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TRh ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 7, 1872.
'1 HE ATLANTA SUN I
"Why Grctlcy Should be Voted for.
Lcttbcrrbe no crimination or recrimination on
account of acta of other days.—A. II. Stephens.
A"o can vnsii'uj of post conduct- Great disasters are
npon ne and upon tne -whole country; and, without _. —
inquiring how th>se originated or at whose door Mr. Nicholls moved to reconsider the passage of
the fault should be laid, let us now, as common v -‘" '— “* n "~ *«-*-!«♦« “ T ’ H rA -
sharers of common misfortunes, on all occasions
consult only as to the best means, under the circumstan
ces at set find the si, to secure the best ends towards
future ameliroation.—A. II. Stephens.
Let old issnes, old questions, old differences and
old feeds, be regarded as fossils of another epoch.—
They belong to what may hereafter be considered as
the Silurian period of our history.—A. II Stephens.
Let all patriots, by whatever distinctive name hereto
fore style i. rally, in all sections everywhere, to the sup
port of him. Its. HE WHO HE MAY. WHO BEAKS IHK
STAND ABU WITH C'OOSTITDTIONAL UNION EMBLAZON
ED ON its folds.—A. II Stephens.
The foregoing selections from Mr.
Stephens’ Milledgeville speech in 1866,
■with the caption given thereto, we clip
from ■ our neighbor, the Constitution, of
the 28th instant. To them that journal
has annexed the following comment :
Greeley beaie the standard of Constitutional
Union. Let all patriots rally to him.
Let there be no canvaBsiDg of his past condnct.—
That belongs to the Silurian period of our history.
Georgia Legislature.
Tuesday, July 30th, 1872.
Called to order by President Trammell. Prayer
bv Rev. O. A. Evans.
the bill to layout Congressional districts “and re
commit to the Judiciary Committee. Motion lost
by yeas 14; nays 18. •
’Mr. Richardson was granted leave of absence.
The report of the committee to investigate the
official condnct of Rufus B. Bullock, late Governor,
was read. - -
Mr. Wellborn moved to refer the report to the Ju
diciary Committee, to report resolutions In accord
ance with the recoini. endations of the Committee.
Mr. Hint onBaked to be excused from voting, ex
plaining that he was appointed without his solicita
tion as counsel in the case cf the lease of the Macon
& Western Railroad, by the Central Railroad, and
that ne performed the service in good faith.
The motion to refer prevailed. , ^ ,
Mr Reese offered a resolution relative to the de
positors in the Georgia National Bank, which was
referred to the Judiciary Committee; also, a resolu
tion that the Governor he authorised to subscribe
for 136 copies each of «acon's Digest and Jackson’s
Analytical Index, and 39 copies of each for the State
Library, which was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr. H nton offered a resolution for the aopointment
of a joint committee of five, to examine the
manuscript copy of Digest of Supreme Court Re
ports, prepared by W. D. Elam of Rome, and report
i upon the same Adopted, and Messrs. Hinton and
„ T , . in tVriu omnir i lA-ster appointed on the part of the 8enate.
Wq fail to 8GB anything in t 6 8 Hills were read the first time
to show why Democrats should vote fi r
Horace Greeley; and the language
quoted cannot be so perverted as to
serve such a purpose.
In the absence of anything from Mr.
Stephens upon the subject of the action
of the late Democratic Convention in
this State, which is doubtless occasioned
by his recent deep, mental affliction and
bodily disorders, we will venture the ex
pression of our opinion that a wide dif
ference exists between him and our neigh
bor on the point of Mr. Greeley bearing
the “Standard of Constitutional Union”
in the. present canvass.
To the principles of the Constitution,
Mr. Stephens has ever been most earn
estly devoted—just as much now as in
1866, when he uttered the words quoted
by the Constitution.
It is weS known, that at that time, he
was in favor of accepting, in go ">d faith,
all the actual and legitimate results of
the war. He was for an immediate res
toration of the Union under the Consti
tution, and the supporting of any man
who shonld become the standard-bearer
of a Constitutional Union of separate
and independent States.
But it was then that Mr. Greeley utter
ly repudiated all alliance of this kind.—
It was then that he declared—not for the
restoration of the Union under the Con
stitution, bnt for the extinguishment of
the government of ten States in the
Union. ,
It was then, when the war for the main
tenance of the Union under the Consti
tution was over, with all its practical re
sults, that Mr. Greeley hoisted the ban
ner of a new war against the Constitution
itself, which he pushed to grinding under
the heel of despotism ten States of the
Union, which degradation he and his
conspirators against Public Liberty ac
complished under their nefarious En
forcement and Ku-Klnx acts. These are
the principles on which Mr. Greeley now
asks for Democratic support.
He is for clasping hands across the.
bloody chasm only on. condition of the
people of the downtrodden States ac
cepting and agreeing to sanction all those
monstrous usurpations npon the rights
of the States and of the people since the
war for the Union was over.
These are the reasons which Mr. Ste
phens has often given throngh our col
umns why he would not support Mr.
Greeley. He evidently does not believe
that any man who advocated such meas
ures, and now rests his election upon
their approval and sanction, can be
looked npon as the “standard-bearer of
a constitutional Union.” On the con
trary, he doubtless looks upon Mr. Gree
ley as we do; as the standard bearer of
one of the worst forms of centralism and
despotism.
This mnch we venture to say in reply
to the use attempted to be made of the
extraota quoted by our neighbor from
Mr. Stephens’ speech before the Georgia
Legislature in 1866. We trust he will
soon be able to speak for himself.
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* BLODGETT’S SFCURITIKS.
Decision of Judge Hopkins.
Judge Hopkins has rendered Lis de
cision in the case of Lewis Scofield
and Varney A. Gaskill vs. A. M. Perker-
son—injunction to restrain said Perker-
son, Deputy Sheriff, from collecting
from plaintiffs, the sum of 320,000—the
amount of Foster Blodgett’s bond, npon
which Scofield and Gaskill were secu
rities.
The investigation of the State Boad
affairs, reveals the fact that Blodgett is
in arrears with the road to the amount
of 323,321 97. The committee directed
he Comptroller-General to proceed by
execution against the securities in order
to recover the amount of the bond. To
this suit the injunction was filed.
Judge Hopkins, in his decision, makes
an elaborate history of the case and re
views the law bearing thereupon. He
determines that the State has the" same
recourse against Blodgett thai it has
against a Tax Collector. The remedy
against the latter is an execution from
the Comptroller-General.
