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.1, ii i i ~i mm m, ; uiujiiO>, MSBET & Pa’jiishers ani Proprietors. iSO IIIUTO.Y, II. .KIMliET. (l!)C j Editor*. oufJjmt Jrt'bcral Union ■ '/.slu’d H cekly, in Alt/ledgerdie, Ga. Coper of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts. (apposite Court House.J At $2 a year in Advance, I. I ni.':'' u Advance, $3 Per Annum.) OF AUVIvKTIMING Per square of tweire tines. q l . i:nertion#l 00, ana fifty couts for eachsubsequent continuance. ;1 . without the specification of thenuinbcro i - rn.m* will be published till forbid and chareec accord,mrly. . S >i Professional Cards, per year, where the* xceedSix Links - - . $io oi ' i ‘rat /ritt hr mode with those who wish t> by the yen H’.si, A> , occupying a specified space ecu? on 111 I LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS, f Lind nud Negroes, by Administrators, Kx sroians, are required by law tube belt ,r (lu t Tuesday in the month; between ihe hour„ „ n t ie tor-:cum and three in the afternoon, at tin •.■•t.niuo) in thecounty in which the property is sit unt-'l Xotice of these sales must be given in a public ga ze - ■ ! I days previous to the day ofsale. ” Not ices for the sale of personal property must begiv. en i i like manner 10 days previous to sale day. X >;iocs to the deb ors and creditors of an estate mus' sl-o be published 40 days. X dice that application will be madetothe Conrto Or lioarv for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must b< published for two months. 1 s f.irletters of Administration Guardianship ,v , must be published 30 days—for dismission frorr A1 iiiiiistriifioii, monthly six months—for dismissioi n Guardianship, 40 days. Ku’i-s for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published K. / for four months—for establishing lost papers • ti' full spore of ihrre months—for compelling titles . u Executors or administrators, where bond has beei riven by the deceased, the full apace of tlirei ntlis . ieations will always be continued according ti • . the legal requirements, unless otherwise orderer c following RATES: :is, on letters of administration, Sc e. ■ “ dismissory from yjdmr’n. “ Guardianship, to sell Land or Negroes *n debtors and creditors. . personal prope.ty, ten days, 1 sqr. uflar.d or negroes by Executors, See,, pr sqr ays, two weeks ii advertising Iris wife (in advance.) VOLUME XXXII,] MILLEDGEYILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1861. [NUMBER 30. COATES & W00LF0LK ^eorgia legislature SSiirfJjouse anb Commission K MERCHANTS ARE now open and prepared for the reception of Cotton ot their NEW FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE, opposite Hardeman & Sparks. We will endeavor to proveourselvesworthy of the patronage ofthose wlio will favor us with their business. Uhural advances uade on cotton when desired. Macon Ga.. Sept. 21, 1839. SENATE. AFTERNOON SESSION. Eatonton, Nov, 2d 1801. Mar, • a rut G. Ko.se. ^ Libel for a divort _ vs • > Putnam SuperiorC ce in . . penoi Court James P. Rose. )September term J86J. It appearing to tlie* Court tiaf said writ has not been served upon the Defendant and that lie re. rides without the limits of the State of Georgia. It s ordered by the conrt that service be perfected on iefendant by a publication of this order in the Ked- ral I'nion, a newspaper published at Milledge- ville Georgia, monthly four months next preced ing the next Term of this Court. I do hereby certify that the above is a true ex- ract taken from the minutes of the court. T. J. PRITCHARD, D Clerk. This Novemb, r 2d, 1861. 24 4 m brEC-RGlA Bulloch County. To all whom it mat/ concern. VyHEREAS. Ti moth) Iliand and Rebecca Pi id • T gen, applies to me for letters — *i.„ .... ,.- , , ,, . , ^ ?2 7; 4 at 3 ni 4 Of 3 III l r>( 5 Of 1 5f (; EX E RA L ADVERTISED ENTS. j. A. & AY. AV. TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Eatonton, Ga. October, 18, 1859. 21 ly. Dfs. W1I. II. 11 ALL and CIMBLES II. HILL, - dated in tli U U Mali.’! Dr. Martin n v4— 3m on Practice of Medicine, residence—the house of the 1 San cock-street. je&sff s. sowsoin, ATTORNEY AT LAW LVrOSTOSCi. Eatonton. Ga., Feb. 14, I860. 38 tf. BOOK-BINDING Tiie Subscriber is now pro pared to do Booli-Eind- ingT, ( n all its branches Old Books rebound, &c. Ml SIC bound in iho best style. Blank Books ri'iuutactured to order. Prompt attention will be given to all wo.k entiusttd to me. S. J KIDD. Rinelcry in NontLrrn Ffilrrnl I'nion Gflice. Milledgev'iile. March I9th, l£61. 43 NOTICE. fTUTE UNDERSIGNED having bought the es- X tabiisbment of bis friend F. SHOENBEIN, d eeised. respectfully informs the public, that In w.,1 continue the business in the same form and r Mindfully solicits a share of public patronage. WM. SCHEIHING. Miiledgevide, July 15, le6l. 8 lyr. jen, applies to me for letters of acministra ion on the estate cf Mitchel Pridgen, late of said ounty,deceased These are therefore to cite and admonish all prr- -ons concerned, to file their objections, il any they lave, in my office in terms of me law, otherwise, laid letters will be granted as prayed for. Given under iny hand and official signature, his 2nth day of November, 1-iil. 28 ot. | D it] WILLIAM LEE. Ord’y. It you are afflicted with Piles, send to Herty & Hall and get a box of Sturdevant’s pile oint ment.and be cured Price »il a box. WASHINGTON liALL. Is Still Open to the 5? u b i i c. PECIAL Arrangements S PECIAL Arrangements will be BagL made for the accommodation of the -MEMBERS of the LEGISLATURE. |j g _f!tjjfl Ocf. 7, 1l. N. C BARN E l T. 2U Im AHedged N. men I of tie l>y th< Abolitic ers Adds ii Govern cased Co tin SLATING—SLATING W. E. ELLIOTT, PR YCTICAL SLATER A YD DEALER IY E ZI3 S T aSXj-a-TESS, REGEX FLY FROM RICHMOND, YA, 1 S now ready to do any work in his line of busi- J ness—Slating, and warran led free from Leak- Itepnii lo o!<! Slate Roofs allenilcd to Promptly* W. E E. is Agent for an extensive Manufactory of Iron Railing. Verandah, Balconies, Iron Stairs. Fountains. Settees, Chairs, Tables, Tree Boxes. Figures. &e ,&e., and all other Iron Work oi a decorative character. Kudosing Cemetery I.ots will receive bis par ticular Attention. V. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Marble M mini nr Works, likewise for the Steam Marble Mantle Works. Designs of all, with prices, can be seen at bis office, up stairs, over Morning News office, Bay Street. Savannah, Ga. A specimen of our work may be seen on the Ih-pot hitiMittg in Miiledgeviile. K ion-nee—G. W. Adams, Superintendent C. I? R Savannah. 23 dds&wtf. lonlYdcralc r UtnEASDRYNoteR and Bonds taken at PAR for 1 Furniture or Note* and Accounts due. WOOD & CO., Macon,Ga. c liens, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gains, Griffin and . -viJR papers will please copy six months and rill. (1 (i ms,) YV.&.CO Olliria! Pa £.trili«3i 'Eiuiflvr. The following,-from the Fortress Monroe cor respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, will ex- plain how papers addressed to Lord Ljons hap pened to come into the possession of the Lincoln GoAernment ; Last evening a Confedeiate flag of truce was brought toby a blank shot from the gunboat Gen. .1 E. Pool, and upon boarding she was found to have on board a lew ietters front our poor fellows w ho are prisouers ol war, and one gentleman with a foreign air, a consumptive cougn, and a trunk *ull of generalities, all of which the Confederate Lieutenant “ reckoned was all korr.” This gentle man said lie had very urgent business in Baltimore, and would like to go up on the Louisiana, but Captain Davis, the Provost Marsh*!, thought the xir of Fortress Mcnroe might be of benefii to (he invalid refugee, told him iie might take rooms at lie 1 * Hygci t,” and then started for the headquar ters of jWa|or General Wool for instructions. Al ter Captain Davis had explained matters, General Wool determined to detain the man and await or ders from Washington. Ths “ refugee ’’ entered Iris name on the register of the hotel as ‘* Brian O'Hara, Puerto Rico, W. I.” Upon examining his trunk some valuable