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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER
J. W. HI KKi: 4 CO., Proprietor*.
A. W. HKESIE* j Editor*.
S. HOSE, I
MACON, TUESDAY, MaRCh I
TAKE THE OLD RELIABLE HOL'TE.
This week our news columns are
particularly interesting. The Masonic
Department, too, commands special at
tention —and our intensely interesting—
thrilling—selected story, the Traveller’s
Last Inn, fills the measure of good
things to the brim.
The following is the table of contents:
FIRST PAGE.
Comments on the Inaugural address.
Plantation Manners. Rights of Country
Papers. Free Cotton to France. The
Removal of the Capitol. Cuban Refu
gees —Outrages on Americans in Hava
na. A Liberal Subscription. Presi
dent Grant’s Inaugural Address. A
Mew Manufactory in Augusta. The
Georgia Legislature—Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday. For Congress. Shock
ing Accident.
SECOND PAGE.
Stand by your Colors. The New
Cabinet. Georgia Legislature—Wed
nesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
A Chapter on Irish Potatoes. Solilo
quising. Bob not Joe. A Good Num
ber. A Good Time. Masonic Depart
ment.
T VI fItU I'A'Jt.
Masonic Intelligence. News of the
Week. Commercial Intelligence; Mark
et Reports. Advertisements.
FOURTH PAGE.
Piti‘fin'd srThe Race for Wealth, Place
ancf'P&Ver—by Jack Dobell. No Time
like the Old Time. The Traveller’s
Last Inn : Conclusion of the Thrilling
Story. Legal and other Advertise
ments.
STAND l»V THE COLORS.
The Democratic party of the Union now
know very surely from Grant’s inaugural
address, what they are to expect for their
organization and its principles from his
administration of the Government. If
they have had any idea, heretofore, that
lie would cut loose from the paity that put
him in power, and be the President of the
People, they must now confess their dis
appointment. He tel Is them, very plain
ly, that while he may not, in his policy,
meet the views of the more extreme men
of the Radical parly, he still will not de
sert that party and its most potent leaders,
and that he can be relied upon to carry out,
with all the powers at his command,
every unconstitutional, unjust, and op
pressive measure of legislation with which
they have cursed the country, and out
raged the people. He endorses, and is
pledged to enforce the loathsome thing
called “ reconstruction,” with all its trains
of infamies and evils. He is pledged to
use the bayonet to force upon the people
laws made against their wishes and in
terests, und which were passed by a com
bination of ignorance and hate. He ap
proves all the insults, all the outrages,
and all the wrongs that have aiflicted the
people of our section of the Union for
more thau three years, and which some
fondly hoped would be as hateful to him as
President, as he gave us reasons to believe,
at one time, they were to him as a sol
dier. He is content to give the past, cov
ered all over as it is with terror, and bit
terness, and ruin to ten States of the
Union, the go-by, without so much as
even a formal word of regret. He has no
words of sympathy for the South and its
people—only for the bondholders, whose
wealth is based upon the blood, and ruin
of our people. Their rights and interests
are to be the special objects of his watch
ful care, and their iniquitous demands
upon the public treasury are to be honored
before those of any other class. What
the plow-holders, the laboring men,
the real bone and muscle of the country
and of the movement that made him
President, will say to this offensive and
stiulied ignoring of their interests, we
cannot say. Let us hope they may, before
his term of office expires, find a way of
letting him know. Men in plenty, in his
own party, who see how the current is
steadily sweeping, will be found to lead
them.
Let that happen as it may, however,
the duty of the Democratic party and of
the South is plain. That organization
must be maintained. It must re-uniform
aud re-arm its soldiers, and show its
leaders that neither lukewarmness nor
vacillation will be tolerated. It must re
affirm, on every suitable occasion, and
whenever called on to speak, the princi
ples for which it has ever contended, aud
which, though temporarily beaten dowu,
are indestructible in their wisdom and
their devotion to the Constitution and the
best interests of the country. They must
make no compromise with the enemies of
those principles, nor allow themselves to
be drawn into any alliance, offensive or
defensive, with those whose efforts for
eight eventful years have all been directed
to their destruction. They are pledged to
the country, like Hannibal of old, to eter
nal hostility to Radicalism in all its forms,
and under all its leaders. That pledge
must be redeemed, though the record of
its efforts for the next half*century be
nothing but a series of disastrous defeats.
We call on all good men in Georgia to
stand by the old colors. There, aud there
only, is safety. There, aud there only, is
honor and duty. We would be worse
than dogs to desert old friends aud allies,
for the companionship of those who have
beaten, and outraged, and insulted us so
brutally aud persistently. We call upon
all to watch every symptom of defection
and wavering for whatever cause, aud
promptly apply the punishment of public
reprobation. We demand thattlie motto:
shoot deserters, shall be re-emblazoned on
the old flag. We demand that it shall be
enforced without fear, favor or affection.
We demand, in short, that the discipline
which has given us all our victories iu
the past, be even more strictly enforced
than ever. To that end we shall work,
and we call on all who agree with us to
second our efforts.
Flanking the Rads.— We are ex
tremely gratified to see in the Nashville
Bauuer, of Saturday, a dispatch from In
dianapolis, to the effect that the fifty-nine
Democratic members of the Indiana Leg
islature had all resigned their seats, thus
breaking the quorum aud bringing the
session to an end. By this boid step they
flank the Radical majority in their efforts
to adopt the negro amendment, aud knock
that infamous measure in the head, for
the present, at least, aud so far as Indiana
is concerned.
A Fearful Thought —Grant’s “dan
der” must have been raised very high for
him to walk out of the Methodist church
at Washington, on Sunday, because, for
sooth, there had been no special seat pro
vided for him. We thought he was so
modest, unpretending, etc. But won’t
the “loyal” Northern Methodist heart be
sorely troubled at the contretempts. They
already, doubtless, see Grant going else
where for his religion, and then perhaps,
the spoils following in the same direction.
What a fearful thought!
Beecher on Colors. —The Rev. H. W.
a sermon delivered’two
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THE NEW CABINET.
In our telegraphio columns will be
found the names of the men whom Presi - j
dent Grant has selected as his constitu
tional advisers for the next four years. It
may not be amiss to repeat them here.
Secretary of State, Elibu B. Wash
burne, of Illinois; Secretary of the Navy,
Adolph E. Boirie, of Pennsylvania; Sec
retary of the Treasury, A. T. Stewart, of
New York; Secretary of the Interior,
Jacob D. Cox, of Ohio; Postmaster Gen
eral, J. A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland ; At
torney General, E. B. Hoare, of Massa
chusetts (we presume). For Secretary of
War no nomination is made, so we sup
pose Gen. Schofield is to be retained for
the present, at least.
Washburne has been a memlier of the
House of Representatives for a number of
years, and is probably the oldest member
of that body. He is well known as the
early triend of Grant, and the man above
all others to whom he(G.) is most indebted
fortheopportunities offered him to achieve
fame during the recent civil war. He is
a man of fair ability, an average Western
Congressman, but miserably dwarfed
when compared with such men as Marcy,
Cass and Seward.
Stewart is the wall known New York
dry goods merchant, with probably much
more capacity to carry on a flourishing
business in that line, than to manage, at
this critical period, the finances of a great
nation. His appointment is a recognition
of the superior claims to consideration of
the bondholders.
is an ex-Maior General in the Fed
eral volunteer service during the late war,
and also an ex-Governor of Ohio. He is
the superior, intellectually, of both Wash
burue and Stewart.
