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FRIDAY HORNING, JANUARY 28.
Can’t Spell.—The other day the
Alabama Senate sent an engrossed bill
back to the Benate to have about 5,000
mistakes in spelling corrected. The
clerk is a negro.
Prize for the Boys.— M. Lceb &
Bro., of Opelika, offer a special premium
at the Opelika Fair next Fall, of $25
for the best crop made Toy boys under
16 years of age.
Col. W. 8. Rockwell, for many years
a citizen of Milledgeville, died in Balti
more on the 23d instant, aged about 60
years. Col. R. was extensively known
in Georgia, especially by the Masonic
fraternity, as one of the most
plisbed and best read Masons.
Whipper and Wright, two negro
members of the South Carolina Legisla
ture, are candidates for Supreme Court
Judgeships. Two years ago Whipper
was employed by the Legislature to
Codify the laws of the State.* On ris
ing ground, decidedly.
It is conceded that the United States
mails have never been so irregular and
unreliable as under the management of
Mr. Cresswell, the present Postmaster
General. Complaints come up from all
quarters, and reform is loudly demand
ed.
The Eufaula News states, at the re
quest of Col. Shorter, President of the
Vicksburg and Brunswick Railroad,
that the letting of the contracts adver.
tised by him has been postponed to the
28th of February. This postponement
is in consequence of the protracted
spell of wet weather that prevented the
engineers from completing the location
of that portion of the road between Eu
faula and Clayton.
Gone of for Settlement.— Lem
Boozer, a South Carolina scalawag, for
merly radical Lieutenant Governor of
the State, and more recently radical
Judge, has been removed by the same
merciful Providence who attended to
Stanton’s case. Poor Georgia presents
an inviting field for Providential inter
position in the shape of a heavy streak
of lightning in the Opera House, or
something in that way.
“The Eternal Fitness op Things"
—We have believed in this saying; but
the conduct of our Savannan friends
rather shakes up our faith. The Judge
of that circuit, at the instance of the
bar, will not bold court, for the reason
that things are muddled. In the mean
time the City Council muddles things
worse by writing the Commandant of
the Post to assist in the entertainment
of a company of peaceable business
men, who are traveling around on a
pleasure excursion.
The l’rlnce In Uotbaiu.
The New York papers, of Saturday,
are filled with sensational reports of the
arrival of Prince Arthur, and devote
many columns to a description of his
every wink and nod. The Sun, icono
clastic as usual, treats the whole affair
aB a piece of toadyism.
Hobs, Rims, Spokes, &c.— They are
being turned out in any quantity at the
manufactory of J. Ennis, near this city.
They are made of the best post oak
and elm-wood, and are far cheaper than
they can be bought in New York, and
are of a better quality. Orders from
the trade are solicited. See notice.
Enjoined.— Solicitor General Thorn"
ton, in behalf of the Grand Jury and
citizens of tho county has notified the
County Treasurer not to pay four notes
of SSOO each—county orders given for
the right of way to the ‘Diamond road,’
by the Ordinary. The land through
which the road passes was “given in at
$4,000” and yet $2,000 was ordered
paid for the right of way. The Grand
Jury is in session apd will doubtless in
vestigate the matter. The “Road Com
missioners” made no valuation.
The Modest Optician.—We Lave
an aversion to quacks. Who has not ?
A learned, skillful physician is ordina
rily modest. Dr. Bernhardt, still at the
Perry Bouse, does not assume tasks of
physician’s skill. He does not pretend
to cure inherent defects, but such has
been his training and life-long devotion
to the study of the human eye, that he
can tell at a glance in what consist a
defect of vision, and at once, without
the possibility of failure, he furnishes
glasses —which will remedy weakness
beyond the reach of an occulist’s skill.
Os course he has learned much of the
diseases of the eye, and has wrought,
as letters show, many wonderful cures;
bnt in these tasks he does not propose
to interfere with surgeons and physi
cians. He discovers and points out
fault) of vision which others may rem
edy if they will. Go and examine his
Australian and Brazilian pebble glasses,
and hear him discuss questions affecting
powers of vision, and any reader of this
notice will confess that we have said
nothing that is undeserved by the excel
lent gentleman who inhabits the Perry
House.
Southern Fair Association. —The
stockholders have a meeting to-night at
the banking honse of John King, for
the purpose of electing permanent offi
cers. Already $5,500 have been sub
scribed by about a dozen citizens The
charter requires only $5,000 to com
mence operations, and there has been
no endeavor to secure more. It is not
doubted but that $25,000 can be quickly
raised as soon as a permanent organiza
tion is made, and that will he done to
night.
Railroad to Troy.—The contract
ors are rapidly pushing the Mobile and
Girard Railroad to Troy. Six unfinished
miles only remain.
The survey of the contemplated road
between Montgomery and Troy will be
commenced in a few days by a compe
tent engineer. Capt. Whitfield, the Sec
retary and Treasurer, intends beginning
an active canvass for subscriptions.
Superior Court Thursday. —ln
the case of James F. Winter, for the
use of Joseph S. Winter, against the
Rock Island Paper Mills, the Jury re
turned a verdict for one hundred and
twenty eight dollars principal, and for
ty dollars interest, in favor of the
plaintiff. This action arose upon a
claim for money advanced, amounting
in Confederate currency to $179,000,
and, as claimed, to $20,000 in green
backs. The defendant filed an offset.
Peabody & Brannon, for plaintiff; R. J.
Moses, for defendant. Only one other
case went to the Jury, although a num
ber were disposed of on motions.
Judge Johnson decided a very impor
tant point on the “Relief Law,” —
In a case where it was plead, he held
that the mere fact of a person being en
gaged as a soldier in the Confederate
army during the war, was not, of itself,
sufficient to show that a defendant thus
lost his property in slaves.
We noticed two members of the Bar
from another part of the State, present
in the Court House yesterday, and par
ticipating in its proceedings, viz Col.
Arthur Hood and Mr. Fielder, of Cuth
bert.
Apocryphal Stories of Prentice.
Many people have thought that the
proprietors of the Louisville Courier-
Journal might have done better for
Prentice while living, than pensioning
him on forty dollars per week in a gar
ret. He had mads the journal, and his
name and experience were worth some
thing to the new paper. But as he was
furnished with an amanuensis and other
little necessities, and was really able to
do very little, perhaps forty dollars per
week was a sufficient, if not a liberal,
allowance. But everybody will admit
that the Courier-Journal should have
given him an obituary notice worthy of
his fame and the labors which fairly
won it. There was enough in the life
land character of Prentice, enough in
his genius to furnish material for a bio
graphical eulogy worthy of the most
distinguished editor of the South and
West. The Courier-Journal did at
tempt its plain duty in this respect.
The writer to whose hands the task was
confided did not stop under four mortal
columns. The quantity could not be
complained of by the most exacting of
the dead man’s friends. It may be
doubted if one of them can find any
thing in the four mortal columns with
which he can feel satisfied.
The writer starts out by announcing
that his duty is a melancholy one in
deed—the most melancholy one of his
life. He must have had a premonition
of the storm of anger and disgust that
he was about to raise in the hearts of
the friends and relatives of the wan
whose funeral eulogium he was prepar
ing. The notice is a hash of apochry
phal stories, bo improbable and absurd,
that no believers in them can possibly
be found.
Tbe Colored Henstor.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial.describes Revels, the Mu
latto Senator from Mississippi, as fol
lows :
Your correspondent has interviewed
the Hon. Hiram R. Revels, the colored
Senator elect from Mississippi, and here
is the picture of the new Ethiop :
lie is a tall, portly man, of light com
plexion, has benevolent features, a
pleasant voice, and gentle ways. He is
thoroughly respected by his own people,
and by the whites. Born in North Car
olina, in 1822, craving an education, he
removed to Indiana ; spent two years
at the Quacker Seminary in Union
county; entered the Methodist ministry;
afterward received further instruction
at the Darke County Seminary, when
he became preacher, teacher and lectu
rer among his people in the States of
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Missouri.
