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Official Journal of the United
OFFICIAL JOCKSAL OF THE STATE.
OE1BB1L GIU9T,
Thx Fuat who out ahd nu bcidi tn
Shu or Stati satxlt through xtzrt siorx.
TOl VIHDIC ATX THX FlIHOIFLB AID THI
Policy or thr Extobioax Party, aid Bur-
roHT its Kommas, Stati act Katiohal.
THDESDAY MOUSING, FEB. 24, 1870.
The XV th Article.
Tbo r»tiflc»tion ot tho XVtb Amendment bj
Nebraska na sufficient lo make tbit a part of
the fundamental lav, without the concurrence
of Georgia, Mississippi or Texan Hence the
legal technical difficult; in the way of pro
mulgation of the result (from the fact that
Mississippi, Texas and Georgia are not read-
nutted) is obviated by this action of Nebraska.
Senator Wfcltdey at Home.
A Democratic paper, published in Senator
Whittier's own town, (bus speaks of him:
There has been a rumor on the streets, for
the lest few days, that our fellow townsman,
Mai. K. H. Whiteley, was on Toesday last,
elected United States Senator, for the term
ending on tbo 4th of March, 1871. We differ
entirely with the Major politically, but be
lieve that be is, personally, a gentleman, end
as good and able a man for tbs position, as
could be found within the ranks of bis party.
Ic is always agreeable to meet a political op
ponent wbo note from reason rather thin from
mere prejodios. Mr. Whiteley cannot fail to
impress favorably any reasonable man, how
ever adverse to bis political faith.
Voollih—Thoa«htlcaa.
The Bryant organ persists in its efforts to
impeach the integrity of certain Democratic
Senators and Bepresentstivss. It insists that
they voted for Mr. Blodgett for Senator in
eonrideration of the bestowal of certain offices.
This is the allegation, and it has been made
over and over again by the organ aforesaid
and when called npon for specifications, it
simply repeats the allegation I
It is a grave charge. In its last analysis, it
amount* to bribery end corruption—charges
that should not be mode unless the party
making them is folly prepend to sustain
them. It it a serious matter to charge a Sen
ator or Representative with bribery; end it ia
all the moro so whan the party making it
seems wholly onsbie to support it, other than
by tbe men repetition of bare assertion.
It is doe all parties that specifications be
made, and tbst the proof be addneed in their
support In default of this, troth end a de
cent regard for the opinions of mankind de
mand their withdrawal.
General Terry Abroad,
The St Louis Democrat, speaking ol Gen
eral Terrs and the report of tbd. Secretary of
Waraays: “The coarse of General Terry in
the Georgia matter seems to ns to be folly
justified by the brief statement given to the
pnUio yesterday. It has been currently re
ported that over twenty members were exclud
ed by military authority, that tbe competitors,
wbo received a minority of votes, were by the
asms authority seated instead of them, and
that the Republican majority was thus obtain
ed. We saw these statements in dispatches
from the "seat of war, and finding that they
were not contradicted,supposed them to be sub
stantially correct At the same time, having
knowledge of Gen. Terry's upright character
and cautions disposition, we felt confident tbnt
would appear that he had good reason for
bis coarse. The official report shows that
only four members were excluded by order of
Um General, otter clear proof that they were
not qualified; that sixteen others declined to
take tbe oath required by law, and were there
fore selfexdaded; that the General bad full au
thority from the President and Cabinet to nse
bis own discretion in regard to admission of
minority candidates in place of the persons
unseated, and concluded that it wonid not
be wise to do so; and tbat tbe Republican ma
jority in tbe Legislature was not obtained- by
any exclusion of membersnnder military order,
bnt by the voluntary withdrawal of sixteen
disqualified men who eonld not take the oath.
It appears, moreover, that the General at
every step applied to the President for instruc
tions as lo the coarse he should panne, and
was goided in ercry instance either by direct
orders from General Sherman, or by instruc
tions giving him discretionary power to adopt
certain measares if, in his judgment, the oc
casion warranted them. In short, tbe course
of Gen Terry is completely vindicated by tbe
publication of tbe correspondence, and be de
serves from the country a confidence and grat
itude as hearty and foil as the support which
was given to him by the President and Cabi
net-"
Aw Ineligible Legislator.
The negro Allen, the Representative from
Jasper county county, who, according to Mr.
Williams, has overdrawn his mileage, has
been living for the past eighteen months in
tbe city of Atlanta, according to information
we bave received, tbat wo believe to be cor
rect
This legislator is clearly ineligible onder onr
law.—Constitution, 21st
Mr. AUen's boms is still in Jasper county.
Some months alter bis expulsion from the
General Assembly, be gave oat a call for
public meeting in bis county. This call exas
perated eoxo thoughtless persons to threaten
his life, and who, as if they intended making
their threats good, went to Allen's house at
night and made him believe they were going
to kill biiu. He bad previously received writ
ten notice that he would be killed nnlese be
left. Under these circumstances, he came to
Atlanta to save his life. He still claims Jasper
county os bis some.
Afraid of Injuring bis Standing!
A fow days since, a committee of colored
citizens of Franklin county, Ky., prepared
petition a-king tbo oso of the Hall of the
House ef Representatives at Fraukfort, for
the assembling of a State Convention, to cel
ebrate the ratification of the Conatitntional
Amendment, whereby they arc mode voters.
Tbe Democratic member from tbat county
was requested to present tbe paper, bnt re
fused, tearing it wonid injure his “standing. '
It was then given to a Republican member,
who presented it, when it was rejected, .43
21.
So it is not according to “Democratic prin
eiples” for colored citizens to bold Conven
tions, where all parties have been in the habit
of meeting for a similar purpose. And yet
“Democracy" in some of tbe Southern States,
base all ita calculations of fntnre greatness
upon ita ability to control the oolored vote 1—
The recent fiasco however, of the Bryant De
mocracy iD this State, contains an instructive
lession. They eonld not snecoed in controll
ing a single colored vote, even with Bradley
in the Senate, and Bryant in the House,
leaders I
• Notice to Leave."
Another
The following ie a verbatim copy of a -• no-
tico” served upon tbe feremkn of a grand jury
in one of the counties in the central part
this State, lately. The foreman was a Repub
lican. We omit
“ Notice to ail radical and bash-whacking
officers T— B— II— and alLothers who are
officers or jnry men yon ore hereby warned
that yon do not meddle with any thing that
will benefit or favor negroes or yon will have
to leave this country or this world the time
bns come that we will no longer submit to ne
groes and radical rale and yon will do well to
take heed to yoor selves we are able to do
what we say aod will do it thsre era many ol
ability, should be receive
thority st an early day, to fond from
six hundred millions of Abe debt at a lowrate
of interest within the present year. -The
prompt passsge of lids or an equivalent bill,
and tbe landing of sneh a sum as the Secre
tary suggests, -will establish beyond doqbt or
cavil tbe great success ot President Grant’s
administration.—N. Y. Tribune.