The difficulty here presents itself as to
how the Comptroller-General is to be
advised of the Superintendent’s indebt
edness. He then proceeds to show how
this was done by the investigation of the
■Legislative Committee into the books of
the State Hoad, which was'the only ac-
£”**"*“* - again8fc B^dgett and the
Th , 18 * investigation* revealed the
arearage stated above; whereupon the
committee so advises the Comptroller-
General, and directs that official to pro
ceed according to the law laid down for
processes against Tax Collectors.
The Judge, therefore decides that the
injunction cannot be granted, and that
the Deputy Sheriff may proceed with-
t let or hindrance, to collect the
ount of 320,000 from Blodgett’s secu-
being amenable for all acts
.and pledged for his gcod
tion of the responsible
ndent of the State
air. Reese—To authorize the Governor to institute
suits for the lecovery of d* bts due the State, or pro
perty. •
Mr. Brown—To amend the act incorporating the
Cherokee Manufacturing Company, and to change
its name to the Joe Brown Manufacturing Compa
ny.
Mr. Kibbeo—To amend section 61 of the Code.
Mr. Smith—To amend the act incorporating the
Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.- Mathe —To amend the act incorporating
Thomaston.
Mr Cameron—To anthorize the Ordinary of Tel
fair county to issue bonds for building a court-
housel-ilso, to change the lines between the Conn
ies of Telfair and Dodge.
Mr. Jones—To incorporate the Merchants’ and
Farmers’ Banking anu Trust Company, of Grant-
Yiile.
Mr. P. Mathews—To change the time of bolding
the Talbot Superior Court.
Mr. Styles—To establish a County Court in Dough
erty county.
Mr. Heard— To amend the act incorporating the
city of Greenesbrro.
Mr. Lester—To anthorize the Clerk of Chatham
Superior Court to exercise the duties of Ordinary in
certain cases.
Mr. Hibyer—To amend the charter of the Georgia
Railroad and banking Company.
Mr Estes—For the relief of Henry Wheeler and
wife, ol Cherokee county.
Mr. Lester—To amend the act relative to vendor’s-
sales.
Mr. Anderson—To amend section 742 of the Code.
Mr. Styles moved to adjourn. The yeas were 14,
and nays 14. The chair voted nay aud the motion
was lost.
Mr. Mathews offered a resolution to relieve the se
curities on the penal bond of J, W. Hancock, of Up
son connty, which was referred to the Financial
Committee.
Bills were read the third time.
To regulate the law of lien. Made the special or
der for Thursday at 10 o’clock.
To amend section 3.798 of the Code. Passed.
To amend section 3,243 ot the Code. ■ Passed.
To define the method of perfecting service where
a » ounty is a party. Passed.
To amend the act incorporating the city of Al
bany. Recommitted.
To require Ordinaries to establish an election pre
cinct in each milit a district. Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
J. W. Warren, Secretary of the Executive Depart
ment, presented a sealed communication irom His
Excellency, Gov. Smith, which he asked to be con
sidered in Executive session.
The Senate went into Executive session, and con
firmed the appointment of N. J. Hammond as Attor
ney-General of the S'ate, and Hon. C. D. McCntchen
as Judge of the Cherokee Circuit.
Adjourned.
HOUSE
House met. Speaker Cumming in the Chair.—
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Strickland.
Mr. Scott moved to reconsider the action of the
House in ordering 1,000 copies of the report, and
300 copies ol the testimony of Lease Committee.
He thought there should be a uniform number of
copies ol testimony and report proper.
Mr. Pierce stated that, in the Senate, Mr. Nunnally
himself moved to adopt the resolution which was
passed by the House yest erday. He, himself, was anx
ious that the testimony should accompany the report,
for in that testimony the report of the majority was
founded. He had learned that the type had been
distributed, and if the House thought proper that
the State should incur the additional expense, no
one Was more willing thanfhe that the report
should go before the people.
Mr. Hudson, also a member of the Committee,
arose to concur with the gentleman,from Hancock,
and to correct the impression that 50 copies of the
report had been distributed to favorites. As for
himself, he knew of no such distribution, and he
believed no such distribution had been made. If the
House saw proper to order even 6,000 copies he was
willing, for upon the testimony his report waB
founded.
•Mr. Griffin, (of Houston,) complained that various
reports had reached the public before they reached
ths House; and he wanted to know if such reports
were dot the exclusive property of the House.
The speaker asked the gentleman to confine him
self to the question before the House.
Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, expected to vote upon
the question of the unfairness of the lease, and he
desired that his constituents, and the people gener
ally, to have the facts, testimony, etc., up.in which
he formed this conclusion. He, therefore, was in
favor of reconsidering the resolution, and of having
300 copies of the report and testimony combined,
which should be prepared for the use of the Assem
bly.
Mr. Pierce stated that while it was not the inten
tion of the remarks of the gentlemen from Floyd
and Cobb, the tenor of the remarks was that the
Committee had endeavored to place the opinion of
the Committee before the House without the testi
mony. He wanted to correct the impression. He
was perfectly willing to have testimony and all be
fore the people and tne House.
Mr. Gray moved to amend Mr. Scott’s resolution
by in-ertitig 3,09t> copies of report and testimony.
Mr. Crittenden opposed the bill very earnestly,
maintaining that the wholesale publication of these
reports was unwarranted in the present poverty-
stricken condition of Georgia He represented a
people who were in no condition to incur such ex
pense, when there was no necessity for it. He
thought three hundred copies sufficient.
The resolution as amended, was then pnt and
adopted, and iB as follows:
Resolved, That the Public Printer ho direetd to
print three thousand copieB of both the evidence and
the opinions of said Committee, and that they, be
stitched together before delivered to any one.
Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That 3,000 copies of the report of the
Lease Commitb-e, embracing the testimony, opinion
and supplemental report, be distributed to the mem
bers of the House pro rata at once. Adopted.
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution authorizing the
Governor to pay claims against the Western & At
lantic Railroad that vrere audited by the Board and
undisputed by the Committee appointed to investi
gate the conduct of the Board; but the resolution
was not taken up.
Leaves of absence were gran’ed to Meters. Mc
Whorter, Pou, Braddey and Beasely.
According to the request of the committee,
Messrs. Stovall and Hughes were added to the Com
mittee on the Pennitentiary.
REPORT OP THE BOND COMMITTEE.
. The next bill offered by the Bond Committee wag
then taken up which read as follows:
“To declare null and void the indorsement of the
State’s guaranty on the bonds of the CartersviUe &
Tan Wert Railroad and Cherokee BaRroad Company,
and to prohibit the Governor,Treasurer or any other
officer of the State from paying principal and inter
est on the same.”
