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The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. MARTIN..
Evil OB,
('OU'MIUS: W
'i r.jcsn a v decem her 12, *i
—Term* of Mul*< Option—
On<* Yi**r in fi-lvAn™ jt>- tMO.
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run oovKRHon,
Sen. JAJfES & S2CTH, of Hascoges.
•Tl»ll Iwnii^ Reform."
Thin is nno of the dnnenda of ('»rl
Scliurz uud ,,tb* r ilisutiHfiod.4teAttbjiceu H i
ibni iicn. (irftnt, in hi. lueutagA, promis
es 1,1 eecood lo. Un( Ibe promi.o it mrtly
i.-u liihp in tbo uccoraptniin.nt of ectt
proving Ut Muuentjr. The tent
turvice reform" it t rather indefinite «uo,
eml Ibe President', idee of it' Mem* to he
no crude as only to reveal lit indirtinet-
noss. As ailrooatod hy lira Uepublieent
of tbo Mobnrx and tireelejr fattioa, we tin.
tlcnitnnd it to comprehend the IbOMon
of ill nsetosA office*, and the obtervineo
of tbo strictest honesty and diainterostod-
ness in Ur ny^tointnirnt of pulilt c officer*,
hH well ns in the discharge of their official
duties. Tbo President appears to Ignore
nil id II sehednlo ercept the latter psrt;
and a list s record hit Adminiatration has
lunde in this particular! Kever before in
our bulory v ere the puldio offieea of the
country in the handa of eo many rognee,
plunderera snd defaulters. Never before
vero great official defulcatioim mutters of
1 very day occurrence. Novor before was
the pnblie service to norropt that the pre-
v,.iling inquiry in reference to a great
number of Federal ofllccra wan uot wheth
er they m ero holiest, but aa lo Uro antouut
or utrnt of their dishonoHty, This Ik
tire oonditinn of the Federal service andnr
Uenerel Grant—now so for the ilrst time
in our history. The rro.ld.mt himself | .To'r to'muto u'sliow'of
llirli PA/ii 1 «r hilvviile If t... s.l H l..i!«- si...
TH> SOIIS ITIOJI OK COL. KM 11II.
The Democratic Mato Convention *1
Atlanta porforuioil if* part mutt jndi*
oooc|UWy by nominating
Gel. Jetnc* M. Htutih fa; the Executive
Col. Spilth h career In public life
Jit** jWi comiutnct i, and already &e i* the
favorite of Up people oi the Stele for the
higUM uliiro within their gift. It : |a
He Id out lli at a politician, without any art
t " r °“ L V^T ,U l mM *
Tiif»»di»y, i«i|i. n»pW si vanco* up tlio ladder of prOUiO-
tiou. Iii thin iuntanuu the honor ban boon
won by morit alone. I*cgis’atotR and other
intelligent men from all pmUof the State
porccivud at ouao that in Uttonel Smith
Georgia had a muu admirably combining
the qualities moat noeded in the present
emergency, and they rondo barite to prow
him Into the service. Those who know
him beat and have known him longeat
entertain no doubt that he will fully ana.
Uin the high anticipation* of the people.
Lot tbo people of Muscogee prepuro at
once to do their part in Ida election by
giving him the lergost majority ever coal
in a political content in thia county.
We loarn that tbo Convention, which
waa a large one, reprooentiug all part* of
the State, waa presided over by Hon.
Julian ffortrfdgo. of tiavnnnoh ; that Gen.
W. T. Wofford, John CJ. Nichols, Col.
tlethert Fielder and Col. Hrnitli were nom
inated ; and that before the call of the
counties had procoeded far, on the first
balloting, the other eandidatea withdrew,
and Col. Smith waa then oomlnaled by
acclamation. lie waa soon after brought
lo thu hall of the Convention by a com
luiltoe appointed for that purpose, and
made a rnaaterly speech, in which ho
signified bin acceptance of the nomina
tion.
what tiir MUMcuM wiu, im.
It in now apparent that the KmIIruin of
the .State will run n candidate for (lover*
indirectly admits U by congratulating tie)
country on “the great number of prune
euliuani and couvietioua of the lent two
year*" 1 And he hopea that these eonvio
tionn will work a “favorable change" by
(Iderring other raaoala in the aorvieo
from the robheriea which they might oth
cruise commit 1 It aamua never to have
occurred to the Presidential “reformer’
that if he had not appointed tho roguou to
office), t In'ho stealing* would not have
pcrpel ruled that if he should now remove
them and put honest men in their place*,
thia system of publio # plunder would bo ul
nn end. I'crlmpa, in hia proHocution and
conviction of Nubordiuato officers, ho hua
entirely forgottou a Cabinet once formed
in great part of luon who had “contribu
ted” largely in presents to tho diaponser
of ollico nutl patronage. Perhaps he ia
now oblivious of tho trifling “ovinci-
dom e' of nu obsouro man deeding to a
now I’roanlent a very valuable tract of
land for tho nominal conniduration of one
dollar, and ou thu aumo day receiving un
iippoiutmcnt lo a lucrative oflloo. Presi
dent (Irani may hnvo forgotten theue tri-
ilca, nr may imagine that the provontion
•»f Htii'li thing* in thu futiiro or the pun-
i dinioul of their conmiiaaion in the pant
filter* not into the programme of the
“civil wrviee reform 1 ’. After we shall
have heard from Hohnrz, Dana, Trumbull
mid tho icut, wo can bottor deoido wheth
er lie hua cmreetly apprehended the ani
mus and design* of the dissatisfied Ko*
publicans.
(’ongroaa, lie Hftys, at Us laat floseloD
g'»vc him authority to aot and placed upon
lnm the ruHpounibiiity of doing so. And
he hu* now to hhow show for it a “great
nmnborof pmsecutions and convictions,''
and tho ap|Hiiutmeut of a board to “draw
np rules and regulations to effect the
noeded reform,” which boerd has not jot
completed thi* work. As nine months
have elapsed since (-'oiigroas impohod this
duty upon him (a* if it was not bin duty
before cougrosHiounl action), and as evoa
“tho rulos and regulations*’ to govoru him
in tho administration of tho roform do.
innndod have not yet boon adopted, it
must bo admittod that he doos not oxhib-
it a haste in tho matter attesting either
sincerity or cnorgy—in fact, it is plain
that ho i* a very alow “reformer.”
Nam Hereford, tbo nogro who made
hiuiHci. most conspicuous in Montgomery
on Monday hud, in intimidating colored
nnui from votiug tho Deaiooratio ticket,
vus shot ou l ueeday by a colored ahoe-
niaker named (ieorge, upon whom ho
had drawn hi* pistol. Goorge procured a
douhlo-burruled shot gun and shot him iu
the breast. The wound WAS thought to
be mortal.
The Grand Lodge of Fioo and Acoopt-
®d Masons, of Alubunia. ou Wednesday
iiiidd, elected tho following officers for
the ensuing Masonic year;
Jusiu'u II. Jounhton, G. W. M.
G. Fkank Smith, D. G. M.
Ihaiau A. Wilson, G. 8. >V.
l’Al.MlJl J. PlLLANS, u. J. W.
Damll Hayub, G. 8co.
H. Dirulby, G. Treas.
Jas. Davidson, G. Tiler.
The Grand Master appointed Kidney
11. Payne Graud Benior Deacon, Wm. M.
Me Math Grand Junior Doaoon, and A. It.
Jhiker aud l'utuam Larkins Grand blew-
aid*.
Piucltback, a colored member, lias boou
i j«*k tod President of the Senate of Louisi
ana. thereby becoming the acting Lieu
tenant Governor. It ia thought that this
elt.ti« n will give important advantages to
G"\\ Wannulh in hi* contest with the
other wing of tho ltadical party, by har
monizing the State administration, which
whs very inharmonious whilo Duuu was
Lieutenant (iovernor.
*rhe Sumter JiejmNiean has information
that acting Gov. Conley has pardourd G.
l\ Page, the ltudicAl legislator convicted
of voluntary manslaughter, before his ap
plication for a new trial has been decided.
'This is following in the footsteps of Bub
lock with nearly equal paces, and is di
rectly at variance with Conley's promise
in his moHsage.
