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GEO. LEGISLATURE?" == [Correspondence of the Const. & Republic ] Milledoeville, Jan. 9, 1854. * Mr. Editor: The-Legislature met this morn ing at 11 o’clock, according to previous adjourn- ®ent. The day has been a busy and exciting •ne. In the House, it will be perceived, from the report of the proceedings, Mr. Walker renewed his motion, striking out that por tion of the Governor’s message, in which he declares his disapproval of the recess. He sup ported his motion in a short speech, disclaiming any personal or political motive in making the motion, remarking that he would have taken the same position had Mr. Jenkins been Governor, and had adopted the course of Gov. Johnson, maintaining that it was an act which the House awed to itself, in vindication of its own self-re •pect, and adding, in conclusion, that if the. Mouse extended this privilege to the Governor, it might as well send for him and give him a neat upon the floor, with the right of participa ting in t he proceedings. Mr. Ward replied to Mr. Walker, taking the ground that if the motion was carried, the Gov ernor was placed in the position of giving his unqualified approval to a measure which he in reality disapproved. Ho said that if he believed the Governor had intended any disrespect by this message, he would vote with the gentleman from Richmond. But, on the contrary, the Go vernor had respectfully sent the resolution back to the House. Had the Governor have vetoed it, the House would have declared the veto un ironstitutional, and he, therefore, called on the House to reject the motion. The discussion was participated in by several ®thers, when the question was finally put, and the motion lost, yeas, 39 ; nays, 43. The vote was a close one, and entirely differ ent from the vote taken at the close of the for mer part of the session. What would have been the character of the vote, had the attendance of members been full, it is impossible to say. It is clear, however, that the friends of the motion bave greatly increased in number. There is a strong disposition on the part of members to despatch business, and bring the ses sion to an early close. Both Houses have to-day transacted a considerable ‘amount ol business, and but little new matter has been introduced. There can be no doubt that every measure of in terest to the State, requiring the attention of the present Legislature, can be disposed of in the course oi the ensuing two or three weeks. Such is the opinion expressed by some of the oldest and most experienced members. In order to ef fect this most desirable object, however, it will be necessary that there should be no more new bills introduced, incorpoiating camp-meeting grounds, changing the name of Bill to Sam Jack son, arid others of like character, together with half hour discussions on motions to suspend the rules in order to take them up. Let there be no more such features in the business before the Legislature, and the absence of a few of the Buncombe efforts, lofty declamations about Geor gia being the Empire State of the South, the phrase being introduced in some of them about as frequently as a school boy would ‘‘fame’s proud temple,” in his composition; let this be done, we repeat, and we hazard nothing in say ing that the time occupied by the Legislature will square with the opinion above expressed. Asa tittle anxiety has been, manifested by l some of youi cf* ”-«rninglhe billchang , yffiourt. I will F ' R ST . A wordon, reported a bill to al 7th section of the 21st article Constitution, so as to limit the pardoning pd'.ver, by making a vote of two-thirds necessary in capital cases. Mr. King, of Sumter: a bill amendatory of icn laws, so as to give persons furnishing lumber, rails, and other materials a lien upon the Horse for the payment of the same; and also, giving overseers a lien on the growing crop for the pay ment of their wages. Mr. Williamson,of Newton: a bill to lease the Peniten.iary to Lewis Zachary for six years for the sum of 10 dollars. 