papers were found, the contents of which it would not be proper to publish. Some were sealed and stamped try “Robert Bunch, Her A/ajesty’s Consul at Charleston, S. C ” These were directed to “His Excellency, Lord Lyons H B. M. Minister Pien ipotentiary at Washington,” and were carefully consigned to the care of a special agent, who will take them to Mr Seward for inspection This morning this apparent emissary applied for a re ft ase, which was again refused by General Wool, as lie had not been advised of tire wishes of the Government. The Charleston Mercury says the Mr O'Hara mentioned above, was, for upwards of fifteen years, the Brttish Vice Consul at l’uerto Rico He sailed from Charleston, a few dars ago, on his return to the North, which he had left in Novem ber. The only document which Ire carried from the British Consul here was a dispatch to Lord Lyons, written in a cylinder, xvhich the United States officials will be nimble to rend. The state ment that important Confederate documents wpre taken from Mr Hara’s trunk, is, piobubly, a fic tion. Sa*urday, November 7,1861. The Senate met at 3 1-2 o’clock according to adjourn ment. The rules were suspended and the Senate took up Mr Boyd’s resolution fixing the hour of convening at nine o’clock. -Mr Gordon moved to substitute the hour of 9 1-2 o’clock Cairied. Tht lesolution as amended was lost. Tiie Senate took up t lie House bill to authorize Ow en (' Pope a Minor ot Washington county to quaiify as Executor on the Estate of his father. Mr Yasuii of Dougherty said that the Minor lacked only 10 months of being twenty-one. .Mr Harris of Hancock said that he had been inform ed by parties interested timt there were objection to the saio Rope’s qualifying. Mr Killen read from tire constitution showing that general law* should net be made to have a special ap plication, except with the consent of all the parties to be uff.-cted. The bill was lost. The House substitute to the Senate's bill to prevent monopoly and speculation in bread stufl's and other arti cles of prime necessity was taken up. -Mr Vason preferred the original bill of the Senate but would vote for the House bill if that of the Senate could uot be passed. Mr Mitchell called for the reading of the Senate bill; which was read accordingly. The Senate refused to concur in the substitute of the House, and ordered their original bill to be transmitted to the House forthwith. The resolution of Mr Bell which had been made the special order, requesting bis Excellency to make ap- pointinefts to fill the unexpired terms ot the Judges of the Supreme and Superior courts that have nut been appointed under the uerv constitution. Mr Vason thought a great evil might arise by the Governor’s carrying out the resolution. The present judges whose terms have not expired, are entitled to hold their offices aud to receive their salaries tor the time they were elected under the old-constitution. Now if the Governor should appoint a different set of Judges there would be two sets holding commissions. The sa fest course xvould be to leave the whole matter to the Governor. The most that could be contended for was that it was discretionary with him. It would be even doubtful whether the Governor would terminate their commissions. Mr Seward said the more he thought about it, tire less difficulty lie had in the view which be hud before ex pressed that the commissions of the Judges were revo ked by the convention. He iiad reason to know that the resolution so far from being considered disrespectful to the Governor, would meet with his approbation. He went into a legal argument to show that his views were correct. Mr Bell differed with the Senator from the 10th. He thought that the Senator might advise the Governor whom to appoint. Mr Mitchell did not think so. He believed however that the convention had abrogated the commissions ot Liu* judges ; and he would cot vote for a larger salary for the judges who held on to their commissions than to those who had been appointed by the Governor. He did not thick we ought to advise the Governor on this matter. On motion of Mr Gordon the hottrof 12 M. on Monday next was fixed for the time of taking the vote on the resolution. Tire Senate then adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday morning. signally failed. There was as much propriety in building tobacco warehouses or workshops, as to provide for the purchase of cotton. He alluded to Mr Meminger’s address and to the refusal of Congress to sanction a measure like this. Gen tlemen alluded to a want of currency to purchase the crop. In addition to the $411,1X10,DUO ol bank notes we have $ ILUJiDOJ IlO treasury notes and if the war lasts 5 years, it will reach a thousand millions ! If we inaugurate this easy system ot gett ug a currency, it will depreciate to a very low standard. He aliuded to the charges made against the banks of grinding down the cotton in terest. The hanks could not purchase cotton.- He alluded to the inadequacy of our insurant companies for the business expected by tbi scheme. It would take some time to provide safe warehouses, and the dangers front fire would be great, aud the door for fraud thrown wide open He trusted tbo House would not pass a brli fraught with so many dangers. Judge Cochran argued at length in behalf ol the bill—but wo have not room for further ab stracts of the debate on this subject. The rules were suspended and a message front the Governor was taken up and read. Ir acknowl edged the receipt of the Ilonse resolution asking the change of Cassvilie Post office to Bartow. Mr Gresham called the previous question, which was sustained, and the biil was lost by tire sound. Hook of Washington called for the ayes and nays, and they were ayes 71, nays 33. The House adjourned to half past six this eveu- SAM’L D. IRVIS (LARK, IRVIN AND TAYLOR, SUCCESSORS TO IRVIN A BUTLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Practice in tire Superior Courts ot the South-west ern Circuit—in Terreli and Early Counties in the I’atatila Circuit-in Worth and Macon Counties in the Macon Circuit—and, by special contract, in any County in Southern Georgia. Nov. 3, lf.01. FOR SALE. S TIP 13 3.X OB. SENT CLOTH, weighing 12 ozs per yard, 30 inches wide, in Bales containing about 620 yards, manufac tured bv Oemuleree Mills. Apply lo ISAAC SCOTT, July 18th, 1861. (9 flmos*) Cater from Cincolndom.—-Nashville, Dec. S.—The following items of late Nor thern news have been received, here : It is reported that Col. Kerrigan, of the Xew York Twelfth Regiment, has been tried and Court martialed for treason, and sentenced to be shot; and that the warrant for his execution has been signed by A. Lincoln. Col. Kerrigan is a member of Con gress from this City. Washington, Dec. 2.—In the Senate to day* Mr. Trumbull, of Ohio, gave notice that be would introduce a bill to-morrow to confiscate tire property of rebels and give freedom to persons in the slave estates. In the House resolutions were adopted, requesting Lincoln to confine Messrs. -Ma son and Slidelil in a similar manner to Col. Corcoran and Col. Wood until the latter shall be treated as the L'nited Stales Gov ernment lias treated all prisoners taken by taylob i its troops upon the battle field. Fortress Monroe, Dec. 3.—Troops are pouring into ibis place at the rate of sever al thousand per day. The reason of this concentration of troops at Old Point has not transpired. A number of steamers are off Newport News. Washington, Dec. 4.—The principal bu siness before Congress is negro affairs. Reports From the Peninsula — Richmond, Dec. 9.—AIucli commotion has existed here all day, caused by the reported land ing of a large numcer of Federalists at For tress Monroe and Newport’s News. The officials here believe that the reports are exaggerated, and act accordingly. 24 tf. Macon. Ga. .1 VUOB'S CORDIAL will relieve at once the most '.mate case of l>iarrlm<en,and dysentery, lio rnat- ,mw s.-vere or violent, it controls with the utmost ! .