Borie is, if we mistake not, a retired
Philadelphian merchant, and one of that
class of Pennsylvanian politicans whom
McClure told Grant were not known to the
people, and whose appointment would
jeopardize the success of the Radicals in
the next election in that State.
Cresswell is a Marylaud scalawag, and
one of the meanest of his class. He was
a rabid secessionist till “loilty” turned
trumps, and for his treachery was sent to
the Senate, whence he retired to make
way for a Democrat two years ago. He
represents, we suppose, the Southern
“loil” element.
Hoare, we presume, isofMassachusetts,
and a relative, probably, of the man who
was sent by that state several years ago
to meddle with the domestic afTairs of
South Carolina. He is unknown in gen
eral politics.
This Cabinet, although not composed of
extreme Radical material, is sufficiently
pronounced to strengthen the evidence
that the back of Grant’s hand is em
phatically towards the South. We are
now, more thau ever, convinced that we
have nothing to hope for from the new
Government.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION IN THE
THIRD DISRTICT.
As our paper has an extensive circula
tion in this district, we publish, by re
quest, the following communication,
touching the question of the Congressional
election in that district. It is understood,
of course, that we do not, by such publi
cation, hold ourself as endorsing the
views of the writer:
Editors Columbus Enquirer: An elec
tion for a member of Congress for this dis
trict is to be held in April, and I am of
opinion that a Convention should becalled
and held forthwith for the nomination of
a candidate to be run and supported by
the Democratic party for the office.
I am aware that iu August last Mr. Buc
haunau was nominated for an election to
have been held in November. But many
reasons now exist why anew nomination
should be made. The district has great
need of a Representative in Congress at
this time, and should have a good one, if
< ossible. It is well known that Mr. Buc
hannan is ineligible under the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and if elected could not
take his seat. The result of his election,
probably, would be to seat.his obnoxious
opponent. But would not other results of
equal or greater disaster follow ? I think
so. It is well known that Gov. Bullock
is striving to put us back under a provis
ional government. Our Senators are still
unseated. Representative Christy (in like
condition with Mr. Buchanan), although
elected before the Fourteenth Amendment
became a part of the Constitution, has
never yet had his disabilities removed,
and the order is, as we understand, that
when the Clerk shall call the roll of the
new Cougress, for organization, the names
of members from Georgia are not to be
called.
Again: During the last Presidential
canvass the Central Executive Committee
of the Democratic party of Georgia were
called together, aud declared that the
party did recognize the validity of the
Fourteenth Amendment as a part of the
I Constitution, and would abide by it until
legally declared to be inoperative. And
j at this time we are looking hopefully to
General Grant to inaugurate a policy
more favorable to us thau that heretofore
pursued by the Radical party, and to
recognize Georgia as a State rightfully in
the Union and entitled to all the rights of
a State as such.
Now, iu view' of these facts, is it our
policy, and can we afford, by casting our
suffrages for Mr. Buchauau, to place our
selves, as a party, in open hostility to this
Fourteenth Amendment, and give the lie
to this pledge of the Executive Commit
tee, aud give our enemies the use ol so
potent a weapon against us as would be
this charge of open and avowed hostility
to the Constitution of the Uuited States
as it is —aud all tor the purpose of paying
a useless compliment to a gallant political
and military leader?
Before this is done, the will of the party,
iu this changed condition of affairs, should
be again consulted aud unequivocally ex
pressed; and I insist that a Convention
be called at an early day, and I suggest the
third Saturday iu March as the day, and
Columbus as the place, for the holding of
a Convention for the nomination of a can
didate. and that the Presidents of the va
rious Democratic Clubs of the District be
requested to see to it that the call is re
sponded to.
I see that a correspondent iu your pa
per has suggested the name of the Hon. E
H. VVorrill as an unexceptionable candi
date. I approve of the suggestion. He
would represent the District ably aud
faithfully, and if nominated would be
elected, and if elected could take his seat
iu the new Congress wheuever any one of
the Democratic party from Georgia shall
be allowed a seat, aud will aid Tift aud
others in their noble efforts of pouring oil
upon the troubled waters of strife.
These suggestions are made, Messrs.
Editors, with no uukiud feelings towards
Mr Buchanan—far from it. I know of
no one more deserving than he, or one
whom the people would more delight to
honor. But I cannot consent, in this cri
sis of our affairs, to give him a suffrage
that will beof no mauuerof benefittohim
or the country—that may result iu put
ting in place aud power a person wholly
unfitted for the position—that may be
used by our enemies to our irreparable
political injury—and if “madness” is to
continue to “rule the hour,” that may be
construed by our insatiate foes agaiust’our
gallant paroled soldiers, thus voting, as
an overt infraction of their paroles.
“Let us have peace.” Pax.
How the Money Goes.— We publish
for the benefit of tax-payers, who foot the
bill, the following from the Radical At
lanta paper. What do the people think
of it?
We suggest to His Excellency, the Gov
ernor, the propriety of discontinuing the
publication of pardons and appointments
of Inspectors of Fertilizers. The publica
tion of each of the latter cost the State
about seventy-five dollars, while the
former cost not less than one hundred and
fifty each, ihe people complain of this
as an unnecessary aud unusual expense
and it would be well if it were discon
tinued. To advertise an Inspector of Fer
tilizers for each county iu the Stale would
alone cost in the neighborhood of ten
thousand dollars. And there is no neces
sity for the expense.
The Paris wits spare nobody, see how
they treat our friends the doctors,
GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
From the Atlanta Intelligencer.
EVENING SESSION.
Atlanta, Wednesday, March 3.
House.—House met at 3 p. m.
BILLS READ THIRD TIME.
Mr. Pearson—A bill for the relief of W.
! G. McAdoo, of Baldwin county.
Mr. Lee, of Newton—A bill to repeal
that section of Irwin’s Code which gives
to the Clerk of the House and Secretary
of the Henate SSOO extra pay.
Mr. Sorrells—A bill to incorporate the
town of Social Circle.
Mr. Reddish—A bill to give criminal
jurisdiction to Justices of the Peace iu
Appling county.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to change the line between the
counties of Johnson and Laurens. Passed.
A bill to amend the charter of the town
of Athens. Lost.
A bill to authorize the Tax Collectors of
Gilmer and Haralson counties to receive
jury certificates iu payment of taxes.
Lost. .
A bill changing the time of holding Su
perior Courts in Towns county. Passed.
A bill to transfer Screven county from
the Middle to the Eastern Circuit.
Passed.
A bill to change the line between the
counties of Johnson and Emanuel. Lost.
A bill to create anew judicial circuit, to
be known as the Muscogee Circuit. Made
special order for to morrow.
A bill to provide for the more effectual
working of roads in Glynn county. Re
committed aud referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A bill bringingou anelection in Colum
bus for Mayor aud Council Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Union and
White Turnpike Company. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Augusta and
Louisville Railroad Compauy. Passed.
A bill appointing road commissioners
for Muscogee county. Passed.
Mr. Haunter —a resolution
15th Constitutional Amendment. Lost.
A bill authorizing John Smith and
Wm. Pitts, of Columbia county, to ap
point three additional Commissioners for
the town of Thompson. Passed.
A bill to legalize the election of Justices
of the Peace in Stewart county. Lost.
A bill to incorporate the Okefenokee
Swamp Caual and Manufacturing Compa
uy. Lost.
A bill to change the line between the
counties of Randolph and Clay. Passed.
Thursday, March 4. 1869.
