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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY, SUN FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 14 1872.
THE ATLANTA SUN
An Additional Friendly Chat*
The 1<1p* of rejecting a win's aid because he h»« ■
been against you is preposterous. It it Greeley's
present and not his past conduct tbstconcerns ns.— !
Constitution, 6th tntl.
Grceloy's ‘'present” Is precisely what it has been
in the past. Ho has mode no chango, but at "pres- I
ont” stands up to all his "past conduct.” This is
what "concarns” os. The Constitution says that
-Greeley’s "present” is different from bis past, but
we cannot see wherein.
We repeat what we have said before : The Cincin
nati Platform is not a whit less radical than the Phil
adelphia, and Greeley is not a whit ’ess Itadical than
he has always been. His "present” Is just what his
'"past” has been. We cannot support him.
But the Constitution, in another article of same
date, alluding to The 8un, hays:
••It ignores the fact that Greeley has changed bis
position-”
We care nothing for his mere "position** so long
-as his principles remain-the same. That is the im
portant fact. His "hattling Grant” is not worth a
straw to Democrats as long as he adheres to the
identical principles now held by Grant, and on
Which ho himself :.as always stood.
And the indorsement of those eery objectionable
.principles by both tho Cincinnati and Baltimore
Conventions cannot bring us to sanction them. Wo
dldnot follow the lead of distinguished Democrats
who, in former days, forsook tbe Democratic party
and went over to tho Radical party, and we shall not
do so now.
Bnt the editor farther says:
11 does not even try to tell what good is to be
gained by resisting the great movement for better
Government.
We aro unaware of any movement, great or other
wise, being made by the Greely party, for “better
Government.” We are aware of a "movement” by
a few sorehead Radicals, with Horace Greeley as
their leader, who have not auch object In view as a
"bet ler government;” and of the further Act that a
number of Democrats have gone over to the support
of this Radical ••movement,” with only this plea
"anything to beat Grant”—having abandoned their
own principles, and seem to have no principle what
ever Involved In their present lino of policy—only
«personal Ibsuo; and that issue being to fight one
Radical aud take up a worse one—If possible. Wo
can’t seo auy "movement for better government”
In it.
.But again:
Tt-falls to answer a singles one of tho potent rea-
- aonawo assigned for going with tho Democracy in
lta selected line of action, to oust Radicalism from
power.
We havo "failed” to see any of these "potent
reasons.” We do not see how Radicalism can be
ousted by supporting a Radical candidate for the
-Presidency, on a -Radical platform. The “selected
tline of action” leads straight into the Radical camp;
I -and If successful, secures the eternal defeat and
| • death of tbe Democratic Party and its principles,
fj ' We can’t go on that line. Tho editor of the Cemsti-
: t utioit cap pursue that line if ho wishes. We will try
B ■ <to let him alone in it. Wo hope he may find conso-
r - latlon in so doing.
But ho wants to know what “practical good is to
K i he gainod” by not supporting Greeley. We might
with equal propriety ask what practical good is to be
gained by refusing to support Grant, or by opposing
l -Grant. Both are equally Radical—Greeley more so—
and both stand ux>on an equally Radical platform.
'We don’t see any good in tbe support of either. Tbe
only way to effect any good is,to adhoro to prin
ciples. Mark our words: ffo good ever results from
! <m abandonment of cardinal principles—no matter
1 > what may be the motives—no matter how honest,
I i bow sincere may be the persons who thus'go astray.
I > Evil only can come of it—no good whatever is pos
sible.
Rut again:
Wo wanted some good earnest sound senBO ut
tered. We craved some material benefit to be shown
from that course.
■ -Wo have also cravod some good earnest sense ut-
■Tered.for quiting tho Democratic Party, and going
over to tho RsdlcalParty.bat we have never yet seen
•it. True, our neighbor sometimes says Greeley is
H ■ very liberal—very favorable to us—that he is on a
jj ^Democratic line of policy, or something so, bnt
' -’there Is nothing in Greeley’s record, or his platform,
i *or Us present principles, or professions, to justify
• esuch a concluaion. Wo don’t seo any “earnest
i .-sense,” or "material benefit” to come from the
. -election of either Greoley or Grant
If good Government is ever restored in thiB
•country, it must be by tbe triumph of Democratic
..principles, under the lead of sound Democrats.
This cannot be secured by Democrats adopting,
H.•sanctioning, advocating and ^supporting’Radical
-i principles, and Radical candidates on those princi
•plea. Ho who thinks so is mistaken. t
• Again:
PROCEEDINGS
Georgia LegisJ ature.
SENATE.
Tuesday, August 6,1871.
Senate called to order by President Trammell.
Prayer by Rev. C. A. Evans.
Mr. Reese moved to reconsider the action on tbe
bill to provide for the payment of insolvent criminal
costs in the Northern Circuit, which motion pre
vailed-
Wallace moved to reconsider the action on
the bill to repeal the act to preserve the peace and
harmony of the State. In support of his motion he
stated that all legal gentlemen agreed that tbe law
was unconstitutional. If the people of his section
wanted to go to Church with a double-barrel gun or
rifle, this law would not prevent them. If he lived
in the 10th or 11th Districts, and wanted to go with
a rifle or shot gun, this act would not prevent him.
Mr. Jones thought it wa3 not the duty of the leg
islature to construe laws. He could only Judge of
the fnture by the past. Before the passage of the
act parties wentarmed; since Its passage they have
not. It has done good and no'harm.
Mr. Brown favored reconsideration because the,
act was unconstitutional.
Mr. Styles said the act sought to be repealed was
not unconstitutional. Section 14 of article 1 of the
Constitution was a mere police regulation. It did
not give the right to carry pistols, bowie knives, Ac.,
to church, to public schools, on street cars, Ac.—
Repeal now meant bloodshed and trouble. Its ob
ject was harm.
Mr. Brock agreed with the Senator from the 10th,
that the law was not unconstitutional. It was the
best measure passed by the Radical Legislature. It
was passed with the Camilla riot lresh in the minds
of Legislators. To repeal it is to give a license to go
out and shoot down people in tbe nest campaign.
Campbell voted for this measuro as a peace mas-
nre. He was satisfied that it had dono good. It
was neither la vful nor expedient to repeal it now.
Mr. Conlej moved to table the motion to recon
sider, which motion prevailed by a large majority.
The unfinished business of yesterday being tho
consideration of tho bill to donate one-third ot the
proceeds of the Land Scrip to the North Georgia
Agricultural College at Dalton, was taken up. The
President stated his ruling yesterday on the previ
ous question.
Mr. Conley called the previous question.
Messrs. Candler, Reese and Hinton, opposed tho
call for tho previons question. The call was not
sustained.
Elaborate speeches were made in behalf of the bill
by Senator Wellborn, and against by Senators Cand
ler and Burns.
Mr. Jervis called tho previous question, which
call was sustained. The following is tbe vote:
Yeas—Anderson, Brock, Brown, Bruton, Camp
bell, Clark, Colman, Conley, Crayton, Deveaux,
Estes, Erwin, Griffin', Heard, Hillyer, Jervis, Park,
Richardson, Smith, Styles, Wallace, Wellborn—22.