Mr. McMillan, one of the Committee, arose to a
question of privilege. He stated that upon entering
tne Hall this momirg, he discovered copies of the
New York Times and New York World distributed on
the desks of the members, containing some stric
tures on the report of the Bond Committee. In
those strictures it was alleged that the investigation
of the Committee had reference to the political
character of persons; a-d several other statements
were made, all of which Mr. McMillan pronounced
unqualifiedly false, whether it was written at the
dictation of the editors of those papers, or others
w bo were more deeply interested. •
Mr. Hall of Upson, also a member of the Com
mittee, arose and confirmed and indorsed all that
waa stated by Mr. McMillan.
■The House then went into a Committee of the
wnoie for the consideration of the bill. For this
purpose Mr. Sn^ad, of Richmond, was called to the
01 iK 1- '"''". opposed what he termed
--baa i, ,ds. He thought it poor
1D i nre the State’s credit,
S£d rqTr^ho'^f^ 011 ta a Bp6ech of about one
'"'hole, after consideration
< * Mr - Kerc®. reported back
with recommendation that it pass.
The question was then upon the report of the
Committee, upon which Mr. Hillyer called the yaaa
Thereport waa adopted and the bill waa
passed—yeas 123; nays 7. The na s were Messrs
Bine. Davia. of Clarke, Dukes, Griffin, of Houston;
Hillyer, Joiner, and Smith, of Coweta.
The following bill, on motion of Mr. Bryan was
taken up, passed, and transmitted to the Senate-
Mr. Bryan—To incorporate the town of Bear
Creek, m Henjy connty, and change the name to
Hampton.
Tl J® House then took up a resolution offered by
the Bond Committee: J
Resolved, That the currency bonds issued under
Act of August, 1870, have been cancelled by the is- |
sue of gold bonds of the State for that purpose: an^ i
it is hereby declared that said currency bonds are |
not binding upon the State; and the Governor,.
Treasurer, or any other officer is hereby prohibited 1
from paying the principal or interest thereupon, or ’
any part thereof, or in any manner recognizing ihe
validity of said bonds.
Mr. Glenn called the yeas and nays, which call
was sustained. The resolution was agreed to. Yeas
116- NayB 10. The yeas were, Messrs. Blue, Davis,
Duke, Hoge. Joiner, McNeal, Payne, 8argent, Smith
of Coweta, Hillyer.
Mr. Hoge said he dissented from the report of the
committee so far as it affected 120 bonds in the
bands of J. Bo.eman, Johnson A Co., th3t thr Bond
Committee and Bullock Committee disagreed in that
particular, and with the lights before him, he voted,
No!
Messrs. McNeal and Payne voted “no” for the
sam** reason.
Mr. Hoge stated also that he waB not present wo en
the resolution was under deoisicn, or he wouldhave
further explained his reason, and gave notice that
he would move for a reconsideration to-morrow
morning. . o as to give him and the Committee an
opportunity of comparing notes.
Mr. Payne was alBO absent during the discussion.
A resolution offered by Mr. Rawls, instructing the
Committee’on Education to report the entire amount
of money paid into the Treasury for school purposes
since the adoption of tne present Constitution, was
adopted.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Oliver,
Butts, Colby and Netberland.
On motion of Mr. Russell, the resolution to dis
continue the night session, wliich was tabled last
night, was taken up. Mr. Russell moved the adop
tion of the resolution.
Mr. Glenn trusted the resolution woule be lost. It
was very essential tnat the House should have two
daily sessions in order to finish the business before
it
Mr. Bush waa added to the Committee on New
Counties and County Lines.
The hour for adjourning having arrived, no action
was taken on Mr. Russell’s resolution, and the House
adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION.
House met last evening at 8)£ o’olock, Speaker
Cumming in the Chair, and proceeded to reading
bills the second time.
Mr. Simmons, of Hall, arose to a question of privi
lege, and asked that the following bill be taken up,
and read the first time.
Mr. Simmons, of Hall—To amend section 449 of
the Code, so as to prohibit the running of excursion
and pleasure trains on Sunday,
Mr. Simmons stated that the practice of running
Sunday excursion trains on the Air-Line Railroad
was a source of much inconvenience and indignation
among the people ot his county.
Mr. Russell offered a resolution that Senate Bills
be taken up and read in the morning, and moved
that the rules be suspended for the purpose of act
ing upon it. The ruleB were not suspended.
Leave of absence waa granted Mr. Clements.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Wednesday, July 31st, 1872.
Senate called to order by President Trammell.—
Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren.
Bills were read the first lime.
Mr. Trammell—To amend section 1,676 of the Code;
also, to amend the act incorporating the city of
Dalton; also, to prevent any kind of gaming being
caried on in a retail liquor shop; also, to authorize
the Dalton & Morganton Railroad Company to con
struct a narrow gauge road.
Mr. Hinton—To amend section 4,257 of the Code.
Mr Kibbee—To prescribe the manner of incorpo
rating towns and villages in this State; also, to
authorize the Comptroller General to suspend the
issuing of executions against unretumed wild
lands.
Mr. Hicks offered a resolution declaring that C. R.
Moore, having received a majority of the legil votes
in the 12th Senatorial District, is entitled to his
seat. Referred to Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
j Hillyer submitted the memorial of the Seago-
Dobbins Company, concerning their bid for the
lease of the Western A Atlantic Railroad Company.
He stated that he did not thereby wish to be under
stood as committing bimself to the proposition
therein contained. He acted at the request ol the
parties, in its interest, who are chiefljhis constitu
ents. L!
nunnally moved to make the memorial just read,
and the majority and minority reports on tne lease
of the Western A Atlantic Railroad, the special or
der for Friday next, as his court commenced next
week and he would be absent.
Mr. Reese stated that the House had made the
reports the special order for Monday. If they did
not adopt the majority report, there would be neces
sity for Senate action on them. A day would be
saved in the Senate. He gave notice that he would
do all in bis power to close the sessiofi in 40 days.
The motion was lost by yeas 13, yeas 14.
Mr. Nunnally moved to make the reports and me
morial t ■ e special order for Saturday.
Mr. Simmons moved to table the reports and me
morial for the present, which motion prevailed by
yeas 23, nays 9.
Mr. Conley offered a resolution that 300 additional
copies of the evidence in the lease of the Western &
Atlantic Railroad be printed for the use ol the Sen
ate. vt-aa
Mr. Bruton said he would give $75 for the 3,000
copies of the evidence for any benefit it was to the
State.
The resolution, on motion of the mover, was ta
bled for the present..