A negro iu Philadelphia, denied admis
sion to u “white folks" ball iu thu Kadi cal
city of Philadelphia, has writteu a letter
hi length iu thu
election ou tho 1 Dli* iiiHt. Thu Atlanta
Iftw A’/V/, which had up to that time pro
tested against the oleolion nu unconstitu
tional and void, said on Tlmrsdny morn
ing Caftor tho Domoerat* Imd convinced it
that they were not to ho scared; that itn
psity would probably have a cundiduto,
but hy doing no “would in no wiso oom-
promisu thu clnftuH of Gov. (’tiuley to tho
remainder of the term." “Du tell!" Thu
fad wo take to bo that tho iVc<e Jim wem
ovurrulud in its motion not to participate
iu the election by thu Glift and negro
w ing. It now proposes to run a candidate
to HtiperKedo Conley, if elected, but dunioa
tho right of the Democratic nominee,
when eluded, to dixplauo Conley! Well,
consistency in a jewel, and we congralutu
tbo Ac?/* JCm on its poaaeiiHion.
The Macon Union, uuother Kodicnl pa
per, also think* thut it* party will run n
candidate, aud indeed publishes a list of
ip|Miiutments l»y ltadieal orutors for ad-
druHNiug the people in dlfforont parts of
tho Htrdo. Jos. E. Brown and JohIiuii
Uill, with nuvlmI Northern ltadieal Con
gressmen, aro named in tho li*t. W«
doubt whether tho nnnnmicotnout is au
thorized by all of them.
A Radical meeting At Athruta, hold on
Wednesday night, adopted u truly Radical
mode of uomimdiug a uuudidalo, as fol
lows:
Resolved, That tho Chairman of Huh
meeting appoint s committee to bo com
posed of two from each CnngicAsiunul
District uud from tho Statu ut large, who
shall aulucl and present to our pnrty the
name of a suitable candidate for Gover
nor in the election to hu held on the I'.lth
instant.
This i* virtually authorizing thochuir-
tuou of tho meeting to aulout thu candi
date for Governor. Great and progress-
ivo Republic 1
Kortli (,voi*ln MHlioiIM <ushreiii'e.
Thi* biHiy eoiiuiioncud its NCHsum on
Wednesday of last week in Athens—
llinhop Wight inun presiding. Tin* lf'<ife/i.
man of the l*th iust. Hoys:
Thu investigation of Mih. Jones’ accu
sation agaiiisl Rev. J. L Piorcu in excit
ing uousidurublu iuturust at thu limu »u
write. The committee Iihh been engaged
ou it from thu outsut, uud it it* thought,
will not bo able to report before Tuohday
night. Tho following gentlemen consti
tute tho committee:
Artninius Wright, ChoirniAti; II. P.
Parks, L. J. Davies, F. A. Kimball, A. (i.
Haygo.nl, A. Thigpen, G. V. Smith, J. It.
Grogsn, J. M. Dickey, M. Calloway, D.
J. Myrick, J. Lewis, Jr., P. A. Heard,
W. P. Forte.
Wo copy tho following from tho list of
AppoiutuiunU iu thu Macon Telegraph :
LaUuanok DisTnurr -II J Adorns, P. E.
Initlrange—W M Crutnluy.
West Point A M '1 bigpeu.
New nan—U W Bighuiu.
Troup—W J Cotter.
Long Cano— 1 T II i'uuuion*.
WhitesvUlo—T S S Harwell.
Greouvillo uud Tr—T A Seals.
Chulybeuto Springs T 11 Gibson.
Orautville K F Jones.
Hogun.sville J T Lane.
Henoia — F W Baggeily.
Pul met to J M London.
Franklin—J J Little.
LuGrauge Female College M Calla
way, PreHident.
Chiua Mission- Y G Allen.
Rev. A. T. Munn and Rev. II. 11.
Parks go to Augusta; Rev. D. C. Oliver
to Fiuukliu Springs Missiou; ltov. J. B.
Wardiaw to Kingold; Rev. J. T. Norris
to Cartersville; Rev. W. P. Ilamison to
Atlanta; Rev. W. J. Wardiaw to Con
yers; Rev. Jesse Boring to Orphans'
lloiuo. Rev. 0. W. Key is P. E. of Au
gusta District. Rev. A. G. Uaygood is
Secretary Sunday School.
The Atlanta (V»n,'.‘,7ution mention* as
a doubtful rumor n report that acting
Governor Conley will appoint J. \Y. n.
I mlerwood Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court.
We the tHke following item* from tho
Troy Mtxttr.ger of yesterday:
Wo regret to losru that Mr. Willuun
Leonard, while feeding a cotton giu at C.
N. Car pouter s null ou Saturday eveuiug
last, had his baud badly injured by heiug
caught iu the sawr. ii is feared ha will
lose the use of his hand.
The municipal . lection passed off quiet
ly ou Tuesday last, aud resulted iu the
choice of N. \V. Griffin, Esq., for Mayor,
and the following gentlemen for Alder
men: Ward 1, J. W. Blakey; Ward 2,
II H. Hodges; Ward 3, J. P. Hill; Ward
4, Dr. W. H. Robert.
i '.i n. • »/i *• ,, ”, Gen. Grant is worth a million of dol-
to the Uussrsn Graud Duke complaining l«rs. Could ho have saved that much in
of it. *J he ini|)ortant question now ia,
What will Alexis do about it ?
l*u't it about time for him to urge
“civil aervieo reform”?
Norm and Sor’Tii Road.—The follow
ing from the Romo Courier i* encoura
ging new s from tho upper end of this en
terprise :
The true friend* of progress will be
glad to lcaru that the work on this road
is moodily progressing. Its results to the
city can uot Lo too highly estimated. All
honor to Mayor Burns and Capt. Archie
—.. Uriffeth, for their earnest efforts in ita
aotiog Executive, lira bout iilodgett North l,uh»lf. The Maura. Smith aud Cherrv
tm Stale traSncHK. have thu uud uudor cootnu t. and ax.
Wcalaobaartba painful rumor that a pro fi rcKiu s tiuoalj- with Ihair work,
kgialator baa talui. a f«o of u. au. | The .uer K eUc uuuutr in which mat-
■imara UU tkrouik rtia ^e«iK!aUtr«.- ; t«rK pertaining to thia crand entaruria*
Thia mailyr abo*W cutauiy U l»0k«i are hem,, pushed forward, ahow what r.o!
fKtf. " fryrm
The coiuuiiitco appointed by the North
Georgia Conference of th. Metkodut
Church, for the trial of Uev. J. L. Fioree
on the rburgea prefernd apainat him,
have, after e thorough and impartial in
vestigation, found that the chargee are
(lot auataiued.
The Atlanta Cviulitutivn of Wedueaday
jiaa thefolluwiog “ruuora":
Wo hear it rumored that Mr. Conley
few years out of hia salary a*ka a
Uepublieatt pajier.
Rleitgrtt.
KenaatioVt diapatchoa have lately been
sent wmth from NVa-hlogton, t«. the < ffeet
that I'uaUr Jh<Klgqtt wotild at this sosaion
gat i h# Beat iu Hi < Henato claimed by him
M tha. auca^Hor of 7 1*. Miller, to the
•toluslpri Korwoad. The enormity
auBu aa; outrage would hardly allow
ctedonos to Lo given to aw eh ru|>ortH, evon
in thia day of outrage and usurpation.
JUukUis assafthsUs** a raiiof ta flo<i iu
<*U*ar 4kosm*uU fr.HSA WushiagUm a diroot
couti Adiotion of I huso nt ate.inont*. This
wu find in a Washington dirpatch of tho
Uth lust, to tbo Western Cross. It says:
•“A earwfwl eanvaow of RepnlJlican flona-
tois domouairaleN that ho ' Bbslgutt; will
bo dc'tiod uduiiionon by n two-thirdK vote,
whatever tho report of tho committee
may bo.”
The tpisirtlntoninf.