At the breaking out of the war, he
was ministering at Baltimore. He as
sisted in the organization of the first
two colored regiments in Maryland and
Missouri.
During a portion of 1863 and 1864
he taught school in St. Louis; then
came to Vicksburg, and assisted the
Provost Marshal in managing the freed
men affairs; followed on the heels of
the army to Jackson; organized churches
and lectured ; spent the next two years
in Kansas and Missouri, in preaching
and lecturing on moral and religious
subjects; returned to Mississippi, and
has been in Natchez ever since.
He is presiding elder of his church for
the Southern portion of the State, and
since July last has served in the City
Council, his friends say, with ability
and honor.
He consented to run, and was elected
to the State Senate. Yesterday he was
selected as the fitting man to represent
the State in the United States Senate.
The March of “Reconstruction.”
—The N. Y. Herald of Friday,speaking
of the Fifteenth Amedment, says :
It is the provision authorizing Con
gress to enforce the amendment by ap
propriate legislation that creates the
most apprehension among its oppon
ents. It is feared this power will be
stretched to an arbitrary extent, even
to the appointment by Congress of in
spectors of elections in the several
Slates for candidates for Presidential
electors and members of Congress, which
will be nothing but a restoration of the
military ballot system in vogue during
tbe war, by and through which the
votes of thousands of good Union war
Democrats were never heard from.
Furthermore, it is feared that these
votes will be counted, not where they
may have been polled, but under the
eye of Radical committees of Congress,
who can “strike” and “repeat” at will.
It is believed that this is a part of the
Radical programme— indeed , it has been
proclaimed in the city to be such by a lead
ing New England Radical.
A Wonderful Arc—From Liverpool
to Nan Francisco In Nix Bays.
Under the above heading the Potts
ville (Pa.) Miners’ Journal notices the
model of anew railroad and machinery
by which it is claimed that a trip can
be made from Liverpool via New York
to San Francisco in six days—counting
the time from New York to San Fran
cisco in two-and a-half days! We are
prepared in this age of progress for al
most any improvement or invention,
and are consequently not surprised at
the credulity of the Journal, which
says:
We were shown yesterday the model
or anew railroad and machinery in
vented by R. A. Wilder, Esq., for which
he has made application for a patent,
by which the trip can be made from
New York to San Francisco in sixty
hours, including moderate stoppages at
the principal points, with much more
safety than on the present road. There
will he four rails laid down instead of
two for a single track, and will be laid
in such a manner that the road can be
used in various ways. We are not at
liberty at present to give the full par
ticulars, but this much we can say, that
the passengers and freight cars can be
built seventeen feet wide ; that they can
be run at the rate of sixty miles an
hour, with double, if not treble, the safe
ty, over-running the present cars at for
ty miles an hour. That a double engine
of sixty tons will take one thousand
passengejs in a single train, with less
wear and tear to the roadway thaw is
now caused by a thirty-five ton engine.
The expenses of building such a road
wiil be about SBOOO a mile more than
building one of the present single track
roads, which, for 3000 miles, from New
York to San Francisco, would be an
extra expense of only $24,000,000. A
single passenger, merchandise or bag
gage car, capable of carrying double the
number of passengers and double the
quantity of merchandise, will weigh at
least five tons less than any two ot the
cars now in use. The capacity ot the
road, single track, will be nearly, if not
quite, three times as great as that ot the
present single lines. There will be no
oscillating "movement in the cars when
running at a high rate of speed, and it
is almost impossible for a car to be
overturned in case of an accident. On
such a road, with passenger cars seven
teen feet wide, they can be fitted up
with state rooms, &c., and with nearly
all the comforts that can be obtained in
a first cless hotel.
Should the project also be carried out
of extending a railroad from New York
to the most remote pointin New Found
land and establish a line of steamers to
cross the ocean in three days from that
point—which can be done, as the dis
tance is only 1200 miles—the distance
from Liverpool to New York can be
made in 6ix days; and add two and a
half more to San Francisco, the whole
route can be traveled in about nine
days, a distance of upwards of 6000
miles. Is not this a wonderful age?
Cotton at Macon—Receipts for the
week ending Saturday evening 1496
bales; total receipts 65,602; stock on
hand January 26th, 17,170.
Radical Opinion op Carfet-Bag-
GEB b. The Cincinnati Commercial
says : “We are induced to think the
State of Mississippi has done well in
this matter. Certainly the average
carpet baggers sent to Congress from
the South are inferior to intelligent ne
groeß.” !
TELEGRAPHIC.
By from Europe.
Madrid, J,»u. 26. —The election in
Oneido is progressing. Duke of Mont
pensier’s defeat considered certain.
The Marquis Percies is running in
Madrid as the successor of Serrano. The
vote last niglit stood: Peroles 19,000;
Guesales, Republican, 15,000; and the
Cariist candidate 5,000. The election
couiinues three days longer.
Madrid, Jan. 26 —Elections for va
caecies, as iar as iieard, show four Or
leanistsj 5 Progressionists, 6 Republi
cans, 1 Cariist.
London, Jan. 26.—A great meeting
has been he.d to promote immigration
to tho Provinces. The Lord Mayor
presided. A writer in the Times was
astounded at the annexation of Domin
ica which is only aiding other negro
communities to those so difficult to
manage now.
Paris, Jan. 27.—Accounts of trouble
in Paris and elsewhere.
The French army is not to be re
duced this year.
The vote and discussious on Com
mittee questions have been compromised
so as to prevent a threatened change of
Ministry.
The Papa! authorities have ioibidden
the publication of ih ■: Bishop of Orleans
ietier to Archbishop Malinez. It is sup
posed the Bishop of Orleans commits
himself against the Pope’s infallibility.
Madrid, Jan. 27. —Snows delay the
election returns. The known results
show 5 Unionists, 10 Democrats, 6 Pro
gressionists, and 1 Cariist. Defeat of
Montpensier confirmed.
Paris, Jan. 27. —The Duku of Brogi
lier leading Orloanist is dead ; age 85.
London, Jan. 27. —A London agent
leaves soon for New York to protect
foreign stockholders in Erie by votiDg
for stockholders.
From Wagtiingtou.
Washington, Jan. 26.— The Presi
dent signed tbe Virginia bill this morn
ing.
Senate unimportant.
House on League Island bill.
-Election Committee—From secrecy
regarding the Committee’s proceedings
no objections to Porter in the Commit
tee, though they may be made in the
House.
The President has certainly approved
the Virginia bill, though it has not yet
been officially announced.
The Virginia bill was signed by the
President and sent to the State Depart
ment. The omission to send it to the
House was blown over.
Committee on Military Affairs will
report a bill appointing a committee of
five, all officers below Brigadier Gener
al, with a view of dismissing incompe
tent officers.
Sonata—Howell, elected from lowa,
was sworn in.
Resolutions of the Kansas Legislature
presented, asking the removal of the
Capitol to Leavenworth.
A bill was introduced providing for
an appraiser of merchandise at Mobile.
Currency bill resumed and discussed
to adjournment.
House—Committee on Mines were
directed to investigate the Avondale
disaster and report whether Congress
has the power to regulate mining.
General of the Army asked whether
any of the officers of the army were re
ceiving pay as army and civil officers.
The League Island Navy Yard bill
was tabled—94 to 67.
Bill extending the port of New Or
leans passed and has gone to the Presi
dent.
House went into Committee of the
Whole on civil appropriations.
