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IT PRnPBlinnil te POI,rwr a,, EDITOR g . A. ECHOLS, R IIO cl»«e Edllnr»ml Business TK (IMH OF BUBWCRIPTIOW IklilaY and WEEKLY Daily—**■«*• v *py * Month! .-•* 0° I Thre-i Month! 3 *0 * 00 1 one MonUi 71 Club* for Daily-***' *»»» * M M cool** 33 60 i Tea copies 84 00 JJJJ* C ?? la ; M 00 | Single taper 8 Weekly—Per ■iriffle Copy 3 00 I Ten Ooplee 10 O « 00 I Twen* Ooplee.. ...38 Ot SSraSC:...... 8 00 rut, Copies ..68 00 One Hnrdr* Coplee ....13ft THE WEEKLY SUN. VOL. 3, NO. 371 ATIiANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1873. { W H O L El 11 NUMBER 111 Georgia Legislature. Friday, Jumery 31, 1873. SENATE. Senate met at 10 a. M., Prerident Trammell in the chair. Prayer offered by Rev. M. Ketchem. Roll called and journal of yesterday read. Judiciary Committee reported back several bills. Other committee* reported various bills. message mow THX HOCSB, informing the Senste that that body had passed a number oi bills. Mr. Jones, ae Chairman of the Committee on the Deaf aud Dumb asylum, made a report, and hoped 11 would be received Committee recommended au appropriation for the Improvement of the building. Mr. Jones stated that the thanks of the State were due the officers and teachers of the Institution for the interest they had taken in, and the great prull- ciency shown by the inmates aud pupils of the Asy lum. The report was received ana referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Peavy—a ru.oluliou that— Whereas, it is believed that a greater number of C'erksbad been appointed than was necessary; tbai hereafter noclers eha'l receive compensation who is not appointed as tne Conatnuucu and the Code di rect*. HOUSE BILLS OK THI11D READING. A bill to amend the ueury laws of this State as ap. plu able to banks. Committee recommend passage and bill passed. A bill to authorize the Ordinary, Clerk of the Su perior Court, sheriff, eic., of the county of Bryan to keep their books at their resileuces for the greater secur.ty of iho records. Committee reported lavor- ably. Bill passed. A bill to change the line between the counties of Carroll and Haralson. After a statement in regard to this pioposed change by Senator Hester, the bill waa lost. A bill to repeal an act to extend the lien of setoff au 1 recoupment an 1 lor other purpoias. 'lne com mittee reported adverse to the passage, Mr. Reese hoped that the report would ba agreed to. The measure sought tu be repealed was uncon stitutional; it ought never to have been placed on the statute books. Mr. Gilmer was opposed to the repeal. The courts ha.l declared as to the coustituuoualitv of the act. He was in favor of less leg>station. The courts wuu:d soon be unahlb to coustrue the laws, or a Legislature know what to enact. Mr. W inu was surprised to hear a Democratic iSenator oppose tne repeal ol this obnoxious act. it was one of thus- loouprints lelt by tuose vandals who ha i disgraced the state in higu position, it had been a perpetual shame to the statute books aud was but a 1 gaiized robbery in its etfects. Mr. hlance was willing to let the S 3. a tor from the bd District hear another good Democrat say tha: he beiioven llns was a good law. .mi matter 'Vle-h tne law go its lucepimn, its effects were approved by the people and had reeeived the legal sanction ol the nighe.-i judicial tubuuai known,to the tit tent ti« org.a. Tne object of the law was to show tangi ble evidence by ilo citizen ol having pai t his taxes. This was out what is right m policy and justice, there * as a necessity for this law, born lrom ill- greatest ca aunties that ever b fell an honest people, lie hop- d tlitL the report, which was adverse to iho repeal, would prevail. .dr. Hnlye.' luoiight this la v hid the effect oi c.oMUg m*' deers of tha Court Hou-o against the c d-r oi citizen-, which its provisions were intended .o cover. In Lis several years experience with its aorki- gs th • piuint.ffs had no le coy when the lax c-rticc.ie h.-d beta hied as a pica. J'lio argument ofi'.r- d by tno.-e in lavur had no i-iglur view man ineio poi cy and expediency. The repeal of t.as law wou.d take nothing lrom the vesu-d rights wti ch luii scuttled to many people by virtue ol the uecismu of the couit. The mere tact Ilia, its appli cation - ad been made to a class hereto.ore, was no reason why it ah Mid be continued. It w as the same as to eay ll 10 houses had beeu burned, ull the houses in tue country should ne burncfl lo make the people t-jut: This was no argument. Mr. eimmons thought tha: the exigencies if the times win ugav- rise tuthis Act Was proof sufficient o snow that this law had beeu conceived in a proper -pi it. its • Items had been to benefit that class of men who had laced tile bristling bayonet and the thunder log eaoup.i for four years prior to the pas-age ol the bill. To repeal this law will be to turn loose a class ol shylocks, wuo will not tie s low to take an vantage of the pjatcssiou ot these claims aud press to lne Wall a cia?H ->i people who need piotectltm. H ■ op posed l because he did not believe the inter-sis of the people would he advanced, or because they de an eu its repeal. Mr. Winn desired to say test the Confederate soldiery did not demand the passage of the law. It was not a mwvsnro which had accrued to their auvautage, Ac. Mr. brown could u w t see how any Democrat sup ports this act on a i ve princime. He had yet to near a Democrat outside of this body say that the measuie was right. It had been urged that this measure was right because it forced men to give m their taxes on oath, which could iiol have beeu got ten up utuerwise. ire hoped that the lime would come when creditors should Lave some rights us well as debtors, aud the repeal of tue law would o far to rel.eve the country of these Shylocks. He thought that the epresentatives lresh from the pt-opie haa the b -tter right t j Bay whether the peo ple demanded the re eai tnan Senators who h d been here for some time. -ir. Feavy—thought