*3, soothing the mucous lining of the intestinal and, brings about a speedy -mil, allaying all irritation ; 50 Saw Cotton Gin for Sale. ' \E of WATSON'S best .90 Saw Cotton Gins, is offered for sale. This Gin is new, and is equal t' any in use. Sold for no fault, the present ow- n -rs having no use lor it. Any planter wanting a d Gin, can have a chance to pet one at a re duction on the regular price. Apply at tnis office. ' <4 N. Tift, or J. II. Watson, at Albany. , . a brush yesterday. Monday December 9,1861. The Senate tnel at 10 A. M. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Mosely. The Journal was read. The Senate granted leave of absence to the Senator from the 7th for the balance of the Session after Friday next, also to the Senator from the 3rd, after Saturday morning r ext, and to the Senator from the 5th who is suffering from in disposition, from Saturday last. The Senate then listened to reading of Rouse bills the second time. On mot ion of Mr Iiillenofthe 23rd the House bill, turning over to the Confederate Government the State troops, was referred to the Military Committee. House, bills on their Passage. \ bill to repeal the 14th section of the Act incorporn- tingthe town of Valdosta in the county of Lowndes so far as relates to the town of Monroe in Walton county ai d for other purposes. Mr Gibson of the 18th offered an amendment incor porating the Academy of Summerville iu Richmond county. Adopted. The bill ns amended was passed, and transmitted forth with to the House. Mr Jackson ofWhitfield offered a resolution request ing the Senators and Representatives of Georgia to use their influence to provirlecompensation forsuch Census taker's as were not paid for their services in taking the census of Georgia when that State was a member ot the old Union. The rules were suspended and the resolu tion was passed. The Senate took up Mr Boyd’s resolution requesting the Governor to make appointments to fillthe nuexpireil terms of the Judgesof the Supreme aud Superior courts, which resolution hud beeu made the special order for to-day. Mr Gordon argued at length that the offices of Judges were not intended to be vacated by the Convention, nor try the people who ratified the Constitution. He said the Governor had not expressed, in the legitimate way, any desire fortbe advice of the Senate on this sub ject ; and therefore he contended that there was no need for this resolution. He maintained that tire Governor had no powerto send in nominations for the places of those Judges whose terms have not yet expired. ■Mr Killen of the 23rd read from the Constitution of Georgia adopted in '98siiowing that the language of the present Constitution was identical with that of'98. He agreed with the Senator from the 1st. It the Govern or should send in an appointment to supercede the Judges whose terms have not expired, he should vote against such appointments on the ground that the Sen ate nor the Governor had any power to interfere with those Judges, until their terms of service had expired. M r Beil of the 39th said nothing of indelicacy towards the Governor was intended by hisresolution. Tire sub ject had been brought before the Senate by the Senator from the 1st himself. Mr Jackson spoke against the resolution. So also did Gen Hansell. Mr Seward followed iu a speech in favor of the reso lution. He showed from Mr Jefferson’s works that Constitutions must be interpreted by their letter. He contended that 12 of the Superior and 2 of the Supreme Judges did not constitutionally li»!d their offices, and he would not vote a dollar on their salaries, unless they be re-appointed. Mr Boyd closed the argument in favor of the resolu tion. He commented on the meaning of the word su percede to be found iu the Consiitution, showing it to be. to displace. Thequestion was taken by Yeas and Nayson thereso lution and there were Y'eas 13 Nays 21. So the reso lution was lost. Mr Killen chairman of the Military committee report ed the resolution to instruct our Senators and Represen tatives in Congress to use their influence to have a law passed increasing the pay of the common soldier from 811 to .815 per month, with a recommendation that it pass. On motion the word instruct was stricken out, aud re quest inserted. The resolution was then passed. On motion of Mr Hansell 50 copies of the bill to give relief to tire people of Georgia were ordered to be prin ted The Senate then adjourned till 3 1-2 o’clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. last her had Stiring Xcwsfrom the Peninsula—Pro bable Rattle Near Nett ports News.— In telligence was brought to this city, evening, by the Steamer Rebel, on return from Old Point, whither site gone under a flag of truce, that firing was begun in the defection ot Newports News about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and con tinued until night-tall. Our informant states that he heard distinctly the reports of musketry and field pieces, and also the tapping of the drums. Steamers, six in number, were busily employed in running from Old Point to Newports News and back again, and every indication is afford ed that the two armies in that section bad A Administrators Sale! J»Y virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary county, will be sold before the Court 11*■':> • door, in the town of Clinton, Jones county, on the First TUESDAY in JANUAKY 1 \t. within the legal hours ol sale, about Eighty . __ .. _ .1 van 3 1 nil young men, women and children, very hke.y and valuable; consisting of valuable House 8-rvanta and .Mechanics, among them Black smiths. Said Negroes are excellent Plantation lb unis Sold as the propeity of John Towles, late ' t J lies county, deceased, fertile benefit of his l e rg and creditors T< fins of Sale: The terms of the Sale will be on r. ' ' h. and more particularly to bo made known at ,,; e lime aud place of sale. _ ... M. M. MILLS, Admr. Jaeksnn, Bolts Co., Oct. 10, 1861. 21 tds STotice to Debtors and Creditors. A Lb Pr RSONS indebted to the estate of James b- Wilcox, of the county of Wilcox deceased, ■oi- requested to come forward and make immediate fc -Rleinent. And those having claims against said estate will Drynt them in terms of the law, October the 31st ELIZABETH WILCOX. ) Adm’rx. . ABNER BROWN, ) Adm r. Auvember 1st, 1861 25 6t We shall await further particulars with much anxiety—Norfolk D<nj Book, 7th. The Mortality at Pickens.—A dispatch was received in this city, Saturday last, (says the Savannah Republican’ of the 9th.) fioin a naval officer at Pensacola, which may throw some light on the harm done to the enemy in tire late engagement. It savs a deserter from Pickens reports that sixt v-tliree men were killed, and a large number wounded in the fort by Bragg’s tire, and that Gen. Brown him self is among the wounded.—YY hat credit is due to the statement, we are unable to say. Admiwicn of Itcutucky into the foiifcilcmcy. Richmond, Dec. 1«*.—'The Richmond Examiner, of this morning, says that Congress, in secret session, has passed a bill admitting Kentucky into the southern Confederacy. , ,, The admission was complete, as the Commissioners appointed by Kentucky at the recent Sovereignty Con volition helu iu Russellville, in that State, were tully empowered to act in belmlf of that Commonwealth. Yjacotj’. Cordial, which is nn excellent remedy for cough, colds, pam in (I,ebreast inflamed throat,&c may be found at the Drug Store of Hcbtt & IUll. The Senate met at 3 1-2 o'clock P. M. and listened to Ihe reading of House Hills lire first time. Mr Jackson of Whitfield laid on the table a resolu tion, requiring tiie unfinished business of this Session to be taken up first in order at the next Session of the General Assembly. On motion of .Mr Alexander of DeKalb the Senate went into secret Session. After continuing some time therein the secret session was dissolved and the Senate returned to open session. Mr Hansell introduced a resolution which was adop ted requiring thecharge for mileage and the number of miles given in by each member of the General Assem ble to be put in onr appendix totlie Journals. 