Nays—Burns, Cameron, Candler. Hinton, Hoyle,
Jones, Jordan, Lester, Mathews, McWhorter, Nlch-
olls, Peddy, Reese, Simmons, Steadman and Wallace
—15,
Mr. Hinto" gave no tics that he would move a
reconsideration.
Bills on third reading:
To repeal all provisions in railroad charters grant
ing State aid, except where vested rights have ac
crued.
Mr. Mathews made au earnest speech in favor of
the bilL
Mosers. Hinton and J. R. Brown opposed tbe bill
in ablo arguments.
Mr. Jones called tbe previous question.
The report of the committee adverse to its pas
sage was agreed, to by yeas 27. Nays—Brock,Candler,
Hillyor, Jones, Mathews, Kesse—6.
To change the lines between the counties of Clinch
and Coffee. Passed by yeas 20, nays 11.
To authorize sheriffs aud their legal deputies to
administer oaths in certain cases. Passed.
To amend an act to incorporate the Dollar Savings
Bank of Atlante. (To increase capital stock from
$100,OllO to $300,000.) Passed.
To fix tho per diem of members of tho General
Assembly, fixes the per diem at five dollars per
day. Finance Committee reported adverse on the
bill. Roport of the committee agreed to by yeas
22, liajs 13, and bill lo-t.
To suppress crime. Tabled for the present.
Mr. Kibbee was granted leave of absence.
Bills read first time:
Mr. Nunnally—To incorporate the Griffin and Co
lumbus Railroad Company.
Mr. Trammell—To require the Judges of Superior
Courts to enter on the dockets the day of continu
ance. and the name of the witness or witnesses ab
sent, onaccount of wnom the continuance is grant
ed.
Mr. Paddy—To provide for the election of a Tax-
Collector in Troup county.
Mr. Hinton—To require liens to bo recorded with
in a certain time.
Mr. Smith— T 0 amend the oath of taxpayers.
Mr. Hoyl—To allow D. C. Richardson, of Terrell
county, to poddle without license.
Mr. Estes—To authorize the Ordinary of tlall
county, to levy and collect a tax to pay the interest
on county bonds.
Mr. Griffin—To incorporate tho Valdosta and Port
Valley Railroad Company.
Mr. Bruton—To cbaDge the time for holding tho
election for county officers In Mitchell, Miller, Cal
houn and Decatur counties.
Mr. Candler—i’o prevent tho sale of intoxicating
liquors with!"' * ten miles of Oglethorpe actory in
DeKalb county
Mr. Hillyer—Aruuliuto ipp il it a oi nt com
mittee of two from tho Senate and three fro m tbe
Honse, to examine tbe property of the Stone Moun
tain Granite Company, and report upon it, t he same
being offered for sale to the State.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
[Coobection.—In reporting the bill intri duced by
negro Brown, from Monroe, in reference to tbe na
tional flag, it was stated that the bill was introduced
(through the Representative from Montgomery,
which was a mistake. The mistake occurred through
•"We have seen men claiming io be the best Dem- a mistatemeht to the reporter.]
it '” (th0 Un0 of Policy House met, Speaker Camming in tho Chair,
adoptod by tho Baltimore Convention). Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren.
Wo don’t know wbo has set up such a claim—that
•of being the best Democrat in tho State—unless it
be tho editor of the Constitution—certainly wa havo
-not. We claim to bo an humble private in the
anks, faithfully adhering to tho true principles of
.Democracy—this is all; but the very loud boasts of
•toeing sound, and true to the Party and tho cause,
«nd the emphatic promises to battle valiantly for tho
samo, made by our neighbor for the last ten months,
•while we havo been warning him that he was going
*8tray, might, wo think, without much violence, be
•considered equivalent, or nearly so, to a profession
of being the best Democrat in the State. At any rate
ho is now, notwithstanding his professions then,
Whose sincerity we did not doubt, just where we
• feared ho would be—in tho same boat with Summer
I and Banks and Groeley; and is calling upon Dehic-
: crats to follow him. We can 't do it. We most respect-
i fully decline.
Wo said tho Cincinnati platform did not have a
particle of Democracy in It. Our neighbor* quotes
the following from that piatform, which he, no
•doubt, thinks is s clincher:
; Local self-government, with impartial suffrage,
Twill guard the rights of all citizens more securely
than any centralized power. The pnblic welfare re
quires th* supremacy of the civil over the military
authority, ana freedom of person under protection
of the Habeas Corpus, We demand for tho inriirM-
*1 the largest liberty consistent withpubiio order;
for the State self-government, and for the nation a
return to the methods of peaco and the con«titntioti
ll limitations of power.
The following bills were read tbe first time.
O’Neal—To reduce and fix the salary of the Coun
ty Treasurer of Baldwin county.
Mr. Cato- -To provide for the election of Tax Col
lector of Troup county.
Mr. Hibyer—To amend an act to protect the peo
ple of the State, in the sale of kerosene oil.
.Hr. Glover—To repeal the law, approved October
28,1870,in relation to nolle prostquis.
Fluid—To establish a board ot commissioners
for Morgan county.
Mr. McMillan—To relieve the estate of Floyd Pace,
deceased.
Sir. Greene—A resolution in reference to compen
sating witnesses in the case of Judge Noel B. Knight.
Referred io the Finance Committee.
Mr Fain—To more effectually secure litigants in
our courts against impositions by witnesses, in the
collection of their fees.
Mr. Clara of Richmond—A resolution directing
the Public Printer to print 250 copies of the bill to
perfect the Public School system in the State.—
Agreed to.
Mr. Pierce—To amend the charter of the Bank ot
Darien, so lar as the tame relates to the Bank of
MilledgsviUe.
Mr. auunu ns, of Hall—1 o authorize tho Ordinary
of Hall county to assess and ha.e collected, a tax to
pay interest, Ac.
Messrs. Hunter, Simmons and Goode, Committee
—To aumorize aud provide for a registration of the
legal voters of the state.
Mr. Clark, of Tronp—To relieve N. L. Atkinson,
aud to authorize the Ordinary of Tronp connty to
pay said Atkinson the amount duo him by said
county.
tat on agricultural products.
• The following bill was read the third time :
Mr. LauiViu—To prohibit the levying of a tax upon
agricultural products by municipal corporations.
