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tMg ©onsiftnthra. National Democratic Ticket. ' FOR PRESIDENT: EOEACE GEEELEY, • FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: B. GRATZ BBOWU, State Democratic Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR: JAMES M. SMITH, ATLANTA, OA-, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 We had call* yesterday from s number of Favfcnab argnaintantm JlaJ. Henry Bryan, Pli-L'x H. Ruaell, Eaq., Mr. Edwin DeLeon, the brilliant editor of the Savannah Repub lic County Court of Ban Frandaco has deckled that a party who furnishes informa- lion to a newspaper with >n intent of its publication beoomes virtually its publisher. Personal*—AH aglow witUTat and fun,the ever genial Acton, embassador of Tna Con : ttt rmij, squeezed' into our sanctum last Monday. lie is still entitled to the premium - being the best newspaper agent extant it it, tl* n, you know the quality of wares a man ile&ls in has much to do in making the man. Tna Constitution is one of the best •ladies in Georgia. and Uns in part accounts for the wonderful success of our friend Ac tum Subscribe for The Constitution. -Cal Aomo 'Juna. ta hat la Oar Duty ! Our worthy cotemporary the Columbus Hun replies to our statement that what we do t.t ell we should do well, and therefore we must work in earnest for Greeley, by admit ting the c>-ncral rule, but first it wants to know its duty. We a;-rce with it But duty is now plain. Greeley is the representative and leader of the movement for good government, and Grunt the head of tyranny and Southern op salon. The issue is between the two. •I m is no room for doubting duty here. The Democratic party has pointed out the •la'y, now let us work for it. .vtr. Niepliens Again Speaks. Tub Sun contains the reply of Mr. Steph- < i to our editorial upon the prepoa'erons i-n of the Bun to be a Democratic Journal, ..: iln opposing all tbeconatitated authorities of the party and repudiating its candidate for the Presidency. There is nothing in the -:ply that wc have not read again and again in the Bun. We clip the following paragraph "With what face docs oar neighbor ven- tnre to address the Democracy of Georgia, or of the United States, in censure of us, will, its complaints of the people 'groaning tinder Radical Despotism,’ when It carries at tin head of ita columns, as its candidate, the name of Horace Greeley, the master spirit in bringing about that despotism under which they groan f The simple answer la that Horace Greeley h'pk-dgcd to remove that "despotismand that he is tbe regularly nominated Demo cratic candidate for President. Instead of meeting our argument In the premises, Mr. Stephens dis tinctly announces that he “recog nises no constituted authority or an tlioritles of anybody on earth” to bind ' im to a dilfcrent course than the one ho is pursuing. He has the right to tin to; hut, in repudiating the anthoritiesof the Democratic party, he thereby divorces hlm-cif from the party, and is laboring to dc- ic-V. : a- ’ong at he assails its candidates and defies its conventions. National and Slate. \V!ut more is the Radical press doing? Working In Ilnrnese Together, If nr. other reason guided a Democrat, who nmn Die “straight” idea now, to drop that Jinn, it JumiU ho th* naa the Radical* make <ii it in lid pin? their cause. The Grant pa pern copy everything of the kind largely. T!i,-y have the finest editorial dissertations v :i pure Democratic principles, and compu te at those gallant Democrats who refuse to t ell themselves to Horace Greeley. Their only hope now lies in the division of the i > mocracy. With a united Democracy, Greeley’s election is sure, and Grant's defeat certain. Wlsile if the “straights" can carry u large strength Grant's election is positive. We notice that Bard's paper and Scruggs' paper, in Grant’s interest, run the same itali- (tend headings about Grant and Greeley as the Atlanta Son. The Louisville Commercial, a Grant paper. Copies tbe editorials of the Sun. The Columbia Union, another Grant paper ns well ns others, points exuitingly to the At lanta “straight" meeting, as an evidence that he “Independent Democrats” choose Grant and that Grant will cany Georgia. Pci ’ggs' paper, the Atlanta Whig, ebroni- ,'sthe.names of Democrats who refuse to - ihuv the Greeley pill; and publishes pri- v letters it has received from “distin- gtiUhed" Georgia Democrats, who refuse to cat “Greeley crow.” Truly 'littingtiished Georgia Democrats nre pie-king curious organs in which to ven tilate their “straight" Democracy. And this is tbe drift of the "straight” •vcntml? Against ita friends, and for and ... its . armies and-their creed of hate and . --position to Greeley is aid toGranl mthern oppression. it do our "straight” friends hare to he following? hand is the hand of Blanton Dnncan i voice is that of the Administration 'll one may truly say of the side show , Bourbon Democracy. The whole •f the case has been from the outset vo u- to tbe complicity of the Grant -I cans in this ridiculous movement, i v we have ample evidence in the dr sent ont by Mr. J. M. Ed -. Bccretary of the Grant Central Com Washington. Here we have ...nest and inevnious gentleman actually oat the call for the Bourbon Dcmo- t' mention at Lonisville, and beggin; K. pnblicans to helpdreulate it throng] > Ue'ry. Here is the Democracv-lmtine ;; ..r.y doing its beat to keep np “the old • Il-I>a." which they say is so damned tn .-on and rebellion that a man who any of its voters is irorse than a N. w. does Mr. Edmunds, hacked by - nkhr.es, Mortons and Chandlers, expect are the country” by tooting for Mr. on Duncan's Bourbons? Atlanta, Ga., August 15,1872. .^Hutton: In your issue of the h y. a sue the following language: “We ! .- that some of the Grant leaders have 1 . in dose .ousultation with certain anti- i lucky Deuiocrata. Wc have also heard tl : a gentleman prominent in the’straight' : Mvunu-nt was in Washington a ahort while r \ and was met at the depot by a govern- i i official, to whom he said he bad come as he could after getting his dispatch Im :: ial asked him what he could do for <> In Georgia. He replied a good deal V’ h e must have money to work with T * -.vcrsBtkm was heard by a Georgian. I:, : ar'.ics moved away, and no more was T: : s a matter that demands investiga- • . i the"straight”Democrats,whoem- ’ • rue of the very best men of thecoun- . i .' upon you to name the man to whom > f rinl. at-ove extract. If he is prom- • r. ihc” straight” movement, we prom y -u -.i.at if the charge is trne.be shall no quarter from the “straights,” but . to denounced to your heart's content ! ish his nam and give the evidence. We it in justice to ourselves. Our cause : v: not be injured by such men or such charges, if they nre maintained. J. F. Alexander, W II. Weems, J. H. Furman, Alex. M. Wallace * In reply to tbe above, we have to state that t* • .-(atleman alluded to b Col. Jack Brown. We did not give his name because wc had not the evidence, and only had heard the report As the name b asked, wegive it that the gentleman may correct the injustice of the report if it is untrue. GEOKGIA LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Wednisdat, August 14,1872. Senate called to order by President TismiJl Prayer by Rev. A T. Spaldmg, D. D. Hon. C. C. Kibbee moved to take np the revolution to adjourn on the 24th inal, which prevailed. The resolution red tea that, whereas, the re port of the special committee shows a large amount of unfinished business that the ses sion be prolong'd until the 24th instant Tbe resolution wss adopted by the follow ing vote: Yeas—Anderson, Black, Burns. Cameron, Candler, Clark, Cone. E.tes, Irwin, Griffin, Heard, Hicks, Hillver, Hoyl, Jones, Jervis, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Mathews, McWhor- ter, Nicholls, Park, Peddy. Reese, Bichard- -on, Simmons, Ifmith, Steadman, Styles, Wellborn—8!. Nays—Bruton, Campbell, Colman, Conley, Devaux, Wallaco-0. Hon. W. M. Reese moved to reconsider the action on die bill to amend the act organ izing the Lunatic Asylum, which motion pre vailed. Hoo. B. F. Bruton moved to reconsider action declaring null and void the State’s indorsement of the bonds of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Colombia Bdlroad. Senator Breton contended that the Stale’s indorsement had never been put on these bonds, and the bill was unnecessary. Senator Breton offered a substitute for the bill declaring the act of R. B. Bollock in offi cially sign tag the bonds to be unauthorized, and prohibiting the Secretary of State from signing and the Treasnrer bom paying the me. Motion to reconsider lost by yeas 15, nays 10. On motion of Hon. W. M. Reese the hill relative to the Lunatic Asylum was taken up, amended, and passed. The special order of the day being the con sideration of the House bill declaring the State’s guaranty of certain railroad bonds anil and void, was taken np. To declare noil and void the indoreem: nt of the Stale’s guaranty on the bonds of the Cartereville and Van Wert Railroad and Cherokee Railroad Company. Hon. C. W. Styles moved to amend by in serting the amendment proposed by him to the Bainbridge,Cuthbert nnd Columbus Rail road bill, allowing bond holders to sue in the courts. Lost by yeas 11, nays 22. Hon. C. W. Styles offered an additions! section, authorizing the Governor lb ' receive propositions from hoMcra of bonds ns to what price they will agree to Bartender them Lost; yeas9, navs 25. The bill was then passed. Leave was granted to have the amendments offered by Senator Styles spread on the jour- ila. To declare null and vo’d the indorsement of the State’s guaranty on the bonds of tbe Brunswick and Albany Railroad under act of March, 18G9. Hon. J. C. NicboIIs called the previous question on Ibe