Senate. —Senate called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Mr. Hinton.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. Speer moved to reconsider action on
bill to exempt the railroads iu the State
from liability for killing any species of
-.tock running at large, but as Mr. Nun
nally was absent, the motion was passed
by for the present.
adjournment.
The Special Committee to report on an
early adjournment, recommended the pas
sage of a resolution that the General As
sembly adjourn sine die at 12 M., on the
12th instant.
Mr. Holcombe moved to suspend the
rules, aud adopt the resolution.
The rules were not suspended.
BPECIAL ORDER.
The special order of the day being the
consideration of the bill to creates Land
and Immigration Bureau, was taken up.
Mr. Candler supported the bill, and
moved that it do not pass
Mr. Speer moved to take it up by sections.
Mr. Candler opposed taking it up by
sections, and advocated the bill.
Mr. Speer withdrew his motion, and of
fered an amendment to the first section
providing that the Governor shall nomi
nate the commissioners aud the Senate
confirm the nomination.
Mr. Adkins opposed the bill, in loto.
Mr. Higbee offered as a substitute for
the bill, one providing for the creation of
a Board of Immigration consisting of five
members, three appointed by the Gov
eruor, the Governor and Secretary of State
being ex-officio members of the Board.
The Board have the whole subject of pub
lishing documents, bearing on the subject
of immigration, theappointment of agents
to the Northern States and to Europe,
and to fix the compensation of the agents,
receive and disburse all funds, etc.
Mr. Hungerford opposed the bill.
Mr. Wellborn sustained the bill.
Mr. Adkins moved to lay the bill and
amendments on the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the motion, with the following result:
Yeas —Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Brock,
Colman, Corbitt, Dickey, Graham, Griffin,
(21st) Harris, Hungerford, Jones, Rich
ard-on, Siriuger and Welch—l4.
Nays—Anderson, Bruton. Burns, Cand
ler, Collier, Fain, .Gignilliat. Griffin,
(6tli) Hinton, Jordan, Lester, Merrell,
McCutchen, Moore, Smith, (7th) Smith,
(36th) Wellborn, Wiun, aud Wooten—l 9.
Motion to lay on the table lost.
Motion to adopt Mr. Higbee’s substitute
was lost by the following vote •
Yeas—Messrs. Adkins, Bowers,Colmau,
Dickey, Harris, Higbee, Jones,
Merrell, Sherman, Stringer, and Welch —
12.
Nays—Messrs.Anderson, Bruton, Burns,
Candler, Collier, Fain, Gignilliat, Gra
ham, Griffin of 6th, Griffin of 21st, Hinton,
Hungerford, Jordau, Lester, McArthur,
McCutchen, Moore, Smith of 7th, Smith
of 361 h, Wellborn, Winn aud Wooten— 22
Mr. Hpeer’s amend me tit was lost by the
casting vote of Mr. Holcombe, acting
President, the vote standing—yeas, 19;
nays, 19. „ Tr
The hill as it came from the House, was
then passed, by the following vote:
Y ea9 _Messrs. Anderson, Bruton, Burns,
Candler. Collier, Fain, Gignilliat, Griffin
of Gth Hinton, Holcombe, Jordau, Lester,
Merrell, McArthur, McCutchen, Moore,
Smith of 7th, Smith of 36th, Speer, Well
born, Welch, Winn and Wooten—23.
Xa’ys—Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Brock,
Colman, Corbitt, Dickey, Graham, Grif
fin of 21st, Harris, Higbee, Hungerford,
Jones, McWhorter, Richardson, Sherman,
aud Stringer—l 6.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the People’s Insurance
and Banking Companyof Georgia. Passed
by yeas 25, nays 5.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
Mr. Collier —To incorporate the town of
Cochran, iu Pulaski county.
Mr. Hinton—To repeal so much of the
act authorizing the Ordinaries in certain
counties to levy a tax to pay insolvent
criminal costs, due to clerks and sheriffs,
as relates to the county of Muscogee.
Mr. McCutchen—To define the width of
the public road iu Catoosa county to the
left of Taylor’s Ridge, at the Whitfield
line, known as the Nickajack road.
CONCURRED IN.
The House amendment to the bill pre
scribing the qualification of voters in the
city of Columbus, was concurred in.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Smith, (7th,) adopted :
Appointing Col. E. Hulbert, Major
Campbell Wallace, aud Hon. Mark A..
Cooper, commissioners to look after tbe
interests of the Western aud Atlantic
Railroad.
By Mr. Harris—adopted :
That the Senate, when it adjourns this
afternoon, adjourn to meet at half-past
nine o’clock, on Saturday.
THE TAX RILL.
The general tax bill was taken up and
read by sections. The first section pro
vides that the Governor aud Comptroller-
General shall levy a tax sufficient to raise
the sum of $500,000.
Mr. Merrell offered an amendment, add
ing the words “aud such additional per
ceutage as will raise the sum of $200,000
for the support of common schools.”
Amendment lost and the section adopt
ed as read.
The bill is the same, with a few excep
tions, as the one adopted at last session.
Mr. Speer amendment tax
ing all parties having more than one dog,
$1 for every dog in excess of that number.
Adopted.
An amendment taxing perambulating
venders of patent medicines, linaments,
etc., SSO for each county. Adopted.
Mr. Bruton offered, as an additional
section, that a tax of one per cent, be lev
ied on all amounts taken in or bet at faro
banks. Voted down, by yeas, 6 ; nays, 26.
Mr. Gignilliat said he was astonished at
the amount of revenue that would be de
rived from this source, exhibited by the
vote just taken.
A motion to tax lawyers and physicians
$25 was voted down.
The Tax Receivers are to commence re
ceiving tax returns for IS69 after April Ist,
aud Tax Collectors to settle with Comp
troller General by tbe Ist of September.
The bill as a whole was adopted.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
The Committee on State of the Republic
reported iu favor of holding tbe election
for CoDgressmeu on the third Wednesday
in April.
DUELING.
Mr. Brock submitted a majority, and
Mr. Lester a minority report, on the sub
ject of dueling.
Senate adjourned until three o’clock.
House.—House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brautley.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. Darnell moved to reconsider the bill
lost yesterday granting aid to Marietta
and jasper Railroad Company.
Yeas and nays required, and resulted —
yeas 62, nays 72.
Mr. Harper, of Terrell from Special
Committee on adjournment, reported a
resolution to adjourn sine die on Friday,
12thinst*nt. Adopted.
Mr. McWhorter—A resolution that the
House meet at 9 a. m. aud adjourn at 1 P.
M.; and 3 P. m. and adjourn at 5 p. M.; and
that no new matter be introduced except
by a vote of tbree-fourtbs.
Mr. Saussey moved to amend by mak
ing time of meeting for morning session
9£ a. M. Carried.
Previous question called, sustained, and
resolution as amended adopted
Mr. Hamilton moved to suspend the
rules to take up a resolution for the ap
pointment of a committee t<> ascertain the
amount of bonds endorsed by the State.
Adopted*
Mr. Bryant rose to a personal explana
tion in regard to Mr. Fitzpatrick’s resolu
tion. He said he would not notice the
subject, coming from the source it does,
did it not contain grave aud serious
charges.
The first charge is that I have deserted
my party. He proceeded to discuss his
position, alleging that he was always, aud
is now, a Republican.
The Chair ruled the discussion out of
order.
