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TBE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONALIST. [From tfc? Atlatua Intelligencer. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Saturday, July 25,1t>68. SENATE. The Senate met. pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. , Tnwlck, o! Hawkins vi. e. Ou motion ot Mr. Candler, the petition of 1 Mr. Mattox, in reference to contesting the seat j of the preseut sitting member ol hi- district, t was referred to the Committee on Privileges j and Elections. A memorial was received, through Mr. Smith, of the 7th, from a colored man named Mont-j gomery, who was instrumental in saving the j Chattahoochee Railroad bridge from burning, ! asking that the object of the State be carried , out in his case, and that it be referred to a j special committee. Mr. Spear moved to refer the same to the Committee on Petitions without being read, which was lost. The memorial, on motion of Mr. Smith, was then rend, and before being finished, on motion of Mr. Spear, was referred to the special com mittee, which consists of Messrs. Smith, of the 7th, Campbell, and Griffin, of the 21st. Mr. Britton reported a resolution in refer ence to appointing a special committee ol five, to tfrke into consideration that portion of the Governor’s message relating to Gov. Ruger, which was agreed to —said committee to have power to send for persons and papers. Mr. Winn reported a resolution looking to the distribution of Irwin’s Code to the civil officers of the State. On motion, the resolu tion was laid on the table for the present. Mr. Spear offered a joint resolution that the thanks ol the General Assembly be tendered to Provisional Governor Ruger and State provi sional officers. Laid on the table. Mr. Candler reported a resolution requesting the Governor to furnish all information in his power relative to contested seats of Senators, which was agreed to. Mr. Candler reported also a resolution, as fol low's : Whereas, Ex-Governor Brown—one of the ablest lawyers in the Republican party of Georgia—as well as other persons distinguished for knowledge ol constitutional law, held dur ing the late election canvass that persons of color were not entitled to hold seats as Sena tors on this floor ; and, Whereas, Laws of vital importance to the people of Georgia are to be enacted by the General Assembly, the validity of which should not be made uncertain because of participation in enactment by persons not entitled under the constitution to participate; therefore, be it Resolved , That the Committee of Privileges and Elections be directed to inquire into the eligibility of several persons of color holding seats as Senators and report at the earliest day practicable. Mr. Hungerford opposed the resolution, and stated that there was a higher power than Gov. Brown. He alluded to the letter of Charles Sumner, who (distinctly said that colored per sons had the right to hold office. When we adopted the 14th amendment that settled the question. lie concluded by moving to lay the same on the table, whereupon the yeas and nays were required, and are yeas, 21 ; nays, 14. Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Brutton* Campbell, Coleman, Corbitt, Dickey, Griffin, (Oth district,) Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, McWhor ter, Sherman, Smith, (7th district,) Smith, (30th district,) Speer, Stringer, Wallace, Welch. Those voting in the negative are Messrs. Burns, Candler, Fain, Graham, Griffin, (21st district,) Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, McArthur, McCutchen, Welbourue, Winn, Wooten. So the motion prevailed. Mr. Burns reported a resolution, that J. W. Burke, State printer, hold himself in readiness to do all printing required. Referred to Judi ciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Spear, the Senate adjourn *ed until Monday morning, at 10 o’clock. HOUSE. Thursday, July 25. The House met at the usual hour, pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer. The proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Powell, of Decatur, offered thy following resolution : Resolved , That thy use of this Hall is hereby granted to Col. John Mil ledge, to address the General Assembly and other citizens, Monday night next, on a subject of great importance to the whole people of Georgia. Adopted. Mr. llolden, oi Taliaferro, offered the follow ing: Resolved , That L. Carrington, Esq., of the county of Baldwin, be elected by this House to act as assistant clerk, pro tern. Adopted. Mr Rice, of Columbia : Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to fur nish members of the House with such station ery as may be required for use upon this floor. Adopted. By Mr. Eliis, of Spalding— Resolved, That the clerk procnre a copy of new Constitution and Ordinances of the late Constitutional Convention of the House; and if there are none on hand that he 6hall be author ized to have them printed as soon as possible. The following amendment was offered by Mr. O’Neil, ot Lowndes: And that the clerk obtain them as soon ns possible from the Secretary of the convention, unless he can obtain them cheaper elsewhere. Adopted. A resolution suspending levies and sales under executions wa6 taken up from yesterdav and adopted. A bill was taken up bringing about the electiou of United States Senator, State House officers and a State Printer, on Tuesday next. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, said : Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask a question before the House votes on this resolution. The law of Congress requires the Legislature to pro ceed to election of United States Senators on the second Tuesday after organization. The question is when was the Legislature organ ized ? We thought it took place ou the elec tion ot Speaker and Clerk, but the Governor j and General Meade decided otherwise. They declared that we wore not a legal body until! we did a certain thing in a certain way. The. j House complied with the requirement, and on last Wednesday the Military Commander an nounced to this body that having complied ; with the conditions required he would recog nize us as a legal body. True, he said he so recognized us from the 18th, but the announce-! ment was not made to this House until Wed nesday, the 23d. II General Meade had the authority to organize iu the manner required, , then was the House organized wkcu Lis order • was read. This gave rise to a rather lengthy discussion, 1 during which Mr. Bryant, of Richmond, moved i to strike all out after the eleventh line. The amendment called for the election of Siate officers on Monday and not ou Tuesday. The resolution as atneuded was adopted. ' ; Mr. Bryant, ot Richmond, moved that the re- ! solution be transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Turuipsoed, of Clay : Whereas, Some doubt exists in the minds ! of members of this House as to the time of the i legal organization of the same; be it, there fore, Resolved, That the action of this House from the 4th of July last to the date of its permanent organzation on the ISth inst., inclusive, be le galized and binding, and that members aud of- . fleers of the same be entitled to their per diem and mileage from the date firs: aforesaid.— Adopted. Resolved, That if the Senate concur iu the re solution Staying the levy of certain fi. fas., the Clerk of this House have two hundred copies ! thereof printed as soon as possible, and dis tribute them, by mail, to each skeriffof the dif ferent counties of this State. Adopted. The following was read : Members of the Georgia Legislature : Gentlemen : At a late meeting of the La dies’ Memorial Association, of Atlanta, it was resolved that au appeal be made to the Legisla- ; tiye body now in session, for a voluntary con tribution from any member who may feel an interest in the work they have undertaken— that of raising funds for the erection of a mou- i ument in memory of our honored soldiers : burled in the city cemetery. oirs : It is a sacred work, and one to which , eveiy tiue and noble heart will respond, be it friend or foe. Does not even an enemv re spect and honor a brave man, who has fallen in defense of bis country, of his home and loved ones. Then will not the Representatives of the State of Georgia aid in preserving from dese cration and oblivion the graves of those who have died for her. Surely they wiii--tmd every hand give some evidence, however simple, of tbe:r appreciation of the feeling which ani mates us to make this appealing and man cl in justice to the thousands of brave dead who sleep in numberless nameless grave® in our midst. Hoping, that this honored body will forgive this brief intrusion, and respond to this appeal at their earliest convenience, we remain, re spectfully, Ladies of the Memorial Association. Atlanta, July 11,1868. Mr. Maul, of Muscogee, offered the follow ing: Resolved , That the State Treasurer advance tp the members and officers per diem pay not t 6 exceed the amount allowed by the 1 iws of the session of 1866, from the 14‘.h day of July, 1898. Adopted. The House adjourned about 12, m. Monday, July 27. SENATE. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffin, of the 21st District. Mr. Candler gave notice that he would move to reconsider so much of the Journal of Satur day a6 relates to the resolution introduced by himself, as to the right of colored person? to hold office. Mr. Candler supported his mo tion at length. He argued the unconstitution ality of the right of colored persons to hold of fice. He alluded to Joseph E. Brown as high authority in support of the 'position he as sumed ; also, the Congress itself, in addition to the Judiciary. An election will be held to morrow for United States Senator, and will it be right to let those vote who are ineligible ? It would be wrong to have the seats contested when we could prevent it. All the Republi cans wished was to use the negro to carrv out a political scheme, and then turn him adrift.— There are to-day thirty colored men sitting in this Legislature, and these men will determine the validity of all your laws passed. Do Sena tors expect to avoid this question ? Is the ery .of thirty million of people not to be heard ? Ton have got to vote,upon this question, and you cannot dodge it. Parliamentary law is made to show the record of majorities as well as minorities. Shall we live under a constitu tion that nobody knows what it means ? If the convention wrote it so a wayfaring man cannot read it, let the legislation of the country determine what it does mean. I do not say what will be the action of the Senate, but I do know that action will and must be taken. He would move to amend the resolution, if not reconsidered, to refer it to the Judiciary, and let the status of the negro be determined. Mr. Smith, of the 7th, rose in reply. He did not have an opportunity to explain his motion, on Saturday, to lay on the table, but he would seek this time to do so. The gentleman’s mo tive was, no doubt, for the good of the country. He admitted that the question of black people holding office was a vexed one, and we should approach it with all charity, for the whole coun try felt an interest in the matter. High author ity declares the colored man a citizen, and he could not ignore it. The reason why he voted as he did was, that he considered this question was to he settled in the future. His view was, that Congress had a right to determine the meaning of the re-eon si ruction law ; also, this 14th amendment. He was willing for it to be divulged how he stands ; upon this question. He had as much respect for J. E. Brown as anybody, but he could not take him as authority paramount to the author ity of Congress, aud he could not he iuffifenced by outsiders —hence the reason for his vote to j lay on the table. The gentleman alluded to i Mr. Parrott, aud how he stood ou this qu.es ! tion, but he was no authority for him. In re ! gnrd to this matter, my friend, Mr. Candler— I (The President called attention to the fact l that no personalities were allowed in debate.) Mr. Smith—l beg pardon, Mr. President; I am r.ot well acquainted with parliamentary law. When I get wrong show me the line, and I will follow it. He was willing tp wait until Con gress should decide it. Mr. Higbee moved to lay the motion on the table, whereupon the yeas and nays were re quired to be recorded, and are—yeas, lb ; uavs, 91. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Coleman, Corbitt, Dickey, Griffin (6th district), Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jor.es, McWhorter, Sherman, Smith (36:h district), Speer, Stringer, Wallace, Welch. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Anderson, Brutton, Burns, Candler, Fain, Graham, Griffin (21st district), Hicks, Hin ton, Holcombe, Jordan, Merrill, McArthur, McCutchen, Nisbet, Nunnally, Richardson, Smith (7th district), Welbourne, Winn, Wooten. On the motion to reconsider the yeas and nays were required, and are—yeas, 21; nays, 18. Those voting in the affirmative are : Messrs. Anderson, Bums, Candler, Fain, Gra ham, Griffin (21st District), Hicks, Hinton. Hol combe, Jordan, McArthur, McCutchen, Nisbet, Nunnally, Bmith (7th District,) Welbourne, Winn, Wooten. Those voting in the negative are : Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Brutton, ; Campbell, Coleman, Corbitt, Dickey, Griffin (6th District,) Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, McWhorter, Richardson, Sherman,Smith (36th District,) Speer, Stringer, Wallace, Welch. So the motion to reconsider was lost. The Senate tcok up the message ol the House in relation to bringing on theeiection ofUnited States Senators and State officers. Amended by striking out all but United States Senators. The following bills were introduced and read the first time, towit: By Mr. McArthur—A bill to repeal an act en titled an act to amend an act entitled an act, so far as it gives laborers on steamboats and water crafts a lien on the same. By Mr. Spear—A bill to incorporate the Nnt ing Banking Company of Macon, Ga. Also, A bill to incorporate the Etowah Canal and Water Works Company. By Mr. Brock—A bill to prohibit the sale of j spirituous liquors ou election days, or drink ! the same at election precincts. Also, to prohibit al! persons from voting who ; have not paid all legal taxes, who have had an opportunity to do so. (Requires the voter to j produce his tax receipt before voting.) Also, a bill to set apart a homestead for each 1 head o! family in Georgia. By Mr. Wellborn—A bill to alter and amend j section 649 of the revised code, so far as relates * to persons subject to road duty—(strikes out j “ 50 years ” and inserts 45 years.) The Senate took up the House resolution sus- \ pending levy and sale until the Legislature shall j take action on the same. Mr. Harris moved that the Senate concur. Mr. Hinton opposed the measure on consti-1 tutional grounds—citing the decisions of the j Supreme Court, and also of Congress in its re- I cent action upon the relief measure contained \ in the new constitution. Mr. Hinton’s speech made a marked imrres sion. Mr. Spear called for the previous question, j which was sustained. The resolution was eon-; curred in. The Senate took up the House resolution re- j qulring the Treasurer to make certain advances, 1 not to exceed the amount paid in IS6O (£9 per j Mr. Holcombe moved to amend by inserting i $6 ner day. Mr. Merrell moved to amend by inserting, not to exceed 75 per cent, on the amount paid officers and members in 1866. Mr. Holcombe accepted the same in lieu of Lis i motion. Mr. Speer moved to amend by adding, “ that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the officers and members as in their judgment their ser vices are worth.*’ The previous question was called for and sus tained. The amendment of Mr. Merrell was adopted,: and the resolution, as amended, was concurred in. HOUSE. House met. Prayer by Rev. W. M. Crumley. Mr. Harper, of Terrell, moved to reconsider the resolution adopted on Saturday, suspending leyies and sales under execution until this Gem er&l Assembly shall have taken final action ou tbe relief and homestead -measures in the con stitution. Motion agreed to. Mi. BetLume introduced a bill to provide lor organizing grand and petit jury boxes. Two hundred copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Harper, of T- rrell—A bill to alter and amend section 410 of the Code. Mr. Beard—A bill to organise volunteer companies. Mr. Salter offered a bill to reorganize and consolidate militia districts in Pulaski county. Also, to alter chart of Hawkiusviile. Also, for relief of Sarah Buda. Mr. Walthal offered a bill to abolislf District Courts to be established by the new constitu tion. Mr. Darnell—A resolution to provide judi ciary officers with Irwin’s Code. Mr. Hardin—A resolution to relieve James Goode of taxation. Mr. Hall, of Merriwether—A bill to prohibit ! sale of lottery tickets. Mr. Price—A bill to authorize the employ ment of female clerks by the commhtees. * Mr. O’Neal, of Low ndes—A bill to prohibit the sale of property under certain circum stances. Standing committees were announced, and 200 copies ordered printed. Mr. Hudson, of Harris—A bill to appoint a board of commissioners of roads atd revenue l’or each c-Ounty in this State. Mr. Rawls—A resolution to appoint a com mittee to examine public property at Milledge viile. Mr. Ncsbit—A bill to relieve