Butler read a long speech, dealing
mostly in figures, but attacking Mr.
Daws very sharply. Daws closed his
reply as follows : “I am ready, and I
contemplate, voluntarily myself, to sub
mit to the judgment of my constituents
whether I have been faithful. Ido not,
however, in view of the duty of the hour,
which is to call attention to the expen
ditures, propose to be diverted from that
grave duty, by any petty debate here,
with any live man, on the miserable
and unimportant question of my own
wisdom and folly. I trouble not myself
about my record. If prosterity casts a
look at it, it will vindicate it; if it do
not, it will not make any difference,and
now I move that the Committee rise.”
Washington, January 27. —Senators
Carpenter, Edmunds and Ferry are
considering Georgia, and will favor a
new election throughout the State, or
the reinstallation of General Ruger as
Provisional Governor. Both are proba
ble. K
Much dissatisfaction and difference of
opinion exists in Congress about Geor
gia.
Porter announced the approval of the
Virginia bill.
Platte, Ridgeway and Millries were
seated.
The House voted to seat Porter, bnt
he, with Hare and Gibson, were not
present, but will be seated upon appear
ing at the bar of the House.
Booker, McKenzie and Segar are
held by the Election Committee for fur
ther consideration.
Senate—A resolution nullifying the
decisions of revenue officers regarding
whisky seizures was indefinitely post
poned. This action releases one million
dollars worth of California whisky.
No action yet regarding the Virginia
Senators.
Delano goes to Chicago for ten days.
President nominated John Eaton,
formerly editor of the Memphis Post,
Commissioner of Education, vice Bar
nard.
Corbin, President’s brother-in-law,
was before the Gold Panic Committee
to-day.
Lewis, Senator from Virginia, seated.
Porter, after a struggle, seated.
The President, replying to Mayor
Bowen and others, regarding Washing
ton, denied the intention of recom
mending appropriations for improve
ment of Washington now. Such re
commendation would be disregarded.
The Western members were especially
tenacious on this subject, but the year
closing March 3d would show a great
reduction iu the public debt and less
taxation, and Congress by that time
might see the necessity of improving
the Capital. He had no doubt the time
would come when Cabinet Ministers
would be furnished with houses free of
rent by the Government. To suppose
that men representing the nation could
on the pittance of SB,OOO a year, give
grand dinners and receptions, was sim
ply ridiculous.
There is no probability of the Senate
passing the bill abolishing the franking
privilege.
Dawes’ speech to-day is considered a
complete vindication.
House.—A bill establishing certain
steamship lines introduced.
Secretary asked why he allows the
collection of certain harbor fees in New
York after the Supreme Court declares
them illegal.
Bill allowing Virginians who have
conscientious scruples to affirm, passed.
Porter, after a prolonged debate, was
seated.
Speaker announced Special Commit
tee on postal telegraph: Washburne of
Wis., Lawrence, Dawes, Deaves, Pal
mer, Woodford and Beck.
Bill abolishing the franking privilege
passed— l 74 to 14. It repeals all laws
and parts of laws giving to any officer
or department of the Government, or
other persons, the right either to send
or receive through the mails, free of
postage, any letter, paper, or other
mailable matter.
Dawes made a speech in defense
against Butler’s attack on him regard
ing extravagance. Among other state
ments, Dawes said: “After visiting the
Departments and remonstrating against
the estimates, I visited the President,
who said he knew little of any other
than the estimates of the War Depart
meet, which he was satisfied could not
be cut down.”
Terry officially communicates to the
War Department the organization of
the Georgia House of Representatives.
After a careful examination of the law,
Terry says he is convinced no authority
exists for giving seats of ineligible mem
bers to those receiving the next highest
vote.
Members from newly restored States
get no back documents, they having
heretotore been distributed.
Senate—Joint resolution forbidding
assessments of subordinates for presents
to superior officials, passed and goes to
President.
Motion to call up the bill creating
Omaha a port of entry brought forth ex
pressions in favor of the abolition of j
many unimportant ports of entry now
in existence.
Senator Lewis, from Virginia, qua!
ified.
A bill making Omaha a port of entry
was finally passed.
The currency bill was resumed and
discussed to adjournment.
From VlrKinia.
Richmond, Jan. 26—Gov. Walker,
upon receipt of information of the Pres
ident’s signing the Virginia bill will
issue a proclamation calling tbe Legis
lature together February the Bth.
Gen. Canby will give up all control of
State affairs when the Legislature meets
and fills civil offices which are now filled I
by military appointment.
Considerable excitement along tho
etreets this afternoon by attempt of col- |
ored rowdies to Tide in Whitehall street 1
cars instead of colored cars. Four were |
arrested and tbe Station House was
surrounded by excited crowd of negroes
until heavy police force was brought
on the spot.
This disturbance was made in accord
ance with the programme announced
in speeches by the negroes at celebra
tion yesterday.
Richmond, Jan. 27. Gen. Canby
to-day issued an order that all military
commissions acting under the recon
struction laws cease, and all prisoners
be turned over to the State Courts; that
all citizen prisoners undergoing sentence
of military commission shall serve out
such sentence unless relieved by a U. 8.
Court; and that civil officers appointed
under the provisional government shall
vacate when successors are elected or
appointed under the new constitution.
Gov. Walker to day issued his proc
lamation convening the Legislature on
Tuesday, Feb. Bth.
John L. Marye, Jr., of Fredericks
burg, was to day appointed Lieut. Gov
ernor by Gov. Walker, to fill the vacan
cy occasioned by the election of Lewis
to the Senate.
Terry’s Orders Precedent to Organ
ization.
Headq’rs Military Dist. of Ga., )
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 24,1870. j
General Orders )
No. 9. j
Whereas the Board convened by Gen
eral Orders No. 3, current series from
these Headquarters, consisting of Brevet
Major General T. H. Huger, Colonel 18th
U. 8. Infantry, Brevet Brigadier Gen
eral T. J. Haines, Commissary of Sub
sistence, and Major Henry Goodfellow,
Judge Advocate U. S. Army, has made
its report in writing, by yphich it appears
that R. A. Donaldson, of Gordon coun
ty, E. M. Taliaferro, of Fulton county,
and J. H. Nunn, of Glascock county,
members elect of the House of Repre
sentatives of Georgia, are not eligible to
seats therein under the laws of the
United States; therefore it is hereby
ordered that the said R. A. Donaldson,
E. M. Taliaferro and J. H. Nunn, be,
and they hereby are, prohibited from
taking part in the organization of said
House, or from attempting to exercise
the functions of a member thereof.
And whereas, the said Board have
found that Thomas F. Rainey, of Schley
county, J. N. Harris, of Murray coun
ty, R. W. Philips, of Echols county, L.
C. A. Warren, of Quitman county, Jo
seph D. Smith, ot Ware county, W. P.
Price, of Lumkin county, J. B. Sorrells,
of Walton county, G. N. Harper, of
Sumter county, C. C. Humber, of Ste w
art county, L. H. Walthall, of Polk
county, and Isham Raddish, of Appling
county, are eligible to seats in the said
House under the laws of the United
States, no objections will be made to
their participating as members in the
organization of the House.
And whereas, *it appears that Frank
Wilcher, Jof Taylor county, has since
the commencement of the session of
the Board, been, and is now reported to
be absent from the city, so that the
board has not been able to determine in
his case. It is ordered that
the said board still hold his case under
consideration, and that in the mean
time, and until his case be heard and
determined, said Wilcher be prohibited
from taking part in the organization or
participating in the proceedings of the
House.
