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TUg ATLANTA ~\AnEJEJFS:XiY STJJNJ"—FEBRUARY <23, LQT73.
THE ATLANTA SUN
Vna TV Dailf 8an of February 181878
ATIAN1 AJND GREAT WESTERN CANAL.
Hon. V». P. Price, of Georgia, made
• lengthj and exhaustive epeech on the
•object of the proposed Atlantic and
Western Canal in the United States House
of Bepresentatives oa tne 18th inst., a
copy of which has boen sent to ns as re
ported in the Congressional Globe. Mr.
Price, m opening bis argnment, pro-
oceded to explain to the House the route
of the proposed Canal, as follows:
Leaving the Ohio at the month of th* T —rum
river, m follow Ibi ottiuil fhinotl of the latter
dream nt.nl we reach GuntaraviUe, In AUUw, At
th la point, the waters of the Tenneaeee and Cooaa
ri Tere are separated by a narrow atrip or neck of
It nd only thirty mllra In width. A canal acroas thia
Uthmna trill open navigation to tie Gulf af Mexico
on the one hand aud to Koma, Georgia, on the other
From Bom' the Canal will follow the Etowah river
ahoO. fifteen m!lee to a point where It la feaalble to
oo ne.. *Q. >ow»h with the Ocmulgee, thence lot-
1» wing to* .atter etrram and the AlUmaha until It
r a bee the Atlantic ocean.
Mr. Price stated that the bill before
the liouso “provides that when the At
lantic and Great Western Canal Com
pany has contracted and fully prepared
for us< ten consecutive miles of their
caual, and has satisfied the Secretary of
the Treasury that the same has been
built m conformity to the provisions of
the act, that ho is thtn,^upon applica
tion of the said company authorized and
required to indorse the guarantee of k the
United States Government for the pay
ment of the interest only upon a num
ber ot tbo company’s bondu not exceed
ing SSO.OOO per mile upon that portion
of the work already constructed and com
pleted, and so on for each ten miles
thereafter until the whole line is com
pleted. The bill further provides that
the United States shall have a prior lien
and mortgogo upon the eanal and all
other property of the company purchased
with the proceeds of these bonds; ant
this, Mr. Speaker, is given as security to
the United States for an indorsemeut
which will not iu any case exceed the
S3(J,000 upon a seotion ot ten miles of
the ennui.”
Mr. Price then proceeded to give an
other view of tbo subject as to the secu
rity offered in the bill and to illustrate
the feasibility and practicability of the
enterprise iu that it is a work of such
Value that private capital can be found
to build it upon the terms provided in
this bill, and therefore, the Government
should not hesitate to lend tie pitiful aid
asked for so graud au enterprise. Then
Mr. Price asks
.‘If private capital U willing to do this for the ben
efit sot only of my auction but of the whole country
cannot the United State*, tbia great and powerful
Government which count* it* revenue* by hundred*
o f million*, come In and nay that they will guaranty
the intercat upon the aunt expended, and mote es
pecially when tlie security offered for that guarantee,
or any n*k which it may Involve, 1* about twenty-
fire hundred per cent, greater than any risk which
the Government can take In this matter ?"
Aud theu adds that
- •• the engineer CBtlinatea the leng th of actual canal
at one hundred and eighty-eight miles. Thia, at
$ 80,000 per tulle, would be S1S.OSO.COO. At four and
S half per cent Interest It would be $670,800, a sum
n ot very much greater than what has been spent In
a urvej t and explorations alone In looking up feasible
r cute* for work* Ilka the one now under considera
tion.”
After discussing the constitutionality
of the aid asked for, the feasibility of
the route, the high railroad freights and
t i e way to reduoe them, the loss of oar
cotton supremacy, and onr foreign in
debtedness, as bearing upon the whole
subject, Mr. Price, in his summing up,
says
—••that there la involved In this whole question
a nother matter which haa furnished a great deal of
pleasure to those who, like myself, have reflected
upon it. The oontempletion of
affords the thought that through this medium per
il epe will oome to the people of the South that pro*,
p erlty which she In particular so much naade; that
tt will make her son* and daughter* happy and eon-
touted, rejoicing In the prospect of comfort and
paaoe. Indeed, we can aee In the completion of this
great work what the Preaident of the United States
paid on on# occasion whan a committee ot gentle-
men from Georgia addressed him In relation to this
a nterprlee, *a practical reconstruction.’' *
We have thus hurriedly given the
lfent points of Mr. Price’s speech, that
onr readers may be enabled to form some
thing like a ooneot idea of what the pro
posed canal means. Though we are not
prepared to give an opinion on thia sub
ject, we are favorable to the enterprise
if convinced of the feasibility of its oon
■traction, its practicability and general
utility, ana the constitutionality of the
aid asked for.
Mr. Price’s argument seems to be
sound, practical and forcible, and we
commend the points given to the con
sideration of onr readers.
ADJOURNMENT' Or THE LEGISLATURE.
After a session of forty-one days—a
prolongation ot one day—the General
Assembly adjourned itM die last night at
8 o’clock.
President Trammell, in adjourning
the Senate, made some very feeling and
appropriate remarks.
Speaker Bacon, in adjourning the
House, also made some very felicitous
remarks. Both these officers have been
faithful in the discharge of their duties,
giving the most complete evident* of
their fitness for their respective position.