Mr. Bryant continued with his person
al explanation. He said he had been
charged with desertion of bis party, be
cause he would not support low-down, vile
men, drunkards and villians —because he
would not be a pliant tool to get such men
as the gentleman from Bibb, (Mr. Fitz
patrick,) in Congress, and sustain such a
man as j. Clark Swayze, he had been as
sailed. [Cheers.] He never would con
oent t<* support nuoh mou foroffioft; would/
always do all he could to prevent it, and
they might read him out of the party as
much as they wanted—he would never
lend himself to such vile men. [Cheers.]
About the public printing—an arrange
ment was made to divide the printing be
tween the Augusta Republican, American
Union and New Era, he had nothing to
do with it. Hoped a committee would in
vestigate the matter.
Mr. Fitzpatrick said there had been no
man who had done more to establish mid
night leagues than Mr Bryant. He had
done more to injure Georgia thau anyone.
He, (Fitzpatrick,) had lived in Georgia
twenty years, and was an honest man and
a Radical. Can anybody tell which party
Mr. Bryant belongs to?
Considerable excitement over this de
bate. The Chair’s decision that it was
out of order, was virtually overruled by a
resolution to permit Mr. Bryant to pro
ceed with his remarks.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Committee of the Whole took up
the general appropriation bill, it being
the special order of the day.
Mr. Saussey moved to postpone and
make it the special order of to-morrow,
and that the bill be printed.
Mr. Anderson objected. The bill was
reported by the ablest committee of the
House, and had been carefully prepared ;
attention to it was all that was necessary.
Mr. Saussey withdrew his motion, and
the bill was read and each section acted
upon as it came up.
The pay of the Messenger of the Execu
tive was cut down to S6OO.
Mr. Tumliu moved to strike out $1,200
and insert SSOO as pay for Librarian. He
was surprised to see the gentleman from
Dougherty take the position he did in
asserting that $1,200 was little enough.
He would inform the gentleman that
there were hundreds, yes, thousands, of
efficient one-armed and one-legged sol
diers who would fill this office with honor
to the great State of Georgia for SSOO.
Pay reduced to S6OO.
Mr. Flournoy moved to appropriate ten
dollars instead of twelve per day for the
Speaker cf the House aud President of the
Senate, aud of nine as per
diem for members.
Mr. Anderson also advocated the mo
tion ; said he thought it was proper and
enough.
Mr. Shumate also advocated it, and said
that the Legislature had commenced to
reform, and that it would not be complete
if they failed to reduce their own per
diem. He thought nine dollars per day
too much, and that members could very
well afford to work for seven. He was
willing to do it.
Mr. Saussey and Mr. Sparks opposed
the motion.
Mr. Rawls said it was a benefit to the
people for members to receive nine dollars
per day—would be a means of circulating
the money—was opposed to (eduction un
less all the salaries were reduced.
Mr. O’Neal wanted every man to draw
as much as he pleased, so he did not ex
ceed nine dollars a day, and offered au
amendment to that effect.
The House refused to reduce the amount
of the appropriation.
Pending the discussion the House ad
journed till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION —MARCH 4.
Senate.— Senate met at 3 o’clock, and
was called to order by the President.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To change the line between the coun
ties of Johnson and Laurens.
To change the line between the coun
ties of Randolph and Clay.
To incorporate a railroad from the Wes
tern and Atlantic Railroad via Canton, in
Cherokee county, to Jasper, iu Pickens
county.
To incorporate the Bainliridge, Cuth
bert and Columbus Railroad.
To reduce the bonds of the Sheriffs of
Irwin and Habersham counties.
To authorize the Commissioners of the
town of Thompson, iu county,
to order an election for three additional
Cbmmissioners of said town.
To authorize the Tax Collector of Har
ralsou county toaccept jury certificates in
payment of county taxes.
To transfer Scriveu County from the
Middle to the Eastern Judicial Circuit.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House and Senate bills relating to
the Penitentiary were made the special
order for Monday next.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
To authorize the Ordinary of Thomas
county to levy a tax for county purposes,
when recommended by the Grand Jury.
Passed.
To declare the buying and selling of
cotton in the seed a misdemeanor. Ta
bled.
To authorize the Ordinary of Lowndes
county to issue scrip to build a court
house. Passed.
To provide for conveying convicts to the
penitentiary. Passed.
To amend section 3652 of the Code.
Tabled.
To require plaintiffs iu fi. fas. to pay ad
vertising fees iu advance. Lost.
To ebauge tiie line between Carroll and
Paulding counties. Passed.
To extend and regulate the law of set
off. Made the special order for Tuesday
next.
To allow testators to devise property or
money to executors under the will as
compensation for services. Passed.
To amend act for relief of debtors. [Non
residents exempted from its benefits.]
Passed.
To require the official bonds of Ordina
ries to be approved by Clerks of the Su
perior Court. Passed.
To authorize Judges of the Superior
Court to hear and determine, at cham
bers, demurers to motious in equity,
motion for change of receivers, etc.
Passed.
To prescribe a penalty for refusal to
work the public roads. Parties convicted
of refusal to work the roads are disquali
fied from voting for twelve months from
the date of conviction. Motion to lay on
the table was lost.
Mr. Smith, of 36th, offered an amend
ment to strike out the disfranchising
clause, and inserting a provision that the
Ordinary may, on conviction, send the
party refusing to work to the chain gang
for double the length of time of the re
fusal to work. Amendment lost.
The bill was lost by yeas 9, nays 16.
To relieve Mrs. Nancy Ingram, of Union
county, from liability on bond of her son.
Passed.
To authorize Ordinaries of Stewart and
Webster couuties to levy a tax to pay in
solvent criminal costs due officers, on
recommendation of Grand Jury. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS THIRD READING.
To give Notaries Public aud Justices of
the Peace the same jurisdiction as at
county sites in Banks, Hall, Milton, Tel
fair, Green, Warren, Jackson, Taliaferro,
Montgomery, and others counties. Passed.
To incorporate the Savannah Manufac
turing Company. Passed.
SENATE Bill FIRST READING.
Mr. Fain—To give Superior Courts ju
risdiction in certain cases of nuisance.
Mr. Butbune —A resolution that no mo
tion to transmit bills to tbe Senate be en
tertained in tbe evening session.
BILLS FIRST READING.
House.—Mr. Hamilton—To incorporate
the Paramore Hill Manufacturing Com-
Bradford— To relieve freedmen from
double tax in Wilkes county.
Mr. Fitzpatrick— A resolution to appoint
a committee to investigate whether J. E.
Bryant had drawn pay from the United
States Government and the State at the
same time. House refused to suspend the
rules. Mr. F. withdrew the resolution.
Mr. Darnell— To compel trustees to pay
money iu certain cases
Mr. Hudson—To permit 8. W. Bort
ling to practice medicine and charge for
the same
Mr. Walthall—To change the county
lines between the counties of Bartow aud
Polk.
Mr. Crawford—To relieve Wm. Arp
from certain taxes.
Mr. Cunningham—To change section 18
of the Constitution. •
Mr. Sparks —To declare void the sale of
wild lands by Tax Collectors.
Mr. Sisson—To exempt from taxation
mills for grinding wheat.
BILLS FOR THIRD READING.
A bill to change time of holding Su
perior Courts in Paulding county. Passed.
A bill granting amnesty for all crimes
committed prior to June, 1865.
Committee amended by adding “and
have not been arrested.”
Mr. Darnell moved to except county of
Pickens from provisions of the bill. Lost.
A bill to incorporate the Planters’ Acid
and Phosphate Manufacturing Compauy.
Passed.
A bill to change 3199 section of Irwin’s
Code.
A bill for relief of Frank Grubb and
others iu Upson county.
Mr. Hundson moved to amend by add
ing the name of S. K. O’Neai. Passed as
amended.