1 he Committee on Internal Improvements re ported a bill to incorporate a road from Dalton.to Gadsden, Ala. A hill introduced by Mr. Dabney, of Gordon, amendatory of the statute of limitations, was amended by the committee to which it had been referred and passed. The bill provides, that no note, promise, or other obligation shall operate against the statute of limitations, unless reduced to writing, and signed by the person making it, or some legally authorized individual, and fur ther, is not to take effect upon any contracts made before the passage of this bill. Mr. Pope’s bill providing annual in lieu of bi ennial sessions of the Legislature, was postponed Jor the present. A bill introduced by Mr. Mounger, of Cass, providing, that a bare refusal to deliver posses sion on a simple demand, shall be sufficient ground to sustain an action of forcible entry anil detainer. A bill introduced by Mr. Reynolds, of Twiggs, making a seller of spirituous liquors, under cer tain conditions, liable to be imprisoned in the county jail, was laid on the table. A bill incorporating the Interior Bank of the State ol Georgia, at Griffin, was laid on the ta ble for the present. A bill amendatory of the 3d section of the 3d aiticle of the Constitution, in relation to Court costs, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill providing for the sale of the unsurveyed portion of the Ocfonokee Swamp, was referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements. Mr. Echols’ bill providing, that a change of residence from the Slate shall be sufficient cause tor the revocation of letters issued to Adminis trators, Executors and Guardians, was passed. . r- Mounger’s bill perfecting service in ac tions of ejectment, was passed. Mr. Boggess’ bill relating to the collection of Court costs, was passed. Mr. W hite’s bill amending the 2d section of article 4 of the Constitution, so as to require members in the elections for U. S. Senator to ■vote viva voct , was passed—yeas 47, nsys 15. The Senate then adjourned until 3 o’clock, Ihe afternoon session was occupied in read ing bills the second time. HOUSE. The House convened this morning at eleven o’clock. The journal of the last day of the ses sion preceding the recess, was read. Mr. Wal- i ker, of Richmond, moved to re-consider so much of the journal as related to a rejection of a motion to refuse a place upon the journal to the portion of Gov. Johnson’s Message, condemning the ex pediency of taking a recess. Mr. Walker and Mr. Stapleton advocated the passage of the mo tion. The vote 6tood 47 to 41. After considerable discussion concerning the question, whether it required a suspension of the rules for the House to act on the matter before it, the Speaker decided that it would be in order to take up the mess;ge. On motion of Mr. Walker, the message was taken up. Mr. Walker then moved that the Clerk be directed to place upon the journal only that portion of the message in which the Gov ernor says, that “ I have signed.” After a short discussion, participated in by Mr. Walker in fa vor, and Mr. Young, Mr. Trice,and Mr. Speaker Ward, in opposition, the question was put and decided in the negative, by a vote of 43 to 39. John N. Mangum, of the county of Pike, elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Arnold, appeared and took his seat. Dr. Phillips made a report on the revenue de rived from each species of taxables in the State. 500 copies of the report were ordered to be print ed. The then adjourned. IN THE HOUSE. AFTERNOON SESSION. Bills Read the first time. Mr. Ward, of Chatham, reported a bill provi ding for filling vacancies in the offices of Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court; also, a bill amendatory of the act creating the office of Or dinary, so far as related to the county of Chat ham ; also, a bill to consolidate the Central Rail road Company, and the Macon & Western, so hat they should form but one company; also, a bill incorporating the Montgomery Railroad Co in the State of Georgia; also, a bill relative to the adjournment of the City Court of Savannah, also, a bill incorporating the Oglethorpe Loan As sociation in Savannah. Mr. Fish, of Jasper : a bill to incorporate Jas per Lodge No. 50, of Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. Strother, of Lincoln : a bilk to compen sate the managers of elections ol Lincoln county. Mr. Crawford, of Caas: a bill amendatory of the act incorporating Cartersville, in Cass coun ty. Mr. McMullen introduced a resolution, that after to-day the House of Representatives should meet at half-past 9 o’clock in the morning, at 3 in the afternoon, and at half-past seven in the evening. Dr. Phillips, of Habersham: a bill to appro priate 23,000, to meet the interest on out-stand ing Central Bank bonds. < BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill to make Ordinaries ex-officio Justices of the Peace. Lost. A bill to divorce George, and his wife, Mary Ann Kennedy. Indefinitely postponed. A bill regulating the manner of suing out Sheriff’s bonds. Passed. A bill appropriating $5,000 for clearing out Broad River. Indefinitely postponed. A bill incorporating a company, for the pur pose of constructing a road from a point between Calhoun and Marietta, via Elijay to the mouth of Fightingtown Cieek, near tbe Copper .Mines in Gilmer. Mr. Young moved to amend, by adding Irom the Copper Mines, to Rabun Gap Railroad at Clayton, in Rabun county. The amendment was lost. Mr. Fields moved to make Marietta one of the lOTninlTbe amendment w^y^gt'rh^bjlL t anti power to make - r . in certain cases. 