W. S. Moughcu ot double tax, also to fix salary of Judge of Supreme Court at ?2,000 in specie ; Judge of Superior Court, £I,BOO in specie ; State House officers, 51,200 in specie. Mr. Fowler—To stay levies on executions. Mr. Cloud —To change line between Henry and Clayton. Mr. Osgood—A bill to exempt Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine Company, of Savannah, from jury duty. Mr. McDougald—A bill to change the char acter of Youug America Fire Company, ot Muscogee. Also, a bill declaring all laws enacted since 1865 of force till repealed. Mr. Smith, of Coffee—A bill to change the line between Clinch aud Coffee. Mr. Powell—A bill to prohibit the sale of lottery tickets. Also, a bill to fix the compensation of grand and petit jurors. Mr. Cloud —A bill to change the line between Clayton and Henry. Mr. Hillyer—A resolution to change the Rules of the House. Also, a resolution instructing the Committee on Printing to advertise for bids to do the pub lic printing Mr. Rawls offered absolution, whiM» was adopted, requesting the Governor to issue a proclamation declaring the end of military rule in Georgia, and that civil government is in augurated. Air. U’Neal, of Lowndes—A resolution to bring on the election of State House officers and State Printer next Wednesday. Adopted. Air. Allen, of Hart —A bill to allow F. M. Paine to practice medicine. Air. Shumate—A bill to allow Thomas K. AlcDonald to practice law in other counties than Whitfield. Air. O'Neal, of Lowndes—A bill to fix sala ries of Mayor and Marshal, in the town of Val dosta. Air. Turnipseed—A bill to reduce tbe sheriff’s bond in Clay county. House adjourned, to 10 o’clock, a. m., to-mor ,row. Tuesday, July 2S, IS6S. SENATE. j The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, | and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. j Pretty man. ! Air. Nunnally moved to reconsider so much i of tbe action of the Senate on yesterday as re j lates to the resolution of the House preventing j levy and sale, which Was agreed to. He moved | to amend by striking out after the word “ ex | eept,” where it first occurs, the words “ debts | contracted since the Ist June, 1865;” also | strike out “ Executors and sales in this State;” j which was agreed to. j Air. Wooten moved that the whole matter be referred to the Judiciary Committee. Air. Hinton supported the motion by a lengthy argument. Air. Winn opposed the motion to refer, citing the clause in the constitution protecting home steads. Mr. Wooteu supported his measure iu a speech of half an hour’s duration. * Air. Alerrell spoke against the motion to refer. . * The motion to refer was lost. Mr. Adkins moved to amend by adding after the word “ except ” the words “ wages due for labor,” which was agreed to. Upon agreeing to the resolution, as amend ed, the yeas and nays were required to be re corded, and are—yeas, 22 ; nays, 17. Those voting in the affirmative are : Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Corbitt, Dickey, Griffin, 6th district, Griffin, 21st district, Harris, Jones, Jordan, Merrell, McWhorter, Nisbet, Nunnally, Sher man, Smith, 7th District, Smith, 36th district, Speer, Welch, Winn—22. Those voting iu the negative are: Messrs. Anderson, Brutton, Candler, Cole man, Fain, Graham, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Hungerford, McArthur, McCutchen, Moore, Stringer, Wallace, Welburne, Wooten—l 7. So the resolution as amended was agreed to. The Senate took up the resolution of the House bringing on elections of State House officers. Ou motion of Air. Holcombe, the same was laid on the table for the present. The resolution of the House instructing the Governor to issue a proclamation informing the people of Georgia that military rule no longer ] exists m this State, was, on motion of Mr. Hig-! bee, laid on the table. A resolution was adopted authorizing the I Secretary to procure a sufficiency of stationery I for the Senate. bills on second reading. To consolidate the offices of Secretary of i State and Surveyor General. To incorporate Neptune Fire Company, of . Thomasv.nie. To authorize E. C. Bower, of Decatur county, j i a minor, to practice law. To incorporate Alacon Street Railroad Com-1 pany. To incorporate Defiance Fire Company, No- 5, l of Macon, Georgia. ’ • • 1 To repeal the section requiring the Judges ) of Superior Courts to reside in the county ; twelve mouths previous to the election. - To fix the salaries of Judges and State House i officers. (Fixes salaries of Supreme Court i Judges, £2,000 in specie value ; Superior Court; Judge?, £1.500 iu specie value, and State House : officers, $1,200, same basis.) To carry into effect the SOih article, Ist sec- i tion of the constitution. (Has reference to liens 1 by mechanics and laborers.) To repeal an act entitled an act, <ko., giving j I laborers on water crafts a lien on the same. ; j To incorporate Nutting Banking Company, j of Alacon, Georgia. Air. Higbee moved that the Senate do new j proceed to ballot fora United Sfhtes Senator to ' fill the term expiring 1873. j The names of J. E. Brown, A. H. Stephens j and Joshua Hill. On the first ballot, Brown received 34 votes : ’ Stephens, 15 ; Hill, 3 : Hopkins, 1. The Senate then proceeded to vote for Sen- • ator lor the shorr term, when, on taking the ! vote viva vote. Air. Blodgett received 16 vote? ; i Miller, 13 : Akerraan. 