Tho Apportionment hill now under din-
cuNNioti in tho House of RupreeanUUve*
at Washingtou, wan reported at tbo last
HOHsiou of CoogruHa. It iucreaeeo tho
nnmbur of Reprooenlativea front 34*1 to
2KI, with • view to preventing lose of
mumtMtni by hohm of the States. Wr find
tho following atAtement of (he numbers
of JUprcseiitutivee allowed to tbo several
MUU* by the bill, but we doubt the cor-
roctneNH of the figure set for Georgia ; wo
appreliond thst her nutuhor would he
only H ; Maiuo /#, J*uw li.tiupsbiro 2, Vur-
inuriJ, MusHHchiiNclt* ll,Rhodo b>)nud
2, Gonnoct.nnt 1, Now York 32, Now Jer-
w»y 7, Ponnsylvmiin 2(5. Delaware 1, Mu-
rylhtid d, Virginia North Carolina 8,
Hotith Carolina Georgia It, Alabama 7,
.MisKi.-ihippi C, Louihianu /», Ohio lit, Kon-
tiirky 10, Toiiiiosmuo0, Indi.ina 12, lllin*•#.*
10, Missouri 12, Aikansiih 4, Miubigan ft,
Fiotide 1, Texas t», Jowa ft, Wisuomiu
H. Oaiiforniu 4, Miuno-tola ii, Oregon I,
Kansas •*», West Virginia 3, Nevada 1,
Nubnstl.it 2.
OKOHOIA 001,1) llOMls.
Tho Augusta Constitutionalist Bays .
“Wo had nn interview yesterday with
an intelligent citizen of Georgia, just
returned from Europe, who NtatuH that
the «< pur cunt, gold bonds of Georgia are
heiug hawJtud about in London and 1'nriH
seeking purchaser*. They have no mar
ket priue, but are ahovod off ou thu l«ust
terms practicable upon tho unwary, and
are bought at low figures by those who
know wii.it they are about, but are willing
to take the nsk for the cliuuoux of a largo
profit. Our informant r ays hu does not
doubt ho could have bought any quantity
of them at 30 cunts lo lo cunts in the
dollar.
“But believing them to l»o fraudulently
or at least illegally issued, hu declined to
touch thorn at any price. Ho knew tlioro
no particular*, but un hu board If. I. Kim-
hall wan in Europe, his sUHpioions wore
on the almt, and hu kept clear of them.
He came over ou the Beotia, and learned
from three piumongorN ou hoard that they
Imd dipped in, and wore considerable
holders of thuse bonds. They were, or
affeetud to be, quite Htartlcd at the sag.
gontiou that they might be repudiated by
the Legislature as illegally issued, and not
binding upon thu Htate. They should
have remembered thu oaution that a cou-
■iiiuuoiislv low prioo suggests ‘it s too
cheap to bu good.'
“Wo hope thu honest holders, if thora
are any, will bo able to trace them back
to thu bunds of thono who illegally put
thum idlout uud gave them currency, and
that they will he uble to recover their
money. If Henry Clows A Co. can bo
shown to bo the delinquent* in connection
with Bullock and K mbsII, they sliuuid bo
and probably will be made by the holders
to respond to the full extent «»f the money
that linn thu* cornu into their bunds.’’
Of nil tho grave wrongs done to tho
pouple of Georgia by Rufus B. Bullock,
none surpass in enormity and damage, his
< Hminal abuse of the State’s finances, and
his infamous trifling with her credit. The
ubove statements in regard to our bonds,
wo have no doubt are true, and they
present matter for painful und «criou*
thought. Thin tiuiineial question in one
of the gravest that thin General Assembly
will havu to dismiss slid decide.
Thu simple solution of it, ns wu havu
before stated, ia to track tho law. The
law is part of tho bonds, anil purclraseia
cauuol plead iguoranee of tbo law to bol
ster up void securities, in which they have
indiscreetly invested. Goorgiu must psy
what she legally owes, and no morn. No
rule of honor requires hur to pay iuvuiid
securities.
More than over doe* the state of fact*
given by our contemporary slew tho ne
cessity of the plan wu presented briefly a
dav or two ago.
iiut nn eutiroly new set of bond* bo
authorized to bo issued, to bu sill >811101ed
for the valid securities out. Let nothing
with Bullock's naniu on it be permitted to
remain in the flnnticiid world. The very
signature broathos of fraud, and will for
a hundred yearn evoke suspicion on every
thing it disgraces. lost thia new set of
bonds he guarded by every possible re
striction that can prevent fraud or abuse.
Let them be registered in every office of
the Htate House. Lot the coupons ho
Higned by the Treasurer aud paid by him.
Let it bo a felony to tunq»er iu any way
with theso securities.
Let it ho advertised that tho change of
soeurities will ho made, and the old bonds
Iu) culled iu. Let the liouds as they come
iu bo submitted to u careful scrutiny, mid
subjected lo the lest of law. iu this way
tbo chutl cun bo wiuuowcd from the
wheat, tho void from tho valid. Let thou*
bo no talk of repudiation. Tho term
“repudiate” applies to what is duo. Geor
gia doesn’t moan to do this. Every dollar
she owes she w ill puy. But w hat slio does
not owe, she will not and ought not to
pay. And it must now be ascertained
what wo do and wluit wo do not owe.
I Atlanta Constitution.
Wil l, llonn Ovkii.- We boar from At
lanta thst (kmley lias determined to hold
over for the entire uhexpired term of Bul
lock, and that he has undoubted assurance
from Washington that ho will be sustained
by tho administration. We only give this
information second handed of course, but
our informant is wide awake man, who
ko'Ts well posted on public affairs, and
ha* never yet deceived us. lie is also a
full-blooded Democrat, and strongly in fa
vor of an election, though ho don't believe
it will be recognized. But as a mutter of
principle he wants Georgia to inako a
clear record against the present usurpa
tion.—(irijlln Star, :>th.
The DirrinwcB.—Tho Radical session
of 1M70 had sixty-four clerks for uiuety
days at $ft per diem, inskiug an aggregate
of $ol,74t> for clerk hire.
The Democratic session of 1871 has
seven clerks for forty days at $7 per
diem, making au aggregate of $2,800 for
clerk hire.
The differcueo between tho Radioal
ami Democratic systems of elerk hire is
simply $48, ft It), or euough to pay the
whole Democratio Legislature.
What it ousts to run the clerical labor
of oue Radical sessiou ia ample to ruu
that of nearly twenty Democratic aos
sions.—A tla nta t ’oustit ution.
Crntra! Railroad ('urn-ary.
Tho Central Railroad and Haukiug Com
psnv has recently issued bills of various
denominations, which arc received by the
road for passenger fares. The circulation
of these bills will prove very beneficial
just now. The total amount of bills is
sued, wo learn, is $4i»,0im». We suggest
that the road issue a Lko amount good for
freight ov*r their line. They would be
v» rv oonveuieut in these times.
Tho notes are very uoatly gotten tip,
and resemble, iu many respects, the old
issue of bills by the Central Railroad
Bank.— Samnuuh St ies.
Wasiiixoton, Doc. C.—On dit that Wil
liams, of Oregon, succeeds Aker man as At
torney General.
lion. Fhillip Clayton, of Georgia, drew
from the Interior Department, yesterday,
two hundred and sevuutv.five thousuud
dollars of agricultural college scrip for
Georgia. Clayton left last night.
The President sent two hundred sud
seven nominations to the Beuate to-day,
ntarly all hwvtolorc ropoi. cJ.
ffKOUUI.t LLflHbATlRK.
Tuuday, Dem k, 1871.
The Bunate met, Frosidunt Traiumui ia
thu chair.
Mr. Niobols^ovod to ifcconnidur a bill
to equalise tu pro'nflinff .for the up-'
ji'dotvuent by (he G/d.naiy of a bo*nl of
ibrse tr.*ta>.h«*abth<A-oajhcouaty—pauetf
ujj yfeaturduy. Csrrttd.
On motion of Mr. Nichole, the rulos
wuro su-*pen*l»jd to take up a bill to incor
porate tho lisnd Graut Board, and for
raals ; and the hill to repeal tbo Bastardy
lawn of this Statu. The Judicialy Com
mittee had reported adveisejy to the Dcd
v, n«d(B rejected t
named bill, but the ]
. • rata of &) to k:i.!v
W*»)inr.DAT, Ded. (I, 1871.
KOBM1XQ HBSSIOX.
portioning representotivea. It gives Chat
ham, Richmond, Fulton, Bibb aad Hous
ton each three Representatives; Bartow,
Bofte, Cobb, Coweta, Ciarkc,-Decatur,
*'‘ A- 'yty, Floyd, Gwteoett, Green,'
„ k, Harris, Jeffsraoa, Jackson,Muf-
‘^gde, Monroe Meri#$thst, Maoea, Ogle-
Mr. >'iub>J4 offered a autytUtBlo. eg-
poi/ithif* the Executive Board of ihe Agri
cultural Hooiuty to receivo the Agri.ml-
lurai College sorip do oat eft the htate, to
locate tbe lands under the name and re
port to the next (kocrsl Aeaensbly.
