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.jTII t >IK\BMKNT IN THE GEORGIA
THh LEGISLATURE.
\\ t . ro["»«e to give, now that this raeas
ure lias received its quietus in the Legisla
ture, a record of the various votes taken
u .,oii it in h°th Houses from first to last.
j t w j|| be useful for future reference, and
t„ gliow exaetly how each member stood
at every step of its progress.
the readers of ibis journal well
know, we have, from the first, steadfastly
and upon principle, alone, opposed this
measure. It is not necessary now to re
iterate our objections to it. They have
been stated, heretofore, with all the force
and fervor at our command. We there
fore will not repeat them here.
Wint effect the rejection of the Amend
ment will huve at Washington, accom
plished as it was by the votes of men fully
in sympathy witli the majority in Cou
gress, we cannot say. Probably they
voted under instructions from Washing
ton, and in order that the Amendment, !
being rejected, ample excuse might be
given for the most vindictive measures i
towards Georgia. It has not been, nor is
it now to the interest of the Radical party
that p- ice and order should come to the !
Mil), and especially to Georgia, except
through a complete surrender to that
party of ail the power and offices in the j
.State They may have been advised that
to reject this Amendment would be the i
surest road to that consummation, and i
with that purpose they may have cast !
their votes.
In any event they deserve no thanks
lor defeating the iniquity, because their 1
motives were even more infamous than j
the measure itself. They sought to stab j
Georgia even deeper than it did, and upon
iheui will concentrate a still more terrible
tire of popular scorn and contempt than
ever Assassins of liberty, and enemies to
all that was good, and wise, and for the
best interests of the State, they have, by j
their action upon this measure, with their j
intent so atrociously apparent, won new j
tiiles to popular opprobrium. They will j
be even more hated now, than before.
Hut tins Amendment lias been made a
party test by Congress and the new Presi
dent. How will they forgive this appa
rent defection in the ranks? True, the
otive may lie known and approved by
them, but to confess it will damage them
tremendously in the Northern States.
They have denounced tire Democrats in
the Indiana Legislature for combining, by
iwholi.-sale resignation, to defeat it. How
iiuht y endorse precisely a similar line
i',’>,iey by their own party in Georgia ?
IVe confess to some little interest to see the
dilemma reconciled. Radical cunning
and capacity to deceive have reconciled
even greater, though, and we suppose this
will not long puzzle them.
One word now as to those Democrats
"'ll", from first to last, fought til's iniqui
ty. Their motives were their own honor,
self-respect, the sanctity of tireir oaths and
the best interests of their State and peo
ple. They have done their wholi duty,
ami done ii well and manfully. All honor
to them. Let their names be enshrined
in the hearts and memories of all true
nit’u and women in Georgia.
lor (he Democrats who stained the
"hi tene-s of tireir souls by supporting
tin's iniquity, we have no words of cen
sure, because we cannot do the subject jus
tice. \\ e leave them to the punishment
of their own consciences. If that fails,
dren are they proof indeed against every
sling of popular reprobation.
but to the record. On the first vote in
the House of Representatives, the vote
smod to in favor of, to GO against the
amendment, with 24 absent or not votingjg,
aii classified as follows: Radicals voting
for the amendment, Messrs. Bethune, Car
'mi, ( unningham, Davis, Evans, Franks,
Harden, Ilolden, Hooks, Lane, Lasting
)’*' Liudsay, Osgood, Page, Perkins of
Oawson, Prudden, Rice, Sewell, Salter, j
'miili of Charlton, Strickland, Watkins,
Williams of Haralson, Williams of Mor
gan, am) Zellars—2s.
Radicals voting against the amendment:
■ ra.lfi.rj, Hug!.,,, Maxwell, and Scrog-
Radicals absenting themselves, and not
v °tingon the amend men.: Allen, Adkins,
Ayer, Belcher, Bell, < arpenterof Pierce,
Darnell, Ellis of Gilmer, Fitz-
Patriek, Hall of Meriwether, Haren, Hig
‘en. Hi I Iyer, Johnson of Towns, Lee, Me
-1 ’rtuiek, Madden, Madison, Meadows,
O’Neal, Head and Tweedy—24.
Democrats voting for the amendment:
Messrs. Anderson, Brassell, Burton
1 arke, Glower, Cloud, Donaldson, Ellis’
Spalding, Erwin, Fineannon, Ford’
'Her Gray, Greiger, Gullatt, Humber,
Harris, Harper, of Sumter, Hamilton,
Hall, of Glynn, Johnson, of Wilcox.
%tle, Long, McArthur, Nisbet, Parks,
J Gwinnett, Parke, of Greene, Price,
Hainey, Rawls. Rouse, Humph, Ssale,
'‘laekleford, Shumate, Smith, of Ware,
of Telfair, Smith, of Macon.
Mttith, of Coffee, Sorrell, Surrency and
uliaferro—42.
Democrats voting against the amend
ment. :
Messrs, Ballanger, Barrett, Bennett,
k’own, Butt, Carpenter, of Hancock,
1 -shorn, Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Felder,
v, ; rnoy, Fowler, George, Golf, Grimes,
w ar? .uess, Harper, of Terrell, Harrison,
:: Hitchcock. Hundley, Ho ik, Kellogg,
ey, McGomb, McCullough, McDou
■ : M .thews, Morgan, Nash, Nunn,
•■'■ K, Pearson, Penland, Pepper, Per-
' of Cherokee, Phillips, Rosser, Saus
s;' >e °tb of Columbia, Scott, of Floyd,
Tate, Tumlin, Turnip
v, 'itison, Walthal, Warren, Ware,
- eher, Wilcox, Williams, of Dooly, and
" Uson— 56.
<J!| a motion to reconsider this measure,
o*\ote stood yeas SI, nays 46—in which
' sev entecu Radicals who dodged the
the day before were found, viz:
pMe>* rs _ Ayer, Belcher, Carpenter, of
<* C hainberßf Darnell, Ellis, of Gil
• * Hz Patrick, Haren, Hiliyer, John-
M«Ai lowns - Bee, McCormick, Aladden,
aißou , O'Neal, Read and Tweedy.
y 1 ' lie >e( mte the vote stood as follows :
('ol^r^ Ssrs Adkins, Bowers, Brock,
-Ist u ’ Dickey, Griffin, of the
MerVm Hungerford > Jones, Jordan,
*°an v.’, f, I t cL 4 tc t ,!e, ‘, McWhorter, Mier
*Wr * the7ttl > Smith, of the 36th
. ’ ’ H Ul S er , Welch and Winn—2l
A(lums ' Anderson, Burns
Driftin ’ B ) her, Gignilliat, Graham,
We?’ y f tLe Hinton, Holcombe,
n aud Wooten— Well ‘
Cou L n^ n Uje fin »l vote in the House, the
folio wT** 8 61 yea 9 t 0 53 uays > cl assitied as
*adicals voting for the amendment:
, X
(Bcftfgia Bouundl anti
Messrs. Ayer, Belcher. Bethune, Carson
Chambers, Cunningham, Darnell, Davis’
Evans, H.rdeu, Holden, Hooks, Lane'
Lee, Madden, Maxwell, O’Neal, Osgood,’
Perkins, of Dawson. Sewell, Strickland
and Watkinsou—22.