The Election of Senator*.
The organ of the Bryant wing of tbe De
mocracy, yesterday morning made a lame at
tempt toJhjun Farrow and Whiteley ont, and
Hill and Miller in. It says:
The 3d section of tbe 3d article of the new
Constitution of Georgia reads thus :
“A majority of each Louse shall constitute a
quorum to transact business* bnt a smaller num
ber may ndjonrn from day to day and compel
the presence of tho absent members as each
house may provide.”
The Hones consists of 175 members, and
hence 88 are necessary to transact business.
It has time and again been decided in past
sessions of the Assembly, and is reoognized
parlismentiary law that unless a majority of
the whole House voted, a question was not set
tled.
Under this Constitutional test, the election
for Senators is .simply invalid. In no ease
is an aggregate of 88 votes east
A majority of tbe House teas present—L e.
112 members, of whom 78 voted to sustain the
Chair, and SG against it, jnst prior to tho vtt-a
voce vote for Senators ; end ol this 112, all ol
whom wars in their seats, the Republican
nominees received 85, 80, and 82, respective
ly, certainly a majority of the quorum then
present.
But for tbs sake of argument, admitting
that a majority of the whole nnmber of mem
bers elected is necessary to a choice, the (.'on-
stitntion will find its figures fail again.
The whole nnmber of members to the
House elected, as shown by General Mesde's
order is 173; Senate 44, making a total of 217
of which, as shown by the consolidated vote
on Wednesday, Mr. Blodgett received 115,
Mr. Farrow, 109, Mr. Whiteley, 110. Neces
sary to a choice, admitting the rale of the
Constitution, (which is not correct) 109.
that taking tbe false basis laid down by the
Brysnites, onr Senators are duly elected.
The “Democrats” and Keller.
Tho relief measure recommended by tho
Governorjn his message on Wednesday, and
which passed both Houses yesterday before
adjournment, was opposed by tho “Democ
racy-” * '
This was not unexpected. Professing (in
name) to be the champions of the people, it
generally manages to make war upon all meas
ares looking to the relief ot the masses against
ths merciless exactions of the privileged few.
Such has been the record of the thing called
■Democracy” for the lost five years. It seeks
not to elevate, bnt to oppress and degrade
esk, tbs nnfortnnate and tbe humble.
It is, on the contrary, one of the distinctive
features of the Bepnbliean party, that it seeks
ameliorate the condition, and to elevate the
intellectnal and moral eta'.ns of tho hnmble
and the nnfortnnate.
There were a nnmber oLactiona pending all
the State, brought npon old debts; and
the holders of these claims were preparing
distress their nnfortnnate creditors, by
poshing them to the last extremity, mach suf
fering and oppression would have ensued bnt' „ ,
1 Whereas, tbo enforcement of tho payment
f the indebtedness of the people, atthU early
the timely recommendation of the Execu
tive, and the prompt action ot the Legisla
ture.
Let it not be said that we apologiso for de-
linqnoncy in the discharge of legal obliga
tions. On (he contrary, we urge the necessity
and duly of erery man paying his debts
promptly and fully; bat when men. are abso
lutely unable to meet the demands ot sneh ob
ligation, a comply with tbe exactions ot im
portunate end unreasonable creditors, be
should not be placed in a condition of virtual
servitude through the operations of laws
which, however jnst in the abstract, ore ntfer-
devoid of mercy. Many of these old notes
were given nnder circumstances which render
the rigid exactions of the holders incompati
ble with justice and equity; and yet, in the
abscenceof a relief law, the statutes of the
State plsced the creditor at the merey of tbe
debtor.
Democratic journals are frequently accused
of exceeding iUiberality in their on complimen
tary opinion of Southern Radicalism. The
New Orleans Times thus alludes to ths mat
ter:
We hope tbe rampant Radical press cf the
Booth will not be impatient onder tbe lamb,
since General Grant is known to have said,
■There is not a Radical in tbe entire South
who is qualified to be, placed on the Supreme
Bench. When the head of the party has
such a poor opinion of the party, the people
onght to be pardoned for regarding it with
little disfavor, to say the least.
Tbe above “aqnib" is being vigorously copied
by the Demoeratie press of tbe Sooth, and is
apparently rolled es a sweet monel nnder thei r
tongue. We know very well, as does every
intelligent men in the Sooth, that the state
ment attributed to the President, “that there
is not e Radical in the entire Sooth who is
qualified to be placed on the Bnpreme Bench'
was never made by him.
We hare in Georgia among onr most prom
inent Republicans, jurists who would be
an honor to the Supreme bench, aod a credit
to the President should be appoint either of
them. We can point with pride to Judge Er-
skine. Judge McCsy, Judge Brown, Judge
Johnson, and others among the judiciary wbo
bave already made a brilliant record in high
civil positions. Judge Erskino ia now on tbe
United States District Court bench; Judges
McCsy, Brown, and Johnson, are on the Su
preme and Superior bench of the State—two
of whom are ex-Gorernors of this State.
The Demoeratie papers bave so often re
peated the assertion “tbat all the respectabil
ity and intelligence of the country is centered
in the Democratic party” that the editors al
most believe tbe statement to bo true.
The people, however, know better.
Modern ••Democracy.”
In view of the fact tbat New York city has
been tbe scene of more Democratic triumphs
than perhaps any other city in tbe United
States, and that it is st this time under Demo-
oratie role, (be following paragraph from a
loe 1 Demoeratie paper, possesses a peculiar
significance :
It is a nolorions fact that onr municipal
elections ure no longer the expression of tbe
people. Tbe power of appointing the canvas
sers and inspectors of elections is in the pos
session of the dominant faction, and is unspar
ingly used for partisan purposes. The Bing
nominates its candidates, and then appoints
the men wbo are to oonnt tbe votes. The
canvassers make each returns as they are or-
dered to make. If tbe Bing candidates re
ceive a majority of votes, of coarse they are
declared to be elected; bnt if they i.r really
defeated st the bellot-box, tbe eenvassers are
instructed to make liaise returns, and to thus
nullify tbs votes of tho people. This system
presents sneh obvious attractions to the minds
of unprincipled politicians, that it is certain
to be imitated elsewhere than in tbe eity of
New York.”
Now, although this ia true—doubtless every
word of it—had it been written by a Republi
can journal, it wonid have been set down as a
bit of “Radical cant;" bnt, coming as it does
from one of the leading Democratic journals of
New York city, (the Round Table and Citizen)
it bnt corroborates the oft repeated statement
that “Democracy,” in its last analysis, is bnt
an organization without principles—a more
conspiracy against fair elections—an associa
tion of office-seekers for mutual admiration
and •‘bcnlfleation.”
