr. Kimball and
State House officers on this subject, which he
(Mr. Kimball) oommuuicated to tho Governor.
Upon the statement of those facts to Governor
Bullock—of the promises and pledges—Governor
Bullock, after great hesitation and doubt, reluc
tantly consented to adopt tho proposed plan of
heating, lighting and furnishing the building,
and advanced him about seventy or seventy-live
per cent, of the entire cost; that there is now
due and unpaid about eighteen or nineteen thou
sand dollars.
The answers of Mr. Kimball, to which special
attention is called, with tho contract, plan and
specification, are hereto attached, aud marked
No. 5.
The Committee next called upon tlio Mayor
and City Council of Atlanta, and inquired of
them what construction they put upon tho con
tract inode by the city with the Constitutional
Convention, and «tso with the Legislature, aud
received the following evasive answer, marked
No. G, and hereto attached. The Committee
have taken the trouble to look into these con
tracts, while we think tho one made by the city
with the Constitutional Convention is broad
enough to cover everything—os tho city agreed
to furnish suitable buildings for the Legislature
free of all cost to the State—the subsequent one
made with the Legislature, with the accompany
ing plans and specifications, does not go far
enough iu a strict construction, to require the
city to heat and light the building under the
modern, expensive mode of heating by steam,
or furnish the present extravagant and expensive
burners for lighting with gas.
We think, upon a fair consideration of these
contracts, it was the intention of the contracting
parties to heat the house by the old and com
mon mode of stoyes aud grates, and light with
chandeliers; and as the old Capitol at Milledge-
ville was amply supplied with furniture, no
great additional expense would be needed, and,
under this view, have thought it proper to call
upon the Secretary of tho State to inform ns
what become of the ftimiture belonging to fcha
old Capitol at Milledgovillc, aud received the
annexed communication, marked No. 7, in reply.
We also attach a fuller and more complete state
ment in regard to this matter from tho Superin
tendent of Public Works.
We addressed Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown,
and inquired as to the course other Governors
had pursued whenovor an emergency arose, din
ing a recess of the Legislature, requiring the
exerciso of that extraordinary power vested m
the Executive to use tho State money when no
appropriation had been made to cover it, aud m
reply f after > giving one instance in his own ad
ministration during the war—in 1802—of the
purchase of salt in Virginia, he says that “thero
are oases when tie Governor muy properly oh-
same such responsibilities, but that it should
alwa\8 bo done cautiously and in perfect good
faith, as it is done on tho personal responsibility
of the Governor, if the Legislature refuses to
make the appropriation, which refusal would be
unreasonable aud unjust to the Executive if the
Legislative is satisfied that the expenditure was
reasonable, and was justified by the emergency."
The reply of tho Ex-Governor Brown is hereto
appenaed, and marked No. 8.
We found in the Annual Message of Ex-<k»v-
ornor Brown, to the Legislature iu 18G2, the. fol
lowing statements to that body of the discretion
ho had seen proper to exercise in tho use of pub
lic money under tlio then existing emergency.
“Ah no appropriation had been made which
could bo used in carrying out my contract for
tlio Virginia Halt, I ordered the Treasurer of tlio
Western & Atlantic Railroad to advance to tho
Commissary General sufficient funds to moot
tho necessity; and it being necessary that the
money bo refunded to him to enable him to keep
his accounts correctly. For this purpose, I re
commended the appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars, to be used in tho purchase of
Halt, nnd refunded to tho Treasury of the Htate
when the Halt is sold."
In the year 1854, during the fearful epidemic
which raged in the city of Savannah, Ex-Gov.
If. V. Johnson, addressed, as Governor of the
State, a letter of condolence and sympathy to
tho Mayor of that city, and offered, In behalf of
the Htate, any assistance which might be needed,
or that the Mayor might indicate; nnd after
wards, ph we are creditably informed, sent twen
ty-five thousand dollars belonging to the State.
A copy of which letter is hereto attached, mark
ed No. 9.
The message of Ex-Gov. II. V. Johnson, in
1857, contains the following language; “The
last General Assembly appropriated $7,500 for
repairing the Htate House, ntid $5,000 for repair
ing the Executive Mauson. Finding these Hums
inadequate, aud that it would be almost lost to
the Stale without the use of a larger stlm, I did
not hesitate to draw upon the contingent fund
for the deficit. By so doing, the repairs, as far
they go, are substantial, und tho public
buildings are iu a fair condition.