the people of this State whs had withstood the ravages of the past terrible law, ilia demand relief, This bit', though not the nest law in ms judgineut, did give relief. He did no- mink the tieceral Assembly was the place to decide constitutional and judicial questions. It would not bo just to repeal ibis law, since thousands and thousanns ot dollars had been disposed ol by judicial process, while others, through me ingenuity of counsel, would get the benefit of the repeal If a plan was perfected oy which those cases, hurried through those caves, which had been arbitrarily stricken lrom me d-cket, so as lo allow ail ihose unfortunate debtors to get the same relief, then would be in favor of repeal. Discrimination wou d work dissatis faction aud stiake the confidence of the people in their faith of the party iu power. He thought mat as so many cases had been set t'ed under the taw, it was hetur to i-t the law stand than to tear up, and start another system of relief. Oh motion the previous question was called. On the vote W agree to tue report of the com mit. ee wh ch was adverse 10 the , a.sage of the bill was y< as 33, nays 13. Bill losL Yeas—Anderson. Arrow, Black, B.a ce. Brinberry, Cain, cannon, CiRike, Cunt, Deveaux, Gilmore, liear-1, Hoyl, Lester, Mathews, W. D.; Aatnews, W. W.: Nichols, Payne, Peavy, liobersou, hiiumong, V* olTord—32. Kays—brown, Cauierou, Uester, H.Uyer. Jarvis, Jones, Kiikland, Knight, Mattox, Ale Alice, Reese, Winn—12. MRmSaGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, containing a document to which he called the atten tion of tne benaic. Received and referred to Fi nance Committee G ECaoB S MBuKAGZ. Executive Dspasrsfset, ) Atlanta. a.. January Si, ls73.{ To th> Gbnbiial Asbsmuly—I have tke honor to tranamn the report of ike Board of Commissioners, composed of Meears Benj. Canlsy D. A. Walker, and George Hnlyar, appointed by the 8th section of the act, authorizing the leas-, of the Western aud Atiaatlc Railroad, approval October 24th, 1510. It waa made ma duty of said Board, by the said section, to audit unliqui- dat d demands again*! the Western and At lantic Railroad, and upon their approval to report tha same for payment It aypears by the report that eleven hundred and tweutj-one claims, aggre gating aftoLial 22, were presented to and passed upon by the hoard. Upon these claims the amount of ftftfto 218 44 waa awarded as just, and $624,562 79 WAS The above statement does not include a liability I of os-r *250,1-00 against the State upon contracts •Qrtiltce, and repairing to tile uhuroh, ; madab she Govarmorand Superintendent oi R-wd me. , J 1 t . - ..A ennl naa Thia laat nsma ' S •.. ill It f ftnii.iuucou Lumatiif roadv. CHAT WITH STATIC PAPERS. A great number of negroes are leav ing Macon for Arkansas. A bow occurred between some citizens and emigrant agents, wbo bad been de coying ff laborers in Fort Valley the other day. A little fire occurred in Macon on Friday night last, just over Windsor Hih, destroying a shoe shop, in whicu the fi r e originated from a stove, aud an adjacent grocery store. A man by the name of Snttlers who was put iu juil iu Preston, a few months ago fur beating Iris wife, died of pneu monia, iu liis cell on Friday, the 24th ultimo. On the 27th ult.. the people of Decatur county held a meeting at liainbridg-abnd passed resolutions strongly urging the extension of the Atlantic and Gulf rai!- roid, and adopted a memorial to bo pre sented to the Legislature. The Standard states that farming operations are progressing favorably in Talbo. county. No complaint of scarcity of labor being beard. The financial con dition of the country is improved, many planteis paying for their supplies. The Blaekshear South-East Georgian stati.s ilmttbe farmers of Pierce county nro busily engaged preparing their lauds for pi- ting, lhcy seem to go nbont their farming ’nterest with more cheer ful])- s and energy than has been wit ness I among them since the war. Beef sells readily at- from six to eight ecu' ] < r pc nnd in Talbot-ton. The Standard says eg s are very scarce and brnigi- '-loots, a dozi it. Country butter is almoi-t a thing unknown at this season of th year, though commanding 30cts. a pound. C'.iickeris bring lrom 25ets. to 30ett». each. For the pc riod from February 12, 1872, to January 31, 1873—twelve days Icsn than oue year—tbe internal revenue asste -mi nts for the Savannah DLt'ict annum id to $118,201 09, and the* col lections during the stm-* period, to $118.500 94, ti,.* excess of collections over a-stssmente being accounted lor by the tact, ♦‘•at several thousand el oil »r 8 tip. f -o books of this form r c il. ctor were colic 'ted during the past year. During ibis period t e expenses of the asst Hsor’s office were $15,4G1 13, and oi the c>lli ctor s c ilice, $5,091, making tins total expense iu tho collec ion of ihe revenue of the district, $20,552 13. The Chumicie and Set tinel state's, that on the night of the 2Slh ult., the barn ot Mr. Ebenezer Daniels, about six mil 1 s from Augusta, <-n the Savannah roa-i, was burned, together with its con tents of hay und fedder. The cireurn- etaueis of tho burning created the im- pressiou that the fire was kindled by an incendiary. Suspicion attached to a negro man Jiving in the neighborhood, named Adam Attaway, as the guilty Ho was arrested on charge of uud Had a preliminary hearing yesterday befoie Justices Oliu ana Eve. The ease occupied the attention of the Court nearly the entire dav. The pris oner was bound over for trial. party. arson, i.oi’it .f.v/i .i tTJt.nvtKit .mnri iGii. A Diflldent Swain. Tue NewOrleaDS Times fells this story: Not rnauy days ago a fashionable up town rectory was visited by a charming younc lady, who, with a face suffused with tdushes, informed the reverend di vine that she contemplated entering into the holy bonds of matrimony, and that, as her fiancee was somewhat retiring in disposition, and especially sensitive to any reference to their mutual affection, nhe