1 he bill was lost. The House adjourned until half-past 9 o’clock to-morrow. j, Milledgeville, Jan. 10, 1554. Mr. Editor : The greater part of the morn ing has been occupied by the House, in discus sing the bill incorporating the City Bank of Au gusta. As some time has elapsed since the bill was introduced, I will repeat a few of the main provisions. The capital of the Bank is to be $200,000, with the privilege to increase the same to $500,000. Should more than the ne cessary amount be subscribed, then the shares ol each subscriber are to be reduced rateably ; but the shaies of no subscriber shall be reduced to a less number than five, unless it be actually ne '.•essary, in order to comply with the other provi sions of the bill. There shall be appointed five Directors, for the government of the Bank, but no one shall be a Director unless lie shall own ten shares of the stock. Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb, moved to amend the provision, making the Directors liable for any debts due by the Bank, exceeding three times the capital paid in, by a proviso that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to pre vent the effects of the corporation Irom being li able likewise tor said excess. The provision was adopted. As section eleven elided considerable discus sion, I will give the original section with the amendments introduced. This section reads as follows: “Jnd be it further enacted , That should said bailk at any time hereafter be unable to redeem its notes or bills in circulation, each stockholder ‘hereof, at such time, shall be personally liable tor the same to any amount oroportioned to the amount of his stock.” Mr. Trice, of Pike, moved to amend, that ev ery stockholder shall be liable, personally, to pay all the obligations incurred by the Bank, in pro portion to the stock owned by him, at any time, ori the lailure of the corporation so to do, during the continuance of the charter, provided no lia bility shall continue against any stockholder, who shall have transferred his stock by fair and bona fide sale, twelve mbnths after said sale and transfer. Mr. Walton, Mr. Walker, Mr. McDougald and Mr. Speaker Ward, opposed the provision in forcible and logical.speeches. Messrs Irwin, Reynolds, Hardeman and Trice, advocated the passage of the amendment. Mr. Walker offered an amendment to the amendment of Mr. Trice, in the following words: “Provided the Bank was in a sound and sol vent condition at the time ol the transfer.” This amendment was iost, yeas, 43; nays, 47 The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. Trice, which was adopted, yeas, 69 • nays, 24. This amendment is a new restriction in bills incorporating Banks; and all Banks very rea sonably may expect to have it engrafted upon their charters at the earliest opportunity. Ihe discussion upon this bill assumed a gen eral character, and was both interesting and in structive, creditable in the highest respect |o those who participated in it. The Cotton Bill which has created so mu'*, excitement among warehousemen and cotton buyers, not only in Augusta, but throughout the State, has furnished a theme of frequent conver sation among members since their return. THp great majoiity of them, there can be no doub{, voted under a misapprehension of existing facttt The general impression seems to have the act of 1804 required scales-men in Savanna* and Augusta, to take an oath before a propet officer, that they would weigh cotton impartial ly, without deducting weight for wet or other cause. The House regarding the bill before it as a mere extension of the provisions of this act to the State at large, voted nearly unanimously in its favor. Now, when it is discovered that such is not the case, the whole subject will as sume a different phase. There is now no prob ability of the bill, in its present form, becoming a law of the land. I regret to state that President Stell has been so much indisposed as to prevent his attendance in the Senate. Gen. John N. Williamson, of Newton, has been elected President pro tempore. HOUSE—BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill amendatory to the act creating the of fice of ordinary in so far as relates to recording vouchers, and the places of holding their offices. Passed. A bill incorporating the City Bank of Augusta. Passed. The