The President stated that any allusion to the ac
tion of the House or Executive Department was im
proper, and not to be tolerated,
Mr. Smith offered a resolution authorising the
Governor to appoint a commission of two physi
cians to select a site for an additional Lunatic Asy
lum, and report upon- the same. Referred to Com
mittee on Lunatic Asylum.
Mr. Nicholls offered a resolution providing for the
appointment of a joint committee of five to report
upon the feasibility of establishing a Bureau of Di
rect Trade and Immigration between the ports of
Europe and of Georgia, and ascertain the causes of
the failures of previous efforts in this direction, and
the remedv. Adopted.
Messrs. Nicholls and Conley were appointed as the
committee on the part of the Senate.
Bills were read the second time and referred.
House billB were read the first time.
Senate bills were read the third time to amend
the act incorporating the town of Black shear.
Mr. Conley moved to table for the present. Lost
by yeas 9 nays 13.
Mr. Conley moved to strike out the section pro
viding for the appointment of the Mayor by the
Grand Jury. Lost by following vote
Yeas: Brock, Brown, Bruton, Campbell, Clark,
Conley, Crayton, Jervis, Wallace—9.
Nays: Cameron, Candler, Cone, Estes, Erwin,
Griffin, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hinton, Heyl, Jones,
Jordan, Lester, Mathews,Nicholls,Peddy, Steadman,
Styles—18.
Mr. Kibbee moved to recommit. Yeas 13, nays 13.
The Chair voted nay and the motion was lost.
Mr. Conley moved to table.
Mr. Nicholls made the point of order that the mo
tion to table bad been made and voted down, which
point the Chair ruled was well taken.
Mr. Conley moved that it be made the special or
der for 11 o’clock to-morrow, which motion prevail
ed by yeas 14, nays 11.
To provide for the payment of insolvent criminal
costs dne to James Downer, late Sheriff of Chatham
county. Passed.
To repeal the act relating to the Road law, so far
as relates to the county of Houston. Passed.
To amend the 3d clause of the 13th section,5th arti
cle of the Constitution,relative to selection of jurors.
Messrs. Candler and Hinton opposed, and Messrs.
Reese, Bruton, Hillyer, Kibbee and Deveaux favored
the passage of the bill.
Mr. Styles called the previous question on the
passage of the bill, and the bill waB passed by the
following vote:
Yeas—Brock, Brown, Bruton, Campbell, Clark,
Colman, Conley, Crayton. DeVeaux, Estes, Erwin,
Griffin, Heard, Hillyer, Jones, Jordan, Kibbee, Mc
Whorter, Reese, Simmons, Smith, Steadman, Styles,
Wallace—24.
Nays—Cameron, Candler, Cone, Hicks, Hinton,
Hoyle. Jervis, Lester, Matthews, Peddy—10.
The following bills were read the first time:
Mr. Nicholls—To prescribe the time of residence
entitling parties to hold county offices.
Mr. Styles—To define the amount of printing ma
terial exempt from taxation, excepts $3U0 for every
man employed.
Adjourned,
[Correction—The reporter for the House of Rep
resentatives, in yesterday’s proceedings, inadvert
ently attributed a resolution, authorizing the print
ing of 3,000 copies of the reports of the Lease Com
mittee, to Mr. Anderson of Cobb, when such reso
lution should have been credited to Mr. Sargent of
Coweta. The reporter will always be ready to cor
rect any mistakes, which unavoidably occur in the
haste to prepare reports.]
House met; Speaker Cumming in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones.
jn motion of Mr. Hoge, the action of the House
yesterday on the currency bonds was reconsidered.
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobb, arose to a question
of privilege, and stated that his remarks upon the
policy of the Public Printer, in separating the tes
timony and reports of the Lease Committee were
induced by information that it was done without the
authority of that committee. Since that time how
ever, he had learned that the Chairman of the Com
mittee had authorized such separation of the report,
and he took pleasure in withdrawing his animadver
sion upon the Printer,whom he had al wavs esteemed
as an honorable gentleman.
On motion of Mr. Russell, the night session oi
the House was discontinued after the 31st inst.
On motion of Mr. Etheridge, 400 copies of the re
port of the resident physician and trustees of the
Lunatic Asylum, were ordered distributed to the
House.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Braw-
ner, Jones and Meadors.
On motion of Mr. Russell, a Senate hill regulating
the registration of voters in Savannah, was read and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Hall of Upson,' the following
resolution was takes np:
Resolved, That the Governor be authorized to re
lease and turn over to private depositors in the
Georgia National Bank, the t.mount of their depos
its, which were seized by the State among the assets
of the Georgia National Bank, upon satisfactory
proof submitted to him of the deposit by rach p- r-
sen applying, or the amount ol such deposit.
Mr. Hall, of Upson, offered the following a •..ind-
ment. which was agreed to:
Provided, however, That before the private depos
its shall lie released by the Governor, the proper
officer or officers of the Bank shall consent in wri
ting to snch release.
Mr. Glenn offered the following amendments,
to the amendment, which were accepted:.
And that a sufficient amount of assets be released,
in addition to the money assessed, to pay off such
deposits.
Provided, further. That the adoption of this reso
lution shall not affdet the suit now pending against
said Bank in favor of the State.
Mr. Hege said he voted for the resolution, not be
cause he believed the depositors bad a legal or moral
right to the deposits. They were simply unfortu
nate in depositing with an insolvent bank. The
State was also a depositor, but be thought the State
couid better afford to lose than her individual citi
zens.
Mr. Snead voted fur it, not because he thought
the depositors were legally entitled to such deposits,
but because he esteemed them morally entitled to
it, in that he thought the private property of citi
zens ought not to be used in paying the defalcation
of Bullock.
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobb, voted for the reso
lution because, that though the claims of the State
and private individuals ho believed, rested on the
same equity, yet be did not think it a good policy
for the State to stoutly and stubbornly contest with
private citizens, claims of the character in question
On motion of Mr. Fierce, the report of the Lease
Coihmittee was made the special order of the day
for nextThursday. ,
The following bills were read the first time:
Mr. Bacon—To appropriate money to pay Wm. B.
Johnston the amount due him as interest on certain
past dne bonds of the State of Georgia enumerated
in said act.
Mr. Hunter—To refund to B. W. Sinclair an
amonnt of money overpaid by him as tax<*s on cer
tain lands in Brooks connty; also, to define the cor
porate limits of Thomasville, and to change the
time of holding municipal elections in said town.
Mr. O’Neal—To change election laws in the State;
also, to request Committee on Lunatic Asylum to
prepare a bill providing a Chaplin fer colored luna
tics in the Asylum.
Mr. Hammond—To authorize Samuel F. Smith of
Butts county, to give in and pay taxes in Butts
county, on his wild land and mill property in Jasper
county.
