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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN.
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to amend section 61 of the Code, in re
lation to offering rewards for criminals;
also, to impose certain duties and confer
certain powers upon the Ordinary of
Union county. . •
Senate bill to make certain misdemea-
mors felonies; lost; also, to make certi-
fied extracts from railroad books, <tc.,
evidence in certain cases; lost.
' Senate resolution requesting Congress
to make an appropriation to reimburse
the city of Savannah for expenditures in
improving the navigation of the harbor
of Savannah, was earnestly advocated by
Mr. Kelly, and adopted.
Memorial to Congress relative to the
great canal, was agreed tn.
Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Atlanta and Blue Bidge Railroad Com
pany; passed.
House adjourned until 3 p. m.
aetebnoon session.
House met at 3 p. m.
A resolution by Mr. Jackson, declaring
that hereafter no leave of absence will be
granted, except for Providential cause,
was adopted.
A bill to protect crops, &c., in regard
to fences, in the county of Burke; passed.
The following Senate bills were passed:
To authorize the Ordinary of Rockdale
county to issue bonds to build a court
house; to amend Section 1052 of the
Code; to provide the mode of adjudica
ting rights of parties under the Home
stead laws; to incorporate the Mechanics’
and Traders’ Bank of Georgia; to repeal
Section 812 of the Code, and to provide
the mode of taxing shares in banks; to
provide for taxing bonds of public offi
cers; to amend the law relating to mak
ing panels of juries for the trial of crim
inal causes; to amend the charter of the
Atlanta and Boswell Railroad Co.
The Senate resolution providing for
the apportionment of members of the
Honse of Representatives was discussed
at some length, and indefinitely post
poned.
The Senate amendments to the bill to
amend an act authorizing the city of At
lanta to construct water-works were con
curred in.
Bill to exempt land from taxation in
the town of Adairsville when used for
agricultural purposes! passed.
Senate bills to amend Section 4251 of
tbe Code.
To change the time of holding Lee
Superior Court, and to incorporate the
LaGrange and Barnesville Railroad Com
pany, was passed.
Brown, from the committee to investi
gate the United States flag, reported that
it had been done by order N of the Gov-
•GXnor.
House adjourned until 7, r. m.
Monday, December 11.
. NIGHT session.
The Senate met—President in the
■chair.
Mr. Simmons, from the joint special
committee appointed to investigate the
xumor charging a member of the Gen
eral Assembly with having received $500
as a bribe to procure tbe passage of a
bill reported that upon investigation the
committee had found such rumor to be
without foundation.
Tbe following Honse bills were passed:
To amend an act to incorporate San-
dersville, Washington county; to consol
idate the Railroads known as the Chatta
nooga, Coal and Iron Railroads; to
amend an act incorporating the Lookout
Mountain Railroad Company; to author
ize the Mayor and Council of LaGrange
to issue bonds, and for other purposes;
to constitute a Board of Commissioners
for Meriwether county, and for other
purposes; to amend the road laws of this
State so far as relates to Lumpkin coun
ty; to make penal the hounding and kill
ing of deer iu the county of Laurens
during the months of May, July and Au
gust; to change the time of holding the
Superior Court of Cumpbell county; to
authorize the Ordinary of Campbell coun
ty to issue bonds and for other purposes;
to revise and declare of force an act to or
ganize a criminal court in each county of
this State so far us the same relates to
the county of Chattooga, until a district
or county court shall be organized ac
cording to law; to repeal an act to con
solidate the offices of tax receiver and tax
collector of Dade county; to allow the
tax collector of Ware county to receive
county scrip in payment of tax; to pro
vide for paying a portion of the school
fund to the city of Columbus; to amend
an act incorporating Morgau, Calhoun
county; to change the time of holding the
Superior Court of Webb county; to create
a board of roads and revenue for the
oounties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham,
Schley and Green; to increase the pay
of jurors for Randolph county; to pro
vide for the election of an ordinary for
Wilcox county to till a vacancy; to change
the time of holdiug the Superior Court
of Elbert and Hart counties; to change
the luio between Coffee and Ware coun
ties; to compensate the clerk and sheriff*
ot Richmond county for services render
ed in the District Court; to repeal an act
to consolidate the offices of tax receiver
and collector of Chatham county;
to provide for the opening aud
cleaning out Cedar creek, Wilcox county;
to amend an act incorporating Cuthbert,
Webster county; to provide for the issu
ing of process, &c., in proper form in
the Allapaba Judicial circuit; to repeal
an act repealing an act to create a Hoard
of Roads and Revenue for the county of
Richmond; to amend an act to incorpo
rate the Habersham Union Turnpike
Company; to increase the pay of Jurors
in Bartow county; to legalize the ad
journment of the Superior Court of El
bert county; to pnniah any person or
persons who shall assnme the duties of
Constable in the city of Savannah, with
out legal authority; to authorize Calloway
Campbell, of Murray connty, to erect a
dam in the Connesanga river; to change
the time of holding the Superior Court
Catoosa connty; to amend an act to con
fer additional powers on the Mayor and
Council of LaGrange; to confer certain
privileges on the Diligent firemen of said
city; to repeal an act to authorize the
payment of costs to the officers of Bar
tow county; to change the time of hold
ing the Superior Court of Gordon coun
ty; to compensate Grand and Petit Ju
rors of Paulding county; to change the
time of holding the Superior courts of
Macon Circuit.