Radicals voting against the amendment:
Bradford, Fitzpatrick, Hillyer Hooks,
Hughes, Madison, Meadows and Scrog
gins—B.
Radicals absent or non votlug on the
amendment: Allen, Adkius, Bell, Bry
ant, Caldwell, Carpenter, of Pierce, Ellis,
of Gilmer, Franks, Hall, of Meriwether'
Haren, Higdon, Johnson, of Towns, Las
tiuger, Lidsay, McCormick, Mauil, Neal,
Page, Rice, Saulter, Smith, of Charltou!
Tweedy, Williams, of Haralson, and Wil
liams, of Morgan—24.
The Democrats who voted for the
amendment were:
Messrs. Anderson, Brassell, Brewster
Carpenter, of Hancock, Clarke, Clower,
Cloud, Donalson, Ellis, of Spalding, Er
win, Ford, George, Gober, Gray, Greiger
Guilatt, Hall, of Glyuu, Hamilton, Har
per, of euuite •, Harris, Heard, Johnson,
of Wilcox, Kellogg, Kytle, L mg, Mc-
Arthur, Nisbet, Parks, of Gwiunett,
Parke, of Greene, Price, Rawles, Rouse,
Rumph, Shackleford, Shumate, Smith,
of Macon. Smith, of Coffee, Smith, of
Telfair, Taliaferro, Williams, of Dooly,
Zellars anil Zeluer—42.
The Democrats who voted egainst the
Amendment were :
Messrs. Ballanger, Brown, Butt. Burtz,
Cleghorn Cobo, Crawford, Drake, Felder,
Fiucanuon, Flournoy, Fowler, Glover,
Goff, Grimes, Harliness, Harrison, Hill)
Hitchcock, Humber, Kimbrough, Kelley,
MoCouib, McCuilongh, Mathews, Morgan,
Nash, Nunn, Penland, Pepper, Perkins,
of Cherokee, Phillips, Rosser, Saussey
Scott, of Floyd, Sisson, Sorrell, Tumliu,
l'uruipseed, Walthal, Warren, Ware, |
Wilcher, Wilcox and Wilson—4s.
The Democrats who did not vote, or
were absent, were: Messrs Barclay, Bar
num, Barrett, Bennett, Brinson, Buchan,
Byne, Fryer, Hail of Bullock, Harper of
Terrell, Hudson, Hundley, McDougald,
Paulk, Peason, Powell, Rainey, Readish,
Scott of Columbia, Seal, Smith of Ware
Sparks, Stapleton, Surreucy, Tate, Vin
son, aud Whelche!—27.
In the Senate, ou the vote to indefinitely
postpone the Amendment, which motion
virtually killed it, the vote stood—yeas:
Messrs. Adkius, Bowers, Burns, Candler,
Coleman, Griffin, (6th,) Harris, Higbee,
Hungerford, Jones, McArthur, McWhor
ter, Nuunally, Sherman, Speer, Welch,
Wooten and the President —thirteen Radi
cals and five Democrats—Messrs. Burns,
Candler, McArthur, Nuunally aud Woot
en.
Nays—Messrs. Adams, Brock, Bruton'
| Collier, Corbitt, Fain, Graham, Griffin,
j (21st,) Hinton, Jordan, Lester, MeCutchin,
Moore, Nesbitt, Smith, (271 h,) Wellborn
and Winn—seven Radicals and twelve
j Democrats—Messrs. Collier, Fain, Gra
ham, Hinton, Lester, McCutcheu, Moore,
Nisbet, Wellborn and Winn.
No Admission for Southern Demo
CBATS —The editor of the Athens Watch
man, who has just returned from Wash
ington City, where lie was sent by a ma
jority of the voters of the Sixth Congres
sional District as their representative in
Congress, says that upon the question of
representation in that body, liis residence
at Washington has satisfied him beyond
doubt that no Democrat will be admitted,
no matter how great his majority or how
often liis disabilities may have been re
moved. Col. Switzler, of Missouri, whose
majority was 1000, and who was intensely
“loyal” during the warand could take the
test oatli forty times a day, was rejected
by a large majority, and that, too, after
the Committee of Elections had twice re
ported in his favor. The same was true
of Col. Hunt, of Louisiana, whose major
ity was eleven thousand. Other like
cases might be cited. There is not a mau
in tiie House who expects to see another
Southern Democrat admitted, whether he
has disabilities or not.
What will she do with it?— We see
tiiat President Grant has appointed a
Mrs. Van Lew postmistress at Richmond.
Who she is we dou’t know, but suppose
her to be either a woman who helped
Yaukee soldiers escape from prison during
tbe war. and therefore deserving great re
ward for her “ loilty,” or elsesomeadvpn
/ speculations amoug tbe
fugoinen and women have not put many
setups in her pockets. Whoever she is,
however, she will, if honest, make a mud
dle of her office. If not honest, something
worse. In any event, she is exactly the
wrong person in the wrong place.
An Apt Comparison. — Speaking of
Gen. Giant’s brave start on “reticence,”
and suddeu yielding to Sumner & Cos., an
“old salt” says it reminds him of an inci
dent: At sea once, lie saw a fore-and aft
schooner coming down towards him in a
very awkward manner, and yawing about
as if there was no one at the helm. As
soon as he was near enough to speak her,
he hailed, “Schooner ahoy! who com
mands there?” At this summons, a
green-looking Yankee (showing himself
on the heel of tiie bowsprit,) yelled out,
“/ undertook to—but she's too much for
me /’ ’
Postponed. —The Era of yesterday says
that tbe District Court for the Southern
District of Georgia, which had been ad
journed to meet at Savannah on the 25th
inst., will be further adjourned to the first
Monday in April, owing to the pressure of
business iu the District Court for the
Northern District, now in session at At
lanta.
The Circuit Court for the Southern Dis
trict will meet at Savauuah ou the second
Monday in April, at 10 a. m.
Denies It. —A Washington dispatch to
the Western press says that Hon. Joshua
Hill denies having sent auy dispatch to
the Georgia Legislature urging them to
pass the 15th amendment. He says: “I
have my opinion as to the proper course
to be pursued by Congress to secure the
best interests of both government aud
people; but while the present circum
stances exist I cannot expect to influence
others, and therefore do not urge it.”
A Very Valuable Snake. —Singapore
has a boa constrictor that has swallowed
a young lady, who wore at the time a $15,-
000 diamond necklace. The young lady is
of uo value now, but the necklace is-so
about thirty thousand natives are diligent
ly searching for the snake.
Shall we Grow Tea?—Why not?
asks the “Tribune”—
“It is an agricultural product, of a cli
mate like a wide belt of our country ; and
we already kuow that it will flourish on
our soil. Why should we persistin going
around the world for what might as well
be grown at our doors? The Chinese take
very little of us but silver and gold, and
these we cannot produce so fast as we need
them to redress tiie balance of trade, other
wise heavily against us. It is not proba
ble tiiat the Chinese or Japanese tea
grower receives one-fourth the price that
our tea-drinkers pay for his herb; let us
grow for ourselves, aud labor will tbeu
receive seventy-five instead of twenty-five
per cent of the cost of its product to the
consumer.”