Tuis hill was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
else, and in a different connection. Unfortunately, ! res*tu why the bill should not pass. It seemed to
it Is an isolated extract from the platform of princi. I him il wa8 ln conflict with tbe policy of free
. . f I mile, *o universally adopted at the South,
pies lard down by a Radical Convention, which now- j Mr . Uriffill , oi Houston, condemned tile practice
tnated a Radical candidate on that platform. Just' of municipal govoriiments in taxing, directly and
preceding this paragraph, the platform pledges its iUll ireotli • planters and farmers for the support of
J maintenance or the Fourteenth ^MnSn'sUfod that the evifTTSch it was, was
md Fifteenth Amendments, and regards them as
•settled;" and Horace Greeley, m his letter accept-
og the nomination and this platform, indorses this
ilea of local self-government, impartial suffrage,, ,
upremacy of the civil power, protection of habeas ttU( l not the farmer. If the gentleman sought to
orput, etc., subject to what he considers Ms xemdy the evil, they should introduce a bid to pro-
MCioKal obligations to maintain the equal rights of the
itisens.
greatly exaggerated, and could not be remedied by
the bill before iho House. The tax levied by munic
ipal governments was not intended to affect produce
in the hands of farmers; it was a tax on the tale of
such products, for which the merchant was liable,
With the 14th and 15th Amendments indorsed
'Untamed—“settled,” local ^elf-government, the
remacy of the civil power, protection of Habeas
s, Ac., cannot exist. They are forever blotted
ese Amendments, as long as they stand,
ver sanctions these so-called Amendments
1* opposed to the great cardinal
democracy which are named in this
e Platform of the Greeley Party,
leley explains it fully. He indors-
nds it, and as it really is; and his
of douulo distilled
.ot a particle of Democracy
it of the Hon. John
sworn testimony
•n will see that
it "he had no
tu-hese much
ith the rt-
W.
hibit the merchant from swindling the farmer.
Mr. McMillan inquired why it was necesaury to
place tax on sales at all.
Mr. Bacon stated that it would be an unjust dis
crimination against the dry goods merchant, whose
“Pit*! was invested in a lot of goods, to tax him,
while the capital invested in the sale and purchase
oi agricultural products shoald escape such tax.
Abe expenses of a municipal government Were
® a °”“ a , 0U8 ‘ * n A it was necessary to :ax capital in its
ibrm to sustain such government.
•_ hoped the report of the Committee
^^?if t , b ** popWd ‘ thM he offer amend-
i?K«^ 1 “l per i 1 ! p8 might *® rve to protect factors
who were taxed two per cent, ua their sales.
Mr. Cumining deprecated the effort to arouse a
spirit of antagonism between the evuu-ry and citv
district*. UnUl civilization averted toitaformer
..*»iuve condition, it would be impossible to dis
pense with centres of wealth, civilization, eorameroe
c„d th» .-n fo bj indispensable,
how are they to be sustomed? Oc.tuul- by those
whose interest concentrate* them; aud'who had a
more i ital interest in the prosperity or the city than
the former. It wo* the areat r-cour-e of all his
wealth, for there was to be fauna «il ui- capital
irom which he secured advance* ou his product* *
Mr. Lamkin—You pract.ce law inColumms coun
ty. Do you pay a tax for mat purpose?
Mr. humming—I pay a licensi to practice law
'v?ner*Yer I may practice.
M Mr. Lamkin —Do you pay a »iirect tax to th*- coun
ty of Columbia?
Mr. Cuiumiug—If th-> cowry **e. pr.-per to tax
me, I will psy the tax.
Mr. Unumirig proceeded to -ay that ;h* uiu w*«
too sweeping. Doubtless it was intended to remedy
an evil, but it was not calculated to do so. It was
equally applicable to the Western farmer; and if
passed, would ultimately so damage the produce
busines* as to prove disastrous both to the rural
and municipal districts.
Mr. Huge said that the custom of paying a tax on a
trsusfer'of goods, was immemorial and would con
tinue to tbo'~ond of time. The produce trade in At
lanta doubtless constituted three-fourths of the trade
In Atlanta, aud ninety-nine hundredths ot that trade
was produce shipped from points out of tbe State;
aud u would be unjust to exempt these speculators
from abroad from taxation, and thereby deprive the
city ot a roost important income. The city of Atlan
ta had prid $3o0,0*.’u toward the construction of the
Georg.a Western Railroad and $3uo,00u toward the
bnilJingof the Atlanta* Richmond Air-Line Rail
road, both of which would develop the resources of
the agricultural districts. No discrimination should
be made between the man who goea to Chicago and
St. Louis to buy products and the man who goes to
New York to buy dry goods. There were persons
who labored besides farmers. He would be glad to
exempt farmers, but at the same time lumber-men
aud mechanics and others should share the exemp
tion.
Mr. Crittenden stated that there was no antagon
ism between tbe country and city. He would be
glad to see cities rising in every portion of the
State. Cities ohl not build railroads. The people
all over the State built them. Tbe city built the
railroads with the money from the country. It had
been urged thst cities were the centres of intelli
gence. He did not want their intelligence. Give
them the Wurth of their products, not tax them for
the sale, and they would be satisfied.
M r . McMnlan, too, was proud of the cities of his
State, especially was he glad of the influence that
Atlanta had in bringing his country in connection
with the outside world. But was her’a a disinter
ested benevolence? Atlanta was benefited as well
as his country, in extending her railroad*. Tpe
country would pay her part of the burden m support
of the municipal government with the commissions
he paid his commission merchant, who, with his
liberal commissions, was enabled to contribute to
sustain his city government. Tho bill would thus
meet alt tbe necessities ol the cme. Was it right
that after the commission merchant had received
his pay aud the city had received the tax on the
same, lor the city government to exact a third tax
upon the producer. He contended that it would
equally benefit both classes.
The question was then put. Mr. Bichards called
the previous question, aid Mr. Murphy called the
yeas and nays, and both calls were sustained.
■The report of the committee, which was adverse
to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to, and the
question was then upon the passage of tho bill. The
bill was passed Yeas, lie; Nays, 17.
The nays were: Bacon, Chancy, Clark of Rich
mond, Etheridge, Glenn, Guerry, Hall of Meri
wether, Hall ol Upson, Hoge, Killian, Netherland,
Nutting, ton, boss, Russell, Snead, Wilson.
Mr. Lamkin moved that the bill be immediately
transmitted to the Senate.
Mr. Bacon hoped that motion would not prevail,
as he wanted to offer an amendment, which would
bo equally satisfactory to both classes.
Mr. Wofford of Bartow, also trusted that the mo
tion would not prevail. The amendment by Mr. Ba
con covered the whole ground.
Mr. Glenn, also concurred in this opinion.
The motion to transmit was lose by yeas 74, nays
53, a two-third majority being requisite.
The following bills were read the first time:
To incorporate the Georgia Land and Immigration
Company. Corporators, H. V. Johnson, M. J. Craw
ford and others.
To repeal section 22 of an act conferring addition
al powers on the corporate authorities of Barnesville.
Bills ou third reading:
To incorporate the Mutual Insurance Company of
Georgia. Parsed.
To vest tbe title to the market square in Valdosta
in the Mayor and Council of said town, t assed.
To incorporate the Ati-ntic and Memphis Magnet
ic Telegraph Company. Lost.
To repeal the act increasing the ray of jurors in
Lumpkin county. Passed and transmitted forth
with to the Senate.
To incorporate the Southwest Georgia Central
Fair Stock Company, of Fort Valley. Lost.
Mr. Hall of Meriwether—A resolution that no
member shall speak more than ten minutes and
mare than once on the same subject, without the
unanimous consent of the House.
To organize a criminal court for Troup county.—
Passed.