The following House bills were indef
initely postponed: to change the line be
tween Dekalb and Gwinnett counties; to
■make penal the purchase of any form
products in the ooonty of Dooly after
might; to authorize the Board of Com-
2 ission«aa of Liberty ooonty; to levy a
x on pistols and dogs.
The following House bills were lost
to authorize the Tax Collector of Meri
wether county to keep his office at the
court home; to eh&nge the rood laws of
the State so far as they relate to the
county of Darien.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the House
resolution that in the opinion of the
General Assembly this day is required to
complete the number of dayB prescribed
by the Constitution as the length of the
session, which was tabled this morning,
was taken np. After a short discussion,
the vote being taken on concurring in
the resolutions, stood—ayes, Messrs.
Cameron, Coleman, Crayton, Estes,
Heard, Hicks. Hillyer, Hinton, Jervis,
Jones, Jordan, Kibbee, Matthews, Ped
dy, Reese and Simmons—16; nays,
Messrs, i Anderson, Bruton, Burns, Er
win, GriffiD, Kirkland, Smith and Well-
l om—8. The President, by permission,
voted no.
Mr. Boms gave notice of a motion to
reoonsider.
Mr. Kibbee moved to transmit the res
olution at once to the House, He Baid
the resolution is one of peace and ac
crediting to the Executive integrity of
intent; .it is wrong to so place this reso
lution that the purpose of the Senate, in
adhering to it, may be called iD question.
Whilst we expect and demand fair deal
ing from the Executive, we should be
equally willing to act fairly and in good
fuith with him, and the unwillingness to
transmit the resolution would be con
strued unfavorably.
Mr. Burns forcibly opposed the mo
tion to transmit. He wished he conld
agroe with the majority, bat he believed
this resolution to be a trick, and would
place a lever in the hand of the acting
Execut.ve that would be surely and se
verely felt by this General Assembly.
To Mr. Hinton the resolution pre
sented a mere question of law, which he
mast decide in the affirmative. If the
resolution expresses the trnth, can it do
any harm, even though we indorse it un
der suspicions circumstances. Gentle
men would have us believe that the
adoption of this resolution would be re
ceding from our action of Saturday,
Not at alL The action depends alto
gether upon different principles, and in
no manner conflict. He believes the ex
tension of the session legal and right,
and intended Eto stand by it forever,
though the heavens fall.
Mr. Smith changed his vote by per
mission. The motion to transmit pre
vailed.
The following bills were passed >
To amend an act incorporating the
Atlanta and Lookout Railroad Company
to incorporate the Macon and Chattahoo
chee Railroad Company, and to confer
certain powers and privileges on the
same; to regulate the pay of jnrors of
Newton county; to change the line be
tween Catoosa and Walker oounties; to re
fund taxes to Jackson, Lawson and Blass
inger; to reduce tbe bond of the Sheriff
of Banks county; to incorporate the Dol
or Savings Bank of Fort Valley.