"Vita, sin© L iter is Mors est.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
From the Atlanta Intelligencer.
Saturday, March 13.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate. —Senate met pursuant to ad
journment.
RIELS ON THIRD READING,
j For the relief of the Union Branch
Railroad Company, upon which the yeas
and nays were demanded. Yeus, 15;
| nays, 9. Passed.
Mr. Speer moved to postpone the Ap
propriation bill, and make it the special
order for Monday. Withdrawn.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Appropriation bill was then taken
up.
Amendments appropriating money to
the Georgia Memorial Association. Those
offered by Messrs. Harris, Speer and Nun
nally were Jost.
The vote then recurred on tiie required
resolution appropriating $3,000 to the
Georgia Memorial Association. upon
which the yeas aud uays were called.
Mr. Lester—An ameudmeut appropri
ating $25,000 for the payment of the debts
of the Penitentiary.
Mr. Wellborn offered an amendment
giving $25 000 for support and repairs of
i the Penitentiary to be audited by the
: Comptroller General, when examined ;
; provided, it shall not be applied to debts
i contracted piior to June Ist, 1865.
: Adopted.
Mr. Winn—ss,ooo to the Georgia Mili
tary Institute. Lost.
Mr. Nuunally—The sum of $5,000 to J.
W. Burke for public printing. Adopted.
Mr. Brock—The sum of SSO for every
indigent and maimed Confederate soldier
in the State. Ruled out.
Mr. Harris—The sum of SB,OOO to the
Deaf & Dumb Asylum. Adopted.
The bill as amended then passed.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To provide for the election of civil officers
for this State in tiie place of any officer
now holding office disqualified by’the 14th
amendment. Lost.
Mr. Nuunally moved to takeup tiie bill,
bringing on Congressional elections. Rules
not suspended.
A bill, amending the Constitution, by
striking out tiie sth section, 3rd article, in
regard to dueling. Tabled.
House. —The House met pursuant to
adjournment.
SENATE RILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to amend section 2403 Irwin’s
Code. Passed.
A bill to amend an act so as to secure
the produce, rents or profits arising from
homesteads. Passed by yeas 49, nays 45.
House adjourned until Monday morn
ing 9£ o’clock.
Monday, March 15.
Senate. —Senate met pursuant to ad
journment, aud was called to order by the j
President,
Prayer by Mr. Adams.
Journal of Saturday read and approved.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. Holcombe moved to reconsider the
action of the Senate in adopting the Gen
era 1 Appropriation bill.
Ou motion ot Mr. Harris, tiie motion to
recousider was laid on the tahle, by tiie
following vote:
Yeas—Auderson, Bowers, Burns, Col
lier, Dickey, Gritliu, (21st,) Harris, Hin
ton, Hungerford, Jones, Lester, Merrill,
McWhorter, Sherman, Smith, (tiie 7th,)
Smith, (30th,) Speer aud Welch —19.
Nays—Adams, Anderson, Candler. Cor
bitt, Fain, Graham, Griffin, (6th,) Hoi- j
combe, McArthur, Moore, Nesbitt, Well
born and Winn—l3.
Mr. Smith, (36th,) moved to reconsider
tiie action of the Senate, in the early part
of tiie session, killing the bill to create the
office of State Geologist,
On motion of Mr. Burns, the motion to
recousider was tabled.
special order.
The special order for the day being the
consideration of tiie report of the joint
committee ru the Capitol subject, was
takeu up.
Mr. Candler supported the report of the
committee, aud Mr. Hinton opposed it.
Mr. Wooten offered a resolution tiiat < lie
question of tiie purchase of the Capitol
building be submitted to tiie people, and
Messrs. Lester, Harris and Smith, (36tb)
appointed a committee to report a plan
for obtaining an expression of the popular
will. Lost by yeas 15, uays 20.
Mr. Nunnully offered a resolution that
the committee appointed to examine the
titles of the Capitol building have power
to examine and hear evidence as to the
value of the property, aud if it is not
worth the amount asked for it, they shall
not purchase the same without a sufficient
reduction in the price. Adopted by yeas
24, nays 10.
The resolutions as reported by the com
mittee aud amended, were adopted by
yeas 21, nays 14.
Mr. Winn opposed the purchase of the
Capitol buildiug.
Mr. Bruton asked a suspension of the
rules to introduce an explanatory resolu
tion, "Provided, nothing herein contained
shall be construed as relieving the city of
Atlautu from fulfilling herconttact to fur
nish the State with ten acresof land with
out cost;” hut tiie Senate refused to sus
pend tiie rules.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
To authorize tiie settlement of accounts
between the State and Jones. Devine &
Lee, of the Pioneer Cotton Card Company.
Lost.
To authorize Judges of the Superior
Courts to securely confine parties in tiie
penitentiary convicted of crime in their
respective counties. Passed.
To change the lines between Gwinnett
and DeKalb counties. Passed.
To change to time of holding Pauldiug
Superior Court. Passed.
For the relief of defaulting tax-payers
of 1867. Lost.
To define the meaningof the term “wild
and unimproved lauds.” Passed.
To change the lines between the coun
ties of Bartow and Gordon. Passed.
To repeal section 178 of Irwin’s Code
aud adopt a section in lieu thereof. Lost.
For tiie relief of W. Bradford, former
Tax Collector of Lowndes county. Lost.
To protect the building of mills aud
manufactories in this State. Passed.
To incorporate the Atlanta Savings
Bauk. Passed by the Constitutional ma
jority.
Joint resolution recommending Repre
sentatives of States’ interest in the Atlan
tic aud Gulf Railroad to purchase the
stock held by the city of Savauuah iu
said road, provided the same can be pur
chased at a fair valuation. Tabled.
To provide for the more speedy enforce
ment, of liens on personal property by
common carriers. Tabled.
To declare tne true width of the Nicka
jack road. Passed.
To incorporate Bowden, iu Carroll coun
ty. Passed.
To give Superior Courts jurisdiction in
certain cases of uuisauce. Lost.
For relief of Thomas W. Lee and Mrs.
Nancy Lee, of Sumter county. Passed.
To loau the credit of the State to the
North Georgia Railroad. Tabled for the
preseut.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To legalize the election of W. J. Brown,
Sheriff of Quitman county. Passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Speer—Adopted :
Tendering seats on the fioor of the Sen
ate to Hon. M. S. Thomson ami Col. J. C.
Mcßurney, of Macon, and Colonel S. W.
Gardner, of Mississippi.
By Mr Smith, 36'. b—Adopted:
Tendering thanks to L. P. Grant, Super
intendent of Atlanta and West Point Rail
road, for courtesies extended to the Gen
eral Assembly, and tendering him a seat
on the floor ot the State.
By. Mr. Winn :
That uo member of the General Assem
bly shall, as a member of any committee,
draw his per diem between the sessions of
the Legislature, unless authorized by act
of the Generai Assembly.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
to receive it.