4 ; and J. L. Seward, S. On motion, the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE. The House met. Prayer by P.ev. Mr. Crum ley. Mr. Lane offered a resolution that no new counties shall be made, or county lines altered, ■without the consent or all the Representatives whose counties are to be affected thereby, ■which was adopted. Mr. Harris, of Morgan, offered the following resolution, which was not acted on : Whereas, Various rumors are in circula tion to the effect that his Excellency, the Gov ernor of this State, is using the patronage of his office in a partisan attempt to elect certain persons to the United States Senate; be it, therefore, Resolved, hj the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, That a committee of five e appointed to wait on his Excellency and in vi'.e him to in.ke such an explanation ns, in L’s judgment, he may decui compatible with L:s duty hi the premises. Air. M ttthews offered a resolution request ing the Governor to order elections in Irwin aud Telfair counties for member* of the Legis lature and county offfreas. Mr. Turnipseed offered tbe following substi tute for Air. Matthews' resolution : V> eerea*. It appears that the counties of liwiu and Telfair have no representation in tins : ody ; aud whereas, the fact further ap pears that the State ol Georgia has been ad mitted into the Union, leaving out the two said counties of Irwin and Telfair ; be it there fore, Resolved, That some certain and speedy measures be immediately taken to have civil government established in the said counties, and font the same be admitted into the union of the counties of this State upon the condi tions precedent that they send up representa tives to this body of Uniou Republican pro clivities. 1 Original and substitute referred to tbe Judi ciary. Air. Sisson offered a resolution to purchase copies of the new constitution for members.— Adopted.- Arr. Phi dips offered the following resolu tion : Whereas, The General Assembly would do injustice to the great heart of Georgia not to give some formal expression ot their gratitude to the Chief Executive, A. Johnson, President of the l nited States, for issuing his Amnesty Proclamation, pardoning the illustrious sous of the South, for all the generous pulsations of that heart are in full unison and sympathy with them during their suffering and misfortunes, its warm affections cluster around the leaders ot a once dear but now abandoned cause.— There they will continue to cluster and cen tre while men admire all that is chivalric in na ture, while they regard all that is noble in vir ture, while they revere all that is sublime on earth and respect unfailing greatness of soul ; Therefore, the General Assembly of Georgia do resolve , That their sincerest and warmest thanks are hereby tendered to Andrew John son, President of the United States, for the magnanimous and patriotic interposition ol the Executive clemency in behalf of the fallen sons of the South, who so faithfully struggled and endured with Christian fortitude the hard ships and rigors of a protracted and cruel war. Not taken up. The hour of 12 having arrived, the House proceeded to vote for United States Senator for the long term, which resulted as follows : J. E. Brown, 78 ; A. H. Stephens, 81; Joshua Hill, 10. The House then proceeded to ballot for Uni ted States Senator for the shortterm, which re sulted as follows: H. G. Cole, 2; H. V. AI. Miller, SO; Joshua Hill, 1 ; Foster *Blodgett, 57; A. T. Akerraan, IS; J. L. Seward, 9; H. V. Johnson, 1.. The House adjourned till 12, m., to-morrow. Wednesday, July 29,1868. SENATE. The Senate met. Prayer by Rev. William T. Brantly. Air. Burns presented a petition from the citi zens of Floyd county in reference to fostering home manufactures." Referred to the Finance Committee. A petitiou from N. H. Noble, of the 11th dis trict, to Gov. R. B. Bullock, contesting the seat of Hon. C. B. Wooten. Referred to the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. Harris offered a resolution consolidating several committees of the Senate with House committees, which was agreed to. The Senate took up the resolution of the i House, requesting the Governor to furnish the | members with a copy of the constitution and J ordinances of the convention. Adopted. bills were introduced and Sev erally Tend the first time, to wit: By Air. Bradley—A bill to protect citizens in their privileges-and immunities. By Mr Smith, of the Seventh —To incorpo rate the Cherokee Manufacturing Company of Floyd county. By Mr. Higbee—A bill to make legal rates of interests agreed upon valtd. By Mr. Adkins —A bill to encourage loyalty. (This bill gives patronage only to loyal news papers.] Bv Air. Spear—A bill to incorporate two fire companies iu Alacon, to be called “Protection, No. 1,” aud “Oemulgee, No. 4.” By Air. Anderson—A bill to amend the usury laws of the State of Georgia; also, a bill to protect planters of the State of Georgia from imposition by sale of fertilizers; also," a bill to incorporate the Fort Vaiiey Loan and Trust Company. By Air. Hinton—A bill to change the oath of grand jurors ; also, a bill to prevent the run ning of stock at large. By Mr. Higbee—A bill to amend an act to regulate tbe meeting of the Supreme Court. Changes from Alilledgeville to Atlanta. By Mr. Nunnally—A bill to incorporate the Georgia Life Mutual Insurance Company. By Air. Sherman—A bill to authorize the Governor to declare all offices of this State vacant, when the incumbent cannot be qualified under the fourteenth amendment. By Mr. Candler—A bill to provide an addi tional way to pay insolvent costs. By Mr. Merrell—A bill to change the laws wherever Alilledgeville occurs in the code, so as to name Atlanta as the Capital. By Mr. Burns—A bill to exempt from taxa tion all foreign capital invested in the manufac ture of cotton aud wool. Mr. Hungerford offered a resolution that the Mayor and City Council be invited to seats on the floor. Adopted. A resolution was offered by Air. Winn in structing the Judiciary Committee, by bill, to reduce the pay of officers and members, besides other offices of the State, so as to place the same on a specie basis. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Briton offered a resolution that the Com mittee on Penitentiary, give the number of con | victs, the color of the inmates, and the time of ! sentence of each. Agreed to. i Mr. Smith, of the 36th, reported a resolution ; that a committee of three from the Senate be : appointed to co-operate with such committee cn the part of the House as may be appointed | to examine the books and records of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad, On motion of Mr. Harris, the Senate took a recess until ten minntes before 12, when, on re-assembling, the Senate, on motion, repaired to the House of Representatives. On returning to their chamber, on motion. : the Senate adjourned until 10 o’clerk, to-mor row. * HOUSE. House met—prayer by Rev. A. E. Cloud. The hour of 12, m , having arrived, the Sen- 1 ate came in, and after order was had the two ' Houses proceeded in joint ballot to elect a j Lcited States Senator for the long term. The ' ballot stood thus: Hill 110 ! Brown 94 Andrews .......... 1 Stephens 1 ! The result was-received with applause—so! much so that the President ordered the gallery ' cleared. Mr. Bryant, pale and excited, arose and sug- i gested that the police be called. Someone suggested that we were now in the j Union and needed no military. .The two Houses next proceeded to ballot for • United States Senator for the snort term. The i vote stood thus-: Blodgett ... 73 Seward 13 Akerman 7 Miller * 119 Amid the wildest confusion, waving of hats j and handkerchiefs, the Senate retired to their! chamber, when the House adjourned till 10, a. ! m., to-morrow. Note bt Reporter.—On yesterday the fol- ' lowing occurred, which, in my hurry, I neg lected to report : Mr. Tumlin, of Randolph, offered the follow ing resolution: *1 solved, That should the grateful thanks ox i this body at any time be tendered to Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, and said resolntion be referred to the Committee on ! the Lunatic Asylum, as proposed by the gentle- ] man from Richmond, that no carpet-bagger be I placed ou said committee. I Thursday, July 31. SENATE. Toe Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and wa? opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Pretiyman. Air. Candler moved to suspend the rules, in order to take up bills for a third reading, which was agreed to. The Senate then took up the bill to fix and establish the salaries of the Judges of the Su ptame and Superior Courts and State House officers. i'he bill was taken up by sections. Mr. Anderson moved to amend the Ist sec tion by adding SSOO to the salary ol Supreme Court Judges. Air. Candler moved to strike or.t £2,000. Air. Nunnally called for the previous ques tion. which was sustained. Mr. Candler’s motion prevailed. Air. Spear moved to insert £3,500. Lost. Tbe amendment of Mr. Anderson was agreed to. The next section was agreed to, fixing the salary of the Judges of the Superior Court at SI,OOO. In reference to State House officers, Mr. Burns moved to leave it as the Code fixes it— i. e., $2,000 iu currcncv—which was agreed to. The third section fixes the salaries of Solici tors at $2.50 in specie or its equivalent. The rules were suspended aud the following bills were introduced and read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Holcombe—A bill to amend an act incorporating the Georgia Air Line Railroad. By Mr. Hungerford—A bill to amend the charter of the Alacon and Augusta Railroad Company; also, a bill to extend the aid of the State to the completion of the Macon*and Au gusta Railroad Company. The Senate took up the bill to consolidate the offices of Secretary of State and Surveyor General, and passed the same. Mr. Harris moved that the Senate go into executive session, in order to take up the Gov ernor’s Message on appointments, which was agreed to. The Chair decided that the chamber should be cleared. Mr. Candler appealed from the decision of the Chair. A message wa6 received from the Governor, requesting the privilege to withdraw the com munication sent to the Senate making certain nominations. Pending the Bame the Senate adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow. HOUSE. House met—Prayer by Rev. A. E. Cloud. House took up the unfinished business of Tuesday, to wit: The resolution of Mr. Price, allowing committees, whenever it can be done, to employ female clerks. Air. Price spoke at some length in favor of it. Mr. Anderson opposed the resolution, not that he was opposed to the ladies, for he paid woman a highly eulogistic compliment. Mr. Cosiin (col’d) was opposed to the resolu tion, and made some few remarks in support of his position. Air. Rice spoke in favor of the resolution. It was not adopted. _ Air. Alaxwell offered a resolution to have the chairman of each committee announce time and place of meeting before the House adjourn. Laid on the table. Air. Lee offered a resolution to call on the Governor aud City Council of Atlanta, and re quest that the rooms on the lower floor of this building be vacated for the use of the commit tee? of the General Assembly. Air. O’Neal moved to amend by saying said committee shall ascertain what preparations the City Council of Atlanta have made to com ply with the conditions on which the capital was removed to Atlanta. Air. Anderson offered as a substitute that a committee ot five be appointed to confer with the City Council of Atlanta to perfect- arrange ments for the convenience of the Legislature and the standing committees of the same. Air. Tweedy offered the following substitute: That the building committee be required to confer with t.he City Council of Atlanta in re-- gard to furnishing more ample room for legis lative purposes. Agreed to. Petition of J. A. Jackson and Isaac Reynolds— contests the scats of Messrs. Turalin and Goff. Referred to committee on privileges aud elec tions. Air. Fitzpatrick offered a