A bill to incorporate the Georgia Mutual
Aid Company. Passed.
Message from the Governor approving
Savannah Trust and Banking Company.
A bill to create the new Judicial Cir
cuit to be known as Muscogee Circuit.
Mr. Bethune moved to postpone indefi
nitely.
Mr. McDougald and Mr. Grimes op
posed the motion and spoke in favor of
the bill.
Mr. Butt spoke earnestly in favor of the
bill.
The motiou to postpone indefinitely pre
vailed.
The message of the Governor was, on
motion, taken up and read, refusing his
signature to the bill creating a board of
commissioners of roads and revenues for
couuties.
Mr. Bryant moved to pass the bill over
the Governor’s veto. He said the law was
a good one, aud one very much needed.
He reviewed the subject of the law.
Mr. Saussey spoke in favor of the mo
tion.
Previous question called, sustained, and
main question put. Yeas and nays were
required and were, yeas, 100; nays, 20.
And bill passed over veto.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved to suspend
the rules to take up the Senate resolution
appointing Col. E. Hulbert, Mark A.
Cooper, aud Col. Campbell Wallace, Com
missioners on the part of the State, to re
port what is necessary to be done in re
gare to schedule of said road. Concur
red in.
Friday, March 5,1869.
House.—House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantley.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. McDougald moved to reconsider the
bill lost yesterday, creating anew Judi
cial Circuit to be known as the Muscogee
Circuit. Motion prevailed.
Mr. Price moved to take up the report
of the Committee on Public Printing rela
tive to the letting out of printing of laws
of the present session in pamphlet form at
fifty cents per copy. The committee re
commend that three thousand copies be
printed, and that Mr. Cooper’s proposi
tion offering to print the same at fifty
cents per copy be accepted.
Mr. Hall, of Glynn, moved to amend
by substituting the uame of Z. D. Harri
son for J. F. Cooper, who proposed to do
the work for forty cents per copy.
Mr. Sisson accepted the change.
Report as amended was adopted.
The General Appropriation bill was
postponed till the evening sessiou.
Mr. Bethune moved to suspend the
rules to take up the resolution to appoint
a committee to investigate the propriety
of creating new Judicial Circuits. Rules
suspended and resolution taken up.
Mr. Morgan moved to lay it on the table.
Lost.
A vote was taken on the resolution and
it was adopted, and .dessrs. Bethune,
McDougaid and Shumate were appointed.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING-
A bill to chauge the manner of directing
Bench warrants and for other purposes.
Lost.
A bill to change the time of holding Su
perior Court in Bryan eounty.
A bill to prescribe the manner of taking
down evidence in criminal cases. Laid on
the table.
A bill to authorize third parties to plead
set-off, and interpose claims. Recommit
ted.
A bill to change and amend claim laws
of this State. Lost.
A bill to authorize either party in pos
sessory warrant to give notice to certeor
rari, to actas supersedas. Judiciary Com
mittee amended. Passed as amended.
A bill to make valid certain acts of No
taries Public. Passed.
A bill to allow parties to perfect service
on Nashville aud Chattanooga Railroad.
Passed.
A bill to make penal, maiming or killing
of cattle for trespass. Lost.
A bill to change the lines between the
counties of Carroll and Campbell. Passed.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to designate who are liable for
road duty- Lost.
A bill to amend the charter of the town
of LaFayette. Passed.
A bill to allow JohnT. Wilkes, guardian
of A. C. Fetton, of Oglethorpe county, to
settle with his ward. Passed.
A bill to repeal section 1978 of Irwin’s
Code, reinstating vendor’s lien. Lost.
Mr. Bisson moved to suspend the rules
to take up a resolution to advance $5,000
to Dr. Bard, State Printer. Rules sus
pended and resolution adopted.
A bill to change fiscal year so as to make
it conform to calendar year. Laid on the
table.
A bill to incorporate the Athens Mutual
Loan Association. Passed.
A bill to prevent the depredation of
stock on the land of another. Passed.
A bill giving lien to physicians for fees,
etc., was, on motion of Mr. Fowler, of Ca
toosa, indefinitely postponed.
A bill to amend Homestead Law. Re
committed.
A bill to require agents of foreign in
surance companies to procure license be
fore doing business in this State. Laid on
the table.
A bill to secure the returns of all tax
payers in sholi will tie* distrlot to ttU) Tax
Receiver, etc. Lost.
A bill to make it penal to allow minors
to play on billiard tables. Passed.
A bill to increase the salary of Treasurer
and Auditor of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad.
A bill to repeal section 256 of Irwin’s
Code. Lost.
A bill to regulate the practice of den
tistry in this State, Recommitted.
Saturday, March 6.
Senate.— The Senate met this morn
ing pursuant to adjournment, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Smith,
of the 7th.
The roll being called, and there being a
quorum present, the Secretary read the
journal of Friday.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER.
Mr. Smith, of the 36th, moved to recon
sider the bill prescribing the penalty for
refusing to work the roads, and for other
purposes. Lost.
Mr. Adkins moved to reconsider the bill
to encourage immigration into the State
of Georgia, and the investment of capital
in lands. Motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Brock moved to reconsider a bill
amending the fourth section of a bill en
titled an act for the relief of debtors. Laid
on the table for the present.
RESOLUTION.
Mr. Hungerford—Moved the Constitu
tional Amendment, known %s the l-sth
article, be adopted by the Senate. The
Senate refused to suspend the rules to take
up the resolution.
HOUSE APPROPRIATION.
Mr. Nunnally moved to take up the
House resolution ‘appropriating $5,000 to
Dr. Bard, State Printer, and adopt the
same. Adopted.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
To change the time of holding the Su
perior Courts of Bryan county. Passed.
To amend the charter of the town of
Americus, extending its limits. Passed.
To change the county lines of DeKalb
and Clayton. Laid on table for the
present.
For the relief of A. Worrell, of the
county of Upson, and explanatory of Sec
tion 3652 Irwin’s Code. Lost.
To amend an act incorporating the Sa-
vannata, Griffin and North Alabama Rail
road Company. Passed.
To incorporate the Rome Iron Manu
facturing Company. Passed.
The rules were suspended to take up the
fol'owing House resolution :
Resolved, That the General Assembly
do adjourn sine die on Friday, 12th inst.,
at 12 o’clock. Adopted.
SPECIAL BUSINESS.
Mr. Smith, of the 36th, moved that
Monday next the Senate take a vote on
the ratificaMou of the loth Article.
Mr. Candler proposed that provided the
General Assembly is officially notified of
the passage of the 15th Article by Con
gress, by that time.
Mr. Holcombe moved to lay the subject
on the table. Passed.
To amend section 2406 of Irwin’s Code.
Passed.
House. —The House met pursuant to ad
journment, and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Dr. Brantly.
Mr. Hudson moved to reconsider so
much of the journal of yesterday as relates
to the loss of the bill permitting the evi
dence in criminal cases to be taken down
by a stenographer. Motion lost.
Mr. Price moved a reconsideration of so
much of the journal of yesterday as relates
to the loss of th? bill to secure the return
of the names of all the tax payers iu each
militia district of this State. Motion pre
vailed.
Mr. Crawford moved a reconsideration
of so much of the journal of yesterday as
relates to the passage of the bill to legalize
the official acts of certain Notaries Public.
Motion lost.
Mr. Crawford moved a reconsideration
of so much of the journal of yesterday as
relates to the loss of the bill prescribing
the manner of directing bench warrants;
which motion was lost.