Senate adjourned till 3 p. m.
House. —House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Clarke, member
from DeKalb.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. Nesbitt moved to reconsider the
bill lost ou Saturday, granting aid to the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Com
ply*
Motion prevailed.
A bill to incorporate the People’s Life
Insurance Company. Lost.
A bill to authorize the Ordinary of
MACON. GA.. TUESDAY, MARCH 23. 1569.
Thomas county to levy an extra tax foi
county purposes. Passed.
Mr. Zellars—A resolution of thanks V
Col. L. P. Grant, Superintendent, a*!
Conductors on the West Point Railrod
Company for courtesy to membfs.
A bill to incorporate the Working Ms's
Mutual Relief Association. Passed.
A bill to repeal section 897 of Irwi's
Code Passed.
A bill to give Ordinaries of this Site
jurisdiction over nuisances. Passed. I
A bill to change the lines betweeu hr
roll and Paulding counties. Passed.
A hill to incorporate the Romeind
Summerville Turnpike Company. Pa'ed.
A bill to authorize W. R. Eiler of
Campbell county, to peddle witout
iiceuse. Passed.
A bill to require Justices of the Pe>e to j
return tax-payers to Tax Receives in
tlfeir Militia Districts. Indefinitelypost- i
poued
A bill to amend an act authorizinpon- |
solidation of stock of the Savanna and
Gulf, and Albany and Gulf Raihads. [
Passed.
A bill to authorize bequest to tritees j
aud executors in certain cases. Pastd.
A bill to authorize ordinaries or ibis \
State to pass orders for foreclosure of sou
gages, etc. Lost.
A bill t<> allow Robert L. J. Grat to 1
peddle without lie-use. Passed.
A bill to require official bonds of oiiina
rie- to be approved by a Clerk of Suprior
Court.
Amended by striking out clerks and
adding judge, and passed.
A bill to increase the power of the Jdges
of the Superior Court in Chaaibrs.—
Passed.
A bill to authorize certain citizas of
Carroll and Gordon counties to teidle
without license. Passed
A bill to preserve peace and good oder
ou election days. Passed.
A bill to allow ordinaries to lay offmd
assign dowers. Lost.
A bill to chauge the lines bet wen
Twiggs and Wilkinson, Jones and 7il
kinson, Pierce and Ware counties. Pased.
A bill to amend the ciiarter of the tovn
ofCovingtou, Newton county. Passec
A bill to incorporate tbe townof Spuui
ing, Macon couuty. Passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate passed a substitute for tie
House bill to provide for farming out cci
victs in tiie Penitentiary. This subs itUe
provides for tiie leasing out of tiie Georga
Penitentiary for two years, and was tie
special order of to-day at 11 o’clock, aid
was taken up and read.
Mr. McCombs—An amendment pri
viding that convicts are not to be removed
from tiie walls of tiie Penitentiary, onjy
to work on the State Road or for th« State.
Laid on the table.
Mr. Hudson, of Harris—An smeni
me’ t limiting the time to not les than
two years for leasing. Agreed to.
Also, an additional section requiring L.
Carrington aud Samuel McCombsto lake
an inventory of all tools and machinery,
to be paid for by the party leasbg tiie
Penitentiary. Agreed to.
And tiie Senate substitute as apeuded
by the House, passed.
On motion of Mr. Tumlin, the general
appropriation bill, with Senate tmend
rnents, was taken up.
First amendment by the Senate-That
his Excelleucy the Governor lie autiorized
to employ such additional servio as lie
may deem necessary, not to exoed one
clerk at one hundred and fitly dolars per
month.
Mr. Anderson moved to disagre.
The yeas and nays were reqiired on
agreeing to the Senate amendusut, and
were, yeas 65, nays 46.
The second ameudmeut was, that the
salary of the Librarian be increased to
$1,200.
Mr. Flournoy said he was notdisposed
to agree to dictations of the Senate on all
the appropriations. This House las com
menced to retrench and ought not ‘,o lie
defeated by these amendments trom tbe
Senate. For one he intended to hold out
against it, even if Georgia had to be lift
without an appropriation bill. [Clieen.]
Mr. Hudson said $1,200 was tbe sahry
by law, and could not now be chaujed
unless the law is repealed.
The Chair ruled that the salary was filed
by law and eould not be changed until.he
law was changed.
The Senate amendment was coucured
in.
Other amendments were made re(uir
ing the pay of Judges of Supreme Court,
Superior Court and Solicitor Geneial to
be paid in specie or its equivalent in cur
rency.
Tbe Senate amended the section oi the
contingent fund, by addiug ‘ so much
thereof as may be necessary to tbe SIO,OOO
appropriated.” Agreed to.
Pending tiie consideration of thii bill,
the House adjourned till 3 p. M.
Monday, Maroi 15.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate —The Senate met pursiant to
adjournment.
Several House bills put on first reading.
RESOLUTION.
Mr. Merrell —A resolution tendering a
teat on the floor te Hon. C. Peepes. A
dopted.
senate bills on third reading.
To carry into effect the settleneri' be
tweeu the Treasurer aud the Comptroller
General.
Tiie Finance Committee recommended
the adoption of a resolution to authorize
the late Treasurer and Comptroller Gener
al to come to a settlement.
To authorize the Macon & Brunswick
Railroad to construct a branch from auy
point on said road to Albauy Passed.
To loan the credit of tiie State to the
North Georgia Railroad, and for other
purposes. Tabled.
A resolution tiiat the Governor accept
the surrender of tiie charter of the Plan
ters’ Bauk of the State of Georgia. Ta
bled.
To carry into effect the 30th section of
tiie Ist article of the Constitution. Pa-sed.
To exempt from sale profits arising from
the produce of homesteads. House amend
ments concurred in.
To amend an act to reorganize a crimi
nal court for each county iu the State, en
larging jurisdiction of the Justices of the
Peace. House amendmen' concurred in.
To authorize E. S. Mason and others to
peddle without license. House amend
ment concurred in.
To chauge the lines between tbe coun
ties of Twiggs and Jones. House amend
ment concurred in.
To require the official bonds of Ordina
ries to be signed by the Judges of the In
ferior Court. House amendment not con
curred iu.
For the relief of J. O. Martin, of Brooks
county. Lost.
To authorize and bring on an election
for members of Congress on the first Mon
day iu March, 1870.
Amended by Mr. Wooten bringing on
the election on the first Wednesday in
May.
Inis created a great deal of discussion.
Mr. Candler thought, the .State ought to
be represented in tbe Forty-first Congress,
and did not believe tbe members or the
Fortieth could hold over.
Mr. Brock opposed when a motion was
made to table. Lost.
The question then recurred ou the pas
sage of the bill, yeas 21, nays 13.
So tbe bill passed.
Providing for farming out the Peniten
tiary convicts. House amendment con
curred in.
For the relief of the securities on the
bonds of Samuel Simpson, late Sheriff’ of
Dawson county.
To change the lines between the coun
ties of Henry and Butts.
To create a board of commissioners of
trade and revenues for Harris county.
To incorporate the Berne Planting and
Fruit-Growing Company of Camden
couuty. Passed.
resolution.