Mr. Bussell—A resolution providing that at the
night sessions of this House the same rules shall
prevail, that prevail during the day.
To legalize the drawing of grand and petit jurors
in Walker county. Passed.
To compensate the grand and petit jurors of
CampbeU county. Passed.
To incorporate the towu of Jefferson, and to pro
vide for Town Councilmeu aud Intendant for the
Same. Passed by substitute.
To authorize B. J, Hulsey and O. H. Harrington,of
Hall county, to keep a stock gate on the road from
Athens to Dahloncga. Passed.
. o alter and amend the several acts incorporating
SandersviUe. Amended and passed.
To create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues for tho county of Webster. Passed.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Knowles
and Morris.
House took a recess until 8:30 p. u.
The House met at 8)4 o’clock p. m. Speaker Gum
ming presiding. Senate Bills were read the first
time. Sena e and House Bills were read the second
time and referred, after which the House adjourned
till 9 o’clock a, m. to-morrow.
SENATE.
Atlanta, August 7th, 1872.
Senate called to order by President Trammell.
Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren.
Mr. Hinton moved to reconsider tho action on the
bill to appropriate oue-third of the proceeds of the
agricultural land scrip to the North Georgia Agri
cultural College at Dahloncga. He favored, and Mr.
Wellborn opposed the motion to reconsider, in
elaborate speeches.
Mr. Burns arose to a personal explanation.
Motion to table the motion to reconsider lost.
Mr. Simmons said if a division was to be made, he
favored a fair aDd equal division.
After speeches by Messrs. Styles and Candler, Mr.
,Conley called the previous question, which motion
prevailed.
The bill was reconsidered by tho followingjvote:
Yeas—Anderson, Black, Burns, Cameron, Camp
bell, Candler, Clarke, Colman, Crayton, Deveaux,
Hinton, Hoyle, Jones, Jordan, Lester, Mathews, Mc
Whorter, Nicholls, Nunnally, Peddy, Reese, Sim
mon*, Steadman, Wallac—24.
Nays—Brock, Brown, Bruton, Conley, Estes, Er
win, Griffin, Heard, Hillyer. Park, Richardson,
Smith, Styles, Wellborn—15.
Mr. Brock moved to reconsider action on the 1-ill
to fix the per diem of the General Assembly at five
dollars per day.
Mr. Jones opposed reconsideration in a spicy
speech, replete with wit and humor.
Mr. Matthews favored the reconsideration in a
speech equally as humorous.
Mr. Griffin moved to table the motion to reconsid
er. The motion prevailed by yeas 27, naj-812.
\ The report of the Committee on the Lease of the
Western & Atlantic Railroad was setf down for Fri
day.
The Finance Committee, in their report on the
Georgia Printing Company, fully relieve Comptrol
ler General Bell from blame in connection with the
payment of the bill for $10,170.
CampbeU moved to take up tha bill relative to the
North Georgia Agricultural CoUege, reconsidered
this morning. Lost by ye*s 9, nays 14.
BILLS ON ITBST BEADING.
Mr. Bruton—To amend the act creating a Board
of Commissioners of Decatur county;
Also, to authorize the commissioners of Decatur
county to issue bonds not exceeding $15,090;
Also, to prevent Solicitors General from interro
gating witnesses before Grand Juries.
Mr. Cameron—'To amend the act incorporating Da
rien.
Mr. Clark—To provide rgainst the evils arising
from the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Colman—To provide for the equitable divis
ion of the agricultural land scrip. [Gives one-third
to the Atlanta University.]
J. B. Deveaux—To reduce the official bond of the
Sheriff of Jones county.
Mr. Hinton—To limit the liability of attorneys
carrying up or representing cases in the Supreme
Court.
Also, to prescribe bow Notaries PubUc and ex-
officio Justices of the Peace, may attest documents
without a seal.
Also, to aUow persons unable through poverty,
from giving bond to obtain attachments or garnish
ment*.
Mr. Hillyer—To amend the act regulating insu
rance.
Mr. Jones—To consolidate the offices of Clerk of
Superior Court and Ordinary aud Sheriff and Tax
Collector m Baker county.
■ Mr. Lester—To authorize the consolidation of tbe
Macon 4: Western and Centra] Railroads, under the
name of the C-ntral Railroad.
Mr. Nunnally—To incorporate the Griffin & Sand-
town Railroad Company.
Mr. Reese—To provide for the payment of insol
vent criminal costs in the Anvusta Circuit.
Mr. *-inunoDS—To provide for the trial cf persona
charged with crimes below grade of feloniss, upon
information of Solicitors General, without the inter
vention of Grand Juries.
Mr. Sm’ih offered a resolution that the Senate
meet at 8:30 to-night, for the purpose of reading
House bills first time, and Senate bills second linie^
Senate relused to suspend ru.es. Afterwards the
motion was renewed by Mr. Conley, and adopted.
BILLS ON TBIXD i-EADIXU.
To incorporate the Camming Manufacturing Com
pany of Augusta. Passed.
To ckxngt the lines between the counties of Dodge
and Telfair. Amended by changing lines be-
t— vjn tb« counties or DeKalb and Henry. Paster’
V j. *•-e h, »»-••. tu’v > o—^
Court. Phased.
For the relief of Henry Wh-eler ana Rachel Wheel-
*r of Cherokee count?. Mr. Wheeler is an old m«n.
He bad 12 children b.< firnt wife. 7 children i>y the
second wife; on deathbed oi seo ad wife he prom-
ietd her to marry her njotfi-r. Bill lost by yea* 12;
! nays 18.
! To unend section 742 of th- Code. [Provide* tor
' ringing of bells bj loc jciotives, instead of blowing
| whittle J J Passed .
I Th- Sen*!* i -recallve *e*-uou, confirmed th-
appoun'neat ot tf. »V Mo-igoia :i> as Aes.eLt-
J Udge • f th-* Sllpre -i-l '■»..*
Adjourned uatu »U o’o.e.A, t>. m
HOUSE.
' Honse mst; Speaker - Camming in the Chair—
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones.
Mr. Glenn moved to reconsider the passage of the
bill to prohibit munmipal corporations from .evying
a tax ou agricultural products. He stated he desir
ed to ofler au amendment, which ho thought would
make the measure satisfactory to all parties. The
amendment is as follows:
" Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the pas
sage of this Act, no municipal corporation in the
State shall levy and collect any tax, upon agricultu
ral products or the proceeds thereof, so long as the
said products or proceeds shall belong to the pro
ducer, whether the same be in his possession or that
of his agent or factor."
On motion of Mr. Lamkin, the motion to recon
sider was laid on the table.
Hr. Griffin, of Houston, moved to reconsider the
loss of a bill to incorporate the Atlantic and Mem
phis Telegraph Company. The motion prevailed,
and the bill was recommitted to the Committee on
Oorporptions.
Mr. Lang moved to suspend the rules to take up
a Senate bill to incorporate the Atlanta and Mobile
Mining Company. The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Ryan moved to suspend the rules to take up
t. bill to provide for the appointment of a State
Chemist, etc. Lost.