And whereas, J. u. Burtz, of Mitch
ell county, J. A. Brinson, of Emanuel
county, A. T. Bennett.iof Jackson coun
ty, A. M. George, of Baker county, Da
vid Goff, of Randolph county, William
J. Hudson, of Harris county, D. John
son, of Wilcox county, Henry C 1 Kel
logg, of Forsyth county, J. Wr Mead
ows, of Johnson county, J. H. Penland,
of Union county, Robert C. Surreney,
of Tatnall county, J. R. Smith, of Cof
fee county, Hiram Williams, of Dooly
county, John C. Drake, cf Upson coun
ty, J. T- Ellis, of Spalding counts, J.
M. Rouse, of Worthy county, persons
elected to said House have refused, de
clined, neglected, or been unable to take
one of the oaths prescribed by the act of
December 22d, 1869, although ample
opportunity so to do has been given
them, and have thus by the terms of
said act become ineligible to seats in
said House, and have also filed with the
Hon. R. B. Bullock, Governor, their
applications to the Congress of the
United States for relief from their disa
bilities, thus admitting their ineligibility
to hold the offices to which they were
elected: It is therefore ordered, that the
said persons be, and they hereby are
prohibited from taking seats in said
Houses or participating in the organi
zation or proceedings thereof.
By order of Br’tMaj. Gen. Terry :
J. H. Taylor,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official: J. H. Taylor, A. A. G.
Hd. Qrs. Dist. of Ga., )
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25th, 1870. )
General Orders )
No. 10. f
At the meeting of the House of Rep
resentatives at 10 o’clock to-morrow,
Wednesday, the 26th inst., the Clerk
pro tem., Hon. A. L. Harris, will call
the House to order, and give to any
member elect who has not already qual
ified, an opportunity to take one of the
oaths prescribed by the act of December
22d, 1869. He will ngt, however, per
mit those persons to take the oath who
are mentioned in General Orders No. 9,
current series from these Headquarters,
as having refused, declined, neglected
or been unable to take one of the said
oaths, and as having filed their applica
tions to be relieved from their disabili
ties.
After such opportunity has been giv
en, the Clerk pro tern, will announce
that the firs* business in order is the
electiou ot a Speaker, and will proceed
to an election in the usual manner,
omitting in calling the roll the names of
R. A. Donaldson, of Gordon county, E.
M. Taliaferro, of Fulton county, J. H.
Nunn, of Glasscock county, Frank
Wilcher, of Taylor county, J. H. Burtz,
of Mitchell county, J. A. Brinson, of
Emanuel county, A. T. Bennett, of
Jackson county, A. M. George, of Baker
county, David Goff, of Randolph coun
ty, William I. Hudson, of Harris coun
ty, D. Johnson, of Wilcox county,
Henry C. Kellogg, of Forsyth county,
J. W. Meadows, of Johnson county, J.
H. Penland, of Union county, Robert
C. Surrency, of Tatnall county, J. R
Smith, of Coffee county, Hiram Wil
liams, of Dooly county, John C. Drake,
of Upson county, J. T. Ellis, of Spald
ing county, and J. M. Rouse, of Worth
county.
During the election the Clerk pro
tern will preside. As soon as a Speaker
shall have been chosen, the Clerk pro
tem. will vacate the chair.
By order of Bvt. Maj. Gen. Terry:
J. H. Taylor,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official: J. H. Taylor, A. A. G.
BATEBUAT MOBHIKU, JAN 29. j
From Under the Ban. —Terry, at
the urgent solicitation of Akerman, de
clares that Elbert county is no longer
under martial law.
First-Class Fertilizers— Harris,
of tbe State Road, and McWhorter, of
the House. Either would do to start a
large guano company on.
Editorial Call. —We had the pleas
ure of a call on yesterday afternoon j
from Col. J. Ferrer de Couto, editor of j
“El Cronista,” the Spanish organ in
this country. The Colonel was former- i
iy Governor of one of the Spanish
Provinces, under Queen Isabella, and
will be remembered as the gentleman
who shot a fiery Cuban, in a duel near
Niagara Falls about a year since. He
informed us that the Cuban emeute was
about extinguished, nothing now remain
ing to be done, but to punish the ring
leaders.
While in the city he is the guest of
his fellow countryman, R. F. Duran,
Esq.
Southern Fair Association—Elec
tion of Directors.—The meeting of
stockholders last night at John King’s
bank, was largely attended, and the
spirit manifested enthusiastic. A large
majority of stock was represented. Dr.
N. J. Bussey was chairman, and E. E.
Yonge, Secretary.
The following gentlemen were elected
Directors: W. L. Salisbury, John King,
N. J. Bussey, B. F. Coleman, Wm. H.
Young, Wm. H. Chambers, G. B.
Heard.
A meeting of the Directors is called
for next Tuesday, at 12 m., in John
King’s bank, when a Secretary will be
elected, and a committee appointed to
solicit subscriptions, and other arrange
ments completed. That the undertak
ing will be successfully carried through,
cannot be doubted.
We have not time to speak further of
the matter to-night.
Superior Court— When Court met*
at 9 o’clock the case of Pleasant J. Phil
lips, Executor vs. Mary Ann Williams,
Executrix of Charles J. Wiilliams, de
ceased, was called and went to the jury.
This case was on a note given by Gen
eral Williams in 1859. It appeared that
in 1863 Mrs. Williams tendered to Gen.
Phillips the amount of the note in Con
federate money, and with his assent the
amount was placed as a special deposit
to his credit in one of our banks where
he was to call for it, and deposit the
note. Gen. Phillips never called for
the package, or delivered the note, for
the reason that the heirs of his testator
refused to receive Confederate money.
Defendant plead payment, audthejury,
after a short absence, found a verdict
lor defendant. Gen. Banning, Hon.
M. 8. Smith and Howard Williams,
Esq., for deft; Ingram and Crawford,
Blandford and Thornton and B. H.
Crawford, Esq.,(or peffs.
One other case was tried, Kellogg vs.
estate of Alex. Calhoun, in which the
jury found a verdict in iavor ot plaintiff
for $265. Court adjourned at about
half past three o’clock, uutil this morn
ing at 9, the Judge intimating, that
hereafter the hours of meeting would
be from 9 till 3 o’clock.
Col. W. A. Little, of the Talbot coun
ty Bar, was present among the visitors
at the Court, yesterday.
Alabama State Aid. —The substi
tute for the Omnibus Railroad bill,
which passed the Alabama Senate on
Monday night last, requires the Gover.
nor to endorse the bonds of any railroad
company now chartered, to the extent
of $16,000 per mile on the completion
of the first twenty miles of road finished
and equipped, and to continue such en
dorsement as each section of five miles
is completed and equipped thereafter.
The bill contains numerous heavy re
strictions. It is thought the bill will
pass the House.
The Author.— Our State exchanges
are exercised over the authorship of a
most foul and libellous letter written
from Atlanta, addressed to Howard,
Senator from Michigan, read by that
worthy, in the Senate, the name of the
writer being suppressed. If we were
required to make aguesa on the subject,
we should, from certain expressions and
peculiarities of style, place the produc
tion at the door of Justice McCay, of
the Supreme Court.
A Rash Man—A jeweler in Atlanta,
without the fear of jimmies, crowbars,
false keys, and with an insane confi
dence in the honesty of the assembled
wisdom in that village, rashly puts the
following in the public prints:
To the Members of the Senate and House
of Representatives:
I have the largest stock of fine watch
es, diamonds, Jewelry, Solid Silver
Spoons, Forks, Cups, Goblets, and ev
erything else usually kept in a first class
Jewelry Store.
True— The Washington correspond
ent of the Baltimore Sun thinks that
Congress is not very anxious to admit
the unreconstructed States, and says:
"It is all a sham that they are disturbed
by the cry of rebels. The truth is that
they fear the political power of the
Southern States un financial and other
questions, and thus makes New Eng
land so much opposed to admission.