House adjourned until 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. A bill amendatory of the Poor School laws. Refered to committee on Education. A bill compensating Allen C. Harben, Jacob Sistrunk, and Henry A. Bird for the seizure of James J. Crawford, ot Cass. Passed. A bill to amend an act of 1849 and ’SO, allow ing discoveries at common law. Lost. A bill incorporating the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Jericho in Atlanta. Passed. A bill appropriating $5,000 for the erection of monuments to the memory of John Forsyth, and Wm. H. Crawford, in Milledgeville. Mr. Walker moved to strike out Milledgeville and insert Augusta. The motion was lost. Mr. Allread moved that the monument be constructed out of Georgia Marble. On motion of Mr. Irwin, the bill was laid on the table for the present. The bill for the pardon of J. L. D. Register was made the special order for Saturday. The House then adjourned until half past nine to-morrow. IN the SENATE BILLS READ THE FIRST TIME. Mr. Collier, of DeKalb, introduced a bill au thorizing the city council of Atlanta to inclose and lay out certain grounds for a Public Park. Mr. Wilcox, of Telfair, a bill to add a portion of Irwin to Telfair. Mr. Lawrence, of Cobb, a bill to incorporate the Madison and Gordon Telegraph Company. Mr. Lambeth, of Floyd, a bill to incorporate Rome Chapterof Free and Accepted Masons in the city of Rome. Also a bill to incorporate thp Alden Steam Mill Company. BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill relative to the granting of new trials in equity cases.. Recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. A bill for the lease of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Postponed. A bill to incorporate a Female College in Newnan. Parsed. A bill to lar out uv.ew .frcn: fi l |||M."l; 1 ! : . g. t ' y -,m. : i i Juim. JSui ’ A bill toijtorporate a Medical Colie#: in the city of Atlaftffi. Passed. Mr. Dabnejfcoffired a resolution referring the ftent Laws to Judiciary Cominitfie. Messrs. pointed a special committee for the consideration °f alt bills changing the names of individuals. The Senate then adjourned until 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. Bills read the first time. Dr. McGehee, of Houston, introduced a bill incorporating the Georgia Gold Mining Com pany of Lumpkin county, with a capital of $500,- 000, and privnedge to increase the same to $1,000,000. Mr. Bryan, of Wayne, a bill to appoint com missioners to locale a new Court House in Wa) ne. Tte Senate then took up House bills for the first and second reading. A hflj repealing the 32d section cf the 14th | division of the Penal Code, which would provide,! for -private executions, was taken up, and after,! considerable discussion was lost. The Senate/j adjourned until half past 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. Milledgf.ville, Jan. 11, 1854. Mr. Editor: The legislative business trans acted to day has been of an unexciting charac ter, and consequently there is but little room for comment. All the members have not yet re turned, although the number present is daily in creasing. I am happy to say that President Stell has so lar recovered as to be able to appear in bis seat this morning. A most outrageous murder was committed this afternoon about 5 o’clock, in front of McCombs’ Hotel, on the person of a young man by the name of Rawlson, by a man by the name of Hunt. "Some difficulty had previously occurred between the parties, and when they met this as ternoon, the lie passed between them, whereup on Hunt drew a pistol, and shot Rawlson thro’ the lungs. Rawlson expired in a few moments, and Hunt immediately fled. He has since been captured, and committed to jail to await his trial. Rawlson was unarmed. He was from Macon; but has been here during the session ot 1 the Legislature. Hunt was formerly from Lau rens county, but is now, I understand, a resident 1 of Albany. This murder has caused great ex 1 citement, which must, in part,, account for the brevity of this letter. , SENATE.