'Mr Bell introduced a resolution appointing Saturday next as the day for adjourning sine die. M; Moselv moved to strike out sine die and insert till the 1st Wednesday in November next. Lost. The resolution on motion of Mr Vason was laid on the talile for the present. The Senate then adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. HOUSE. AFTERNOON SESSION. Saturday. Dec 7lh, 1861. The House met at 3 o’clock. Mr Hook moved to take up the unfinished busi ness of the morning—the bill to provide for the pin chase of oue-third of the cotton crop. Me Hargrove opposed the motion ; Mr Burke favored it:; Messrs. Whittle, Love aud Candler thought it due the friends of the bill to take it up. as the rules had been suspended with that under- standing in the morning. The motion prevailed Dumas of Monroe, favored the bill, and plead earnestly for this measure of relief to the planting community. On motion the bill was takeu up by sections. The first section was amended so as to authorize the establishment of agencies at other points than ilrose named in the bill, when the amount of cat ion received would justify it, and to allow those making but two bales to sell the whole crop, 4fcc Mr Whittle offered an amendment, providing for the payment of the cotton in treasury notes, aud for the payment of all insurance and other ex penses by ow ners of the cotton. Tatum of Dade objected to strangling the bill with such amendments. He proceeded to argue in defence of the bill. He believed it for the in terest of the grain-growers of the State, who sold their products to the cotton region, to pass this biil. His country was in a better condition to day, in spite of the war, than it had been in 20 years. He repelled the insinuation that this was a war for the cotton interest, and that they should not ask all other classes to protect them especially. It was the people’s war, and he intended to take a hand in it himself, if necessary. Mr Adams could not forbear to lift his voice against the measure. The experiments had been made in France daring the revolution, and bad Saturday Night Session. The House met at half-past six. A bill lo amend tlie military laws w as taken up. Mr. Hargroves of Floyd offered a substitute, in creasing pay of privates and diminishing payot officers, and defended it in an earnest speech. Barnes c.f Richmond, opposed the substitute. He thought the military regulations of the State should conform to those ot the Confederate States; but was willing to ask our delegation in Congress to take the matter into consideration. The bill was lost. By leave Col Washington introduced a bill to provide lor the laisiug of $6110,0( 0 of revenue for Ih62, in deference to the opinion of members, who held that it was unconstitutional to provide for raising and disbursing money in the same bill The rules were suspended and the bill incorpo rating the Planters Insurance aud Trust company was taken up and passed. On morion of Judge Love the House went into committee of the whole—Judge Love in the chair — on the Genera! Appropriation bill. The clause providing (or the raising of $6( 0,000 revenue, was stricken out, in accordance with Mr Wash ingtou’s separate bill lor that purpose. The bill was considered by sections and the salaries of the various officers were provided for according to the ra'es fixed in the bills which passed over the Gov ernor’s veto. The salary of Messenger to the Governor was fixed at $600. One toon ,and dollars was appropriated for the payment of publishing- general orders by Briga dier and Majors General of the militia. On the clause to provide a Printing Fund a warm discussion arose in which Col Akin and Mr Lester argued the necessity of cutting down the quantity and price of public printing. Messrs Briscoe and Tatum argued against the propriety and constitutionality of interfering with the con tract with the State Printers. [It is due to Mr. T atuin and Col Briscoe, to say, that they were in favor of reduction. They did not think the present printers should be affect ed by* present legislation. Mr Tatum as Chair man ot the Committee on Printing, had reported a bill reducing the printing and it. was before the House. Respect to thecommittee seemed to have re quired that all action on the subject should have beer, postponed until the bill from the committee came up regularly—Eds. Fed. Union*, j Col Akin alluded to the combinations by which papers made thousands of dollars w ithout setting a type. Pending the discussion the committee rose, and the House adjourned to 9 o’clock Mon day morning. House. On motion the House insistecurn the sub stitute as amended by them. The House went into committee of the whole—Mr Moore of Chatham in the chair—to consider the specin. order, a bill to grant extra compensation to John H Seals Esq. Pulisher of the Code. Thecommittee rose and reported the bill back to the House, when Mr Les- ter rend a memorial from Mr Seals, endorsed by the Codifiers, and the bill passed. Tire H< nsetTs rn into oonmrittee of the whole —Judge Love in thec-hair—on the General appropriation bill. Mr Aiken's amendment to the clause providing a Printing Fund, were the first in order. Mi Aiken withdrew the amendment offered by him on Saturday night, and explained his remarks on that occasion iu reference to the Public Printers, w hich had been misiepresented. Lester of Cobb, also made an expiation. The next clause allow s the Chaplain to the Pen- ctentiary $ 150. A motion was made to pay the clergymen who have officiated as Chaplains during tlid session Laid on the tahle. The sum of $50 was allowed to the Steward of the State House. A clause to allow $230 to the Clerk of the Sen ate Judiciary Committee was laid on the table. Thefouih section relating to the Lunatic Assy- lum, was stricken out to Iranre a separate bill. A clause to allow $45 to the committee who visited the Deaf and Dumb Asy lum, was agreed A clause to allow $50 io whitewash the interior of the capital, was laid on the table. Adams of Clark, offered a clause to pay Messrs Campbell. Wright, Benning, Hall, Bell, Daniel. Glenn, and Hill, Commissioners to Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky*, Missouri, and Arkansas, the sum of dollars, and to Messrs Sanford aud Vason, Commissioners to Texas and Louisiana, (he sum of dollars, which was laid oil ti.es tahle A clause allowing $1200 to the fchate House Guards, was agreed to. A clause to allow the Governor $100 to increase the State Library, was amended to$5o0 and lost. The sum of $250 was named, ami on a division there was a tie— 55 to 55, Judge Love in the chair voted aye, and the clause was agreed to. A clause to allow* the clerk of the Supreme court $100 for stationary &c, was agreed to. A clause to allow $50 to repair the State House clock, was agreed to. A clause to pay the Superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute. dollars, was filled with $2000 and agreed to. A clause to pay Messrs. Col A A’ Brumby, Cnpt. Mc Connell and Capt Camp $639,50. averagesduetliem was agreed to. A clause to pay dollars to Mrs. Rogges?, w idow oftlie late Surveyor Genera! was withdrawn. A section providing per diem and mileage of mem hers, and in accordance with the bill passed over the Governor’s veto, was agreed to. A clause to allow the Secretary of the Senate $37,50 perclay* and the Clerk of the House $100 per day during the Session, was agreed to. A .clause to allow the Secretary of the Senate and tho Clerk of Ihe House $50 each, for incidental expen ses, or so much thereof as may be expended, was agreed same: and does not propose to turn over the troops to the Confederate Government. Mr Mosely presented resolutions passed at a public meeting of the citizens of Spalding held in the city* of Griffin. Toe resolutions recommend that the State assume the defence of her coasts. The resolutions were read. Mr Vason one of the Military committee submitted a Minority report, the object of which was to sustain the House bill. Mr Lewis moved to make the substitute and the bill the special order for to-morrow. Lost. On motion of Mr Lewis the Senate receded from it amendment to the House bill appropriating $2t)0,0()(l