The special order of the day being the considera
tion of the report of the Bond Committee and the
bill and resolutions accompanying, the same was
taken up
The following bill was first taken up:
A bill to declare null and void the gold bonds is
sued by the State to the Brunswick aud Albany
Railroad, under iho act of October, 1870, to take up
the second mortgage bonds of said road.
Mr. Hall, of Upson, off-red as an amendment, an
additional section, providing that the second mort
gage bonds of this road, now in the treasury, be de
livered to the holder* of the gold bonds, at the rate
of ten second mortgage bonds for eight gold bonds,
whenever so demanded by the holders of the gold
bonds.
The question was disenssed by Messas. Hall, of
Upson, and McMillan, in behalf of the Committee,
who explained the nature of the evidence and the
circumstauces under which these t.onds were issued.
Mr. Hoge said they were clearly unconstitutional,
and ought not to be paid.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, hoped they would not be
declared null and void. The -State had made a bad
bargain, but she ought to stand to it.
Mr. Putney thought the constitutionality of the
issue of these bonds ought to be tested by the
Courts.
Mr. Gooue made an earnest speech in favor of de
claring tue bonds null and vuiu. He would never
be willing to do anything that would reflect upon
the honor of Georgia; but, in a case so plain as this,
no man ought to liesitate. He regretted that any
body should oppose this measure. He planted him
self upon the report of the committee, aud hoped
that these bonds would be declared null and void.
The amendment was then agreed to, and tho bill,
as thus amended, was put upon its passage.
Mr. Hillyer called for the ayes and nays. The bill
was passed by yeas, 130; nays, 14.
The nays are Metsrs. Atkinson, Battle, Bine,
CampbeU, Dukes, Griffin of Houston, HiUyer,
Joiner, Lewis, Oliver, Putney, Simmons of Houston,
and Smith ol Coweta.
The next bill taken np was the biU to declare nuR
and void the indorsement of the States’ guaranty
upon the bonds of the Brunswick and Albany Rail
road Company, and prohibiting the Governor the
Treasurer or any other officer of this State, from
paying tho principle or interest on the same.
Mr. Putney offered an amendment, providing that
this act shaU not interfere with the Brunswick &
Albany Railroad receiving the State aid provided by
the act of March, 1869.
Mr. HaU, of Upson, offered a substitute providing
that nothing in this act shall prevent the Brunswick
4c Albany Railroad from applying for and receiving
the guaranty of tho State upon its bonds, under the
conbtitution of this State, and the laws made in pur
suance thereof, respecting the giving of State aid to
railroads. The substitute was accepted. This
amendment refers to the unfinished portion of the
Road.
Mr. McMillan opposed the amendment. Ho did
not think the two matters ought to be mixtd and
preferred taking one thing at a time. He was in fa
vor of disposing of the bonds already illegaUy issued
first. At tho proper time he would vote to give the
aid of the State to this road, as to the unfinished
portion thereeof, when the road complied with the
provision* of the Constitution and the act granting
tm State aid.
Mr. Hall, of Upson, said the object of the amend
ment was to satisfy all parties, that it was not the
intention of the Legislature to repeal the act of 1869,
granting further aid to this road. He was willing to
comply with this act when the road met the require
ments thereof, and thought, for th* satisfaction of
ail parties, that the Legislature ought to say so now.
Mr. Crittenden hoped the amendment would be
agreed to. It could do no harm, and would put the
matter light before the public. This road was a
great enterprise, and he wanted to seo it completed.
Mr. Bacon opposed the amendment. He did not
think there was any difference in the minus of gen
tlemen as to the propriety of the object contempla
ted by the amendment; but there was a difference
of opinion as to the mode in which that object
should be attained. He was opposed to the policy of
State aid. Tue whole thing was concei-ed in in
iquity. He wanted the illegal bonds declared null
and void as an abstract proposition, and without
qualifying the decs ration by complicating it with
any statement as to the indorsement of the State
upon the bonds of this road, which may be legally
applied for in future.
Mr. HaU, of Upson, said he would not insist on
the amendment. His only purposo was to prevent
any one from concluding that itwa3 the intention of
theL egislature to repeal the act of 18C9, and deprive
the riad of its rights thereunder. He withdrew the
amendment that one might be.offered by Mr. Mc
Neil, provided that when the road is completed,
pat in running order, and has paid off all its debts,
tho State’s indorsement may be put on the bonds.
Mr. Hoge was in favor ot the amendment. The
House was declaring the bonds of the road nuU and
void because they were not issued in compliance
with tho law. If the road ae to the future shall com
ply with the law, he saw no reason why the State's
indorsement should not be entered on the bonds.
Mr. McMillan insisted upon his original position,
and said these matters should be kept separate and
distinct.
Mr. fierce saw no use in indorsing the bonds after
tho road was built and had paid aU its debts; and
therefore, favored the original bill without the
amendment offered by Mr. McNeil.
Mr. W. D. Anderson thought the position taken
by Mr. fierce was right. The bill as proposed to ba
amended was a myth; a sounding brass and a tink
ling cymbol; a cloud without water; a shadow with
out substance. Notwithstanding this aid was granted
under an’act in the teeth of the organic law of the
land, Romebody, somewhere on the earth, had put
money in the road, and there was equity some
where. What was the use of indorsing the bonds
after the road was built aud had paid all its debts
and was in complete running order? If there was
any equity to be protected, the objection was, this
bill did not do it.
In answer to a question from Mr. Hoge, he said
that if some company by virtue of this amendment
was induced now to mako advances and pay off the
outstanding liabilities oi the road, it might be pro
ductive of good;butthe bill as itnowstood would not
accomplish this. It was not clear enough. Besides,
if the road was completed and in running order it
would itself be a sufficient security to parties ad
vancing money.
Mr. Wofford, of Bartow, offered a substitute for
Mr. McNeil’s amendment, covering substantially
the same ground as that first offered by Mr. HaU, of
Upson. He agreed with Mr. fierce as to the amend
ment of Mr. McNeil. That amendment would do
no good. When the company complied with the
constitution and laws, they should have the aid pro
vided under tho act oi 18G0. He was willing to
risk Gov. Smith, and when he was satisfied that the
law had been complied with, he (Mr. Wofford) was
m favor of allowing the indorsement of the State to
be put on these bonds.
Mr. f Blips moveu to refer the whole matter to
the Juc -iary Committee. The motion did not pre
vail.
lu o' ?r to reach a vote ou the original biU as i
came i. at the committee, Mr. Graham moved to
lay the Amendments to the bili on the table. On the
votes the ayes were £6; nays -56.
The Chair arose to announce the testing vote,
when iho ayes and nays were called lor. The ayes
were 63; nays 76. ao the motion to lay the amend
ment un the table did not prevail.
Mr. Glenn hoped the ainenumeats would not be
agreed to. He wanted the action of the House on
the report of ihe Bond Committee to go outunda-
lutec. by anything. Tho matter contained in the
amendments would be acted on at another tune,
separately aud dutinutly.