We wish the members all a safe and
pleasant return to their home and pleas
ant reunions with their families.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
We have just had laid upon our table,
a copy of the Reports and Decisions of
the Supreme Court of Georgia. Part of
January Term, 1872. Part I—Volume
XLY. The Decisions cover 868 pages
and is printed in first-rate style by J. W.
Burke & Co., of Macon. Onr legal
friends will be donbtless eager to secure
a copy of the work. Orders addressed
spirit or ran Georgia free*.
The Savannah News publishes the let-
tsn of Gen. Toombs, OoL John Screven
and Hon. John H. James, on the bond
question. The Nsms regards General
Toombs’ letter as an able and oonckurive
argument in opposition to the proponed
oompromise, in which the legal as well
as the moral aspects of the case are fully
discussed, and the action of the T^giai*.
tore completely vindicated. Referring
to Col. Screven’s indorsement of Gov
ernor Brown’s letter, the News feels as
sured that CoL Screven haa not placed
himself on record on this important ques
tion without due reflection, and regrets
that his investigation of the subject did
not lead him to coincide with the views
expreseed by Gen. Toombs, Gen. Ben-
ning, Hon. W. H. Hull, Hon. John H.
James, a majority of the presses of the
State, and as it is assured, a large
majority of both Houses of the General
Assembly. O! Mr. J ; rues’ letter, the
editor writes:
“The letter of Mr. Jama*, divine, a* It does, the
view* of at experienced and aucceaafnl financier,
one who I* thoroughly acquainted with the whole
hlatory of tbla bogus bond question, la entitled to
careful conaidoration. Mr. Jamee discuss** the
practical bearing* of the question, and. a* wiU be
teen, doea not regard the maintenance of the honor
and integrity of the State aa utterly fatal to ite flnan-
cial credit.”
Tne Camilla Enlervrise, referring to
the bond compromise hopes
—” that our grand Did State will ever maintain her
honor and pride, by promptly refusing to pay any
and all Illegal claims, of whatsoever nature they may
*, and by as promptly paying every cent of all legal
cirtr mtea omemr.
Monday's
The Bainbridge Sun, upon receiving
the information of the defeat of the bill
granting State aid to the A. k G. Bail-
road, says:
“We cannot attribnte the cause of this defeat to
any other cause than the selfishneso of the mem
bers from North Georgia. That the passage of the
bill wonld have accrued to the interest of the State,
no sane man can deny. But the partisan politician*
of North Georgia are too ungenerous to grant aid
to any protect that doe* not redound to their own
personal interest.”
The Monroe Adherliser concludes an
article on the bond question thus:
How the conflict will end none can foresee with
the least degree of certainty. We are *ur6 to wit
ness an able discosaton of the questions involved,
and with the lights that will thus be presented the
people will be able to make up their minds. When
they do thia we shall expect action on the part of
tnelr servants, pro or eon, as the case may be, and
not before.
The Griffin News, in an article on the
“Waut of Confidence in Government, ”
says that
—** the spirit of theft pervade* every branch of
government, aud it is reaching that point where
men openly and unblushingly announce their cor
rupt schemes and exultingly claim that such things
are legitimate. From the highest to the lowest offi
cerlu tbo country, with few exceptions, they are
bent upon filling their purses, regardless of how it
1* done or what injury may result to the people.”
The News concludes that as long as
the issues of the past, which appeal to
and arouse the prejudices of the people,
are allowed to play a part in American
politics, just so long will corrupt officials
rule ai^l revel iu high places, aud op
pressions and outrages upon our liber
ties be perpetrated.
The Griffin Slar thinks that the Legis
lature
'has manifested an extrema repugnance to any
liberal measures looking to the Improvement of the
State. The Direct Trade and Immigration BUI met
with an Ignoble failure. 8tete aid business In all its
aspect* Is very gingerly treated. In fact the reac
tion from Radical extravagance of the Bullock re
gime seems to push affairs the other way.”
CHAMPION SHOOTING^
The Columbus Sun gives the following
oooount of some good shooting by an
old gentlemen well known in this place,
and elsewhere. Captain Jatar is a most
remarkable man in many respects. We
believe he wm formerly a citizen ofGraene
county, in this State. For a long time
ha haa bssa a reside a I of Chambers
oouniy, Alabama, sod is known all
through that section. His son, Mr. B.
C. Jeter, sends the following to the
Oolombos Sun :
“My tether, Samnal Jatar.aged T7, the38th of
next September, has tilled 108 black birds at one
•hot and 198 at two shots. Ha haa killed 88 turtle
doves at one shot; sad, last year (1871) he eanght 80
snakes. 4 fish and 1 terrapin, at one time, In a turtle
trap. He la teUi stout and quite active.”
POLITICS or THE GOVERNORS.
Oat of the thirty-seven States of the
Union, only twelve of them have Demo
cratic Governors, viz : Delaware, James
Ponder; Georgia, James Milton Smith;
Indiana, Thomas A. Hendricks; Ken
tucky, Preston H. Leslie; Maryland,
Wm. Pinkney Whyte ; Missouri, Silas
Woodson; Nevada, L. R. Bradley; New
Jersey, Joel Parker; Oregon, LaFayette
F. Grover; Tennessee, John 0. Brown;
Virginia, Gilbert C. Walker; West Vir
ginia, John J. Jacob.