to the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, which amendment set apart $100,OnO of the Public Education al Fund of Georgia as half of the sum proposed to be raised for said Association. The Senate took up and passed the House resolution fixing Saturday the 11 iust as the day of adjournment. The majority report oftlie Military Committee wa adopted. Mr Lewis offered a substitute to the report. The sub stitute is substantially the same as the House bill. The substitute of .Mr Lewis was lost. Tuesubstitute of the Military committee was then ta ken up. Mr Hansell offered an amendment making provis ions for other persons than the State Treasurer to sign the Treasury notes. Lost. Mr Vason offVrtd an amendment providing that be fore any of the Treasury notes proposed to be issued un der tliis bill, the Governor shall turn over the troops a> a whole, to the Confederate Government Lost. The question was then taken on the substitute of the Military committee by Yeas and Nays, aud there were Yeas3u Nays 3, Messrs Alexander, Mitchell, and Vason voting in the Negative. So the bill was passed. Messrs Bell, Boyd, Dyer. Echols and Stephens in vo ting in the afiimiative protested that the troops ought to have been first tendered to the Confederate Govern ment, and the people of Georgia saved the burden ot taxation to raise the $”>,000,000 in the event the Confed erate Government accepted them. The Semite took up the House bill adopted in lien ot the Senate’s to punish and suppress extortion, monopoly and speculation in breadstuff's and other articles of prime necessity. Mr Harris of Hancock offered the following which was adopted : Resolved by tiie Senate, the House concurring, that a committee of three from each House be appointed to report a bill to ouch bouse, as a substitute to both bills on extortion &c, and they be instructed to report at their earliest convenience. The Senate then adjourned till 3 1-2 o’clock P. M. \wtm A bill lo allow lb« Inferior oourt ofCoffc* coos. tj to appoint acbool comaiDHofiurt, pau*d. A bill for ‘ for the relief of H K Hammer; allows him to settle with certain wards; lost. A bill for tbe relief of J Anderson; injured on the State Road. Tbe application was explained by Messrs Briscoe and Wyiy. Mr Whittle offered an amendment, leaving the Governor and Superin tendent of the road to exercise their discretion as lo thejuslice of the claim. Lester of Cobb, sus tained tbe amendment. Tatum of Dade referred to the case of Mr Hebberts, some years ago, and stated that the Governor had approved that act be cause the time for bringing suit against the rail road expired. Mr Rniford oljected to referring everything to the Governor, ai.d favored the bill. ftkiltie's amendment was agreed to. Tl • , r lire committee reported au annuity of $125. Mr YVyly moved to strike out *‘ annuity of S The committee rose, and the llous ('cloc k I>. M. adjourned to Session. Monday. Dec. 9, 1*61. The House met 9 o’clock, l’rayer by 14ev. F. M. H aw kins. The Journal of Saturday was read. Leave ot absence was granted to Messrs Stewart of Schley, and Smith ot riall. on account of sick ness; to Lee of Muscogee, on account of a sick family, and to Gay of (Joiquitt, on account ot tbe death of a brother. Mr Bigb m moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing the bill for tiie purchase ot one third of tbe Cotton crop, by the State. He proceeded to show that the measure was not neces sary as a relief trom taxation, for we have provid ed for the support ot tbe war without increasing taxation, lie argued at length to show that ii was unjust to tbe tax payers ot the Mate, and that on this floor (he voters against the biil represented a large majority oftlie people, as well as oftlie taxa ble property of the State. Mr Bighatn spoke an hour and a half, and piled up a strong array of ar guments, facts, and figures, against the biil. Mr Thomas called on the friends oftlie bid in the name of (lie Bible to do unto others as they w ould that others should do unto them,to reconsider their act in passing this bill. He argued earnestly against this kind of class legislation, and specula tion by the State. Mr Hook appealed to the friends of the bill to sustain their action on Saturday, if the bill was imperfect, it could be amended in the Senate. He reviewed the arguments against the measure, and made a glowing appeal in behalf of the old sturdy yeomanry of the country. J/i Lane ot Hancock referred to tbe enormous expense of providing warehouses for every cotton growing county, and opposed tbe bill as impracti cable and daugeours. Mr Zacbry called the previous question, and the ayes aud nay were demanded, and were ayes 67, nays 67. The chair voted in the affirmative, when il was decided that a mistake had been made in the count and after considerable discussiou, on the proper order, the chair decided to take the vote again. The result was ayes 0$, nays 70, so the motion was lost. Mr Thrashc-r moved to reconsider the military bill lost on Saturday night. It was carried. On motion of Mr Lane, tiie report of ihe joint committee on business b'-fure the Gueuial Assmldy was taken up. It was taken up by sections. The fiist proposed that the rules of the House shall not be suspended to take up any matter except certain bills named -twelve in number -unless a unanim ous vote. Mr Tatum moved to lay the resolution on the table; lost. The House adjourned until 3 o’clcok, p m. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met at 3 o'clock. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Ezell of Hous ton, on account of sickness for the balance of tire ses sion. Love of Thomas offered a substitute to the resolu tions from the report of the committee on business, limiting members to one speech of five minutes on any question, which was adopted. Norwood of Chatham, moved that the resolutions of certuili military officers on the coast, addressed to the House through the Governor, be referred to the com mittee to whom the Governor’s Message on the coast defence was referred. Mr Hook moved that it be re ferred to the military* committee, which was accepted by Mr Norwood, and the motion was lost. The regulur order was the call of counties for new matter. Mr Whittle moved that the rules be suspended, and that the call of the counties be suspended for the bal ance oftlie session, which was adopted, with the pro viso, that the following bills, on the Clerk’s desk at the time, be exempted. Mr Mallard of Liberty, introduced a bill to exempt physicians iu Liberty county from jury duty. Air Thrasher of Fulton, a bill to provide tor the re duction of freight on breadstuff? on the State Road. Also, a memorial from John 14. Rice, in reference to a descriptive geography. Referred to committee ou Education. Mr Gibson of Chatham : a bill for the relief of .Airs. S. E. Foley. Mr Baru’es of Richmond ; a bill to exempt printers connected with daily papers from mafitia duly. Mr Lestor of Cobb, a resolution that the unfinished business of the session be laid over to take itsordej at the next session. Air Thomas of Whitfield; a resolution memorializing our Congressional dek-gaiiun to secure the passage ot a law increasing the pay of privates iu the military service to $15 per mouth Air Favor was permitted to call up a Senate bili amended to provide for the consolidation of tiie Clerks offices the Superior aud Intel'.or Courts in Johnson County. The amendment was concurred in. The House went into committee of the whole on the regular order, which was an act to authorize the Gov- eruor to contract with Thomas E, At McNeil, for the manufacture of 5tl,OUO stand of arms. The military committee reported a substitute authorizing the Gov ernor to expend $350,060 for the purchase of arms, and appropriating means for the Fame. It provides tor the manufacture of arms in connection wirh tile Peni tentiary Air Whittle moved to amend so as to au thorize tire Governor to contract with other parties at his discretion, which was agreed to. Air Whittle also offered au amendment authorizing the Governor to is sue a part