passage of the bill, which waa sustained by yens 16, nays 14. The bill was then passed by yeas 20, nays 10. To declare null and void the gold bonds issued under act of 1870 for the Brunswick and Albany Railroad. Hon. C. W. Styles offered an amendment to each section of the bill, that the Governor in issuing said gold bonds acted as agent of the State only, and not by virtue of the sov ereign power vested in him by the Constitn ion as Governor. Lost by yeas 6. nays 23. The bill was then passed by yeas 22, nays 0. Hon. C. W. Styles in voting on the Bruns wick and Albany Railroad bill, explained that be was willing to vote to dedare all ille gal bontla nail and void, bat be was unwilling to declare void tbe obligations of the State that were valid and binding, and inasmuch as the Senate had voted down the amend ment to oaen the court! of the State for a fair adjudication of tbe question,and as he could not vote for naked repudiation, be should cast his vote in the negative on this and all the other repudiation bills. Bills on third reading. To incorporate the Georgia Land and Im migration company. Passed. To provide for the payment of insolvent criminal costs in the Northern judicial circuit. Passed. To incorporate the Hawkinsville Bank and Trust comp my. Amendments adopted ic par ing 30 per cent, to be paid in capital stock 425.000 with privilege to increase to $100,030. Passed. To increase the salaries of jndgrsof judi cial circuits in which there are cities with 10.000 or more inhabitants to $5,000 perso nam. The Judiciary Committee offered a substi tutc to increase the salaries of all Judges of the Superior Courts to $3,000 per annum. non. W. P. Mathews opposed both bill and substitute on the score of economy and from a regard to tbe condition of the State. He favored rather a redaction of salaries and circuits. Hon. John T. Burns opposed any increase of salaries, and moved to lay both bill and subslilnte on the table. Hon. B. F. Bruton proposed an amendment to allow each Judge a eopj-vach of Bacon’ Digest and Jackson’s Analytical Index. Tbe motion to table prevailed by yeas 18, nays 12. lion. T. J. Simmons moved to transmit the bond Mils to the House. Lost To authorize W. J. Clements to perform the duties of Ordinary of Chatham county during the alistnce of the Ordinary. Lost. To amend the act to provide for the sale of property in certain cases. Passed. To prevent certain acts of unlawful vio lence in this State. Passed. To change the time of lioldingtlie Superior Courts in tbe Albany Circnit Passed. To authorize the Ordinary of Telfair coun ty to issue bonds for building a Court House Passed. To amend section 61 of tlic Coda Pnssod To protect the people of Johnson county from frauds. Passed. To repeal llie section of the act requiring the State Treasurer to sign all coupons o! bonds. Passed. To amend the charier of Forsyth. Hon. George Hillycr moved to amend by inserting, to incorporate the town of Rntlegr and mpiioint commissioners, eta Withdrawn Amendment of Hon. T. J. Simmons to leg siisc bonds or bills issued by tlic authoritiir of Forsyth in the simiiitudeof money, adopt ed. Bill as amended, passed. To amend the charter of Carrolton. Snhsti tutc by the Judiciary Committed, adopted. To make it the duty of ordinaries to estab lish one election precinct in each militia dis trict Hon. W. C. Smith moved tn s’rikc out the clause to establish election precincts in each militia district Lost Hon. L. N. Trammell (Senator Candier in the chair) moved to recommit the bill. linn. B. F. Breton moved to table the motionto recommit Lost Motion to recommit prevailed. Hon. L. N. Trammell proposed to amend by inserting “provided that the provisions ol this act shall not apply to the counties of Whitfield, Murray, Gordon and Chatham.” Hon. B. Conley moved to amend by adding the county of Richmond. Lost Hon. J A. Jervis moved to add the coun ties of Fannin, Gill cr >nd Pickmt Hon. B. F. Breton moved to add the coun tyof Decatur. Tonis G. Campbell moved to add the coun ty of McIntosh. Hon. J. T. Bums made the point of order that the Constitution required the law to be general, and that the amendments were un constitutional. Tbe chair ruled the point not well taken. Hon. B. F. Bruton said he wanted tlic bill killed. The present election law was good enough to elect Smith and Greeley. On motion of Senator K hbee the bill was recommitted to tbe Judiciary Committee. To amend the act incorporating Dalton. Passed. To authorize tire Comptroller General to suspend the issue of executions and collec tion of taxes on unreturned wild lands Passed. To prescribe how certain ungranted lands may be disposed of. Passed. To provide for renumbering tbe Militia Districts in this State. Lost. To require the trial of colored men by mixed juries. Withdrawn. To relieve S. B. Fife, a minor, of Dvcatnr county. Lost To incorporate the Excelsior Gas Light Company. Passed. To extend the jurisdiction of the City Court of Augusta. Passed. To authorize Justices of the Peace to fore close mortgages on personalty in amounts not exceeding $100. Lost. Message from Ibe House received announc ing the passage of a hill to pay school teachers of 1871. and to cancel illegal bonds amount ing to |363,000 and substituting legal bonds for them. The bill was taken np and read tbe first tima Hon. C. C Kibbee offered a resolution pro viding for the appointment of a committee of two from the Senate and three from the To Heard county to purchase the bridge,and issue bonds to pay for Toamendtheactinforporalfag Hon. George Hihyer offered an amend- ment incorporating Rutledge. Amendment agreed to and bill passed. To incorporate Citizens’ Gss light Com- iny of Atlanta. Passed. To incorporate tbe Merchants and Far mers’ Mutual Bank of Granlville. Pasted. To regulate the custom in the sale of beef House to wait upon his Excellency the Gov ernor and inform him of the action of the General A«semMy in prolonging i>.o session until the 24:h instant The re 1 ition was adopted, and Senators Kibbn- uni Breton appointed on the part of the 3- ante. The resolution relative to private deposi tors in the Georgia Nations’ Bank was taken up and referred to the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Hon. W. C. Smith, the Sen ate adjourned to meet at Si o’clock, P. JL, to-night [A handsome bouquet of flowers adorned the President’s dean. It is understood a smelling committee will be appointed to in quire as to who mid such a graceful cv mpli- ment to the Senate, eta] SENATE—EVENING SESSION. Wednesday, August 14. Senate met at Si o’clock P. M. Bills read third tima cattle. Hon. Reuben Jones offered an amendment that after the provision prohibiting tbe cut ting off of the bead and skirts, the words, " or tail,” be added. Bill passed. To amend the act incorporating the Grand Trhnk Railroad. Passed. To amend the am incorporating the Albany and Columbus Railroad.. Lost To amend tbe act incorporating the Wil- mington^Ruilroad Company. Passed. To revive and continue in force the act to incorporate the Rome Gas Light Company. Passed. To facilitate the collection of the poll tax lor the years 1868, IBCS aoU 1870. Passed. “To authorize the Governor to institute suits lit certain cases. Tabled for the present To relieve the securities of Henry A. Rich, tax collector of Clay county. Pending discussion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning fi o’clock. HOUSE. , v ." [Correction—In speaking ol the leave asked by Mr. Hall, of Upson, last night to withdraw the second resolution of his sub stitute. it woastated by mistake that he was allowed to withdraw it The House refused to allerv the withdrawal by a vote of 106 to 41. It requires a . unanimous vote to with draw.] House met Speaker Cumming in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. He-idt RtC iSsIDaUASION. Mr. Glenn moved to reconsider the action of the House yesterday .on the lease question for the purpose of introducing the following resolution: ■ ,j , . RaKdred, That within Dinety days from the date ol the passage of (his lesolntion, the present lessees shall execute to His Excel lency the-Governor a. bond with good and sufiicieot - security as required by the Lease Act, to pay the monthly rental of $25, U0 for the -Western and Atlantic Rail road, and to pay the State in the-event Lhey at any rime forfeit said road, the difference between $6,000,000 and the amount they may. have paid as rent np to the time of such forfeiture, m liquidated damages. Mr. Simmons of Gwin tit, moved-to lay the motion on tbo table, which motion was agreed to. Mr. Ilillyer, of Camden, introduced the following resolntion, which waa agreed to: “Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed by the Speaker to exam inc into the facts and report such action as they may deem expedient in the premises, regarding a report that some members hau received exorbitant milciwa” Messrs. Hillycr, McMillan, and Bacoff. were appointed on the committee. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs Murphy of Harris. Boss, Taylor and Bunn. Mr. Gray moved to take up the bill pro viding compensation for teachers in public schools,-which was laid on tbe table yester day, contending that it wss the solemn duty of the Assembly to discharge the debt to those teachers. JHA Rttwls opposed the motion. A bill already before the Assembly -which provided an ample remedy, allowing each county to discharge the debt Jlr. Grifflni of Houstdif, maintained that these teachers ought to be paid as a matter of duty. Mr. Berrien said tbis was a debt actually due and should be discharged, and if neccs- R»Ty a tax should be assessed for that pur pose. ... The bill was taken up. The bill provides for authorizing the Gov ernor to assess ?uch tax as will restore to the itate Treasury such amount of money as was collected by the former school laws, and which had been diverted to other purposes. 