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Constitution
ATLANTA, GA., NOVE3IBER 28. 1871
Tk« L*fl«Ut«re.
The Senate jmteruay repealed the law de
claring minority candidates elected when in «•
Jarity conoid »t«*s cannot take their •eat#'.
ThU was right. Minority candidate© do tvi
rcpn“^nt the voice the people. The «ffi
ce© of th© State Road were abolished. Tii
«h r-gh*. F'»r tin n.< nth© a lar.e q :ad of
officers baa drawn pay without work.
Senate made slander a criminal ofT-na
p -da Wli to app iini a committee of thr e.
o e from the Senate and two from the House,
to vestigfite the b-md traos&ctioxu of the
BUI*
,.c II u*e pasted a bill for tir^ appoin
M .t of a joint committee of seven toinvu
ti/at- the fcfcite frauds. TL» settles th
matter against the outrode committee. Tu
▼ote was 128 to 12 in favor of a legislative
committee. We trurt that the Senate wil
paM the hill right away, so that thecoumiitto
may go to work.
T*i • Acting Governor, r»i expected, lm
vetoed the election bill. Let it l*e passe
over hit veto.
• trcSitb Wrfaat*.
In another column kc give u letter from
Mr. Fate. an Emigration Agent, written to
Tu* Com fL’Tlo.s fr>:u Goleburg, Sweden,
la rnpal tn hw< i-h ©errant© for Georgia.
It will re;>«y p»-ru*nl.
The qne-lion of domestic help is a serious
one. All bou*ek'< fiera know the troubl
Bervinta are signally unreliable, since fn-e-
d *m of the black. From all quarters ari*c
com plain’a, and clamor f or ©ome*. hing ljettcr.
Tue experiment of Swedish labor is fully
skirted. Mr. Fosa baa obtained a large batch,
and c*n get pl .-jty more. He represents the
Sa ii»n servant© as inode**t, hard-working,
tractable and reliable. He further Mates
that much depends on the employ era hen* in
encouraging this immigration. By treating
this new hilp well, ao that they will write
l*a< k good ©ecouiiU to their friends in Swe
den, we can greatly niisist this movement.
The runner is an important one, and w-11
worthy of our < ireful consideration.
Are tli« Raudi Vn|*d Obllgailona!
Fro.ii thr ft.t.rrn Aran* ]
Just before Bu!l<>ck resigned the Gover
norship of Geoigia, lie, in violui e n of law,
signed, sealed, am! deiit« red,several millions
of dollars in railroad I onds, to which the
road© or person* receiving and holding them
have no more valid title thin have the corpo
rations or per no ns receiving and holding them
to the bond* fraudulently htood in the nnrnc
of Alabama to the Alabama and <’l »m tanooga
Railroad. It is alleged that Governor
Scott and his confederates in South Carolina
have rec< ntly imaed without authority of
Jaw, fraudulently and corruptly. r>»nc sixteen
millions of dollars of the Imncisof that State.
In Florida, North Carolina and oilier South
ern States, ill'- case is the same. But accord
ing to the Montgomery Advertiser and the
Montgomery Advance, ti e people of these
States must pay those Winds, principal and
interval, tu the last cent, if it lake their land*,
home*, sioi k, the clothe* from their backs
tu.- bread from the mouths of their
children—pay them to the mtarmoal
f -trilling, or nave the amount col looted from
them, with co ts and penalties, l y the offi-
<crsof the Federal courts. Wc think it is
time to make a teat case. Me hope Ala
bama will take Stef** to ascertain whether,
under the forms of law, all the proiierty in
the Mate ran be pledged and hound for the
iih* and W-iif tit of corrupt rings and combina
tions obtaining control of l be seal **f the com
mon weal I h by briticry and corruj don.
The remedy u .* iinple. No illegal bonds
arc valid. Tim pica of non est factum ap-
plica. Illegal bonds nre not lx>ndi*. The law
of the bond* are a part of the contract,
which the bondholder must know aud be
bound fey. Ignorance of tbo law is no ex
cuse. The purchaser of Inmda is put on no
tice by the law. If the bond violates tlic
law it ia no bond.
Mow bu U« Legislator:: Zook into thr mat
ter, w\ find out all the illegal bonds. It Is
the m*-'> of spurious eecunties tint is affect
ing the State's credit. Let the spurious ones
be called in, and instantly every Georgia
bond will bring par value. Thi- is alike due
to the State ami the legal bondholders.
This is the riinple solution of till* whole
bond matter, complicated ns it tecr.is. Noth
ing is binding that is not legal. Get the illc-
g il bond* out of the way. There i-» no such
thing as repti bating illegal bond*. Th»*y re
pudiate theiuseivea. They are not the State’s
contracts, and she i»'nl Ixnind by them. Let
the Slate aland up to every legal contract,
whether beneficial or not. But to pay illegal
b mds ia to sire her corrupt servants and
their colleagues the benefit of their own
wrong, and make the State pay what she
never contracted to pay, and what In r laws,
open to the world, forbade her paying.
The firvt thing is to find the lUrgril bonds
a d vet them out of the way. This will at
one bound carry up the legal bond* to their
full value, and place the State’s credit at par.
The « HUrml lr and Van Wert flail-
WEEKLY TTONSTITUTION.
VOLUME IV.(
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER *28, 1871.
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INUMBER 34
GEORGIA LLGllsL ATLKcl : pc*ed to it, but, upon further reflection. La| curate investigation and the bili was the re
_ „ , , thinks it ia the measure which should be
Tuesday, Novem.rer 21, 1871. adopted. All admit that an investigation
BE NAT £. ought to lie made, and the manner of making
The Senate met at 10 A. M., President t it seems to be the only difference. If it is
Trammel m the chair. ; true that the time allowed by law for the
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Wright sessions of this. General Assembly is too short
The roll was called and the journal read to make a thorough investigation through its
and approved. commit Lees, then the best plan is to pass Mr.
A bill to relieve parties plaintiff in certain J Scott’b bill; that he, for one, ia not afraid of
caw* from the operation of an act to extend retpo&tibility, but he wants the public good
the lien of set-off and recoupment to all debts, fir»t consulted. If the commissioners to
contracted before June 1st, 1865, and to for- be appointed under the biii are such officers
bid the collection of the same until ail legal as would be affected by the 14th amendment,
taxes due thereon shall have been paid, being j loen would it apply to an Irishman, a Swede,
the special order of tho day, was then taken or other j-erson -ent to Europe to bring iinmi
). ; grants to Georgia.
The Juditiaay Commiteee reported a* a Mr. Jackson called the previous question,
substitute a frill to repeal said act to extend I The call was no*, sustained,
the lien of set off, etc. Mr Bacon was opposed to the pa*A&g* of
Mr. Nichols moved to lay the whole mat-, the bill, spying tiiat he did not racogrxize the
r on the table. i fact that members of this General Assembly
Carried by the following vote : I a-e wanting in ability and experience; that
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Black, Brock, j there are members of this legislature
Bruton, Burnes, Campbell, Clark, Caiman, who arc prominent and learned
Crayton, Deveaux, Griffin, Heard, add he was unwilling to admit that
Hoyir, KirkluvJ, Kibbee, Lester, Nichols,
Nuuunlly, Simmons, Smith—21.
Nays—brown, Cameron. Candler,
Efh >, liicas, lltlIyer. Jervis, Jones, Matthew **,
Peddy, Kcme, Uichardsou, Steadman, Wal
lace, vVlIlbctim, Welch—10.
BILLS Olf THIRD READ7XO.
they were sent here because their betters are
ineligible. Agaia, as to lime, it ia true, that
the investigation cannot be thoroughly made
before the session expires, but the investiga
tion by the committee could be continued
after the adjournment, and its members could
c*rtainly spare as much time for it a« those
A bill to iucorpor&le the Oglethorpe Manu- lawyers who stand al the bead of the pro-
focturimr Company. Passed. j fession.
A bill to amend section 804 of the Code in Mr. John^n of Jefferson, was opposed to
relation to Sheriff's fees. Lost. the bill remarking that the member* of the
A bill to amend an act to require the Legislature are competent and willing to
several Judges of the Superior Courts to m ; ike this invcstigaiion; they were elected
give specially in charge to the several grand f*»r the purpose and are bound to their con-
jrtrics of this Slate seciiona 448i>, 44W and i stitvicnts to »!o their fail duty in the matter.
44b 1 of the Cede, relating to uiaturbing con- 1 Mr. Riley was also opr>o*ed to the bill,
rogations engaged in religious worship. He thought the members of the General As-
1 e ^*nib!y quite equal to the task and dkl not
A bdl to empower the Ordinary of Union *** the ii-ks of getting outside parties to un-
county to c*#n-*lruct a public road in said, dertake it.
ouiity. Parsed. Mr. Hillyer said that the old saying that if
A biii to provide for adjudicating thr rights ■ you want a thing done, do it yourself; if you
partita under article 7 of the Constitution, don’t want it done, send somebody else to4o
relating to the setting apart of homestead ' »t, appli«» in this case; he .said that-persona
and the exemption of person dty, and allow- j of all parties want this investigation made,
ing the plaintiff to tile an affidavit that the' and he thought that members of bath politi-
property levied on ia subject to execution, j cal pari;.* should be appointed on the casi-
id the property to !*e sold thereon. Passed. - ndttee so that all parties may l>a aatiati^l
A bill to repe’d s«*ction 121 of the Gale—j "hu the report; and if the chnrgss are found
which declares a mim>rity candidate t-itcied, I lo Is* true, he far one. would be glad to »w
when the majority candidate cannot take the ■ punishment fall on all who are shown t# da-
office. Passed. 1 serve it.
