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THE BUTLER HERALD.
W. N. BUNNS.
K.lilor Hiul Piillslior.
ttoifc.jnn»nox ruiou $1.00. Pn Annum.
Tl’EfnW J\NUAKY2Ut 1879
In CongreM. j revision of the patent lawn, has infrp-
Ln this article wo will give a brief sum- duced Worn fcho Somite,a very leugthy
miry of the principal mewmroa before bill levlsing the cutire patent system'
National Legislature up to this This bill unites a number of important
time. The House has been almost ex-1 changes in the patent laws. It has (he
^lusiveiy engaged on the appropriation i uirnest^upport of the Wostern Sena-
Mr. Hill uml Gov. Colquitt.
W 7 e are somewhat astonished at the
attitude of the Press of this State—Di
al least a loige portion of it—with ref
erence to the llill— Golquitt-Murphy
matter. B\ a b.rge number of our
contempoi-iiii«’.h, Mr. llill is charged
with making war on Guv. Colquitt,
and they atli ibuto his enureo to the
allegatimi that the action of the Gov
ernor and Murphy, deprived him of a
large fee. Wo do not think this ifc
just tu Sen-»toy llill. Wi! have care
fully read his leitcr “to the people,”
and have arrived at’ the conclusion
that his iimiii obje ct is to hold up
the action of Murphy t»» the public
view in it-s true light, and bring down
upon it such withering scorn and con
demnation. that no man will ever here
after dare to imitate it.
It is not our purpose to defend Mr.
Hill, and for two reasons : First, lie is
far inoro adequrte to such
than any of his friends arc; in the sec
ond place, in our judgment no dcfeuce
is necessary. As a public servant he has
but done his duty in the course ho has
pursued.
• Nor do we propose to make
Gov. Colquitt,but Jiat gustitia runt
cmlum. Some friends of the Gov
ernor, whose zeal outruns their judj
went or their honesty, wo can’t say
which, are endeavoring to turn the
discussion from the
charging Mr. llill with insincerity.
We are not surprised thut the friends
of Murphy should make this charge,
for wn remember certain caustic but
truthful lines of Dean Swift. Ciuuloi
compells us to say however, that we
are both mortified and astonished at
the course of the Governor’s friends.
The man who has been at raigued at
- .the bar of public opinion is Murphy;
let ns dispose of this case first, and
then, if Senator Hill is charged with
offence let the charge be investigated
and an impartial verdict* rendered.
Wo assume that the facts charged
• in Mr. Hill’s letter are true; to wit I
That Murphy did rooaive from the
^‘.Atlanta Rolling Mill,” the sum of
$8,000 for which he was to use his in
fluence with the Governor to have him
endorse certain bonds of the North
eastern Railroad Company ; that Mur
phy was the clerk of an officer of »1 •
Executive Department; and, that in a
short time the bonds wore eneo sfud by
the Governor.
Now we do not charge, or believe,
that Governor Colquett ever received
any part of the money that Murphy
got from the “Rolling Mill,” nor has
Mr. llill charged, or in the most re
mote manner intimated uny such thing.
What he does say is, that the action
of Murphy was wrong and corrupt;
where is the honest aud impartial man
who says otherwise ? Mnrpliy was
uftiug his ofljcih! influence to extort
money fiom the Rolling Mil'; f a-, does
any one suppose he would have been
paid that large sum had 1m not been a
sub-ordinate of the Executive Depart
ment?
These facts being true, tbe duty of
the Governor was plain und clear,
should have had Murphy ignomin
ly tamed out of office, and thus st>
ed the seat of his indignant and
phatic condemnation on tlr
bills. Under our constitution, it is
necessary for all these bills to originate
the House. They are prepared by
the committee on appropriations af-
careful examination into all the
necessary expenses of the different de
partments of the Government, When
brought before the House they are first
discussed in committee of the whole,
where they are open to amendment
and subject to the closest scrutiny of
the more economical n emb rs. They
are next reported to the House for
final action and these transmitted to he
Senate. In the present session Con
gress, especially the Democratic side,'
has shown commendable prudence in
all tbe appropriations made thus far.