Mr. Goldsmith—A resolution appointing a sub
committee from the Penitentiary Committee to in.
vestigate the treatment of convicts, aud that three
members of the House he added to said committee.
Agreed to, and Messrs. Hughes, Simmons cf Hall,
Stovall, Renfrce, "Watters and Griffin of Twiggs, ap
pointed.
Mr. Wofford, of Bartow—To incorporate Hightow
er atate Works; also, to incorporate city of Carters-
ville; also, to amend section 3798 of the Code; also,
to incorporate the Rowanta.State Works; also, to em
power married.women to sue for and recover damn
ges from any person retailing spirituous liquors who
shall furnish such liquors to the husband while he
is drunk; also, to amend existing charters of King
ston; also, to change the line between Polk and
Burtow counties.
Mr..Pentecost—To authorize Wm. Word, of Car-
roll county, to erect two gates on the “ Five Notch’
road.
Mr. Payne—To authorize the Judges of the Su
perior Court to select from the jury list of the coun
ties additional Grand Jurors.
Mr. Rusell—To amend section 4,462 of the Code.
Mr. Heidt—To incorporate the Savannah Brick
Manufacturing Company.
Mr. i Cody—To relieve John N. McLester, of Chatta
hoochee county.
Mr. Durham—To donate the public buildings n-
WatkinsviUe. to a board of trustees for educational
or other public use; also, to amend an act incorpo
rating Lucy Cobb Institute; also, to relieve G. L.
McCleskey, of Clarke county.
Mr. Davis, of Clarke—To revise the jury box, of
Clarke coun-jy; also, to protect the University of
Georgia from fires, by paying annual tax of $300 to
Fire Department of Athens; also, to keep all tax
allowed for educational purposes in Clarke county.
Mr., Spence—To attach a portion of Appling to
Wayne county.
Mr.:Sargent—To repeal an act extending and de-
fining the corporate limiis of Mewnan.
Mr. Carlton—To direct Grand and Petit jurors of
Colquitt county, to serve without pay.
Mr. Graham—To declare the indorsement of the
State's guaranty on the bonds of the Alabama A
Chattanooga Railroad Company, under act of March,
1869, null and void, and to prohibit the Governor or
any other officer from paying the principal or in-
tei est on the same.
Mr. Woodward—To amend an act to incorporate
the Hawkinsvtile & Eufaula Railroad Company; also,
to amend an act incorporating the Savannah, Skida-
wayA Seaboard Railroad Company; also, to amend
an act incorporating a connty court in each connty,
so far as McIntosh county is concerned.
Mr. Simmons of Gwinm-tt—To create a Board of
Commissioners for Gwinnett county.
Mr. McMillan—To relieve Athens Manufacturing
Company; also,to relieve Mr. H. S. Camak.
Mr Murphy—To prohibit the buying, selling, de
livering or receiving of any farm products between
sunset and sun rise in Harris county, &c.
Mr. Scott—To incorporate the Rome Hollow-Ware
and 8tove Manufacturing Company; also, to change
times of bolding Superior Court in the Rome Cir
cuit.
Joiner—To anthorize .Dougherty county to return
poll tax of said couuty. «
Mr. Putney—To donate one half ihe proceed^ of
the Agricultural Land Scrip to the Atlanta (Colored)
University, at Atlanta.
Mr. Glenn—A resolution requesting Committee on
Education to inquire into the feasibility of divising
some means whereby the State may provide a home
and education for the 'indigent orphans of Confede
rate soldiers. Agreed to Also, that the compiler of
laws.of the present Legislature prepare in ten days
after adjournment copies of pamphlet contain
ing the laws passed at the session, and that he be
paid therefor such reasonable compensation as the
Governor may deem proper: also, a bill to relieve
W. J. Speaires.
Mr. Bryan—To prevent the sale of spirituous
iqnors within two miles of Locust Grove Academy,
in Henry county, etc.
M. Ormond—To provide for the payment of a
portion of the fund for school purposes, to the coun
ty of Houston.
Mr. Cain—To appropriate funds to pay claims ol
teachers of free schools in 1871.
Mr. Riley—to incorporate the Ralston Branch
Mining Company.
Mr. Kennedy—To allow Jefferson G. WilliamB, of
Bn'lock county, to practice medicine.
Mr. Hancock—A resolution in reference to enact*
ing a stock law by voters at the next Gubernatorial
election. ‘ :
Mr. Hall, of Meriwether—A memorial of S. Rob
erts, late Tax Collector, of Walker county to relieve
him from payment of certain taxes. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Mr Bush—To provide for the registration of voters
in Decatur cotinty.
Mr. Clements—To exempt from jury duty all reg
ularly ordained ministers of the Gospel
Mr. Cleghorn, of Muscogee—To amend act char
tering Fire Company, No. 1, Columbus, Ga.
Mr. Floyd—To repeal an act changing line between
Green and Morgan counties.
Mr. Pou—To declare the commencement, dura
tion and tenure of office of County Treasurer of
Muscogee county; also, to authorize' Judges of Su
perior Court to hear and determine upon the suffi
ciency of bonds of plaintiffs in attachment and gar
nishment cases; also, to regulate and determine the
fees and costs of justices of the peace and con
stables.
Mr. Allred—To anthorize the Governor to draw
his warrant on whatever sum he finds dne George
M. Lucas for salary as Book-keeper and expense in
curred on account of the penitentiary.
Mr. Baker—To change line between Warren and
Glasscock counties, so as to add a portion of Warren
to Glasscock.
Mr. Clower—To provide colored juries in certain
caaeB in Monroe county.
Mr. Smith, of Coweta—To provide juries in cases
where the accused is a colored person.
Mr. Etheridge—To anthorize the management of
estate of Henry C. Lawrence, by Mary P. Lawrence.
Mr. McNeil—To compensate J. A. Chambers for
certain service; also, to create a Board of Public
Works; also, a resolution for the appointment of a
Joint Committee on direct trade and immigration.
Mr. Cumming—To amend an act incorporating
the Commercial Insurance Company of Augusta.
Mr. Clark of Richmond—To anthorize the Ordina
ry of Richmond county to levy a tax for education
al purposes; also, to perfect public school systems
and to supersede existing school laws.
The following resolution was introduced by Brown,
colored, of Monroe, throngh the representative from
Montgomery connty:
Whereas, The Hon. John W. Wofford, of Bartow,
did, at the last session of he General Assembly,
hand to me for introduction into the House, a reso
lution ol inquiry as to the reasons why the national
flag waB not raised upon the Capitol Building after
legal session of forty days bad expired; and where
as, James Milton Smith has refused, or neglected, to
have the national flag raised over the Capitol Build
ing during the present session, contrary to the
good order, peace, and dignity of the State,^there
fore,
Be it Resolved, That Hon. John W. Wofford, Hon.