had called to arrange ihe prelimi naries of their marriage- The minister wa« somewhat taken back, but the con- fas d fair one presente '. a license made out ie dae form, and at once proceeded to u c uscu&sion of tlie all important step. Th day and hour for the ceremony weie fixed, and promptly at the appointed lime the young couple arrived at tue oti-rgyman’s residence. The can didal s for nuptial honors remained in a aiuiug-room of the rectory, which, by the by, is in the immediate vicinity of the church, until the fiual preparations were made. The minister donned his Commissioner, $3,600; A. B. Culberson, Clerk, $1,600; G. W. Evans, Messenger, $800. James M. Smith, Governor. BILLS OK THIBD BEAD IKG RESUMED. A biU to establish a County Court for Dougherty couuty. Committee recommended passage. Agreed to and biU passed. A bUl to create a Board of Commissioner! of Roads and Revenne for the couuti--» of spa.ding aud Butts, Passed. A bill to change the time of l <dd-ug the Snp«rior Court of Caihouu couuty. Am- li-.cd uud pasaed. A bill to incorporate Tybte Te egraph Company. Passed. A bill to authorize the Orlinary to pay Commis sioners of Education lor Chatham county for servi ces rendered in holding elections. Passed. Mr. Hoyle—A. resolution that Hon. John C. Vaugn, of Thomas coumy.be invited to a seat on the floor as long as be stays in the city. Passed. A bill to lepeul the act making it penal f.-r an emi grant to leave his employer before returning his passage pioxu-y. Passed. A bill : J repeal the act authorizing tho Ordinary of Dough .-ty county to levy and collect a tax for coun ty purposes. Passed. A bid to amend an act .establishing county courts in all counties except certain counties therein named. Amended gaud passed. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR containing a sealed communication to waich he called the attention of the Sena'-e in executive sob- siou. A bill to incoiporate the town of Jefferson. Passed. Sir. Brown moved that when the Senate adjourn to-day it adjourn till Monday inorniug Id o’c-ock as.-ed. On motion of Mr. Wofford, the Senate went into Executive session. RESUMPTION. The Senate, iu Executive session, confirmed A. T. Hackett Solicitor General of the Cherokee Cii- cuit. BILLS OK THIRD BEADING. A bill to organize a public school system for Mon roe couuty. Ou motion, Senate adjourned till Monday morn ing IU A. M. HOUSE. Houso called to order by Speaker Bacon, by ltev. John Jones. BILLS ON FIRST BEADING. Prayer Si Vi-rttl minutes emptied, but tie wad ding party did not appear. Tne audi- ini'i' became impatient, and at length •vt u lUe clergyman fait constrained to repent nis admonition. What was the Surprise of all when the returning mea- ■ei-gi-r aunonneed that the bridegroom poM lively ref Quad to enter church. The ttiniMrr visited him personally and re- bah'-d him for hie Apparent la k of dw- wiftiGu, bat expostulation won qgelaaa Tb> u chappy vouth had no objection to Ae -men bona, and were the fastening* ad jib- - d in the reotory t might be done itp- ..r.er, bat to appear in a cuaroh and bei-n th-t orowd of people waa inpoa- aib Tha nuniater waa equally flm, •n tied poaitively that tne ceremony Mi- -ne place in *he temple or not at All After many team on the part of the hi ->ud ear non, pro.«Atsti >»*» on the yn> . nf kar *'"»*** li»ver, me sorrowing C -rt' t parted, and, it rumor ,s »o be ored- ■t, y will remain in aaiai«. vf tingle Wt- utm. for naw flaws tad snglnM Th-s last name * a uui Aua i»»iu abouveoad in settling inrough the le.sees of the road without cost to the Stats. It will - , *** appear from aaid report tha th- fore going atat-meni >.t theamouitof loseea, upon by the Board, does not incinde larse da ms not ac- tualiy fl.ed and pi oaecuted by name and o -leift-1, bat tha result of which was made to drpaa i upon I th* result of specimen o eea of hke < harao^r fl-ed. inveatigated, poaaed epos aud rejected by Uie Board. A large number of ponouftl Jury aaaea, aud suit* for dau-agee of all eoaoelrabie kind*, ware found bj Ilia Board to b- paid againet tha road, said 1ft many inaUmoaa th* aama wan trauafWred ftan Iho *ourta to th* .Board of Oommlaaionen, and than pnaed upon and dUpond of The number of earn of personal Injury thus ay tha Beard la stated at atxly-threo, in wh eh damagas were claimed to the amount of *471 TOO All three oaaee were Anally ended aau of by the board for.ftft.CioO _ The -tig-lion la many suae* pteaaatod to the Board we* axoeedlngiy oompheuted. and oovareda wide rang* of - ontrovaaay In matter* of law and «... gndthe result show* that the Judgement of tha Board were remarkably free from error. T jo Board having completed its labors, and hav ing adjourned aiuedi*. I reapecifo ly recommend the eptuopriaiton of auch sum to pay it* members aa may be deemed r ro P* r compensation (or tha ..-vie- a rerde-ed .4 »PP*»'* by he statement of their cierk. the following eume nave aJreauy been noe-v d by the several members ot the Board, their clerk ai-dmea^nger: n-ut n,in Cooley, Commissioner, $3,600; D. 4. Walks-, Comm Iasi o *r, $3,6u0; George Hlllyar Mr. Turnbull—To compensate certain newspapers for priming urociamatious. Mr. Frauxlin—To relievo certain citizens of Bar tow Ir-ui urosecution for acts committed uurmg the war. Ali-o, to ascertain the expenses of Bartow Su ie nor Court. Mr. Bak-T—For the relief of J. S. Rowland, a mi- nor. Mr. Lockett—To amend the act relative to fences ami stock, and lor the protection - f crops. Mr. IIuuBr—For ilie relict of L Dekie, Tax Col lector of Thomas county. Mr. Sm tli, of Brian—Fertile relief of J. A. lYade, Tax Collector of Brian county. Mr. McKibbeo—To decli r • t!,e violation of con tracts between enipl yers and employees a misde meanor. Mr. Dunn—To authorise Judges of the Superior Courts, ordinaries and Jus i - s of the Peace to or de- the isl-- of property levied ou wheu oi a peribh- able nature. Mr. Mi Is—To r -enact section H981 of the r ode. Mr. Mercer—To amend section 12 ol the aetto in corporate the Barnard auu Au- orsou Street i.aii- road. Also to amend section 34SI of the , ode. Al.