—BILLS REPORTED. Mr. Dawson, of Greene: a bill for the relief of John D. Malone, now confined in the peni tentiary for life. Mr. Hull,of Clarke: a bill allowing the Sou thern Mutual Insurance Company to transferee Life Insurance Department to any other torn pany now organized, or hereafter organized, on condition that such Company be under the same obligations as are now imposed upon the Sjouth ern Mutual Insurance Company; also, a bill in corporating the Athens Steam Company With a capital of $15,000. The Committee on the Deaf and Dumb'Asy lum reported, recommending the admission oi pupils from the age of seven years, the ajlioint ment of Trustees, and a travelling agent, with a salary of SSOO. Mr. Ridley, of Troup: a bill changing the line between the 4th and 6th districts of Troup. Mr. Moon, of Jackson: a resolution request i ing voters at the next general election to endorse | on their tickets Court or no Court, thus leaving I it to the people to determine the longer continu- L anceof the Supreme Court in existence. BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill authorizing the construction of a Rail road from Dalton to Gadsd-n, Ala. Passed. A bill, introduced by Mr. Trammel, of Ha bersham, punishing involuntary manslaughter with imprisonment in the penitentiary from 4 to 10 years. Passed. A bill, introduced by Mr. Stephens, of Han cock, giving persons in possession of ungrauted lands preference in obtaining land warrants, and preventing the Secretary of State from issuing grants, until he has received a certificate from ; the Sheriff of the county in which the lands are | located. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill, introduced by Mr. Miller, in relation to intestate estates. Passed, Mr. Mounger’s bill, making Sheriff’s deeds, bills of sale, and other papers signed by a legal officer, evidence of the existence of the judg ment, or execution, under which they were made. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill, introduced by Mr. Morris, in relation to intestate estates, placing widows and children on the same footing in relation to such property. Passed. Senate adjourned until 91 o’clock to morrow morning. house. , Mr. Gartrell moved to reconsider the bill lost on yesterday, allowing discoveries at common -law. The motion was lost. Mr. Irwin moved to reconsider the bill passed on yesterday, requiring Ordinaries to be in their plaee only on Mondays and Thursdays. The -motion was carried and the bill was lost. BILLS READ THE FIRST TIME. Mr. Harrison, of Chatham, introduced a bill incorporating the Exchange Bank, in the city of Savannah. Also, a bill repealing an act lim iting the jurisdiction of the city of Savannah concerning the regulation of the maiket. Also, a bill changing the name of the Marine and In surance Bank of the State of Georgia to the Ma rine Bank of Georgia, and giving the Directors power to increase the capital at any time to a sum not exceeding $2,000,000. Also, a bill in corporating the “Young America Fire Compa ny” of Savannah. Mr. Staten, of Clinch, introduced a new bill laying out a new county out of Clinch, Ware, [twin and Telfair. Mr. Ward, of Chatham, a bill authorizing' Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts, and Coroners to ad- vertise. Mr. Armstrong, of Greene, a bill for the par don of John D. Malone, now confined in the Penitentiary for life. Dr. Phillips, of Habersham, a bill requiring ! all”suits against VV. &A. R. R., to be conducted in the counties in which their offices are located. Also, a bill authorizing the Governor to issue State Bonds, in lieu ot the Central Bank rids. Mr. Strother, of Lincoln, a bill for the man agement of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and appropriating money for the same. Mr. Mobley, a bill amending the act incorpo- Kthe Bank of LaGrange. BILBS IlkjT'P THE THIRD TIME. new for Oge- A bill Wqßpn ‘siir wu( : Ohoope Rivers'—pasfcd. Mr. Ytwo incorporate the Oregon Steam Boat struct a f of the State of Georgia—passed. < RaUf??df u »g, of Union, submitted a bill to con was "raised V concerning the admission of the bill. Mr. Pick ett contended that the same bill had been offered in the form of an amendment to a bill introduc ed by himsell and then rejected, and consequent ly that it could not now be received. Pending the discussion, the House adjourned until 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. fbe discussion was resumed. The Speaker de cided the bill in older, and it‘was consequently introduced. A bill was introduced, authorizing Bowers & Brothers, a Manufacturing Company in the county of Carroll to raise, by lottery, a certain sum of money. , BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill to incorporate the Dade County Iron Manufacturing arid Coal Company—passed. Several other bills of local character were read and passed upon. The House then adjourned until half past nine, to-morrow morning. - r Milledgeville, Jan. 12, 1854.