31 r. Rawls offered an amendment that the tax collected should be paid into the county treasuries and disbursed under orders of the County School Boards. Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, and Mr. Ber rien declared that this amendment would de feat the purposes of the bill. 3Ir. Griffin, of Houston, moved to lay the amendment on the tabic. The motion prevailed by yeas 78, nay9 20. Mr. Richards called the previous question which call was sustained. The question was then upon the report of the committee as amended, which was agreed to. The bill was then passed. , rnoioxoATioN. On motion, a Senate bill prolonging the session through the 24th instant was taken up and acted upon. The bill was concurred in by yeas 118, naj a 31. * - The pays were—Messrs. Allred; Beaseley, (Thastaiu, Glower, Crittenden, Dukes, Ployd, Franklin, Hillyer, Howell,* Kennedy, Lam- kin, Lang, Martin, 3Ieadows, Oliver, Palmer, Paulk, Payne, Putney, Richards, Sargent, Smith, of Coweta, Snead, Spence, Summer- lin f Tarver, West, Wood, Wynn—31. SPECIAL ORDER of the d*y being the consideration of a bill to protect the Kate’s interest in the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, and to carry out the orig inal intention of the charter of said road. 3Ir. Hunter spoke in favor of the bill, was an enterprise of vast importance to all South Georgia, and much importance to the State at large. If the railroad were extended to Pollard, Ala., it would complete direct communication to Mobile and New Orleans, and prove of incalcnlable benefit to the in terests of commerce throughout the Com monwealth. Mr. Russell spoke in favor of indorsing the bonds of the road to the amount of $5, OUO.OoO, and thus secure for the btate an en terprise fraught with untold advantages to the entire State; and exhorted the mountain portion of Georgia to come to their support as they had supported tnat portion of Geor gia before in all enterprises looking to their welfare. 31r. Phillips also spoke in favor of the bill and declared that unless the road was pro longed to Pollard, the investment made by the State in that road which had already doubled In value, would never realize any thing for the State. 31 r. Boynton asked the members to consid er the claims of Southwestern and South Gwg a In this enterprise. 3Ir. Griffin, of Houston, also favored thr bill. 31r. Goode thought the interests of the State demanded that the bill should be passed. 3Ir. Phillips moved to amend py inserting 115,000 instead of $30,000, the amount of bonds to be endorsed per mile, and the amend ment was agreed to. 3lr. Hall, of Upson, offered an amendment that the State of Georgia be allowed with the consent of the State of Alabama, tho first mortgage lien on the road in Ala bama. 3Ir. Pierce asked if it was [proper at this great financial crisis whether it was right to grant State indorsement on $5,000,000 of bonds in favor of any enterprise however meritorious. The amendment was adopted, and the question then was on the passage of the bill Mr. Pierce called the yeas and nays, which call was sustained. The bill was passed by yeas 77, navs 74. 3Ir. Patiilog ivc notice that he would move to reconsider lo-iuorruw morning. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. McWhorter, Rawls,Cox, Paxton, and Wynn. House took recess until 3 P. M. HOUSE-aVFTEUNOON SESSION. House re-r.sscmbled at 3 P. M, Speaker Cumming in the chair. The following bills were read the third time: To change the line between Colombia and McDuffie counties. Amended and passed. To provide for a County Board of Com missioners for Heard county. Passed. To relieve the Tax Collector of Thomas county, Mr. S. A. Dickey. Amended and passed. To authorize Judges of the Superior Courts to fine Ordinaries and County Commission ers for neglect of duty in those counties hav ing no jails; also to fine Treasurers for neg lect of duty. Passed. To alter the homestead law. Lost To consolidate and amend the several acts incorporating the city of Brunswick. Passed by substitute. To amend the laws in relation to the sale and inspection of commercial fertilizers. On motion of Mr. Simmons, the bill was laid on the table. Mr. Bryan, of Henry, moved to take up the bill. In reply to the assertion of the gentleman from Gwinnett, that the appropriation from the Treasury was worth more than the bene fit that would accrne from i*s passage, that the bill did not require any appropriation whatever from the Treasury The bill was calculated to protect farmers and to provide against the sale of spurious fertilizers. Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, stated that if no appropriation was required at the same time, the salary of the chemist appointed un der the act,would come out of the pockets of dealers and purchasers. Moreover it was not calculated to prove of much advantage if any to the farming interests and would compel the planter to pay higher prices for guanos. 3Ir. Dell said the bdl had been before the committee and the committee had, after con sultation, offered a substitute which he hoped the House would hear read before they further acted on the question. Mr. Bryan said the bill wool l have the fleet to discourage the importation of spuri ous fertilizers, and would tend to raise the standard of quality of fertilizers iu the State. Vs. Davis of Newton, thought the bill was I too complicated and was calculated to op- iress Georgia manufacturers, and not to effect foreign manufacturers. The bin was taken up yeas 77, nays 15. Mr. Dell moved to make the bill the special order fox Friday next, which motion pre vailed. To secure to educational purposes the fund now due the department of education, etc Lost To create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Fayette county. Passed as amended.' “ehokt and sweet.” The following resolntion, introduced by Mr. Renlroe, was agreed to: Resolved, That after today no member shall be allowed to speak longer than ten minutes unless permitted to do so bv a vote ol two-thirds of the members present. To change the county site of Appling county. Lost To incorporate the town of Ringgold. Parsed. To change the line between Jefferson and Burke counties. Withdrawn. To incorporate the Atlantic and Memphis Magnetic Telegraphic Company. Passed as MBrndfide To vest the title of the commons of Colum bus in Commissioners to sell the same and pply the proceeds to certain purpe ’assed as amended. To alter and amend the powers of Justices of :the Peace and Notaries Public in Sumter county. Passed. To create Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Ware and McDuffie counties. Passed. To change the lines between Wilkinson and Baldwin counties. Lost. Mr. Hudson gave notice that he would move to reconsider. To change the line between Coffee and Ware counties. Passed. maimed soldiebs. To aid and relieve maimed solders. Passed as amended. The bill requires the Comptroller General to pay the sum of $100 to every maimed soldier for the purpose of procuring an arti ficial limb. It further provides for the an nual payment of $100 to each soldier entirely disabled and rendered unfit for labor. An amendment authorizes the Governor to estab lish a manufactory of artificial limbs in the Stata Pending action on a resolntion offered by Mr. Bacon to provide the manner of compen sating members of the various investigation committees, the House adjourned. erty county shall not be subject toTHIict- ment finder the act. . Lost. Hon. B. Conley moved as an amendment xauil x>. Loniey moyeu uou aunaiuuiwit iu ltcuiu a uca iu i that the proviso extend to all the counties contractors. Passed. named in the bill. Lost Hon. W. 5L Reese oflkrad an section providing that no psosecuti^ be made'against employees who were lowed a reasonable time between sunrise and sunset to sell his products. Agreed to. On motion, the county °f Dougherty was stricken from the list ^Tke biH was then pissed by yeas 20, nays To make penal, th* unjust and unfair, garbling of evidence . Hon. J. C. NichoUi! called the previous S sstion on agreeing to the report of the mmittee that it do not pass. The call was not sustained. Hon. ,T. R. Brown moved-to strike out all except the section declaring it to be the right of parties to be heard/before committee— The motion to strike o jt.prevailed. Hon. C. C. Kibbee moved to table the bill as amended fur the balance of the session, which prevailed by yeas 21, nays 10. Leaves of absence granted to Senators Brock, McWhorter and Styles. . On motion Senate adjourned untQ 8] o’clock SENATE. Thebsday, August 15,1872. Senate called to order by President Tram mell. Prayer by Rev. R. C. Ketchum. Hon. G. W. Peddy moved to recon dder the action on the bill authorizing the Board of Cummissioncis of Heard county to purchase the Franklin' bridge, and issue bonds. Bill reconsidered, rules suspended, bill taken op, amended and passed. Hon. W. M. Reese moved to reconsider the action on the bill to facilitate tbe collection or the poll tax lor 1803,1869,1870. Morion prevailed, rules suspended, and bill referred to Judiciary Committee Bills on third reading: To relieve the secur ties of Henry A. Rist, Tax Collector/of Clay county. Lust by yeas 14, nays 19. (This was the bill pending at tbe hour of adjournment last night.) Tae joint committee to investigate the con duct of Judge Noel B. Knight, of the Blue Ridge Circuit, reported that tho charge of incompctency was not sustained and the evi dence was that Judge Knight was a man of honor and uprightness. lion. M. A. Candler offered a resolution that the committee on the management of the Western and Atlantic Railroad be continued with power to compel agents to settle with the Stale