These twelve States represent a popu
lation of 10,728,168, according to the
oeusus of 1870—lacking 1,977,000 of be*
ing one-third of the whole population of
the States.
19“ Waterman, of the La Grange -Re
porter, write*: “lam, perhaps, the hap
piest nun in the State.” Somehow or
other these editors get mighty happy at
oertain period after marriage, and they
•t *o at regular intervals thereafter.
Some poet haa discovered that—
•* Th*ra*a await In a lady’* fool,
and wall th* ladies know It;
And aka who has a pretty on*
la pretty aura to akow U.”
Why didn't tite fellow add—
Kb owing how waU tea mao Ilka to aa# tt.
We can only write one line of poetry—
no* being able to match it with another.
J9*The Courier-Journal says Tan Sun
“has been seeking to nndermine it (the
C.-J.) for some time.” It wonld be use
less to attempt a tning of that sort when
it can be so easily destroyed by turning
its own insipid wit upon it.
pgy. The most judicious investment a
So dmaiMct, righteous and
Tkay wouldn't tie np a bundle of oate
If «kay thought tt wonld cam a wkolo weak.”
John Bodgers was out Son day. It
was his day to be pious sad meek, bat
he let his foot Blip, and when found by
the police, was in too calm a condition
to give a satisfactory statement of his
frame of mind. He was brought np for
the Recorder to decide his oase, which
resulted in the usual ten and ooeta. (Thia
i* not the popular John Rodgers, of the
Express Company, because his particu
lar days for meekness and piety are not
numbered.)
When the Court op-nod a rush was
made for front seats, as the bill presented
by the management was particularly
eood. The Rogers case was hurried
through under difficulties, aud it became
uecessary to clear the deck for better
action. After a good deal of “ order in
Court !” from Jousen, things assumed
an uncommon quietness, and Robert
Alexander was called out. This was a
guinea nigger, but had no connection
with Grant, Alexander & Co. In
fact the testimony showed that
Bob was too drnnk to know who were
his connections, and when the Judge
charged him ten dollars for telling him,
ho thought it very high schooling.
Peter Logan was a white maD, and as
a general thing, a very clever one, but
he got to a free liquor saloon, and because
it was free, took too much. He payed
ten.
John Hill had the usual Monday morn
ing complaint—red eyes and sick stomach.
The Court climbed this hill for a ten
dollar bill. The case was not bad, either;
although John looked his worst He
was reminded, as Barry took him baok,
that a rubber muzzle, to assist gentlemen
with horse-tail moustaches while eating
soup, had been invented. The Recorder
told him that tho invention also acts as a
spray-nozzle, when the owner desires to
expectorate—thus distributing tobacco-
juice evenly over his shirt bosom instead
of in patches. John will be apt to pro
cure one of these machines before he gets
ou another drunk.
llow sleep the brave who sink to re*t^^_,
By all the city rascals blest I
When Night, with snowy lingers cold,
Returns to freeze the watery mould
She there shall meet * sounder sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
By flre-y hands onr knell is rang,
By forms unseen our locks are Bprnng;
There burglars come—black, write and gray—
To bless the steps that wrap their clay,
WhUe watchmen do awhile repair
And dwell, like sleeping hormits, there 1
John Dnncan undertook to act the part
of the] brave Fiji when he sunk to rest
Sunday night on the sidewalk. A couple
of city rascals, whose fancy feet
were treading that beat, took him up,
aud the Recorder pronounced a hearty
blessing as John passed in review before
him the next morning. A mustard plas
ter was applied by Jousen to see how
muebgreenbax could be extracted. It
drew out ten dollars aud that officer was
so pleased that be sung out :—
Let others praise
In vaunting lays.
There jelly, cream, or custard.
Be mine the teak,
’Tie an I aak.
To alng the Joya of mustard.
The Court told him to sing on—it was
a good song. Flynn and Butler both be
ing present and having good longs
swelled the chorus:
Give milder food
To those endowed
With spirits weak and flustered.
But when Ufs reigns
Throughout the veins,
Thera’s nothing equals mustert.
n dears th* wit
And sharpens it.
And glveth strength to thrust hard
In war of word*
When thoughts are words,
A strong ally la mustard.
Thaa* birds ao old
Of which we’ra told.
Th# dodo, auk and bustard.
Are no more rare
Than visa man arc.
Who don’t indulge In mustard.
like Gilead'a balm,
Th* heart it warms
Of him who chaws a crust hard j
A fiery Jay
Without alloy,
la aver found in mustard.
A supreme three
Of gift there be
About life’s pathway clustered
AU bail, the greet
Triumvirate,
Bologna, Beer, and Mustard 1
Praideot and Vice Preaident of the
United Btales and oonoladed to got on s
“tote” in honor of the event He took
abont ten dollars worth of 4tn of July iu
hia’n before tho polio* could atop him.
In hie “tare” he tore ont the watch of a
Davie nigger and otherwise insulted that
family. Allen exhibited a couple of
■oars to the oourt aa a receipt for his
oelebrotion, but they wasn’t deep enough
to get him oat of the scrape.