A bill to abolish all offices connected willi! Mr. Peeples favored tbo original bill, say-
tuc Western and Atlantic Railroad. Passed, ing that the spirit of the bill is U» expiwe
A bill to make slander a criminal offense. J fraud committed since 1888, sad the beat
Mr. Candler opposed the bill on the ground j nicn who can be obtained ought to beap-
thut it would give rise to a great many uu- pointed. A good lawyer, a good banker and
suit of carefui consideration.
Mr. Matthews thought the rates provided
for by the amendment would nut-rem.merate
the printer and the bid was the best that
could be devised.
Tne amendment was lost by yeas fourteen,
nava twenty-four.
Mr. Brown moved to strike twenty-five
percent, and insert fifteen per cent. Lost.
Mr. Hoge thought tha^Vfr. Conley is only j some of the purchasers were among his best j member, and that action oould not be gone self and his counsel, and no more, ns thr
exercising the duties of Governor until a sue- 1 friends, but that could haveno influence upon 1 behind^ Court may think equitable and just, and to
ccssor is elected and quailed, and it is beyond
successful controversy tint the right to bold
an election to fill the vacancy exists. The
idea of Mr. Conley that no special act can be
pas ed, but that a general law must be passed,
ia clap-trap, for was not t£e last general elec
tion for members of the General Assembly
held under a special law, authorising the polls
Yaaa—Brack, Brown, Bruton, Cain nl*-11, j to be held open three days, etc.? Again, Mr.
Candler, Clark, Colman, Cone, Heard, ilin- Conley seems to imagine that he has a vested
founded suits.
Mr. Hillyer opposed the bill as calculated
restrain the prosecution of criminal*, bo
use the allegation necessary to piucurc the
w.irant for urre-t would U- indictable.
Mr. Wellborn supported the biii as the best
eans of clucking the unbounded license
hicii ia so rife in the country.
.Mr. Nicholls offered an amendment, pro-
de.l the truth may be given in evidence in
jusiilicalion as in libel. Adopted.
" * Candler moved to amend by except in,
language of housewives to cr>
Burns hoped the bill would not puss.
The bill wa« passed
a good merchant should be appointed who
are experts in their professions, ifa named
Phillip Clayton, Junius Hillyer and John A.
Donne as persons eminently fitted by ex-
peri, nee and ability for the duty.
Mr. Phillips accepted the substitute offered
by Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, as an amend
ment to hi* substitute.
NI r. Pierce favored the adoption of the sub
stitute, remarking that there has been no as
surance given that the outside commissioners
would M-rve if they were appointed, and al-
tosL ! though he was not much inclined to pay at
tention to the bastard amendments to the
Constitution of the United Btrtos, yet he
Superior Courts iu Flint Judicial Circuit
Passed.
■A bill to incorporate the town of Doraville
in I>( Kalb county. Passed.
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the
town of LKcaiur, De-Kali) county. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the town of Luthcro-
lille, M« riwetlu r county. Passed.
A bill to provide a remedy by which money
projHTty stolen or unlawfully convei ted or
mined from the State or the Western and
Atlantic Railroad may be recovt red, and for
other purposes.
Kibtiec moved to make the bill the spe-
rder for to-morrow. Carried.
•ill to change the time of holding the
Superior Court# in the Eiutern Circuit,
’’assed.
A tiiil to amend an act to grant to the Sa-
. annuli, Skidaway an l Seaboard Railroad
Company the right to construct a railroad on
the streets of Savannah. Passed.
An act to authorize the Ordinary of Cher
okee county to it*ue bonds for the purpose of
building a Court nouse. Passed.
A bill to fix tbr compensation of grand and
pel it jurors of L> Kalb county, fixing the
same at $2 per day. Passed.
A bill to provide for ascertaining the
amount of bonds which have liecn issued, to
quire the Mine to be registered, and for
other purposes.
The Finance Committee reported as a sub
stitute, a bill to protect the people of this
Mate from the illegal issue and negotiation of
lionds, providing for a coinmissionjyf tl
ton, Jervis, Kirkland, Lester, Nichols, Brnith
and Welch—18.
Nays—Anderson, Black, Burns, Cameron,
Devaux. Estes, Erwin,Griffin, Hicks, Hillyer,
Jones, Jordan, Kibbee, Mathews, McWhor
ter, Nunnally, Peddy, Reese, Richardson,
rtimmons, Bteadman, Wallace, lluyle and
Wellborn—24.
Mr. Candler moved to amend the bill by
adding to the la-t section “by striking out
four*’ and inserting “two” relating to the
number of thousand copies of the laws that
shall be printed. Lost.
Mr. Burns moved to postpone Jthe whole
matter indefinitely. Lost.
Mr. Beeae moved to amend by addin" to
the last section that the Public Printer shall
not print in the Comptroller General’s report
the condition of insurance companies out of
the State.
Mr. Simmon* opposed the amendment as
unjust lo foreign insurance companies
Mr. lieese supported the amendment, and
said that thtse reports covered every city,
lawn and village in the county like the locusts
in Egypt, and it ia useless for \Le Sta‘
flict mora of them on the \ eopl?, that a man
can only esciinj them as it is by burying
himself.
Iha amendment was adopted.
The biii was passed as amended.
A bill to make it penal to withhold money
or property belonging to the State, of Geor
gia, being the special order was then taken
up.
On motion it bill to provide a remedy by
which money or property stolen or fraudu
ieatly detained from the State or the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad may be recovered
and far other purposes, vr^a taken up as a
substitute.
The bill provide* that upon the informa
tion of any citizeu the Solicitor General shall
file a petition in the Superior Court to re
cover monoy or property fraudulently stolen
or dotainod front tho State, and that an at
tachment ehall issue against the property of
the defendant, upon the oath of the informer,
that said defendant does detain money or
property from the State.
Mr. Hillyer proposed to strike out the 9th
section, which provides that the informer
shall file a feond to indemnify the defendant
against all costs, damages and expenses—pro
vided it shall appear o» the trial that such
claim or information is false or unfounded—
and insert therefor that upon the defendant
making affidavit that to the best of Ins
knowledge and belief, the information is
false and unfounded, the Jud^e shall issue an
order to show cause why the informer should
not give such bond, and upon the return of
said rule the Judge may require such bond
not in his discretion.
Mr. Candler opposed the amendment.
Mr. Brock spoke against the amendment.
Hillyer claimed that the section, as it
House and respect those amendments as | stands, casts such an obstruction in the way
law until they are repealed. If, then, of the remedy its entirely destroys it, and the
they are to be respected, the inelligibility j courts should not be closed to such suits in
of these gentlemen would be a liar to ‘ that, way, and that there is no parallel case iu
tb'ir fu»l discharge of this duly. In the I the law.
• ate read by Mr. Bcott yesterday, from
Pennsylvania report, the 'opinion
was given iu days of purity by men whose
character and actions were as untarnished as
the ermine they wore. Were such men now
to expound tiie law lie would be willllng to
trust to their decision; but such men and
such times arc not upon us, and these outside
commissioners won id be declared officers and
held to bo ineligible. lie hoped that the
committees to make this investigation would
be appointed from the General Assembly,
believing a; he does that they nrc equal to the
task.
Dell favored the substitute, and said it
>uld go a long ways towards reconciling
him to voting for the bill if he knew the gen-
tlcmen named in the-bill ro>j) J and would Steadman\ffeUboan—2‘
--.1 4! ka .A TJ , m , II. . I
amended by change of names and features
that Vr. Bcott, its parent, would hardly know
his offspring.
Mr. \V. 1>. Anderson was neither for the
biii nor substitutes. He was glad to hoar
cnconiunH upon the intelligence of this Gen
era! Assembly, and was not unwilling to ad
mit that all the intelligence of the State rests
nnder disabilities. Nor would he be umier-
stood to attempt to detract from the learning
>*f the gentlemen who are proposed as outside
IS nrovium^ .«>« .» ...commissioners. Outrages have been com-
t,» in* elected by the Senate, and two by l raitted upon the finances of Georgia, and that
House, to investigate all post transactions > f'oinc investigation must be rna e is apparent
>f that character. ! to 1)111 common sense should prevail, and
‘ Drown contended that the aobstitnt-■:! thed^iresof gentlemen should not be con
Jed for the election of persons outside struct! as reflection* on the Legislature or
n< ml Assembly upon this commission,
and he op[x«ed entrusting the matter to any
h persons a* contrary to precedent and
icceaaary. He moved to strike out ‘ cmn-
lected,” and insert “committee
api 1
»d.”
nc facts in regard to
an Wert Railroad that
unions in the readet'a
Wc have learned soi
the C'arti nu'ille and V
excite no pleasant sen
mind.
On the 12tb »lay of April. 1870,Mr.Cooper,
tbv President of the load, deliver*d to Col.
IV G. Lotting, the Secretary of State, $100,-
<KKI of rite road bond* for State iniiorsement,
taking Calling's receipt for them to be sub
stituted l»y Governor Bullock. The road
Mill bol-Va Colonel Cotting’s receipt. On the
same day the rest of the bond* to the amount
of $204,Oik) were deposited by Colonel
Cooper with Pcrino Brown, agent of tl.e
Georgia Ihuir>ad and Bank ing Company in
Atlanta.