£g Mr. Editor: The Senate, on Tuesday, pas sed a bill incorpoiating a Medical College at At lanta. This will make the third Medical Col lege in our State. The bill in question. I have since learned, elicited a most interesting discus sion, which I regret that I was not able to hear, the Legislature seems to pursue the same policy in the creation of medical colleges, which it has done for several years in reference to horary institutions. Every application for a . jailer of a literary college, as far as we have been able to learn, has been granted, without the i -ast exer cise of discrimination. Now, it is true th:.cal ling of a school a college by the LegisGare. does not, in fact, make it anymore of a college, than, to use an illustration which we have heard from the pulpit, the calling of soda potash, makes so da potash. But,still, although the institution te possessed of nothing but the name, the act itself exerts a deleterious influence. The „name at tracts a number of students from different schools, where many of them may have been making solid acquirements, to a so called col iege, where the most they can hope to do is to obtain a su perficial acquaintance with different branches of learning. The patronnge of the State being thus divided among a number of institutions, no one of them is able to employ first rate talent 111 its board of instructors, and to make those strict requirements for admission, and to en orce those rigid examinations which are neces sary, in order that it should send forth no graduate of which it might feel ashamed.— We strive to content ourselves with the boast, that we have more young men, and young la dies at College, than any other State in tl e Union in proportion to population, but we never inquire whether we have as many good scholars. A mere glance at College catalouges will show ‘ that the standard of scholarship in our institu tions is below that in a great number of Ameri can Colleges. This consequence is to be at tributed, in great part, to the unnecessary num ber of Colleges in our State. The same causes will produce like results in the histoiy of our Medical Colleges. The State cannot support three institutions of this kind re spectably. The ultimate consequence must be, as was well remarked by the Senator from Hous ton, that they will all lead a miserable and dwar fish existence. _ Young Rawlson, ol Macon, of whose murder I gave you an account in my last, was buried this afternoon. The Inferior Courtof Baldwin coun ty will be in session to-morrow, when an at tempt will be made to bail Hunt. Though the attempt should fail, he will not have to remain in jail long, as the Superior Court meets here in the course of a fortnight. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Committee on the Judiciary, through their Chairman, Mr. McDougald, reported unan imously against a bill, allowing masters of slaves and guardians of free persons of color to give bail for their appearance in Court; also, against a bill, making the decisions of the Supreme Court uniform in favor of a bill defining the liability of Railroad Companies, in favor of a bill allowing continuances in certain cases; and,also, in favor of a bill abolishing imprisonment for debt.— Messrs Irwin, Pottle, and Cleveland, of Craw ford, from this committee dissented from the re port on the last bill. The report of the commit tee is beautifully and chastely written, and does credit to its author. A bill allowing the Inferior Court of Lumpkin county, to retain the taxes ot 1854, for the pur pose of building a jail, was read the third time and lost. A bill to increase the jurisdiction of Justices’ Courts to 580 in Lumpkin county. An amend ment was adopted, making the provisions of the bill general throughout the State. The bill with the amendment, was then, after some dis cussion, lost. A bill, to pay $2,000 to one of the Savannah Banks for money borrowed, to meet interest on Central Bank Bonds, was read the third time and passed. The House then adjourned until 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon was occupied in reading bills the second time. Mr. Trice, of Polk, offered a resolution exclud ing new matter, except concerning elections, af ter the 19th ir.st., unless by a vote of two-thirds. Mr. Trice,and Mr. Walker, of Richmond, sup ported, and Mr. McDougald, and Mr. Stapleton opposed the resolution. The mover withdrew it. and the House adjourned. IN THE SENATE. Mr.. Green, of Pike, moved to reconsider the bill passed on yesterday, incorporating the Dal ton and Gadsden Rtrtlroad. The motion was carried. Mr. More, of Lincoln, offered a bill amendato ry of the Penal Code, so as to punish keepers of gambling houses with imprisonment in the Penitentiary from one to two years. Mr. King, of Sumter, reported a bill repeal ing the act of 21st February, 1850, in.relation to the issuing of writs of certiorari. Mr. Dabney, of Gordon, reported a bill laying out a new