Mr. Jonu* offered a sub-titute to create
a Board of Tr ustoes to rpeulye said script
and locate nerd lands, composed of thu
Governor, President of the Honate, Spuok-
or of the H</u>.o, Chairman of the Joint
Committee on Agriculture aud Mauufao-
rf, the lVusident of tho Agricultural
Society, or their tmccowors in office, shti
to give tho benefit of one-fourth of said
donation to the colored population. Loot
* *“ 'cos Id, nay* 20.
r. Bruton otforud nn amendtnont to
thn Rtihatifuto of Mr. Nichola tli.it the
benefit <rf one-third of zaid lands when
Huunrod shall bo allowed to the Atlanta
University.
Mr. Hinton hoped that thu amondmej.'
would not bn rfdoptod, not any amoiid-
luent which looks to thu distribution of
this land until it is secured. Upon the
policy of hwearily of the board all uro
agreed, and after ihal has received duo at
tention tho distribution can be autiofucto-
rily effected.
Messrs. Broun und Nuanally woro op
posed to tho umcucbiitut, bucauno tliuy
con.ddcrod no proviniou of that uori zicc-
CHsary until thu fund in oeujiud.
Mr. Junes w*n willing to uliow that por
tion to thu colored population, but not to
thn Atlanta University nxoliibivuly.
By portiiihsioii, Mr. Ib uton sui/HtitoUd
colored people for Atlanta Lnivuaity.
The ittnuudinunl war: lout, by yuan-
MuM.rH. Anderoou, Brock, Bruton, Jones,
Jordan, Reuse, Smith uud Slcudmau- T.
Nuya—Musurs. Blank, Brock, Broun,
Burn*, Cumpbuil, (dark, Column, Conn,
Devout) x, list oh, lirwin, Griffin, Jiiokh,
llillyur, Hiiilou, lloylu, Juivia, Kirkland,
Kibbuu, liualur, MhUIiuwh, Nichols, Nun-
nully, Buddy, Richurdhon, RiiuUaoUS, Wal
lace, Wollborn und Wulcii- 2*.
'J hu HUbKliluto pnqu<mod by Air. Nichola
waa adoptod, by year* 23, nay* 11.
UII.IrH ON rnil:u nKADlNO.
Bill to incorporalu tin) Dsldonuga arid
GninwKvillu Rstlrond Gompiiny. JViscd.
bill to iniMirporatu tho Merchant*’
Mutural IiiHiirancu Com pan v. Passed.
A bill to incorporate tho town of Aus
tin, Tin.runs county. !****• <!
A lull to secure counsel foes in cortuiu
cohos. Pfuwod.
A bill to tlx tho con!}K*nsation »>f (Mcrka
and OnbimricH on application* for Netting
nppiirt of honu Htrada aiul exemption of
perHonnlly. Paantal.
A bill to provide for farming out con
victs and for other purponfs.
Mr. Kibbue ihovim! to take up thu bill
by sections. (tarried.
Tbo ftrHt section authorizes thu Gover
nor to farm out for a term of years not
not exceeding two years, the convicts,
for a price not to be Iuhh than $2fi pur
capita, annually.
Mr. Jervis moved to strike out $2A, and
insert $50 pur CMpita.
IIOI’HK OP BKi'ltKHRNTATIV KH.
Tho UoiiHu won calbsi to order at tlio
iiHUol hour by the Hpeakor.
Journal of yeatorday wii.i toad and op-
provod.
Mr. W. 1>. Anderson moved to rcoon-
sider tho notion ot the H-mim*, on yester
day, in pawiing u bill to incorporate the
Atlantaand 'I’ciinessue Railroad Company.
Ilo wanted tho roc«»u.«dt ration in jus-
tits* to tho Marietta uud North Georgia
Railroad Company, whi' h Imsalrendv been
chartered amt hindered by H \ Kimball,
who was a curso to it, uh well uh to tho
country. Thu Atlanta and TenuoHuace
Railroad will cover pretty much the same
lino, ami there can certainly bo no uso for
both.
Air. Simmons, of Gwiruiott, opposed
the motion, lie whs in fuvor of allowing
a charter to any road proponed to bo budt
with private Niibsoription.
Tho iiioiion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Hunter moved to reconsider a bill
to create a new judicial circuit in order to
Nulmtitulo a Senate toll therefor.
1 hu bill piuvailcd.
Mr. Juckhoii moved to take up the lull
to Heouru to educational puposes the fund
now due lo tlio Educallouai Dupartim ut.
lie Hiiiil tliuiIn thought hu couut Hiiggurat
an amount to iuaeut iu the Idana which
would meet gufiural approval. Tho mo-
tion pruvuiled. llo pjoposed to insert
$3J8.oH, tlm amount of poll tax oolloct-
ed, and tho liquor tax collected aincc lhdft.
Mr Jaekso.i also moved to amend thu
hill by ordering tho destruction of oil
bond* Ik«iuh1 by the LrgiKlnturo iu 1870.
Thia motion prevailed.
The motion to (111 the blank with $327,-
US4 prevailed.
Mr. Dull moved to further amend by
prohibiting any further Iknuu of bonds
for educational purposes under pro-c xist-
iug law*. Thia amendment prevailed,
and the hill as amended was passed.
Mr. Pierce offered tho following resolu
tion :
Where**, The present State School
C'ommiHHionur is n stranger to our people,
ami so little acquainted with our want*
and desires that under his management
the system of public instruction ia now
am! will always be n failure
Therefore, be it resolved. That he bo
requested to resign at once the office he
now hohla.
Ou the motion to ad*»pt tho you* and
nuys wore culled for with the following
result : Yeas llo, nays 2(1.
Tho bill to make penal tho sale of agri
cultural products botwuou thu hours of
sunset ami Himtise was n ail a third time.
Messrs. Griffin of Houston, uud Dun is
of Clarke, opposed it.
Mr. Johnsou of Spaulding, moved to
lay tho whole matter ou tho table. On
this motion the yeas and nays wore called.
Yeas 78, nays ft,».
Bill to iucorporutc tho Mcrchuuts and
Mechanics’ Savings Bunk of Columbus.
Passed.
Bill to promote tho propagation of shad
fish in the Savannah river, was read.
Mr. Raw-la moved to ntriko out Monday
from the clause of the bill which prevents
fishing on Sunday and Mouday. Lost.
The bill was thou ) assed.
Bill to incorporate tho Macon and Chat
tahoochee R. R. Company. Passed.
The Governor approved an not to
.change tho iiuo betweeu tho couutieu of
McIntosh and Liberty.
The House adjourned lo meet at 3 r. ii
ticorgis l.rtrUUlure— Tsrs'ls) Kinaisv.
The Beuate passed the bill to provide
for farming out convict* in tho Peniten
tiary, which authorizes the Governor to
farm thorn out at a minimum prioo of $25
ouch ; uUo the following bills: To amend
an act to protect tho people of this State
iu the sale of kerosene oil; to amend nn
aot to provido for furnishing panels of ju
ries in certain cases; to provide for the
payment of insolvent cost* to the county
officers of Epson : to amend the Attach
ment laws of this State, and to authorize
the issuing of attachraeut against the pur
chaser of property uot paid for, for the
purchase money of same; to make penal
tho side of personal property subject to
mortgage.
The House passed tho following bill*:
To more effectually protect religioua wor
ship : to prevout the hounding and killing
of deer in the couulioeof Talbot. Marion,
Taylor and Laarens, iu certain months;
to authorize the Ordinary of Randolph
county issue bond* to build a court-house;
to amend tho Uaury law, so a* to make it
lawful for persons to charge and collect
io per eent. per annum, and to fix the
rate of internal at 7 per cent.—passed by
yeas 83, nay* 49. Tha House hud on the
table tho bill to regulate the syetern of
farminiug out penitentiary convict*. The
House also passed the bill to require tax-
reoeivera to take with the tax returns the
number of acres of land cultivated » ce-
lrthp, Ihomes, 1*01 hot, Wastifcgtfta,
WWton, and Wilkes, ttna each; the w-
rouioing countiee oneeaah.
A joint reaolntion for the appointment
idUm* hum Ihe Manats
Scnaix. —The bill to pay the debt of
iwtfwrarvnh nr© edttriig* or tne-soa*
Read waa laat by a rote of 1$ to 20.