On the 8M day of June, 1670, Mr. Brown
delivered t» Mr. Kimball $1(>I,000 of the
bond' iu his possession on Colonel Cooper’s
order. And on the 9th day of August, 1870.
Mr. Brown delivered $75,000 more of the
bonds to Mr. Kimball on Coloucl Cooper’s
order.
Thus we ace that $275,000 of these bonds
were issued before flve miles of the road was
fully finished. Only 3 . S4-100 miles from
Carier*ni> to the lliowah was completed.
The law allow* the State indorsement to the
bonds of per mile when each five
miles are done, or in batches of $ *2.500 for
every five rniU-s.
lo addition to the $275,000 of these l*onds.
Governor Bullock has had issued fEIrJka)
more, ostensibly to lie exchanged for the first
$275,Orid, but both sets are out.
On the lltu of April, 1870. Liman Tenant
Jfe Co., the iontractor*, wrote to Colonel
Cooper requesting hi*u t<* a»k Governor Bul
lock t> turn over to Clears & Co., of New
York, the bonds foe advance* when the
bond* shall have been indorsed by him. On
the !2tn Colonel Cooper made the request of
Governor Bullock.
Governor Butiock indorsed these boud>
knowing the mad was unbuilt. If we bad
muting else against him, thi* violation of hi.-
.duty alone would justify his impeachment.
it is wiili pain we give these fac'.s. in*cause
•they implicate parties respected hitherto.
But we Lavo no choice. Tue truth must be
gold, let It La*’ w bom it may.
This road Is urciriy-two miles long $273.-
tKAisthe who’.e usd^rsetoefit it entitled to
vriico done. Yci all was glvefl fore five
m.Ics were ti me. And fourteen nt'Uii paly
i- ettmptet* now. Thu* ha* Bullock commu-
t«>l the S*.A*e to the payment of s large
amount of principal avd iulerest illegally.
OiswsA C *. hold the $473,00'). Who have
the last fidud.'OO is not known.
Here is vna**w tac Ulv Lv^IaUtnre.
Deaitic'ntic t:««»vcnt*on Cal loti.
GEORGIA.
Special Dispatch io The Constitsrion ]
Forsyth, Noveml*er22,1871.
Aconve lion of the Democratic party will
mvsrmble in AtlaoU on TVrelnesdaj, the 6th
♦lay of December next, at 10 o’clock A. M ,
to nominate a e»ndidnlefor Governor.
By dirt* n of the Su**e D-.uj**cra'.ic Ex
•cutivc LouiUuUct.
Clifford Am)RRSox. Chairman.
Vhe motion prevailed by yeas 22. nays 13.
The report whs &dopte*l and the hill passed
A bill to all.»w contractors and su!>-con-
tractors on railroads a lien on the some for
labor done in the construction thereof.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment “for all
)al>or done under contisct made With any j and
railroad company.”
Mr. Bruton opposed the bill upon the
ground that it giv*.*s the same right* to sub
contractors as to contractors.
Mr. Nunnally thought that the principal
reason for the passage of the bill was la-cause
it protects the poorer nun who are unable
protect themselves
Mr. Candler opposed the bill as injurious
to the right* f the State on roads to w hich
aid had been granted:
Mr. Simmons objected because the bill
ould require the President of the road tot * ^j r ]»j] ev -
to the pay meat of the wages of all tho j ca p *
others, but faime-s, diligence and integrity
should be sought, and he was pleased wit
the practical suggestions made by M:
Peeples.
Mr. Anderson detailed the difficulties which
will be encountered by the parties who are
to make thi* invest iaalion-—the difficulties of
tracing up the skillfully arranged plans of
railroad frauds; of intricate bank accounts,
etc. He favored the appointment of a small
joint committee who would be authorized to
employ an expert banker, a skillful lawyer
Wellborn moved to lay the bill on the
table. Carried.
The veto message of the Governor ad intc-
•ium, to the bill lo provide for a special elec
tion to fill the unexpired term of Rufus B.
Bullock, late Governor, and for other pur
poses, was then taken up, and, on motion,
read.
Mr. Candler called the previous question
l the passage ef the bill.
The call was sustain* d by yeas cay* 13
Tbs vott on tke pa»3Jge of the bid stood ;
Yen3—Messrs. B own, Burn*, Cameron,
Candler, Cone, Estes, Erwin, Heard, Hicks,
Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis, Jones, Jor
dan, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Matthews,
Nichols, Nunnally, Pfeddv, llcese, Richurri-
n’ . — - — __ ,1 \ 1/ . 1 i f .... ■ O'-
serve, »n-l llii’itf’M the bill mi-bt be so j} fty ^Messra. Anderson, Black, Brock,
1-1 ... -S ~ —— --* Bruton, Campbell, Clark, Colman. Crayton,
Oevreaux, Gritfiu. SIcWUorter, Smith, Wal-
lace and Welch—14.
Tha President voted yea—making two
thirds majority as required by tho Constitu
tion, and the bill was passed.
On Btotioa, ths feenale then adjourned.
1*1)0
need railroad man to ferret
at tbo>e villainies, this idea, he said, had
been suggested to him by Mr. Wood of Wal
ker.
Mr. Scott said that he disliked again to in
trude himsc’f iu the debate of this question,
but on account of its magnitude he wanted
to explain the motives which prompted him
to introduce this trill.
Mr. 8cott again urged the views he ex*
pressed on yesterday, advocating his bill and
urging tho importance of the measure in a
snoech characterized with bis usual eloquence.
ailed the previous question,
sustained
rs on the road. . On the motion to adopt the substitute, the
.*ir. Hillyer thought the misappropriation g and nays were called for w ith the fol-
>f funds by contractors ought to be punished | owillJ? result:
The hour of adjournment having arrived
pending the discussion, the Senate was de
clared adjourned.
nous 3.
The Ilonae met at the usual hour, Speaker
Smith in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. ncidt.
The’ Journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved.
A bill by Mr. Rcnfroc to change the time
of holding the Superior Courts in the Middle
Circuit was read the first time.
A!*o. a bill to incorporate the city of San-
dersville.
On motion of 31 r. Gray, the rules were
suspended to take up the resolution provid
ing for the appointment of a joint committee
to inquire into the legality of the lease of
the penitentiary convicts.
31 r. OoUfemith stated that ihc Committee
on the Penitentiary have already made the
investigation and would report to-day. He
therefore moved to lay 31 r. G ray’s resolution
on the table. This motion prevailed.
The unfinished business, to wit: The bill
to api»oint a committee to investigate the af-
of this State was resumed.
Yeas 128, nays 12.
The Committee on Internal Improvement
reported in fivorof adopting memorial ad
dressed to Congress in relation to the canal
between the 31issi*sif>pi River and the Atlan
tic Ocean, and in relation to the appointment
of a committee to visit Washington to fur
ther the memorial.
A Message from the Governor was received
but not read. This message returned the bill
to order a special election for Governor,
without approval.
The House was declared adjourned until 9
A. M. to-morrow.
Wednesday, November 23,1871.
SENATE.
The Senate met, President Trammel in the
chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Armenius Wright.
The roll was called and the journal read
and approved.
Mr. Hillyer moved to reconsider a bill to
increase the compensation of the Sheriff of
the Supreme Court lost on jesterday.
The motion was carried and the bill was
| recommitted to the Judiciary Committee,
j A bi.l to give to contractors and sub-con-
HOUSE.
Speaker Smith called the House to order
at 9 A. M.
Brnyer by the Chaplain.
The journal was read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Heidt the rules were sus
pended to take up a resolution providing that
no member shall be allowed to speak longer
than 10 minutes on any subject without 1 be
consent of two-thirds of the members pres
ent.
Mr. Pou moved to amend by inserting 15
instead of 10 minutes.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
resolution was adopted.
The message from the Governor returning
the bill to provide for an election to fill tlu*
unexoired time caused by the resignation of
R. B.' Bullock without bis approval, was read.
The principal reason assigned is that the Con
stitution in saving that the General Assem
bly shall have' power to order a special elec
tion to till unexpired terms, means that the
General Assembly may pass a general law to
fill unexpired*terms, but that no authority
exists for passing an act to provide for an
election to fill a vacancy which occurred pre
vious tc the passaga of the act.
Mr. Russell hoped that the bill would p-vss
by an ovei whelming constitutional majority,
and that every true man would do his whole
dutv in giving bis utmost aid in securing to
ir'people theur constitutional rights.
Mr. Bush also favored the passage of the
bill, urging that it is the duty of all good
men to cSo their utmost iu putting down
usurpation.
31 r. Jackson was opposed to passing the
bill over the Governor’s veto, remarking that
the Legislature has not assembled forthepnr-
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right in the office. If life idea was correct,
his right could only be a lease t® terminate
when a successor is elected, and it is proposed
to provide for the perafen to be elected to
Lake his place when his.supposed lease ex
pires. Again, 31 r. Confer wvya that it will
cost about $150,000 to hold an election. It
does not behoove him to say how much it is
worth to the people of Gfeurgiu to have some
body else in bis plae*. The mistake in
reference to the number of a sec
tion in the bill was made by
reference to ConleJ** Analysis of
the Constitution, whkb cost th3 State
$11,000. This mistake fimounts to nothing 1
The idea that there may be trouble at the
election is a:l nonsense. . The Radicals think
they have their Governs now, and conse
quently there will be a perfect love-feast on
the part of the Democratic party, who alone
will probably participa^W^tfeeelection. As
to the idea of military fiilerferef^Ce, there can
be no pretext for FedcRn inK-Tference.