Mat MoArdle was an offender by
brevet. He was already a prisoner, bat
taking advantage of the leniency extend
ed by the officers, went off to look for
Jonsen’s horse, whioh he found hitched
in front of Jones’ stable. This was too
tbiD. He got drunk oa the hunt for
the horse, aud will have a pleasant hear
ing when his present term is up.
This closed the Monday’s trouble.
Yeeterday tbe smiling, handsome May
or, iu person, came down to look after
things. The Recorder was off at a Uni
ted States Court, and got Ham
mock to kiss his friends for him, and re
ply to the v&lantines which he had re
ceived the day before. The Muyor is
just as good on valentines as anything
else. This the Recorder knew, and
worked him into harness. The Court
opened with a little private juggling be
tween him and Jon sen, and once or
twice Jonsen spoke too loud. We won’t
tell the secret.
The first valentine was from W. R.
Smith. He got a little love-sick and
wrote tbe Recorder a note. Jonsen read
it out to Hammick:
’Twere rain to utter all I ieel.
To tell my dearest wsih to thee;
Bright tears would from thy soft eyas steal,
Bat would they look In love on me?
I dare not hope—no boon I seek —
This simple pledge ot love I send;
My yearning thought* I cannot speak.
While low to grief my heart doth bend.
He bent down low enough to fish up
ten dollars, and said something about
how it would be if the Recorder wjs
present. The Mayor soothed him:
“Come love and trust me,
1 11 guard mud cheer thee.*’
But Smith didn’t believe the Mayor was
iu earnest about the guard, till he was
ordered below to the lock up.
Boston Baily had nothing to do with
the great Boston fire, or the jubilee,
or the throwing of the tea over
board ; but he did throw a suffi
cient quantity of mean liquor down
his throat to cause hi*u to raise a row
and draw his knife on an officer. The
Mayor was exceedingly kind to Boston—
considering tbe offense, and let him pay
ten and cost Bos. oegged hard for
mercy, and offered to kiss the Mayor—if
he was arnind to ; but the Mayor wasn’t
iu that sort of business and told him to
kiss Jonsen. That gentleman waa tired
out with such pleadings, and said :
“ These poor kisses kill me quite;
Was eyrr man thus served ?
Amid an ooean of deiipht,
For pleasure to be starved!”
Thomas Fail is a federal soldier, but
failed to keep quiet long enough ou Mon
day night to keep out of the calaboose.
His failure in tnis particular cost him ten
dollars. He kissed Jonsen, who said :
•• The men do not kiss among themselves,
It la well that they refrain—
The bitter dose wonld vex them so,
That they ne'er wonld kise again.
Aa sometime* on poor woman's Ups
Is appUed this nanaeons lotion;
We have to kisa among ourselves
Aa a counteracting potion.”
William Scott was another soldier brave
who was drunk and disorderly. By pay
ing ten dollars he got soot free.
Lewis Miller earned his grist to a West
End mill. While waiting for his turn he
turned in and got drunk. When the
police found him he was ground to dust
Lewis said to the Mayor :
” The mills of the gods grind slowly,
But grind exceedingly small 1"
The small toll of ten dollars waa ground
ont of him and he departed, saying :
A few short hoars, a few short hoars,
Tbe noisy wheels go round;
A few short hoars, a llttte while,
And boshed is every sound.
Ton stream that flow* so swiftly by,
So swift by lawn and lea,
Shall still flow on when you and I,
Have long ainoe ceased to be.
A tew short hoars, a few short boom,
We wander by the mill;
A tew short hours, a little while.
And all I* hashed and still.
A Mto prnvtes a Beard Tt
Hart oeaaty.
A bill ta '
A un te appoint a
the county of qultman.
A bill to alter ami amend the road laws at the
eeuatles of Houston and Bibb. Famed.
A bin to smsud an act to prassrtba th* manner of
Incorporating towns and villages In this State.
a bill to amend aa act tnaotpotottng th* Bank of
A bUl to allow C. D. Hardwick, of Fulton, to pod*
die without license. Fused.
A bill to repeal an act incorporating the town of
Hillsboro, of the county of.Fioyd. amt laoerporettng
the town of South Borne in the same oouniy.
A bill to provide for a criminal court for Tamil
county, temd.
A bill to create a Board of Commissioner* of
Roods and Revenues for the eounty of Franklin.
On motion of Mr. Brown, th* Hones resolution re
quiring the appointment of a Joint Committee to
watt on the Governor and inform him that tbe Gen
eral Assembly had agreed to prolong tbe session one
day longer, Including Tuesday. 18th. Adopted.
Benate went into executive session.
unwnor.
Bills on third reading reaamed.
A bill to regulate tbe commissions of the County
Treasurer of Bartow county. Amended and passed.
A bill to increase the tee* of constable* In the
county of Irwin. Passed.
A bill to prevent bunting on the Sabbath day.
Passed.
bill to authorise the Ordinary of Houston
county to hire out oonvb-.ta. Passed.
A bill to mak« it penal to destroy beaver dams in
.bo county of Webster. Passed.
A bill to repeal section 3481 of the Code Passed.
A bill to create the office of a State Geologist aud
provide for a geological survey.
air. Reese moved to lay the bill on the table fer
tbe balance of tbe session.
Mr. Erwin called for the yeas and nays on the mo
tion to table. The yea* were 17. nays It. Tabled.