Garnett McMillan, Hon. Dunlap Scott and HoneGeo.
F. Pierce, Jr., are hereby appointed a Committee to
wait upon His Excellency, the Governor, aDd ascer
tain why said Sag dees not appear upon the flag staff
of the Capitol during a legal session of the Assembly,
and demand that said flag may he unfurled and
wave over the assembled wisdom of the State to
morrow.”
Brown moved that the rules be suspended to take
up the resolution, whichmotion was lost
Mr. Sneed—To define costs of magistrates and
tees of constables in Richmond connty.
Mr. Paulk—To change line between Irwin and
Worth counties.
Mr. Hudson—To amend an act incorporating the
Newnan and Americas Railroad.
Mr. Dell—To amend Paragraph 1, Section 1, Arti
cle 12, of the Constitution; also, io amend an act
to create a county court in each connty in this State.
Mr. Goode — To require municipal cor
porations to take the bond of Mar
shals and Depnty Marshals and policemen; also
to authorize persons acting in afidmiary cha’racte
to purchase stock in the hank of Americas; also, to
entitle plaintiffs in .error in certain cases in the Su
preme Court to a new trial; also, to prevent juries
from dispersing, «tc;also, to make juries in criminal
cases judges of the law and the facts. ,
Mr. Mansfield—To change the time of holding
election for Mayor and Council of Lumpkin, Stew
art county, Ga.
Mr. Lewis—To have but two precints for the vot
ers of Stewart connty to cast votes for certain offi
cers.
Mr. Trammell—To allow Win. Smith, of Paulding
county, to practice medicine.
Mr. Williams—To authorize the Ordinary and
Board of Commissioners of Decatur county, to levy
an extra tax.
Mr. Cleghorn, of Muscogee—A resolution that the
Committee on Agriculture and Manufacture he in
structed to inquire into the expediency oi, and if
they deem it advisable, report by bill, establishing a
Bureau of Agriculture and Mineralogy.
Mr. Hudson—A resolution recuesting the Comp
troller General to report to the House the amount of
lees and perquisites received by him from Insurance
Companies and agent, during 1871
Mr. Allred—To reduce the amonnt of official bonds
ol certain-county officers in Pickens county.
Mr. King—To incorporate the Jesup aud Jackson
ville Rati r. ad Company.
Mr. Hall of Upson—To change the time of the
meeting of the Legislature; also, to require the Or-
oinary’ of Upeon county to let out contracts for
building bridges and other public works.
Mr. Battle—To provide for. education in several
co tin tit s of tb e State; also, an act relating to com*
position of juries ’u Thomas c .unty.
Mr. Jones of Terrell—To establish a county court.
Mr. Atkinson—To make it unlawful for any mem
ber of the House to introduce any local bill affecting
any other connty than his own.
Mr. Camer n—To authorize the Dalton & Morgan
ton Railroad Company to build a narrow gauge rail
road.
Mr. Maun—To create a county Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues iu WilccY county.
Mr. Clark, of Troup—A resolution that Nicholas
Lewis, of Atlanta, be allowed to sell papers and
books at the entrance of the Capitol. *
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobb, offered the follow
ing resolution: “That after Friday, no new matter
shall be introduced in the House without the con
sent of two-thirds ot the members.’’ Mr. Anderson
stated measures of vital importance demanded the
attention of the House, and it ought to have time to
give them mature consideration.
Mr. Cleghorn, of Muscogee, offered the following
substitute: Resolved, that after Tuesday next, no
new matter be introduced without consent of a ma
jority of the House.
Mr. Russell thought it became the duty of the
members to give Attention to their local bills in res
pect to their constituents. After some discussion
the substitute offered by Mr. Cleghorn was adopted.
The following bills w re read tne first time :
Mr. Hunter—To transfer Clinch and Echols coun
ties to the Mouthern Circuit, and fix the term of
holding the Superior Courts in the Southern Cir
cuit.
Mr Dell—To amend the practice ofthe Supferior
Courts in certain cases and to authorize and require
the Judges of the Superior Courts of the State to
give judgment at the first term in all cases when an
issuable defense has not been filed under oath.
Mr. Gray—To amend the charter of Adairsville.
A resolution authorizing the Governor to pay cer
tain claims against the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
not disputed by the Committee on the Auditing
Board, was introduced by Mr. Simmons of Gwin
nett, and agreed to, and transmitted to the Senate.
The following bills were read the third time.
To amend the garnishment laws. Passed.
To authorize the Road Commissioners of Thomas
county to exercise certain powers. Lost.
To allow the Clerk of Superior Court of Thomas
county to receive a fixed salary. Lost.
Mr. Flynt—To repeal an a :t changing time of hold
ing Superior Court of the counties ol Taliaferro and
Emanuel, so far as Taliaferro county is concerned.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Bell,
Guerry and Hammond.
Adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION.
House met last evening at 8& o’clock; Speaker
Cnmming in the Chair, and proceeded to reading
bills the second time.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Sargent to visit
the Penitentiary convicts.
On motion the bill to establish an Insurance De
partment in the Sta-c was taken up.
Mr. Glenn moved that the bill be committed to
the Committee of the whole, and that 200 copies be
ordered printed for the use of the Honse.
Mr. Rawls called fora division ofthe motion. The
motion to commit prevailed.
Mr. Rnssell opposed the motion to print. After a
short discussion the motion to print was lost.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Dell,
Dukes, Rountree, Barron, Kennedy. Patillo.
SENATE.
Thursday, August 1st, 1872.
Senate called to order by President Trammell.
Prayer by Rev. R. C. Ketchum.
Mr. Nicholls moved to reconsider the action of
yesterday in passing a bill to carry into effect the
2d clause, 13th section,, fifth article, of the Constitu
tion. .
Mr. Candler made an earnest and forcible speech
in favor of reconsideration; Mr. Hinton also favored
it.
Mr. Brock opposed it.
The bil’ was reconsidered and recommitted to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Candler submitted the majority report of the
Committee on the Management of the Western A
Atlantic Railroad, which was tabled, and 200 copies
of the repoit and evidence ordered to be printed for
the use of tbe£Senate
Mr. Clark makes a minority report which is in
cluded in the motion.
Mr. Brown was granted leave of absence.
Mr. Conley called up bis resolution to print 300
additional copies of the report on the lease ot the
Western & Atlantic Railroad.
On motion of Mr. Smith, the resolution was ta
bled.