Mr. Merrill—A resolution asking a copy
of a bill from tbe House which was lost.
Adopted.
To incorporate the Georgia Manu
facturing Company. Passed.
To declare null and void the sale of wild
and unimproved lands, in certain coun
ties. by Tax Collectors. Passed.
To make it a penal offence to allow
minors to roll on ten pin alleys or billiard
tables, without the consent of parents or
guardians. Passed.
For tbe relief of securities on the bonds
of an escaped felon of Bartow county.
Passed.
To provide for the registration of voters
for tbe cty of Atlanta, and for other pur
poses. Passed.
lo provide for the foreclosure of mort
gages on personalty. Passed
To amend an act requiring tbe Reporter
of tiie Supreme Court to publish the pro
ceedings iu pamphlet form, and for other
purposes. Passed.
t o remove theseat of justice of Camden
county from Jefferson to St. Mary’s, in
said county. Passed.
To allow the citizens of Brunswick,
through their city Council, to sell proper
ty to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad
Company. Passed.
To incorporate the Southern Insurance
Company. Pa sed.
io amend 569 of the Code, granting
privilege of peddling without license to
any maimed soldier
Amended by striking out soldier and in
serting "citizeu.” Laid over.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House. —House met pursuant to ad
jourumeut.
Ou motion of Mr. Felder, a seat was
tendered Hon. R. J. Moses during his
stay in the city.
ihe House took up the general appro
priation bill, with Senate amendments,
the same beiug the unfinished business of
this morniug.
Amendments appropriating five hun
dred dollars to M. A. Hardin, Clerk of
the house, and A. E. Marshall, Secretary
of the Senate as additional pay for extra
service, was disagreed to by yeas 33
uays 67.
Ameudmeut appropriating five hundred
dollars each, to J. C Hendrix, Assistant
Scretary of the Senate, aud LaFayette
Carrington, Assistant Clerk of the House,
was disagreed to by a vote of 45 to 54.
A like appropriation to H. F. Merrill,
Journalizing Clerk of the House, and J.
G. W. Mills, Journalizing Clerk of the
Se ate, was disagreed to.
Amendment, striking out one hundred,
and inserting fifty dollars for each of the
Chaplains of tiie House aud Senate, was
disagreed to.
Ameudmeut reducing the appropriation
for tiie Deaf and Dumb Asylum from
twelve to eight thousand dollars, was dis
agreed to.
Amendment appropriating twenty-five
thousand dollars to pay outstanding debts
of the Penitentiary, was disagreed to.
Amendment appropriatingoue thousand
dollars to N. L. Angler to pay for fire
proof safe, was concurred iD.
Ameudmeut appropriating five hundred
and forty dollars to J. W. Burke, State
Printer, was concurred in.
Amendment striking fifteen thousand
dollars, appropriated for the education of
maimed iudigeut soldiers, was disagreed
to.
On motion, seats were tendered Hon.
Mr. Sparks, T. C. Nisbet, W. J. Lawton,
and H. A. Hollingsworth, during their
stay iu the city.
On motion of Mr. Cloud, the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of tiie
United States, was made the special order
for to-morrow afternoon, at 3 o’clock.
evening session.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Senate bills read liist and second time.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
A bill to amend an act, organizing a
criminal court in each couuty in this State.
Lost.
A bill declaring tiie willful violation of
a contract a misdemeanor. Lost.
A bill to amend section 86 of Irwin’s
Code. Passed.
A bill to amend an act giving mer
chants and factors liens upon growiug
crops. Passed.
A bill to provide for conveying prison
ers to the Penitentiary’. Lost.
A bill to amend the charter of tiie town
of Gainesville. Passed.
A bill to prescribe the duties of Justices
of the Peace and Constables in the county’
of Chatham. Passed.
A bill to prohibit Ordinaries giving let
ters of administration in certain cases.
Laid ou the table.
A hill for the relief of debtors and to au
thorize the equitable adjustment of debts.
Lost.
A bill to authorize third parties to in
stitute claims in certain cases. Laid on
the table.
A bill for the settlement of debts upon
principles of equity. Lost
House adjourned till to-morrow morn
ing 9£ o’clock.
Tuesday, March 16.
Senate. —Senate called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Mr. Smith, of 7th.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. Hinton moved to reconsider the ac
tion of the Senat? in adopting the report
of the Joint Special Committee on pur
chase of the present Capitol building.
Mr. Candler moved to lay motion to re
consider ou the table. Tabled by yeas 19,
uays 17.
Mr. Smith, of 7th, moved to reconsider
the action on bill for relief of J. O. Mor
ton, Execuior of Brooks county.
Motion to reconsider lost.
Mr Burns moved to reconsidet action
on bill to bring on a settlement witli the
late Comptroller General and Treasurer.
After some discussion Mr. Harris moved
to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table. Yeas 16, nays 16. The Pres dcut
voted nay, so the motion to reconsider was
tabled.
Mr. Lester moved to reconsider the ac
tion of laying on tiie table the resolution
authorizing tbe Governor to accept tiie
surrender of the charter of tbe Planters’
Bank of Savannah.
A motion to lay on tiie table was lost by
yeas 13. nays 18. So the motion to recon
sider prevailed, and lhe resolution was
passed by yeas 23, nays 8.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order being tiie considera
tion of tiie adoption of tiie 15th Amend
ment was takeu up, aud on motion, dis
charged.
A tier action on the bill to amend an act
establishingcriminal courts in each couu
ty, Mr. Hungerford moved to make the
15th Amendment the special order for
December 25th, 1869.
Mr. Burns moved to amend hv making
it the special order for December 25tb,
1870. Lost by yeas 12, nays 18.
On motion of Mr Merrell, it was made
tiie special order for three o’clock to
morrow afternoon, by yeas 17, nays 15.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
The Senate took up the bill to amend
the act establishing criminal courts in
each couuty. The Senate struck out tiie
House amendments, but tiie House ad
hered to its amendments. Motion to lay
cn tbe table lost by the casting vote of the
President.
The Senate adhered to its amendments,
and the President appointed Messrs. Grif
fin, (21st,) Holcombe aud McWhorter, as a
Committee of Conference with the House.
BILLS FOR THIRD READING.
To incorporate the Georgia Life Insur
ance Company. Passed.
To incorporate the town of Kingston.
Pa-sed.
To exempt from taxation all capital, for
eign and domestic, invested in the next
three years iu the manufacture of cotton,
wool or other fibrous materials, iron, coal,
agricultural implements, etc., for five
years. Discussed up to the hour of ad
journment.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Bruton—Adopted.
Tendering a seat on the floor of the Sen
ate to Gen H. L. Benniug. of Columbus.
By Mr. Nesbitt—Adopted.
Tendering seats on the floor of the Sen
ate to Col. W J. Lawton, of Albany, and
Col. J. A. Billups, of Madison.
Senate adjourned till 3 o’clock p. M.
House. —House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantley.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. Hooks, of Wilkinson, moved to re
consider the action of the House refusing
to agree to the Senate amendment allow
ing extra pay to the Secretary of the Sen
ate aud Chief Clerk of the House.