A bill to make it penal te kill certain game in car
tain seasons of the year iu Bryau and Chatham
oountlea.
Mr. Harris moved to amend by Inserting gopher*.
Teas and nay* ware demanded. Yea* were 13. nay*
15. Lost, aud tbe bill passed.
A bill to incorporate the town of West End, in
Fulton county. Passed.
A bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquor*
within a mile of Franconia Institute. Passed.
A bill to authorize the Ordinary of Troup county
to draw on the treastarer of the county to pay oar-
tain claims. Passed.
A bill lo exempt all regular Apothaaariea lrom
Jury duty. Passed.
A bill to repeal an sot to incorporate the town of
Ware*boro, Ware county. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the city of Dalton, amended
and bill passed.
bill to amend an act to Incorporate the town
of Kingston. Passed.
Hour of sd ournment having arrived the Senate
adjourned till half peat 3 p. m.
A hUI to repeal tt)
Bod IlWof a*Q—s.rf hi* nm«Bcte»tot»«<Ub*s*.
Th* FtoSto * A*ffs was* item* a ted, ysas a. wj»H.
Ou •sax*. Iters FI th* roll was called toe**
If m quorum wsa preset.'. quorum waa present ard
the Kil passed
Mseeagi from the Haute swtng that* number *
flan.te bills had met ttes ooscurrswoe of that body
Oa matted oI Mr J*a**, the rule* war* asked ta
he postponed la aadar te taka up a tall. Lost
A btU to regdtete the teas of Ordinary and Shari*
rtf KukxBM oouilV PlMMl
A Mil to amend an set incorporating the city of
Mill*4gevilla. Mil
A MU «o tetehltah true- school* in Thomas county.
A hill te revive an Act exempting the Cavalry
Companies of Savannah and august*, passed.
A bill to Incorporate the Geneve (Saving* Bank.
A MU to aatbortse Judges and Bhertlb to sell per.
lshable property. Peeved.
A bill to allow the Recorder of the City of Angnsta
to colter* the a*me fee* now allowed Justices of th*
to W.^A. Hemphill & Co., Atlanta, will | man can “lay up tor a rxiny ilaj” is a
receive prompt attention. I good umbrella.
The singing of this song raised a blis
ter on Dunoon which burs ted and let oat
ten dollars. Jonsen said he composed
this song while grasping a bologna in
one hand, ohewing the end of a preitzel
held in the other, and guztng medita
tively into a mustard jar, after having
disposed of “dm lager.”
A bar keeper need a bong starter
on Joe Smith’s heed for putting
on *»>* around his oonoera Saturday
night This prooees started Joe
towards the door, end when he hod re
ceived four or five licks it started the
hnng oat of his eyes. The Court took it
oat, Qvwvwmi'ng the contents of the eye,
and seeing it wee e good looking article of
red eye, let him him pay ten dollars for
revenue inspection. Joe then shat his
eye end apparently went to sleep—8ortar
died off, and Dr. Barry pronounoed him
dead—drank.
Xha6 throbbed with toy and pala;
Bota’ac a doa* at batax
Could make tt throb again.
The law respects human passion, bat
when those peswirme are aroused by bast
liquor the municipal government of
Atlanta loses ell respect for human frail
ties, end pats its hags foot down upon
the neck of offenders. That’s about what
remarked to Ned McDiannid when he
pat in an excuse for being drank on
Sunday. The Court held its foot there
until Ned shelled out ten and cost.
Allen Wilson had just hr .rd that his
oousin hod been notified that he and Grant
bad been legally elecied to be
The ivy wreath* that upward creep,
when deep yon stalwart tree.
While scarce in memory men shall keep
A thought of you and m*.
Then let us wander while we may.
The noiay wheel goes round;
And stranger*, where we roam to-day.
To-morrow shall be found.
Georgia Legislature.
SENATE.
Amure*. Oa., February 18, 1873.
Senate met. at 9J4 o’clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment
Called to order by President Trammell. Prayer
by Bev. Dr. Ketchum.
Hull cal tart and yesterday ’* journal read.
Bill* on third reading taken np.
A bill to eetabhah a Board of Commissioner* for
Paulding county. Passed.
A bill to authorize the Ordinary of Betmn County
to purchase Surveyor's Instruments. Laid on the
table.
A bin to authorise the payment of Insolvent costs
is Upson County. PaacecW
Ou motion of Mr. Jervis th* bin for the payment
of Teacher* of the Pubic aohoole lor Ufil wee re-
oomliWrihl
The Mil elicited a oonsiderabto debate. After
HOUSE.
House called to order by Hon. W. D. Anderson,
Speaker protem. Pr*yer by Rev. R. O. Ketchum.
Mr. Huge offered a resolution to appoint a joint
Committee of one from tbe Senate end two from
tee Houai to notify His Excellency, the Governor,
that tbe General Assembly bed by a constitutional
majority prolonged the oreaent session to and
including Tuesday the It? th inst., which was agreed
to.
The Speaker appointed a* committee on the part
ot the House Messrs. Hoge and Dorsey.
BKOOSSIDEhATlOHS.
Mr. Candler moved to reconsider tho resolution
recommending Dr. Harrison Westmoreland to ex
ecutive clemency. The motion prevailed.