their indebtedness to it. Rules suspended and the bill taken np. Hon. C. W. Styles opposed the resolution and moved to refer it to the Judiciary Com mittee. Hon. JL A. Candler seconded the motion, and the bib was ao referred. Another resolution offered by Senator Can- dler authorizing the Attorney General of the State to prosecute civil and criminal suits iu behalf of the State was referred to the Judiciary Committee Hon. J. T. Burns moved to suspend the rules and take up a bill relative to the pay of grand and traverse jurors and bailiffs in Tali aferro county. Rules suspended and bill taken up Hon. J. T. Burns offered a substitute enti tled a bill to compensate grand and traverse jurors and bailiffs in this State The com pensation is fixed by the ordinaries at not ex cceding $2 per day, on the recommendation of the grand jury. Substitute adopted. Hon. J. A. Jervis moved to suspend the rules and take up the House bill to amend the charter of the Lookout Mountain Rail road, which prevailed. The bill was ameud- ed and passed. Hon. Geo. Hillycr moved to suspend the rules to introduce a bill proposing an amend ment to the Constitution. The General Assembly had passed bills de claring null and void certain railroad bonds, illegally issued. But the next Legislature might repeal these acts. He was is favor of locking the door and throwing the key away. Tbe proposed amendment reads as fol lows: The General Assembly shall haveno power to recognize as legal, or make provision by law, for the payment of the illegal and fraud - uleut indorsement of the bond3 of various railroad companies, and other bonds men tioned in the several acts of the Legislature, passed at the July and August session of 1872, declaring the State’s non-liability upon tbe same The Senate refused to suspend the rules by yeas 16, nays 9. The message from his Excellency the Gov ernor transmitting a communication from ex- Govcrnor Charles J. Jenkins was taken up at) referred to the Committee on the State of the Rcpublie The message from his Excellency the Gov ernor recommending that the tax on printing; offices be remitted, was taken up and referret I to tbe Finance Committee Bills read third rime: To authorize H. J. Youngblood to practice medicine in the counties of Greene, Madison, and Putnam. Senators Smith, Peddy and Mathews op posed the passage of the bill. 8enator Griffin thought it ought to pass. When he was well he didn’t want a doctor; when he was sick he wanted a doctor as bad as any one Senator Jones said that when a bill was offered benefltring lawyers every lawyer went for it; whenever a bill was offered for the benefit of a doctor the doctors pitched In to it Senator Trammell proposed to amend by inserting the name of A. J. Keith, of Whit field county. Senator Estes proposed tojamend by adding •‘provided they have attended a regular course of medical lectures.” Senator Bruton proposed to amend by ad ding the names of Lee Smith and Colonel J. D. Robins in, Jr., of Atlanta. On motion of Senator Conley the bill and amendments was tabled. To consolidate the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court and Ordinary, and of Sheriff ana Tax Collector in Baker county. Passed. To change the rime of holding Cherokee Superior Court Passed. To amend section 1634 of the Code. Makes the Governor’s salary $6,000. Lost. To authorize the Governor to institute suits in certain cases. Made the special or der for Saturday. To amend the act incorporating the Chero kee Manufacturing Company, and change Brown M: - • J o repeal tbpact to change thecountyWte The'daums of Mjlkcleerillewmsstrongcrthan Telfair county. “Lost \ any other place f relief oPthe securities of J. T.' Tate, of Decatur county. Passed. ; To encourage the manufacture of cotton and woolen fabrics in this State Tabled for the present. ' TJto authorise ihe’Bozrd'of Commissioners of Decatur county to issue bonds. - Passed. To amend the charter of the Georgia Rail road and Banking Company. Passed. - lanufacturing the name to the Joe Company. Passed. To incorporate Dawsonville. Passed. To authorize a counter showing to morions for continuance in criminal cases. Passed byyeas 21, nays 12. House bill to relieve the securities of S. C. Shivers, Tax Collector of Hancock county. Passed. House bill to prevent the sale and purchase of agricultural products beetween sunset and sunrise in Lincoln, and other counties, with out permission of owner of land on which the product is raised. Hon. T. J. Simmons moved to add the county of Monroe Agreed to. Hon. Reuben Jones moved to add the coun ties of Early, Webster and Schley. Agreed to. Hon. W. P. Mathews moved to add the counties of Talbot, Taylor and Upson. Agreed to. Hon. J. C. Nicholls moved to add the counties of Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn and Camden. Agreed to. J. B. Devaux moved to strike Jones county from the list Lost T. G. Campbell moved to sirike the coun ties of McIntosh and Liberty from the list. Lost. Hon. J. JL Colman moved to strike Glynn county from tbe list. Lost—yeas 15, nays 15, the President voting nay. Hon. B. Conley moved to table the bill and amendments. Lost by the following vote: Yeas—Anderson, Brown, Bruton, Camp bell, Clark, Colman, Conley, Crayton, De- veanx, Erwin, Griffin, Jervis, Park, Styles. Wallace—15. N ays—Black, Borns, Candler.'Cone, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hoy], Jones, Kirkland, Kib bee, Lester, Matthews, Nicholls, Peddy, Reese, Simmons, Steadman, Wellborn—19. Senator Styles explained that he regarded the bill unconstitutional, mischievous in policy, injurious to the planting interest in its operations and results and, according to the best information from his constituents of Dougherty, they did not desire it in its pres ent shape, and therefore, voted yeas. L H. Anderson moved to strike Houston Hon. C. W. Styles moved to amend by in serting the proviso that tbe seller in Doqgh- HOUSB. House met Speaker Camming in the chair. : Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones. . Mr. Pattillo moved to reconsider tho action of the house on yesterday authorizing State indorsement on the bonds of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. Mr. Hunter move to lay tho motion to re consider on the tahla"The motion prevailed by yeas 73; nays 49. The following Senate bill waa read the third time, and passed. i „i ««. >. To incorporate the Atlanta and Tennessee Railroad Company. ,t , Mr. Hudson moved to reconsider the action of the House yesterday, in refusing to change the lines between Wilkinson and Baldwin counties. The motion prevailed, and the bill was taken np. Jlr. Hudson offered a substitute, changing the lines between the counties, which was adopted. # THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS of yesterday, being the consideration of a resolution offered by^JIr. Bacon, on yester day, providing for the manner of compensa ting members of the Investigating Commit tee, was taken up. The resolution of Mf. Glenn which was recommended by the Finance Committee, provides for the appointment of two from the Senate and three from the House, who shall investigate the nature and kind of the service of the various Committees, and the ex penses incurred, and report to the House such compensation aa they, deem the Committee men and their assistants are entitled to. Jlr. Heidt offered a substitute returning thanks to the various Committees for their able and efficient service, and providing for the appointment of a similar committee who should fix the compensation for the members of the various comnpttees and their assist ants, and report the same to the House Jlr. Crittenden offored as a substitute for the whole that the members of the various committees be allowed $7 per day for tho time they were acturlly engaged, tho mileage of the members of Jhe General Assembly, and their/legitimate expenses, and that the Chairman of each committee be required to report to the House the number of days they were actually engaged and the amount of Ox expenses incurred liv prosecuting their inves tigations. •»:. The various resolutions and amendments provoked cousderabte discussion, after which, the previous questtpa was called and tbe substitute offered by Jlr. Crittenden was adopted. Tho following Senate bill was read the third time and passed: To authorize the issue of bonds by the corporate authorities of the city of Dalton for the erection of buildings for educational purposes. ' JUDGE KNIGHT. - * The committee appointed to investigate the charge of incompetency prefered against Jude Noel B. Knight, reported that the charge was not well sustained, though in several instances he had proved himself un equal to the duty of;trying cases. ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA BAILBOAD BONDS. Mr. Graham, of Dade, offered tho follow ing bill: * “To declare tho indorsement of the State’ guaranty on the bonjis of the Alabama and Chatjanooga Railroad Company under act of March 20,1870, null and void, and to prohibit the Governor, Treasurer or any other officer of tjje State from paying tho principal and interest thereon.” . Hr. Graham claimed that the indorsement of the bonds by the Governor was unauthor ized and unconstitutional, for the Constitu tion requires that thg State Bhall have a prior lien on all railroads constructed within her limits, whereas the State had a lien on only that portion of the road within the corpor ate limits of the State, yet the entire road be longed and was under the control of one company. The aerwas unconstitutional be- cause_ it anthorized the Governor to indorse second mortgage bonds. The legislation of our State was _ conflict with the previously acquired rights of individuals and the prior legislation of Alabama, wherein such legislation was un constitutional. The Constitution of the State required that she have the first or prior lien on railroads whose bonds she had indorsed, which was not the case in this instance In conclusion, he moved that the bill offered by himself, be adopted as a substitute for that of the Bond Committee Mr. McMillan thought tho seizuro-of the road by the State authorities displaced the lien of the State of Alabama While he did not believe the argument of the gentleman from Dade was legally sound, it was never theless very plausible, and he would move to recommit the question to the Bond Commit tee The fact of the opposition to the report of the Committee, he suspected, was prompt ed by the Interest of the creditors of the road. Mr. Hall hoped the motion to recommit would not prevail This subjecfwns delayed for the purpose of allowing interested par ties to prepare an argument iu their favor, which they promised to deliver before the Committee, had failed to do so. The motion to recommit prevailed. TnmDTE TO HON. CHABLES J. JENKINS. Mr. Cumming introduced the following resolutions and moved their adoption:' Whereas, Tbe Hon. C. J. Jenkins, when expelled hy usurpers from the office of Gov ernor, had the firmness and the courage to save the public treasure from the plunderers, and applied it to the obligations of the State, and also removed the archives of the State Treasury, and saved from desecration the seal of the Executive Department; and, Whereas, His efforts to save the people of Georgia relaxed not with his hold upon the Executive office, but in the midst of discour agement, wore continued before the Supreme Court of the States, so long as there was any hope of success; and, Whereas, Preserving the archives and the seal until in better times he might restore them to his Excellency the Governor; and Whereas, Gratitude to a ereat and good’ man, deference to the feelings of of the peo ple of Georgia, and the encouragement of patriotism and virtue in the generations to come, alike render it good that wc sbonld make and put in imperishable form a recog nition of his fidelity to his trust; therefore be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That His Excellency, the Governor, be anthorized and instructed to have prepared and, in the name of the peo ple of Georgia, to present to the Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, a seal to be the fae simile of the one presented and restored hy him, except that in addition to the other devices it shall bear this inscription: “Presented to Charles J. Jenkins by the 8tate of Georgia,” and this legend: “In Arduis Fidelia." Jlr. Cumming moved the adoption of the resolntion in a few beautiful remarks. Jlr. McMillan seconded the resolution in some eloquent remarks, and hoped the reso lutions would be adopted by a rising vote The resolutions were then adopted by a rising and almost unanimous vote Hillyer, of Camden, Putney, of Dongherty, and Joiner, colored, voting in the negative On motion of Mr. Simmons, of Hall, a bill prohibiting the running of excursion trains on railroad on the Sabbath day, was taken np, passed and transmitted to the Senate On motion of Mr. Paxton a bill to incor porate the Spanish Creek Canal Company was read and passed. A Senate resolntion to relieve A. B. Mal lory and others from the Densities of a for feited bond, was concurred in. Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Clements, Forrester, Fain, Bell, Sergeant, Williams, Boothe, and ClegUorn of Chat tooga. On mo ion of Jlr. Hoge, the House took a recess until 3 P. JL SENATE—EVENING SESSION. Thubeday, August 15. Senate met at 8] o’clock P. JL House bills were read the first and second time Bills on third readme To authorize the Ordinary of Thomas county to issue county scrip. Loan To prevent gaming of any kind in any re tail liquor store. Passed. To amend section 1676 Code Passed. To change the lines between the counties of Fayette, Coweta, Paulding and Campbell. Withdrawn. To reduce the amount of the official bond of the Sheriff of Jones county. Lost. To amend the act to require corporate au thorities of Darien to appoint inspectors eta Lost. To create a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Monroe county. Passed. To create a lien in favor of builders and To increase the salaries of Judges of the Superior Courts to $3,000 per annum. Passed. To amend tho act creating a Board of Commissioners for Decatur county. Passed. To change the time for holding the elec tion for county officers in Jlitchell, Calhoun and Decatur counties. Lost To provide for tho consolidation of the JIacon and Western and Central Railroads, under the name of the Central Railroad. Tabled for the present To provide for the payment of insolvent costs to the Solicitor-General of the Augusta Circuit Lost To authorize the trial of parties accused of offences below the grade of felony with out the Intervention of the grand juiy. Lost To authorise J. D. Collins, et sL, to con struct a bridge across the Chattahoochee river atlcevjlla Passed. To anrend the oath of tax payers. Tabled for tho present Adjourned until to-morrow morning 9 o’clock. , . SENATE-MORNING SESSION: Fhiday, August 16,1872. Senate called to order by President Tram- inelL Prayer by Rev. C. A. Evans. Hon. L. O. Hoyl moved to reconsider the action on the bill to relieve the securities of Henry A. Rist, Tax Collector of Clay coun ty. Motion prevailed. Mr. J. li. Devaux moved to reconsider the action to prohibit the sale of agricultural products between sunset and suurise in cer tain counties. He stated that he did not make the motion because it inflicted greater hardship on the colored race than the white He moved in behalf of the men who fought your battles, and thoso who protected' your wives and children in the darkest hour ol the war. He moved in behalf of the honest, toiling, laboring men. Jlr. George Wallace contended that the bill was wrong and unconstitutional. It re stricted the privileges and immunities of the citizen. Houston county should be stricken because the people did not desire such a law. It worked an injury to all classes—farmers and laborers. Jlotion prevailed, by yeas 15, nays 12. Hon. C. Heard moved to reconsider the action on tbe bill to amend tho charter of the Georgia Railroad and Bunking Company. Motion prevailed. Hon. W. P. Matthews moved to reconsider the action on the bill to increase the the salaries of Judges of the Superior Courts to $3,U00 per annum. In support of tho motion, Senator Jlat- thews stated that the bill increased the sala ries of the Judges in the aggregate $11,000 !>cr annum. Tho labor was light, as litiga tion was on the decrease. The vacancies wcre lfew, but the applicants innumerable. The majority of the applicants were first- class lawyers. Hon. B. Conley—The Senator does not know what bill he is discussing and is, there fore, out of order. Senator Jlatthews—I do, though, his Ex- Excellency, Governor Conley, says different Such men os Hansell, Vasou, Alexander, Harris, Trippe, Speer, Clark, Fcatherstonc, Buchanan, Wright, Estes, Thurmond and, last but not least, BL Y. Johnson are appli cants. The Stale is Impoverished and this is no time to Increase salaries. Tho best he was willing to do was to vote them a copy each of Conley’s Analysis, Bacon’s Digest and Jackson’s Index. Hon. B. Conley said that the Senator had made five speeches on this bill,' and cost the State more than the increase would amount to. He moved to table the motion to re consider. Motion to table lost by yeas 11, nays 21. Bill reconsidered and lost Rules suspended and bill to amend the charter of the Georgia Railroad and Bank ing Company taken up. Hon. C. Heard offered an amendment pro viding that they be not allowed to charge any more" for freight than is now charged. Lost. Hon. C. W. Styles offered an amendment providing that said company shall not dis criminate against local rates in favor of through rates. Lost Hon. W. C. Smith ollercd an amendment that the charter of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad be so amended as to conform with that of the Georgia Railroad. Agreed to, and bill passed. Rales were suspended, and the following bills taken np: To provide a tax for the support of the common schools, and tq substitute $268,000 of legal bonds in lieu of illegal bonda.' Re committed to Finance Committea To pay certain costa due W. A. Adams, late Solicitor General of the Tallapoosa Cir cuit. Substitute agreod to and bill lost. Bill on third reading. To define the liability of printing offices to taxation. The Printing Committee recommended substitute that no tax be collected prior to 1878.. nl. ,. b»w J „ Hon. W. M. Recao opposed the bill. Pro prietors of newspapers had benefit of lawe. Toon and Hemphill were making their thousands of dollars. Hemphill, with his six-story building, was making, thousands of dollars ont oftlua Legislature. He saw no reason why bo and Toon should be exempted and the poor man made to pay his tax. The newspapers, under Bullock, got $80,000 in one year. Hon. A. Jervis was opposed to exempting editors and opposed the bill. Hon. C. W. Styles favored tho liilL The idea inf taxing the press never entered the mind of Legislators until Provisional Governor Gen. Huger taxed them. He cited the fact that printers have to have tools to work with. Why make them an ex ception? The press publish your laws, your legislative proceedings and every thing affect ing the interests of the people free. Nine- tenths of the papers have lost money every month this vear. Hon. W. P. Mathews opposed the bill. The true policy wss equal burthens and equal benefits. Hon. George Hillyer asked that the Gover nor’s message on this subject be read. The Governor’s message recommending the re mission of the tax, was read. Senator