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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. 7. 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.”