-o, to incr-.ise the numbers of Direct' ra of the Central Railroad and Lansing Company. Also, to amend act uui = nding sectim. 1102 of the Code. air. Mills—For the relief of G P. Harrison. ALo, to repeal se. tiou 349s of the Cod- . Mr Moses—To n quire c.erks of the Superior Courts to docket judgments and other hens. Also, to prohibit tile sa.e ol produce during the night in Coweta county. Also, to incorporate the Farmers’ ad Merchants’ Batik of Senoia. -L.. u-hnson—To pr . ;:u- running of steam boats or any kind of railroad trams on the sabbath day. To authorize Ordinaries to impose and collect a license tax on emigrant brokers Mr. Sirmons—To prev ut hunting and fishing ou the Sabbath day in (JI nch county. Mr. Masters—For the relief oi j. J. Morrison nd others. Also, to organize a Criminal Court in DeKaib county. Mr. Lycn—To provide for payment of insolvent criminal costs in Dougherty comty. Also, io prevent municipal corporations from levying -p-cifij taxes ou professions and artists. Mr. Heard of Eit.ect—To collier additional powers on the commissioners of Ruckersville. Mr. Dnggar—To incorporate Mi-rgaaton. Mr. Dorsey—To provide lor the payment of in solvent criminal costs in Fayette couuty. Mr. Eakes—To require Judges of the Superior Court to give iu charge section 834 and 836 of the Code to the grand juries Mr. Hoge—To amend paragraph 2 of section 418 of the Code. Mr. Calhoun—For the survey and mapping of lauds of the State along and in connection w-th tht Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for other pur poses. Also, to define the duties and compensation of masters in chancery au-i auditors, aud to provide lor their appointment. Also, to exempt railroad employees from jury duty. Also, To incorporate manufacturing companies in thi- State. Mr. Grant—To authorize J. J. Anderson to peudle without license. Mr. Swearingen—For the relief of the securities on the b-ind of G. W. Dean, of Decatur county. Mr. Turner—To create a Board of Commissioners in Hart county. Mr Richardson—To authorize the Ordinary of Houston county to settl- road contracts of 1871 Also, for relief of J. A. Flournoy, of Houston county. Mr. Newton—To amend section 3716 of the Code. Mr. Evans—To prescribe the mode of selling li quors in the counties of Jefferson, Burke and Washington. Also, to change the lines between the counties ol Washington and Jefferson, and add a portion of Washington to Jefferson. Mr. Stapletor — lo amend the act creating Board of Com ..iesioners iu certain counties by making it apply to Jefferson county. Mr. Hightower of JobLson—To repeal the act to prevent Ills rstching of Osh in seines in Ohoofee river. Also, to repeal paragraph 13, chapter 1, article 1, ol the Code, so far as related to the exemption jf $2*0 of property. Mr. Felton—For tne relief of Mrs. T. W. M ont fort Mr. Butt—To make it penal for any druggist, ven dor of medicines, mercoant, shop keeper, or other persons to sail or furnish opium, in any of its forms, or cnioral-hydratq to any confirmed opium eater or habitual user of chloral-hydrate, except upon the -written prescription cf a re^ulariy licensed practic ing physician. Mr. Froeman—To authorise Justices of the Peace aud Notaries Public to qua ify and commis sion constables iu their respective districts. Mr. Roper—Toameud clause 1, paragraph 2, sec tion 6, of the5th article of the Constitution. Mr. lleeee—T# authorise the counties ol Clarke, Morgan and Putnam to subscribe to the Athene, Madison A Estonian ft. R. Company. Mr. Peabody—To curry into effect the 37th section of article 1. of the Constitution, and to provide tor a uniform taxation of all species of property taxed. Also, to incorporate the Columbus Railway Com pany Also, tc incorporate the Columbus Artificial Stone Compaay. Mr. I -mm-P—To prohibit thasale of intoxicating liquors in q tanidtlaa leas than one gaUon in two miles of Dallas, Paulding county. Mr. Brantley—For the relief of tne securities of G- W Thompson, tax collector of Pierce county. Mr. barkevsff—To create a Board of Commission- «.** for Pulaaai »unty. Hr. Walsh—To amend the 3d aeotion of tha char- tor of Auftuato. Also, to enoourage tha publication of nswspapers in tnis Stats. Hr. Clarke—To amend the sot extending the limits of ingusta. Hr. Foster -To amend section 4013 of the Code. Also, to authorise the Recorder of the city of Au gusts to charg* and collect th* sum* fees aa Justices of the Psaos, Also, to amsnd th* act to promote tha propogs- Uon of a^ad In th* Savannah Bivar. Also, To amsnd the set to prescribe the practice In Injunction os ass, sad make it apply to all cases hsard in rhsmftsss. Hr. Hadaen—To own pan sate W. Henderson Sheriff sod W. 1. Void Deputy Sheriff of Schley county. Hr. Bunk- To prohibit th* sal* of Uqnors within one mile of Hagnalle Institute la Sumter county. Hr. Fort—To require (Backs of th* Superior Court to reoord papers in civil caasa bate* trial. Mr. Edwards—To amend *»-.tiu - 1344 if the (Wk Also to ivgulste the School fund ta TatnaH county. Hr. Bettis—To establish free schools in Thomas county. aiBo; to change the Constitution and to provide for a reduction of the General Assembly. Mr; Lougley—To allow pleas in Superior and other courts to be amended without being sworn to. Also to make it a misd- meaner to offer extra wages, compensation or other means to indnee or attempt to persuade laborers t J emigrate from this gts’e. Alsc, To authorize the Governor to draw his war rant on the Treasurer, in favor of Dr. Osltn for $17C. Ai-*o, To regulate the paacticeof granting license to dsgnerrean an-1 like artists. Mr t lement3—T o provide for the payment of the claims or school officers and teachers for services rendered in 1871, Mr. Me bride—To regulate the legai advertising of Washington county. Mr. McDaniel—Co amend the act to incorporate the Athens A Eaieuton batlroad company. Mr. McBride-To amend the act to amend