Motion lost.
Mr Tumlin moved to reconsider the
action of the House in refusing to agree to
the Senate amendment, allowing SSOO ex
tra pay to Readiug Clerks.
Yeas aud nays called on the motion to
reconsider and were—yeas 57, Days 51.
So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
A motion was made to reconsider the
action of the House in refusing to agree to
pay Journalizing Clerka SSOO extra pay.
Yeas aud uays called aud were—yeas 41,
nays 65.
So the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved to recousider
the bill lost yesterday making vioiaiion of
a contract a misdemeauor.
Mr. O'Neal moved to lay tbe motion to
reconsider ou tbe table* Motion pre
vailed.
Mr. Saussey moved to reconsWer the ac
tion of the House on thebill incorporating
the People’s Life Insurance Company.
Motion prevailed.
Mr. Sau-sey—A resolution requesting
the Senate to return tiie bill to the House
to authorize the City Couucil of Savannah
to use the jail fund for the purpose of re
pairingthe jail, iu order tiiat said bill may
be corrected. Takeu up aud adopted.
Mr. Hudson moved to transmit all bills
and resolutions acted ou by the House at
once to tbe Senate, unless notice be giveu
tiiat a motion will be made to recousider.
Motion prevailed.
Mr. Grimes rose to a point of order.
Yesterday when the gentleman from
Clavtou moved to take up tbe 15tb
ameudmeut, and make it special order
of 3 o’clock to-day. He called for a divis
ion ami motion was made before tiie di
vision was made, to adjourn, which mo
tion prevailed. He therefore claimed that
the loth Amendment was the unfinished
business of yesterday.
Tbe Chair said lie understood the gen
tlemau from Muscogee had withdrawn
tbe ea 1 for a division, but if he states from
is seat, tiiat hedid not withdraw his call,
be wou and rule it to be the unfinished
business.
Mr. Grimes said he did not withdraw
his motion.
Mr. Hall, of Glynn, appealed from the
decisiou of the Chair.
! he yeas and nays being required on
tiie appeal from tiie de dsion of ttie Chair,
were yeas 41, uays 78, and the Chair was j
overruled.
Mr Price—A resolution that E. Holbert,
Campbell Wallace, M. A. Cooper, J. P. j
King, aud A. H. (Stephens be, and they !
are hereby constituted and appointed com- !
missioners, with power to negotiate for, ;
contract and purchase from the owners, i
the Rome Railroad, leading from R <me J
to Kingston, for ami on behalfof tiie (Slate ;
of Georgia, at such price as iu their judg
meut said property may be worth, aud i
provide for tiie extension of the same to
the Alabama line, and tiie actiugs and
doings of said commissioners iu the prem
ises shall be good and binding when rati
fied by tiie General Assembly.
Mr. Phillips said lie hadj heretofore
voted against his proposition—it was now
before tiie House in such a condition that
he intended to support it. It was tiie duty
of the Legislature to guard well the State’s
interest iu this road, and it was alleged
aud not denied tiiat unless some action
was taken tiie State would lose.
Mr. Felder sp >ke against tli) resolution.
He wanted members who were iu favor of
retreucdinieut, lo vote against this resolu
tion.
Motion made to lay on tiie table by yeas
66, nays 56.
Aud tbe resolution was laid on the
table.
A bill granting State aid to the Chatta
nooga and Alabama Railroad Company,
which was recouaidered a few days since,
was taken up.
Previous question called, sustained, and
yeas and nqys required, and were yeas 57,
nays 57 ; the Speaker voted yes, and the
bill passed.
Seats ou the floor were voted to Hon.
H. L. Benniug and John R. Wilder dur
ing their stay in tiie city.
House adjourned until 3 p. m.
afternoon session.
Tuesday, March 16.
Senate. —Senate met pursuant to ad
journment.
Bills put ou their first and second read
ing.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill exempting capital put iu man
ufactories, etc.
Mr. Hinton urged the passage of the
bill.
Messrs. Harris aud Merrill opposed its
passage.
Mr. Candler hoped it would pass.
Mr. Wooten amended Ihe bill:
Provided, That the provisions of this
act shall not apply to capital heretofore
invested or to he hereafter invested in
stocks of factories already iu operation.
Passed as amended.
To authorize t.lie election of ten com
missioners in Bibb county, and for other
purposes. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend an act repealing sections
1456 57-58-59-60-61 of the Code, so far as
relates to the counties of Monroe, Macon.
Houston and Morgan.
On motion, Monroe and Macon were
stricken out.
Mr. Merrill amended: Provided, This
does not apply to other counties. Passed
as it was amended.
To regulate the agencies of insurance
business and companies not chartered b>
this Slat *, without first obtaining certifi
cates from the Comptroller General, aim
for other purposes. Pa-sed
To appropriate money to the schools and
colleges in this ("Slate for tiie education o
indigent and maimed soldiers.
Amended. Provided, That nothiug in
this act shall lie so construed as to author
izetlie payment of any claims that mat
be created hereafter Passed.
To allow John Taymr, C. Lamar, R
Bassford, J. M Anderson, and all cripple
and indigent persons of this (state to ped
die without license Lost.
To legalize the elect on of S. Latimer,
of Ware county, as Justice of the Peace
Passed.
To carry into effect section 8, article 21
of heConstitution. Amended and pass-d
To establish the of (solicitor of tin
Eastern Judicial Circuit.
Also of clerks and sheriff of tiie City
Court of Savannah, aud for other put
poses. Passed.
To amend the acts incorporating the
town of Cartersvilie.
To authorize improvements, made by-
Henry J. Lamar, of Butts county, on tiie
Indian Reserve.
To amend section 4813 of the Code.
Passed.
To amend 12th section of an act providing
forsettingapart personalty for homesteads.
Passed.
To change section 1035 of the Code, re
quiring tbe Governor to file the several
acts of tbe General Assembly. Tabled.
To repeal an act changing the line be
tween tiie counties oft Scriven and Ber
rkn. Passed.
For the encouragement of agriculture
in this State by extending credit to plant
ers ; such persons advancing money or
provisions shall have hens upon the crops
of planters Passed.
To repeal an act changing the line be
tween Crawford and Upson counties
Passed.
To amend an act for the relief of debt
ors, and providing for tbe adjustment of
debts upon principles of equity. Lost.
To amend an act incorporating tbe town
of Sandersville.
To amend aud enlarge section 4779 of
Irwin’s Code, so as to increase the power
of the police of Savannah. Pa-sed.
To amend an act incorporating the town
of Thomasville. Lost.
To extend tiie time for collecting taxes
in Columbia county. Withdrawn.
To amend the acts incorporating the
town of West Point, and for other pur
poses.
To extend the limits of the town of
Hamilton, Harris county. Passed.
To extend the jurisdiction of the Con
stable of Murray county. Amended and
passed.
To authorize the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad to subscribe for stock in
the Columbus and West Point Railroad.
Passed.
To change the corporate limits of Fort
Valley, Ga. Passed.
To change the line between the counties
of Cherokee and Pickens. Passed.
To repeal an act incorporating tbe town
of Mclntosh.