Mr. Burns offered a resolution that it
is the sense of the General Assembly
that paragraph 3, section 1, article 1, of
the Constitution, relating to prolongation
of sessions of the General Assembly that
a vote of this General Assembly upon
prolongation is not subject to revision by
the Executive. The resolution was adopt
ed, and on motion transmitted to the
House.
The following bills were passed:
To legalize the action of the Clerk' of
Wilcox county as Ordinary; to incorpo
rate the town of Sharpsburg, Coweta
county; to incorporate a Board of Roads
and Revenue for Paulding county; to
amend the charter of the Americas and
Isabella Railroad Company, and for
other purposes; to fix tho com
pensation of Jurors iu the
counties of Rabun and Towns ;
to incorporate the town of Wickville,
Carroll county; to create aboard of coun
ty commissioners for Liberty county; to
incorporate the town of Resaca, and for
other purposes; for the relief of B.
Chauncey, tax collector of Early county;
to extend the right of dissolving garnish
ments to persons other than defendants;
to incorporate the Georgia Land and
Mining Company; to extend the jurisdic
tion of the City Court of Augusta; to in
corporate the town of Montezuma; to in
corporate the Rome and Raleigh Railway
Company; to incorporate the town of
Lawsonville; to amend an act incorpora
ting the Atlanta and Great Western Ca
nal Company^
Two messages were received from the
ad interim Governor, announcing his ap
proval of various acts, mentioned in the
] douse report below.
A message was received from the House
containing a resolution that,
Whereas, Both branches of the Gene
ral Assembly have resolved to prolong
the session by a constitutional vote,
Therefore, It is the duty of all depart
ments of the government to recognize the
fact of prolongation. The resolution was
concurred iu and transmitted.
Senate adjourned until 10 o’clock a. m.
to-morrow.
4491 Code; to regulate the practice of the
Courts on trials before juries in certain
] particulars; to abolish tbe offices of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company;
to amend the road laws of Pulaski coun
ty; to legalize the subscription of the
town of Madison to the Griffin, Monti-
cello and Madison Railroad Company; to
execute Article 1, Section 15 Constitu
tion of Georgia; to incorporate the
Wilmington Railroad Company; to in
corporate the town of Lutheisville; to
authorize the appointment of an Auditor
in cases at law and Equity; to legalize the
subscription of Indian Springs to the
Griffin, Monticello and Madison Railroad
Company; to amend the charter of the
Ever Green Cemetery Company; to re
lieve joint debtors by judgment; to
amend the Homestead Law; to provide
for the time of holding Superior
Courts in the Eastern Circuits;
to amend the charter of Decatur; to re
quire clerks of the Superior Courts to
keep blanks for taking interrogations; to
enforce Article 5, Section 12, Paragraph
2 Constitution of Georgia; to incorpo
rate the town of Doraville; to prescribe
the manner of incorporating documen
tary evidence in bills of exceptions, lost;
to provide a remedy whereby money or
property stolen from the State may be
recovered; to amend Section 4779 Code;
to provide the mode of filling the office
of Ordinary.
The following Senate bills were indef
initely postponed:
To secure counsel fees; to make it a
penal offense for any person to sell liqnor
to a minor; to authorize married women
to recover damages from persons selling
liqnor to their husbands while intoxi
cated.
The following Senate bibs were lost:
To make slander a criminal offense;
to amend the fee bill prescribed in Sec
tion 3546 of the code.
House bill to change the line between
tbe counties of Wilkes and Taliuferro;
passed.
The following Senate resolutions were
concurred in:
In relation to the financial condition of
the State; in relation to the removal of
the State Library; in relation to a settle
ment of the late Treasurer with the pres
ent Treasurer.
The following House bills were passed:
To compel non-residents who herd
sheep in Worth county to pay tax; to re-
duoe the bond of the sheriff of Heard;
to allow W. J. Taylor to practice medi
cine; to incorporate the Dalton and South
western Railroad Company; bill to incor
porate the city of Dawson.