the charter of Sandersville. Mr. Rogers—To amend section 644 of the code. Also, to incorporate the Georgia Savings Bank Compauy ol Dalton. Mr. McLeilzn—To prevent the carrying of deadly weapons. Also, io authorise Moses Tyson to practice medi cine in Wortn county. Mr. Hunter—To regulate the meaner of giving bonds by county officers. Also, To declare tne rights of a putative wife after the marriage has been declared void, and to define tue status of her children. Mr Fort—To extend the lien of factors to dry goods and grocery merchant i. Mr. Baxter—To exempt ail maimed aud indigent soldiers from poll tax. Mr. Phillips—To define the rights of the Oak City Hook and Ladder Company of Bainbridge. RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Glisson offered a resolution that when the House adjourns it adjourn until Monday. Lost by yeas 44. naj s 57. Mr. Tutt offered a resolution tendering a seat on the floor to Hon. W. T. Gary, b. C., which was agreed to. Mr. Tompkins offer»d a resolution tendering a seat on the floor to Hon. W. G. McAdoo, which was agreed to. Mr. Wills offered a resolution instructing the Su perintendent of Public Works to examine into he condition of the State Arsenal at Savannah and re port upon tho same. Rules suspended and the reso lution agreed to. PUBLIC LAWS. Mr. Candier oflered a resolution authorizing the Governor to purchase a sufficient number ol the c-ip-es of the public laws, to be publisned by M. A. Hardin, to furnish the members of the Geneiat As sembly and the civil officers of the State, provided tut y do not cost over fifty cents per copy. Mr. Hudson oflered a resolution authorizing the Governor io subscribe for 2,tlU0 copies of the public lftws, p. spared by the official compiler, at such com pensation as he may deem proper. Under tho rules, the resolution ties over, FORM BOOK. Mr. Pi“rc-t offered a resolution authorizing the Governor to subscribe for copies of tlines Lr. gal Forms,, ev-sed t dilion, for the use of the several counties in this State. Under the rules it lies over. APPORTIONMENT BILL. Tho apportionment bill was made the special Ol der lor Thursday next. MEMORIALS. Hr. Hoge presented 111-' memorial of E C. Mur phy et. a ., lor payment of rewards oflered by Gov. B-.llock for iho capture of criminals. Mr. Osborne prtsiiiied the memorial of J. A heeler and others f--r the pa>ment of rewards uffeied hv Governor Bullock lor the capture of crim nals. Mr. Richardson presented tho memorial of -T. A. Flournoy for refunding ot double tax and p(oeeedi of wild Ian - lots improperly sold. Mr. Wolford presented tue memorial of M. H. Duncan lor re.itf. . Mr. Hunter presented the memorial of citizens of J hoinas county relative to tue extension of the Atlantic aud Gulf Railroad. AU referred to "inauie Committee. .Sonata bills read th,' iirst time. Q uie a number of -eaves of absence granted. ii--uao adjourned until 10 a. m. to-morrow. HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., February 1, 1873. XIouse called to order by Speaker Bacon. For *ht first time, the House was not opened by prayei.» RILLS OK THIRD BEADING. To authorize executors aud other fiduciary agents to invest iu tne capital stock of ihe Bank ot Amen- cus aud First Nation .1 Bank of Americus. Referred to Ju iciary Committee. To repeal sections 1456 to 1461 of the Code, inclu sive, relative to enclosures and fences. Committee ou Agricunuie recommended a substitute, amend ing the act by inserting “freeholders” wherever the w ords “b-gai voters” occur. Mr. Tuti moved to table the bill and amendments. Mr. Dei- moved to indefinitely postpone. Mr. Jo -es of Burke explain- d the report of the Committee on Agriculture. The motion to table prevailed by yeas 78; nays 26. lo amend the act to require Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public to seep a docket. Passed. To repeal the act to prescribe row the return of wild lauds shout 1 be made and the sections of the Code relating thereto. Passed. lo cliauge the line between the counties of Ware and Appling. Passed. o allow tne owners of real estate sold at judicial sales to reueem the same on certain conditions.— LOSL To regulate the practice in cases of special pre sentments by grand juries. Passed. lo prevent tue selling aud giving of spirituous liquors to min is. Passed. To change the lines between Walton and Morgan. Comu.itiee on County Lines recommended passage. Mr. Reeae uppo ed *hn passage ot the bill. Mr. McDaniel favored tne passage of the bill. Bill lost by y>as21, nays 67. To fix the per diem of officers and members of the General Assembly. Lost. lo reduce sad fix the mi eags of members of the Genera: Assembly Lost. To exempt the Terred County Agricultural Society from taxati in. Lost. To require costs to be paid in advance. Tabled. To amend the Constitution by striking out first section seventh art.cie. Tabled. To amend tbe act to make permanent the site ot Public Buildings In Pike county. Committed to Committee on corporations. To vest the tit-e m the town commissioners at Columnus in commissioners. Committed to Finance Committee To prescribe where electors shall vote. Recom mitted to Judiciary committee. To organize a criminal court ia the counties of Marion and ialbot. Mr. Fitzgerald moved to amend by inserting the counties ol Stewart aud CUatiauoocnee, whicU was agree- to. Bill as amended passed. GENERAL TAX ACT. The rules were suspended and the General Tax act was read the second time and referred to the Finance Committee. COUNT! COMMISSIONERS. Messrs. Huge, Anderson, Mills and Calhoun, oi the Judiciary Committee, submitted a miuori’y te- port on the uili to create a Board of Commissioners in Bibb cou -ly. Alula interposing no special objections to the bill, they oppose this species of legiaiaiio . becau e uu ecessary, expensive to the dtile auu destructive of uuiicrui.ty in tne management of county affairs in th s State. FAXING THE PUBLIC DEBT. The olll to auth -rize the issuing of bonds to the amount of $l,‘2uu,Uoo