The aggregate sum appropriated was $12,-
500, tho amount expended $15,391 81. The
vouchers for tlio various sums paid out are filed
in the Executive office, subject to your inspec
tion. It should be observed that a part of the
expenditure is not properly chargeable to re
pairs. In November, 1855, the stables, carriage
house, bathing loom and poultry house attached
to the mansion yard, were consumed by fire.—
These had to be supplied by now buildings, so
that not more than $3,000 have been expend
ed in repairs proper to the Executive building.
No appropriation will bo required to pay tho
excess of cost of repairs over and above the ap
propriation. Considerable new furniture for
ie Mansion, the Legislative Halls, and the sev-
al Executive departments was indispensable.
This I have purchased, and you should make an
appropriation to pay the bills. I have had the
public square graded and enclosed with a sub
stantial new’ fence, but tho cost to the State is in-
jniflcnnt.” We arc sat isfied that many other
instances of Executive expenditures unauthor
ized by appropriations, could bo cited, but for
tho purpose of this report, we deem those al
ready cited to be sufficient. In paragraph of
61 of Irwin’s Code, among otlior enumerations
of the Governor’s power, we find the following:
lie shall have general supervision over all the
property of the State, with power to make all
necessary regulations for the protection thereof,
when not otherwise provided for."
It is under this broad power, we apprehend,
that former Governors have frequently, in the
preservation of the public property, assumed
tho right and necessity of making repairs on
Public buildings, but we are unable to find the
power in this clause to authorize the purchase
■ if new furniture, either for the Legislative
Halls or the Executive Mansion, by the Gov-
nor, w ithout first having an appropriation for
that express purpose by the Legislature. Yet
e find that Ex-Gov. II. V. Johnson did it and
as sustained by the Legislature. In fact, noth
ing at the time was said about it.
The power to make all necessary regulations
fr r the protection of the public buildings, does
not and cannot give the power to purchase or
enlarge, but simply the power to repair, and
then only under circumstances when the repairs
would be immediately necessary to protect tho
property. But it is said by Ex-Gov. Brown, in
his reply to this Committee, and frequently as
serted by others, that cases may arise when a
generous people will allow the Executive of a
great Slate a wide discretion, and sustain him
in acts drawn out in great emergencies, when he
lias honestly and faithfully dona wliat at the
time seemed imperatively necessary.
This we concede to be true, and that an emer
gency like the one alluded to by Gov. Brown, in
1862, when, during the war, the people were
actually starving for salt, or the case when Gov.
Johnson nobly aud generously stepped forward
to aid a portion of our State, terror-stricken by
disease, and suffering under their bereavements
for tho necessities of life—the people approved
of these acts, and we trust that the time never
will come in Georgia when its people will be so
dead or callous to the cries of suffering humani
ty as not to approve of such acts, -and sustain
the Executive of the Htate in their performance.
The case under consideration lias no simili
tude or analogy to these, and therefore cannot
be sustained for the same reasons or on tho
same grounds. Was there an emergency which
made it imperatively necessary for the Governor
to advance, out of the money belonging to tho
Htate, thirty-five thousand dollars ? If there
was no such emergency, was the advaftv j r»«ees-
sary for the protection of the property of the
State ?
While we feel strongly disposed, from the high
regard and great respect always due to the Ex
ecutive of our State, to look with indulgence
upon, aud forbearance from anything like a cen
sorious or partisan criticism of his nets* yet a
sense of duty to the law and obligation to those
we represent, require us to hold him strictly
and rigidly responsible. If ho err, we should
be recreant to the trust confided in us did we
not tell him so iu such language and manner as
to prevent the recurrence of his err ora. Wo do
not say that Gov. Bullock lias been guilty of
anything criminal, or of bad faith, but, on the'
contrary, wo believe his intentions were pure,
and what he did was in good faith, believing at
the time it was for the best interest and welfare
of the State, yet we think he acted without au
thority of law. Hence we propose to examine
his acts and try them by the same test that the
highest or lowest citizen is tried—tho law and
the evidence.
The evidence shows conslusivelj’ that it was
well known, while the Legislature was in session
last summer, that, under the contract with the
City Council of Atlanta, the City Council did
not think it was required, for tho city to go lo
tho expense of heating and lighting or furnish
ing the Capitol building with any other appara
tus than what was then on luiud and in the pos
session of the State. For this reason Mr. Twee
dy, tho Chairman of House Building Committee,
introduced a resolution, at the heel of lost ses
sion, to authorize the Governor to purchase a
heating and lighting apparatus for the new Capi
tol. Mr. Price moved to amend, by saying that
the Governor bo authorized to pay only for gas
and fuel. The original resolution was voted
down. This was done under the impression and
the firm belief of the members that the City
Council of Atlanta were to furnish everything to
the State free of expense for ten years. If it was
known at that time .by the Governor that the
City Council refused, and the expenses had to
be incurred by the State to heat and light the
Capitol, was it not his duty to have called the at
tention of tho House to this subject? If the tes
timony of Mr. Kimball is true, was not tho Gov
ernor‘apprised of the fact that tho City Council
refused to pay it ?