oftlie amount iu treasury notes as may be practicable, which was agreed to. The committee rose, their report was agreed, and the bill was passed. On motion of Mr Schley, bills amended iu tiie Sen ate were taken up. The amendment to the bill to aid the Hospital and Relief Association, which appropriates $lul),- 000 from the school fund was disagreed to. Au amendment to a bill to incorporate tbe town of Valdosta, incorporating Summerville Academy iu Richmond county were concurred in. An amendment to the bill to authorize the Sa vannah, Albany & Gulf Railroad to extend its track to Tybee Island, extending the same privi leges to the Central Railroad was concurred in. A bill to prevent monopoly. The Senate refil led to concur in tbe substitute as amended by tbe Monday Night The House met at 7 o’clock Ou motion of Judge Cahiness the House went into committee of tbe whole on the General Ap propriation bill. Tbe clause appropriating $6 per day to the Messenger and Deor Keeper was agreed to. The clause to allow $56 for cleaning and light ing lamps. &c.. was agreed to. The Section authorizing the Treasurer to pay 75 per cent on tiie amount due on salaries, was agreed to. The section authorizing the Governor to pay for any service not provided for, that may be required at his discretion, was lost. The section providing all appropriations provi ded for in tins bill shall be for one year, was agreed to. The first section in tho bill was recurred to, and the words Attorney General were stricken out. and Stale’s Attorney inserted. Judge Cahiness proposed an amendment provi ding for tbe pat ment of the appropriation to the Hospital aud Relief Association; allows the issue of bonds or treasury notes in the absence of mo ney fundable in 8 per cent bonds, which was agreed to. Col Washington offered a section appropriating $70(1,(1110 to pay any portion of the public debt ihat may fall due tbe current year, and to pay the interest ou any bunds issued, which was agreed to. Mr Whittle offered a section authorizing the Governor to issue bonds or treasury notes to meet any demand on the treasury, which there may he no money to pay, said bonds not to run longer than 30 years, and to be redeemable after two years, agr ed to. On motion the committee rose and reported the bill back to tbe House. Mr Norwood offered - an amendment, appropria ting $77,07 to J M Cooper & Co., for printing for tin- Convention, which was agieed to. Mr Briscoe offered an amendment to pay $400 to the magazine Guard, and $500 dollars to the military Store Keeper at d/illedgeville and the further sum of $500 to the Keeper of the Arsenal at Savannah, which was agreed to. Mr Lester renewed the section to pay the late commissioners to confer with the Southern States in reference to secession. Mr I’itts of Fulton moved to lay the section on the table. Mr Cand ler thought the amount they had already received was ample. Mr Tatum thought the resolution out of order, having been acted on to-day Mr. Dever I stated that he bad heard the commissioners say I dial the amount received was not enough. Judge Love thought we could not settle the matter just ly without knowing the time and expense devoted by each to their mission, and lie moved that each be reques’ed to present their accounts to the Ex ecutive Department. The resolution and amend ment was laid oil the table lor the balance of the session. Mr Bloodworth offered a section to provide for the payment of tbe expense of the Electoral Col lege. and the further sum of .$25 for the Clerk to the Electoral College, which was agreed to. On motion of Mr Bigkam a clause w as adopted to pay those clergymen who have officiated as chaplains in either branch of the Assembly, $3 per day. A clause authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant on the treasury for any amount necessary to meet any expenditures not provided for in the bill, was agreed to. The report of the committee as amended was agreed to, and the bill passed. Tbe roles were suspended and the House went into committee of the whole on a bill for the re lief of Abner //earn of Miller county, and Wes ley Sheffield of Early, It was made the special order of to-morrow afternoon Under the suspension of the rules a bill to ap propriate money to tbe Lunatic Asylum for 1862 was taken up, and the House went into commit tee of the whole fur its consideration. Tbe Com mittee on the Asylum made their report. The bili was taken up by sections. Mr. Render moved to strike out $2,50(1, and insert $2,000 as tbe salarj of ihe Superintendent. Mr. Briscoe opposed it. I he moliuu whs lost, and the section was adopted The clause allowing .$12,000 for salaries. &c.. was adopted. The clause allowing $20,001) to pauper paiients was agreed to. 'J lie remaining sections wore agreed to and the bill passed. A supplementary bill to provide for arrearages on the expcnditurts of the last year was taken up A clause to ratify an expenditure of $3 Ui.O made bv outer of ihe Governor, was on motion ot Mr Les ter stricken out. The committee rose, their re port was agreed to, and the bill passed. The committee to provide a State seal reported a bill for that purpose. A bill to consolidate the offices of Ordinary and Treasurer in Stewart county, was takeu up and passed. A resolution in reference to the committee to visit the Western &. Atlaniic Railroad, was read A bill by Mr Tatum to provide for the compila tion aud distribution of the Militia Laws of this State, was permitted to bo introduced and read first time. A bill to compel persons owning cattle in Col quitt county lo pay tax on them iu that couuty. i'assed. 1 lie rules w era suspended and a bill for the re lief of A M Hamilton of \V bitfield was passed. A bill to allow B F Ivey of Jasper county to build a mill dam—passed, lire House adjourned to 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tbe Senate met at 3j o’clock and was called to order by the President. The Secretary read out the names of Messrs Harris. Bell and Vason as the Senate Committee to confer with a similar committee on the part ol the House in relation to the disagreement of the two houses on hills to suppress monopoly, eitor tion, Ate. The report of the Lunatic Asylum was rend showing the institution to be in a flourishing con dition. The Senate's substitute to the House bill turn ing over the State troops to the Confederate Gov eminent was taken up. Hr Hansell moved that the Senate insist in their substitute. Carried. Mr Gibscn, Chairman of the Committee on the state of the Republic reported against the resolu tion lequesling our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their influence to haven law passed to purchase by the Confederate Govern ment a portion ot tiie cotton crop. '1 he report was agreed to and the resolution lost. The Senate took up the report of the Judiciary Committee on House bills. A bill to provide a more easy mode of proving open accounts in Justices Courts. Gost. A bill to legalize the proceedings of the South ern Stockholders of the Macon «fc Brunswick K. R to change the name and extend the charter thereof. Passed. A bill to fix the amount of the bond of the Tax Receiver and Collector of Richmond county.