to pay past due bonus and boud< railing due, was read the second time and re terred to the Finance Committee. NEW MATTES. Mr. Dell moved to suspend the rules in order that a bill introduced oy Mr. cusU (now coufined to Uisro in by aiccness), to repeal tbe act to compen sat* jurors in Muter county, whicu prevailed, and he bill was read tne first time. BILLS ON THIRD READING RESUMED. To increase the official bonds ol csrtaiu county officers in Camden county. Lr st by yea- 79, nays Jl To prescribe the limits of the K stern Jndiuta. Circuit and increaae the terms of Cuatuam au,- no. ConrL Judiciary committee amend b) add.ng Striven to the middle and Liberty, Bullock and He Intesh, to the Brunswick C-rcuiL aud to strike Out the third -ection. Amendments adopted and but piaaed. To repeal the act to prevent gaming la any retail liquor bouae Withdrawn. To regulate the practice in Justices Courts. Passed lo change tbe anaoont of the official non da of toe county officers of Wats coanty LosL To provide tor the payment of l .aolvent crimi nal costa ip Marlon county. Hr. Tutt moved to amend by inserting the county of Lincoln which was agreed to. Mr. Hoge, to amen4 it by making it general, moved to table it which (prevailed. To change the tinea between th* counties of Jef ferson and Burke- Lost. To prohibit the aaie aud delivery of (arm prc-duc » between sunset and sunrise iu (he oou- ties of Stewart, Chattahoochee and Forsyte Judiciary committee reported a substitute. Washington, Coweta, Putnam, Lenreas, Fayette. Thomas, Miv eU, Meriwether. Wilkinson, C.arks. Jackson, Talia ferro and Wiikc* counties Inserted. Amendments agr *4 to and bill passed. Tbs House suspended thsrul-s and tha following | r. For the relief of John S. Unton, of Clark county. The House concurred in the Senate resolution making the committees on Education in the House and Senate a joint committee. Several motions to suspend the rules to take up bills out of their order tor the second reading were voted down. A number of leaves of absenoe were granted. House adjourned until Monday 10 A. m. BERATE. An axta, February 3, 1873. Ssnat# met at 10 a. m. pursuant to adjournment, Piesideut Trammell in he chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Evans, pastor of Trinity Church. Roll called, and Friday's Journal read. Leave of absence was asked and obtained for the Secretary of the Senate aud Senators from the 26th, 27th, loth and SJth districts. * Mr. Kesves moved a reconsideration of so mnch of Friday’s Journal, as rslstea to the bill to changt the lines between ihe counties or Carroll and Haralson. Agreed to. Mr. B.uimuns moved a reconsideration of a biU passed which amends the nsury laws of thia State so lar as relates to Banks. Motieu agreed to. Mr. Hester moved a reconsideration of Friday’s Journal, amending an act extendiug the lieu of set off to debts contracted before January 1865 and for other purposes. Hr. Hoyl opposed a reconsideration. Us motion oi Mr. Jonss the mouou to roconrider was laid on tne teDle. BILLS ON FIRST READING. Mr. Anderson—A bill to regulate the action oi common carriers, also A bill to slier aud amend the road laws of the counties of Houston, Crawford and Taylor. Mr. Hoyl—A bill to make it the duty of the several Sheriffs oi the State to pay over to the Solicitors- General, all insolvent criminal costs they may col lect, and to regulate the disposition of the land. Mr. K rkland—A bill tu repeal th6 law changing the lines between the counties of Coffee and Ware. Mr. W. p. Mathews—A bill to amendsection 485 oi the Code. Mr. W. W. Mathews—A bill to incorporate the town of Brooks sudon iu the county of Fayette. Mr. Maddox—A bill to authorize ihe County Com missioners of Mclutesil county te issue bonds for the purpose of rebuilding ike Court Hoarse, jail and other county offices, recently de stroyed by Are. Mr. Nicfloile—A bill to save etpensn and delay to suiters ia various causes, in takiug interrogatories in the case. Message from the Governor, stating that His Ex cellency had signe t the bills to change the time ol holding the Supreme Court of McDuffie county. Also, the resolution appointing a committee to in vestigate tne indebtedness of Foster Blodgett. Also, the resolution appointing a committee to re port the number of laud grants issued by D. G. Cot- tiug.late Secretary of State. Also, to sus; bnd the collection of the fi fa against J. E. Parrott until the committeo shall report. Mess .ge received. Mr. Reese-A bill to authorize ihe Governor to purchase ihe ilacon and Brunswick lUiiroad it necessary to ae-ure the state agaiu-t lo6S. dir. Wofford'—A bill to incorpiorate Coal city in Dade county. Also, a bill to incorporate tho Dade Coal Company. Mr. Hoyl—A r. -oluu-m that no uew'inatier shall be introduced after Thursday next. Laid ou the table. Ou motii-u, the resolution of Mr. Hillyer was taken up, which directs the Attorney General of the State in cases wbe-e ihe State holds judgments against property, to prevent said i roptrty H om being sacri- ficeu on the day ol sale. Senate bills were read second time, and ordered to committee or engrossed. oLsaage frohi the House, stating that that body had passed several bi:ls, and had cunsuired in sev eral Senate bills. Mr. Hoyl. a resolution that, as it is a-leged that there is some scrip outstanding against tne Western & Atlantic Railroad, that the Governor be authorized to redeem such scrip out cf the monthly rental cf the road, wneu prool is brought oi its correctness. HOUSE RILLS ON FIRST READING. A bill to reduce th- sheriffs* bonds in the counties of Gilmer, Feumu, Pickens aud Murray. A bill to establisn a Board of Education for Amer icus. A bi 1 to incorporate the Real Estate Savings Bank of Stone Mountain. A bill io increase the pay of jurors in Bernal counties. A bill to charge tho line between Mitchell and Colquitt coun-ies. A hill to smihorize Judges cf tbe Superior Court to draw panels of Grand Jurors, to consist of 10, OU, or 48, as they may deem