At 10 p. m. a message from the Gover
nor was received, saying that the follow
ing acts had been approved and signed,
to-wit:
To amend Section 3895 of the Code; to
incorporate the Macon and Knoxville
Railroad Company; to incorporate the
Commercial Bank of Albany; to
create a Board of Road Commission
ers for Habersham county; to authorize
the Ordinary of Randolph to issue bonds
to build a Court House; to incorporate
the LaGrange Banking and Trust Com'
pany; relative to the fees of the Clerk of
Chatham county.
House tiills passed: To change the
time of holding Muscogee Superior
Court; to authorize A. J. Fogarty of
Muscogee to practice medicine; to create
a Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue for Glynn county.
Another message from the acting Gov
ernor was received, saying that the fol
lowing acts had been approved and
signed, to-wit: To amend the usury laws
of this State; an act to amend the char
ter of Macon; a resolution declaring the
meaning of section 4, paragraph 8, of
the Code.
Honse bill to authorize Douglas county
to take stock in the Georgia Western
Railroad Company; lost.
Another message was received from the
Governor, saying that the act to consoli
date the Chattanooga Coal and Iron Rail
road Company, and the Trion Railroad
Company, had been approved.
A resolution by Mr. Hoge, declaring
that the continuance of the session was
in accord with the Constitution and laws,
and that it is the duty of all departments
of the Government to recognize it as
such, was adopted.
At midnight the House adjourned un
til 10 o’clock this morning. _
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
night session:
House met a 7, p. m.
The Senate bill to amend the law in
relation to Court contracts; passed.
The committee appoin- ed to investigate
the .charge made by the pnblic press, to
the effect that a member of the General
Assembly hail received a fee of $500 to
secure the passage of a bill, reported that
there was not the slightest foundation for
the report, and that the charge was ut
terly without foundation.
The following Senate bills were read
3d time, and passed:
To relieve Zeba King; to amend the
charter of the town of Boston; to amend
the charter of the Gate City Insurance
Company; the authorize the Ordinary of
Pulaski county to issue bonds to bnild a
Court House; to amend the attachment
laws of this State; to create a Board of
Road Commissioners for Dawson county;
to prescribe for suits against joint obligors
in the City Court; to change the time of
holding Jasper Superior Court; to incor
porate the town of Eastman; to assist the
Georgia Infirmary; to compensate officers
of the Superior Courts in Chatham conn
ty; to make it penal to withhold money
or property of the State; to secure the
several counties of this State from costs;
to change the line between Coweta and
Troupe; to provide a Board of Connty
Commissionery for Decatur county
to make it penal to sell personal proper
ty, which has been mortgaged; to amend
the laws of this State relating to writs
of Habeas Corpus; to provide for taking
testimony by written deposition in cases
notnow allowed by law; to authorize the
oorporate authorities to abolish the pnb
lic road leading to the Isle of Hope; to
require Superior Court Judges to give
section 1436 Code in charge to Grand Ju
ries; to require Jndges to give in charge
to Grand Juries Sections 4489,1490 and
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
THTUTY-RTXTH DAY’S PBOCBEDINGS.
SENATE.
Tuesday, December 12.
Senate met, President Trammell in
the Chair; prayer by Rev. Mr. Warren,
The roll was called. Present—Messrs
Block, Brown, Burns, Cameron, Cand
ler, Colman, Cone, Estes, Erwin, Griffin,
Heard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle,
Jervis, Jones, Jordan, Kirkland, Kibbee,
Lester, Mathews, McWhorter, Nicholls,
Nuunally,Peddy, Reese,Simmons,.Smith
and Wellborn—30.
Journal approved.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Jervis.
Mr. Candler moved to reconsider a bill
to change the line between DeKalb and
Gwinnett counties, which was indefinitely
postponed on yesterday. The motion
was lost. "
A bill to incorporate the Merchants'
and Mechanics’ Bank of Columbus
passed.
Mr. Kibbee offered a resolution that
no aconnt for mileage of members of
the General Assembly shall be audited
and approved by less than two members
of the Auditing Committee, and that the
Treasurer be instructed tojpayno ac
count audited and approved in any other
way; adopted.
Mr. Reese offered a resolution that it
is not the design of tbe General Assem
bly to deny the just claims of teachers of
the common schools; for so soon as the
poll tax for the years 1868, 1869, 1870,
can be collected, and a sale made of the
States bonds now designated as the
School Fond, tbe said jnst claims shall
be fully paid.