Mr. Carlton moved to reconsider tho Senate reao
lution declaring tne fund nnsiug Irom the Kale of the
Agricultural Laud Scrip not a general fund, l>ut a
special luud to bo used iu accordance with the Act
of 1866, which motion prevailed.
Mr. Curetcn moved to reconsider the resolution
declaring the endorsement of the bonds ot the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Railroad valid and binding,
which motion prevailed.
AOBICULTUllAL 1.AMU SCBIP.
The Senate reaolution declaring the fund arising
from the sale of the Agricultural Laud Scrip not a
general lund, but a special iund, waa tak.u up ana
concurred in.
AMESDMKKT8 TO BOUSE BILLS.
The Senate amended the House bill to create
Board of Commissioners for »he counties of Houston
and Bartow by striking out Houston county and the
section requiring the Ccmmiesioners to be elected
from alternate districts, and to amend by providing
for tbe election of Commuaioners in March, 1873.
Concurred iu.
Tbe Senate amended the House bill prohibiting
the sale of agricultural products in certain couuueB
between sunset and sunrise by striking out Jones
and Meriwether and inserting Mitcnell county.
Concurred In.
Tbe benate amended the House bill providing for
the payment of claims of teachers for 1873 by strlk
lug out 1873 and inserting 1871, striking out the 4th
section. Concurred in.
The Senate amendments to the bill to organize a
County Court In Floyd county were concurred in,
The Benate amended the bill creatine a Count;
Coutt in the counties of Dougherty and Mitchell
by adding tbe county ot Early, which waa concurred
In.
BOX. W. A. MCDOUOALD.
Mr. Hudson offered a reaolution tendering a seat
on the floor to Hon. W. A. HcDougald, which was
agreed to.
SUIT ACAIBST ATLABTA.
The Senate resolution directing the Governor to
Institute suit against the city of Atlanta for amount
claimed not to have been paid to them on the Opera
House.
Mr. Hoge thought the reaolution nnnaccessary
There wee no necessity for a suit The city of At
lanta would be willing to meet all her liabilities,
without resort to the law, when it was established
t she was liable. He was willing to have the mat
ter fully Investigated- The State will never be liable
for the mortgage on the Opera Hons*. Indefinitely
postponed by yeaa 91, nays 46.
ADVAXOB TO STATE PBIXTBBS.
Ms. Pierce offered* reaolution authorizing the
Governor to advanoe $5,000 to the Public Printer,
which prevailed.
rUBLic LAWS.
Mr. Ma.-k A. Hardin states that he will have the
Public Law* out by th* 26th tool.
The Senate amendments to establish a criminal
Oourt in the counties of Marlon, Taloot, Stewart
end Chattahoochee. Concurred in.
Adjourned until 9 p. a.
SENATE.
Tuesday, February 18,1873.
ATTEEXOOX SESSIOB.
Senate resumed businrss at 3)4 o’clock pursuant
to adjournment, Mr. Lester, President pro tern., in
the chair.
Bills on third reeding taken np. ,
A bill to authorise tbe Mayor and Connell ot the
town of Butler to levy a tax. Passed.
A bill to Incorporate th* Covington and Oxford
Street Railway Company. Passed.
A bill to preate a Beard of Commissioner# for the
county of Wilcox. Passed.
Report from Mr. Hoyl, chairmen of the Enrolling
Committee, w*. received.
A bill to amend an act to organise a County Court
for Muacogeo eounty. Passed.
A bill to .regulate the sale of spirituous liquors in
Screven oouniy.
Mr. Harris opposed th* Mil on constitutional
principle*
Mr. Cone advocated Its passage. BUI was passed.
A bill to authorize the Mayor and CouncU of the
city of Borne to issue bonds for ertsln o-rtw-**.
A bill to Incorporate th- *«*"« ”* M WM ey.
Mr. Harris moved to imcidtytBMribll **•»•• ap
peal may b* made before the OfW. ury. au ex-
citing debate enaoed. parUcuswu m by a triangular
trio composed of Msears. Harris, Anderson and
Rimmona
Mr. Nicbol’a roes to a pout of order, statiug uuu
each of the trio had made trip)* speech**. The
President held the point wad taken, whan Hr. Jones
called tbe provkro* question, which resulted In the
passage of the bffl.
A bll to incorporate the Macon Bank and Trust
Company. Passed
A MU to authorize the Tax Collector of FraaUta
Mr. Hoyt, Chairman of Enrolling Committee, made
a report of several bills.
A MU aetboriziuM Justice* of the Peso* and Hote-
riaa Public to fanui tax receivers of their ooonttea
with a list of tex-peyt-r*. Passed.
A MU to authcriz- U u sate of Hall county Acads-
A bUl to asm uouda of Ordinaries of oertain
eountttt. riiifid
A bin for the relief of the March ante’ and Me
chanics' Fire Company of MUledgevlU*. Passed.
A bill to remove obstructions In Buck Creek.
A Mil to define the duties of trustees of orphan
children in the Northern District. Passed.
A bid to prohibit the sale ot spirituous liquors In
the Iowa of Oxford. Passed.
A MU to provide for the payment ot the insolvent
costs ot the officers of Sumter county. Passed.
A bill to provide for the establishment ot a Board
ot Commissioners for Houston and other counties.