proper. A bill to change the lines betweon Maosn and Tay lor counties. A bill to incorporate the University Bank of Athens. A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Taliaferro county. A bi.l te define the liability of non-resident Rail road Co upanj iu regard to the payment of taxes. A bill to create a County Court tor those counties in the State that do not now have them. A bill to amend and repeal the garnishment laws of this State. A bill to amend section 2259 of tbe Cod*. A bill to protect agricultural products from taxa tion by municipal corporations. A bill to appoint a Board of Commissioners of Roads and R«ve ues for Richmond county. A bill incorporating the Manufacturing Bank of Augusta. A bil- to change section 1918 of the Code. A bill incorporating the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Augusta. BILLS ON THIRD READING. A biU authorizing the Mayor aud Council of Dal ton to levy an a- ditiODal tax. Passed. A bill to provide for tbe appointment of reporters for the f-uperior Court, to fix his compensation, etc. Committee reporte l adveisely. i.r. Hoyl thought this a good bill, and moved its recommittal to the Committee, Mr. R-ese stated that among the reasons why tbs committee reported against the bill was from the fact, that at the present state of our country we had no material from which to select these Phono- grapherB, hence necessitating an importation of these Reporters. Also, there was great delay in get ting these reports after so written. It was a difficult matter to get the testimony down correctly. Lawyers being familiar with the rules of testimony could keep tbe run of it. and thus save delay. There was at pre-ent e plan in operation by which the testimonj iu important criminal cases was kept, and as fur tbe taking dowD of the Judge's charge he was now compeilid by law to give it in writing. Hence be believed there was no immediate pressing want Mr. Hoyl thought there was a necessity for these B-pur-ers. and that no difficulty existed as to filling the offices. He desired more time on the qm sti n to consider. So on motion of Mr. Simmons tbe bill wst laid on the table, subject to the Senator's call. A bill to stablish the cou ity site of Ware county at Waycross The committee recommended favora ble, and the bill was pa-sed. A bill to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within one mile of the Rogers Iron Works, Bartow county Mr Wofford offered an amendment to incinde the works of the Cat-tie Rock Coal Company of Dade county. Amendment agreed to and the bill waa pass d. A bill ’to incorporate .the Brunswick Loan and Savings Bank. Committee recommended favorably with additional amendments. Passed. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Payne for three days. On mot-on Senate adjourned 11 to-morrow morn ing 10 k. M. HOUSE. House called to order by Speaker Bacon. Prayer by Rev. F. Jackson, Representative from Clark s -unty. Mr. Sneed moved to reconsider tee action on the bill to repeal the act to prescribe how wild lands ■hell be given in Tabled. Mr McDauiel moved to reconsider the action on the bill to ebauge the line between the counties of Morgan and Walton. Motion to reconsider lost, by yeas 43; nays 62. Mr Atkinson moved to reconsidsr the bill to pro- hib-t th« sale and delivery of term products between sunset and sunrise in certain counties so far as re lates io tbs county of Thomas. Mr. Tal aferro moved to lay the motion on the tame L st by yeas 39, nays 62. Reconsidered by yeas 55, ns< a 45. Mr. lutt offered a resolution tendering the nae of Hal t--Dr A. D. Webster to-night, to lecture on •• Th- Age.” Mr. Pe body read an extract from the Commbus Enquire! relative to Dr. Webstar. Hr. Tutt withdrew the resolution. BILLS ON FIRST READING. Mr Rel —To facilitate the rafting of timber in *'ilc-x county. a -so. to prevent camp-bunting in Wilcox county. M.- Hnpn»—iu incorporate Dottertown, in Wayne county Mr. Loug.-y—To aopropriate $ for the exhibl- lon -*f sp ciment of minerals and agricultural pi o- dncis ai Vienna, in the Wtrld’s Fair. Mr. Aikiuson—To prevent hotel keepers, common carriers sail managers of theatres from dlscrimi- mtii— a. at st parties on account of race, color or pravlor.s eonciti n. Mr. Kaigisrof T-rreil—To amend the set to In- jKTaie the city ot Dawson. Mr Hudson—To appropriate $ topayoffeer tain judgments against thy State of Georgia, held by Will is A. Hawkins. Also, to amend section 4662 of the Cods. Hr. Walsh—To incorporate the Greenwood k An. gust* Bmlroad. Mr. Kalgler of Terrell—To provide for supersedeas in certain cases. Mr Simms—To prohibit the sale of liquors im tbe town #1 Oxford. Mr. Peaooay—To fix tbe time of holding the.Su- psrior Court of Chattahoochee Circuit. Mr. Wofford—For the relief of R. M. Young. Also, tc authorize persons to erect mill dams on the Chattahoochee River. Mr. Freeman—To confer jurisdiction in misde meanors on Justices of the Peace and Notaries Pub lic in Msriwether couuty. Mr. Mathews,—To protect the people of Houston county against the pernicious effects of the sale of intoxicating liquors. Mr. Grant—To amend the charter of Clarksville. Mr Blue—To empower School Commissioners of Glyns county to build school houses, employ teach- STS, A*. Mr. Moge—For the relief of M. DeGraffenreid. also, lor providing coniuensation for Ordi-aries of Fulton oounty, for amneety oaths administered. Mr. Yow—To amend the charter of the Auguste and Hartwell Railroad. Also, to create a Board of Commissioners for Franklin county. Mr. Foater—To amend the act creating the City Court of Augusta. Mr. Spence—To repeal the act to organize a publio school system in certain countios so far as relates to Emanuel county. Mr. Moses—To change tbe lines, between the coun ties of Coweta and Meriwether. Mr. Johnson—To extend tha lieu of factors oa growing crops to physicians.' Mr. Mercer—To revive the second section of the act granting certain privileges t.i the Chatham Ar tillery. i. Mills—To revise th - act granting