Hillyer supported the bill in forcible speech. It was unjust to require the collection of back taxes now. It was the the immemorial custom not to tax them. Hon. W. JI. Reese said that Gov. Rugcr endeavored to do bis duty; that he enforced the statutes, and gave notice by that act (Quere—Did Governor Roger understand the laws ol Georgia better than Brown, Jenkins, Johnson, et aL) Poor preachers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, bad to pay tax. Why ex empt this charmed circle, who by some means had been shicldde from taxation ? Hon. J. A. Jervis moved to table the bill and substitute.. The following is the vote: Yeaa—Brown, Cameron, Cone, Crayton, Devaux, Griffin, Heard, Hoyl, Jervis, Kirk land, Mathews, Nicholls, Park, Peddy, Reese, Steadman, Wallace—17. Nays—Breton, Campbell, Candler, Clark, Conley, Erwin, Hillyer, Kibbee, Lester, Sim mons, Smith, Styles, Wellborn—13. . Senator Styles gave notice of motion to re consider. The rules were suspended and the bill to provide for the payment of common school teachers taken up, amended and passed. Bills on third reading. Relating to fences and for the protection of crops. Hon. W. C. Smith supported tbe bill in an earnest and logical speech. He contended that it was cheaper to fence in the stock than to fence in the crops. The bill was lost To authorize the ordinaries of this State to appoint receivers in certain cases. Passed. To prescribe the time of residence to be eligible for county officers. Passed. To allow tax collectors to levy and collect tax fi. fas. Passed. To amend section 3798 of the Coda Passed. To exempt ordained ministers from jury duW. Passed. To amend the oath taken by tax payers. Recommitted to the Judiciary Committea To authorize the Ordinary of Twiggs county to borrow money on the credit of the county- Passed. To appropriate one-third of the net pro ceeds of Agricultural Land Scrip to the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dthloncga. Hon. J. C. Nicholls moved to table the bill and amendments for the balance of the ses sion. Lost by yeas 9. nays 23 George Wallace offered a substitute to ap propriate the scrip to Milledgeville-to estab lish anAgricultural College there. He fav ored half fi r Millcdgeville, but did not think it right to divide it. Milledgeville had made the eat offer. Hon. C. C. Kibbee moved to refer the bill and substitute to the Judiciary Committea T. G. Campbell offered an amendment to appropriate one-third to the Atlanta Univer sity. Hon. C. J. Wellborn opposed reference There might be legal doubts as to the two- thirds, but none as to the one-third thus ap propriated. Hon. George Hillyer moved to amend the amendment of Senator Kibbee to instruct the Judiciary Committee to report the bill back to-inofrow morning. Hon. M. A. Candler favored the reference Senator Hillyer’s amendment lost. Motion to refer lost by yeas 12, nays 16. Bill read first time. Hpn. T. J. Simmons—To authorize the au thorities of B&rnesville to issue bonds. Leaves of absence granted Senators Park, Richardson, Mathews, and Colman. Adjourned until 8] o’clock P. JL SENATE—AFTERNOON SESSION. Fbiday, August 16. Senate met at 3] o’clock. House bills were read the first and second time - The bill appropriating one-third of the net proceeds Jof tho Agricultural Land Scrip to the Atlanta (col) University was amended and passed. Notice of reconsideration was given. Senate adjourned until 9, A. JI., to-morrow. HOUSE-AFTERNOON SESSION. TntntsDAV, August 15,1872. House reassembled at 3 p. jr„ Speaker Cam ming in the chair. The following bills were read the third time: To incorporate the Etna Manufacturing Company. Passed and transmitted to the Senate To incorporate the town of Smyrna, in Cobb county. Passed. To transfer the counties of Clinch and Echols of tho Brunswick Circnit to the Southern Circuit, and to fix the time of holding the Superior Courts of the Southern Circuit Passed as amended. To authorize the county Judge of Brooks county to issue bonds in a Bum not exceed ing $6,000 for the purpose of paying the out standing indebtedness of the county. Passed as amended. MILEAGE. Jlr. Lang offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Whereas, Some doubt exists whether they are entitled to draw the same mileage for the session now being held since the recess; Be it resolved, That the Auditing Commit tee are hereby instructed to audit the ac counts of officers and members for mileage for the session now being held. WILD LANDS. QUARTERLY GOLD BONDA The special order of the day being the consideration of the report of the Bond Com mittee, the following bill was taken np. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, that the quarterly gold bonds issued by the State under act of September 15,1870, and now held by Henry Clews & Co, of New York, and numbered as follows, to-wit: 1824,1826,2591 to 2600, both indu- siva 1771 to 1774. both inclusive, 1741,1633, 1620.1630, 1010,797, 793, 2501 to 2575, both inclusive, 1791,1792,1811, and 1840, are here by declared void and . of no binding force against the State of Georgia Jlr. Hoge offered the following amendment, commencing at the last named number, and reading: “ Are now held without any right, title, or color of just claim to them, or cither of them, and all persons are hereby notified of this fact, and warned against trading for said bonds, or any one of them.” Messrs. McMillan and Hall, members of the Bond Committee, did not accept the amendment Jlr. McMillan stated that, notwithstanding the notice given that the bonda of the Stale were under investigation, and that there was a question of their validity. Henry Clews, in the face of this notice, had negotiated them even after he had heard that the committee had recommended that they should be de clared null and void. Jlr. Hoge maintained that these bonds were issued according to law and if they were in the hands of innocent, torn fide, pur chasers,-tho State was liable for them. The notice referred to stated that divers bonds of the State of Georgia had been issued unconsti tutionally and purchasers were thereby notifi ed that if the purchased or negotiated bonds of the State they must see to it that these bonds were valid and not among these “divers” un constitutional bonds. Jlr. Glenn said it was Incumbent on this Legislature to declare them null and void, ana if it could be shown to any subsequent Legislature that they were in the hands of innocent purchasers, then these purchasers could make their application. He did not believe that Clews had ever sold them. He favored the bill as reported by the Commit tee. The amendment was put and lost. The question was then on the bill as re ported by the Committee, which was passed. To prescribe how and when lands subject to taxation shall be returned, and to change the Code in relation to returning wild lands. Jlr. W. D. Anderson of Cobb, was opposed to those features of the bill which required land owners to return the land in that county where the land lay. Mr. Bush stated that the bill was a public necessity; that under the present operation of tax laws, much of these lands were re turned at 10 and 15 cents per acre, when they were worth at least $2 per acre, and a great proportion escaped taxation altogether. Jlr. Head made on earnest and pointed speech in favor of thebilL In his county there were 70,000 acres of wild land worth os many dollars, which were assessed by their owners at 10 and 12 cents per acre. The bill would teach the owners the values of their land, and produce a large and valuablo rev enuo to the counties wherein the lands lay. Mr. Heidt claimed that the provisions were impracticable, and subject widows aud others to great inconvenience Mr. Boynton stated that largo amounts of wild land, under the present regulation, were returned in his counties at 54 cents per acre, when the owners refused $15 tier acre. Air. Russell opposed the bill ns one calcu lated to operate injuriously to tlic value of lands, and great embarrassment to certain classes of land owners. Jlr. Glenn offered a proviso that the own era of land be permitted to redeem their land, when sold for taxes in two years thereafter, with tea per cent, interest. The question was then on the amendment, which was agreed to. The question was then on the passage of the bill ns amended. The bill was passed by yeas 75, nays 55. Jlr. Russell gave notice he would move to reconsider. INTEREST ON MONEY. The following bill introduced by Jlr. Hall, of Mcrriwcther, being the unfinished business of this morning, was taken up. To make all contracts for interest on money legal. Jlr. Hall contended that there should be the same freedom and privileges guaranteed in the traffic on money, as any other article of trada All laws regulating the price of provisions operated against the class they were intended to benefit, and such was the nature of this bill. ME Pattillo moved to lay the bill on the table. The motion was lost Yeas, 47; navs, 56. Mr. Pierce thought the bill was right on general principle, but a similar bill had been presented before two previous Legislatures, and he thought it useless to consume further time in its discussion. Jlr. Pierce moved to indefinitely postpone, which motion pre vailed, by yeas 65; nays 52. Jlr. Simmons, of Hall, gave notice that he would move to reconsider. WOUNDED SOLDIERS. To relieve maimed soldiers and officers, citizens of this State, who belonged to mili tary organizations of this State, or of the Confederate States. Passed. The bill pro vides for furnishing artificial arms, legs and eyes at the expense of the State. BILLS ON TPIRD READING. 