Reckless Slate meat—Tile Sprague Bat
tery.
The Constitution of yesterday morning as
serts that,
When Captain Blodgett, Superintendent-
Senator, commanded a battery of artillery in
the Conlederate service, be published a chal
lenge for a fight with the Sprague Battery, of
Rhode Island. Tbat battery was raised and
equipped by Gov. Sprague, now a Senator in
Congress, from Rhode Island, and was highly
landed by the Federmls for its efficiency.
Tho Spragne Battery wes captured at the
battle of Manassas, July 21st, 1831; and Mr.
Blodgett did not become tbe commander of a
battery of Confederate artillery until October,
of the some year—nearly three months after
the event referred to!
This simple statement of fact shows bow
utterly absurd and reckless is the Constitu
tion's assertion that “Captain Blodgett” chal
lenged tbe Spragne Battery for a fight. It is
a statement so reckless and oblivions ot re
cent events in the history of the war, aa to be
wholly without plausibility.
Tk> senate la Rseeative Session.
On Friday last, ths Senate, while in Execu
tive session, favored ths recommendations of
General Sickles for the Spanish mission.—
The nominations of Judge Strong and Mr.
Bradley for tbo two vacancies on the United
States Supreme Bench were then taken np,
and Jndge Strong, after a short debate, was
confirmed without division. Judge Bradley
was passed without action. Snbaeqoent dis
cussion developed the probability of tbe pas-
sago of tbs bill rearranging the Supreme Court
circuits, and providing that tbe Judges shall
reside in tbe district from which they are ap
pointed, end s motion was made to reoonaider
tbe confirmation of Strong. Hie confirmation
void, therefore, until further aotion
taken.
The State Road.
It wonid, we presame, be an impossible task
fora Republican Administration to conduct
ths business of this Road to the entire satis-
foerion of Democratic politicians. They uni
formly act npon tbe assumption tbat when
onder “Democratic” rule, it is well managed
and when nnder Republican rale, it is badly
managed. And this assumption, in the esti
mation of Democratic editois, needs no proof
to snstain it!
Under the administration of Gov, Jenkins,
everything was endorsed in advance. If, in
stead of paying all tbe nett earnings of the
Road into the Treasury, tbe Superintendent
thought the interests of the Road demanded
on outlay for stock, repairs, buildings sod
numberless improvements, why, it was right,
of course i Bnt under a Republican adminis
tration, the ease is altered; and, if necessary
repairs are made, stock purchased or improv-
meats ordered, end paid for ont of tbe earn
ings of tbe Road, there is a howl shoot “plun
der” and "robbery.”
This may be strictly orthodox “Democra
cy," but we respectfully submit whether it
would not be more rational to give some show
of fairness lo their criticisms, by familiarizing
themselves with the facts connected with the
management of the Road, and by awarding
credit strictly opon the score of merit, rather
then upon mere partisan isucor and preju
dice. This is oil the Administration eonld
ask, and is alt it desires.
We don’t believe that the Road wa3 ever
more ably managed, or that its interests were
ever more sornpoloasly protected, under sny
former administration, than by the one now
in charge; and that time will reveal how
utterly childish, stupid and captious have been
the unfriendly criticisms of Mr. Blodgett's
connection with the Road. He is assisted ky
Master of Transportation (Col. Harris) who
baa shown himself lo be ouo of tho ablest and
most efficient railroad men in the Sonth. Cer
tainly he has no snperior in any ot his prede
cessors in that arjnons and responsible office:
whilst Mr. Blodgett himself—though recently
installed—has, os Superintendent, displayed
an efficiency which has forced commendation,
even from some of his bitterest political oppo
nents.
The Governor himself, was, before he was
called to the Execntivo Chair of the State,
President of one oi the most important Rail
way lines in tho South ; and :or years previ
ous, enjoyed a reputation which the ablest
Railroad managers in tbe United States might
well envy. It is not, therefore, within the
range ot reasonable probability, that an Exec-
ntive so conversant with Railway intereSts,
wonid hazard the reputation of his Adminia
tration with raliroad men, and with his con-
aliments, by appointing to the management
of this great thoroughfare of the State, men
ho are not in every way qualified to dis
charge their duties in the most satisfactory
and creditable manner.
He will, however, as before mentioned, find
it utterly impossible, either to manage the in
terests of this Road, or administer the general
lawa of the State, in a manner that will com
mand the approval of a set of bankrupt politi
cians and gongreened place-hunters in Geor
gia; because it is simply impossible to please
men wbo are pre-determined not to be pleased
Bat the sequel will show tbat bis administra
tion of both bos been faithful and able ; and
all men who are not nnder this proscriptive
Democratic ” lash, will so acknowledge.
Hotel Keepers wad Use Ice Oewlcnu
The hotel proprietors in New York are pre
paring to circumvent the ice dealers. They
propose to bring ice in barges here fur their
own use, and keep a stock on hand. The ioe
men have doubled * tbe price of the stock in
their hands, and talk ominously of rates yet
to be charged that will utterly. prohibit the
use of ice to thousands wbo now indulge in it
New Post Office.—A Postoffice has been
established at Berne, Camden coanty, Ga.,
and Miss £. E. Adlington appointed Post
mistress.
r the Internal Kevenoe
Taxes.
Tbe proposition to redace tbe Internal Rev
enae taxes to the amount of $30,000,000,
though neither an original nor brilliaut de
vice, will servo to please the fancy of tax
payers if it does not materially benefit their
purposes. It is nothing more than a pleasant
bit o! demagoguery, for the money thus saved
in taxes is paid ont in interest on tbe debt
which might just as well have been reduoed
by an equal amount. It is the business of the
country to pay its debts, and this is not to be
done by reducing the revenue. It has been
unwarrantably intimated tbat the President
favors the polioy of the Committee of Ways
and Means as thus announced. He has not
given expression to opinions favoring the re
duction of taxes in advance of the partial
funding of tbe debt. Secretary Boutwell also
opposes tbe redaction of tbe revenue until at
east a portion of the debt shall bave been
fanded, and is active in urging tbe immediate
consideration ol Senator Sherman’s funding
bill, which has been made tbe special order
in the Senate for Wednesday next, and where,
we trust, it will bave tbo same prompt and
searching examination tbat the legislative ap
propriation bills are receiving in the lower
House. It is a strong argument in favor of
tbe early passage of a funding bill that Secre
tary Boutwell expressed confidence fn bis
San Francisco was again visited by another
earthquake on the 18ib, which created gen
eral excitement No lives were lost. This
tbe fourth or fifth shock that has visited the
Pacific coast inside of ns many months.