certain priv- dsgss to the Georgia Huzztrs. Also, for the protection of deer, partridges and tnraeys in Chatham audit vanc -unties. Mr. Edwards—To repeal all laws inconsistent with section 1669 ut the Code. Mr. Dunn—To authorize justices of the peace aud notaries public to try actions iu trover not over $100. Mr. Huwell—To provide lor the completion of the Brunswick -c Albany liailroad. Mr. Nb-wmakc—For the Relief of M. H. Bentley. a’so, to declare valid the acts of the Legislature of 18T0. Mr. Smith of Bryan—To apply the State tax of 1873 collected in McIntosh county to rebuilding a ourt house, jail and other couuty offices. Mr. Hunter—To authorise the ordinary c f Thomas county to issue scrip to redeem mutilated aud out standing county scrip. Mr. Nutting—To increase the Commissioners of th* Tax Collector ot Bibb county. Mr. Lockett—To authorize the holders of certain bonds to enforce certain r glits arising under .-first mortgage liens either at law or equity.ftj^j * Mr. Wofford—To make parties owning horsas and mules running at large be liable for damn ;es. Mr. Baker—To amend the charter of Kingston. Mr Turnbull—To amend the charter of the Athens ami Clayton Railroad. Mr "rilliamsun—To amend the charter of Mil- ledgeville. air. Harwell—To change the lino between tho counties ot Dodge and Pulaski. SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING. To prevent gt-ming of any kind in liquor house or store. Passed. i-v-yia • To change the time of h -lding tho dteperior court* of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Passed. To amend tho charter oi the Georgia Railroad^ Company to authorize it to aid the Port Royal Rail road Compauy. Passed To create a Board of Commissioners for Bibb county. , - Mr. Turnbull moved tii suspend the rnles and concur in tho Senate resolution, authorizing the Attorney General to purchase property at sa.e under certain circumstances. Rules suspend; d. and tha resolution reierred to the Judiciary Counu itee. The House concurred in tho bem.to amendment to the bill to change the time of holding Calhoun Su perior Court House adjrur 101 m til 3 r. M. S-W-4 f.vFj.vti aim. Horrible Bntcliery 5;y a Xother. Jefleryon City, Missouri, is at present somewhat excited over aa anusuaiiy hor rible case of infanticide, the youth and unqaestiocable beauty of the guilty mother adding not a littlo to the sensa tional iuterests of tho crime. Amanda Lefter, a rcsy-cheeked, bine-eyed Ger- man blonde, whose countenance and form fail completely to tell of a depraved heart, on the first of last June became the wife of Edward Schneider, a fireman on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and, unfortu nately for their connubial felicity, less than six months aiterwards gave birth to a bright-eyed boy, whom Schneider re fused to recognize as his, but pronounced a bastard. Thia led to many quarrels between him and the fair Amanda, aud to an in famous agreement that she should leave their home and go to tho city of St.- Louis to there lead a life of shame. This settled, f he idea seems to have entered her head that she should kill her child before departing. An unsuccessful ef fort to smother it to deatli by laying on. it in bed, and another to freeze it to death by putting it out for hours in a cold room, were therefore promptly fol lowed by a third, and, this time, success ful effort to destroy it on Tuesday even ing, the 18th. Left alone with it, she locked and barricaded the front door of her home, fastened the other' doors and all the windows, got - an axe laid the child on a block brought in from the wood-pile, and with two blows of the ax; almost completely severea the child’s head from its body. Some minutes latei the husband and some neignbors broke open the doors and found the woman alonf’ witu the dead, crying and muttering incoherently to herself. Arrested and imprisoned, she has repeatedly acknowledged the terrible crime, but often with auch strange expressions that many too chari tably deem her crazy; but more look upon her as nothing less than a fiend in human form, led by vice and domestic infelicity to this horrible butchery of her own offspring. De»peiate c,nceuuler. Louisville, Ky., January 27.—Oh Friday, at Piney Branch Station, Rock Castle coanty, George W. Murray quar relled with Walter Bledsoe. Bledsoa’a step-father, Lee Arnold, accosted Marray about it a few minutes later, when Mur ray drew a pistol, bnt Uirew it down and the two commenced fighting, l tnding Arnold overpowering rub, Murray reached for a pistol and si <> nis adversa ry through the stomach; Arnold sprang, up and seized a handspike aud literally beat out Murray’s brains, killing him in stantly. Arnold still lingers, but the physicians say he cannot live. Both men Have families. Increase ny sil the Routes. Colnmbus, on Friday night, had re ceived 47,798 bales of cotton—13,668- more than the corresponding period last aeason, and 7,148 more than the entire cotton year of 1871-2. The Southwestern Railroad has brought 1857 bales—857 more than same date last year; the M. & G. Railroad 15,392— 4,989 increase; the Western Railroad, 1,704 -492 increase; the river, 4,833— 816 increase; wagons 22,674 —5126 in crease; N. & 3. RaiLxoud 1,288—1,288 increase. ..m| Atter this date lasl year we received 6,520 bales. If the ratio of increase continues, Columbus will receive 9,062 more bales, making the total for the sea son 56,760—an increase of 16,210 over last year.—Columbus Sun, 22m/ insL m Hr. Hill—For th* relief of J. B. HnOsoo, ft miner bill, introduced ttj Hr. Oariton, was read ifle tbuz | M -. I-sitnsr—To incurporat* th* Qftneva Savings Here ia food tor the superstitions: Fourteen years ago an aged lady of Port land, Maine, fell dead from heart disease while winding up an old-fashioned dock. The time was teu minutes before ten in the morning. Evor since then the dock has stopped at ten on the anniversary of her death. It ia said to have never onoe ailed in the fourteen years that have assed.