'to authorize the City Council of Augusta to open, change, wiileu or extend streets in said city, and to provide for the assessment of damages for the same. Passed. To amend an act to extend the present limits of the city of Augusta Passed. To extend tbe jurisdiction of the Recorder of the city of Augusta. Passed. To change the line between Marion and Taylorconnties. Lost To authorize the Ordinary of Twiggs county to levy and collect an extra tax to pay the tax collector of said county for ex traordinary service. Passed as amended. To change the line between Walton and Rockdale counties. Withdrawn. To amend an act for levying and collecting a tax for the support of tho government fo; the year 1869. Lost To amend an act amending the lawB of tho State in reference to the revision of jmy boxes, and the drawing of juries, and to provide for their compensation (affecting only Muscogee county.) Passed. To change the line between DcKalb and Rockdale counties. Passed. To create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in Muscogee county. Passed. To amend an act incorporating the town of Alpharetta. Passed. To amend laws in relation to giving bond. Withdrawn. To amend section 1, article 7, of the Con stitution. Lost To organize a Criminal Court in Scriven county. Passed by substitute. To repeal an act to preserve the peace and harmony of the people of this State. Passed. To authorize the "Ordinaries of the State to issue writs of habeas corpus so far as Mc Intosh county is concerned. Passed. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Emerson, Wood, Guyton, Lampkin, Smith of Oglethorpe, and Mansfield. Adjourned. HOUSE—JIORNING SESSION. Friday, Angust 16. House met Speaker Camming in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Jlr. Jones. By unanimous request of the Committee on tbe Judiciary, Jlr. Lang was added to that committea WILD LAN jl/3. By permission of the House, Jlr. Allred. who wa3 absent on yesterday, on account of sickness, bad bis vote on the wild land ques tion recorded in the affirmative. Jlr. Farmer moved to reconsider the bill. He thought the bill was oppressive and contrary to the policy of our government Moreover, the burden came upon the tax payers at a time when they were least able to sustain it The bill, he thought, would become a legal machine by which shrewd speculators would take an undue advan tage over the citizen, and especially igno rant and illiterate persons. Mr. Phillips contended that any legislation which withheld from the State her revenue from just taxation was wrong, and such were the regulations now in effect in the State. The bill contemplated a needed reform, one that would fix and establish the ownership of wild lands. It would protect land owners and defeat land pirates who forged titles to such lands. Mr. Dell called the previous question, which call was seconded. Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, called for tbe yeas and nays, and the call was sustained. The question was on the motion to recon sider, which motion was defeated, by yeas 54, nays 78. MILEAGE. Jlr. Johnson, of Spalding, movel to recon sider the resolution passed yesterday directing the Auditing Committee to audit the accounts of the members, incl&ding their milcaga He thought this being merely an adjourned ses sion of the House, they were not entitled to additional mileage Mr. Lang said he introduced the resolntion at tbe instance of the members of the Audit ing Committee who wanted instructions. Mr. Patillo thought this being a Demo cratic Legislature and pledged to reform, it should refuse this mileage, which no previous Democratic Legislature had claimed. Mr. Bryan called the previous question, which call was seconded. Jlr. Johnson, of Spalding, called tho yeas and nays, but the call was not sustained. The question was then on the motion to reconsider, which motion being pat wss lost. Campbell (colored) moved to reconsider a bill in reference to the Ordinary of Me Intosh county, which, on motion of Jlr. Pierce, was laid on the tabla HENRY CLEWS * CO. The Committee offered the following reso lution concerning the above naatned firm: “Whereas, tho firm of Henry Clews * Co., of New York, is largely indebted to this State; therefore Bo it further Resolved, That the Governor and State Treasurer are hereby prohibited from paying said Henry Clews & Co. the sum of $47,145 50, balance claimed by them on State account,and alsoffor thesum of £1,800 sterling for sterling bonds and interest al leged to have been paid them by Henry Clews & Co. Mr. Hall of Upson, offered also the follow ing resolution: Resolved, Tliatthc Governor be authorized to institute suit against said firm for the amount due this State from said firm when ever, in his discretion, the same may be necessary or advisable for the protection of the State. Jlr: Glenn was opposed to the resolntion, offered by Mr. Hall, as useless, lie was in favor of leaving Clews alone with what he had. Jlr. W. D. Anderson of Cobb, thought such suit on the part of the State would be ex ceedingly unwise ami impolitiu No advan tage could accrue from such a contest with Henry Clews at his borne iu New York. Jlr. Hall of Upson, could perceive no dis advantage to the State even in case she failed to recover tho claims, and he saw no reason why such claims should not he recovered. For further consideration of the matter he moved to recommit, which motion prevailed. ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA BAILBOAD BONDS. This subject was next taken up; aud the Senate resolution declaring the Bute’s guar anty on the bonds as binding, and prohibiting the Treasurer or other officer from paying the 164 bonds of said company Indorsed by tbe State, now hypothecated with the New York Warehouse and Security Company and num bered from 1037 to 1200 Inclusive; but that on surrender of said bonds the $10:,000 loaned on such hypothecation, together with all lawful interest, he paid, and was offered by the committee as a substitute for both the House bill and the bill offered by Mr. Gra ham on yesterday. Jlr. JlcJIillan said that the State was in demnified against loss by the income from the proceeds of the road, and, moreover, the State had had possession of the road through three administrations; that it had possession, which was ninety-nine hun dredths of the law. Mr. Graham contended that the indorse ment was unconstitutional. The statues of the State required that indorsement should not be made unless the road was free from incumbrance, whereas the road, when its bonds were indorsed by the State, was sub ject to a prior lien of the State of Alabama. Jlr. Hall maintained that Legislative act, approvitm the indorsement, was constitu tional. The bonds were indorsed and there was no evidence that all the incumbrances were not removed before such indorsement. The act required that the lien of Georgia should be supreme, and there was noevi dence that it was not. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Floyd, Braddy, Converse and Jones, of Gwinnett. Took recess till 3 P. M. HOUSE—AFTERNOON SESSION. Honsc re-asscmbied at 3, P.M. Speaker Cumming in the chair. The following bills were read the third time; To require tho tax collector of Heard county to receive jury certificates for county taxes. Passed. To extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Franklin. Passed as amended. To amend an act to incorporate the North and South Railroad. Passed. TonLIC LAWS. On motion of Jlr. Sneed, a resolntion, directing the compiler of public laws to pre pare 3,000 copies of the public laws passed at this Bcssion within ten days after the. ad joumment, was Ukcr^up and agreed to. To amend an act incorporating the Jler- chants and Mechanics’ Sayings Bank, of Columbus. Passed. On. motion of Jlr. Russell, a resolution to appoint a commit ec, two from the Senate aud three from the House, to report the best plan of encouraging emigration to this State, was agreed to. ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA auguratod for taking care of all of Georgia's ■ gallant dead. „ . „ Mr. Sneed was strongly in favor of the ap- priation. Atlanta had suffered devastation from tho war, and tho patriotic efforts of her noble women should bo rewarded wuma- ocntly. 3Ir. Glenn said bo was willing to appro priate money for the association at Atlanta, Marietta, and Jonesboro. It was a noble ob ject, worthy the attention of the greatest. It was a duty and tribute due to the noblfcdcad. - The widows and orphans of tho State, who were debarred of the right of pension extend ed to Federal soldiers, should be cared for. Mr. Russell concurred in all that had been said, and offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a commission whose duty it would be to gather np the remains of the dead. This substitute for the resolution was lost Tho bill was amended so as to appropriate $2,000 to the Ladies’ Memorial Association of JIarietta, $1,000 to the Ladies’ Memorial Association of Jonesboro, aud $5‘10 to tho Ladies’ Memorial Association of liesaca, and tho bill as amended was passed. BILLS ON TtnBD BEADING. To authorize the grand juries of the dif ferent counties in this State to appoint any one or more of the citizens to inspect and examine tpe officers’ papers, records, eta, of the different offices in the county. Passed. To incorporate the Fort Valley Manufac turing Company near Fort Valley. Passed. A Senate bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Athens to issue bonda Passed as amended. To amend the charter of the town of Athena Passed. CHARLES L. FROST. The following resolution, offered by Mr. McMillan, was agreed to: Where ts. Discontent has been expensed at tho alleged suppression of material testimony given by one Charles L. Frost, and the with holding of such testimony from the volume of printed cadence submitted by tho Bond Committee; be it, therefore. Resolved, That the Speaker be required to appoint a