Hr. Phillips was in favor of the general provuiong
of the bill, declaring the bonds oi this road al
ready illegally lndorted, null and void; but ho
thought the Kaiurosd Company had vested rights
which ought to be. protected by the amendments
offered to tne bill, ao tliat if, in tutnre, they comply
with the Constitution and laws, they can get tue
(state’s indorsement un the bouiis issued in accord
ance therawith.
The amendmene offered by Mr. Wofford, of Bar
tow, was disagreed to.
The amendment offered by Mr. McNeil, was also
disagreed to.
Tha question then recurred upon the passage of
the bili.
Mr. Gienu colled for the ayes and nays, and the
call was sustained.
The aye* were Ha nays 18; and so the biU was
pa.tect.
The nays werfaMcssrs. AUred, Atkinson, Battle,
Blue, Brown, Campbell, Cluwer, Dukes, Floyd. Grif
fin, of Houston, Hillyer, Joiner, JLewia, Giover, Fnt-
ney, Ea.vL cm* n* Hi——■•»• — i* -r
Coweta.
A resolution declaring the State's indorsement on
the bonds of the Mucou •£ Brunswick Railroad valid
«n<1 hiring, wr * next taken up. It was road and
agreed to.
House and Senate bills wer- read the seejnd time
and refei re t.
ornate bills were read the first time.
L*av«s ot abseiie > rive- g.-wat-:> to Messrs. Barks-
uaie, farmer »•«•! J--iT.«ir;
On illusion of .Mr. McMillan, (ho deport of the
Bond Co-noiittoe w-i* mode tho special order for
next .
Hr. it*.i, -u Up- in. mured that tiie ses-ion be ex-
teii-t- i lilt lie.- j-*-'- -u«, KU-i urn ih-.-iiuii pr->ail^d..
.Hr. Goo-e -C.ml * ivsolulio-t Mat the Door
_ K-*i>-r, act.iu *s S-rgoa.-it-at-sr us. u i summon W
j M xL-.«. i. J. Cook, J. L. Unllisit, J. t. lousui^r, i
L Johnson, J. L. Brewer, Y. G. Jones, and W. H
Holcombe, to appear on Friday morning at the i>»r
of this House, to answer a charge for violating tha
privileges of the same, in arresting and imprisoning
the Hon. P. A. F. Morris, a member thereof, from
Talbot connty. The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Crittenden offered a resolution providing thst
the Chairmen of the different committees appointed
by this House to make investigations, make a repurt
of the number of days they were in session, in or
der that provisions msy be made to compensate
them and their clerks. On motion of Mr. fierce, a
resolution offered some days since on the same sub
ject, was referred, with that of Mr. Crittenden, to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Glenn offered a resolution for the relief ol the
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, which was
referred to the Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr. Goode, a resolution for the re
lief of N. A. Smith, was referred to the Bame Com
mittee.
On motion of Mr. fierce, the rules were suspend
ed, and a bill for the relief of S. C. Shivers, tax col
lector of Hancock county, was read and passed.
A Senate bill for tho relief of the securities of
John O. Digby, was, on motion of Mr. Hall of Up
son, read the third time and passed.
Adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow.
SENATE.
NIGHT SESSION.
Atlanta, August 7,1872.
Senate met at 8)4 v. si., Mr. Mathews presiding.
House bills read the first time, aud Senate bills
the second time.
Mr. HiUyer introduced a resolutiou authorizing
the Governor to appoiutone man, Hon. J. E. Brown,
President of tho Western and Atlantic Railroad
Company, one man, and the two thus appointed, to
select a third man, to make an inventory of the
properly of the State Road.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Atlanta, August 8th, 1872.
Senate called to order by President Trammell.—
Prayer by Rev. R. C. Ketchum.
The ruies were suspended and tho following bill
was read the first time:
Mr. Hillyer—To authorize tho Oakly Mills Manu
facturing Company, of Cobb county, to issue bonds
not exceeding $40,000.
The special order of tho day being the Considera
tion ti the biU to perfect tho Public School sytem of
the rtete, ivas takeu up and read by sections.
Mr. Brown offered a substitute for the whole bill.
In support of his substitute he explained the differ
ence between the biU and substitute. Tne clause or
section requiring the State Schuol Commissioner to
visit the schools m the State; no compensation ia
allowed county boards or county school commis
sioners, or district school trustees. Tho substitute
saves 25 per cent. He contended that the balance
necessary to carry on the system, should be raised
by direct taxation. He contrasted the counties of
Richmond, Fulton and Chatham with those of Pick
ens, Gilmer and Lumpkin. The three first paid
tax on $52,156,857, and tho latter on $955,029, of
property. The burthen would fall unequal on these
poorer counties with larger territories, unless the
tax fell on the wholo State. Cherokee county had
fifteen Militia Districts.
Mr. Reese Baid the bill was prep&rad by the State
School Commissioner with much care, aud after a
full consultation with leading men. Tho present
School Commissioner has been in office six months :
the expenses of his office has keen only $1,400. Tho
expense of his office will not exceed $5,0(J0. It is
necessary that the School Commissioner visit the
schools in tho State. The bill was the best that
could be devised with the present lights before tho
Senate
The substitute was loBt by the following veto:
Yeas—Anderson, Brock, Brown, Campbell, Con
ley, Crayton. Deveaux, Estes, Erwin, Heard, Jervis,
Jordan, Richardson, Smith, Wallace, Wellborn—16.
Nays—Black, Burns, Cameron, Clark, Candler,
Colman, Griffin, Hillyer, Jones, Lester, Matthews,
McWnorter, Nunnally,Park, Beese, Simmons, Stead
man, Styles—19.
Sections 1, 2, 3. 4. 5, 6, 7 of tbe bill were agreed to.
Section 8 was amended by striking out “County
Treasurer” and inserting "C aunty School Commis
sioner,” and agreed to.
Tho 9th section was agreed to.
Mr. Brown moved to stike out from section 10
the clause providing for tho payment of the travel
ing expenses of the State School Commissioner and
the one authorizing him to employ a clerk. Lost.
Mr. Mathews moved to amend by Inserting “pro
vided the traveling expenses do not exceed $500 per
annum,” thst the i-alary of the elerk shall not exceed
1,000 d. liars per annum. Lost,
The Senate refused to strike out 1,200 dollars by
yeas 12, nays 16.
Mr. Burns moved to amend by inserting “quarter
ly” for “monthly” and excepting from traveling ex
penses, “board and hotel bills.” Agreed to.
Mr. Nunnally moved to amend by limiting the
salary of the Clerk to six hundred dollars. Lost.
Mr. Jones moved ts amend by making tho salary
of the state School commissioner two thousand dol
lars. Lost.
Mr. Clark offered a substitute for tho section limi
ting the traveling expenses to two thousand dollars.
Lose.
Section as amended agreed to.
Sections 11 and 12 agreed to.
Mr. Brown moved to strike from section 13, all
relative to County School C -mmiasiouor. Lost.