county from Gordon, Cass, Cherokee and Pickens. Mr. Stephens, of Hancock, reported a bill au thorising the Justices of trie Inferior Court of -Hancock, to substribe 8100.000 to thp Macon p (Md W’arrenton^ a '* ro^^^^^^sssß®®® f re m the Committee on le— . ported favoramy to a bill incorporating the “Me chanics’ Saving Bank” of Savannah with a capital of $250,000, and privilege to go into ope ration whenever $50,000 is paid in. The char ’ *SO amendment providing that should individuals net cffizfcis of tnisMarefit suouia 6e forfeited. Mr. Dunnagan, of Hall, introduced an amendment, making the stock of each Stock holder subject to levy and sale, which was lost. The bill then passed—76 yeas. 9 nays. During the discussion on the bill, some reference was made to tbe Bank of Atlanta, which caused President Stell to take the floor. The President, in the course of his remarks, stated that he had been made one of the incorporators cf the Bank with out his knowledge or consent. A bill forming a new County out of Union and Gilmer, was taken up and passad—yeas 43 nays 39. The Senate adjourned until 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate took up bills for the second read ing. Alter some time thus occupied, Mr. Smith, of Coweta, moved to take up a resolution, previ ously introduced by him, bringing on the elec tion of U. S. Senator. Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, hoped the motion would be withdrawn. Mr. Dunagan concurred with the Senator from Chatham. Mr. Ander son continued, saying that he would join with any member in leaving the Hall, if the measure was persisted in. Dr. McGehee said the gen man might leave if he wanted to. Mr. Miller moved an adjournment, which was carried—yeas 43, nays 42. So the Senate ad journed until half past nine to-morrow morn ing. r State Convention.— A bill is now before the Legislature callmg a State Convention to make suen changes in the Constitution as may be ne cessary tor the public convenience. Several of onr contemporaries have approved the measure. We regard the bill as important, ami under pres ent ciscumstances, w« sincerely trust it will pass. It is unnecessary to specify individual in stances or particular cases wheie it is highly im portant a change should be made, for very few persons acquainted with the Constitution and proposed amendments, need a ie-perusal to ac quaint them with its defective portions. Many laws applying to particular cases when the Con stitution was adopted, are too stringent now, and offences that were lightly regarded then, have since grown to an importance that demand great stringency. We might refer to tbe confu sion of many portions of the Constitution, the result ot numberless amendments, but everv legislator must have observed it. Our State Conventions are generally composed of the ablest men in each county, and such a body wou.d be apt to adopt judicious amendments.— federal Union , 10/A iust. Terrible Tragedy— We lean that a double murder was perpetrated in Sumter county the latter part of last week. We have not been abie to get the particulars further than as fol lows : Two men by the names of Williams and Johnson, met near Americus, and getting into a fight killed each other. Their bodies Were found horridly mangled. It is known that here had been an old grudge between them lor some time.— lb. Vote on Cutting’s Resolution. The following list contains the yeas and nays on the motion to lay Cutting’s resolution on the table. From it the reader will see that the New York Hard Shells and their few Democratic sympathisers have got themselves into tine com pany. From all the Southern States (omitting Kentucky and Tennessee as belonging to the West) we can find the name of but one profess ed Demociatic who voted with the Hards— Thomas H. Bailey, of Virginia. All the Whigs and all the Abolitionists appear to be on the Hard side; among them Giddings and Gerrit Smith are worthy of mention. We think the Administration can sustain itself against all such assailants:— Sav. Georgian. Mr. Orr—l move to lay the resolution upon the table, and upon that motion I call for the yeas and nays. Mr. Houston—Let us have the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The question was then taken, and there were —yeas 104, nays 06, as follows: Yeas— Messrs. Aiken James C. Allen, Willis Allen, Ashe, Barksdale, Barry, Belcher, Benton Bissell, Bocock, Boyce, Breckenridge, Bridges. Brooks, Caskie, Chastain, Chrisman, Churchwell Clark, Cobb, Craige, Cumming, John G. Davis’ Disney, Dowdell, Drum, Dunbar, Eddy, Elliot’ Ellison, English, Faulkner, Fenton, Florence’ Fuller, Greenwood, Hastings, Hendricks, Henn’ Hibbard, Hillyer, Houston, Hughes, Ingersoll, Johnson, Daniel T. Jones, George W. Jones Roland Jones, Keitt, Kid well, Kurtz, Lamb’ Latham, Letcher, Lilly, Lindsley, MacDonald’ McDougald. McMullen,McNair, McQueen Mace Maxwell, May, Smith Miller. Millson, Morrison’ Murray, Nichols, Noble, Olds, Orr, Bishop, Perkins, John Perkins, jr„ Phelps, Phillips’ Pratt, Richardson, Ritchey, Robbins, jr., Ruffin’ Seymour, Shannon, Shaw, Shower,' Singleton.’ Skelton, William 11. Smith, Smyth, Snodgrass, Stevens, Andrew Stuart, J. J. Taylor, Thurston, V ail, \ ansant, Warren, Wells, Wentworth, and Daniel B. Wright.— 104. Nays.— Messrs. Abercrombie, Appleton, Thos. A. Bayly, Bell, Benson, Lewis, D Campbell, Carpenter, Carutbers, Clingman, Cook, Corwin, (.ox, Crocker, Cullom, Cutting,Dicks, Eastman, F.dmonds, Etheridge, Everheart, Ewing, Farley, Giddings, Grey, Garon Harlon, Haven Hiester, Hill, Hunt, Kerr, Knox, Lindley, McCullock, Middleswartb, Jno. G. Miller. Norton, Andrew Oliver, Mordecai Oliver, Parker, Peckham, Preston, Puryear, Reedy, Reese, David Ritche, Rogers, Russell, Sabin, Sapp, Simmons, Gerrit Smith, Frederick P. Stanton, R. H. Stanton, John laylor, Tracy, Upharn, Walbridge, Walsh, Elihu B. VVashburne, Israel Washburn, Jr., Tappen Wer.twortb, Wheeler, Yates and Zollicotfer.—66. Wreck of the British Brio Charlotte.— 1 ue brig mentioned in yesterday’s Courier as having been reported by the pilot boats Palmetto and R. S. Bauer as being ashore on Folly Island beach, turns out to be the Biitish brig Charlotte, Capt. Chavar, which sailed from Halilax, N. S. on the ISth ult. with some fish and ballast ton this port. It appears that between four and five o’clock on Wednesday morning, it being very foggy and the wind dead on shore, Capt, Cravar finding the brig near the breakers was compelled to anchor inthree fathoms of water; but both chains having shortly afterwards parted, the vessel went ashore on the beach near the light house,striking heavily a3 she passed over the breakers. The mainmast and foretopmast went over the side soon alter she struck, and when the Captain left her on Wednesday afternoon she had three feet lour inches of water in the hold. It has been b'owing very heavily since, and she will pro bably become a total wreck. The officers and men succeeded in getting ashore on Morris’ Island with considerable difficulty. Capt. Cra var and part of the brig’s crew reached this city on Wednesday night.— Char. Cour. 13tkinst. ■ Ihe Weather yesterday continued warm, and the atmosphere humid. Wednesday night was one ot the most boisterous experienced here for a long time, abounding as did the previous night, in-‘thunder, lightning, and in rain”—the wind blowing with such violence as to shake our wooden tenements, in exposed situations, to their foundations, and causing many an anxious mother to pross her young ones more closely to her side, tearing that the house might down upon an olbshore wind it i 8 »<■» he that ftie in Sumter County. A gentleman ot high respectability, ol Sum ter county, has sent us the following details ot a bloody transaction which took place in that county, on Saturday last: Amertcus, Jan. 9. 1851. of a tS^f' Sa i; thH tbeatre oftwo^rrar 111 "* ,n ,he «>«* two men killed, (Williams and* Joh^” 0 ?' Ihe near neighbors to a man na, i/p ’ ) whom they were at vardnel d ?" ggr a m » With f rn „, c variance and enmity, aris ifcSrC j““"r y «*«a ' rdm a * or > (about thirteen years old) ’oveiheard ’ Thi * ™ JBSsSSHf*® Johnson was standing in the road by Cde Fn-»S“ tt'“‘ e,|ya ®“ the^'roai* s i'ue'V'and upon time “now d m S ° r * e ’ at the same rune, now d—n you, we’ll have it.” Eneram dia'te'iy fired?"aid hldge/ttf B “ * mme ' Willi/mJ h * '““S 6 * l the entire contents n was some fom a o '« Upon Which "ho ie loui oi hve paces in advanced' Wil to ~r ("?? te l V ’ he was ‘‘red upon by-En ureast kdin "n h ‘ r^ en buck shot in the right „„ ” k,ll,n g him almost instantly. Thre was “aMsyass* •*?“ - *•*««• »“ r« ct Ssrii: .'ateJi."'2£ tb « citizens. U “ th re collection of our oldest v°££Sm£'S£ ‘L wieM «»«*™i ...a .b. bXi„ xi "““t':«> snow crushed in several hi.in' j W€l of little damage amonf thp b ’ doln g SO[nft lotor m ules“ weTheied inT ehOUSeS ' Als °’ a Hugh Mulvaney and Vljchael drowned on Wednesday „ McGowan were to Fort Sumter, by t e boat in whllh^r^'' 18 being capsized. Luke’ WaTker whi Were at Cattle Pinckney at lOo’clork „ I A , !rwS« c bs«r;"ra;”” b^'v ™ , ss^sfiSiSF s ten.,. ~f„„ , J Lfiar. Courier, 13r/ 4 )' ns ;_ yvereu.— th. E New'Yo G rt N p E - A Parisia, ‘ Correspondent of Tj/z "! SftXTCSJSSS* b.d tb?,',M “V, ,hL*c“*,« «j» »«»; of precious stones. ’ ,n J mosalc of