The Sonata refusod to reoousider the
bill to provide for tbo farming out of con-
(dots.
Other proceeding* unimportant.
™?b*.--m>iTra aboTtsir tho T^lriot
Courts was psseed over Gonley * vuto hy
a vote of 125 to 23; also a bill to rope.d
the uot deducing tho poll tux of 18<»M;ft
-To illegal, aml to provide for the cidleu-
tion of tho a- n>C. bv a vnto of pjj to 28.
A number of local bill* passed, and oth
ers lost aud tabled.
ATX'>: "MOON SBOSXOK.
Scmaie.—Hons** bill* wuro read the
first and second lime.
The Senate t>aa*«>d the bill making <he
purchase of storm protluce a misdemean
or. If tbe purebase ie made between sun
set and sunrise it shall Iks priwa facie
evidence of gnilt. The defendant may
testify. Persona currying produce in
wa.'vne nw*ro ttmu five onion tu market
aro oxoeptud iu thu provisions of the bill.
Nlti If T BtUHIOM.
'Ibe House took np tho appropriation
bill and disciii-md it till half past eight
o’clock. Adjourned.
Si natk. Thu Senate was called to or
der by President Trammel, uud prayed
for by Rev. Mr. Ketc hnm.
Journal read ami approved.
Mr. Browu move i to ruconsidur so
much of tho proceudiugs of yusturday
related to thu pd-sagu «>i a bill to
nootion 4120 of thu Code, as lo make thu
. ..- .1..., t . I I • , *'»wra..*ra. VBIUIIlilWU, UIUU, TV IUUUII.
1 ; 1 fV. h }iS U , ' r 7 l: ; u ‘ ja u,lbae “ ,c »t>- Hardin, Cabanina and lUndMi worn ap-
[V 1 * ! ^ ! 1 >C i !l * >u0n /'^i iH0t a,lC ! panted temporary Clerks.
Thn counties were called and the fol-
and Ibre^ Troin the Hones to report
on tho heoetafty of prolongation wm
ogroed to.
Too Houho rmoiotion ragnooling th.
!?tote School ConnniMiooera to reign wm
•uusum«4 M Jqr»iwM «l UH M,.
Hook*.—The epprr.priatton bill cover-
ing the oaiui purpuMe, WM perfected end
passed.
The Senate resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee to report on the
necesmty of proloLgation waa concurred
The bill to move tbe Georgia Military
Institute to Fort Vailoy waa passed.
A large nuul»er of Senate bill* were
read the first and second tune
kiout blastoff.
Several Senate bills wave pasted, most
ly of a local oharaotar.
Tbe session will probably be prolonged
a few days to bring np unfinished busi
ness which would otherwise be lost.
STATE DEMOCRATIC C0XTKSTI03.
Tb* ProMlafi la fall.
Atlanta, Ga., Doc. C, 1871.
The Convention was called tu order by
tbe Hon. Clifford Anderson, Chairman of
the Htate Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
On motion, tho Hon. L. T. Doyal was
celled to tho Chair for tho purpose of
in und effecting a temporary organization.
' Mosr.r*. Carrington, Craig, Waddoll,
cvMuueo of the )
»• I
buarLu ; row/ j
Mr Maltlicw.i forcibly opposed tho un
tion, and alluded to various instances
whom th* want of Midi provision bnd
worked Burious mjniy. Ho was Mir prised
to learn that any ili-.iriut iu North Gi;or-
giu oid Dot Deod such a law : hut South
west (it orgia undoubtedly does, for he
boliovod thut suctiou luosua more annually
for tho want of hiicL a law than thu annu
al production o( Noilli Georgia.
Mr. Burn* moved to luy thu motion to j 1‘ *xiiklin.
rccotoidur on thu table. Carried.
A Dill to rup ol au uct to duclnre tho
js'll lax for thu years ).(•;*< lift Touncolloo-
t«d, unconalituiioniil, and to prevent thu
coib etiou of thu sumo—votoed by tho
hiuculivo, and tho veto message nocom-
putiyiiig thu satuu was iakou up. The
inussugu bused thu disapproval of said Dill
upon Uro objectionable lorm of thu bill,
cluiining tiu«t it oontamud provisions not
hputufiort in thu ii'io, und w.is unuonstitii-
id in containing more than oriu subject
muttur; and that thu lull, as framed,
would aeeomphrah moru than the repoul of
tire act aimed at.
Heuulcr t'ampholl spoke at luugth
against tho bill.
On thu passage of tho bill tho vote
stood—ayes, 27; nays, 13. So the hill was
passed.
Mr. Nichols offered a resolution provi
ding for thu appoiutineut of u joint com-
milieu to visit thu penitentiary uud tho
several places where tho conviot* are em
ployed, and report the trmnnor of their
(rHstiuntit aud ail other mutter* connected
therewith. Also, to report what intercut,
if any, U. B. Bnilotdt 1ms in tho contrtu t
under which tho convicts were fnrmsd
out. Also, to audit all claims ngsinst thu
p« n'tcntmry. Also to inquire what de
position was mftvie of tho sppr ipriation ot
$lnO.IHM) to the penitentiary made in
Murub, ISHft, snd called the previous
question on its adoption.
Thu resolution was adopted hy nyes *2.»;
lowing dulegatoH .ppearod and anawered
to thutr natnen :
DBLSOATM.
Appling—I^niuel Keller.
Baker—H R Tarver, R June.
B.rtow—G W Oraj’, J W Wofford, II
T I'rirr, J C Himms, R A Crawford, A
Jolmaon, J W Hooper, T W Milner, J M
I Heade, T J Ljron, A P Wofford, A M
Richmond—T D Caswell. 1 B Cnam>>0.
0 booe.1, W H Clark, Ret Botm, A PM*-
Ipv, R J WiVon.
“ " A 81c war I, A C
A Kennedy.
■ II HndaMi. O F Cri
ogn C Dell
j—L T Doysl, F D _
X NCiAown. ■. TS WPl.
8lewa«-B F Watte, 'oo R Oh
V T Hightower.
6u:.; -HD lUndal'. K W Blanee.
Siiatail liinnpkia, O
ley.
Talbot—W P Matthews, J T Willi*, W
A Little, WE Ragland.
Taiialerro—8 J Plynt, John T Chap-
msi.. Wot GKtepheua.
I*lRllfi«4 vk
Tffvlor—W G Bateman.
Telfair—Dr L "H W Craig. D Cameron.
Tftomr.ra—W W Gtiarttow, (proxy).
Te?re*i—L G Usyl*, J R J aw^.
Towns—D W Killian.
Troup-J A Long, C tY Mabry, D N
Speer, C M Heard.
Tronp—J A Long, O W Mabry, D N
Speer, O M Heard.
Twiggo—H O Ward.
Union—4J J Wi ktore, Joe Reid.
A Oou#a, J AlWu, M T Juo-
niamn D W Wamble, J W AtwaUr.
Worker—J Y Wood.
Warren—C E McGregor, 0 8 DtrBoae,
Walton—W % Hardman, Chta L Bowie,
O U Graves.
Wz»Ti—l) Morrison.
WoshlD
Gereral Wofford, and moved to nominate
Hp:i. J. M. Smith lor Guvirn »r by ac-
eIsiimtion, which wu* carried amidst ap-
p uns«*.
N’li u)«ti«n, Colonel Styles, Garnett Mc-
‘f* xy)t'l'*n atiti M. 11. BiaUluid were appoint-
J a committeu to wait upon Mr. Smith
and notify him of the action of tho Con
vention.
Thu fallowing resolutions, offered by
I*. W. Alexander, were unanimously
adopted •
' uid ever bff -«is_*d
ly iiifi jus [y for the l>eueflt of those
confui-1* ; aud wnercas there is a propect
for Be nr«t tion iu some y**ara of placiug
I'hu IIohno bill to amend section 17H of
the Code, fixing tho per diotu aud milcago
ot the General Assembly, und the veto
messngn of the Execntive returned with
the aatne, were tnkon np and read.
Th*« iiicHHiigo stated that the bill was dis
approved because retroactive, as provid
ing that it shall take effect from the be
ginning of the present seasiou, and be
muse tlio slight redaction made in tho bill
i* not sufficient to meet the popular de
mand.
Mr. Biirna csllod tho proviou*question.
Tm* call »in sustained and the bill passed,
by ayu* 2ft , nsys 13.