Mcsidc8 the appropiiation bills, the
Mouse, after a lengthy debate rejected
the jietitiuu of William and Mary Col
lege, for an appropriation to pay for
*ho destruction of her buildings during
the war. A bill making an appropria
tion to this College, passed u Republi
can House in 1874, but was not reach
ed in the Senate. We uro surprised
at the action of a I'emocia ic House
on this measure. Be it said to their
credit this old Virginia College had the
support of the leading 'republican mem
bers of the MassHclqisetts delegation,
in her efforts to get compensation for
the losses she sustained at the hunfL
of the Federal soldiery. The Geneva
award fund, has also been a promi
nent matter before the present House.
Near ten millions of this fund is still
undisposed of after paying all actual
| damages proven before the court of
I nwards. The Judiciary committee has
reported ii hill- dispensing with the
-pedal court appointed to distribute
I'his fund and allowing all chiimenti*
I still unsatisfied, to prosecute their
claims before the court of claims; and
I tl at the further distribution of this
| fund shall he made by the emit of
I claims according to “justice, equity,anil
J tho law of nations.” This bill meats
1 with violent opposition fi.un the Eas
tern members, who claim that it vir
tually gives o’very advantage to the in
suranee companies,which,by their high
premium rates,were amply paid for all
losses, during the war. The Maine
delegation insist on an amendment d s-
allowing all claims of the insurance
c iinpanh-H. They father ask that the
war premiums, paid by the shipowners
and shippets to the.;-, insurance com
panies tor protection against the Con
tors, and from several \otes already at-
ken on important amend meats offered
to tho bill, we judge it will pass the
Senate. This bill protects innocent
purchasers of patented articles from
prosecution. General Burnside, has
introduced a bill before tho Senate to
;nnise the army, and render more
efficient its government. This bill in
creases largely tlio powers of the
commanding General, and virtually
dour toys the existing power of the
•Secretary of War. Gen. Burn
side addressed the Senate at length
on his bill. We are not yet ready
for a military chief pitch as this
bill would make. There is no dan
ger of the passage of the bill.
These are the more important
measures that have occupied the
Senate up to this time. None of
them have yet become laws Neith
er of our Georgia Senators hav
participated in any of the discus
sions this session. Mr. Hill was
expected to speak on Blaine's reso-
olution of enquiry into election
frauds in the South, but he stated
that lie would say nothing until
the c mmittei* appointed under the
resolutions ulinuid make their re
port. With the exception of S'?i*
ator Morgan of Alubenm the
Southern Se nior- have talc n lit
tle ime r est in the S- twite debate*
this sc-ssion
• We omitted to mention in tin*
1 si ol important measures b-f.re
the Hun t the bili of Mr. K ngan
of Texas, tegu at.'ug iuleinta't
comine ce. Thi> lull 1 u« r torenci
to through f eights and prohibits
pooling tre'ght.H, rebates, and 1-ss
charges for greater distant!'a lliae
for less distances I* 1ms received
the approval of tho House and
will don tie*? p»vs the 8
I have the pleasure of informing my friends and patrons
h it I am now receiving my •
Fall and Winter
STOCK OF
MILLINERY, FLOWERS, ORNAMENTS ETC.
At my New Location, No. 84 Randolph Street.
to which your special attention is invited. Jd.ro* ? fi/I7S
W. Jd - EY has charge of the TEj^TJd. Jdl \ Q-.
tSP Pleating anti Stamping to Or tier* Also Drestt Making
Mrs. M. A. BUSSEY,
No, 34 Randolph Strep, Columbus, Ga. oct„8-3m
Bousa-Furaisluftg Emporium.
92 Ch.ery Street, 2£acon f Ga,
une i » l see the fineo*. assortment of Crockery, French China anil
American China,
SIO U8 Si FUJRwYI&HM'G & O OJD8 9
Staple and pl»»n Ti
Jullerv of all kinds
i Ware, Toilet Set?, Agate Iron Ware, &c y
Agent t’Or the celebrated
icxcELsHtii' nor iii.ast cook a to r/c.
Charter Oak, bunny SSutfth,Colton Plant and other desirable
A Y«
Mm iak.-
Lite.
.a Owi
Mr. William E Strange, ag
about thirty years, and well know
in Atlanta, committ-d Mi'.chle
that oily on’Wviliitaday night
last week, by taking 1’.' giuina
morphine. Suvs the Atlanta Co
slitutiou: “The c’lciimstnn es
the ti flair me ub ut .is 1. II.v.