Mr. Brock moved to strike out tbe poll
tax for tbe years 1868 and 1869.
Mr. Brown moved to amend by stri
king out tbe words fully paid, aud insert
paid, so far as tbe school fund will suffice
to pay them.
Anderson offered an amendment that
the money collected for poll tax in tbe
years 1868,1869 and 1870 shall be used
for that purpose.
The motion of Mr. Brock was lost.
The amendment of Mr. Brown p
agreed to.
Anderson’s amendment was withdrawn.
The resolution was adopted, and, on
motion, transmitted.
. On motion of Mr. Borns, the tax bill
for 1872 was taken up by sections. The
sections were severally read.
The first section provides for levying a
tax of five undred thousand dollars, ex
clusive of special taxes, as the basis of
taxation; adopted.
Mr. Smith moved to amend so much
of Section 2d as prescribes an ad valorem
tax on the sale of liquors, by striking out
said provisionand inserting a specific
tax of 20 cents per gallon on all quanti
ties sold less than thirty gallons; lost—
ayes 8, nays 16.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment that
parties living out of the State aud selling,
by sample or otherwise, shall pay the
same tax as resident liquor dealers; with
drawn, and the section adopted.
. Mr. Jones moved to amend the 3d Sec
tion by imposing a tax of $50 on every
skating rink iu the State; adopted—ayes
14, nays 11.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment that
every agent of a life insurance company
doing business in this State shall pay a
tax of $10; agreed to.
The President appointed on the part
of the Senate, under the act to protect
the people of this State against the ille
gal and fraudulent issue of bonds, Mr.
Simmons, of the 22d District.
Mr. Bruton offered an amendment that
every keeper or owner of a faro bank
shall pay an annual tax of $2,500; adopt
ed.
Mr. Jervis offered an amendment, pro
vided nothing contain*-d in the section
shall be construed to make it lawfnl to
keep a faro bank in this State; adopted.
The third section was adopted.
The 4th, 5th and 6th sections were
adopted as reported.
Mr. Simmons moved to amend section
7th by exempting newspapers.
Mr, Bruton hoped the amendment
would not prevail, because he Baw no rea
son why newspapers should be exempted
more than other institutions.
_ Mr. Reese opposed the amendment.
Newspapers are not a new institution,
which should be fostered by the State,
and already their proprietors have a
great many privileges enjoyed by no
other class; and, further, as the Senator
from the 8th had said, a large part of the
press had been used for a very bad pur
pose.
Mr. Burns objected to the amendment.
Large amounts of money are invested in
newspapers and printing material, and no
reason can be shown why capital so em
ployed should be exempt.
Mr. Simmons supported the amend
ment. The newspapers have been, for
years, exempt. They are the great moral
and religious educators of tho country,
and ought to be promoted and encour
aged* The amendment was lost. The
remaining sections were severally adopt
ed as reported.
Mr. Smith moved to amend the 2d
section by inserting after the words
Practicing Physicians” the words “who
charge for services performed;” agreed
to. _
The Committee on the state of the
Republic submitted a report, which was
not acted 1 on.
By unanimous consent the amendment
of Mr. Bruton to the third section and
the proviso of Mr. Jervis were recurred
to, and reconsidered. The proviso was
agreed to—ayes, 15; nays, 7. The amend
ment was lost. The 3d section
adopted, and the bill was passed. ’
The Senate adjourned until 10, a. m.,
to-morrow.
Note—(Mr. W. F. Jordan, 28th Dis
trict, voted aye on the passage of the
Bond Bill over the Executive veto. His
name was omitted in the} published list.
—Reported.)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met, Speaker Smith in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Homady. Journal
approved.
Mr. Hunter moved to reconsider the
indefinite postponement of a bill to ap
portion members of the House of Repre
sentatives.
Messrs. Russell and Goodman also fa
vored the motion, which prevailed, and
the bill was re-committed to a special
committee.
Mr. Dell moved to reconsider the pas
sage of a bill to amend the law relating
to writs of habeas corpus; prevailed.