special committee of throe other than members of the Bond Committea with instructions to examine into and report upon the truth of such allegation forthwith. Messrs. W. D. Anderson of Cobb, Head and Pierce were appointed on the Commit tee, Leaves of alisenee were granted Messrs. Brenton and Goode Took recess until 8], P. JL SENATE. Fbidat, August 16. Senate met at 8] o'clock, P. JL The unfinished business being the consider ation of the bill to appropriate one-thinl of the nit proceeds of the Agricultnrl Land Scrip to the North Georgia Agricultural Col- at Dalilonega, was taken up. Tuuis G. Campbell moved to amend by appropriating an additional one-third to the Atlanta University, which was agreed to. George Wallace moved to still farther amend by appropriating the remaining one- third to Jlillodgeville, wh' " _ . which was agreed to. The bill as amended was then passed by the following vote: Yeas—Black, Brown, Bruton, Campbell, Candler, Clark, Conley, Crayton, Deveaux, Grifiiu, Heard, Hicks, Jervis, Park, Sim mons, Styles,' Wallace, Wellborn—18. Nays—Cameron, Cone, Krwin, Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyl, Kirkland, Leslie, Nicholls, Peddy, ltecse. Smith—12. Not voting—13. The following bills were read the third time and passed: To incorporate the Cattle Creek Gold Jlin- ing Company. To create a Board of Commissioners for Habersham and Lowndes counties. To reduce the official bond of tho Sheriff of Heard county. Seunte then adjourned. Saturday, August 17,1878. Senate called to order by President Tram mell. Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren. Hon. C. C. Kibbee asked permission to re cord his vote ag ainst the passage of tbo bill and amendments, appropriating the net pro ceeds of the Agricultural Land scrip to the towns of Dahlunega, Atlanta, and Millcdge- villc, which was granted him. Hon. W. C. Smith moved to reconsider tho action of yesterday on the bill relating to fences and stock, supporting tbe motion in a sensible speech, replete with facta and figures. Hon. W. JI. Reese favored reconsideration. He thought the bill could be amended in some respects. Uon. B. B. Hinton, who originated tho idea, injl868, also advocated the reconsidera tion. Reconsidered. Hon. B. B. Hinton moved to reconsider the action of yesterday, in pasting the bill appropriating one-tliiru of the net proceeds of the agricultural land scrip to the North Georgia Agricultural College, at Dahlonega. lion. C. C. Kibbee made tbe point of order that tbe bill was a reconsidered one, and could not be reconsidered. The President ruled Uic point of order well taken. Senator Hinton appealed from the decision, of the Chair, contending that the bill was not a reconsidered ona The bill was not the original ona Hon. C. J. Wellborn replied, contending that the bill was not subject to reconsidera tion. The decision of the Chair was sustained by yeas 18, hays 4. House bills read the second tima The bill to provide for the payment of costs due W. A. Adams, deceased, late Solici tor General of the Tallapoosa Circuit, was ieadvertly reported yesterday as lost It passed. Rules suspended, and the bill relating to tax on printing material taken up. BONDS. The unfinished business of thiff morning was taken up. Mr. Hall continued his argu ment in favor of recognizing the validity of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad bonds. Mr. JtcJIillan and Jlr. Graham followed in a few remarks. Jlr. JlcJIillan being unwilling to veto for the substitute offered by Mr. Graham, and perceiving there was a constitutional ques tion involved in the other, moved to indefi nitely postpona The motion was lost. The question was then on the Senate reso lution, which was offered as a substitute for the House bill, and the bill offered by Mr. Graham. Mr. JIcMillan asked for a division of the question. Jlr. Glenn raised the point of order that a resolution could not be offered as a substitute for a bill. The Speaker sustained the point of order. The question then recurred on the bill as a substitute offered by Mr. Graham, declaring the bonds null and void and prohibiting the payment of the principal and interest on the same, on which Mr. Hall, of Upson, called the yeas and nays, and the call was sustained. The substitute was adopted by yeas, 63, nays 38. The question was then on the passage of the bill. It was passed by yeaa 54, uay s 30. Mr. Hail of Upson, gave notice he would move to reconsider. A bill providing for the appointment of a State chemist, one of the special orders of the day, was, on motion of Mr. Simmons of Hall, lard on the table state chemist. On motion of Jlr. Bryan, of Henry, the bill providing for the appointment of a State Chemist, and to regulate the sale of commer cial fertilizers in the State was taken from the table and passed. The bill authorizes the Governor to ap point the chemist, subject to ratification by the Senate. BILLS ON THIRD READING. To exempt from road duly the section- masters on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. Lost. To confer additional’power upon the cor porate authorities of Lincolnton. Passed. To amend an act creating a board of com missioners for Liberty county. Passed. CANAL. Mr. Hail, of Upson, offered the following resolution, which was referred to the Com mittee on Internal Improvements: “Resolved, That the Governor be anthor ized to have a survey made of the Coosa, Etowah, Chattahoochee, Yellow and Oc- mulgee rivers for the purpose of determining as acoralely as possible the line for the At lantic and Great Western Canal, opening communication from the Mississippi to the Atlantia” ladies’ memorial association. The following bill, offered by Jlr. Glenn, was put upon iu passsge: To appropriate $5,000 for tbe use and bene fit of the Ladies' Memorial Association, of Atlanta Jlr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobb, moved to amend bySnserting $2,030 .to the Ladies’ Memorial.Association, of Marietta Jlr. Cain was opposed to any special’ap propriation. Some regulations should be in Amendment offered by Senator Styles that no tax shall be collected for any year prior to 1871—$300 in each—printing office exempt ed. Substitute received and bill passed. The bill relative to paying the teachers of the common schools for 1871 taken np, amendment of the House concurred in. Hnnse bills read the first tima The special order being the consideration of tile bill to authorize the Governor to in stitute suits in certain cases was taken up. Hon. C. W. Styles offered an amendment that the Governor shall not institute suits for more 111 air $10,060 without special enactment or pay counsel more than $500. Hon. B. Conley asked the chairman of the Judiciary Committee if the Governor did not have the right now by the inherent right of hisofflea Hon. W. M. Reese thought there was not. It was certainly a matter of doubt anil should be settled. Hon. George Hillycr offered an amend ment limiting suits tosums for $20,000, except State officers, eta, and under, and limiting counsels’ fees to $500. Uon. B. B. Hinton opposed the adoption of the amendments in a tone and forcible speech. Uon. George Hillycr supported the passage of his amendments. Hon. J. C. Nicholls opposed the amend ments. Forties holding property of tho State should be made to uisgorga Tho amendment is to protect the Mitchell orphans. The amendment of tire Judiciary Commit tee, that the fees of attorneys shall be con ditional, was agreed to. The amendmunU of Senators Styles and Hillyer were not agreed to by yeas 11 rays 16. The bill was passed by yeas 18 nays 9. Bills on third reacing: To authorize the Ordinary of Dongherty county to issue bonds for certain purposes. Passed. To protect the interest of the State in the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. Hon. J. R. Brown offored an amendment that the road shall not run further than five miles from Blakeley. Lost. Hon. R. K Lester moved that the Senate substitute the House bill for the Senate bill, which was agreed to. Uon. J. C. Nicholls called the previous question. The vote stood yeas 11, nays 11, the Presi dent voted nay, and the cajl was not sus tained. Hon. George Ilillyer moved to tabla Lost Hon. T. J. Simmons entered hit protest against the'passage of the bill in its preseat shapa Hod. R. E. Lester urged the passage of the bill in bis eloquent styla Hon. George Hill>cr said there was a Con stitutional objection to the passage, and read a clause of the Constitution declaring that the General Assembly shall pass no law mak ing the State a stockholder in any railroad unless the whole property of the railroad company is bound, and the State has a prior hen. The vote stood on the passage: Yeas—Brown, Bruton,Cameron, Campbell, Cone, Conley, Crayton. Krwin.Grifiln, Hicks, Hoyl, Kirkland, Lester, Nicholls, Smith, Styles, Wellborn—17. Nays—Black. Heard, Hillyer, Jervis, Kib bee, Peddy, Reese, Simmons—8. Senator Hinton, who opposed tbe bill, was paired off with Senator Nnnnaily, who fa vored it. President Trammell voted nay. Fifteen Senators were absent and not vot ing. Hon. R. E Lester asked for a suspension of the rules to intro luce a series of resolu tions explanatory of the MU to protect the interest of the State in the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. The resolutions provide that the bonds shall not be sold, directly or indirectly, for less than 86 cents in the dollar; that the Governor do not indorse said bonds until the Governor of Alabama shall assure him, by statute, of the authority to seize said raid in Alabama, and to withhold his indorsement until the president and directors of said road shall accept the provisions of the bill and resolutions. Hon. T. J. Simmons offered an amend ment that the directors of said road shall not INDISTINCT PRINT