Secretary Boutwell, it is said, has declared
himself as opposed, for the present, to tbe
meditated reduction in the revenue estimates.
He thinks that a large sum of the principal
the debt ought to be paid off first.
A magistrate in Worcester, Massachusetts,
on the 18tb, held a mm on his own recogni
zance in $500 not to commit suicide, be hav
ing previously attempted to blow out
brains. The magistrate evidently thought
that money was ot more value than brains
Massachusetts.
Oar city’s Southern trade is daily increasing,
but the lack of means of transportation South
is a serious drawback. Yesterday morning
line of drayB four squares long was left stand
ing unloaded because the Savannah and New
Orleans steamships were already overcrowded.
Philadelphia Press, 9th.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
senaTb.
Thursday, February 17, 1870.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by ifco i’resident.
After prayer by the Rev. Wesley Prettymnn,
the roll was called and the journal read.
Mr. Harris moved to suspend the rules to
day to enable the Senate to hold an afternoon
on; if it becomes necessary. Carried.
The Enrollment Committee of which Mr.
Hi{ >ee is Chairman, was announced, in order
tha they might examine into the qualifies-
a of Clerks.
1 r. Hinton then claimed the floor and pio-
po; ;d the following amendment to Mr. Brock’s
s ilg&ion:
> Whereas, Tho people of Georgia have re
cently emerged from a fierce and devastating
woi, the conseqnences of which have fallen
heavily npon all tho citizens of said State, re
doing many from a state of wealth and ease
to condition of penury and want; its hard-
sl#s in a pecuniary sense none have escaped;
an ,
\ Whereas, As tho results of the war mach of
thi property npon the faith of which credit
w^b extended has been destroyed, and even
tl)A pittance left vastly deteriorated in value;
p< riod after tho close of the war, wonid work
proat sacrifice to many, and utter ruin to
tors; and,
Whereas, These calamities have befallen the
pi ople without any purpose on their part to
Si oid tbe payment of their indebtedness; and,
^Whereas, It is believed that a law constitu
tional in its provisions, will be passed before
t*e adjournment of the General Assembly,
\gfrich will afford real and substantial reliet to
ft citizens of Georgia;
■Aud, whereas, wo recognize no moral or le^
k&I distinction between contracts entered into
xfore and sinco the war, except the former
are subject to be adjusted according to princi
ples of equity, as provided by the ordinance
1865, and more recently by an act of tha
1 egislatnre, entitled an act “For tho relief of
debtors and for the adjustment of debts npon
principles of equity,” and such further action
~ may be had in relation to tho same;
And, whereas, we regard the amount found
j p bo dae by a debtor before, daring and since
ho war, when ascertained by the laws of force
nade and provided for the adjudication of the
amp, as binding both in morals and in law,
is contracts made since tbo close of the
Owing to tbe Goremor's ptoWKbd modes- l. To'the end, thereto e, that one class ot cred
. . _ * jtors shall not have an endue advantage over
ty, and the absolute privacy of tbe proceed- another class; bo it
ings of the Republican nominating caucus on ’ Resolved, That no ministerial officer of this
Monday night last, we failed to obtain infor- State sha11 execute any judgment or decree
nf __ n emanating from any court of this State, found-
motion of an interesting fact, xiz : that Gov. ed ^tracts iede either before, during
Bollock bad been nominated for the U.S. Sen- * *
Governor Bollock, and (he United States
Senate.
ate, and that the President only read tbe fol
lowing letter to the caucus:
Atlanta, Feb. 14tb, 1870.
Hon. B. Oonlxt, Pbestdent of the Senate.
“Dear Sir: Some of my political and person
al friends have informed me that it was the
jntention to present my name to the canons
to night es a nominee for one of tho Senato
rial vaoancies.
Shonld such nomination be made yon will
do me a favor by expressing lo tho caucus the
high appreciation I bave of the honor sought
to be enforced, and at the same time, assure
my friends that I cannot accept the proffered
honor.
It is my desire and my purpose to do whatev
er may be in my power to establish good, civil
or since the war, until after tbe expirntion ot
tbe contemplated recess of the Legislature,
aud for twenty days after the reassembling of
the same.
Resolved, That no court of this State shall
hear and determine any matter of contracts
for the payment of money before, daring or
since the war, until the expiration of the time
aforesaid.
Resolved, That nothing in the foregoing
resolution shall be so construed as to interfere
with the collection of claims for services ren
dered, sinco Jane, 1865, and provided that at
tachments may issue whenever a defendant
places himself in any one of the positions au
thorizing the same.
In support of the resolution, he said that a
inea&uro of relief was in a measure necessary,
was conceded by nil. and be concurred. He
had not introduced bis resolution to defeat
that of Mr. Brock, but he thought that credi
tors possessing equal equities should have
equal remedies, and upon that principle he
government in this 8tate ; a government that had proposed his substitute as he thought if
will secure protection and education for all its J?™. 61 ! IV woa !4 £ nt aU on au
jm ,« . ... .. ..... , It might be said there was a grave distinction
citizens, and that will stimulate tbo develop-* between ^contracts entered into before tho
ment of onr vast and valuable material ro- ” **■—
sources.
From this purpose, formed at the time o'
my ctection, I have refused to be turned bj
the threuts, persuasions and abase of the dis
appointed political mountebanks, who infes
onr State, nor can I now consent to forego m
purpose to do my utmost for ike good of tb
war, and since that time. He thought the
balance of debts contracted before the war were
now equitably due, audit would bo an error if
they legislated to make one class of creditor
and exclude auother. Tho resolution of Mr.
Brock provided a remedy for one class to the
prejudice of auother. Tho first creditor who
gained a lien upoii property would bave an ad
vantage over otheis if tbo resolution wore
passed; it would destroy the chances of one and
position of United Statcc Senator.
I am, very truly yours, Ac.,
Rufus B. Bullock.
A “lady farmer” has joined the woman suf
frage workers in New York, according to
morning paper. By a “lady farmer” is meant,
we suppose, a woman who lives in the country,
and has a farmer husband. This is the first
avowed representative the agricultural com
munity has had among the women agitators
of the ballot question.
Unemployed European Capital.—The vast
accumulation of money in the banks of Lon
don and Paris and the redaction of interest in
Hollaed is but a reflection of the political state
of Europe. Capitalists prefer letting their
money lie idle for a term than to risk the is
sues of ponding difficulties. Under these cir
cumstances it is bnt natural that UnitedStates
securies should be sought for.