Mr. Gray of Bartow moved to recon
sider the loss of a bill to make it penal to
sell liquor to minors. After some discus
sion, the motion was put and lost.
Mr. Gray also moved to reconsider the
indefinite postponement of a bill to allow
married women to recover damages from
persons who sell liquor to their huBbands
while intoxicated.
Mr. Russell moved to lay the motion
to reoonsider on the table.
Mr. Heidt favored the motion to re
consider, and argued that it would
throw protection aronnd innocent wo
men.
Mr. Wofford of Bartow, made a good
speech in favor of the motion to recon
sider.
Messrs. Russell and Hudson, argued
that the bill would be impracticable;
would not benefit the class it wasintend-
ed for, and would amount to prosecu
tions for the sake of making money by a
low order of people.
On the motion to reconsider the yeas
and nays were called; yeas 61, nays 62.
^Messrs. Snead, Jackson and Bacon, a
Special Committee, to whom was referred
a charge that H. 8. Hillyer, Representa
tive from Camden, had drawn mileage for
1000 miles, reported that after a careful
investigation, the Committee find that
said H. S. Hillyer has drawn $80 in ex
cess of his legitimate mileage. The
Committee recommended that said mem
ber be required to refund the money, and
that he be brought before the Bar of
this Honse and repremanded, and that
in the event of his refusal to comply,
ne be expelled.
Mr. Hillyer said that he had never
traveled the ronte before, and did not
know the distances; that he examined
the Comptroller General’s report, and
found that the member from the county
of Camden had drawn mileage for 1000
miles last year, and that he did not
know until afterwards, that his predeces
sor came by way of Savannah, because
of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad
Company. He stated that the error was
unintentional, and that he was ready to
refund the money.
Messrs. Snead and Jackson said that
the case was one without politics in it;
that Mr. Hillyer is a law-maker, and
oould not properly plead ignorance; that
if the member who had overdrawn were
a member of the Democratic party, that
nothing short of instant expulsion would
have been the. report. The report
adopted.
Mr. Hillyer came before the bar, re
funded the money to the Chairman of the
Auditing Committee, and was repriman
ded by Speaker Smith.
On Motion of Mr. Pierce, Mr. Hillyec
was allowed to speak further of the case.
Mr. Hillyer said that he had not denied
that there was a mistake, but the charge
that it was intentional was unfoundod.
Mr. Hudson offered a resolution re
questing the Auditing Committee to care
fully examine all accounts before approv
ing them; adopted.
Mr. Craig, chairman of the Committee
on Auditing, reported that T. G, Camp
bell, Jr., of McIntosh county, had
drawn too much mileage.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Spald
ing, a committee was appointed to inves
tigate the charge.
Bill to incorporate the Peoples’ Sav
ings Rank of Newuan; passed.
Senate amendment to the bill to change
line between Coffee and TVare counties;
passed.
The Senate resolution declaring it the
sense of this General Assembly that the
teachers of free schools during the year
1871 shall be paid as soon as poll tax dne
for 1868, 1869,1870, and 1871, shall have
been collected, was amended and concur
red in. House adjourned until 10, a. m.,
to-morrow.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
THIRTY-SEYBNTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met; Speaker Smith in the
Chair. The roll was called. Journal ap
proved.
Elfc
SENATE,
Wednesday, December 13.
The Senate met; President Trammell
in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Ketchum.
The roll was called. Present, Messrs.
Anderson, Black, Brown, Brnton, Cam-
meron, Candler, Clark, Colman, Estes,
Erwin, Griffin, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer,
Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis, Jones, Jordan,
Lester, Matthews, McWhorter, Nicholls,
Nunnally, Peddy, Reese, Simmons, Smith
and Wellborn—29.
Leave of absence was granted to
Messrs. Colman and Anderson.
The report of the Committee on the
State of the Republic was read. The re
port represents the condition of the State
as greatly improved and promising in all
respects.
Mr. Hillyer moved that 100 copies of
the report be printed, and that it be made
the special order for to-morrow; carried
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution that
Whereas, The press of the State, in
consideration ol its incalculable contribu
tion to the political, moral and material
progress and prosperity of tho State, has
for several years past been exempted from
taxation, and
Whereas, The press is now required
by direction of the Comptroller General
to pay taxes, not only for the present
year, but also for past years, therefore,
Beit
Resolved, That the press of the State
be relieved from the operation of the tax
laws to await the action of the General
Assembly upon the matter at its next reg
ular session, beginning on 2d Wednesday
in January, 1872.