resolution that when this House adjourn on Saturday next, that the same stand adjourned to assemble in the city' of Milledgevile on the 10th of August next. Not taken up. The report of the special committee on the case of Ransom Montgomery reported iu favor of paying said Montgomery $562 50. Adopted. Mr. Barnum offered a resolution to make per diem of members £5. Not taken up. Mr. Caldwell offered a resolution to bring on the election of State House officers next Tues day. Not taken up. Mr. Nisbet offered a resolution that, in order that the door-keeper and messenger may pro tect the stationery and other property of mem bers, that this hall shall not be used for politi cal purposes. Not taken up. Mr. Hail, of Glynn, offered a resolution to appoint the 20th day of August next as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. Not taken up. A resolution was offered to allow Charles J. Thomas to open a refreshment saloon in the State House. Not taken up. Mr. Williams, of Harris, offered the follow ing resolution: Resolved, That leave of absence be given to every member of the General Assembly from to-day till they feel anxious of returning. The following new matter was introduced : Mr. Atkins, of Oglethorpe--A bill to prevent the holding of the offices of clerk of court and ordinary at the same time. Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Bibb—A bill to incor porate the Life and Fire Insurance Company of Alacon. Air. Turner, of Bibb—A bill to define and punish dueling. Air. Bell, of Banks—A bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Georgia Air Line Railroad, and to conier certain privileges on said company. Mr. Hall, of Bullock—A bill to remove the county site of Bullock, and for other pur poses. Mr. Porter, of Calhoun—A bill to extend and amend the charter of the German Fire Com pany, of Savannah, Georgia; also, a bill to amend sections 4761 and 4767 of the Code. Mr. Via on, of Crawford—A- bill for the re lief of certain citizens. Mr. Powell, of Decatur—A bill to disfran chise felony, and for other purposes. Mr. Pepper, of Calhoun —A bill to authorize R. F. Kendrick to practice physic. Mr. Phillips—A bill to carry in to effect the 14th section, sth article of the constitution. Mr. Ballanger, of Floyd—A bill to exempt from taxation all foreign capital invested in manufacturing cotton, ~ woolen, and other fibrous materials. Mr. Sisson, of Fulton—A hill to incorporate Female Classical College in Atlanta. Mr. Holden —A bill to change the line be tween the counties of Green and Taliaferro ; also to change the law of evidence. Mr. Davis, of Clark—A bill to amend the charter of Athens. Mr, Holden— A bill to authorize the General Assembly to elect Superintendent, Auditor and Treasurer of Western aud Atlantic Railroad. Mr, Erwin—-A bill to provide for the election of justices of the peace. Mr. Welchel—To reduce the bond of sheriff of Hall from ten to five thousand dollars. Mr. Shackelford— A bill to authorize the ad ministrator of Lazarus Summerlin, deceased, to sell certain land in Newton county. Mr. Duncan—A bill to repeal 60 much of sec tions 919, 930, and 939 of the Code as relates to the election of Tax Receiver and Collector, and compensation therefor, and to provide for the collection of State and county taxes by contract. Mr. Hopkins—A bill to incorporate the town of Colquitt. Mr. Lee—A bill to provide for the speedy collection of the recording fees of clerks of the superior courts. Mr. Seals —A bill to amend section 25, 30 and 31*of the Code. Mr. Prudden—A bill to incorporate the Planters’ Club of Putnam county. Mr. Salter—A bill to reduce the bond of the sheriff of Pulaski county. Mr. Ellis—A bill to compel the collection of unpaid taxes due the year 1867. Mr. Tnmlin—A bill to exempt from jury duty certain persons therein mentioned. i wo r * S* 11 ’ A WR to amend section 1429 ot the code. Mr. Barnum—A bill to amend the several ac ; ? incorporating the town of Lumpkin, Stew art county. 1 ’ ' Ba, 'i*ara—A bill to ameud the act con trolling the duties of lax receivers. Air Bethune— A resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to look into the propriety of reducing the bonds of county officers. 3 Mr. .Phillips—A bill to alter'and amend so much of section 3174 of the. Code as relates to ern county of Lowndes as a part of the South the Judicial Circuit. Mr. Tumlin, of Randolph, Introduced the fol lowing, which was adopted by a large majority: Inasmuch as the vital question which has heretofore divided members composing this branch of the General Assembly has been set tled. Resolved, That we, like men having the in terests ol our State at heart, do bury all party feeing and prejudice, and go forward to perfect the enactment of such laws as will establish k an iong the people of this The House then adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. m. to-morrow. [From the Atlanta Constitution. The Vote for United States Senators« In the Georgia Legislature , July 29fA, 1868. For United States Senators (long term), members of the Senate, as follows : For Hon. Joshua Hill—Anderson, Bowers, Burns, Bruton, Candler, Dickey, Fain, Griffin (6th Dist.), Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, McArthur, McCntchen, Moore, Nisbet, Nun nally, Sherman, Smith (7th Dist.), Stringer, Welborne, Wooteu. (Not voting—Collier and Winn.) —22 votes. For ex-Goy. J. E. Brown—Adkins, Brad ley, Brock, Campbell, Colraan, Conley, Cor bitt, Griffin (21st Dist.), Harris, Higbee, Hun gerford, Jones, Merrill, AlcWhorter, Richard son, Smith (36th Dist.), Speer, Wallace, Welch —l9 votes. The House voted as follows : For Hon. Jqshua Hill—Anderson, Bal lard, Ballanger, Barnum, Bradford, Brown, Burtz, Butt, Clarke, Cleghorn, Cloud, Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Donaldson, Duncan, Ellis, of Gilmer, Ellis, of Spalding, Erwin, Felder, Fincannon, Flournoy, Fowler, Fryer, George, Gober, Goff, Gray, Gullatt, Hall, of Bullock, Hall, o‘s Glynn, Harkuess, Harrison, of Frank lin; Harris, Harper, of Sumpter, Harper, of Terrell, Higdon, Holden, Hook, Hudson, Humber, Johnson, of Wilcox, Kellogg, Kytle, Lane, Lastinger, Long, McArthur, McCullough, McDougald, Matthews, Meadows, Nash, Neal, Nisbet, Nunn, Osgood. Parke, Paulk, Penland, Pepper, Perkins, of Cherokee, Phillips, Pow ell, Price, Prudden, Rainey, Rawls, Rosser, Rouse, Rurnph, Scott, Seals, Shackelford, Shu mate, Sisson, Smith, of Ware, Sorrells, Talia ferro, Tate, Tumlin, Turnipseed, Vinson, Wal th’l. Warren, of Quitman, Watkins, Wilcber, Williams, of Alorgan, Williams, of Dooley.