Was it not the duty of Governor Bullock, if
lie believed the City Council of Atlanta respon
sible for the expense necessary to prepare the
Opera House for the assembling of the Legisla
ture, to have called upon the City Council to pro
vide for the expenditure, nnd was not the City
Council the sole judge of the mode, manner and
style of heating and lighting tho Opera House?
Oould not the Opera House have been heated,
lighted, and furnished with the flues, grate'!,
aud stoves, which Mr. Kimball commenced to
prepare for, and lighted with chandeliers; aud
would not the old furniture hnvo been sufficient
until the Legislature had seen fit to make an ap
propriation for a more extravagant outfit? If it
was the duty of tho City Council, it was not
Governor Bullock’s duty. If it could bo, and
was in preparation to be heated with grates and
stoves, and lighted with chandeliers, and the old
furniture would have been sufficient, where was
tlio emergency which required tho exorcise of
tho extraordinary power by the Governor? Was
there any urgent necessity similar to the case
cited by Ex-Gov. Brown, or the one when Ex-
Gov. Johnson advunood twenty-five thousand dol
lars to the City of Savannah?
The fact that the Opera House did not belong
to tho State, but was the property of a private
citizen, relieved Governor Bullock from the
necessity of advancing any money for its pro
tection or repairs, or for furnishing any aid to
ite improvement by the way of apparatus to
heat, light or tarnish it, and hence, there was no
legal necessity for the advance which had existed
with other Governors.
We cannot say in the language of Ex-Governor
Brown to us, “ that wo are satisfied that the ex
penditure was reasonable and was justified by
the emergency. ” Neither can we say, after a
ftill oonsiaorauon.of all the. facts, that there was.
auy very urgent necessity which required ft.
We are aware that the asHumncoH made by tho
Railroad Committee, had much to do in influenc
ing the nction of tlie Governor, and this/acf, [f
if il be true, coining os it does, from such a re
sponsible, respectable source, in our minds, to a
great extent exonerates tho Governor. We do
not intend to be guilty of captions fault finding,
but, satisfied ns we are, of the integrity of the
Governor, are still willing to repose in him a
generous confidence.
In conclusion, therefore, npon a full considera
tion of all the facts and circumstances with the
influence brought to boar upon us, the majority
of the Committee having so decided, we refuse
to make any recommendation whether the Stale
slmll assume the payment or tho City Council of
Atlanta hIirII be held responsible, except wo re
commend, to prevent a similar occurrence here
after, the Judiciary Committee be instructed to
prepare a bill to define more clearly the duties of
the Governor and Treasurer, und give the Treas
urer the exclusive power of negotiating State
bonds, by and with tlie consent of the Governor.
We apprehend thut the Treasurer, when a war
rant is properly drawn by tho Governor und ap
proved and entered hy the Comptroller General,
lias no right to go behind the warrant to look
into its legality,
The warrant, if within the amount appropriat
ed, is his security. The contingent fund is plac
ed in tlio Governor’s hands to be used as he
thinks proper, and the Treasurer has no right to
question his use or application of tlmt fund.
The Governor, in his communication to us,
charges the Treasurer with a refusal to pay his
warrants, with eaptiousuess nnd a wantof proper
respect and courtesy to the Executive Depart
ment.
Wo have not been able to look fully iuto these
charges and see whether they are well grounded
or not, but if found to be true, we feel compelled
to disapprove of tho Treasurer’s conduct. Iu
order for the business of the Htate to move on
there should bo a good official understanding
and perfect harmony mnong all the officers of
the different depart ments, for if there is not such
u relation, one with the other, disorder and con
fusion must ensue.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
W. H. F. IIALL, Chairman F. C.
MINORITY REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Speaker: The undersigned, members of
the Finance Committee, would respectfully sub
mit the following report, upon the matter dis
closed to tho House, by report of the State Treas
urer, on 25th ultimo, in response to a resolution
adopted by this House.