The cry of ‘rebel’is a convenient one
for them to use to cover up their real
motives.” ____
. Repudiation. —Mr. Mungen.of Ohio,
created quite a hubbub in the House of
Representatives on the 24th, by pre
senting a memorial signed by one hun
! dred and fifty-five citizens of Worcester,
Massachusetts, in favor of repudiating
! the bonded debt of the Government of
■ the United States. The signers were
members of the Working Men’s Organ
ization. It was referred.
Rev. Theodore Peck, of Hoboken,
mysteriously disappeared the other day
with the wife of one of his deacons.
This thing of permitting clergymen
who wear corn-colored kids and part
their hair in the middle, to come about
the house, will have to be stopped. It’s
growing serious.
Rumor. Rumor in Atlanta, says,
that John Underwood is to take the
place of Joseph Brown on the Supreme
Bench. If rumor proves true in this
respect, there will be tears to shed in
thiß immediate locality. Rumor also
has it, that all of the State House offi
cers will be retained except Angier.
The Strong-Minded Right for
Once.—lt is a forcible objection to the
Fifteenth Amendment—that of Eliza
beth Cady Stanton—that it proposes “to
make all men our rulers—white, black,
washed and unwashed, lettered and un
lettered—without even asking the con
sent of the women of the country.
We understand Chattanooga, Tennes
see, has a delegation in Atlanta, headed
by the Mayor of the city, to ask the
Legislature of Georgia to take action
looking to the annexation of Chattanoo
ga, or, we suppose, that portion of
Hamilton county South of the Tennes
see river, to this State.
I'HE ATLANTA MIDDLE.
After much cogitating and musing,
we are forced to the confession that we
do not yet understand the Atlanta mud
dle. At times the thing clears up a
little, but just aa we imagine that we
see light, that we have a clue that shall
unravel the mystery, everything quick
ly, becomes dark and chaotic again; dark
as the complexion of many of the Solons
assembled in Atlanta, and chaotic as
the minds of most of their Caucassian
colleagues.
The thing has been partially organ
ized. Bob McWhorter, a rare com
pound of native guano, adipose ignor
ance, assumacy and knavery, has been
elected Speaker by a large majority.
That is bad. It could not possibly be
worse. McWhorter is ignorant, vicious,
and has an insatiate appetite for public
plunder. He has not sense sufficient to
master parliamentary rules, uor honesty
enough to administer them fairly when
explained to him. He is the tool and
creature, in everything, of Bullock.
His election would indicate a large
working majority for the extreme Rad
icals in the House. The people of
Georgia have no right or reason to ex
pect justice or mercy from a body that
could elect Bob McWhorter as its pre
siding officer. No investigation into
official corruption and extravagance
can be had so long as Conley and Mc-
Whorter preside in the Senate and
House of Representatives, respectively.
So, any thought of checking Buliock or
any of the raiders on the public treasu
ry, may be abandoned at once and for
ever.
A resting spell was ordered after the
election of Speaker, in order to make
certain arrangements for the election of I
the Radical nominees for Clerk and 1
other officers of the House. With !
twenty-four majority, this may be easily ,
managed. But in the meantime the
House records a vote that puts us to j
speculating. By a close vote it decides :
not to seat the applicants for the seats of j
the members declared ineligible by
Terry. Bullock’s recommendation was :
defeated. In another column we pub !
lish a communication from Terry to !
Grant, claiming the right to do this i
thing, and the endorsement of Grant as
to its propriety and necessity. Its de I
feat, therefore, is astonishing to us. It |
may be that the House desires the seat
ing of those sixteen representatives who
have begged Bullock to have their disa
bilities removed. In that event there
may be deep significance in the action
of tbe House. Subsequent to Terry’s
communication to Grant, tbe telegraph
informs us that Terry has recanted his
opinions, and that sundry Senators and
Representatives are moving the decapi
tation of Buliock, and anew election in
Georgia. This is too good to be suc
cessful. Radicalism could not last five
minutes iu the State under such a pro
gramme. Our readers have our opin
ions on tho muddle—such as they are.
We have only to add, that nothing has
occurred to change the opinion hereto
fore expressed, that the State is firmly
in the power of thieves and robbers,
and that she will not be released until
she is thoroughly plucked. Nothing
but aa election can right the wrongs
under which we suffer. The party in
power does not believe in, and will not
permit free and fair elections.
War Among; tbe Radicals.
Indications are not wanting all over
the country, of a split in the Radical
ranks. The Radical press is no longer
united in a cry for the blood of the
South. The New York Tribune, from
its editorials against Congress, might
justly be termed, in the usual slang of
the “loil” organs in this latitude, a “Ku
Ivlux sheet.” Trumbull has punished
Sumner terribly, and Stewart, Norton,
and others have kicked the majestic
“Chawles” verbally. Even Jeremiah
Colbaith has turned up his nose at his
colleague. In the House the war rages.
Bingham and Butler wrangle, and oth
ers, following the example of Bingham,
have rebelled against the leadership of
the Beast. A skirmish, just before the
passage of the Virginia bill, is thus de
scribed :
Just before the bill was voted on a
very warm triangular debate took place
betweed Butler, on one side, and Bing
ham and Farnsworth, on the other.
Butler classed the latter among the
weak Republicans acting with their al
lies? the Democrats. Farnsworth said
that he did not care for the crack of the
whip of the Massachusetts member, for
the latter was too new intheßepublican
party to be a dictator. “He was,” said
Farnsworth, “chasing fugitive slaves
through Massachusetts, when I was an
anti-slavery man. He was in the
Charleston convention, voting fifty-sev
en times for Jefferson Davis for Presi
dent, when I was a Radical in the Chi
cago Convention.” The crowded gal
laries sent forth an explosion of applause
and laughter, which was followed up as
he proceeded to compare Butler and
Peter and Paul as illustrated in the sud
den conversion of the one and the be
trayal of the other.
The Cincinnati Commercial, a very
cool and sagacious radical organ, notices
the situation, and speculates thereon as
follows.
Is it not just possible that this wordy
renconter has a broader significance
than a mere trial of lances between the
chief leaders of the Republican side of
the Senate'? Is there not something
more than mere personal feeling and
antipathy at the bottom of it ? Does it
not indicate a division in the Republi
can ranks of which they are the imme
diate representatives? It is manifest to
an intelligent mind that Republicans
are now divided on this question of re
construction. One faction believes that
no further conditions ought to be impos
ed upon the States seeking representa
tion in Congress. That is the view
taken by the Judiciary Committee of
the Senate and by the more conserva
tive minds of the party the country over.
They believe the guarantees are suffi
cient for future peace and safety, and
are of the opinion that only evil can
come of new impositions. Nor are
they convinced that it is within the
possibility of legislation to blot out old
convictions and prejudices, and coerce
men to be of one mind with them.
Neither do they propose to be dra
gooned into the support of the punitive
measures which Edmundß, and Drake,
and Sumner and extreme radicals in
the House seek to force into the legis
ation for the outstanding States. If
this is attempted, the breach which has
opened between Sumner and Trumbull
will widen till the party will stand
divided from one end of the country to
the other. Unless the States that con
form to the conditions named by Con
gress months ago are admitted without
imposing npon them new conditions, |
the rupture will take place. Such, at
least, seems to U3 the tendency of cur
rent events, and nothing but a speedy
settlement of the question of the admis
sion of the States can prevent it.
A railroad bridge across the Missis
sippi river, at Omaha, has just been
completed. This completes an unbro
ken connection of railroad coramunica i
tion between Portland, Maine, and San
Francisco, California.
The Blessing of Freedom.—The
Superintendent of the Insane Asylum,
Dr. Green, is of the opinion that insan
ty is largely on the increase among the
negroes.