3Ir. Iloge’s speech clear, convincing
and chaste In utterance find expression.
Mr. r*nead called tlife previous question,
which call wa3 sustained.
The yeas and nays ".rere taken with the
following result;
Nays—Allred, AtkinaiHt*Battle, Blue, Bru
ton of Decatur, Brown, Campbell, Clower,
Colby, Converse, Dar^f of Clarke, Dukes,
Emerson, Etheridge, Fllyd, Franklin, Griffin
of Houston, llail of Meriwether,Head,Hillyer,
Jackson, Jones of Mac<jn, Lewis, Mansfield,
McWhorter, Morel and, fbliver, O’Neal, Put
ney, Richardson, Sargdtt, Simmons of Hall,
cimmon* of Houston, Smith of Coweta,
Whatley, William*. t
The bill was declared passed notwithstand
ing the veto, and was «cdered transmitted to
the Senate. *
On motion of Mr. Hill of Upson, the rules
ere suspended to Like up the &nate resolu
tion passed yesterday, providing for the ap
pointment of a committee to take an inven
tory of articles of household and kitchen
furniture in the Executive man-ion.
The resolution was adopted.
Messrs. 11*11, of Unjteon, Rutherford and
Murphy, of Harris, were appointed on said
committee.
On motion of Mr. tftHilhn, the rules were
appended to take up a resolution offered by
himself, providing tint the Finance Com
mittee inquire into iheptirposes, etc., of cer
tain bonds m the hanflf of the Comptroller
General, said to be for the benefit of the
school fund, etc. Resolution adopted.
On motion of 3Ir. Johnson, of Jefferson,
the rules were suspended and a resolution
offere d by 3Ir. Ilogc asking Congress to re
fund tax collected on raw cotton under the
nuelaws, was tak<n up and adopted.
The bill by 3Ir. Comining to endow the
University of Georgia was read the first time,
and 200 copies ordered printed.
Also, a bill to change the time of holding
Richmond Superior ikmrt.
Also, by 3Ir. Nutting, a bill to amend usury
law. •
The bill to change tic county site of Clarke
•unty from Watkiu#r?lle to Athens was ta
rn up arul passed. £
A bill by Mr. J<> i *v#>f 3Iacon to make em
ploye!* responsible fuk tax due by employee,
the first tirue.
lulion by Mr. Bacon in reference to
State aid »o railroad* was read and made the
ecial order for Mnqnay next.
Mr. W. D. A a derrtoa" in votiag "ymt'
the election bill, said that he fiid so on the
:nd that Mr. (>>nley denies to the people
korgi.i 'Jig exercise of a clear Constitu
tl right—biit he stood oppos' d to the
p-dl. y of an election*
L- uve of absence W'ts granted to 3Iessrs.
Heidt, Hunter. Pittney, Dell, Simmons of
"miston, it A. Murpl v, and Jones of Gwin-
.
The use of thi* Hall was tendered to 3Ir.
Law. for the purpose of delivering a lecture.
House then adjourned until 9 a. m.,
to-morrow.
Thlr>day, November 23,1971.
bENATE.
The Senate met at 10 a: ji m President
umniel in the chair,
i'rater by Rev. Mr. Kctcham.
The rob w s called and tho journal read
his action, and they should be made amena
ble to law as all other persons.
3Ir. Candler asked if it was possible that
no objection had been made to the bill until
this discussion had developed the fact that in
its execution it might involve friends and
citizens, and he hoped it would be considered
without any bias or prejudice for or against
anv one.
Mr. Nichols called the previous question.
The call was sustained, and the motion to
strike out section 9 was lost by the following
vote;
Yeas—Messrs. Burns, Cameron, Candler,
Cone, Griffin, Heard, Hicks, Hillver, Hin
ton, Hoyle, Jones, Jordan, Kirkland, Kibbee,
Lester, Mathews, McWhorter, Nicholls and
Simmons—21.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Black Brock,
Brown, Bruton, Campbell, Clark, Colman,
Crayton, Deveaux, Estes, Erwin, Jcrvis^R
nally, Peddy, Reese, Richardson, SBith,
Steadman, Wallace, Wellborn, and Welch.
—19.
Mr. Lester stated that the discussion of the
bill lias taken a course at which he was much
mortified, for it had been assumed by Sena
tors thatthe bill had been introduced so as to
enable its movers to shield themselves in its
execution^ behind some irresponsible insol
vent, whereas, the bill had been introduced
solely far the purpose specified in it, and not
to meet any particular case.
3Ir. Hinton offered an amendment to the
bill, provided, that when the informer
able to give bond as provided in section 9, he
6hall be allowed to file his affidavit and pro
ceed as though bond had been given. Adop
ted by yeas 19, nays 18.
3Ir. Smith offered an amendment, that the
bill shall relate to the future, and provide for
the recovery of property which may here
after be so detained or stolen. Adopted.
Mr. Bums moved to strike out the words
“ counsel fees.” Adopted by yeas 23, nays
The bill was passed.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
31 r. Bruton—A bill to incorporate the
town of Caro, Thomas county.
Also, a bill to amend paragraph 3, section
1969 of the Code, relating to steamboat
liens.
On motion the Senate there adjoured until
10 a. m., to-morrow.
Mr. Johnson was then sworn in. I b» paid out of the recovery sad not other
The substitute reported by the Finance j wise, under order of the Court.
Mr. Ptailli|W continued bis argument.! a lien ou aakl roadafor labor done
that Mr. Scon’s bill pre " 1
coraoaissjon with the ji
cm™, matM, Scon's bill proposes | en^'.ESS’S
^committed to the Judiciary
ganize a coruiai»i!on wun tnc infers of -
court, and il the gentlemen who are promised
a* member* of the coiumu*i >n are obnoxious \
!£« teE nn?*l }**> <>f‘theCo.le,reUtm8lo the public print
favor the 14*h amendment, bat he is un- 1 * n g. VAJ? »
arming were any action utenwbieb ratebt »P- orcd lo g^titate a bill to
lie m«u£ political capital bv the liepublican - - - —
par” and r.-.nit jn dam.i.- to our St ate; he regulate and let out to the lo
lavortd the sutef.ittteoiucb provided (or the public that the bills
i* the tiutr of the mem-x*rs of this. Lagisls-j
lure to make this investigation, and the poo- 1
nally
Committee. , . </vo _ .
A bill to alter and amend sections 103o and
Code, relating to the public print-
motion of 3lr. Nichols, taken
Tue President ruled that tne bills did re
TTrprTThTTTTT iL The wmiSlW to the same subject matter .and that the
of ou.Ul.rs would constiute a son ol.coort.U«taut^ w^befirM Mrterted.
Uie 14tli amendment, or should decline to act,
|Mr. Conley would have the right to makeap-
the PresidenL
31 r. Lester hoped the ruling of the chair
Mr. Conley woum nave me ngnt to maaeap-; *■* ry . r , ~
ITSTon ’Ste^l^.i^l “ 8CtoUtu “ “ d tUe ^
“mS^’ro^r ^.^mored to ,a 7 the bill on t
not b« ,in to act until the a.ljournment of the table.
Legislature 1 The motion was losL Yeas 13 nars 20.
ilr Dari, of Newton, thought that out-1 The bill amends the law relating to public
side of the gull tv parties nrt one can form’ printing by providing that 750 copies «t the
anv idf**! i f ih* mi/niitodc of the ffsuds Journals of thr Legislature shall be printed — a - . > — .
w4h Sve beeB jv^SJated on the State; to io5!<*d of 2,000, and by inserting “ that said ton is mistaken when he saysttat the people
ferret out these parties ii
and the only question
shall make ihe investhrarion. He favored the rates tn si.ui.a» — 7* --—; 1 —,— . AU
oatside commission because those Who would employed in service of private panics, and of his own supporter* to fill tliv. place he oc-
^ nation from & per cent io! cnpi«d so as to have his villainies covered up.
pose of deposing Mr. Conley, lie lie corrupt
or otherwise, but to look to and work for the
good of the people. Under the Constitution
Conley is not Governor, and is a usurper
under the law, and ought not to have been
recognized, and the majority who voted to
recognize him are now en a different line
when they propose to h*»ld an election
fill the office which they recognize that be
now holds. The last Legislature should
have provided a general law"to fill unexpired
terms, and now it is too late to pass a law to
fill a vacancy which has been filled before
this bill becomes a law. If Mr. Jenkins were
in Conley’s place, would it lie attempted to
order an election ? If one could look into
the hearts of the people, it would be seen
that they do not wont an election held now,
for the risks are greater than the advantages
to be gained. The Federal Congress is on
the eve of assembling, and nearly every State
in which elections have been held, has gone
Republican. The Ku-Klux Committee are
about to report; and so long as the colored
and white people are arrayed ou
opposite sides there will be trouble at the
election, and amid all these circumstances
we are to attempt to inaugurate a Governor
with the greatest probability that the present
incumbent will resist his entrance into the
Gubernatorial chair. The talk about military
rule is nonsense, and this argument is made
for the best interest of the rotate and not
from fear of military rule. Mr. Jackson
said he is a Democrat so long as the party
acts rightly, and a Republican so long as the
Republican party acts rightly.