Mr. Hillyer favored the resolution. It
is not the policy of the State to impose
taxes upon every institution, and especi
ally such as materially benefit the public.
The collection of taxes for past years
would be very onerous, and he hoped
that newspapers would be exempt.
Mr. Reese opposed the resolution,
similar proposition had failed at the last
session of the Legislature. He knows of
no principle which ought to exempt
newspapers from taxation. Large
amounts of capital are invested in this
way, which yields remunerative incomes.
Newspapers do not demand the fostering
case of the JState *as a new institution.
We are told they are the educators of the
people, but they are, at least no more so
than the preachers, teachers and lawyers
of the country, and they are not exempt
from taxation.
Mr. Hillyer agreed with the gentleman
that no class of men do more to educate
and elevate the people than the lawyers,
but he was mistaken in considering pub
lication of a newspaper a paying institu
tion for his experience in the practice of
law had proved to him the contrary.
Mr. Simmons said the Resolution does
not propose to relieve newspapers from
taxation, but merely to suspend the col
lection of the same until the Legislature
can finally determine the question at the
January session. It would be a great
hardship on the press, if taxed now,
after being relieved by Executive Procla
mation. He supported the amendment
at length.
Mr. Peddy opposed the resolution, on
the ground tnat the newspapers had re
ceived from the Government immense
amounts of money in payment for the
publication of Executive proclamations,
and taxation is bat a small return.
Mr. Simmona replied that the publica
tion of Executive proclamations for pay,
conld not be used against the press any
more than a large amount of work per
formed by lawyers and other class of
men for fees could be used against them.
Mr* Reese again opposed the resolu
tion. It was entirely repugnant to his
sense of justice. The newspapers re
ceived more benefit than any other class
of business, and, least of all, ought to be
relieved from a proportionate share of
the expenses of Government.
Mr. Smith favored the resolution. The
newspapers, more than literature, have a
direct effect in enlightening and eleva
ting the people, and the return thus
made is ample.
Mr. Burns offered a proviso that said
suspension shall not be extended to any
paper that has done any advertising of
Executive proclamations or other work
for the late Executive; withdrawn.
Hr. Nicholls moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table. Carried by, ayes—
Messrs. Anderson, Black, Brock, Brown,
Bruton, Borns, Cameron, Candler, Col
man, Heard, Hicks, Hinton, Hoyle, Jer
vis, Jones, Kirkland, McWhorter, Nich
olls, Peddy, Reese and Wallace—21
Nays—Messrs. Estes, Irwin, Griffin,
Hillyer, Jordan, Kibbee, Lester, Mat
thews, Simmons, Smith and Wellborn
—11.
Mr. Brown, who was appointed by the
President on the committee to investi
gate the conduct of the Auditing Com
mission of the Western mid Atlantic
Railroad, asked to be discharged from
that committee, for the reason that his
business would be materially affected by
the necessity of attendance on the meet
ing of the eommittee, which would there
fore be exceedingly inconvenient.
The President stated that he appointed
the committee with a view to the fitness
of the several members, and having ex
ercised the responsible duty of appoint
ment, he wee unwilling to discharge any
member.
The Senate, by vote, conewitod to the
discharge of Mr. Brown from the nom
mittee. ***
Senate then adjourned until to-mor
MW.
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
moved to take up the report of the com
mittee on the case of Mr. Tarver, mem
ber from Baker county, who was charged
with being a non-resident of that county.
The evidence showed that Mr. Tarver
pays tax, is sued and sues, and serves on
juries in that countv. Tbe report of the
committee, which declares that Mr. Tar
ver is entitled to his seat, was adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Hudson to author
ize the Hon. Mr. Glover to draw the per
diem and mileage of Hon. Wright Brady,
deceased, for the benefit of the latter’s
family was adopted.
The tax bill was taken upland several
Senate amendments wore concurred in.