In the Right Place.—Gen. Long
street was the first Vice President of
the Central Republican Club, of Loui
siana, which met in New Orleans last
Friday evening. _
What Have They Done ’—Varney
Gaskill has been forced or forced him- .
self upon the company of merchants
from Louisville, now making an excur- 1
sion to Georgia cities.
From the Atlanta Inielligencer.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1870.
House met at 2 o’clock, p. m.
Called to order by A. L. Harris, Clerk
pro tern.
The Clerk pro tern’s clerk read an or
der from “His Excellency, the Provis
ional Governor, and the Endorsement
of the General Commanding.”
This order recessed the House until
10 o’clock a. m. to morrow. General
Terry’s endorsement explained that this
recess was necessary, to allow him time
to prepare the necessary precedent or
ders, and that the House would proceed
to the election of Speaker without any
further adjournment.
Adjourned till 10 a. m. to morrow.
TENTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1870.
SENATE.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by Wesley Prettyman.
The roll was called, and the journal
of the preceeding day read and ap
proved.
Mr. Candler asked leave of absence
for Mr. Wooten, which was granted.
On motion of Mr. Higbee the Senate
adjourned till to morrow at 12 M.
HOUSE.
Hon. A. L. Harris, Clerk pro tern. ,
called the House to order, at 10 o’clock
Prayer by Rev. C. W. Francis.
The Clerk then read an order from
the Governor, and also General Orders
Nos. 9 and 10, from General Terry.
The orders of General Terry provided
tor the election of a Speaker, and an
nounced the name of such members as
were found ineligible by the Military
Commission, and also the names of
those who were absent and unable to
qualify.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, gave notice of
his intention to file a protest against the
proceedings.
The House then proceeded to elect a
Speaker, the members voting as fol
lows:
FOR R. L. M’WHORTER.
Adkins, Alien of Hart, Allen (eol’d),
Bethuae, Belcher, Barnes, Baird, Bu
chan, Carpenter, Carson, Cunningham,
Cleburne, Colby (eol’d), Costiu(col’d),
Clowers, Campbell, Jr, (eol’d), Dar
nell, Davis, Ellis, Evans, Fitzpatrick,
Frank, Floyd, Golden (eol’d), Gard
ener, Hillyi-r, Hall ot Merriwethei,
Harrison, Hughes, Harden, Hooks (jf
Wilkinson, Houston, Higden, Heron,
Harrison, of Franklin, Johnson, Joy
ner, Lee, Lassiuger, Leyden Linder,
Liudsay, Maddcu, Moore, Maxwell
Maul, Madison, McArthur, McCormick,
O’Neal, O'Neal of Baldwin, Prudden,
Porter, Page, Parks, Perkins, Reid,
Richardson, Rice, Raddish, Smith,
Sewell, Strickland, Simms, Salter, A.
Smith, J. D Smith, Stone, Tweedy,
Turner, Watkins, J. Warren, S. Wil
liams, W. N. Williams, Zellars.
FOR J. E. BRYANT.
Anderson, Bradford, Barnum, Beilen
ger, Brown, Cobb, Cleyton, Cloud,
Clark, Caldwell, Duncan, Irwin, Ford,
Fowler, Fincannon, Felder, Gray, Gul
lalt, Gober, Holden, Harkness, R. B.
Hall, Hamilton, G. N. Harper, F. M.
Harper, Humber, W. M. Hall, Harris,
Kyttle, McDougald, Mathews, Nash,
Nesbet, Osgood, Perkins, Pepper, Polk,
Price, Rainey, Rosser, Rumph, Sorrell
Shumate, Seale, Shackleford Scott,
Scroggins, Tait, Turnipseed, Vincent,
L. C. A. Warren, Walthall, A. J. Wil
liams, Irwin.
Hon. W. P. Price received four votes,
although he positively stated that he
was not a candidate.
Mr. Sisson, of Fulton, voted for John
Smith.
The Clerk announced the following
result:
Whole No. of Votes cast 133
Necessary to choice 67
McWhorter 76
Bryant 52
Price 4
Smith 1
The Chair declared Hon. R. L. Mc-
Whorter duly elected Speaker of the
House, and appointed Messrs. Bryant
and Scott to accompany him to the
chair.
Hon. A. L. Harris very briefly intro
duced tbe Speaker and retired.
Speaker McWhorter, on taking the
chair briefly addressed the House.
Note.— Just before the Clerk an
nounced the result of the Speaker’s
election, Scott, of Floyd, requested him
to record the votes of Messrs. Donald
son, Taliaferro and Nunn.
The Chairman declined, and referred
to General Order No. 10. He would
allow no appeal from his decision.
Mr. Scott said he would file a protest.
The three members above named
were the only ones declared ineligible
by Gen. Terry’s order. Welcher’s case
is still under consideration. He is pro
hibited from taking any part in the
proceeding pending the investigation.
The other members tried are eligible.
SENATE.
Thursday, January 27.
The Senate met at 12 o’clock m., and
was called to ordei by the President,
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Prettyman,
Roll called and journal of yesterday
read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Hungerford, op
portunity was given Senators to be
sworn in by U. 8. Commissioner Smith
who was present.
Messrs. Welsh, of the 10th, and
Bruton, of the Bth district, came for
ward and were sworn in.
On motion of Mr. Merrell, the Sen
ate adjourned until to morow morning
at 10 o’clock.
HOUSE.
Thursday, Jan. 27.
House met at 10 a. m., and was cal led
to order by the Hon. R. L. McWhorter,
Speaker.
The Speaker had no Clerks and was
considerably nonplussed to get some
one to read a paper he had in his hand.
Sheibly and Newton had disappeared
with Harris. Finally, John Conly was
found to act as Clerk.
He read then a communication from
from His Excellency the Provisional
Governor.
The substance of Bullock’s message
wa3 that certain persons were here
claiming seats in place of members de
clared ineligible by Gen. Terry and
that he recommended that the House
admit them. He said that Gen. Teirry
endorsed this course, but he was will
ing to submit the matter to the House,
The communication was addressed to
the Hon. R. L. McWhorter, Provision
al Bpeaker.
Mr. Bryant arose to oppose the mess
age. He moved to lay it on the table.
He said it was contrary to the law to
admit the member having the next
highest number of votes. He had
opposed it before on a memora
ble occasion and was unwilling to go
back on his record, and supposed every
Republican in the House would stand
by their record.
He said, under the Code, the only
color of excuse for seating the proposed
members, was when the elected mem
her was constitutionally disqualified.
He said a pleurality does not elect un
der the Code.
O’Neal here rose to a point of order.
Then Darnell rose to one; and then
a gentleman of African descent.
But Bryant was allowed to go on:
The Speaker saying that Bryant could
speak, but he would put his own con
struction on Bullock’s Message. Asa
Republican, us a member of the House,
as a citizen of Georgia, he protested
against this illegal, unauthorized, and
unjust attempt to gain party ascendan
cy. He was aware that recent event!
had probably weakened his influenc: \
with the party. He appealed to the n<- .
groes, and pointed to his record <f 1
persecution while battling for ther 1
rights.
Bryant withdrew his motion to by j
on the table, and Mr. Shumate arose A
speak, when the Speaker said he desi‘j
ed to give the message the proper dire*-
tion. He said he felt he was the Speajr
er of a Provisional House, that the itui
cation was that Gen. Terry had endow
ed the message, and he would rule tlat
a plurality, under the Code, did i
and these members were entitled to
their seats.
Shumate appealed from this declaim, 1
and said that the House was not bong
organized under the Code of Geotja,
but under a law of Congress. *»id
Speaker had declared yesterday the
House was organized, but such wa not
the case.