31r. Bacon said that he wanted to vindi
cate himself, and those who will vote for the
passaga of the bill, from any imputation of
so acting because of a desire of popularity
or fear of popular opinion. The reasons as
signed for the veto are fallacies. The law is
clear that the General Assembly may order
this election, and does it behoove the present
incumbent to raise a quibble of the kind
when he is decidedly upon his own rights,
and all the argument upon tb© other side is
based upon the idea that Mr. Conley will resist
the newlv elected Governor, and yet when
the bill was up for passage it was argued
that no imputation should be cast upon him.
It is not a question of policy now when the
legislature has determined that the interest
of the State demand the proposed election,
and tke acting Governor has declared that he
will not sanction the bill, it becomes a ques
tion of policy, and the gentleman from Ful
ed.
Mr. Wellborn stated that doubt had been
pressed us to whether the presiding officer
A a right to vote except in cas* of a tie,
ere fori', to at live at the sense of the Senate
on the qu stem, he moved to correct so much
the journal as relates to the passage of the
lectiou hill on yesterday.
Mr. Burns insisted upon the President’s
Ight to vote, and road a precedent therefor
>»u tho journals of the Senate of 1869-
The President ruled that the Chair had a
giit to vote in order to make tho requisite
.wo-tbirds ou the passage of the bill, and
sustained his ruling by reading from Cush-
and also based the same on the constitu-
ai rigid of the district represented by
President to vote, which no rule^ could
restrain. ^
Mr. 'Wellborn sui 1 that a precedent could
lie established by this r.ction, and in order to
settle the m uter definitely by decision of the
Senate, he appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
Bums hoped the decision would be
sustained.
uitor Carapliell spoke against the ruling
iic ground that it was not competent for
the President to change the character of the
result from negative to affirmative by veto,
and that as scon ns the negative character of
the result was determined by the want of the
requisite majority the vote had ceased, and
read from Cushing.
plated the right of the Presi
dent to vote in such case on higher authority
Cushing, Mell or Jefferson, for under
the Constitution the Representative of the 4 id
District had a right to vote in any position
which he might occupy, and cited a precedent
from the impeachment trial of President
Johnson, where the presiding officer of the
Senate claimed and exercised the right to cast
a vote, which determined the question
whether he should be President of the United
States. Also, a celebrated case in the United
Slates Congress on the occasion ©f the adop
tion of a constitutional amendment in 1803,
where a constitutional majority beingreqnired
where the vote stood, yeas 83, nays 42, the
Speaker of. thi House, Mr. Macon, claimed
the right to vote, and it was by that vote the
amendment was adopted.—Cushing 122.
The decision of the Chair was sustained by
-as: Messrs. Black, Br ck, Brown, Bums,
Bruton, Cameron, Campbell, Candler. Clark,
Cone, Estes, Erwin, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer,
Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis, Jones, Jordan, Riik-
IIOUSK.
House met- pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Smith in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cdx.
The’ Journal of yeaterday was read and
approved.
Clower, of 3!onroe, moved to recon
sider 20 much of yesterday’s proceeding* as
relate to the passage of the election bill, ever
the Governor’s veto.
Mr. Lang made the point of order that the
bill had been ordered transmitted to the Sen
ate by a two-thirds vote, and was, therefore,
out, of the power of the House.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken.
A resolution providing tiiat hereafter this
House will meet at 3 o’clock r. M., for the
purpose of reading House bills a second time,
ns adopted.
31 r. Farmer, of Liberty, offered a resolu
tion instructing the Judiciary Committee to
report whether or not any further legislation
is necessary to pfcivide fully for an election
in December next.
3Ir. McMillan moved to amend by instruc
ting the Committee to inquire whether ©r
not a law in reference to tilling unexpired
terms, can be so framed ns to cover the pres
ent case as well ns future cases which may
arise. The amendment was accepted and
the resolution was adopted.
The Spalding county contested election
case was taken up.
Mr. Hall, of 3Ieriwcther, presented a cer
tificate from a physician saying that 3Ir.
Daniel A. Johnson, the present incumbent of
the seat, is dangerously sick in Griffin.
Mr. Hall said that lie offered thi* certicate
simply to show why 3I>. D. A. Johnson is
not ia his feat this morning.
A majority of ths Judiciary Committee
reported that the evidence submitted to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, to-
wit: evidence of the grand jury which ex
amined the ballots, was admissible.
Mr. McMillan thought the evidence submit
ted was not admissible, and read from the
Code in support of his position, lie was in
favor of declaring that there had been no
election.
3fr. Simmons, of Gwinnett—The question
submitted to the Committee on the Judicia
ry was: Ha* the Home, either by committee,
or otherwise, the right to hear any testimo
ny in cases of contested elections, other than
that taken in the manner prescribed ny sec
tion lo>7 of Irwin’s Code ? To re.; h a cor
rect conclusion thereon, it is necessary to de
termine, 1st. I* that section of the Code re
pugnant to that constitutional provision
which constitutes each branch of the General
Aesembly tho judges of the election returns
and qualifications of its members. 2d. If said
section is consistent with the Constitution,
does it authorize us to consider any evidence
other than that taken before some judicial
officer upon jive day* notice to the opposite
irtv, and within thirty days after the election.
[e argued that sa-d section of the Code is
in harmony with the Constitution, and was
adopted, nut for the purpose of interfering
with the right of the Legislature to pass upon
the election, return*, and qualification of its
members, but to furnish the means by which
that right could bo exercised, wiih uniformi
ty, upon principles of justice, and in a man
ner consistent with sound public policy.
That said section is, and was intended to be
exhaustive svs to the manner in which the
General Assembly shall exercise that consti
tutional right. If we establish this as a
precedent, the time may come, when R will
be used- disastrously to the interests and
welfare of the people of Georgia
Mr. Russell reviewed the facts of the case
and contended that the section of the Code
was never intended to limit the Legislature
in its efforts to develop fraud and the casting
of illegal votes in the election of its members.
In this case it was clearly proven that 87 ille
gal votes were cast, and all of them were for
compose it would have more time than mem- ! change the compare — 1 irr--- . - nn<rht tri m . kp
hers of the Legislature 35 per cent | ThU If for DO other purpose ought to make
Mr. McMillaii said thru the chars* of Til-1 Mr Sichols moved to strike out 25 per! i( desirable u,
lainv sjsinst high officials swarm throushoat 1 cent, sad insert 10 per cent from Fallon sdmits “ .-. i ZSs
thelike ihf“oro.'.sof Esypt, aod th.se Mr. Burns opposed the smendment He ' sndif o^re
charges call for immediate investigation, and said the rates of compensation are already as | lalon not to recognize ,J?, re „
in wTopinion the duty of making this in- ! low as they should be considering th. cost of j “JL'tSSSSd^bed^wdShT
vestiraTton falle upon the shoulders of the the pnnung and expenditures not Mumated ; the Governornow proposed to be elected why
members of this General Assemble. in the cost sworn lo. should he yield two years hence^and why
Mr McMillan reviewed the situation and Mr. Nichols insisted upon his amendment < would not the tame trouble he feared then a»
detailed the misfortunes of our people in s because he had been informed that the work now. The veto message when stopped of
speech replete with choice language and ele- could be profitably done at that rate, and had i all unaound argument dwindles down to the
language u e, n0 * rei30n E U ted to me contrary. -idea that Mr. Conley is m the office of Gov-
4 Mr. Pou said that when the bill propowd i Mr. Hillyer said the committee had deter- ernor aad waalu to tuj there twelve months
by Mr. Scott was first presented, hs was op- 1 mined upoa that rate after thorough aad ae- leap*.
land, Kibbee, Lester, 3Iathews, McWhorter,
Nichols, Nunnally, Peddy, Reese, Richard
son, feimmons, Steadman and Wellborn—32.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Campbell, Col-
mao, Crayton and Wallace—5.
The consideration of a bill to provide a
remedy by which money or property stolen
or retained from the State, or the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, may be recovered and
an amendment .hereto, being unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, was taken up.
The amendment changes the mode of
prosecution of persona charged with having
violated the provisions of the bill, and dis
pense with bond and security required by the
bill, except by order of court on the return
of a rule nisi issued at the instance of the in
former.
31 r. Hinton forcibly advocated the amend
ment on the ground that the requisition of
the bond would be an impediment in the way
of prosecution.
3ir. Nunnally opposed the amendment.
He defended the bill as reported, and said
the Committee did not desire tosh is Id wrong
doers but to shield the courts from petty
suits, instituted by all classes of persons,
from any sort of motive, and to protect the
innocent from such unjust prosecution.
31 r. Hoyle fayored the amendment and de
sired to encourage informers in every way
without unreasonable restriction.
3lr. Brown spoke in opposition to the
amendment. He thought there could be ao
difficulty in finding solvent persons to go se
curity on the bond in any meritorious prose
cution.
3Ir. Hillyer insisted that the practical effect
of the biU, as it stands, is to restrict suits so
as to prevent the recovery of property stolen
from the 8tate. He reviewed the history of
the bill, and said his idea of its necessity he
had obtained from his experience as commis
sioner to audit accounts against the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, and he found out there
what general interest in the matter, and the
widely disseminated knowledge concerning.
3tr. Brown said there was one instance
here m the city of Atlanta which the bill
would reach, where the property couM not
get away, and as far as that matter is con
cerned in behalf of those interested in the
E urchose of the Mitchell property, he invites
ivestigation by a committee or otherwise.