Mr. Hillyer moved to amend by inserting a pro-
vistf that the County School Commissioner aud
members of the county boards may be removed by
Judges of the Superior Courts, upon the advices of
the grand Jury, for inefficiency, incompetency or
.malfeasance in office. Agreed to.
ilr. Reese moved to amend by inserting a proviso
that the County School Commissioner bo required
to give bond, and receive no compensation for dis
bursing money, except per diem pay. Agrei-d to. .
Mr. Smith moved to amend by striking out five
aud inserting one from each militia district. Lost.
Sf ction 14, as amended, was agreed to.
Mr. Jervis moved to amend section 15 Dy provid-
n < that the only compensation shall be exemption
from jury and road duty. Agreed to.
Mr. Conley moved to strike out all referring to
per diem pay of Board. Agreed to.
Section 15, as amended, agreed to.
Section 16 agreed to.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment to section 17,
by inserting “and labor” after "capital,’’ but chang
ed it subsequently to strike out tho word “volunta
ry” before -‘labor,” which was agreed to.
Campbell moved to amend by striking out all rela
tive to preventing whites and colored being taught
in the same school. Lost.
Section 17 as amended agreed to.
Sections 18 and 19 agreed to.
Mr. Brown moved to strike out from section 20 the
clause giving the right of appeal to dismiss teachers
from County Boards to the State School Commission
er. Agreed to, and section as amended agreed to.
Sections 21 and 22 agreed to.
Mr. Brown moved to strike out of section 23 the
words "notless than three dollars normorethan
five dollars,” and insert “not more than three dol
lars per day.” Agreed to.
Mr. Reese moved to strike out "County Treas.
urer,” and insert “County School Commissioner."
Agreed to.
Mr. Wellborn moved to strike out the last pro
viso providing for payments to County School Com
missioners, where the county has forfeited its pro
rata share. Lost.
Mr. Smith moved to strike out the clause refer-
ing to compensation of members of oeunty Boards.
Lost.
Section as amended agreed tc.
Mr. Conley moved that when the Senate adjourn
it adjourn to meet at 3 r. it. Lost.
Mr. Lester moved to extend the time of the morn
ing hour indeflnatly. Carried.
Sections 24 aud 25 agreed to.
CampbeU moved to strike from section 26 the
words “provided that colored and white children
shaU not attend the same school." Lost.
Sections 26 and 27. Agreed to.
Mr. WeUnorn moved to strike from section 38 the
words “four months” and insert “3 months.”
Agreed to.
Mr. Clark moved to amend by providing that the
fund bs-disn-ittuied equally among the otner coun
ties, where a county shall faU to organize schools.—
Lost.
Section 28 agreed to.
Section 29 amended by inserting “tin ee" in lieu
of "four” mouths, and agreed to.
Section 30 amended by striking out “County
Treasurer” and inserting “proper officer,” and
striking ont “lor disbursing school moneys he shall
receive 2 per centum upou aU amounts paiu out,”
and inserting -as provided for herein,” and agreed
to.
Hr. Clark moved to amend section 31 by making
the entire net earnings of tha Western A Atlantic
Railroad, a pait of the Public School Fund. Lost.
Mr. Brown moved to amena by adding to the
amount set apart for PubUe School Fund, and such
other sums as the State m»y raise from time to time
by direct tax on the property in the whole State
Agreed to, and section as amended, agreed to.
Mr. Burns moved to strike out section 32 giving
to County Boards the power to le-rr taxes. Lost—
yeas 12 nays 15.
Pending the discussion of several amendments to
this section, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow
morning at 9 o’click.
HOUSE.
House met; Speaker Cumming in the Chair,
Prayer by S9v. Mr. J. ues.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, moved to reoonsider the
action of the House on the issue of gold bonds in
October, 1870, in favor of the Brunswick A Albany
Railroad, to take np second mortgage bonds of said
Railroad company.
Mr. King moved to lay the motion on th* table,
which motion prevailed.
HE. MOBRIS AND THE CITY POLICE
Mr. Glenn moved so reaeniider the resolution of
I *--— - - —-fa -—— ui.fa... -cpcr to « -* nvii.m
members of the police charged with arresting Mr.
Morris, of Tal lot. He thougnt that since a majority
report of the committee had been ordered printed,
action on the minority report would be premature,
befei-t the majority report wa* before tho House.
la.. Gode trusted the mutton would net prevail.
He was prepared now aud at any time te meat the
gentleman on the question of jurisdiction. The
right to punish lor contempt was inherent, and es-
ablished by the custom of Parliament and Con
gress.
Mr. McMillan said he eeold not support the rBo-
tion to reconsider, though, he behaved, when the
proper time came, ne would support th* majority
report.
-'ft. Goode eaid he did not think proper to discuss
th* point of jurisdiction, whereupon Mr. Glenn
withdrew h:» aienen.
STATE ROAD L148E,
Tho majority report on tho State Road k„
mg the special order for the day vyaj taken n?^
Mr. Snead moved tho adoption of tha maiorit, -
port, and proceeded to discus* the qne-t on T?i
claimed that it was a Democratic measure.' nidK
not impugn tho motives of any Democrat whoVciiS
conscientiously for the less--: Ihe 2J? 4
occupied the editorial tripod of the
declared it Democratic and right, and, in mock reiW
senution of tho people, had used the royal prS
The lease was a fraud, and in the face of tha thro.i
ened appeal of Brown to the people, he pronoun^
it a fraud upon the right* of We stito ^ the
pie. Tho bond of $8,000,000 was simply a bon.fte'
the faithful payment of the $23,000 ronU?
noth ng more. There was a charm in tho word -mM
and ^ QS ,° l<**ees halUkon occasion to nbt
upon it, and had given as vouchers of tho fabulous
security such names as Cameron, the United St*tao
Senator Jwho never had an honest thought
Bullock.^ 0 “ iPlaat - the frisnda aU(i associateaof
,3° lesse £ 3 5 ers at liberty to terminate their
lease at such time as they chose. At anytime when
they cease to moke money they can return the re
jected yoad to the State. Governor Brown himself
sustained this position; for in his letter to Mr
Phillips, he stated that if the lease was dissolved*
tho State wou d havo to pay him .for the new ™'
gmeS' etc. 7Vhou the road ceased to bo remuneiS.’
tive to the lessees, they could throw it back on
“ ota ? the r improved it, but in the same
condition that Bullock bed left it. The lessees^
shrewd money-changers, who propose to give to foe
State some ef her money upon the condition that
thuy should keep the remainder. 6
Bullpck had given tho lease to a party at $25 non
per month in the face of a proportion from
another company offering $35.)00 a month
thereby extorting from tho State by £
lute It aud the sum of $2,400,1)00 for J tho on
years to come. Bullock accepted the proposition
irom Brown and company before he oxamined tho
promise of tho other to furnish ample aud sat ; sf»e
tory security.
Bullock, by this act has defrauded the State of
millions of money. Would the people sustain him’
Could the people of Georgia on the Hoor sustain and
indorse u lraud for the pitiful sum of $25,000?
Could they not then emulate the example of their
illustrious diad, whose mute faces look-id down un-
on them from the walls of tho House. Mr. Snead
was applauded very warmly.