State, in order to accept the more agreea&ffr make moro sure those of another. He did not
— - - - ^ proposs to make a law for all time, but ouly to
provide protection until they were declared by
Congress admitted into tbe Union, when they
could provide a permanent remedy; and un
til that was proposed he wished all creditors
placed upon au equal footing. No one could
possibly be injured by his resolution, but if
the first resolution were adoptod the people of
the State would bo dissatisfied. He simply
proposed to suspend the action of the Courts
for thirty or forty days. He was opposed to the
law they had passed last session, becanso it was
deceptive iu its character, and calculated to
work evil and not good, and his view had been
sustained by tho highest Coart in the State.
It bad intailed a vast amount of legislation as
he had foreseen, and the only people who had
been beuefitted by it were (ho lawyers who had
fattened on it. Ho felt sure that a law would
ultimately be passed that would afford sub
stantia! aid and relief, and uutil that did pass
he proposed that the courts should all be in
abeyance. He did not see how they could ob
ject to it. He acted npon the principle of
equal equity and equal remedy. There was
nothing in his resolution that prevented the
laborer from obtaining the price of his hire.
It would not close the courts in those cases,
nor in any one of the six positions in which,
according to the Code, attachments could
issue. Iu the se cases tho courts were open,
and all officials connected with them empow
ered to act There were many cases which
shonld be in favor of tbe creditor before 1865.
Suppose a farm had been sold on credit; the
debtor by its means bad obtained house and
living for himself and family; since tbe war he
may bave engaged in foolish speculation, and
tbo man to whom be owed his means of exist
ing was set aside, and another that had i er-
baps sold a broken-down horse took prece
dence, and tbo first woald have to set idly by
while he saw the homestead sold to satisfy the
second. He again reminded them that this
was not a permanent measure, but one calcu
lated to give present relief until a substantial
measure could be passed. There were some
debts which, contracted since the war, pressed
very heavily. Debts might have been con
tracted on expectations. No. 1 owes No. 2
$500, and on the strepgth of expecting No. 1
to fulfill his contract, No. 2 contracts with No.
3 to the extent of $250. No. 1 fails, and con
sequently No. 3 pressed No. 2 to pay. There
were many such cases.
Mr. Kunnally said neither resolution suited
his views; he could not go so far as to favor a
general relief law for debts contracted since
1865. There was no man who had done any
thing since that time bnt what was able to pay
his debts, or ought to be. The principle ar
gued for by Mr. Hinton did not exist. The
reason that prompted him (the speaker) to
report the measure passed in 1868, was that
he thought the land was impoverished by the
war. If that had not taken place he would
have opposed it. He foandt he people then la
boring under burdens they were not able to
bear; they had been possessed of property that
could have been made available to pay their
debts, but that property had been taken from
them by tbegGovernment. Bat since the war
that was not the case. Any man who bad done
anything since then had more loose money iu
his pocket than he bad ever had, and he saw
no necessity for providing relief for debts con
tracted sinco that time. He thought the
young convert who bad last spoken was like
all converts, too zealous, aud he (Mr. Nun-
nally) could not go so far; bo thought the peo
ple would be indiguant if they found that
debts contracted since tho war were not col
lectable, Debts contracted since the war
were debts of honor, and ought to.be paid.
Mr. Bruton asked if the Legislature had
not swept away many of the assets of the peo
ple since the war.
Mr. Nnnnally said no. Alter the war the
assets consisted of old notes and accounts
tbat could not be sold for half their amount,
but they retained their laud, and their surplus
was greater now than it had been before or
daring the war. The resolution he would of
fer would cover the objection of Mr.' Hinton.
It would give no peculiar benefit to new con
tracts. If two debts were sned, one of 1860,
and one of 1867, the Court would treat each
with equal dignity; andi^.property were sold,
the proceeds would be held by the C« urt
and.eqnitably divided. If they deprived the.
Courts of their jurisdiction, they must also de
prive tho Sheriffs and officers of the Courts of
their powers. Ho proposed the following,
to amend the first section of the resolution of
Mr. Brock.
••That the levy of, and sale by any and all
executions founded upon any contract or ob
ligation made or cutered into prior to Janua
ry 1st, 1865, be and is hereby prohibited Un
til twenty clays after the recess taken by this
Afore False Alarm—A Brilliant Idea 1
Tho message of his Excellency the Gov-
i the act of Congress. Certainly,
no man, accustomed to the phraseology
legislative proceedings, and familiar with the
practice of civil tribunals, ever suspected that
the declaration by Congress, that “ no legal
State Governments exist in tbe late rebel
States,” meant other than that “no legal
State, competent to take part in the Federal
Government, and proper to be recognized
State Governments under tho Constitution
the Uuited States,” then existed in Georgia,
Nor is it probable thut any intelligent lawyer
con be fouud willing to compromise his pro
fessional reputation by the opinion* that it was
tbe intent of the Shermcn Act to render in
valid any of the laws passed by tho Legisla
tures it declared illegal. “ except so fak
THOSE LAWS WEEE OBNOXIOUS TO THE CONSTI
TUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
For, whilst it 1ms uot been the policy to per
mit legislative assembles, as sneh, to convene
and legislate except under military regime,
and for specific purposes, it was nevertheless
the purpose of the Government, under a lair
construction of the act of 1867, to recognize
valid the laws actually passed and not in
flict with the laws of the United States.
This view of the case is sustained by tbe
precedent of the past four years;and nothing is
more dear than tbat they hold equally good
with reference to the Act of December 22d,
1869; and hence that all this Democratic gabble
about invalidating the local legislation of 1868-
'69, by an organization of a legal legislature
under the act named, is the mere bosh and
shodomantade of men who are either ignorant
of what they attempt to discuss, or who de
sign to create false alarm in the minds of the
people.
thoConztttWion. ; i«o-mured
question, r. '» “*
Mb. Wellborn arose
the President ruled king out of
Mr. Hnngerford appealed
Of tho chair.
Upon tbfrqnestion of appeal, Mr. Wellborn
said that every question that had been pre
sented had been acted upon according to the
views of the party to which Mr. Hungerford
belonged. He eonld not understand how the
Senate now found themselves clothed with
mosapower now than they were clothed with
prior to the late reocss. They must be legisla
tors or they were not. He was proceeding
when interrupted by
The President, who decided him out of or
der, and the question was put
Mr. Nunnually’s amendment was lost.
Mr. Hinton’s amendment was lost.
The original resolution was then put aud
carried by 25 to 12. The following is tho vote:
Yeas—Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Bruton,
Campbell, Colman, Corbitt, Crayton, Dickoy,
Donning, Griffin of the Ctb, Harris, Hender
son, Jones, Jordan, Merrill, McWhorter,
Nunnally, Sherman, Speer, Traywick, Wal
lace, Welch, Mathews, Smith of tho 36th—25.