II1LI H ON TUIltD HEA01N0
A bill to ine^rjairato tho Macon and
Knoxville Railroad Company. Passed.
A bill lo regulate and define the laws of
thia State relating to the asHosHtiieat and
enforcement of county taxes, and for oth-
orpnr|»ose*. Indefinitely postponed.
A House bill lo provide lor tho appor
tionment of Representatives in tho Gene
ral Assembly.
'The s|K*cial committee to whom the bill
was referred, re|M>rtod a substitute to the
same effect, ui.d changing thu Senatorial
Districts, which limits tbe number of Rep
resentatives iu thu liousu to I r.**.
Mr. Nichols inuvt.l to have thu bill
printed and to iu*ku it thu special order
fur Saturday. Iao*t.
The hour of adjournment having ar
rived thu Senate adjourned uulii 3 p. m.
a^hingtou—Huuey, Taylor, J W Raa-
fro«.
Wayno—A S Atkinson.
Webstar—Aifred f'Ktdb
Wfiito—J T WuU.
>YWtfteid—I E Shnmuto, J A W John
son.
Wilcox— D C Mann.
Wilkes—W M Keuso, H V Hiatoe, 6 W
Wat nil.
Wilkenson- -J T Lingo, J G Ockington.
Worth—U K Jenkius.
W. L. Marier, of Hal), offered th© fol
lowing, which waa agreed to:
Whereas, Thu call for u Oouvention of
tho Democratic party to uomiq^to u can
didate for Governor bag been eo rocunt
that many of the eoantiea are not repru-
aentad, mid
Whereas, There is not a more effectual
way of Ascertaining the benoe of u county
than through the members elected to the
present General Assembly ; therefore,
Resolved, That whure a Democratic
Representative or Senator i* prueunt from
auy unrepre*entod coanty, arid will take
the responsibility of representing his
B ildwin—J B Gouder, Tbo. L.tliuior, \ ““.‘L*" “‘J’ he ^’ ln -
R H Harper, A J Br.tt. I »“»<a to • Mat, *mj rkat his n.mo b.
llrnk.-Jo* .1 Turnbull, 0 W Wofford i u ’ r .°.‘‘
lloi'sr: The
hour Speaker
or by Mr. Join*
Journal of \t
Mr. Pierce u
dci da
lived t
mot ut tbo usual
n the chair. Pray.
rund and approved.
hu ipoud thu rule*
isolutiou diroi ling
kh curtain
to bike up a Si
tho Attorney General t
suits against thu Truasuror. and dcciariug
that the Treasurer shall uot bu huhl liable
for mturost ou deposits iu tho Treasury.
Mr. l'rorcu said thut this was due to th<*
faithfulucss of thu Treasurer who had
done so much towurd guariling thu public
funds.
Tho motion to suspoud prevailed and
tho resolution was uuimiuioiisly adopted.
On motion, the House wuut into a Com*
After a discussion of an hour or more
ou the question of grunting extra
pay to curtain clerk*, an nmcnduiont pay
mg thu chief Clerk of thu House and Sec
retary of the Scnato $500 and mileage,
without per diem, was adopted.
No appropriation was made for the At
torney General. The committee rose, re
ported progress, aud asked for leave to sit
again.
Mr. W. D Anderson moved to take up
thu Governor's veto of the bill to reduce Quillian."
Berrien—II T Peeples
Bibb—B Hill, W S Holt, T G Holt, jr,
T B Gresham, E F Best, J B Weems
Brooks J H Hunter, E K Harden
Bryan—C H Baker
Bullock—Cone, Kennedy
Burke—Jos Burnett, Caper*, Dixon
Putts—W W Little, T S Hammond
Charlton—Jehu Paitou
Chatham —J liartridge, EC Anderson,
W M Nichols, W l*aw, Ii B Ferrell
Campbell—J C Smith, (' A Cantrell
Carroll—John S Pentecost
Calhoun—J W Warruu, T P Clayton
Chattahoochee—D C Cody
Cherokee—J A Sharp, J SI Turk, J M
Barnes, W A Leudy, W R D Mo**
Clay—J B Johnson
Clark—Jo* D Pittard, Wm L Mitchell,
E Speer, W W Lumpkin
Clayton—E Glass, C A Key, A Camp,
J L Doyal
Cl.rich—II A Mattox
Cobb—A S AtKinsou, U Latimer, W T
Wmu, E J Set/.e
Coffee—M Kirklauil. J U Spence
Catoosa—W U Pnyuu, A L Barry
Chattooga —J R Gamble, CCOioghorn,
W Groves
Colquitt -J Charlton
Columbia—SC Lumpkin, C f! Bhooklny
4’rawford- \V D Hill
Coweta T A Grace, II Binhanan, J M
Bill, M B Swearingen, W H Dent, J B
Willoox, f W Andursou, E Douglas, C
Robison, A D Freemen, W Wiley, B D
Smutt, 11 p Wright, H O Wi'.kiUHon, W A
Farmer
I >ndo—A L Howard, C R Taylor, E D
Graham
Dawson—John Palmer
DuJxalb—L J Wiuu, J B St )wart
Decatur—C W Stylus (proxy)
Dodge—C C Ktbbee ^ proxy)
J)ooly—J 11 Woodward
Dougherty -C W Styles, Joe M Hill
Douglas—/ A Rico, C P Brown, fi Gor-
man, W B Richards, W W McGowu, W
1> Matthews
J rrly E H Groubv, B Choncey
Lohohi-RW Phillips
Kfiiugham —Morgan Raw la
J .nunuul \\ V Roundtree
Libert—E P Edward*
Folium—Franklin, Jervis
Payette—1 Ji Avery, J J Gilbert, J J
Whittaker, C Gnue
l'ioyd—O B Bisuk, J R Tower*, J F
Shaukliu, it T Fouchu
Forsyth—J L Hughes, W C Kellogg, i
B Boon*
Pianklin—W B Erwin
Fulton—R F Maddox, T T Smith, C L
Bed wine, W U Phillip*, W A Wilson, J F
Glenn
G timer—Chastain
Gordon- N J Boaz, J C Fain, E J
Kiker, I E Bartlett, W R Kaoiun
Greene—C Heard, W M Weaver, E P
Daniel, E L Jervis
Gwiuuott—T M Peeples, W K Sim-
tuou.s, G H Jones, W J Born
Habersham—W S Erwin, G McMillan
Hall—A 1) Caudler, W L Marier, W P
Smith, *1 W Alexander, P R Simmons,
J J l’owell v proxy)
Hancock—G F Pierce, T A Butt*.
Haralson—W J Head.
Harris—J W Murphy, 0 L Dendy, C T
Put i llo.
Jlurl—J W Jones.
Hoard—G W l'eddy, M C Summerlin.
Henry—J M McDonald, G W Bryan.
Houston—Duncan, Matthews, Crocker,
Maddox.
Irwin—11 Paulk.
Jackson—T C ('handler, J R Hancock.
Jasper—T 0 Chandler, J R Hancock.
Jas|>er—A J Waters, James Connally.
Jefferson—W P Johnson, A Beasly, K
j j Stapleton, W 1) Alexander,
W Ci , ..
M A Evans, J H U’ilkius, W F Denny.
Johnson—W II Martin.
Jones—R H Barron, K T Rosa, FS
Johnsou.
Laurens—C B Guyton.
Leo- !l B Lipaey.
Liberty—J W Warner.
Lincolu—IL J Lsng.
Lowndes—Albert Converse.
Lumpkin—M G Boyd, H W Riley, R A
tho per dioiu of officers and members of
the General Assembly.
Mr. W. I>. Anderson moved to pass the
bill over thu veto.
Mr. Edwards called the previous ques
tion, which was unstained.
Tho yeas aud nays were called with tho
following result: Yeas 118; nays 31.
Houho again wuut into Committee of
the Whole.
Tho salary of the Principal Keeper of
Penitentiary was reduced to $10U0.
It wus moved to appropriate about
$2500 to pay Messrs. Kawson, Kodwine,
Hammock and others for taking charge of
aud posting up State Road books. This
average* about $150 per mouth for those
aotually engaged. This motion did not
prevail.
Macon—C B Hudson, prox.
Madisou—1 J Meadows.
Marion—B B liiuton, 1 L 0 Kerr, S W
Harvey.
Morn wether—G L Leavy, F W’ Br.mtly.