Mr. Hillyer averred that the bill bad been
dfawn with no reference to the Mitchell
Committee for the bill to change the per
diem of officers and members of the General
Assembly was taken up. This substitute
fixes the pay of President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House at $10 per day, aud of
members and Senators at •7 per day, with
$5 for every twenty miles as mileage.
On this substitute the IIouso went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr 3IcMillan
the Chair.
The Com mi Ue rose and reported that no
conclusion had been come to.
A motion to go again into committee was
lost.
Mr. Snead made the point of order that no
member can vote on this question because of
their interest in it.
This point waa not ruled on, because it
would dispose of a bill which the House was
considering.
Leave or absence was granted to Messrs.
Sellers, Hooks, Collins and Harvey.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived but not read.
Pending discussion of the bill to reduce the
per diem the House wls declared adjourned
until $ p. m.
Thursday, November 23.1871.
HOUSE—AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at 8 p. ic.
A number of Hoiks bill were read tb©
second time.
Leave of absence was granted to Messm i
Tarver, Pou, Roundtree, Johnson of Clay
Bruton of Decatur, and Griffin of Twiggs.’
Also, to Messrs. PatUlo, Hooks, Richards,
and Goodman, a sub committee on the Blind
Asylum, to visit Milledgeville on official bu
siness.
House then adjourned until 9J o’clock to
morrow morning.
S 'ctioh 2. As ancillary to said suit, an at-
taclim ?nt may issue upon the informer, or
any citizen instituting the proceedings, mak-
iug oath that the defendant lias defraud
ed the State of Georgia, stating the amount,
which attachment may issue when the suit
has commenced, or at any time pending the
suit; su-. h attachment to lie sent out upon a
substantial compliance with the Revised
Code on tue subject of attornments, except
as to the affid .vit, and nnv ! levied upon
any an.I al! tbo proper*v of the defendant;
and when s*icii attachment b once issued, il
may be removed to any other eoiffity or coun
ties. MS in Other cases, nou «:i.a ..o in any case,
withdrawn and again 1- v- •>' other prop
erty when such may be discovered.
Section 3. Wheu me d< !< :m.uii does not
reside in this 8tale, the orig..i :i j»ri»cecdings,
under this bill,may lo by . .sincut as in
other cases.
Section i The parage of «• ’ bill shall be
deemed, and tabc.i bo. i.mioc to all the
world of the claim wt il»c tie to any money
or property 1] .b!c u- h r tv* same, now held
rued by
office, or any po>i-i u,
W'esu-rn and Allan;
1st, 1$ jj, or may be :io
office or position.
Section 5 All artits i
• > lms hild an
the State or the
• ‘ I. since July
: e if ter in such
bill , shall be
rau within one year <uter v* passage. 1j
beeth n 6. The Hols-'itor Geneta! prnaecu- •’ 3S f
in all andi suits shall b- cutiut-d to the ^ C ' 1
A BILL
Tolxecat© the 15th Section at Article
1 of the Constitution of Die State of
Georgia*
m Section 1. Be it enacted by the Goocmi As
sembly of Georgia^That whenever any per
son shall create a lien on property iu existence,
or to be acquired, or on crops i<» 1« mad**,
shall rent real estate, or shall employ hdioir
or mechanics, and, ofier lawfuld tuand made
upon him for payment of the. cl dm secured
by said lien, or such rent, or said laborers’
mechanics’ claim, shall lraudidently sell,
remove or otherwise dispose of the property
covered by said liens, or the projn*rfy liable
to landlord’s distress warrant, or claim of
laborers or mechanics, and shall f«il without
legal cange to satisfy the owner ct said liens,
landlord, laborer or mechanic, within ten
days after such side, removal or disposal, lu*
or she shall be guilty of mlsdemcr-or, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punMi« d r.s p;e-
srribed ip section 4245 of the Co lo <>f Geor
gia.
Section 2. Bo it further en ctcd, That
whenever any person described iu the first
section of this Act, after selling,: moving *r
otherwise disposing of the property covered
bj the liens or claims therein it ierred to.
without the consent of the own-7 of such
lien, shall fail, with fraudulent brent, to sat
isfy the owner of said liens, said landlord*,
said laborers or mechanics, upon n lawful de
mand upon him for payment, then lr*sh i!i V*
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, up n convic
tion thereof, shall bv pun;-hod a- prcscrib. 1
in section 4245 of the Code of Gc« r_in.
Section 3 Be it further c- aciial, That
whenever any person descrilicd i i section I
of this Act, after selling, n :novh _', or ojIm i-
wise disposing of, w’Plior with mi.
the property covered by and ii b!c to the
liens or claims described Insertion Vafuc-
said, shall place himself, with fr.: i Itilont i».-
tent, in such situation tint no d-mniid for
payment can be made upon him, w.icre kvii
person resided when said lien was created, or
where said land was rented, and shall fail to
pay off said liens or landlord’s chouis, or la
borers’ er mechanics' claim, within ten days
after the time such lien or claim shall become
due, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished as
prescribed in section 4245 of the Code of
Georgia.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That when
ever any person renting land, or b ring labor
er?, shall dispose of during the y» nr, or time
of renting, or time of service, 'tb* crops or
other property liable to said rent, or claims
of laborers, and shall not leave a sufficiency
thereof to satisfy the claims of rcn‘, or claim*
of laborers, such person shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be punislu-d as pre
scribed in section 4245 of the Code of Gcor-
gia.
property, and that that ha$ not been thought
Sf until the bill bad
led,that
the present incumbtut, except two. Throwing
out these illegal votes the contestant had a
clear majority. Whether & man be Demo
crat or Republican he docs not want to see
upon this floor representing a county, if he
as elected by illegal votes.
Mr. McMillan was allowed to conclude his
speech, which was cut short by expiration of
allotted time. He continued his argument
in relation to the law of the cos *, urging that
the evidence, other than that taken in the
regular and usual way, ought not to have
been admitted, especially if the incumbent
had not had the required notice.
Mr. Pou was opposed to the adoption of
the report of the committee, and was in fa
vor of declaring that the present incumbent
is entitled to retain his seat. As to the no
tice, even if not given, the present incum
bent waived it when he appeared and put in
a plea. But the law presumes that the in
cumbent who was sworn in was legally elect
ed, and the onus of proving the reverse was
upon the contestant, and he ought to have
shown that the parties who voted those ille
gal ballots voted them illegally, or resided out
of the county, and these facts, in the opinion
of Mr. Pou, were not fully proven.
Mr. McMillan oflered as a substitute for the
report of the committee, a resolution declar
ing that there had been no election in Spald
ing county.
Mr. Scott said that at first he was disposed
to oppose the claims of the contestant, but
upon more reflection and an examination of
the law, he became convinced that his claims
were well founded.
Under the statute, taken in connection with
the Constitution, there can be no doubt but
that the evidence taken was clearly admissi
ble. , .
Mr Netherland thought that even after a
member had received a certificate from the
Governor, this House is not estopped from
reopening the whole case, and fully investi
gate all facts connected with the election of
such member and this may be done by a
choice of the means and manner of making
•uch investigation.
Mr. Pirece said that the Committee on
Privileges and Elections composed of mem
bers of both parties, made this report unani
mously, after mature investigation. It cer
tainly is true that one or the other of these
parties was elected, and there was no evi
dence before the committee to warrant the
declaration by this House that there bad
been no election. If the evidence of fraud
is sufficient, the contestant ought to be seated;
and if it is not, then the inoumbent ought to
be let alone. The proof was sufficient to
show that illegal votes were cast, and the in
cumbent admits it by not offering rebutting
proof. , .
Mr. Pierce reviewed the evidence, and
claimed that the fraud of stealing the ballot-
box was chargeable to the incumbent’s party,
and that after the notice of contest was given.
Mr. Henderson called the previous question.
The call was sustained.
Mr. McMillan’s resolution declaring a va
cancy was lost
The motion to adopt the report of the com
mittee, declaring David H. Johnson, the con
testant, entitled to the seat, was put
The yeas and nays were put with the fol
lowing result Yeas 97, nays 33.
Mr. Hoge gave notice that he would move
a reconsideration to-morrow.
Mr. McWhorter said that the House had
decided that Mr. David H. Johnson was a
Section 5. Be it further enacted. That the
term “lions,” used in sectious 1, 3 and 3 of
this act shall be held to embrace the liens of
merchants, factors, landlords, mortgages and
others, and the reserved rights of vendors of
personal property to the same, when sold on
condition that the title shall not pass till the
me is paid for.
Section 6. Be it further enoctod, Tiiat i
whenever any debtor shall shall si U, remove
or otherwise dispose of person) 1 property
liable to judgments against him, with intent
to defraud such judgment, and sh ill fail iu
ten days after such sale, removal «>r disposal,
upon demand—if a demand can be made in
the county of his residence, or with
out a demand if such demand can
not there lie made—to satisfy the
claims of such judgment creditor, then he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punched as pre
scribed in section 4245 of the Code of Geor-
gia.
Section 7. Whenever any person apply
ing for exemption of personal property
shall intentionally withhold a full state-*
ment of all bis personal property—
including his money, stocks, bonds and
claims of every sort, and a correct valua
tion of the same, according to the best of his
knowledge, or shall conceal or refuse to sur
render for the benefit of his creditor* so much
and such part of his personal property as is
in excess of the exemption allowed by law,
or shall use any trick, scheme, device, or
other improper means, to cheat liis creditors
in the valuation of his personal property
claimed to be exempted, or whenever any per
son applying for setting apart homestead
shall use any trick, scheme, device, false
representation, imposition, deceit, falsehood,
by himself or others—to procure an under
valuation, of the real estate claimed as a
homestead, or to prevent his creditors from
getting so much of his real estate as lawfully
should be sold for their benefit, he or she is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished a* prescribed in
section 4245 of the Code of Georgia.