Nays—Burns, Candler, Fain, Hicks, Hin
ton, Holcombe, Hungerford, McArthur, Rich
ardson, Smith of the 7th, Stringer. Well
born—12.
a Mr. Smith of the 7th gavo notice oi* a mo
tion to reconsider to morrow morning.
Mr. Speer moved to reconsider, and lay the
motion to reconsider on the table.
After discussion as to rules, it was decided
by the President that Mr. Speer’s motion was
in order, which decision aud moti<
tained.
The original resolution was then carried
and ordered to be forwarded immediately to
tbe Senate.
Mr. Campbell offered a resolution to sus
pend all courts, civil and criminal, daring the
proposed recess, and ten days thereafter, or
until they were admitted by Congress. He
said the last resolution had covered part of
the evil bnt not ull. In mauy of the counties
of the State there was no justice, it was im
possible to ozpect it. Iu many places within
his own knowledge, thero was no law or jus
lice. The juries wero decided before their
verdict m to the result, and it was impossible
to obtain an impartial verdict. At present,
they could not legislate, except through the
Governor, and if his motion prevailed it
would tend to the protection of property and
persons.
- Mr. Nunnally said if tho resolution was
passed, the only law known in the State
would bo eet aside, and Ku Klux and others
whom the fear ot tho law now kept under,
would find themselves untrammelled. He
moved to lay the resolution on tho table.—
Carried.
Mr. Merrill, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Burns and
Mr. Bowors explained their votes.
Mr. Harris theu moved tho following reso
lution:
Resolved, That the General Assembly take a
recess for sixty days, to meet again ou tho 18th
day of April next, subject to bo re-assembled
at an enrlior day by proclamation of .his Ex
cellency the Provisional Governor, and that
during such recess the members, officers, and
costitutional clerks bo entitled to no per diem
except mileage.
Mr. Smith, 3Gth. moved to strike from the
original resolution tho words “except laiic-
age.”
Mr. Traywick moved to strike out “sixty
days,” aud insert Monday 21st ins taut at 10 a.
it. He did so fer two reasons. Ho thought
thero was no necessity to adjourn for so Ion
a time; Congress might net immediately and
decide whether Messrs. Hill and Miller, or
Messrs. Farrow -and Whiteley were to bo ad
mitted, and as soon as Congress acted they
would know what to do. In the sccocd place,
many present were interested in farming, aud
May and June were the two most important
months in the year, and most of them would
wish to bo at home just at the time their du
ties would require their presence there. He
thought they might hear from Congress by
Monday.
Mr. Harris said tho Senator appeared to be
better informed than any other member on
the floor. If they might judge from the ac
tion of Congress in tho case of Mississippi
and other States, his conclusions wero wrong.
If Mr. Traywick’s motion prevailed, it would
bo a heavy expense to the State, and by hi-
resolution whenever Congress acted tho Gov
ernor had power to call them together.
Mr. Nnnnally moved the following amend
ment: “ Whereas, vacancies exist in tho Scu-
ato and House of Representatives by death,
resignation, and otherwise ; and whereas, it
may not be proper for this Legislature to do
any act until after the State has been received
as a State in the Union by the Congress of tho
United States; bo it therefore resolved by tho
Senate and House of Re presentatives, that the
Governor bo nnd is her eby directed to order
elections in the counties nnd districts where
said vacancies have occurred, on or before the
first day of April next; and when it adjourn,
it adjourn to meet on the first Wednesday in
July next, nt 12 noon.”
Ho moved the resolution because Miv Tray
wick has suggested that May and Juno were
busy months with farmers. He thought tbe
vacancies ought to be filled, as tho people
were entitled to representation. The Governor
had made the excuse that he had not been offi
cially noticed of the death of Senators.
Mr. Bradley thought the matter foreign to
the subject of the original resolution.
The President thought otherwise. The
Senate could divide the subject when it came
to a vote, if it wished.
Mr. Harris contended that the resolution of
Mr. Nunnally was a reflection on the Gov
ernor, suggesting that he neglected his duties,
or did not know how to perform them.
Mr. Nunnally said he did not intend lo mis
represent the Governor.
Mr. Harris contended the inference *na that
he did.
Caudler moved to amend Mr. Nun-
nally’a resolution as follows, “Whereas va
in Marseilles, France, recently, a lady was
returning from chnrcb, when she heard steps
behind her, and felt some one take her hand
and draw it nnder bis arm. Turning roend,
she saw a gentleman, elegantly dressed, who
was quite a stranger to her. She tried to draw
away her arm, bnt the unknown held itfinaly,
and said with on air of the greatest polite lies- 3
“ Madame, I am a thief, and am closely pur
sued by tbe police. They know that I am
stranger io the town, and will never suspect
me if they see me in the company of a lady
so respectably connected as yon must be.”
Hetrodox.
We regret to observe that some Democrats
in Ohio are showing symptoms of heresy that
onght to%e looked after at once. One of them
has jnst disposed of bis daughter Desdempna’s
hand to an ambitions Othello, who is, however,
some several shades darker than the original
Moor. His more orthodox neighbors regard
this as the first real cloud that has “ever low
ered upon his boose.”—N. Y. Advertiser.
Thunder and lightning. A regular sum
mer storm on the 18th of February. Very
much on a par is all this with an old-fashion
ed Christinas snow-fall on tbe fourth of Jnly.
Philadelphia Press, 19/A.
Rochefort andJPolltlcal Rights.
Rochefort is still sniveling from his cell
prison. He writes to his paper complaining
that while up to tbe present time incarceratec
journalists have been allowed to write to news
papers, he has been denied tho nsnal privi
lege, notwithstanding he is a Deputy in the
Corps Legislatif, and has not been deprived
of bis civil rights. Technically considered,
writing political articles for the Marseillaise
may not be a political right, bat virtually
and practically it is nothing less, and this
view of the case is doubtless taken by tbe au
thorities. Another editor, Arthur Fonville,
has been sentenced to six months* imprison
ment and to pay n fine of 5,000 francs for vio
lating the press law.—22r,
Tho Clerk th on reed Mr? Betbune’s resolu
tion:
Whereas, Thcr-ibas boea a large amonnt of
debts contracted prior to the 1st day of Jnue,
1SG3, sued ard jadgmc rcnclercd^against
th’e oitizdps ot this State: nl
Whereas, It is apprel. M that plaintiffs
will urge tho collection or t‘: : same; to great
injury of the people; bo it therefore
Resolved, by the Senate and Honse of Rep
resentatives, That wo recommend that the
military commaudcr of this District do issue
nn order restraining and enjoining Sheriffs,
Marshals and Constables, and all other offi
cers, from levying or-otherwise enforcing the
collections of all debts or liabilities contract
ed prior lo the 1st of Juno, 1865, until the
General Assembly of thisStato shall otherwise
direct.
ua. o’neal’s amendment.