Monroe—A D Hammond, Jos P Harri
son, Geo A Cabaniss, Kobt G Anderson.
Morgan—W S McHenry, F C Forster,
Carter Shepherd, N B Atkinson. L H
Brobston.
Montgomery—Jamoa D Clementa.
Miller—I A Bush.
Mitchell—Charles B Collins.
Milton—L F Rainwater, Jaeks an Gra
ham, Geo H Barker.
McIntosh—E 8 Barclay. W W Charlton.
Murray—Ben Wofford, W Giddens, J
D Temples, Col Luffman, Jno O'Connor,
W C Tilton, S E Frier, T J Rainey.
Mes»ra. Ho R o and Jackaon eipl.ined \ MoDuido-Jno R Wil. u „, 1) J> Bio,»U
tho situation when those parties were j jj Casey ***’
okIIo.1 npon lo lake etiavRe of Ihe hookH, I Mn«eo e ce -Henrv L BcnniP". Mark H
aud Ilia value of the MrvVs rendered. Bbndford, W D Ohipley, Juo L Milieu,
Beunett H Crawford, Jas M Russell, John
Ou motiou of Mr. Jackson, one hun-
drcHl dollar, per mouth were oppropiated ; w Pner, Ountavua DeLauney, loluia F
aa 1«> to the olerka employed ou theoe ; ( iftrrar j, p W Aleiander, Joeeph F Fou,
hooka, and one hundred and fifty dollar. ; Albert R Lamar, Tbos Ragland;
per month, on motiou of Mr. Wofford of Newton—J M Pace, ^ .'.udersoa, F
Harlow, aa pay for the book-keeper om- Wright. A B Sims.
P 1 '.’?*'' 1 ' Oglethorpe—W W Davenport, J F
On motion of Air. Bacon, one hundred Si„jth ■ ’
dollars per month were appropriated to l*aniding-Robt Trammel, J H Lewis,
each of the geutlemen who were ap. We.ley Hndson.
j»ointed a committee lo take charge of tbe
Ou motion of Mr. Camming, five thou
sand dollars were appropriated to Mrs.
Cathrine Flemming for money which the
State got from her husband during the
war, aa money belonging to the United
States, and for which the United States
sued and obtained judgment against her
and collected tho money. Tbe commit
tee rose aud reported back the bill.
Tending final action on the bill, the
House adjourned until 3 p. m.
4FTERNOON SESSION.
Tbt legate paused the bill ap.
Pickens—L J Aired, 8 D Aired.
Pierce—Jno C Nichols, D E Knoles,
Pike-J H Baker, W Reid, J J Cold well
C F Redding, J F Redding.
Polk—L H Walthall, M H Bunn, Jot A
Blanco, Batt Jones.
Pulaski—Cha* C Kibbee, A C Pate, Jas
Boothe.
Putnam—Z J Fitzpatrick, [not present]
Jenkins, Baoon, Hambor.
Quitman—J H Gworry.
Rabun—G M Nether land.
Randolph—8 B Trapp, U F Crittenden,
8 McNeil, W M TumUn, M Gormly, E
Christian, W D Kiddoo, J X Clark, b T
the roll of delugatua.
Mr. Huutur, of Brooks, moved that u
committee of two from each Congression
al District be appoiatod to report on per
manent organizo.too and rulua for tho
govurumeut of tho Conveutiou.
Thu fo lowing wore appointed ;
First District—Julian Hartridgo, Mor
gan IUwIh.
Becofiff District-C W Styles, n It
Tarver.
1 bird Diatriet— H L Bonning, J A Long.
Fourth District—A D ilaiumond, F D
Dismuke.
Fifth District—J B Cumming, G F
Pierce.
Sixth District—G MoMiilan, W L
Mitchell.
Suvcuth District—J A Johnson, J 0
Fstn.
Mr. Harrison offer ed the following res
olution, whiob whii agreed to:
Resolved, That Reporters of tho Tress
bo provided with desks ou the floor.
Mr. Cumming, chairmun of tho com
mittee, submitted tho following report:
The committee requested Col. J Cart
ridge to retire. He having retired, tbe
committee unanimously vo*ud to r:*r.to
him a:, purm.inotil Tro.-idcut of tue Con
vent-ion.
’1 ho following r^Tiftemen, one from
each CougruunitUHl District, are named
by thu oouiuiittou os Vice-President* of
the CoureuMon:
First District—John O NiohoUs.
Second lust net—Corey W Styles.
'I bird DUtnct—Hugh JlueWiau.
Fourth DiMtriot—Barney Hill.
Fifth Dittnoi—E P Edwards.
Sixth District—W W Lumpkin.
Beventl. L..*triot—II F i rurce.
Toe loilowing gentlemen tie named liy
tbo iomui.itue ** |wrmnoent Becretariod
of the Couvt a ion :
T B Oabanis*. J D Waddell, L Carring
ton. M A Hardin, H L W Craig, II T>
R*itdnll.
Thu committee rocommended that the
roles of tb<* House of Itepreientstivo* of
the Geuerr.l Ashv.nbly be adopted for the
goveramor t of the Convention.
Tbe committee reoomtuended that each
comity be entitlod to one vote tor each
itopreHoutativo which such county ho* in
thu Lower House of the General Assem
bly, and that wheie delegation* are divid
ed traction*! vote* may be osiit.
A majority of the committe recom-
mended that in making the nomination,
a majority of tbe veto* cast shell decide.
On motion, tho Hon. Julian Hsrtridge
was elected President by ac 'tarnation.
Messrs. Hudson,Pierce and Lamar were
appointed a committee to escort Mr. Har-
tridgn to his seat.
Mr. Hartridge thanked the Convention
for thu houur conferred m oeloctiog him
to pruHide. if Li* iouxpenence led him
tu imperfections, he relied upon the sym
pathy of the lutniboni of the Convcn-
tion. Tho people, tq»»aking through her
ID-proseutotiv us, hod ducidod to hold an
uioctioo. Guorgin bad many worthy sons
from whom a selection could be mode.
AU that tha (ample demanded waa an bon-
eat aud true man.
Mr. McMillan offered the following
minority report:
A miuority of tho Committee disagree
with the majority upon the odoptiou of
the majority rule in making tha nomina
tion of a oaudidato for Governor. They
believe thut if there ia to be a departure
from auoient and general Democratic
usage in this regard, *uoh departure
should be established in a C nvention,
before which there is no rivalry of aamli-
datoa whose interests are to be affected
by it in a special case. The minority,
therefore, do reoommend the two-thirda
rule. Wm. L. Mitchkll,
J. A. W. Johnson,
J. C. Fain,
Gauuctt McMillan.
Mr. MoMiilan moved to take up tbe
majority report by auction*. Lost. Yea«
U2. nay* 210.
Mr. J. C. Nicholls moved the adoption
of tbo minority report aa a substitute for
thu majority report.
Mr. McMillan supported, and Mr.
Styles opposed, tho motion, iu earnest
speeches.
Mr. Tierce called the previous question,
which wii* unstained.
Mr. McMdlau called for the yeas and
son.
The vote waa taken by oounties on the
question of taking, the yeas aud nays,
with the following result: Yens 40, nays
130.' Bo the motion was lost.
Miuority report loat and the majority
renort adopted.
Mr. McMillan made tbe point of order
that thu votes would necessarily have to
bo taken by counties.
The Chair decided the point well taken.
The majority report woe then adopted.
Yeas 131, nays 38.
A. D. Hammond moved to proceed to
ballot far a candidate for Governor.
Mr. Hunter nominated James M.
Ut. UcUiUw Dominated W. T. Wof
ford.
Mr. Aiulej nominated H. Fielder.
Mr. non mi,tod J. 0. Nichola.
The following letter of withdrawel waa
rend:
Atlanta, Ga., Boo. «,
lkm. W. IK kidiioo, of the HarnMph
IMrjnfion :
Dkau Sih—After foil oonmiltatinn willi
fraenda, end in obedience tu a aenae of
duty to the Deraoeratie petty of Georgia,
vhooo harmony end enooern ere ehove ell
eousideratiuu of penonei euveneeieottt,
end in order lo enable tbo Convection to
select a oendida'e witboat the confoaion
and strife the! might result from rone at ed
balloting., yon will pleaao annoonoe that
I an not a oendideta for the nomination.
With many thanks to tho friends who
have shown me eo mtmh unmerited devo
tion, I earnestly request thorn to unite
with tho Convention on some other man.