Section 8. Whenever any person being a
debtor, shall, with intent to defraud bis
creditor©, sell, remove or otherwise dispose of
his property, and faff upon demand to satisfy
the claims of such creditor©, or if no demand
can be made upon him by reason ef his re
moval from the county of his residence or his
concealment, or other disposition of his per
son, rendering it impossible to make such de
mand in said county, then he shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished as prescribed in section
4245 of the Code of Georgia.
Section 9. Whenever any person shall buy
from another any article of person al prop
erty for cash, and shall fail to pay for the
same on demand, after the expiration of five
days, or if no demand can be made by rea
son of the concealment, removal from the
county of his lesidence, 01 any other suffi
cient reason, and said article shall not be
paid for at the expiration of said five days
from date of purchase, then said buyer shall
be guilty of & misdemeanor, and, on convic
tion thereof, shall be punished as prescribed
in section 4245 of the Code of Georgia.
Section 10. Whenever any person shall
purchase in another State personal property,
and bring the same to this State in which be
resides, with the intention of defrauding said
seller, and giving to the person residing in
this State, being creditors, a preference in
payment of the property so purchased, or its
proceeds, then he ©hall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall
'same fees on nil sums a t fin TV J’-cted as in
other case©, but in no oth r *\ iv and to no
0 thcr pusou shad the State hi any event be
come liable for fees, cottand expense*.
Section 7 All property other than money
recovered under tlii* set shall be sold under
the ja.lument, and the net proceeds paid into
the treasury.
Section 8. In suing out the attachment
above provided for, It shall he sufficient if the
aih-tui swears to the affidavit upon the best of
li:* information and belief.
Section 9. If any informer shall bring tmy
suit under this act, upon the defendant filing
hi* or her affidavit in the Clerk’s office, srwear-
t»4 that he or she ha© a legal and bona fidt
title to sold property, it shall be the duty of
the iidurnuT to give good bond anil security,
pav.'. '-j to the defendant, which bond shall
he hle«l in the Clerk’s office, for all costs, dam-
* and expenses which may lx* incurred or
subtsin.v. b}' the defendant, (including coun-
sel fee.-.) in consequence of the bringing of
uch ea.-c; Provided, It shall appear on the
trial of .-uch case that the claim or information
upon which said suit was founded was false
•and nuf urided, and if the said defendant
;-hnII make and tiie said affidavit as
aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the in
former, upon notice of the tiling of such
affidavit by the defendant, to make and
uid bond in the Clerk’s office within
days to indemnify the defendant
isr damages, expenses, counsel fees: etc.,
as aforesaid, and on failure to do so within
said ten day©, it shall bo the dutv of the court,
■u morion. »o dismiss said case; and if at
nnv (ini-* during the prndcnci of said suit,
; ri y on the bond shalflxcome manf
ul to .vccurc the defendant against said
t «l.i ;>agcs and expenses, it shall be the
:« f tue court to require* the informer to
• * tie r security, and on failure to do so,
a a* shall Ire dismissed; and it shall be
duty of the jury trying any case under
ac:, il they find for the defendant, to in-
• whether or not the claim or information
u which saiil suit was brought was false
unfounded, if the jury shall find the
u '<;• information to be false and unfound
ed, n shall be their duty to find the amount
f < ! d images, fet a and expenses as aforc-
.i !. tp..: tii * defendant shall he permitted to
* a; r up j idgmont against the informer, and
i. v mcariiio on hi. said bond, fertile amount
«v fe r..ti, * hicii judgment shall be lawful and
valid t » all intcut- and purposes, and may be
levied up >n the property of the informer or
ni* securities,or either or both, as other judg
ment*. Provided, That if the informer will
make affidavit, that owing to his poverty he
is unable to give such security, the case shall
then proceed as if no such security had been
required.
riectioj 10. All the proe *e,lings under this
act shad be in the name of the butte of Geor
gia, hut shall state also, the name of the
prosecutor or informer, so as to fix his liability
for cost*, and shall state the grounds upon
which the suit is founded, ami a recovery is
claimed, as in other suits, and the party at
whose instance a suit is begun, shall not bo
obliged to prove the consent of the Attorney-
General or Governor to begin or prosecute
such suit.. The presiding Judge at the trial
of such suit, whenever there may be a final
recovery, direct that the State Treasurer, or
his lawful ©gent, shall take pos 3 ; sion of the
amount, which, according to this act, shall
belong to the State, after fees and other al
lowance, herein provided, are paid and no
part <>f the fund accruing to the Slate, under
the same, shall go into the possesion of the
utor or his attorney.
Section 11. No suit begun under this act
shall l>c in any manner settled or compro
mised or dismissed, without the consent and
written order of the Judge, entered on the
minutes, and whenever any person after hav
ing begun or instituted, or caused to be begun
instituted any such suit, shall presume to
settle or compromise the same, oi make any
;recment for the non-prosconlion of the
me, without such order of the Judge, such
person shall he deemed guilty of a felony,
aud, ou conviction thereof, shall \>e punished
by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for a
term not than 1 nor longer than 5 years,
hut no such attempted settlement or com
promise of such case, without the order of
the court, as aforesaid, shall he valid, or so
perate as to take the case out of court, and
the same shall be prosecuted by the Suite’s
counsel with any new informer who may
appear, or without an informer, to a final
ial of the cause on its merits.
Section 12. The form of the remedy given
this act is direct only, and the proceedings
lder the same shall be amendable as inotlu
cases.
biction 13. All laws conflicting with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
The proviso of the ninth section is given
from memory, but is In substance correct.
General W» fiord state* MJLm PMtltsn
Clenrly—tic Deals* fi«l©f la ©*«•
State Hand Interest ©r Party taaar
Blay. _
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17,187L
General TFiftuvm T. Wo ford, Kimball Hmm:
Deab Sib—Certain rumor© involving yowl
name are afloat It is said:
First—That you are in the interest of ll-d
lessees of the Western and Atlantic Railroao.
Secondly—That through the procurement
of yourself and the lion. Thomas M. Nofw
o»h!, a combination or “ring” of the friend©
of both was formed, looking to his election
to the office of United States Senator and to
your own preferment to that of Governor.
In accusation number one the P*4»Oi -
nmnt of your offending docs not quite appear.
it ? s sufficient, however, for tho tongne oC
evil report.
Number two already has had an explicit
lenia! from Senator Norwood.
Ihc best known and the bc.*t indeed in tbd
midst of these evil days may find it not amiss
to regulate their Nootd out of their owu
mouths, or with their sigus manual. At the
iustance of a number or gentlemen, I write
to request a statement from your own baud
of tne truth a* to those several matters.
With high respect, your frieud ami obe
dicut servant, Gaunett McMillan.
C.vitrEsvtLLW, Ga., November 21,1871.
Dear Sir: Yours iff the 17th instant ha©
been received, and but forabsence, both from
‘ from home, would have hod an
earlier answer.
I reply 10 . u* rumors you mention, as they
m l m > onrno'c:
The first is . hat I am “in the interest of th©
lessees of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.”
This rumor is entirely without foundation—
is absolutely false. I am not “in the inter
est” of any man or set of men, but in the in
terest of ik-oreia and her people. As to the
lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
be punished as prescribed in section 4245 of
the Cod© of Georgia.
■ILL
T© Pravlde * Beater fey Which
fleaer ©r Property Stolen or Frond
nlently or Vntmwfnlly Converted
or Detatnte (root tho fitnte or the
Western and Atlantia Rolf ro«d
he Received* and for Other Pur*
Section 1. Be it enacted, That any money
or property atolen from the btate or the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, or fraudu
lently or unlawfully detained from the game,
and any money or property of which the
said road or the State have been in any man
ner defrauded, or which is unlawfully de
tained from the same, may be recovered from
the person© perpetrating the fraud or guilty
of the conversion, or from any person
persons or corporation into whose posseasii
the same or the fund may be traced by com
petent proof, (except persons taking for value
bona Jtde without notice of the fraud) b^ ~
proceeding upon petition filed by the Boll
tor-General, upon the information of any
citizen, in the Superior Court of the county
where the defendant resides if a resident of
thi© btate, and the person prosecuting said
•uit shall nwri foch •ampenaaiioa far him-
snpitoS§!«5iwm»tto«
Georgia !*lewk lienii.
ro* Tilt OOXSTlTUTIOX.l
More dwelling houses are wanted in
Tliomaston. Colonel Jordan, of Tliomaston,
has a 17 months’ old hog, which weighs from
" JO to 350 pounds.—I'hottUUton Herald.
W. J. Gaines has brought suit against the
Macon and Western Railroad, under the civil
right© bill, aad has filed his affidavit in the
United Stale© Court soon to commence at
Savnnnau.—Macon Citizen.
The Rockdale Paper Mills arc ©gal
operation. Bagfey’s bridge across Yellow
river, at the Rockdale Paper .Mills, has been
completed. Twenty-five new built lings are
now being erected in Conyers. The court
house in Conyers will be completed by the
middle of January.—Conyers Examiner.
The editorial management of the Times
and Planter has been resumed by Rev. B. H.