A careful analysis of the mass of testimony
which has been before us, develops the following
state of facts:
That his Excellency, Governor Bullock, check
ed upon the Fourth National Bank, of the city
of New York, for amounts as follows:
on 20tli October l«r.8 $17,000 00
On 3*1 December, 180s 8,000 00
On 12tU December, 1B08
10,000 00
Amounting in tho aggregate, to tho riuu total. .$05,000 00
These amounts were charged up to Htate ac
count, and expended by his Excellency, without
the authority of law. The said amount did not
go into the Treasury, and was not drawn there
from, in the usual wav, upon executive warrant;
that until the 91 h of January, I860, tlio Treasurer
had no notification or intimation of the fact that
said amounts had been so drawn and appropri
ated, though ample time and frequent opportu
nities for such notification had transpired; that
the first intimation of the transaction which
reached the Treasurer, was in the statement ot
the Bank account of the State, which reached
him on the 9th of January, I860. In this con
nection, we would call attention to the fact, that
the Governor did not, in his annual message to
the Legislature, and lias not since, officially and
directly communicated to the Legislature the
facts connected with this transaction. Nor has
he attempted to explain directly to the General
Assembly the manner in which, and the purpose
for which, such unauthorized expenditure was
made.
2d. That his excellency explains to the Finance
Committee, and through said committee to the
Legislature, that said stun of $35,000 00 was ex
pended as follows;
• To C. H. Kimball. & Co., 29 Broad Slroet New
York $15,000 00
To H. J. Kimball 6.000 00
To Draft to do 10.000 00
Total $31,000 00
The balance of four thousand dollars is in
cush, and in cash items, authorized by law, to
be cancelled by warrant whenever the Treasurer
is placed in proper relation to this (the Executive)
Department ”
3d. That the Messrs. Kimball have run up an
account against the Htate of Georgia, for items
as follows:
For lier.Hng the Rlute Department $15,000 00
For liylitinjj tlio two logitdatjvo linlls 1,800 00
For lVoig.it nnd putting up lighting apparatus... 250 00
For gun fixtures 6.500 00
For desks, tables, chair*,inkstands, spittoons. Ac. 10,000 oo
For carpeting and matting 6,000 00
For pointing, imholritert.ig. setting up furniture,
Vault, (tounter, sbolves, pigoon-boles, book-
ad freight, i
C. 50ft 00
Total .780.00
And that tho $31,000 above named has been
applied in part payment of said account, leaving
the sum $19,000 yet due and unpafd.
4th. That no itemized accounts, or bills of
particulars, have been presented to the commit
tee, showing how the above stated aggregate,
round amounts have boon made us. Hence,
noither the committee nor the House can form
any reliable opinion as to the reasonableness of
tho charges made; that the whole of the heating
apparatus, is a fixture belonging to the building,
and the same is true of the gas pipes: and that
while either the city of Atlanta or the State
might be charged reasonable rent or hire for
these things, they certainly cannot ho expected
to purchase them; that much of tho painting
was necessary for the preservation of the build
ing, and was not necessitated by the adaptation
of the building to Slate House purposes; that it
has not been made evident to us, that the furni
ture of the old capital, now lying idle and likely
to become wholly worthless, could not have been
made available, for tlie present temporary Capi
tol ; that we are of opinion that by far the larger
portion of said old furniture, could have been
made serviceable for many years to come, and
was of a character suitable" for Htate House pur
poses. It is evident to us that this Legislature,
at its last session, distinctly refused to authorize
the Governor to purchase a heating and lighting
apparatus for the temporary capital, and that
His Excellency acted in direct violation of the
known will of the Legislature.
5th. That there are three parties interested in
this matter—the proprietors of the Opera build
ing, as lessors; the city of Atlanta, as lessee;
and the State, as occupant under said lessee.—
What the lessors were to furnish depends upon
the contract of leasing. What the lessee was to
furnish depends upon the contract between the
State and the city of Atlanta. We submit that
for our proseut purpose it does not now become
necessary to construe either of said contracts.—
Suffice it to say that neither the State nor the
city contemplated the heating and lighting of
the capital, m the extravagant mode adopted,
and the Governor was fully apprised of this fact.
It is equally evident, to usKhat neither the State
nor the city contemplated the purchase of an
entire new outfit of costly furniture for the torn-
E o ary capital. This the Governor must also
ave.known; and it is a fact too plain to be dis
puted that an outlay of $50,000, in fitting up a
building which is 'to be used for State House
purposes for ten years only, under all tho cir
cumstances, was simply reckless extravagance.