As the House adjourns on Friday
of course they wish to hurry up the busi
ness.
Mr. Nesbit, of Dade—
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed by the Speaker, to wait upon
His Excellency the Governor, and inquire
whether the article, known as the fifteenth
amendment of the Constitution of the
United States has been officially traits*
mitted to the Executive office by the Sec
retary of State of the United States; and
if so, to request that the same shall be im
mediately sent to this House, with such
recommendation as he may deem proper
to make. , _ .
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, opposed the adop
tion of the resolution, and thought it
would be time sufficient to consider the
fifteenth article when His Excellency
should see proper to transmit the same to
the House. He did not think the fifteenth
article was one which could possibly com
mend itself to the honest conviction of
any member of the House. For one, he
should oppose it, and he thought the Gov
ernor was holding back the amendment
to create the impression that Georgia was
opposed to Congress.
Mr. Anderson hoped the resolution
would be adopted; if he properly under
stood the fifteenth article, he should cer
taiuly vote for its adoption.
On motion of Mr. Phillips, the yeas and
nays were required to be recorded on the
motion to suspend the rules, and resulted
in yeas 84, nays 40. So the resolution was
not taken up.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole (Mr. Anderson in the Chair) on
the General appropriation bill, the same
being the unfinished business of yester
day.
On motion of Mr. Hall, of Meriwether,
an additional section was added, appro
priating $15,000 for the purchase of arti
ficial limbs for indigent maimed soldiers.
Three hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars was appropriated to pay the interest
on the public debt for the year 1869.
On motion of Mr. Price, S2OOO was ap
propriated as the salary of the Attorney
General. He is to have no other emolu
ments.
The Committee arose and reported the
Appropriation bill back to the House, with
amendments.
The House took up the bill as reported,
and voted down all amendments allowing
extra pay.
Th, House adjourned until half-past 9
a. M.e Monday.
A Chapter on Irish Potatoes.
As it is to the interest of all planters and gardeners
to know what kinds or varieties are the most pro
ductive, and of course, the most profitable, the
writer will give some suggestions with regard to
them, with which he has had some experience.
Many of the varieties of the potato imported Irom
Northern States, and sold here, are very fine for
eating, but not productive in this climate. Even
the fine potato imported from Ireland, in willow
baskets, called “hampers,” make the poorest pro
duction of any other on our soil. Next to that, as
a very good potato for eating, but very uninviting
in appearance, are those from New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and the State of Maine. They are very
unprofitable when cultivated here.
There are several kinds now sold in this market
which are very good when raised in the Northern
and Western States for our tables,and presents very
inviting appearance to a purchaser, as "planting
potatoes,” and are too often purchased as such,
aud may yield a fair crop. Among these are the
Peach Blow, Mercer, Prince Albert, Jackson
White, Ohio Red, etc. The old favorite, “Pink
eye,” of which there was none better for table use,
or to suit this climate for its production, is cast far
into the shade by some new varieties, originated
from the seed within a few years.
The native locality of the potato, where it grows
as a wild plant, is in Chili, South America. It was
carried to England by a botanist, to improve it as
a “ flowering plant”—but it only improved in the
size of the root, and by accident this was discov
ered to be eatable as food. The new varieties
alluded to were the result of fifteen years’ devotion
to the subject by the Rev. C. E. Goodrich, by seed
procured from Chili, and from two thousand plants
he procured twelve (only) new varieties that were
valuable for productiveness and early maturity.
Os these we will only sypak of three which are in
our market. The Early Goodrich, which was sold
here last year at about twice the price of other po
tatoes—the writer planted a half bushel of them in
competition with a barrel of the Pinkeye. The
product of the Goodrich exceeded that of the
barrel of Pinkeye. This was the experience of
all who planted them.
Next to this is the “Harrison,” with regard to
productiveness, and sold at a very high price in
Northern markets last year, and especially for seed.
They are now furnished at the same rates in our
market as other potatoes.
The Early Rose has made its first appearance in
our market this year—and only a few of them, at
the very high price of fifty cents a pound—to be
found at Ellis’ Drug Store, and the store of Greer
& Lake. With regard to this potato, we only give
the endorsement of what is found in one of the
many certificates—without throwing in a doubt of
their truthfulness:
EXPERIMENTS WITH EARLY ROSE POTATO—THREE
THOUSAND POUNDS FROM ONE POUND IN ONE
' •’HHlfti I ilimiii'i mu ii ,
un tne lam ot April, it«a, l planted one pound
of Early Rose, cut to single eyes, and gave it ordi
nary potato culture, and dug, the 2d of July, sixty
pounds of very tine, large potatoes. 1 again cut
these sixty pounds to single eyes, and mixed gyp
sum or plaster with them, and let them lie for
eight days, and planted them, and raised near
three thousand pounds of beautiful potatoes, some
weighing one-half pound a piece.
Almost any person can raise sixty pounds of
Early Rose from one pound of seed by cutting it
to single eyes, and planting, say the Ist of April.
By the Ist of July the potatoes can be taken up,
which, if again cut to single eyes, rolled in plaster
a week or ten days to absorb the moisture, aDd
planted will produce a second crop by the last of
September or the first of October. And if the
yield be as large as that of the first planting—and
there is no reason why it should not be—there
would be 3600 pounds of potatoes in a single sea
son from a single pound of seed.
If greater pains be taken and the eyes started in
a hot bed or under glass, it is not difficult to raise
one hundred pounds from a single pound, and in
many instances over two hundred pounds have
been obtained. The second planting, if carefully
done, can be made to yield as largely as the first,
and I believe is likely to do better. This would
give from 10,000 to 20,000 pounds of potatoes in
one season, which are not surpassed for family pur
poses by any other kind in the country, not even
the famous old Mercer.
The following statements as to the yield of this
potato will be interesting :
Dr. J. P. Gray, of New York, states that he took
Bix ounces of Early Rose, or one good sized potato,
and cut it to single eyes, that is, he started all the
eyes, both active and dormant. As the eyes start
ed, he cut them single with a thin slice of potato
to each eye and planted them in his garden. The
yield was 225 pounds at a single planting. Anoth
er gentleman from two and a half pounds, with or
dinary cultivation, raised nineteen and a half bush
els. He also cut the seed to single eyes and started
the sprouts in a hot bed. After plau ting them out
he gave them but the ordinary cultivatiou which
potatoes receive.
Soliloquizing.
This is a great peculiarity with the negro and it
not unfrequently happens that it leads to the enun;
ciation of truths which cannot be gainsayed. Who
will undertake to dispute the application of the
following soliloquy, emanating from a dilapidated
shoeless and supperless victim of carpet-bag chi
canery ? It is too true to smile at:
“Dey hab no business coax me off,
Den cuss me kaze I come;
Dey used me long dey’s wanted to,
Den turn me loose from home,
An’ if de Lop had all de blacks
In Hebbin in his care,
Dar’s white men left just mean enough
To coax us out o’ dar.”
Bob, Not Joe.
The notorious negro thief, Wagner, may be ex
pected in these parts again very soon, as he es
caped last Wednesday night, near Kingston, from
the guard having him in charge. By the way, his
name is Robert, not Joseph. So a warrant “not j
for Joe,” but Bob, would just fit his case.
A Good Number.