Amended by striking ont Houston and paaesd.
A bill to organize a Criminal Court In Marion,
Talbot and Chattahoochee counties. Passed.
Message from the House stating that a number of
bill* had been parsed by that bony.
A bdl to erva:e a 3o»rd of Con.mlssioners of road*
and reveun-s tor ibe c. nnty of Calboun. Pasaed.
A bill to anieiui the charter ol Luhouia, inDcKalb
county. Parsed
A bill to authorize J.y;»U Andersja to peld'e
without liceuse. Laid ou the Uti e.
A bill to repeal an Act to increase the pay of Jur
ors tu Miller County.
A bill to Incorporate the Columbus Artificial Stone
Company. Passed
A bill to repeal an Act to organize a public schocf
•yztem for th* counties ot Em.uuei, Dooly aud Gil
mer. Passed.
A bill to establish a Board ot Commlaeiwen of
the County of Burke. Peasml.
A bill to extend the limits of the City of Augusta.
Passed.
A Mil to amo’-d an 'of I- iv>rpor.8"r -he Athens
and Batonton Railroad Company. Ffimof.
A bill to prevent .he MV of spa.MioUa liquors
within two nnles of Dalis* Passed.
A bill for the sale of property levied on to satisfy
taxation. Passed.
A bill to sniend section 4i*>: of tbs Code. Pasted.
Message from the G ivcraor enclosing a sealed
communication received.
A bill lo authorize the holder* of certain bonds
to enforce tbe same either at I w or equity.
Mr. Hillyer < ffered a substitute for the first seo-
ticn of the bill.
Mr. Hiilyer’s amendment waa lost.
Substitute to tbe orlslDSl hill waa lost.
Ou motion of Mr. Kibeee the r-soluttcn from th*
House stating that that body was ready to adjourn
at 6 r. m., was taken ap.
On motion tbe hour of 6 waa stricken out and U
inserted.
Message from the House containing a resolution
to advanoe five thousand dodei* to the State Prin
ter.
Mr. Brown moved to strike out five and in
sert two thousand- Lost, and the resolution adopted
Mr. Cain’s resolution that the secretary of th*
Senate inform th* Houaa that the Senate w >uld be
ready to adjourn at 5 p in.
Motion was made to strike ent 6 and Insert 19
o'clock. Agreed to.
On motion, benate went Into executive session.
Senate confirmed Hon. A It. Lamar a* Solicitor-
General of the Eastern Circuit.
aasuxPTion.
Mr. Hillyer Introduced a resolution allowing tbe
Secretary of the Senate to eppoiut J. W. Wynn ta
briug up uufimsbed business. Agreed to.
A resolution was passed to strike out ” ten” and
.nsert eight as the hour ol adjournment.
A resolution waa passed appointing a committee
to wait on the Qover or and inform him that the
General Assembly was now ready lo adjourn.
Oa motion, Senate adjourned till half-past seven
o’clock.
KIOHT SESSION.
The Senate w»» called to order at 7 o’clock, t£
President Trammell.
A message from tbs House containing a resolution
in which tney asked the aomuirreuco ot tho Seusta.
recommending t)i. Harrison Westmoreland to Ex
ecutive clemency.
After lomn eloquent * perches by Messrs. Brow*
and Harris, the resolution was concurred in aud
transmitted to tbe Houee.
Me-sage from tho House stating that that body
had concurred In the Senate resolution to adjourn
sine die, at 8 o'clock, p. m.
Mr. Cain offer* a resolution that the thanks of the
Senate are due, and are hereby tendered to Hon. L.
V. Trammell, and other officer* of the Senate.
Passed.
Mr. Jones returned the thanks of Peter McVichnet
Messenger of the Senate, to ihe Senators, in a grace
tul manner.
On motion, the Journal of the day was road and
approved.
A hill to compensate Daniel Pittman for past ser
vices. No quorum voting.
The hour of adjournment having arrived, tbe
President so declared, and feelingly addressed the
Senators at follows:
Gentlemen: Allow me this parting hour to ex
press my hi artfelc gratitude for the marked respect
you have shown me during this session. Perhapa
this gavel haa fallen often upon measures which,
were dear to you. It pained me. douot ess, a* much
as you. If I have done aught to wound the feel ega
of one ot you, I pray you blot it out forever. Dur
ing my term of office, I say with hsanfelt pleasure
that no Senator has shown n e the slightest Unkind-
ness or disrespect. I beg of you In the future.
Senators, as yon think of me. let it be with the
kindest feelings, and rest assured that you, one anti
all. ahall ever have a warm personal friend in me.
[Applause.]
This may be onr last meeting on earth; yet I prsy
that you may all reach homo In perfect health and
safety. May you ever feel that you have done well
your part, and feel the »vi' r, 'Tal of your consciences
in having done right.
I bid you, Henator*. a final farewell, and declare
the Benate adjotirnxl [Applause.]
iTRkMPjh HhWIOV.
The House met at 3 o’clock, p. m.
House concurred In benate amendment to a btl
to regulate the oommlsaions of County Treasurer o
Bartow county.
The Senate bill to amend the Tax Laws- Senator
Reese’s bill—waa taken np.
Mr. Turner moved to strike out tha 4th Section.
Motion prevailed, yeaa 48. nays 37.