Mr. 181ranee Imd been out of .:
all indi-
J t|l
may be suid the Govemur has not the
power to dismiss him; hut a -ropiest
from the Governor for his dismissa; I little
would have seemed it; at all events he; {Stale
should have demanded it. | a law
Finally, wo regard tlie endorsement j form
by tbe Governor of the bonds of the
Norlh-easCern Railroad Company, un
der any circumstances, as unfortunate. | .1 mli.
In our simplicity we bad supposed thut j
Uie prohibition in our Constitution
■gainst tbe State incurring any more
indebtedness would be effective; we
regret that we‘were mistaken.
Many Statu exchanges are mak
ing very favorable and flattering
notions- of Hon. Thomas H, Harde
man, Jr., hs the most anitable per
sonage for Georgia’s next Govcr-
aw.
refunded out ofjploym nt f>»r sonu* time, mid du
ring the pi st f \v days hud been
driuking heawly until be bo urne
very much uuneived from tbe ef
fects of liquor. On the night of his
death he went to tbe resilience of
Mr, Judson, his brother-in-law
on Pryor street, where he his re-
hided for some t me pAst. Win n
he r<a.hod home he was some
what. under the influence of whis
key, and told bis wife that he
meant to k 11 himse’f, at tlio same
time < xh biting a package of uior-
pbiue. His wife remonstrated with
him, and at last persuaded him to
put the morphine in his pocket
He then lay down on the bed and
seemed to go asleep. The family
| the u went to supper und left Mr
Strange alone iu the room. When
‘ they returned they found hi
avulsions, aud the fatal tiuth
ten
dor
v, i f;om ii *- Smith At.inniio 1 the deathly influence of the po-
\\V hope it will not become ’ te»t drug. Medical aid w.is cal-
For under lhi.« bill tho r< ad . led at once, but it was too lat
»nl» .ef.ruresebing th« Mi»is-jfc a late hour of the night the
n«l we wmiid entirely iuNu file poor man died. Early next moru-
fit «d it. Mr. i.dumnd.^, fi-tiin iln; i mg the Coroner was informed of
the fact and a jury was summoned
to hold an inquest. E l. Roach act
ed as ibietmn, and the verdict
was in accordance with the ub
lads The deceased leave- a wife
ami two chil treii
federate c ui ers,
the award. Otln r uumu!
furent sections,urge that
vidtiul Iohhi'H proven, have beeu paid,
he remainder of this fund should be
ither covered into tbe tieasury or re
funded to Great Britain. Those mem
bers oppose the claims of both the in
Burundi companies and the war premi
um men. Of tho Georgia members Mr.
niount bus taken a prominent part iu
the ditcuftinn of the appropriation
bills. Hr. Harris, lias also been on
the floor several times in tbe discussion
of those bills. The others have en
gaged iu none of tbe debates so far,but
doubtless they have done their full
share of work in the committee rooms.
IK SENATE.
The Senate, while waiting for the
appropriation tills from tint House,
have luu| up for discussion, scioral im
portant. iiio«v-iir s. JYoiuineiit aiming
these is the Mathews’ 1-ill,for ike co.—
iletiou t ,['j| tliciu pacific J’-iilr a'. uvu,0,,,l,0 s *»u»i mv itoui ii u
I'i.iH Ull'liHH Uwu ..b, 'by | W,IS I* 1 "'". He hl »d swallowed t
Senator Muthaws, 1> .t’ it uin-is with of morphine and lay nm
ID*.
ported a bill regulating aud enfon- n ;
the Electoral Count. This is a meas
ure of great interest,in vie.w of tbe late
Presidential fraud. Tbe bill proposed
by Mr. Edmunds, claims to bo non
pnrtisan, and in tbe Senate it has tbe
3Upj»ort of the ablest Seimtoi* of both
parties; though on its final passage in
the Senate,it received the votes of only
three Deinorcratic member*. It is not
thought it will pass the House. Mr.
VVuiK;.;,, IV.,u. :U ., u il.o
Nkwna.v Htiui.u: Jlr. ,T. M
Cliudwii'k dibclmigud buiu burr.ls
of bis gun ].>aloil wiib shut,
the legs of Mr. Wvjitt 8n\on for
insulting language used in tho
presence ofhis family..
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Jeans, Cassimerss, Tweeds and Notions-
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CmlllF ii'I liF%l R TJtlEJYT
in nerv in foil blast
evoir to tbemstives
their mumm.ah business is
id the rapidity with which thoy nro selling Carpets is astonishing
The Boerot of their success in this and every other department u
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