Mr. Scott said that the experience of all the States
_ - that railroads canut-t be run by governments.
Such policy bred corruption. Our wist st men all
maiutaiued that the State Road ought to he leased or
sold. He, himself, in drawing up the boud, had in-
.rnrted the $8,000,000, against tha protest of Joseph
E. Brown himself, against whom the gentleman
from Richmond had hurled his auathemas. (Mr
Scott devoted the first half-hour to tho policy and
wisdom of leasing the road, which, not touching the
fiurness or unfairness of tbe lease, we omit.
The evidence ol Hon. Horschel V. Johnson, MM.
Campbell >Yallace and others, established the fact
that $25,000 per month was a fair rental for tho road.
No man would say it was not wise to take the road
out of Bullock’s hands, who was making efforts to
secure its sale to a lot of scalawag speculators. There
ivas no fraud in the bill or contract. No other propo
sition than that of Brown’s company complied with
the requirements of the act, aud the acceptance of
another proposition at even a higher bid. would
probably have resulted in returning the road io the
State.
If the evidence did not show fraud, it became his
duty to indorse and defend it. If there was fraud
and he was convinced of it, ho would light tho lease
to the bitter ond. Mr. Reese stated that were it not
for the testimony of Mr. A. J. White, the Committee
would havo sustained tho lease. Mr. Whito was
summoned before the Committeo without tho knowl
edge of tne frauds of the lease; aud Mr. Hill authori
zed him (Scott) to say that Mr. White admitted that
he was mislead by tho technical questions of tho
attorney's before tho Committee who wore opposed
to tho lease.
While the evidence shows no fraud was used by
the piesent company, the contesting company ad
mitted that they attempted to practice fraud. Bul
lock had no right to reject tho bid of a compauy that
had given proper security, in order to give another
company, which had made a higher bid, an oppor
tunity to .give a perfect and satisfactory bond. The
contesting company had themselves admitted their
intention to infiuence Bullock, through Foster
Blodgett, per haps, and this was the Company which
the gentleman from Richmond by intimation had
defen led.
Mr. snead arose to a question of privilege, stating
that ho was misrepresented. He wanted it under-
stood that he was championizing nocompany. If he
had a stenographic reporter here to report the re
marks, as tue lessee* had one here to report the
remarks of the gentlem »u from Floyd, his remarks
would express no such intimation. Ho repeated the
third time, that be had no more respect for one
company than another! (Applause.]
Mr. Scott stated that the reporter was eniDloyed by
him. The present compauy was safe and secure—a
sufficient guaranty thrt the road would be kept ia
good condition. The lessees were bound by the
contract.
The securities were also bound. No complaints
had been made by railroad companies who bocame
such securities through their officers. The same
officers who signed the boud as securities had been
re-elected, and their action was thereby indorsed,
and this- practice or doctrine had been sustained by
courts in litigation touchiug contracts. Moreover,
if the individual shareholders in stock companies had
been damaged, he could sue his agent and tho State
would not be injured.
The rpad had been put in good condition by the
present lessees. How could damage accrue from
the lease? In law there was no fraud where there
was no damage. In order to annul the lease, the
Stato must put the lessees in statu quo. Would the
people tolerate a payment of six hundred thousand
dollars to reimburse the company ? Every receipt
of rental was an affirmmeut of the lease. Judge
Reese said the court cou d be opened and any would
be allowed to contest. If injunction is filed, a re
ceiver must be appointed, which could not be ap
pointed under the law of the state. How long would
the suit last?
The Federal Courts would take jurisdiction and
tho lease would end before the suit should termin
ate. We had tho talent and the pride and the means
of many to contend with. If the State loat the suit,
it would be liable to damages. During the litigation
who would protect and run the road; while, if the
lease be let alone, there would be a steady flow of
money into the Treasury to relieve the ^people of a
heavy taxation.
Mr. Scott spoke over two hours, aud received ap
plause at the conclusion of his speech.
Upon motion of Mr. Lang tne Houbq then ad
journed.
Communicated.
Tlie Bond of the Kiiub-all-Cmiierun-
Browu Compauy.
No good lawyer can doubt for a moment that the
security on th a bond of the Brown company is not
worth a cent. The Supreme Court havo decided it,
and it is common sense. Supposo the directors of
any railroad h d the power to indorse for any out
side party or corporation, without the consent of
the a uukhoiueis, vvii.it would hinder them from
assuming ul)li* n uou* mat would ruin the l-oad? For
instance: what a-tia prevent tUe Georgia Railroad
directors irom ,n the bond* of tne itrie road?
Now the ueui'guv I.u.-iuad Directors had the same
right to lUnurse tue bunas of the r.riu road that they
had t-» Uidutec tne Uuud or become surety for the
KimbitU-Cttuierv-n-Bruwu company.
Ot' this be uemed or controverted?
Ag tin, tiies'e leasee* have signed no bond them
selves, aua the pretended boud th»> gave is only
sigue.t oj the A resident of their company, which
coaid only hind the corporation; and as the corpo
ration has no property, there is nothing bound, and
the State has no security of any sort. In other
words, these lessees have got this property of the
State into their hands, and are, not bound for one
cent.
No wonder they threaten, in a certain contingen
cy, to run off mo rolling stock of the roau. into
Tennessee; for they could do it, ana sell it after
they got it there, and put tho money in their pock
ets; and the state inigut wnistle for it; for not one
cent comd she rolled out of one of teem.
This is the truth, aud yet these uien have the
cheek to say they ought to be allowed to hold on. It
is an outrage upon decency.
II, then, the State find* that Bullock and his part
ner, Kimball, have put this proper tj into the poss
ession of parties, wno have given no boud and so
security, surely the Legislature is obliged to hold
that the lease contract is null and void, and willpro-
ceed to take it; away from its present holders and
give it to those who stand ready to give $9,500 per
month more for it, than the present holders propose
to give; and besides will give a bond that is binding
upon principles and securities.
We cannot doubt that this Democratic Legislature
will break up this iniquity, that was fixed up by
Bullock, and Kimball, nis partner.
A Stupid. Hunt auioug the Tax Bosks,
Editors Sun: We notice in the Constitution of this
afternoon, a long and labored article, (evidently
from the pen of one of tho disinterested Kimball-
Cameronring) tho burden - f vr fo\ \> show that
some of the Company that __ie tm highest and
best bid for the Western A MILL tic X»*iMvizd, return
ed toss t—a’uio property tn Fc.llon county, in 1871,
than they say in their Memorial they are worth. Is
there anything so very remarkable in this? Is it
impossible that the members ol iuia Company
should own any Property outside of Fulton oounty?
or that they should own any non-ttx.sbie securities?
The whole article Is simply s dying effort to divert
public attention from mo unanswerable trutn involved
lu mi* controversy, viz: that the memorialists ojfertd.
amt stiil offer, in good faith, $133,000 per annum
more for the lease than the State is now receiving for it.
.j" That’s ichat's the matter with Hannah."
A uffust ith, 1873. X. T Z.