— Passed. A bill to authorize the justices of the inferior court of Catoosa county, to change a road so as to stop up a ford, and to run said road across a bridge. Lost. A message was received from the House stating that that body insisted on its own bill to privide for the public detence of the Slate, and to raise money therefor. On motion of Mr Seward tbe message was taken up. Mr l ewis of Green, moved that the Senate re cede from their amendment. Mr Seward was in favor of a committee of con ference w hich the motion of Mr Lewis would not permit. Mr Gordon thought that self-respect required that we should have a committee of conference, and he called on senators to vote against the mo tion Mr Killen spoks with much earnestness against the morion. Air Bell replied with equal earnestness and at length in favor of the motion. Mr Jackson spoke against the motion. Mr Seward begged senators to bury all their differences of opinion and vote with patriotic feel- of $125,” and insert $2511(1. The motion was lost. The question on agreeing to the report of the committee. Mr Wlriitie opposed the bill. It was establishing a precedent that would eventually ab sorb the profits of the road. If the claim was a just one, the applicant could recover at law; if it was a gratuity we had no right to grant it. Mr Norwood concurred with him. It the appli cant was crippled by his own carelessness or neg lect he ought not to lecover. If otherwise, he should appeal to the courts Mr YVyly stated that the applicant would not be satisfied with tie report of the committee, and moved the indefinite postponement oi the bill, which was carried. A bill to encourage the manufacture of salt. Messrs Du Bose and Whittle favored the passage of tiie bill. Mr Schley from the coinniiitee to whom tire bill was referied, explained why they had uot recon mended the passage of the bili The difficul ty ot iiudiug a location secure against operations of the eiremys’ fleet and the further impossibility of securing a supply iu time for the present sea son, had induced them to withhold any recom mendation. Air Whittle alluded to the proposition of Mr Thomassy. who, with his friends proposed to raise three fourths ol the money required, by private euterprise, aud moved to fill the blank with $25,600. Judge Cochran favored the proposition, and al luded to the impolicy uf having years ago refused the opportunity to establish salt w orks, as proposed by Mr Thomassy. Col Washington hoped the bill would not pass. Mr Thomassy was doubt ess a gentleman, but be was a stranger and a foreigner. He had refused the proffered aid of tbe State years ago because he could uot get a clear title to a part of l’y bee Island. He doubted the yropriery of such investments on our coast at the this time. Aiken of Cass, offered an amendment, that the State should secure a lien ou tiie whole works, before the upplicarioii is made. Air .Bigham offered a substitute, giving the Governor discretion to aid this or any other enterprise for the manufacture of salt. Mr Black objected to the principle involved in the bill. It any aid is to be extended by ihe State, he would prefer that it be in the shupe of a bounty. Air Rniford thought at the rcto we are going on, none of us would live to Bee the State r ut of debt. If the business be so promising as gentlemen urge, it would eulist private enterprise. Hook of Washington, urged the importance of se curing a supply ot salt. There is uot salt enough in the SLate to save it. lb* would ordinarily favor the bouuty proposed by Mr Black, but the want ot salt was a present, jrr Ysing exigency. He believed tire passage ot a bill like this would cause a decline iu the price of salt now held by speculators. Air Norwood proposed an amendment, offering $10,- 000 to any person who would secure a supply of salt water by boring, sufficient to make salt lost. Air Aiken urged the passage of the bill as amended. He agreed that there was not salt enough iu the State to save it—uot enough to save tiie meat in it, and rath- era limited supply of that, fire State could lose noth ing but rhe interest, aud the n. cessity for salt was ab solute aud iudispensible. lie thought the bill ns im portant us any before the legislature. Mr Whittle stated that North Carolina has appropri ated $lli(i,hull, and moved to fill the blank with $50,- t)00. Mr Lane favored the proposition. Air Candler argued that the measure looked like “going it bliud,”, and be wanted to know something about the practicability of tbe enterprise, before he would follow the alleged example of North Carolina. Mr Briseoe wanted the work stnrled in good faith by private enterprise before t lie State extend any aid, so that the lien would be secure. Mr Morscly followed against tiie motion. Tbe discussion was further participated in by Mr Gordon, who made a most earnest appeal to the Senate to adhere to th^ir substitute, and to in vite a committee of conference. Pending the discussion the Senate adjoured till 7 o'clock to-night. NIGHT SESSION. The Senate met at. 7 o’clock p m, and was called to order by the President. I he consideration of the unfinished business of the afternoon whs resumed. Mr Vason took the floor and argued at consider able length in favor of ihe motion of Mr Lewis of Greeu to recede from the Senate’s substitute to the hilt tendering the State troops to the Confederate Government. Mr Harris of Hancock took the floor and spoke at length, defending tbe Senate bill, and iu oppo sition to the substitute. Mr Gibson of Richmond, followed in an elabo rate argumi tit. He requested the Senate to ad here and call for a committee of conference of the two houses, urging that a committee from both houses could make a more perfect bill than either the original or tiie substitute. The question was then taken by yeas and nays: and there were yeas 12, nays 18 so the motion was lost. On motion of Air Gordon the Senate insisted on its substitute, aud a conference committee was appointed. The President announced as that committee Messrs Gordon, Vason, Seward, Lewis and Gibson Air Gordon asked to be excused from serving on the committee, but Senate the refu-ed to grant tbe request. On motion the Senate adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. SENATE. Tuesday December 10th, 1861. Nhe Senate met at 10 A M and was opened with praver by Rtv Mr Adams. The Journal was read. Granted leave of absence to Senators from the lltli aud 15th. House bills on Passage. A bill to incorporate the Warehouse Insurance and Depot company in Americas. Passed. A biil to authorize the Interior court of Coweta county to levy an extra tax. Passed. A bill to provide for the election of county Treasurer in Ware couuty. Passed. A bill to amend the Certiorari Laws of this State. Passed. A biil for the relief of William E West of Polk coun ty. Referred to the J udiciary committee. A bill to prevent obstructions in the Tuccoa river.— Passed A bill to change the line between Sumter and Schley counties. Passed. Mr Killen chairman of the Military committee re ported a substitute to the bili turning over the State troops to the Confederate Government. The substitute is entitled a bill to be entitled an Act to provide for tbe defence of the State and to make appropriations for the HOUSE. Tuesday, Decmber 10, 1851. The House met at 9 o’clock. Prayer by Rev. Air Adams. The Journal of yesterday was read. 8mit.il of Brooks, was p* rmitted to introduces resolution that the House adjourn sine die on Sat urday l-lth instant. The resolution was adopted. Leave of absence was granted to iHu rue of N uni ter, tor tbe balance of the session* Favor of Fayette, after Wednesday; to Cantrell of Campbell, after Thursday, and to Celeinuts of Walker, Bryan ot Wayne, Johnson of Echols, Williams of Baker, Mallard of Liberty, after Friday k uext. The regular order was House bills on a third read- A bill to amend an act to provide for the public defence. Air Whittle offered a bill reported by tbe military committee as a substitute, which was ac ted on Monday night, and reconsidered on yester day- It provides that State troops shall have the sa me pay and rations as those in the Confederate States, and that the limit of numbers in companies au d pay of SurgeoriN and Chaplains in regiments shall be same. It authorizes the Governor to ac cept volunteers for special service. Mr Hargroves offered a substitute to the first section, raising the pay of privates, and reducing the pay of officers. He argued the justice and ne cessity of making the compensation of privates and officers more equal. We are told it will make the State regulations different from those of the Confederate States. This is asking us to do wtong, because others have done so. The substitute was lost. On a call for the ayes and nays, Mr Ratford ur ged that we should treat our troops equitably re gardless of the Confederate regulations. Thrasher of Fulton, thought it would be very unjust to pay our State troops .one price, while