The American Odd Fellow (the official organ of
the Order) for March is received. Contents : The
Ocean Twins, an intensely interesting serial story;
The Marriage Vow; An Odd Fellow Abroad;
Truth; History of Odd Fellowship, embodying a
valuable dissertation on the secrot societies of
antiquity; A Hair-breadth Escape; Among the
“ Balls and Bears,” a startling revelation of the
speculative mauia on Wall street; Portrait and
Biography of late Gr. Sec’y Curtis; Waifs from the
West; Scientific and Curious Facta; Ladies’ De
partment; Facetiae; Poetry; Miscellany, etc., etc.
Published by John W. Orr, 96 Nassau street. New
York. $2 per year.
A Good Time.
The visit of M. W. Grand Sire Famesworth to
Franklin Lodge, on Thursday night, marked an
era in Odd Fellowship in Macon, and will not soou
l>e forgotten by those who ware present ou the
occasion. There was an unusually large attend
ance of the members of Franklin aud United Broth
ers’ Lodges, with several visiting brethren—among
them Past Grand MasterT. P. Fleming, of Atlanta,
and P. G. Woodruff, of Toledo, Ohio.
After the regular business of the evening had
been disposed of, the Grand Sire was called on by
N. G. Rogers, and addressed the Lodge iu a speech
of about half an hour in length, iu the course of
which he said tnauy things well calculated to deepeu
the favorable impressiou the members bad already
formed of the Order. Mr. Farnesworth is a man of
fine practical sense, and a thorough Odd Fellow—
admirably posted in its laws and works, and deeply
imbued with its principles. His selection as Grand
Sire of an organization numbering more than
300,000, and made up of the very best men of the
country, is not only a compliment to Mr. Farnes
worth’s section—the South—but was a selection
“most fit to be made,” as all will admit who heard
bis speech and had the pleasure of conversing w ith
him.
The Lodge having been closed in proper form,
the brethren, with their distinguished guest, re
paired to the Isaacs’ House, where an ample enter
tainment had been provided, to which all hands
did full justice.
The Grand Sire left for Savannah, on the Central
Railroad train, yesterday morning.
UVE^SOUNTia.
The Meeting.— We give the proceed
ings of the meeting on Friday last iu full.
There was a large attendance, comprising
some of the best men in Georgia—show
ing the deep interest felt in the company.
The whole proceedings were characterized
with the greatest unanimity and satisfac
tion. Col. Irvin had the best prepared
report we ever saw presented. He was
also ready to defeud every position of the
well matured action of the sub-commit
tee. The other members of the committee
were Col. W. J. Lawton and Gen. Phil.
Cook.
Arguments were used to procure a
change in Article X of the By-Laws,
but after discussion the meeting was de
cidedly in favor of its remaining as it now
stands.
The members present were so well
agreed in the changes made that it was
not necessary in any case to call for the
votes by proxy.
A Good Agent. —Capt. S. H. Hill, of
Columbus, has one of the largest lists in
the Company. The assessments due
from his office for Nos. 31 to 39, was $1,160,
of this all was paid except $35 20. Two
defaulters, and two he had not seen. He
has obtained over 150 members, aud after
deducting deaths, defaulters and with
drawals, he has now, over 150 members.
We would not, however, make invidious
distinctions, as all our agents are good.
By the way, we take this opportunity to
thauk all those who have interested them
selves in sending us subscribers tothe Jour
nal and Messenger. Our list has largely
increased since the introduction of the
Masonic Department. Weintend to make
it more and more interesting. We hope
those agents who have not responded will
do so at once.
Brother W. C. Worrill, Is now the
authorized agent of this Company at
Thomson, (Ga. R. R.,) members of the
Company there, will he governed accord
ingly-
p&T The present number is 4375 in class
A.
The new classes provided for in the By-
Laws following will be organized as soon
as possible, aud due notice will be given
when we are ready to receive applications.
Agents will not take any more applica
tions until new blanks are provided,
which will he clone at once, and forwarded.
There were teven deaths in the month
of February. Notices will he issued as
soon as practicable.
We hope all will read the following By-
Laws, as there are important changes
which ought to he uuderstood :
CALLED MEETING OF THE GEORGIA MASON
IC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Masonic Hall, \
Macon, Ga., March sth, 1869. /
According to previous call, a large number
of the stockholders of this Company met at
half past seven o’clock, P. M., and was called
to order by President Georoe 8. Obear, and
J. W. Burke, acting as Secretary.
The President stated the object of the meet
ing to be the taking of some steps toward
making important changes in the By-laws.
On motion of Dr. Wm. A. Love, a committee
of five was appointed to examine proxies.
Committee —W. A. Love, E. G. Cabaniss, Y.
G. Rust, T. M. Furlow, D. N. Austin.
After an absence of a few minutes the com
mittee returned, and through the Chairman,
Dr. W. A. Love, reported that proxies of 858
members were represented by various brethren
mentioned in the report.
Col. S. D. Irvin, from the committee ap
pointed by the Local Board of Directors to pre
pare matter for the meeting, made a report em
bracing changes and amendments to By-Laws,
which was taken up by sections, amended and
adopted, and then unanimously agreed upon as
a whole.
The following are the Ry-I.awu u
reported and adopted:
ARTICLE I.
Section 1. This Association shall be known
as the “Georgia Masonic Mutual Life Insu
rance Company.’’
ARTICLE 11.
Sec. 1. The officers of this Company shall
consist of a President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and Board of Directors. The Board of Direc
tors shall consist of thirty-one, nine of whom
shall be located in Macon Ga., and the remain
der at other points in the State, and a majority
of the local board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. The annual elec
tion for Directors shall take place on Thursday
after the last \V ednesday in October in each and
every year—a majority of all the members pres
ent or represented being necessary to a choice.
The President shall be elected by the Directors,
and from their own body. They shall also elect
the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE 111.
Sec. 1. The annual meeting of this Company
shall take place in the city of Macon, on Thurs
day after the last Wednesday in October in each
year, at half-past seven o’clock, P. M. Fifty
members, either in person or by written proxy,
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Every member present or repre
sented shall be entitled to one vote.
Sec. 2. The regular meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held on the first Thursday in
each month. J
The President can convene the Board of
Directors at his discretion.
ARTICLE IV.
Sec. 1. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Company, and Board of Direc
tors. By the consent of the Board of Directors
he may appoint agents within the jurisdiction
of Lodges, for the collection of dues and the
transaction of other business of the Company
and pay them for the same not exceeding ten
per cent, on the amount collected (admission
fee excepted) by said agents. In his absence
the Board of Directors shall appoint a Presi
dent pro tan.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary
and Treasurer to keep a record of the proceed
ings of the Company and Board of Directors ;
"to receive all moneys from its members. He '
shall keep a record of the ad drew of the
bers of the Company, and communicau*"?;
necessary notices to the members, and 7 *
to all correspondence provided for bv
By-Laws, under the direction of the pL *
and Board of Directors, and sh;,]]
invest and pay out the funds of the
under the direction of the President ■,>, i"£ an - T '
of Directors. He shall give such bond, • 7*7
faithful performance of liis duties as the I
of Directors may require, and reoe7 ■ ' *7
compensation for his services as a nj.,7 Ml< d>
the Board may deem proper.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the
Directors to see that these By-Laws a » j
Unions nre duly complied with, dm7t t/^' 1
vestment of the permanent fund, and 1 !n
general supervision over the affairs of the r'* *
pany.
ARTICLE V.
EI.IIiIBIUTY TO MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. 1. The members of this Comna„ v
be divided into five classes, from «t,,i . ' r '*N
date, as follows, viz; the class now Jv '7 ,bs
be known as slln S to
Class A, limited to 5,00t> «, ,
“ B, “ to 4.000
“ C, “ to 8,000
“ D, “ to 2,000 ..