6th. The course pursued by His Excellency
is, in onr opinion, not only without authority,
but is also without precedent, so far as wo are
advised. '
The direction of ex-Govornor Brown to his
Commissary General, to apply $100,000 to the
purchase of salt—said amount to be replaced by the
proceeds of the sole of the salt—during a time of
war, when the people were suffering for that
commodity, is certainly no precedent The same
is .true of an advance of $25,000 to the city of
Savannah by ex-Govemor Johnson, when that
city was invaded by pestilence, and its people
were suffering for food and medical aid.
The fact that ex-Governor Johnson expended
less than $3,000 in excess of an appropriation
which had been made for a specific purpose, and
communicated tlie fact to the Legislature upon
its assembling, accompanied by the proper vouch
ers, and asking on appropriation to cover the ex
cess so expended, cannot be insisted upon as a
precedent No emergency existed whiefi de
manded of Governor Bullock this extraordinary
departure from law aud the usual cuutom of the
Executive of State. .
7th. We are wholly unable to state what ar
ticles purchased were neoessary, and what was
the cost of such nocessary articles. We Cannot
now state what either the State or oily Aught to
rent or hire from the proprietors of the (Opera
building; and what the State or city ought to
purchase from said proprietors; what either State
■or city ought, in good faith, to pijy for) and, ui
the present, state of the rase, it is utterly impos
sible to ai rive at any reliable conclusion in re
gal (1 to these matters.
Uunder this state of facts, wo recommend—
First, That Treasurer Angier did nothing more
I him his duty, when the aforesaid irregularities
wore brought to his knowledge, iu investigating
fully the manner in which tlie money had been
drawn, and in ascertaining, if possible, wlmt
disposition had been made of it—and in ascer
taining precisely, to what extent the unauthoriz
ed proceeding had gone, with a view to his own
protection us n bonded officer, and the protection
of his sureties, and the preservation of the funds
of the State. His coarse was commendable, and
fur it he is entitled to our thanks.
Second, Tliat tho Treasure, when called npon
by the House, for information, touching this un
authorized course of His Excellency, dm but his
duty, in communicating to the House immediate
ly, aud without consultation with His Excellency,
such facts as were in his possession, and in his
report to the House, there is displayed no ill
feeling or captious opposition to His Excellency.
The report is simple, succinct, intelligible, oiid
responsive to the resolution.
Third. Thut no misunderstanding between
His Excellency and the Treasurer, nor the ab
sence of the Treasurer from the city, nor any
other reason which has been assigned by His
Excellency or his apologists satisfactorily ex
plains the failure of His Excellency to notify the
General Assembly, at the emliest practicable
moment, that he had drawn money upon the
account of the Htate, and appropriated it without
authority of law, and to explain upon what emer
gency said unauthoiized expenditure was made,
submitting at the same time voucher* in detnif,
in full explanation of such expenditure. Such
prompt and full explanation was due the Legis
lature and the people of tlie State.
Fourth. Until the Legislature shall have been
officially and directly advised of tho amounts
expended, and for wliat said amounts were ex
pended, aud what necessity for such expendi
ture existed, accompanied by original bills and
other vouchers, we cannot say what portion of
such expenditure ought to he paid—or whether
city or Stole ought to pay H, When it is mode evi
dent that the .State ought, iu good iiiith, to pay
any portion of such amount us Ilis Excellency
has seen fit to cheek out of the Fourth National
Bank, and pay over to the Messrs. Kimball—
aud an appropriation is asked to cover said
amount, it will be ample time to consider tho
propriety of making such appropriation.
Fillb. In our opinion, the facts herein set
forth, develop the necessity for further Legisla
tion, for the security of the Treasury. We there
fore recommend;
1st. That no appropriation be now marie to
cover the $50,000 00, expended as aforesaid, or
auy part thereof,
2d. That the accompanying bills, which we
beg leave now to introduce, lie passed
A. H. FOWLER.
G. H. CARPENTER,
WM. B GRAY.
JOHN HIGDON.
C. C. CLEGHORN,
JOHN LONG,
(). G. SPARKS,
H. C. KELLOG.
Letter from Senator Wjlson.—The Austin
(Texas) Republican publishes the following let
ter from Senator Wilson on tho proposed divis
ion of that State and disfranchisement;
Washington, Monday, Jammy 4, 1869.
E. B. Turner:—Dear Sir: Your communica
tion of the 13th ult. I found cm my return from
Massachusetts this morning. I can but be deep
ly interested in the subject matter to which it
treats. Concerning the project of dividing Tex
as, I think von lmve no reason of apprehension
on that score, for I hardly think there are twen
ty members of Congress who would look with
luvor upon the proposition.