A memorial from a number of citizens
of the couuty praying the Legislature not
to repeal the act. Tiie bill was tabled.
To authorize tiie Ordinary of Lowndes
to levy a tax for the purpose of building a
jail. Passed.
For the relief of maimed soldiers who
were citizens of tbe State in December,
1866.
To incorpurate the Columbus and Al
bany Railroad. Passed.
To legalize all the official acts of the
late Deputy (sheriff of Jacksou couuty.
Passed.
I<>r tlie relief of A. J. Banks, Catoosa
county. Lost.
Mr. Fain moved that when the Benate
adjourn it meet at 7£ o’clock. Adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To change the lines between the coun
ties of Johnson aud Lawrence. Passed.
To authorize tiie Commissioners of
Spring-place to grant license for tiie retail
oi Bpirits. Passed.
To allow W. J. \\ i!eox. of Coffee, and
W. R. Wright, of Hamilton, to peddle
without license. Passed.
To incorporate Thomaston, Upsou coun
ty. Passed.
To incorporate tiie Etowah Canal and
VV'ater Works Company. Passed.
To authorize Deputy Surveyors or City
Surveyors to lay off homestead*. Passed
To inoor|>orale llomersville, Clinch
couuty, and for other purposes. Passed.
To amend the charter of tiie Georgia
Home Insurance Company, of Columbus.
Passed.
To appropriate S3OO to Rev. H. C. Hor
nady, for securing supplies for the desti
tute in 1866. Lost.
To incorporate the Geoigia (Slate and
Miuing Company. Passed.
To incorporate the Georgia Methodist
Mutual Lite Insurance Company Pi-ssed
To incorporate tiie Paromore Manufac
turing Company. Passed.
Tocorupe tiie Ordinary of Tatnall to
keep his office in Reidsvide Passed.
To open and construct a railroad from
Marietta to Jasper. Passed.
To change the line between Clinch and
Coffee counties. Passed.
To authorize the Ordinary of Bibb
county to issue tiouds for county purposes.
Passed.
To change tiie line between Henry and
Spalding counties. Passed.
To change the line between Coweta aud
Meriwether. Passed.
To ameud tiie ciiarter of Athens, abol
ishing the office of Constable, etc. Passed
To amend an act to enlarge the bounda
ries of LaGrauge, aud lor other purposes.
Passed.
To incorporate the Planters’ Acid and
Phosphate Manufacturing Company.—
Amended aud passed.
To legalize tiie acts of the old Justices of
tiie Peace. Passed.
To reduce the amounts of tiie bonds of
Ihe Sheriffs of Irwin and Habersham.
Passed.
To relieve Thomas A. Green and others
of double tax for 1868. Amended and
passed.
To open up tiie Oconee river at Parks’
Mills. Postponed indefinitely.
To incorporate the Athens’ Mutual Loan
Association. Passed.
For tlie relief of S. C. Stevenson, of
Talbot county. Passed.
Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Zeluer, seats were ten
dered Hons. K. U. Cabaniss and It. P.
Tripp, during tlieir stay in the oily.
The House took up the 15th Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States,
the same being the special order for this
afternoon at a o’clock.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, rose to a point of
order. He said no motion had been made
to suspend the rules to take up the 15th
Amendment, and that Mr Grimes having
given notice that he would move to recon
sider the action of the House this morn
ing in overruling the Chair, the Amend
ment was not now before the House.
The Chair overruled the point.
Mr. Scott appealed from the decision of
the Chair.
Tiie decision of Chair was sustained.
After a lengthy discussion the call for
the previous question was lost by a vote of
48 to 53.
The previous question being called and
sustained, the main question was put,
which was the adoption of the Fifteenth
amendment, and the amendment was
adopted by a vote of (54 to 53.
House adjourned till to morrow morn
ing 9j o’clock.
Wednesday, March 17, 1869.
Senate —The Senate was called toorder
by the President.
Prayer by Mr. Hintou.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
RKCONSI DERATION.
Mr. Nunnally moved to reconsider tin
action of the Senate on the appropriation
of S3OO to the Rev, H. C. Hornady, foi
procuring supplies for the destitute in
Georgia, in 1866.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Grirtin, of the 21st, moved to recoil
sider the action on the bill authorizingthi
Ordinary of Talbot county to levy a tax
for county purposes.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Hinton moved to reconsider the ac
tion on the b II to open the Oconee rive
up to Parks’ Mills.
The motion prevailed and tho bill wu
passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate Vann’s Valley Mat u
acturing Company Passed.
To incorporate the Georgia Benevolen
vlutual Lite insurance Go pany. Pa-s-o
To require the Ordinary of Hou-toi
county to pay SIOOO to Perry school. Los -
To change time of holding the Pauid
ing Superior Court. Passed.
To incorpora e the Savannah and Tybe<
Felegraph Company. Passed
To change the lines Let ween the count ie
>f < herokee and Pickens. Passed.
To incorporate the Georgia Land, Emi
'ration and Manufacturing Company.-
Pas-ed,
To authorize Clerks of the Huperi t
Courts to amend fi. fas., and issue aliar
executions in certain ca-es. Passed.
To amend the act regulating the collec
tion of officers’ costs. Tabled.
To repeal the act authorizing Ordinaric
to levy a tax to pay the crrsts of insolven
criminal cases, s * far as relates to Macoi
county. Tabled.
To expedite the collection of taxes du<
on insolvent t«x ti. fas. Tabled.
To incorporate the court house in the
4*li district of Ware county. Tabled.
To exteDd the time for the collection ol
taxes in Schley county. Passed.
For the relief of J. VV. Kemp and J. H
Hill, security on a penal bond ip Humtei
Superior Court. Passed.
To extend the time for the collection oi
taxes in Columbia county. Passed.
For the relief of J. H. Stockton, of Co
lumbia county. Passed.
To explain the act to provide for tht
education of indigent maimed soldiers.
Mr. Harris offered a substitute to repeal
the act. Substitute adopted.
To change the line between thecounties
of Clayton and D-Kalb. Passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Resolutions tendering seats to J. C. Nor
ris, Sheriff of Warren county ; Judge A
Reese, of Madison; Hon. J. 8. Boynton
and Hon. J. D. fetewart, of Spaulding;
and Hon. Thomas Gibson, were adopted
Motion to rescind action levying a tax
on dogs.aud appointing a conference com
mittee, adopted, and House amendment to
tax bill concurred in.
Resolution to relieve 9. C- Smith from
tax on " Big Bullock.” Laid on table.
House amendment to the Senate bill au
thorizing the payment of the remnant of
a fund raised in Chatham county, for the
erection of anew jail to the City Council
of Savannah, for enlarging the present
jaii, provided the same be recommended
by the Grand Jury. Concurred in.
The Committee of Conference on bill to
amend the act establishing a criminal
court in each county, recommended the
passage of the bill as it now stands.—
Tabled.
At 12 M. the Senate adjourned until
o’clock, p. m., in respect to the services bj
the Hibernian Benevolent Society in Rep
resentative Hall.
House—The House met pursuant to ad
journment.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brantley.
The Journal was read and aproved.