The report of the Committee on Elec
tions, in the case of Mr. Sargeant, Re
publican member from Coweta county,
was taken up.
The evidence showed that Mr. Sargeant
was a Captain in the war with Mexico;
that he was a Justice of the Peace after
wards; that Mr. Sargeant drilled a com
pany of minute men for the Confederate
army; but that he expressed himself as
opposed to tho war during the latter part
of it.
The report of the Committee was that
he is ineligible under the 14th Amend
ment.
Messrs. Scott, Simmons of Gwinnett
and Russell opposed the adoption of the
report, urging that Mr. Sargent was not
ineligible under the 14th Amendment,
and that the principal and only revolu
tionary acts he rendered daring the war
wass to feed helpless and starving women
and children.
Pending the argument by Mr. Phillips,
chairman of the Committee, in support
of the majority report, the House ad
journed until to-morrow.
Taliaferro County—Big Hogs—
Cotton Crop.
CbawfobdvhiLe, Dec. 12,1871.
Editors Sun: Mr. Wm. Foster, of this
towu, a few days since, killed two hogs
weighing, in the aggregate, 612 pounds
net, from which he obtained 176 pounds
of lard—hogs each fifteen months old.
This stupendous growth has been put
upon them in the last twelvo months.
The cotton crop of this county will fall
short of last year’s crop by at least 500
bales for the present year. Corn about
the same. Not much small grain being
sown. R.
SUN-STROKES.
J5£55”“ Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines loses and
New Orleans gains.
Chicago papers refer to the late
fire as the recent heated term.”
JB9*OoL B. H. Bristow succeeds Aker-
mon this time. Next.
The Phoenix has arisen from the
ashes of Chicago. It is a new weekly
paper.
“ " " ► ♦ ^ * ■
Miss Jane Coombs is smoothing
away the wrinkles from the brow of dull
care in Nashville.
Duke Gwin is san-Gwin that lie
will make money out of his new gold
mine.
The Nashville Bannei- is supposed
to have “departed” or “passived,” as no
copy of it has reached this offico for a
fortnight.
figL. The Herald classes the Golden Age
under the head of “Our Religious Press.”
Tho Herald has been showing signs of fa
cetiousness in its old age.
Two years in the State prison is
the price of fraudulent voting in New
York. Who says New York is not get
ting virtuous?
The Supreme Court of Indiana
has decided that whites and negroes may
not intermarry. And yet, we hear “no
tell” of the Enforcement Act being exe
cuted in that State.
BgfLThe Cincinnati Gazelle insists that
Grant “did write his message," which
nobody has denied; but if the Gazelle -
really means to befriend Grant, the less
it says about the reputed authorship of
that document, the better it will be for
him. 2
BgL. The Washington correspondent
of the Savannah Morning Hews has the
following in reference to an attempted
suicide: “Samuel J. Anderson, who cut
his throat on Friday afternoon last, at
the Tremont House, New York, is in a
very low state. He was bom near Atlan
ta, and is in his sixty-first year. He was
private Secretary : to Gov. Crawford, of
Georgia, and his chief clerk when he was
Secretary of War under Gen. Taylor.
Anderson was for two years Chief Clerk
of tho House of Representatives in the
United States Congress.”
Among those persons, calling
themselves Republicans, who, a few
months ago professed to be working
against the Bullock-Blodgett ring, was
C. K. Osgood, the present Postmaster of
Savannah. How far Osgood was sincere
in hia pretentions of honesty, is shown
by the following from the telegraphic
correspondence of ' the Savannah News:
“Postmaster Osgood, of Savannah, went
a long way out of his line of duty to
furnish Senator Osborne with informa
tion regarding the record of Hon. Thos.
M. Norwood during the late war, no
doubt hoping that such information
would assist in having Mr. Norwoods
Maim to & seat in the United States Sen
ate rejected. Osgood is indebted to Sen
ator Hill for being elevated to the hon
or of serving the publio in his present
capacity, and knows very well that Mr.
Trill ia bitterly opposed to Blodgett’s ad
mission to a seat in the Semite. Mr.
TTill is not the man to forget or forgiM
«uch ingratitude on the
whose plaoe he oan make and unmake a*
pleasure.”