—B9 votes. Not voting: Bennett, Brinson, Colby, Evans, Hearn, Lindsay, Moon, Reddish, Smith, of Coffee. For ex-Gov. J. E. Brown.—Allen of* Hart, Allen of Jasper, Atkins, Ayre, Barnes, Beard, Belcher, Bell, Bethune, Brassell, Bryant, Buchan, Caldwell, Campbell, Carpenter, Car son, Chambers, Claiborne, Clower, Costin, Cunningham, Darnell, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Floyd, Ford, Franks, Fyall, Gardner, Golden, Hall, of Aleriwetber, Harrison of Hancock, Har den, Hillyer, Hooks, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes, Joiner, Johnson, of Towns, Lee, Lin der, Lumpkin, McCormick, Madden, Madison, Alaxwell, Alaul, Moore, O’Neal, of Lowndes, O’Neal, of Baldwin, Page, Perkins, of Dawson, Porter, Read, Rice, Richardson, Salter, Scrog gins, Sewell, Simms, Smith, of Charlton, Smith of Muscogee, StOne, Strickland, Surrency, Turner, Tweedy, Warren, of Burke, Welchel, Williams, of Harris, William?, of Haralson, Zellars, and Mr. Speaker—74 votes. Scattering: 3 votes. For U. S. Senator, (short term,) members of the Senate voted as follows : For Hon. H. V. AI. Miller.—Anderson, Burn?, Candler, Fain, Graham, Griffin, 21st Dist., Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Mc- Cutehen, Moore, Nesbit, Nunnally, Smith, of oGth Dist., Speer, Stringer, Wellborn, Winn and Woottcn—2o votes. (Not voting: Brock and Collier.) For Foster Blodgett—A diiins, rimdw Campbell, Colman Conley, Corij.tt, Dickey* Harris, Hungerford, Jones AK rrel] ’McWhor ter, Richardson, Wallace, votes. Scattering—6. The Hous-e y,jtc Was as fellows: Tor (iox. H. V.'M. Miller—Anderson, Al* l.Ou, of Hart, Atkins, Ballard, Ballanger, Bar num, Brassell, Bradford, Brown, Burtz, Butt, Clarke, Cleghorn, Cloud, Cobb, Costin, Craw ford, Drake, Dohaldson, Duncan, Ellis, o£ Spalding, Erwin, Felder, Fincannon, Flournoy* Ford, Fowler, Fryer, George, Gober, Goff ?ray, Gullatt, Hall, of Bullock, Hall, of Glynn. Kamn\*°Di Harkness, Harrison, of Frauklin, Harris, Harper, of Sumter, Harper, of Terrell, Higdon, Hook, Hopkins, Humber, Hudson, Johnson, of Wilco-T,- Kellogg, Kytle, Long, Lindsay, McArthur, McDougald, Matthews, Maxwell, Nash, Nesbitt, Nunn, Parke, Paulk, Penland. Pepper, Per kins, of Cherokee, Phillips, Ffjce, Prudden, Rainey, Rawis, Reddish, Rosser, RouAe, Rurnph, Salter, Scott, Seals, Sewell, Shackelford, Shu mate, Sisson, Smith? of Coffee, Smith, of Wars,! Sorrells, Sorrency, Taliaferro, Tate, Tumlif?/ Turnipseed, Vinson, Walthall, Warren, of Quitman, Welchel, Wilcher, Williams, of Mor gan, Williams, of Dooly, Zellars, and Mr. Sneaker—9B votes. For Foster Blodgett—Allen, of Jasper, Ayer, Barnes, Bethune, Beard, Belcher, Bell, Campbell, Chambers, Claiborne, Clower, Colby, Cunningham, Darnell, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Floyd, Franks, Fvall, Gardner, Golden, Hall, of Meriwether, Haren, Harrison, of Hancock, Harden, Hillyer, Holden, Hooks, Houston, Hughes, Joiner, Lee, Linder, Lumpkin, Mc- Cormick, Madden, Aladison, Maul, Moore, Neal, O’Neal, of Lowndes, O’Neal, of Baldwin, Osgood, Perkins, of Dawson, Porter, Reed, Rice, Richardson, Scroggins, Sims, Smith, of Charlton, Smith, of Aluscogee, Stone, Strick land, Turner, Tweedy, Warren, of Burke, Wil liams, of Harris—sß votes. Not voting—Bennett, Brinson, Evans, Moon. Scattering—l3 votes. Abe We Living Ukdeb Military or Civil Rule ?—On Tuesday last the Savannah News (t Herald mentioned that on the day before Judge D. A. O’Bryne had some cases called before Justice D. N. Lane’s court, but refused to go on with them on the ground that there was no jurisdiction, claiming that Justice Lane had re ceived his appointment from Gen. Pope, and that the appointment was rescinded by the.re cent order from Gen. Meade. Justice, Lane wrote to Mr. Bullock to ascer tain his status, and received the following reply: Executive Office, 1 State of Georgia, C Atlanta, July 28,1868. ) Daniel N. Lane , Savannah , Ga.: Sir : I am in receipt of your communication of the 24th instant, setting forth that you wero appointed Justice of the Peace in 4nd for the fourth district, and city of Savannah, on the 7th day of July, 1867, by Maior General John Pope, commanding Third Military District, to the vacancy caused by the death of the elected incumbent; and further, that the jailor and other officers now refuse t®respect your au thority as Magistrate. In reply, 1 have to say that the order of the 23d instant, from military headqnarters of this district, does not debar you from the further* exercise of your official duties. You will continue to exercise the functions of your office, and must be obeyed and respected as such until your elected suc cessor is qualified and his commission issued. You will please inlorm me promptly ol any failure to respect warrants issued by you. Respectfully, your obedient servant, Rufus B. Bullock, Governor. Bv the Governor: R. B. DeGbaffbnried, Secretary Executive Department. The farmers of Northwest are in the midst of the harvest, but they find it almost impossible to obtain sufficient help. Five dollars a day and hoard are now offered for hands.”