Resolved, That all preceding* in tho sev
eral courts of this State, founded on any debt
or contract made or entered into before the
first of Juno, 1865, and all levies and sales, by
virtue of any execution, so founded, shall be
and ure hereby stayed, until twenty days after
the 1VC083 taken by this General Assembly
shall have i-xpired.
Resolved, That the General Assembly, in
compliance with the just demands of the peo
ple, earnestly appeal to Major General A. H.
Terry to sanction aud enforce the above re.<ro-
lution, after its approval by the Provisional
Governor.
Mr. Lane continued; said ho shonld speak
in favor of Mr. O'Neal’s substitute, consider
ing it couched in better language than the
original resolution, and expressing more in
full, what ho thought to bo tho wants of the
pe9ple, aud moved that the resolution as
amended bo adoptod.
Those voting in favor were:
Most*. Adkins, Allen of Jasper, Allen of
Hurt, Claiborne, Costin, Glowers, Campbell,
Darnell, Ellis, Fitzpatrick, Floyd, Ford,- Gol
den, Guilford, Goodwin, Hillyer, Holcombe,
Harrison of Hancock, Hall of Meriwether,
Harden, Hughes", Hutchings, Hooks, Houston,
Haren, ILuniltoa, Johnson of Towua, Johnson
of Spalding, Johnson of Forsyth, Joiner, Jack-
son, Leo, Lane, Lindsey, Madden, Maxwell,
Maull, Nesbit of Gordon, O’Neal of Lowndes,
O’Neal of Baldwin, Pradden, Powell, Porter.
Page, Parks, Reid Rogers, Richardson, Smith
of Chari ton,.Smith ot Muscogee, Strickland,
Stout, Saulter, Seale, Tweedy, Turner, Wat
kins, Warren of Burke, Welchel, ZJlars; in
all 71.
Against,
Messrs. Armstrong, Anderson, Ballanger,
Brown, Cobb, Cleghorn. Cloud, Frank, Fryer,
Fowler, Pincannon, Felder, Gray, Gullatt,
Hall of Bulloch, lligdon, llavkness, Harper
of Sumter, Harper of Terrell, Humber, Hook,
Harris of Glascock, Harris of Murray, Madi
son, Mathews, McCormick, Neal, Nash, Os
good, Perkins of Dawson, Perkins of C-eru
koe. Rice, Reddish, Rainey, Rosser, Rumph,
Uawles, Sorrells, Sisson, Shumate, Shackle
ford, Scott. Thomason, Tate. Tarnipseed,
Vinson, Williams of Morgan, Warren of Quit-
man, Wife her, Wall—48.
The Speaker then declared tho resolution
adopted.
Mr. O’Neal moved to take up the joint
olntiou offered by tho Senate, as offered yes-
terday, as follows :
R-solved by tho General Assembly, the
House of Representatives concurring tborein,
That the Governor be requested to draw
his warrant on the Treasury in favor of the
officers, clerks, doorkeeper, messenger, and
of the employees of tho respective Houses for
such sums as may be due to cacb, upon the
certificate of the Secretary of the Senate, aud
tho clerk of tho House of Representatives,
and tbat such amount be charged on final set
tlement.
Mr. Scott hpoko against its adoption atsoiue
ength, saying that it was a gros3 imposition
ko draw oh tho Treasuty for amounts to pay
clerks-, unless they wero duly authorized to
act iu that capacity, aud none had been ap
pointed ai yet, with the exception of the clork
cf the House. H3 hoped the members would
not draw for the time of tho late recess of ten
or twelve days, and moved to have the mo
tion tabled. Motion put and lost. Yeas and
nays called for, but not sufficient number to
sympathy of the Honse to tbo widow of
Ute Hon. Robert Lumpkin, and that the
libers •; of the House to wear a badge of
irning for thirty days, in honor of the de
led. Adopted.
Jr. Franks offered a resolution that tho
Clerk shall see that each member is supplied
with all requisite books, pamphlets paper,
&c., including the Code of Georgia. Laid
rer.
Mr. Tomlin moved t*» 'concur,in, the joint
resolution of tbe Senate Ho adjourn for sixty •
days, unless called together in the interim by
proclamation of his Excellency the Governor.
Motion pot and carried unanimously.
The Speaker then declared the House ad
journed until 18th April next. -
[Tho many obligations which wo are nnder
to John J. Newton, Esq. Clerk of tho Honso,
for his uniform conrtesy throughout the ses
sion,and the many favors so willingly bestowed,
call for onr grateful acknowledgment and
thanks. Tho bearing of Mr. Newton towards
all parties has rendered him justly popular as
well with the Republicans as Democrats, and
we congratulate the House upon its happy
choice for Clerk. We hope" to have the pleas
ure of meeting him at his desk on the reas
sembling of the Legislature.—Rep.]
i tin
•n.
O’Neal slid lie was sorry to seo the ex
hibition of wounded feelings on tho part of
tuo p>cmik-man from Floyd. Ho suggested
that Mr.-Scott, to show his unselfish devotion
to Lis constituents should not take any of the
public money, or, if lie took any, let him take
ouly $1 pur day, iu place ol' $9.
Mr. Scott said he hid hotter go n little
lower.
Mr. O’Neal replied that he regretted ho had
set a higher valuation ou the gentleman’s ser
vices than ho himself did, so in return he
would suggest fifty cents per day.
Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, said he was in favi
of the resolution if it was trimmed and a few
specifications inserted.
* A message from the Senate was received an
nouncing that the Senate had adopted the res
olution slaving proceedings for collection of
d-.-bts prior to June, 18G5, and requesting the
ucnrreuce of ihe House.
Mr. Hamilton, ot Scriven, moved to amend
the resolution relating to tho payment of offi-
r^, Ac., of the House, by striking out the
ml ‘Vmployecs.”
Mr. Shumate offend to amefld the amend
ment by iusortiug the words after Clerk, “au
thorized by the Code of Georgia.” •
Mr. Porter, of Chatham, moved to have
amendments tabled. Vote being called—yeas
56, nuys 62—motion was declared lost.
On motion, the amendments were adopted.
Motion beiug put, resolution as amended
was adopted, and transmitted to the Senate
forthwith.
On motion to concur with Senate ou the
emulation that no members shall draw their
“pcr.djesa” for iho 1 ite recess, motion put and
lost. *
Mr. Ilillycr "offered a resolution that the
House request and hereby authorize his Ex
cellency Governor Bullock to issue a warrant
Singular Scene In a Sew York Prayer
Fleeting.
From tho New York Telegram of tho 19th.]