“ E, “ to 1,000
Either Class mav be duplicated when f u ]| ar ,
when lull, shall he kept so; and when an,
her becomes vacant, the first applicant 7
Class shall take the vacant number ‘
her may belong to one or more, or a>l tW„t
at the same time, if desired. he ells *‘
Sec. 2. Class A. being now nearlv full
fee lor admission to membership, in that n h
shal , hereafter, be twenty dollars mailed"'
untd the same is full; after w hich ti ne 77
vacancy in that Class may be allotted to
applicant, upon payment of thirty
dollars A dn , ,s , i° n !o membership, U, either
Ot the other dasses shaii be, until otheru)
ordered by the Board of Directors, six do I*7
As either Class increases in numbers, the £
for admission shall be corresponding, 1
ed by order of the local BoWfe
And in all cases hereafter, applicants for mem
bership shall pay, in addition to the above £7
the sum of one dollar to the agent sen<£
forward his application, as compensation for
the services ol such agent in so doing.
Sec 3. A Master Mason, in good standing
and not exceeding sixty years of age and inth .
enjoyment of a sufficient degree of bodily health
to admit of such physical exertion as mav U
necessary to make a support for himself'ami
family, and a member of a Lodge, except those
who have been unaffiliated, for five years next
preceding the date of this Company's organs
tion, and those who have become' Master Ma
sons, after attaining the age of forty five p
years, and have been admitted since the 15th
day of April, 1867. For these excepted Clasps
a membership of ten years shall be required be
fore they can become members of this Comps
ny. A name dropped from the roll of a Lodge
shall be considered as non-affili&ted.
Sec. 4. Applications for membership in all
cases hereafter must state the age of the anph
cant and his occupation ; the Lodge of which
he is a member: whether married or single, and
also his condition as to health, and thaUbe ap
plicant is not of dissolute or intemperate habits.
If diseased, the character of the disease, and
the length of time it has existed, must be set
out with great particularity. He must also have
the recommendation of either the Worshipful
Master or Secretary of the Lodge of which the
applicant is a member, as well as of the Wor
snipful Master or Secretary of the Lodge within
whose jurisdiction he resides, or of some Dire,
tor of the Company. When the applicant is af
flirted with any permanent form of disease, he
shall not be considered as insured until his ap
plication is passed upon by the Board of Dire,
tors, and if accepted, his membership shall date
from the time of the Board’s action.
Sec. 6. All certificates of insurance issued
by this Company, must be upon applications
made in good faith under the provisions of the
foregoing sections of this Article; and in the
event a certificate should be obtained upon a
false or fraudulent representation, and the facts
can be proven to the satisfaction of the Hoard of
Directors, then the said certificate shall he cun
sidered null and void.
ARTICLE VI.
dues and penalties.
Sec. 1. Upon the death of a member of this
Company, it shall be the duty of the Seen
tary to notify the members of his Class of the
same, and thereupon each surviving member of
the Class to which the deceased belonged, shall
without delay within ten days after receiving
such notice, pay to the Company one dollar and
ten cents, and in case he neglects to pay the
same, he shall be notified, and his name erased
from the roll of members, and he shall forfeit
all claims upon the Company ; I’rovided , Aw
ever, that the Board of Directors shall have
power to re-instate such delinquent, upon hit
paying up all arrearages, and rendering a good
excuse for his default. A notice directed to a
members post office or residence, as appearing
upon the Books of the Secretary, snail be
deemed a legal notice.
ARTICLE VII.
Sec. 1. Upon the death of a member of this
Company the fact shall be made known to the
Companys officers by an affidavit of two respect
able witnesses, made anil subscribed to before
some officer authorized by the law of the State
to administer the same, and its genuineness
shall be vouched for by the Secretary of the Lodge
nearest the place of his decease, attested by the
Lodge seal, and shall state when, where and
how deceased came to bis death : whether to
the best of affiant's knowledge he died testate or
intestate; whether he left him surviving, a
widow and dependent children: or in default of
a widow and children a mother and sisters or
either; or if none of above named, a father,
and if no father, the names of his brothers if
any. Which statement thus verified, shall he
handed to the nearest Agent of the Company,
and by him endorsed and forwarded to the Sec
retary at Macon, Georgia.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the President
to lay before the Board of Directors, at their
regular monthly meetings, all such proofs of the
deaths of members, who shall pass upon the
same, and by order of the Board, authorize the
President to draw his draft upon the Treasurer,
to be payable within sixty days after receiving
notice of the death as provided in section first,
for the sum of one dollar for each and every
member of the Class or Classes to which the
deceased belonged, and the Treasurer shah
promptly, at the maturity of said draft pay the
sum specified therein, to the person authorize,
to receive the same as provided it section third
of this article.
Sec. 3. The sum due upon the Policy of*
deceased member of this Company, shah be
paid to his widow, (if living with deceased a .
recognized by him as his wife at the time of i |
death) for the use of herself and dependen.
children of the deceased, free from the claim
of his administrator or creditors; if no widow
as above, and there be children, then to toe
legally appointed guardian of such children
share ana share alike, unless the father show
have appointed a testamentary guardian, th"-
to such guardian so appointed ; if no widow as
above and no child or children dependant o.
otherwise, then to the mother and sisters oi
deceased share and share alike; if no
or sisters, then to the father, and if no .
then to the brothers share and share ainte- - ’
the benefits of Insurance in this Company i»j--
tendened mainly, for the families of its me
hers, to keep them from want, and and
prevent them from becoming a burden to
Brotherhood in their immediate vicinity, in -
case shall a member dispose of his l( 7, j
will or otherwise, so as to deprive his *‘‘? w
(if living with him, and recognized by the oe
ceased as his wife at the time of his death
his dependant children of its benefits, y
tided , that any member may by V ill, duly ex
ecuted, authorize and appoint some jnen ‘
whom he has confidence, to act as Ins
of the fund dne upon his Policy at his oen ■
and disburse the same as the trustee 0 .
widow and children of deceased, and lor 1 -
benefit. If there be no widow or depen - ‘
children of the deceased, then and in tka e
his right to dispose of his policy by «m
not be questioned or denied. t\ here a
has been executed by a member, the
be duly proven aud letters Testamentary '
to the Executor, according to the l» ws ’
State in which he was domiciled, an • P
ceedings duly certified to the office ot - - ,j
pany, before any payment will be ma' e -.
cases where the person entitled to rec
sum due from the Company, does no PI Vj.
the same in person, a Power of At *.
authenticated must accompany the ’ re . .
thorizing the person presenting the , j; cT •
ceive and receipt for the amount, an ?
itself must be surrendered to the Company
the same time. „ ~ „. rsf)n « be
Sec. 4. If none of the atoresai p , n0
in life, and the deceased shall , Director*
disposition by will, then the Boar nV to
shall order the Treasurer of ease d f ”snd
pay the funeral expenses of th , j me dic*l
of his last illness, including boar
attention, not to exceed the r
his policy; and if, after such P ) JOC h
shall be any amount remaining „f t he Comp a
excess shall remain in the fun s benefit.
W, revert toil, ud be
Proper vouchers shall be taK Tre»* u ‘
for any sums of money paid out by m
rer.
article Yin- f
Sec. 1. Any member nothing 1 " (£)r j he
more than one dollar and one member
assessment due upon the lK ‘■ . j raW fr<® ***?
of his class or classes, may , foifeit a
Company, but in such ca Qt t fce Com
claims whatever, upon the bavec 011
pany, as well as any amount he
tributed thereto.