Sasnett. The receipts of cotton at the Sparta
»t, ©o far, have not averaged more than
the amount received up to the same date
last year. In a rencounter between Mr.
Thomas A. Hobby and 31 r. Benjamin
Roberts, of Hancock county, 31 r. Robert*
waa ©hot and killed instantly by Mr. Hobby.
Times and Planter.
From the Macon Citizen we learn that6omc
difficulty occurred in that city between the
police force and Horace Lingard, which led
to th© arrest of Lingard. Before Lingard
was discharged he was required to sign a
card, assuming all responsibility in the mat
ter. This card appeared in the Telegraph.
Subsequently, Mr. Lingard appears in a card
iff the Citizen in which he savs: “It ii
is false
hat l refused to . uit vhe poiic:.- force free
That my making j.-.; of the word damn to the
Gonstable is also h i e. I merely said that I
would not admit ti e entire force free—that
I did not think 1 ic citizens of Macon re
quired the whole fo. ee to keep order in the
theatre.”
The drug ©to- • f Mr. Augusta Barie of
Savannah, was i »ed on Monday night of
some valuable p:qx*rs, twenty dollars in
silver and serf: :y-fiv© or eighty dollars in
United States lank notes, ilr. William
Hone’s residence was entered on Friday
night, and several valuable sets of harness
and some bantam fowls were carried off
All the arrangements for the Fair have been
completed. A mammoth bill <n reached
the city Saturday. It b ni..c tj f * t in height
and fifty feet in dianvter when inflated. It
belongs to Messrs. Davis & Co. I hc cero-
naut tit Clair will make an ascension from
the Exposition Park Monday. The 16th
United States infantry band has lx*en en
gaged for the Exposition. Five Appochee
Indiana will appear during the Fair and wii,
run a race in their primitive style.—Sacan
nah
As to the second, thul m m
between Mr. Norwood and myself and our
friends: The public alrcadv lias his reply.
So far as concerns myself 1 have to say, there
is not and never wtu anv such “combination
or ring.* So far ns f know or lielicve, uo
such combination was ever thought of, much
less In Iked about or entered into.
1 regret that such rumors cannot be traced
to any responsible author; if they could they
would be met in such manner as would ren
der tueir circulation ns rumor unnecessary.
They should be bmnded and recognized by
their authors as falsehoods.
Thanking you for calling mv attention to
these false reports, I am very sincerely, your
friend and obedient servant,
Wm. T. Wofford.
Hon. Garnett McMillan, House of Repre
sentatives, Atlanta.
Ot'El SIV1:DISH Lr.TT£B.
A Bntch of Kuodi^bAervantniwUt ©t
in Georgia in D cruiber-We^ca©
fact nil the Swedish Servant* %r©
Want—A word toiOeorgiua© wh*
Want Help.
Comoro DjiN, November 3,1871.
Editors Contfilutbn: Being*on^the eve ol
leaving this country after a successful so
journ here, I beg leave lo address you a few
linos.
I leave here the 10th of November, and
will, God willing, be In Georgia first day© of
Decentlier, probably the 2d. I am bringing
with inc.125 servants, all very good and have
had applications from a couple hundred more.
I have put the business in fine trim, and can
now get 1,000 servants ayenr.cloeely ©elected
from the very best. But th© success of th©
enterprise depends entirely on how them
people are treated by their new master*.
The Swede* aie very quit t, hard-working and
industrious, a good word will go a long way
with them, when unMndness soon make*
the blood they have inherited from their
uceslors, tiie “Yiki>g».” run hot in their
cins. Used to hardships of all kinds from
arly youth, they will not grumble, but they
are not treated’ very well by their master*
here, which makes them anxious to leave,
and if not kindly treated in their new homes,
they will write to their fiicuds here ami
Georgia will soon gi t an ugly name here, and
stop every bit of emigration to your Btate.
On the other hand, if titc people are satisfied,
you will have liuuJrcUs, if not thousands,
who CAU '*hn will
cthkraie to Ihc place where their friends,
resident in Georgia, have found their home*.
This is a very essential point and well worthy
of consideration, and I hope I shall never
have any cause to regret Lh;tt I liav© brought
my countrymen to Georgia, and hope you
will impress on your readers the necessity of
giving no one any jnst cause of complaint.
My arrangements here ar© now very com
plete, and long before 1 arrive in Sweden
next time, a couple hundred of first das©
servants will have been «*lected and await
ing my approval. I have appointed agent©
all over the country, who Wilt only engage
such as they know lo Ik: good and can be re
commended, which will Ik* an easily con
ceived advantage. If the gentlemen of Geor
gia will assist me and carry out the pro-
gramme^of justice and kindness to my emi
grants, the time will not I>e very distant when
the want of good prrvsnt© wilt be felt a good
deal less than it lias been for some time paau
Dear sir, yours obediently, J. Fosa,
Emigrant Agent.
Georgia Jlrw* item©.
fcoSDENSKP FOR TU£ COKMTTCTIoa.]
Abram Foard, of Milledgeville, is dead.
Col. Miller Greene, jr, addressed the Bald
win County Bible Society last Sunday even
ing.—JfMcJyemlL UecouLr.
Colonel A. R. Lain or, formerly editor of the
Columbus Sun. and President of the Southern
Press Association, has gone into the Insur
ance business.—Savannah lb publican.
Hon. Charles Estes has been re nominated
by the Dcmocnicy of Augusta as their can
didate for Mayor. There was a small fire in
Augusta on Tuesday.—Constitutionalist.
Turkeys in the Savannah market bring $4
to $5 per pa r; ducks $t 25 to $1 50 per pair;
egg© 37 cents per dozen. The Savannah Fair
promises to be a success.—Morning Neim.
Mr. Allen Tarver was run over by hi*
wagon loaded with cotton in the street in
Louisville, ou Saturday lost, and died from
the effects of it iu about ten minutes.—Ames
and Farmer.
Judge lv. T. Terrell, of Gwinnett county,
has made this year sixty barrels of corn and
four bags of cotton by his own labor, paying
out only fifteen or twenty dollars for extra
labor during the year. This is extra cropping
for a man who has the misfortune to be near
ly blind.-— Gwinnett Herald.
Deckcns’ Shingle Machine is on exhibition
at the Savannah Fair. It turn© out 20,000
shingles in ten hours. The Mechanics and
Blacksntths, of Savannah, have formed a
Union. L. A. McCarthy, Acting President,
V). A. Sinclair, Vice-President, W. D. Rallan-
tyne. Financial Secretary.—Sa-oanmUi Ad
vertiser.
3Ir. Jacob McGchee, of Russell county,
Alabama, died on Sunday last. 3frs. J. J.
Clapp, formerly Lila Dawson, of Columbus,
is dead. Colttmbns voted $200,000 in bond©
to the North and South Railroad, of which
$83,009 have been issued. The officers say
they have seventeen miles of completely
graded track, though not continuous, at the
Columbus end.—Columbus Sun.
Young McDonald, who was shot in Athena
with a pistol last week, is likely to recover.
Henry 31. Law, of Savannah, will deliver a
* mperance lecture at Dcuprie’s nail this
eek. Mr. William Martin, of Athens, ac
cidentally received a pistol j-hot in the bed
Saturday night by a Derringer, which fell
from the pocket of Major W. Pruitt Though
not considered dangerou*, the wound is pain
ful. A horse belonging to I. M. Kenney
fell into a well at the High School last Friday
evening, and, although the fall did noi kill
him, he suffocated before he could bo
got out The first killing frost of
the season occurred in Athena on the 16th
instant 3Ir. W. W. Daniels, tewing
machine agent, met with a serious accident
on Saturday last. His horse attached to his
wagon, in which were two sewing machines,
backed down the embankment at the bridge.
Mr. Daniels, in attempting to jump out hail
liis foot entangled iu the wheel, and went
down with the wagon. His leg was broken
above the ankle, the wagon smashed to pieces,
both machines broken, and the horre some
what injured. North Georgia Conference
will convene in Athens, the 29Ih insC Mr.
Bnrson, of Jackson county, while hauling
cotton from a gin one day last week, fell
from his seat on a bale of cotton, down be
tween the mules, which caused them to run.
His body was dragged a considerable distance
and horribly mangled.—Southern Watchman.
or We learn from a trustworthy source
that the Hon. William 31arcy Tweed has
told hia interest in the Washington Patriot
to Jeffries & Co. for $7,000. The Patriot
claims to be the National Democratic organ.
Ii is understood that hir. Tweed’© stock in
tk© ©eaeorm oott him $26,090.
Don’t be in a hurry. It is neither wis©
nor healthful. It is true you can run a loco
motive a mile in a minute, but il ia not good
for the locomotive, 3rd the engineer rarely
does it. This high rule of sp«*<*d ruins both
man. and machinery. Thousands who are in
haste to get rich are ruined every year. Your
slow, deliberate fellows rarely fail tosucc;*ed.
People who arc in a hurry are apt to hare
their work to |>erl<»rn» a second lime. The
tortoise Ixals the hate al lust. There i© lit
tle danger of bulling y« ur head against a
post if you move del.baatily. Take Dr.
Holmes’ edvice:
‘ Ran Ii ymi )i*c , Vat ’r» to keep - <>nrbreath.
Woru like .1 mau, tul Unw.'l 1>j m.r*.u4 lo <1
Aui. with lie tr nations—let me ebas
I>ou t striae Um iron till it's fciitfhlty ©