Mr. McCullough moved to reconsider
the action of the House relating to the ap
pointmentof Commissioners to in vesiigate
the purchase of tlie Rome Railroad.
Mr. Flournoy was opposed to reconsid
eration, and moved to Jay the motion on
the table.
The yeas and nays were required, and
were—yeas 49, najs 66.
Bo the motion to lay on the table was
lost.
VOL. LXI., NO- I.
I he vote was then taken on the motion
to reconsider, and it prevailed.
Mr. Flournoy moved to take it up at
once and dispose of it. Motion prevailed.
Mr. riourcoy it was proper that
members should consider well their action
in this matter. What will you say to your
constituents wlien you return, it you buv
this road ?
Mr. O’Neal—we will tell them that we
have left the purchase of this road toauch
men as Campbell Wallace, and A. 11.
Stephens and if they thiuk it is for the
nterest of the State, they will report it to
he next Legislature to be ratified We
don’t purchase the road now.
Mr. Sparks moved to amend bv adding
tlie name <f Win. M. Wad ley and W 8
j Holt.
Mr. Crawford spoke in favor of this
amendment.
Mr. Phillips offered an amendment that
these Commissioners are to take no steps
that will bind tlie State until their action
lias been returned to the General Assetu
; bly. Agreed to.
The previous question was called and
sustained, and Mr. Sparks's ameuduient
was ruled out.
The yeas and nays being required—
we re 62 yeas, 58 nays.
The general appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The House refused to concur in Senate
amendment gG ing SSOO to reading clerks,
and the t>iil was transmitted to Senate.
The House adjourned until 2 o’clock.
Tuesday, March IS.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SENATE.—Benate met pursuant to ad
journment.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIKD READING.
To amend an act to provide for tho
-etting aside of homesteads in this Slate.
Passed.
To repeal the third section of an act to
define llie liabilities of railroad companies
of ibis State.
To bring on Congressional elections.
Mr. Wellborn amended so as to read:
On tlie first Mouday in May next, for
members of Congress to represent tins
State in the Hou-eoi Representatives. As
amended passed.
On motion of Mr. Harris, the appropria
tin'! hill was taken up.
The House refused to concur in the Sen
ate’s appropriation of extra pay to tlie
Secretary and Clerk of the Senate, aud
Clerks of tiie House.
Mr. Candler moved to recede from tlie
amendments Lost.
Mr. Lester moved to adhere to ail (he
amendments, and asked for a Committee
of C ufereuce.
Messrs. Harris, Nunnally and Merrill
Committee of Conference from tire Senate.
Mr. Winn called for the special order.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr Burns moved to take up the mes
sage from the House, containing the 15th
amendment. Adopted, aud tiie amend
ment read.
Mr. Burns then moved to postpone in
definitely.
Mr. Nunnally would oppose the passage
of the amendment.
Mr. Smith, of the 7th, wanted to vote
upon il immediately, aud not |s>stpoue.
Question was then tuken on postpone
ment indefinitely, when the yeas and
nays were demanded, aud resulted : yeas,
17; nays, 17.
The President voted iu the utlirmalive,
aud tiie motion prevailed. *
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the Georgia Water
Works Company. Passed.
To aiueud section 3565 of Irwin’s Code.
Passed.
To amend an act to provide for setting
apart homestead in personalty. Passed.
To incorporate Social Circle and for oth
er purposes. Passed.
To authorize Dr. John M. C. Dodd, of
Campbell county, to erect a dam iu the
Chattahoochee river. Passed.
THE SCHOOL BILL
Was then taken up aud read.
Mr. Winn moved to lake up a message
from tiie House for the purpose of voting
down the substitute offered by that body
iu lieu of tiie Senate bill.
The House amenduieut was not con
curred in.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. McArthur— A resolution that five
met: be appointed to bring up the unfin
ished business of the General Assembly.
Adopted.
Mr. Merrill— A ressolution that a ioint
committee of two from the ceiiate and
three from the Hou-e bn appointed to
equalize llie labors of the Judicial Circuits
and avoid tlie necessity of having new
Judicial Circuits: Providing, That no per
diem shall be allowed said committee.
Mr. Winn offered to amend by striking
>ul per diem and inserting "no pay." As
intended, adopted.
The Hou-e resolution on the purchase of
he Rome Railroad, was concurred in.
To amehd section 2518 of Irwin’s Code.
Passed.
to keep in repair the public roads of
Sinks county aud levy a tax therefor.
Passed.
RESOLUTION.
Mr. Smith, 36ili —that Senators lliu
on, Wooten, and ilerr.il tie appointed a
o min it tee, with such number as tiie
louse may deem necessary, to report to
tie next General Assembly what legisla
loU is necessary to change tin- penal laws
• f t e Slate iu order lo the farther pro
tection of the life and property of the peo
ple.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate met pursuant ti adjourn
nerit
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorpoiate Uraviuu, Dooly county.
.'ai-Sed.
To change the line between Bartow ana
Polk. Pass*-d.
1 o repeal 3d section of an act to define
tie liahilities of the several railroads of
this State. Passed.,
To authorize the Tax Collectors of Mur
ay county to receive jury certificates for
axes. Passed.
To amend an act chartering the (Georgia
Life insurance Coinpauy. Passed.
To authorize L. Humphrey*, of Newton
county to draw piciuresof said county ex
empt from taxation. Passed.
To prescribe the time to which Justices
>f the Peace, Notaries Public, and ex
itlicio Ju-tices of the Peace ol Chat ham,
to forward to the Clerk of the .Superior
(Jour, certain warrants. Pas-ed.
To change the time of holding the Su
perior Court of Morgan couuty. Passed.
To provide for the more eflicient collec
ion of taxes in this State. Passed.
To amend an act to incorporate the Cen
tral Georgia Mutual Life insurance Com
pany.
For the relief of J Hosenfeld & Bro., of
Baldwin county. Referred.
To prevent fraud in laying oil' home-,
-teads. Lost.
Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House.—House met pursuant to ad
journment.
The House took up the t-enate resolu
-1 ion providing for the purchase of the
Kimball Opera House for a permanent
Capitol.
Mr. Carpenter, of Hancock, moved to
lay the resolution on the table, upon
which the yeas and nays were demanded.
Ibe resolution was lost by a vote of 57
to 60.
The previous question was called and
the yeas and nays required—yeas oi, nays
o4—and the previous question waajsus
tained.
The friends of the measure left the hall,
leaving the House without a quorum. A
tight occurred about this time between
t vo reporters of the press, aud the House
adjourned amidst great disorder aud con
fusion till 7 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
The purchase of the Kimball Opera
House come up as the unfinished business
of this morning.
Communication received from the Sen
ate, announcing i hat that body had con
curred in the House resolution for the
purchase of the Rome Railroad on account
of the State of Georgia.
Mr. Hudson moved to make the purchase
of the Kimball Opera House the special
order for 10-uiorrow at 10 o’e ock. Adopted.
No quorum being present, uo action was
taken, aud the House adjourned.
A Brooklyn policemau, on Wednes
day, forfeited ten days’ pay, ($30,) for
smoking on post.