those in camps in the Confederate service, side by side, on our coast, were receiving a less sum Owens of Alelutosh, thought it we reduce the pay of our officers it would remove the great ob jection to the transfer of State troops. Air Black favored raising the pay of privates, but doubted the propriety of reducing tbe pay ot officers. Smith of Towns alluded to the expense incurred by officers, in equipments, nniform, and ooard (tbe army regulations prohibiting them from boarding with privates) and the consequent injustice of re ducing their pay. The call for the ayes aDd nays was not sustained, and the substitute was lost. Lester of Cobb, offered a substitute for tbe whole bill, providing that tbe tbe regulations of tbe State forces shall conlojm in all respects to those of tbe Confederate States. Mr Uever renewed his amendment, requiring tbe Governor to tender all troops to tbe Confeder ate authorities as soon as organized. It was lost. The vote was on tbe substitute of Mr Lester and was agreed to and passed._ A bill to provide for the compiler of the laws— passed. seeure. The question was ou filling the biauk with $50,COO, which was loFt. Air Tatum moved to fill the blank with $ 10,000; lost, Mr Owen’s motion to fill the blank with $25,000, was agreed to. The committee rose, when Mr Briseoe offered ail amendment requiring purtics to have in vested three times the amount asked from the State before an appropriation be issued. The amendment was lost. Mr Gibson renewed the amendment offered in com mittee, providing a bounty for securing suit by boring. Judge Cochran offered an amendment requimg the quantity to be sufficient for the purposes of the people of Georgia. Mr Smith of Brooks stated that there was no evi dence of saline deposits away from the ocean in Geor gia, and thought the project of salt wells a futile one. Mr Gibson’s amendment w is lost and the substitute offered by Mr Bigham, was agreed to, and the bill passed. A bill to change the line between Wilcox and Irwin counties ; lost. Air Norwood stated that a number of members de sired to enter on the Journals a protest against the passage of the bill to authorize the purchase of one- third of the cotton crop by the State. The privilege was granted, arid a motion to liuve the protest read wus lost. The Senate returned to the House the bill to provide for the public defence, Willi a substitute. The House bill provided for the transfer of the State forces. The Senate substitute provides $5,(100,(100 for the public de fence, and is silent in reference to the transfer. Judge Cochran moved to concur in the Senate amendment. Judge Love called the previous question, and the House refused to concur in the Senate amend ment. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met at 3 o’clock. On motion of Mr Bseon, a local bill of his made the special order for to-day, was postponed until the even ing session. The regular order was Bills on a third Reading. A’bill to suspend the educational fund so fur as relates to $100,000 from the State Road, and apply it to the War Tax, was taken np. Thecommittee on Edncation reported adversely to the bill. Mr Render thought in view of the times, it was right to divert the fund a* pro posed. The report wus agreed to, ami the bill was lost. A bill to amend an act tc provide for the public de fence—indefinitely postponed. A biil to exempt certaiu property from levy and sale —laid on the table for the present. A bill to prevent the distillation of liquor from corn, wheat or potatoes during the blockade—withdrawn. A bill to prevent railroad companies from placing ne groes on trams as wood passers or tiremeu—indefinitely postponed. A bill to change the time of holdingthe Superior court in Putnam couuty, to the 4th Monday in March and September—pussed. A bill to amend the 26th section of the 10th division of the penal code—provides for setting aside evidence of plaiutiffsin certain cases. Air Tatum spoke in favor of the bill, and Mr Lester against it, and it was indefi nitely postponed. A bill to provide against the obstruction of water courses with fish traps &o. Air Schley favored the bill. Air Hook called lor the opiuion of Judge Love (a disci ple of Isaac Walton of large experience!) aud that gen- tiemeu concurred in the bill to protect the rights of fish ermen. Aineudcd by Air Gibson so as toapp.y to fresh water streams. Amended so as to apply only to the counties of Richmond, ’1 homes. Jefferson, Gordon, De catur, and passed. A message was received from tne Senate announcing that they insist upon their refusal tocoucur in the actiou oftlie House on the extortion bill, and inviting a com mittee of conference in reference to such disagreement. A bill forthe improvement of stock—amended so as apply to Richmond couuty, and passed. A bill to provide for the taxation of dogs. A hill to provide for the taxation of dogs. Tin's is tbe bill known as the “Dog Luw.” Postponed for the pres ent. A message was received from the Senate announcing the refusal of thut body to recede from their refusal to concur in the House bill to provide for the public de fence. Ou motion of Judge Cabiness, the message was taken up, aud he moved to insist upon the action of the House. Judge Cochran opposed the motion. It would de feat the provision for the support of the troops aud *he State would be reimbursed by the Confederate Govern ment at the close of the war. Mr Tntvrr. tight, if such should be the result, the fault would be"Viti. tho Senate. That body had smothered the House amend ment to their resolution, when we might hare agreed upou it iftbey had sent it back. Mr Hook hoped the House would recede. Mr Lester sustained the motion to insist upon the House amendment. This House has provided for the common defence under the provisions of that bili, aud the fault is not with us, if it fails. Mr Moore thought the new argument in the Sen ate against the constitutionality of the bill was thrust in at this late day, to make tbe House stul tify itself. Mr Whittle thought the House had acted con sistently, and he would only recede to prevent the defeat ol' tbe appropriation for common defence* The motion of Judge Cabiness prevailed. Mr lieok moved to appoiut a committee of con ference, which was lost. A bill to regulate jury fees in Tatnall county, applied to tbe counties of Cbaltabooebee, Putosp, Polk. Bibb, and passed. ^*l Tire rules were supended, and a bill trv*<7ow the Inferior courts to change tbe countji-'aJes ot coun ties whose lines are proposed to ue changed. This is Mr Hook’s bill, and is one of the most important measures of retrenchment proposed during the ses sion. Dr Cochrau argued ihat it will save a large mass of class legislation with which the calendars are annually burdened. It leaves the matter to the voters of the counties effected, and provides that all expense incurred shall be paid by the county acquiring additional terri’ory. Mr Thrasher opposed the bill—it would prevent any change of county lines. Mr Hook referred to the provisions of the bill to show that its operation would be fair and proper. Jndge Cabiness argued that the bill was unconstitu tional It gave tbe Legislature and the courts concur rent powers. Mr Raiford still believed, as be had argued when the bill was up before, that the counties could no mote change county lines than they could make new coun ties. As a matter of policy, and to prevent litigation and strife, he thought the bill should be defeated. Mr Tatum thought instead of saving legislation, it it, by hrinrinr ud the question of <OB- would increase it, by brbging up the question of <on- stitutionality, and throwing a host of bills, petitions and remonstrances back before tbe Legislature. Judge Cochran had no doubt of the constrtnhoosHty of the matter. Tbe passage of the bill woold bring the question up bet ore the courts, and settle any doubt en quea that point.' Mr Beal! of Randolph thought tbe bill impracticable. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 50 and the nays were 50. Before the speaker had time to vote, the I u mm mrnmm jSmammmtuaaA mmm