Not a quorum voung, the calling of the roll waa
demanded. It was ascertained that 100 members
were present and 76 absent. The motion to
ont prevailed, by yeaa 56, nays 38.
On^notion of Mr. Pierce, the bill waa laid on 1
county to taka scrip forcaymant cf t
A bill to allow Bally fifi Miller of Meriwether <
ty to paddla wtthont Ueeasa. Pasted.
A Mil to allow the Ordinary and Clerk of Superior
Oostrte —d otBor eotsaty nfonwi rteonqsbls pompon-
Passed.
A b£l to make it penal to obstruct Middle Blrer of
Banks eonxty. Puzssl
A bdl to allow th* Ordinary ot tha eoanty of Ap
pling to build a court house in Hohnesvtlle.
A bin to provide for tho payment of insolvent
eoerstn Terrill county, rested.
A bill to aathsciae the payment of James McNeil
of insolvent criminal ooata. Pasted.
AMU to —a aa set to establish a beard of
oommiiannara for th* eonntlss of Lowndes and
A bill tnuttboris* th#
thaemnttoaof Fulton and Oobb, over the Chatta
hoochee r.var, on tha piers of tho Western and At
lantic Railroad. Amended and passed.
A bUl to rawnaet an act to grant certain privtlegas
to the lfaoon volunteers Paaod.
A bill to provide for tha appointment of Inspec
tor* of lumber and timber in the city of Darien.—
Indefinitely postponed
A bill to relieve L. Dell, tax collector ot Thorns*
county for 1889-70. Passed.
A bill to amend an act to constitute the town of
Cnihbert ea a city. Passed.
A bill to relieve ihe securities of G. W. Thornton.
A bill to create s city conn for tbe city of Augusta.
Paised.
A bill to provide for laying tx-fore the Oriinvrr of
Fajettr conn tv the aaecutment of Insolvent costa ol
that county. Pas-ed.
\ bill to preveui sti-Ming in tin rims of Johnson
county. 1 asstd.
The Senate amendment to the bill to sutnOrib*
th* pavmaat of Insolvent criminal costa to Jameo
McNeil, former clerk of Chattahoochee county, was
ooucnrrod In.
The Senate amendment to the bill to amend tbe
charter of Fort Valley waa concurred lu.
Mr. Kirk offered a resolution of thanks to the
door beeper, saetemat door keepers aad messenger
for th* performance of their rsspectlr* duties,
which was anaotmously agreed to.
The resolution ruoommnndlng D-. Harrison West,
more land to executive otemsney wsa adopted.
The resolution to declare the Mate's end irxement
of the bonds of the Alabama and Chattanooga Kail,
road valid and binding waa taken np and lost.
Tha reaolution recommending Dr. Harrison Waste
moreland was again reconsidered.
Mr. Turner moved to strike ont the name of
Bradford W. Oliver, nf Richmond, which resolution
did not prevail.
The resolution aa amended waa declared adopted.
Mr. Reese made the point of order that there was
not a quorum present, and demanded tue call of the
roll.
Tbe Speaker pro tom. ruled that there waa not a
quorum voting. ».
Mr. Grant moved to amend by Including the
name of Lemuel C-ok, of Hall. Lost.
After elaborate discussion It was again taken gp
and resulted in yeas 69, nays 16.
No quorum voting the v te sss again taken and
resulted In yeas 70, nays 19.
The cal' oi yeaa and nay* was demanded and reuni
ted in yeas 71. nays 36, and ao tha reao utlon wm
idopted*
Mr. Phillips offered a rssolnMon directing th*
cleik to notify the Besets that tue House was ready
to adjourn at 10 o'clock p. m. to mght
Air. McDaniel offered au auiendm-ut making tha
hour 7 o’clock p. in. and that tue House would ad
journ anyhow.
Mr. Hudson moved to adj urn to 7:30 p. m., whUB
prevailed.
KIOHT MXsHlOX.
House met at 1% p. ui.
Mr. Smith of Bryan otfere a resolution A thanks
to Bev. John Jonea. Chaplain, which was ttnante
moualy agreed to.
A .vSwiuuon o! thanks to the reporters cf the Ate
lent* press was agreed tu
Massage from th- Heuste received, announcing
that that body wm ready to au ourn at 8 o’clock p.
m>, which wm concurred >u
Also, resolution to appoint a joint o.mtut.o-e df
two fkom the Benate and three from tbe House to
notify HI* Excellency. the Uevuruo , tbat th- Gen
eral Assembly waa rA#dvte«> adjourn tine die «m
ueseurred In The 8p*»kt*r mppoji»r-d r»u tie part
of tha House Mee-r- Kibta- ilalhonn and leas*.
Mg. Th* commit te- rtporte that H.a r.z, edoncy
them tost he had nothing further to
to them, slj thsi the aijournment mate.
hi* approbation.
Mr. Williamson r.ff-
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rising
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the last few day s, *h.<-h was *gr »• to
The House conett r d iu tne senate reani-iucffi
sathoriziaz tbe Gove-nor to ai-^/CUi' er. aadtt-v Is
•noli certain cheap old. of tee butte .*•*•(
After remarks ol hprakcr Hu - u anu np aser pro
fern Anderson, at th n »ur H * 'c •> s tn» -j -»kw
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