Mr. Brnton called for information concerning an
advertisement in the Atlanta Sun proposing to sell
the evidence taken before the committee to investi
gate the management of the Western k Atlantic Rail-
ro id, and how it was that the Public Printer was ig
nored.
Mr. Reese said that he was not chairman of that
committee and knew nothing about it.
Bills read first time.
Mr. Hoyl—To incorporate the bank of Dalton.
Mr. Jordan—To anthorize Tax Collectors to levy
tax fi fas.
Mr. Peddy—To incorporate the Excelsior Gas
light Company.
Mr. WeUborn—To anthorize counter showing in
motions for continuances in criminal cases; also,
to exempt ordained Ministers from inilitii and
Jury duty; also, to amend the first article of section.
3,798 of the Code.
House resolutions taken np.
To anthorize the payment of certain claims againBt
)he Western A Atlantic Railroad. Concurred in.
To request the Judiciary Committee of the Senate
and Honse, to report a bill, if feasible, providing for
the registration of voters in this State. Concurred
u
To anthorize the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate aud Honse to report a bill providing for fur
nishing Notary Publics, and Justices of the Peace,
with the Code and form book. Concurred in.
To collect the poll tax ol 1870. Referred to Com
mittee ou Finance.
To release the private deposits in the Georgia
National Bank. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
The resolution adopted by the House at the last
session relative to Judge Hopkins, was referred io
the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Nicholls, the special order for
eleven o’clock, being tbe consideration of the bill to
amend the charter of B ackshear, was suspended
and the bill referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The special order, being the bill to regulate the
law of liens, was suspended and made the special
order for Monday next.
Bills read third time:
To amend the act incorporating the Atlantic, Fort
Valley A Memphis Railroad. Referred to Commit
tee on Internal Improvements.
To authorize the Ordinary of Floyd County to
take stock in the Cherokee A Nor.h Georgia Agricul
tural Fair Association. Lost.
To incorporate the Dalton A Southwester’Bailroad.
Passed.
To provide for holding elections in this State.
Withdrawn.
To regulate the time of holding elections in this
State. It provides lor holding the election for Gov
ernor and members ol the Legislature on the first
Wednesday in October; for Congressmen on Tues
day after first Monday in November; for connty offi
cers on first Wednesday in January. Passed by yeas
24, na:.sl3.
To ameud the garnishment laws. Passed.
To amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 7 of the
Constitution. Lost.
To provide for payment of insolveni criminal
costs to Solicitors of Macon and Atlanta Circuits.
Atlanta Circuit stricken out and hill passed.
To authorize the'Ordinary of Talbott county to
permit the erection of gates across the Public Roads.
Passed.
To authorize J. D. Collins to erect a bridge and
turnpike across the Chattahoochee river on the old
piles of the Western A Atlantic Railroad at Iceville,
on certain conditions. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
To regulate the practice in Superior Courts in re
gard to amendments. Lost.
To incorporate the Gainesville, Jefferson A South
ern Railroad. Passed.
For the relief of N. M. Williams, tax collector of
Jasper county. Lost.
To regulate the nfede and manner of publishing
legal advertisements. The Judiciary Committee re
ported adverse to its passage.
Mr. StyleB made an earnest and forcible speech in
favor of the passage of the bill.
Mr. Block opposed the passage of the bill. Re
ferred to Committeo on Printing.
To provide a board of commissioners of roads and
revenues for Marion connty. Passed.
To repeal article 7, section 1, paragraph 1; and
amend article 4, section 2, paragraph 2, Constitution.
The bill was declared lost—the vote standing 17
yeas, and nays 16—not receiving the necessary two-
thirds vote.
To amend section 639 of the Code so far as rel ties
to the counties of Fannin, Pickens and Gilmer.
Amended by adding the counties of Union, Towns
and Rabun, and passed.
For the relief of A. J. Glenn, W. Cox, et al., of
Gilmer connty. Passed. ’
To exempt the vendors of sewing machines, and
other labor-saving machines in domestic economy
from peddlers’ license. " ’
Mr. Hillyer favored the passage of the bill.
Mr. Candler opposed the passage of the bill. The
bill was lost.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
[Correction.—In a bill offerei vesten’^K
Dell, the word “Superior** should "have h* * ^
instead of “Inferior.”] teea
House met, 8peaker Cummins ..
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones. g m chair.
was taken up and'read^he first time^” 8 8en&te bil1
Company!"^ 0 * 416 ^ MobUe “ d Atlanta Mining
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs m.
B^er, Harvey and Mr. Carrington, Clerk
privilege. ° T^brinti^cedT^I,?^^ 00 of
to the national ensigu on ywterdiy waa rennw!^
having been introduced by the reur<^nt a tmf , diU!
Montgomery. He wanted it underetood
could introduce his own bills, (a royal nrfr^f,i be
which no one disputed.) v yal Frero 8ative
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
The Committee appointed to inquire intn
rest of Mr. MorriB, Representative from T&iw if*
a city policeman, submitted a majorU^r Jnnr? 1, by
on motion 200 copies of the report Sri
were ordered printed. In the
of the Committee, the case did not form rity
which the Honse had jurisdiction^ but
ion the minority did not concur. “** °P in -
STATE ROAD ERAUDS.
Mr. Snead, on the part of the Committee mWi
ted the report of the Committee appointed
tigate the financial management “ew^n't
Atlantic Railroad during the years t f isos 18ss » *5
1870. The report was rtad aid gave . M
and perspicuous exhibit of all the fraudulent
actions on the State Road during Bullock’s admfo£
tration,. Tue report concluded with an
tribute to the memory and services of Hon S
Stephens, through whose instrumentality rid
wavering industry as special attorney, employed £
the State, the prosecution of offenders against tK
State was so auspiciously begun. On motion
copies were ordered printe d for the use ofthe Ho »
On motion of Mr. Bacon the rules were suspend.’
ed for the purpose of reading hills the seoond time
m order that all the bills now before the Hon»
might be referred to their appropriate committees
Bills on third reading:
To relieve the administrators on the estate of
is J. Dupree. Lost. w '
To prescribe the manner in which lunatics idiot*
insane and imbecile persons may be committed iA
the Lunatic Asylum, Ac. Lost. a
To regulate the manner of giving bonds cn claim
cases. Passed. “
■ jP crease PW ot grand and traverse jnrora
in Talbot county. Passed. J 0,8
To relieve ihe securities upon the bond of W R
Scrnggs, deiaulting tax collector of Warren cotrntv
Passed.
To anthorize the Ordinary of Stewart county to
levy a tax to pay off the indebtedness of the county
upon poor school accounts for the year 1868. ivo
and 1870. Passed.