Truly, your friend,
Hnam Fixldsu.
The nemo of J. C. Nichola wm with-
i.li W. Johnson withdraw tht pemf of
11UN. J. M. SMITH.
and (jc,itlein;u of tJto
i the tmiuik of her own sons; find
nMammm is ia ■*> dssmRd nsssssasy at thi* .
tiu u, to go iplo h pHttiktilar cnnaieraiion
of oarsfsiw -er.il principloa in regard to
general ^••lific* : Hx-rtfore,
Rc*oIv.‘d, That we cou/jra'nlate tho
pedpio of Georgia up^n tbe prospect of
Securing hi, holiest uud faithful aduiinis-
trstrou of then State Government, aud
wu dcchire it to bo the univer**! desire of
thoBo whom we rupra^uul to secure good
government, to live in peace, to poos wise
uud ah<»iuHome laws, and to have the
situie e4i»Uiiste«d«l in a spirit of “wis
dom, justice aud moderation.”
Resolvod, That it i* t nr fixed purpose
to (*ut douu corruption .u all dujmrtinent*
of the BLite gevemuiunt, to olear tho
templ^f justice oi thu money changers,
to praceicu economy in the expenditure
of the iiffiilic moticv, to elevate and pre
serve tne pnbMc fahb «nd credit, to en-
ooarsge education, to develop the re-
MWaym uf the ooiumon wealth, and to
-V?A a K ^ iji brnuctoof the goveru-
meut, Exocu'ivf»,*L: i»is!rttive aud Judicial,
to the ancicnt'Axrsdiii.'irks of tho fathers.
Resolved, That ** a Democratic con
vention ot the people of Georgia, we
avail oitrselvfch ol the octuiaion to runrw
our auh&ilou to tho grout Democratic par
ty of tl»e Dnien, and to a*Kuro all muu
that it*i« ear desire und purpneo, a* far a*
in u* nea, to preserve pnblro order, to
bring to condrgu pumabmeut all disturb
er* of the peace, a* Well as ull unfaithful
E Mfo Kervants, nnd to deal justly aud
idly w ith ail elasaes of the people.
On moti« iu of Mr. Hudson, ot Schley,
tbo thunks of the Convention were ten
dered to Hon. Julian Hartridge, for the
sMu and efficient manner in which he pre
sided osor the deBberatioDH of tbe body.
Mr. Lsiuar ottered ti resolution that the
Choir appoint at h;s leisure a committee
of tw«» from uadi CongreHMionul District
and four from thu Htate at iargo as au Ex
ecutive Committee. Adopted.
Ou motiou, Huu. Julian liartridge was
made Chairmun of the Executive Com
mit tee.
Hon. Herbert Fielder being called for.
ruM|M»uded in a apeeefi replete with wound
thought. Hu purd ii lmndHOuie compli
ment to thu nominee, and lo tho others
who had been named for the nomination.
Colonel Oaroy W. Stylo* r.nd thu com-
tniUee came in with thu nominee, Hon.
James M. Smith.
Mr. Smith responded in a apeecli,
which appears below, reportul phono-
graphiouily for The Constitution :
Bvzucn
Mr. Presiden
(bnrention :
It will hardly be expected that upon
thn* Oceanian that 1 nhali say much more
than to return ruy thanks for the bouor
you have conferred upon me. If, at the
approaching election, the people of tho
State of Georgia kIimII hue fit to ratify
your notion of lo-day, 1 ahull enter upon
tbo dutie* of the high Iruot which will bo
imposed upon me, with a profound dis
trust of my own ability for the full aud
faithful discharge of tlm sumo. But, fd-
low-cilizcu#,! trust 1 shall not be charged
with eg-dinm v,ht n I nay that h- .vever
limited I may consider my own c.ip.icily,
l h*#f an abiding faith in the omnipo
tence oi tiojiAHty. | Applause | That i*
whut wu uued to-day moru tlrun anything
etan. rAnplanso. J
What it the condition of our Statu?
In the l Hiusrkn that 1 make I Ahull con
fine myself to tbo affairs of the State of
Georgia alone, and I shall be very brief.
Thor*- is a work for every Georgian to do,
and th* rn i* hu object for the exercise of
the gT* i-*f. patriotism. What have we to
do ? We all Know that the financial afiai *
of i. Slate art-, jn njoitriuible confusion.
Wudoix.i rino* how umny bonds havo
been isarad. We do not know whut tlio
legal iodebt*>dnf)*H of the Htvto is. Wu
do uot know bow ihuite bonds were put
out, but wu havo a AUftpicion a* to the
oriu who put them out, und that i* about
all. It will l>o expected that the ponton
who shall be selected to fill the position
of Governor, for tbo next twelve mouth*
at luuMt, shall so mliuioistef the govoru-
mnr.t of the State of Georgia a* that tho
people ahull Know what their hom at debt*
are imd what i* expected of them. (Ap
plause, j Hu will need houeaty more than
hraiiiH. [ Applause.J It will be difficult
to got at the fraud* that have been prac
ticed upon ns. It will require a firm will
and an honest heart to get at and exponu
them ; but, geutlemen of the Convention,
permit mo to sav that, a* God i* my
Judgo to-dBy, if I have the honor to bo
selected by the people of Georgia to fill
the position of Governor. I nIisII endeavor
to gut at thu bottom of thus© thing*. I
shall at ’citHt give a very large portion of
my atton'ion to tho taMk of determining
how much we really owe, und how much
is claimed of a*.
It ui of paramount importance that pop
ular confidence should be restored iu tho
administration of public affAirs in this
Htate. Unfortunately, aince tbe war, or
within the last three or four yearn, wo
have boon placed in a condition where
the people, by reuflon of tbe many impo
sitions and the many fraud* which havo
been practiced upon them, have lost con
fidence iu those who have been Helected
to till the prominent positions under our
State gov. rninent. Hew long has it been
aince R was connidered that the nntne of
the Governor of Georgia waa hardly a
synonym for honesty ? I do not make
these remark* in any improper spirit, but
for tho purpose of calling your attention
to the fact that I feel in its full mensnro
tbe great responsibility that will devolve
upon me in case thu people shall ratify
your nomination.
It is desirable that the people should
have confidence in their Governor. In
the event that I shall be chosen to fill that
position, it shall be uiy object to protect
the people, so far aa msy t»e in my power,
uot ouly in their rights of person and
property, but iu their public rights a*
well. [Applause.] And permit mo to
s*y further, that iu the dtxeharge of the
dntiea of that high office, i shall, if elect
ed, observe no distinction except the dis-
tinctiou between roguus and houest men.
[AppInUB 1
Bat let me nw*e to *ey that the nnmos
of other gentlemeu have been brought to
your atumti m to-duy iu this connection—
gentlemen of character, intelligence and
great worth, (MesflrK. Woflord,Fielder and
Niehoila.) With the name of one of these
ganttumen I have been long familiar,
(Gen. Wofford, j I saw Lnn iu Virginia.
He was doing hi* duty there. [Applause.]
His attention was not particularly direc
ted to me, because he was a grade above
me—and he ought to havo been a grade
above me. [Applause.] I saw hi... in
thu midst of smoke and firo and bullets,
aud bo was doing his duty then. [Ap
plause.] And when, ou the present occa
sion iu this Convention, whure his name
*'»■* prominently mentioned in connection
with thu office for which yon hive select
ed iu n , his friends—the men who know
him, the men who love him, aud who are
o <pabl j of appreciating his high charac
ter—hive ,v4.)red the urging of bis name
before thia body, aud themselves have
become tho nominators of myself, how
could 1 feci other wise than grateful? I
strike bawds with those men and with
Ihair friend*. I am sure my honored friend
Go'll. Wofford, will unite with me in do
ing everything that can be doue to pro
mote the w elfare of tho State, to sec ure
protacHon to her citizen*, and to (dace
the old Commonwealth in the same high
position she formerly occupied when men
were selected to positions of influence
because they were honest men, and were
not chosen because they were rogues.—
1 toll these gentlemeu I wont to strike
bauds with thorn and maroh forward to
the emancipation of oar State from the
Impositions, from the frauds,aud from the
villainies which have been nracticod npon
bar. And if tbe distinguished gentleman
wiU do hia duty now, as he has done hia
duty on other arenas—and I know he will
—aucoees will crown our efforts.
A gtntlfBun rem»tk»d u l wtandlkf