It was Btill under the absolute coitrol
of Gen. Terry, and the House war not
acting under the law of Georgia. As
Gen. Terry and Gov. Bullock have sub
mitted this question to them, they could
only act unaer the law of Congress,and |
that law made no provisions for the
qualification of any one, except such as ;
were included in Gen. Meade’s order.
O’Neal, of Lowndes, arose to speak, j
His position was that the House was j
being organized under Gen. Terry’s j
order, and the General was willing to i
allow the House to organize under the ,
Code of Georgia.
He said they once said Bradley was j
nobody in contemplation of law, and
that Luster was elected. He agreed to
the proposition then, and now feeds
them out of the same spoon they had
fed Bradley with. How did they like
the soup ?
Goldeu’s face widened into a a silvery
smile and a broad yah? yah?
O’Neal displayed much quickness at
repartee, and turned the laugh on Bry
ant once or twice ; but declined to ex
tend tbe courtesy of correction so tne
Democrats.
Many rose to speak. The Speaker
recognized the gentleman from Bibb;
but said he was tired of all this. He
was only a Provisional Speaker, and
said he had about brought his mind to
stop this debate.
Scott, ot Floyd, arose to a point of
order. He understood that the Speaker
had ruled that the debate and appeal
must cease; but the Speaker explained
that he was only exercising his right to
close the debate when it grew weari
some. This right was denied. The
House alone can slop debate, by call oi
the previous question.
Turner, of Bibb, desired some light.
Price, of Lumpkin took a sensible po
sition. He said tbe matter was not
before the House in a fair and legitimate
manner. The House had not organized
and notified Gov. Bullock ot the fact;
and that Bullock’s message was premti 1
ture, and should lay on the table until
organization and appointment of com
mittee on privileges and elections to en
quire into the truth of Gov. Bullock’s
statements about these men.
Previous question was here called,
and the Speaker proceeded to state the
reasons for his present position. He
said the message directed this course.
Mr. Shumate asked if he was correct
in saying “directed,” or was it not “ad
vised.”
The Speaker evaded the reply and
put the question.
The Speaker declared the Speaker
sustained.
Yeas and nayscalled. Yeas 63—nays
65. Speaker not sustained.
Yeas and nays on the motion to sus
tain the Speaker’s ruling, that the per
sons claiming seats in the stead of the
“ineligibles,” areas follows:
Yeas—Atkins, Allen oi Jasper, Alleno,,
Hart, Bell, Buelian, Belcher, Barnes, Beard
Cunningham, Carson, Claiborne, Colby, Cos
tin, Clowors, Campbell, Darnell, Davis, Ellis,
Evans, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Floyd, Golden,
Gardner, Hillyer, Harrison, Hall of Merri
wetter, Hughs, Hooks, Houston, Harden,
Johnson, Joiner, l.ee, Lastinger, Linder,
Madden, Moore, Maxwell, Maull, Madison,
McCormick, O’Neal ot Lowndes, O’Neal of
Baldwin, Prudden, Porter, Page, Perkins of
Dawson, Reid, Richardson, Rice, Smith ol
Charlton, Smith of Muscogee, Strickland
Simms, Stone, Saulter, Twoedy, Turner, Wat
kins, Warren of Burke, Williams of Harris,
Williams of Haralson, Zellars—o3.
Nays—Bethuno, Bradiord, Barnum, Ballan
ger, Brown, Bryant, Oobb, Oleghorn, Cloud,
Clark, Caldwell, Duncan, Erwin, Font, Fow
ler, Finoannon, Felder, Gray, Gullatt, Hall el
Bullock, Hall of Glynn, Holden, Higdon, Hark
ness, Harrison, Hamilton, Harper of Sumter,
Harper of Terrell, Humber, Harris, ICytle,
Lane, Lindsey, McArthur, Matthews, Neal,
Nash, Nisbet, Osgood, Parks, Phillips, Perkins
of Cherokee, Pepper, Paulk, Price, Reddish,
Rainey, Rosser, Rumph, Kawles, Smith of
Ware, Sorrells, Sisson, Shumate, Seale,
Shackleford, Scott, Scroggins, Tumlin, Tate,
Turnipseed, Vinson, Williams of Morgan,
Walthall, Warren of Quitman, Welchel—o6.
A motion to adjourn was lost.
On verification of call, several of the
negroes changed their votes, saying
they had not understood how they were
voting at first. They miss Bryant to
prompt them.
Mr. Scott nominated the Hon. W. F.
Holden as Speaker pro tern.
The House then adjourned to 3 p. m.
The House met at 3 p. in., and was
called to order by the Hon. R. L. Mc-
Whorter, Provisional Bpeaker.
W. A. Lane, of Brooks, arose and re
quested the Speaker to have Gov. Bul
lock’s message again read, as the mem
bers had not heard it read.
Mr. Scott objected to this, and said it
was merely to take up time, and get
more provisional orders. Tbe document
had already been passed upon and voted
out.
Mr. Tweedy made a pass at Mr. Scott,
but soon tired of the contest.
O’Neal, of Lowndes, said that any
member had a right to demand the
reading of papers, and that no member
(as Mr. Scott was doing) had a right to
catechise the Speaker.
Scott clearly maintained that there
was no shadow of right to read the
communication. The House was not
organized; Code said that, until organ
ized, the Legislature must be governed
by tbe rules of the preceding Legisla
ture, and by that rule no communica
tion can be made by the Governor until
the Legislature is organized.
Price, of Lumpkin, said that parlia
mentary law required that when objeq
tion was made, the paper could not bi
read.
J. E. Bryant moved to adjourn tiil 12
o’clock m., to-morrow. *
Thursday, Jan. 28th, 1870.
SENATE.
Senate met at 10 o’clock, pursuant to
adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Harris the Senato
took a recess until 12 o’clock.
SENATE —NOON SESSION.
Senate met at 12 o’clock, M., and was
called to order by the President.
Mr. Speer moved to adjourn until to
morrow morning at 10 o’clock.
Mr. moved to amend by inselt
ing Monday instead of to-morrow. The
amendment lost.
Mr. Nunnally moved to adjourn until
29th day of January, 1900.
The President stated for the benefi; of
members that a communication was
expected for the Senate, which had not
arrived.
The Senate then agreed to adjourn
till to morrow morning at 10 o’clock.
HOUSE.
At 12 o’clock M., the House was call
ed to order by bpeaker McWhorter.
Journal read.
Mr. Audorson, of Cobb, objected.
Mr. Shumate demanded the reading
of the Journal of day before yesterday.
The Speaker refused, and the reading
proceeded.
The Clerk read the ,'ollowingcommu
nication from the Governor:
Atlanta, Jan. 28,1870.
But. Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry , Com
manding District of Georgia:
General —Although the communica
tion addressed by myself on yesterday
to the Speaker of the House was previ
ously submitted to you, it did not carry
with it your formal approval. This
fact is made use of by designing persons
to effect a disregard of it.
I will be obliged if you will correct
| that false impression. lam, General,
i very respectfully, your obedient ser
-1 vant, Rufus B. Bullock,
Provisional Goveinor.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 28, 1870.
I Gov. 11. B. liullock, Atlanta:
1 GoveenoH —The communication sent
by you to tht House of Representatives
yesterday, was submitted to and ap-
I proved by n h. Very respectfully, your
obedient seivaut,
Alfred H. Terry,
Bvt. Maj. General.
I Mr. O’Jeal, of Lowndes, obtained
the floor, and moved to reconsider the :
I action of the House on yesterday, with
reference to the Governor’s message.
The previous question was called.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved to ad- j
journ.
The main question was put, and the j
yeas and nays were called.
Yeas 68; nays 58.