As to the matter of disfranchisement, that will
he left to the States; but I would bo sorry to seo
anything more stringent than the 14th article.—
The fewer disfranchisements we can get along
with safety, the sooner we can get out of our
present troubles. There may be some risk and
present inconvenience, but the principle I think
to be right, and on tho whole best
The New Cabinet.—The matter is rather too
good to keep, so it has leaked out that a delega
tion of gentlemen from Pennsylvania called
upon General Grant previous to his departure
North, and represented that the vital interests
of the Republican party in their State demanded
a place in the Cabinet for a Pennsylvanian, nnd
that the choice should be made judiciously, as
unless the light man should be selected, the
Republicans might, even in cose of such appoint
ment, sustain defeat at the next election. It is
reported that the gentlemen did not press the
name of any particular person. General Grant
said in reply that Pennsylvania politics were
more corrupt than those of any other State, and
that before making any selection from Pennsyl
vania, he would deliberate aud consult with a
man he sees in tho glass every merniug, as he
did not desire auy member of his Cabinet tainted
with political corruption. This statement comes
so straight that it cannot be doubted. — Washing-
Ion ( oirexp- , ' \eir York Journal of Commerce.
Death of Reverend ILenrt A. Wise. Jb.—A
despatch from Richmond informs us of the death
of the Rev. Henry A. Wise, son of Hon. Henry
A. Wise. Mr. Wise was a clergyman of the
Episcopal Church, but for some time past fail
ing health has impaired his attention to his min
isterial duties. Gifted with abilities much above
the common order, eloquent, earnest, and labor
ious, he enjoyed a wide nnd deserved popularity.
Iiis death, at a time when in the ordinary course
of nature many years of usefulness lay before
him, will be deeplv deplored by a large circle of
relatives and friends.—National Intelligencer.
The Eiujuirer learns that Gen. Lee, contrary
to the assertion of Mr. Stuart, has not expressed
himself as favoring the New Movement. We
learned the same thing several days after Mr.
Stuart made the statement, but preferred to let
it stand as stated, rather than connect General
Lee’s name in any way with the politics of tho
day, so much averse to his wishes us we believed
it to be. As the Enquirer publishes the fact, we
merely odd our information as confirmatory.—
Staunton, ( Va.) Vindicator.
Bullock’s Endorsers.—The Atlanta Consti
tution informs us that Col. Fairow, and twelve
whites and one hundred negroes met together
and endorsed Bullock’s thirty-five thousand
dollar trick, as “high aud honorable and look
ing to the interest and dignity of the Htate.’’—
The sentiments are truly Radical; but is this
the whole strength of the Radical party in At
lanta, the capital ?
Another heavy tranaction in real estate is re
ported in New York, namely, the purchase bv
the New Haven Railroad company of the block
in Madison avenue, bounded by Forty-fifthand
Forty-sixth streets and fourth Avenue. Price,
$400,000 cash. The company intend to erect on
the site a great depot
Tho largest amount ever received during any
one month for admissions by a theatre in New
York is believed to have been $52,785; mid into
the treasury of Niblo’s Garden during February
1808. It was $15,000 more than the receipts of
the Academy of Music for the entire year.
Advertising is merely making on extension of
your shop front in the newspapers. You dis
play your articles in the window where a few
hundreds Bee them, and in a newspaper you
onnmerate wlmt you have for aide, and thou
sands arc thereby attracted to your store.
Willingham and Jones get up ono of tho best
papers iu middle Georgia—the LaQvangt Iteporie}'
—and we apologise, gentlemen, for not publish
ing your prospectus before now. WjU “shot
you next week if nothing slips nor breaks.—H art
1’uini Observer. •
Shomjt Extbavaqanob.—A. T. Stewart hM
sold twenty shawls this season, in New York,
worth $3,000 each, and ono worth $4,000. Ono
woman lately ran up a bill (or $20,000 at hla
store in a couple of mouths.
The Star says that the report of tha el«k and
treasurer 'of Griffin shows that the finances of
the city are are in a healthy condition—over
seven hundred dollars cash on nano.
Both branches of the City Council of Balti
more have adopted a resolution tendering tha
hospitalities of the city to President Johnson
after his retirement.
In Philadelphia houses that a year ago noted
for $850 now vacantly solicit tenauts at $600,
although smaller houses rent as high as ever.
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