To fix the pay of jurors and baliffs of the Superior
Court of Taliaferro county. Amended and passed
To make it a penal offense to hire or employ mi'
nors, etc. Lost. *
To amend the Constitution. Lost.
To exempt Boad Commissioners from jury duty in
Troup county. Passed.
To regulate the fees of Solicitor General in the
State for the prosecution ot criminal capes in the
Supreme Court. Passed. This bill provides a fee of
$100 for each capital felony, $50 for each felony, and
$30 for all other cr.minal cases.
To alter and amend section 4758 of Code, limiting
the right of the corporators of Savannah [to issue
bonds. Passed.
To emend section 4786 of the Code, in relation to
the collection of rents and recovery of possession in
Savannah. Passed.
To provide for the collection of costs in certain
cases in Coweta connty. Lost.
To require costs in certain casee to be paid before
such cases are finally concluded. Lost.
To create a Board of Commissions for Liberty
coi nty. Passed.
To change line between Quitman and Stewart
counties. Loet.
To amend the charter of Whitney, Calhoun wun-
ty. Passed.
To tax Faro Bunks in this State. Lost
To incorporate the Barnard and Anderson 8treet
Railroad, and for the purpose of opening communi
cation from Savannah to Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Amended and passed.
To consolidate the office of Clerk of the Superior
Court, and Treasurer of McDuffie county. Passed.
To anthorize the Ordinary of McDuffie connty to
issue and negotiate bonds lor the purpose of build
ing and furnishing a Court House and jail in Thmson.
Amended so as to exempt bondB issued for a similar
purpose by the Ordinary of Cobb connty, from Btate
and connty taxation. And passed.
To require the tax collectors of Charlton ana Cam
den counties to receive jury certificates for county
taxes. Passed.
On motion i f Mr. Hall of Upson, the report Of the
Bond Committee was made the special order of the
day for to-morrow.
Reading of bills resumed:
To create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and.
Revenues for Charlton county. Amended and
passed.
To establish a permanent Board of Education a nd
Orphanage for Bibb county. Passed.
To amend Article 6 of the Constitution in refer
ence to the general system of educati *n. Passed.
To provide for the paymeht of jurorB in the City
Court of Atlanta. Passed. This bill provides that
each juryman bo paid $2 out of tbe City Treasury-
To prescribe tbe mode of conducting suit before
Justices of the Peace’and Notaries Public in the
State. Passed.
To amend the laws of this State, so far as they
make judgment of any 'of the courts bind aU
property of the defendants except real and personal.
Passed.
To require all persons who keep dogs in Brooks,.
Hancock and other counties, to pay a tax on the
same. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
To amend section 1,601 ot code, so far as the
same relates te ditching and draining lands, anJ to
make said section of force in Habersham county.
Passed as amended.
To amend an Act to confer additional powers on
corporate authorities of Clarksville. Recommitted
to Commtttee on Corporations.
To amend an Act establishing a Board of Commis
sioners on Roads and Revenues for Hat ersham and
Lowndes counties, Amended and passed.
To reduce the official bond of the Sheriff of Heard
county. Passed.
Ti compensate jurors of Superior Court, and to
pay constables in Harris county. Passed.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston: To provide for the pay
ment of a portion of the fund raised for school pur
poses to Fort Valley. Passed.
Mr. Lamkin—To secure to educational purposes
the fund now dne the Department of Education, Ac.
Referred to Committee on Education.
TRADE AND IMMIGRATION.
On motion of Mr. McMillan, the following resolu
tion passed by the Senate was taken np.
Resolved, That a joint committee, to oonsist of
two from the Senate and three from the Honse, be
appointed to investigate and report by bill, or other
wise, npon tbe feasibility of establishing a Bureau of
Direct Trade and Immigration between the ports of
Europe and the State o.f Geoigia.
2. Resolved, That the said Committee be author
ized and required to look into and report upon the
causes of the failure of the efforts heretofore made
in this direction, and if possible to report as to the
proper steps to be taken and means employed for
their coire tirin and revival.
Mr. Rawls opposed the resolution. He believed It
was the purpose ofthe mover to establish a Bureau of
Immigration for the sake of salaries accompanying
it. Moreover he thought efforts at immigration
heretofore had been disastrous.
Mr. McMillan thought the gentleman was prema
ture in anticipating the report of the committee and
the action of the Bouse thereupon. His argument
would be in order at another time when the com
mittee shou’d report.
Mr. McWhorter agreed with the gentleman fro*
Habersham. He saw no impropriety in taking the
initiatory steps. If the House saw proper to aban
don the question after investigation it was well
enough.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, opposed the resolution.
The prevailing practice of adopting the report of
Committees was dangerous. He said the efforts
made heretofore had failed.
Mr. Russell trusted the resolution would be adopt
ed, and in reply to the gentleman from Houston,
remindedhim that every measure inaugurated by
the Legislature which took the first steps in ih»t
question,had failed. He called the previous queBtioB,
which call was sustained. The resolution then ww
concurred in, and Messrs. McNeil, McMillan, ana
Del .appointed '8 committee on the part of the House
Reading of bills resumed.
To authorize the Ordinary of Houston County to
issue bonds and levy an extra tax for tbe purpose of
building a jail. Passed. ,
To fix the pay of Jurors in Jackson county.
Passed.
To amend an act to amend the road laws of tk e
State, so far as they relate to Bibb and Hou= tc '“
counties, and to authorize the Ordinary of
counties to levy and collect a tax for said purpo®*-
Passed.
To alter and amend the law with regard to
in State courts. Lost.
To amend section 3 of an act establishing salary
of Judges of Supreme Court, etc. Laid on
table.
To alter and extend the powers of justices oft 6 *
peaoe and notaries public. Lost.
Leave of absence until Monday next was
to a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Ball®**”-
Lipsey, Bruton and Bunn. ,
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Fiy“ v
Lewis, Chauncy and Mat to* of Clinch. ,
Mr. Goldsmith offered a resolution
the positions of the portraits of ex-Govercor W 0 •
and ex-Governor Troup, on the walls of the H***
exchanged so that the fac. s of both would be airw. _
ed toward the members of the House. The reso
tion was agreed to.
Adjourned.
A few davs since a "wee bit of a
astonished his mother: She had occa®
to chastise him slightly for some °® e
he had committed. Charley sat J J,
quietly in his chair for some time n*
ward, no doubt thinking very P r °/ 0 ° T
ly. At last he spoke out thus: “^“ uZ
I wish pa’d get anuzzer honsekeep j
I’ve got tired seem’ you around .