Mr. Tweedy, of Richmond, offered a
resolution recommending the seating of
the members named in the Governor’s
communication.
The previous questiou was called.
Everybody here raised points of order.
The calling of the yeas and nays pro- 1
ceeded.
Yeas 66; nays 56.
The resolution was adopted.
The Speaker announced that the next
business in order was the swearing in
of the members named in Governor
Bullock’s order.
Mr. Scott announced that he would,
to-morrow, move to reconsider.
The Speaker directed the House to
proceed. The Chair must be respected
Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, said he must
also respect himself.
Great confusion ensued and Mr. Scott
made a motion to adjourn.
Everybody obtained the floor and
spoke.
Mr. Anderson, of Cobb hoped the
motion would be withdrawn, and the
business proceed. Members must pre
serve their dignity and self respect.
He was in favor of order, and he was
opposed to any man who disturbed the
peace of the House.
The motion to adjourn was voted
down.
The following members, named in
the Governor’s ordej, were sworn in-
W. L. Goodman, of Cass; J R Thom
as, of Carroll; Wm Guilford, eol’d, of
Upson; J A Jackson, col’d, of Randolph;
S R Hutchins, col’d, of Jones; H C
Holcombe, of Fulton; C O Johnson, of
Spalding; Joseph Armstrong, of Dooly
J B Nesbit, of Gordon.
The next business in order being the
election of a Clerk, the names of a num
ber of gentlemen were presented as
candidates.
Mr. Scott raised this point of order •
there were other gentlemen present, eu’
titled to seats, who have not been sworn
in.
The Speaker said they would be sworn
at tbe proper lime.
A colloquy then took place between
Mr. Scott and the Speaker, in which the
Speaker stated that unless the gentle
man from Floyd addressed him in more
respectlul language, he should not re
cognize him on the floor.
The vote on the Clerk's election was
as follows :
Newton 70
Harden 26
Carrington 7
Cleghorn 13
Spalding 3
; A L Harris...! 1
Mr. Harper, of Terrel, voted for A L
Harris.
Mr. Scott declined to vote, as he be
lieved neither the law or the constitu
tion would be observed.
A little later Mr. Scott voted for Cleg
horn.
A motion to adjourn was voted down.
The Hause proceeded to elect a Mes
senger and Door-Keeper.
A number of members obtained leave
of absence.
Mr. M H Bentley, col’d, was elected
Messenger, over the venerable Jesse
Oslin, by a vote of 05 to 53.
Mr. Harper nominated Hon. A L
Harris for Door Keeper. Other nomi
nations ware made. The vote stood :
Lineberger 61; Gaston 57;Satterfield 1.
Mr. Lineberger was elected Door-
Keeper, having received just the num
ber of votes necessary to a choice.
One member voted for Foster Blodg
ett, but afterwards changed it.
The Speaker stated that after to-mor
row he should ask for leave of absence.
He hoped they would elect a Speaker
pro tem. to-morrow.
The House adjourned until 10 o’clock
to-morrow.
ALABAMA LEOISLATIJKE.
Wednesday. —Among the new bills,
iu the Senate, was one for the distribu
tion of the three per cent, fund among
tbe railroads. A message from the
Governor, recommending the passage
of an act more clearly defining the man
ner in which vacancies in tbe office of
Chancellor are to be filled. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Tbe memo
rial to Congress for removal of 14th
Amendment disabilities was discussed
to adjournment.
HOUSE.
The following new bills were read
twice and referred : to require ministers
of the gospel to procure license from tho
Probate Judge before joining parties in
tbe bonds of matrimony ; to define the
boundary line between Henry, Dale,
Geneva, and Barbour counties ; to re
peal all lotteries; to authorize Probate
Judges to correct errors in the assess
ment of taxes; to establish a chaftor for
the city of Troy; message received from
the Governor relating to filling vacan
cies in certain judicial offices ; bill to
establish a Medical College in Tallapoo
sa county.
Bill was passed to adopt Scribney’s
standard for measurement of lumber,
wood, &c.
Thursday —ln the Senate, a bill to
fix the time of holding the courts in the
Bth Judicial Circuit, was passed. Bill
to repeal an act to establish the Mason
ic Home in Chambers county, was or
dered to a second reading ; to establish
anew charter for Eufaula, referred to
Committee composed of Mabry, McAfee
and Sanford; to Incorporate Pine Level
was introduced. The Senate Joiht
Memorial was discussed to adjourn
ment. Governor reported he had not
organize militia and gave reasons there
for.
House—The following bills were in
troduced and referred : to punish seduc
tion—Penitentiary for five years ; au
thorizing payment of fees to U. S. reg
isters and receivers for the entry of
swamp and overflowed lands; joint
resolution requiring the lessee ot the
penitentiary to employ guards without
deference to color or race ; Mr. Tucker,
to require to M. & W. P. R. R. to pay
taxes due to Lee county ; amended by
adding M. & G. R. R. to Russell coun
ty ; refehred to the Committee on Ways
and Means; to prohibit the sales of
spirituous liquors within three miles of
the Baptist church at Cross Keys, in
Macon county; to authorize suits against
foreign corporations doing business iu
this State ; to allow county Solicitors
the use of libraries provided by law for
Probate Judges.
Bill to relieve Masons’ Life Associa
tion from taxation, was passed. Com
mittee reported adversely to bill for as
sessing and collectinfi taxes in Russell
county. Concurred in.
The lollowing bills were passed : to
suppress mobs and mob )aws(with sub
stitute prescribing punishment); to re
peal sections 3690, 3691 and 3692 of Re
vised Code (with substitute); to repeal
the act authorizing certain officers to
collect their fees in advance (with sub
stitute); to authoiize the Solicitors of
the State to issue subpoenas in certain
cases; to authorize Circuit Judges to
grant writs of mandamus during vaca
tion ; to relieve T. W. Merriwether, of
Bullock county, from disabilities of non-
age.
Committee reports adversely to au
thorize and empower the administra
tors of George A. Rogers, of Bullock
county to sell lands.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate the following amend
ment to the bill to prevent drunkness
was introduced:
Mr. Fardeu, to amend so that any per
son who shall take a drink oftener than
ten times in each twenty-four hours shall
be sentenced to the penitentiary not
less than five nor more than ten years;
provided, that any person who gets
drunk on mean whisky shall be hanged;
provided, also, that the provisions of
this bill shall not apply to members of
the Legislature.
Amendment that the provisions ot
bill should be applied to Taylor, repre
sentative from Chambers, was not in
troduced* consideration of bill being cut
off by arrival of hour for reports from
Committees. .
In the House the following bills were
passed .- to repeal sub-division 10, sec
tion 750 of Revised Code; to amend
sections 2351, 2645 and 2108 of Revised
Code; to extend the power of adminis
trators and guardians; to permanently
locate the county site of Russell county;
to provide for the election of members
otthe Board of Education; for the relief
of the University of Alabama.
Telegrams have told the rest.
Alabama Decision on the Statute
of Limitations.—ln the case of W. P.
Coleman vs. M. Holmes, sued in the
Circuit Court of Henry county, the de
fendant plead the statute of limitations.
The suit was commenced Sept. 10,1868,
on a promissary note due Jan. 11, 1859.
The note being the only evidence before
the Court, the Judge instructed the
Jury to find for the plaintiff, which they
did. The case was taken to the Supreme
Court, which decided (Peters dissent
ing) that “the statute of limitations was
suspended in Alabama from the lltb
January, 1861, the date of its Ordinance
of Secession, to the 21st of Sept;
that being the period within which no
legal civil Courts existed *“ 1 ®“
causes could be adjudicated. Deduct
ing this time, six years had not inter
vened between the maturity of the no
and the commencement of the su ,
therefore the judgment the Ci
Court was reversed.