The sinners were gathered yesterday in the
pure atmosphere of the church, and prayers
were ascending in accents which boro the
crisp intonations of mid-day merchandise.
Each told the story of £1.-1 omissions and
commissions as far as it was considered politic
so to do. Men with souls pouring out implora-
tions in horizontal fluenoy wonid frequently
have perpendicular interferences of thought,
as “Cut meats, dull;” (( 900 hLJs. extra C at
134o.;” “20,000 bushels for Antwerp;” “1,500
do. malt” These singular and incongrnons
mental aberrations continued daring the serv
ices. In their midst a stranger entered. The
shield proclaimed, “Seats free. Stran
gers invited.” So there was nothing ir
regular in his conduct. Ho listened to the
petitions being presented by his breth-
Hero was a lull. The stranger descended—
bnt only to his knees. I Ie began to pray. He
grew interested, warm. Urvid, excited. Words
of deeply religious eloquence flew from bis
lips. He was earnest, powerfully earnest. A
prayer rack as the Fnlton street prayer meet
ing had uexer heard before shook the edifice.
voice that trembled with emotion be
sought the throne oi heavenly grace. The
scene was intensely solemn-.^ If was no
mockery—no manufactured zeal. Hypocrisy
and love for gold Lad no value fer him in the
deep fervor of tho hour. Simple, straight
forward and outspoken, his prayer went on.
Here interposes a cold formula. Thero is a
rule that prayers shall not exceed five minutes.
Tho petitioner knew not that salvation—that
addresses to his Maker are tho work of firo
minutes, and that all He had the spirit He
still prayed in a fervor of grand excitement
that made all admire. The conductor, Mr.
Lamphire, grew impatient. He listened with
discomfiture. At last patience became ex
hausted. The conductor proceeded to read
the following hymn:
From every stormy wiu J tint bio a s.
From every swelling tide of woe*,
There is a calm, a sure retreat—
*Tla found beneath the mercy sest.
The stranger gave no heed to tho monoto
nous voice of the reader. Ho burned in the
fires of his strango infatuation. His prayer
still presided over the confusion. Tho meet
ing suug the hymn. At last Mr. Lawpkitr
told him to quit. He did not obey the man
date, bat still prayed, and so fervently as to
appear almost abstracted. The sexton, or an
attendant who appeared to fill that capacity,,
was ordered to pul him out, oh the Spartun
mothers told their sons to “return with your
shield or on it” The shield bore tho sexton’s
name—tho shield on tbe outside of
tbo church. The sexton thought he
might put tho strauger in the same atmosphere
with the shield. The sexton, therefore, us-
sailcd tho stranger. There was a struggle.—
Tho man resisted. There was a fight; the
sexton prevailed. Tho stranger >»ai ejected
from tho church, falling heavily on tho btone
stops and braising bis bead terribly. Was
that prayer rejected at tho throne of God?
Mangled aud maltreated after tho assault tho
man was conquered. The mostiug became
chaos aud expired. “Return with your shield
or ou it.” The sexton returned with his shield
General Assembly shall have expired.
Mr. Harris rt gretted that in bis opinion tbe
discussion that liad taken place effected noth
ing. The people wanted legislation to put a
stop to their old debts. Ho favored the origin
al resolution as an action contemplated by
cancies exist in the Senate by the death of the
Hon. Joseph Adkins, Senator from the 19th
District, and the Hon. B. R. McCntclxen, of
the 44tli Diistrict, therefore, Resolved, That
the Governor be requested to order at the
earliest practicable day, elections in said r ' ,a
trie18 toiBl said vacancies.”
MrriBPPDally accepted the amendment.
The question was then pat.
Mr. Traywick’s amendment was lost.
Mr. Smith’s, 36tb, amendment was lost.
Mr. Nannally’s resolution, as amended,
lost
Mr. Merrill offered an amendment that ecch
Senator, and constitutional clerk be entitled
to per diem pay for ten days only of tbe re
without mileage, lost.
Mr. Speer suggested that the whole matter
be left in tb© hands of the Governor. They
eonld not tell when their Senators would be
admitted, perhaps 60 days woald not be suffi
cient time, and if it was not what w’as the nse
of their assembling in GO days. No seconder.
Mr. Nnnnally moved to udjourq sine die.
Lost.
Mr. Harris moved tho previous question
which was carried.
The original resolution of Mr. Brock was
then pnt and carried, on division, by 15 to 10.
The following committees wero nominated:
Enrolling—Messrs.] Higbee.lWclsh, Well
born, Speer, Fain, Wallace and Dickey.
Auditing—Messrs. Coleman, McArthur,
Griffin 21st, Matthews, Stringer, Bradley and
Sherman.
The Senate theu took a recess until three
o’clock p. M.
At 3 p. m., the Senate assembled.
A message was received from the Honse
concurring with the resolution for relief, and
also for the recess; bnt the Honse did not con-
car in the motion for payment of clerks nn;l
employees.
Mr. Harris moved to disagree to the amend
ments of the Ilonse and the latter motion.
Ag*eed to, and it was transmitted immedi
ately.
Shortly afterwards a mes*r».ge was received
storing that the House concurred with the
original resolution, and
The Senate adjourned until April 18th, at
12 m., unless sooner convened by tbo Gov
ernor.
HOUSE.
House met and was called to order by tho
Speaker at 10 a. m. '
Proceedings wero opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Fuller.
On motion of Mr. Franks of Bibb tliQ call
ing of the roll was dispensed with.
Journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr Scott of Floyd moved to reconsider so
much of yesterday’s journal as related to the
action of tbe Honse on his protest against tho
election of United States Senators.
Mr. Johnson of Towns moved to lay Mr.
Scott’s motion on tho table. Motion pnt add,
carried.
Mr. Scott moved to recdnsidcrjho action Ot
the Honso on the resolution offered by him
questing tho Governor to issue warrants tot
elections in those counties which are not up a
represented.
Mr. Lane of Brooks having the floor at the
time of adjourning yesterday again tooktlr.it
position, and requested the reading of the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Bethuue
of Talbot, together with the amendment as of
fored by Mr. O’Neal of Lowndes.
ou the Treasury in favor of Rev. Mr. Francis
for $50 fdr services as Chaplain during the ro
organization of the House. Adopted.
Mr. Franks of Bibb ( ffered a resolution to al
low tho messenger to appoiut three pages to
assist him in the discharge of his duties, and
euch page to be paid $1 per day.
Mr. Tamer offered an amendment to strike
out “31” and insert “$2”perday,asne stated it
took almost ns much to fued nnd clotho a boy
i a man.
Mr. Harrison of Hancock spoke in favor of
the amemlmen*. Resolution pnt nnd carried.
Mr. Lane rnado a morion to insert “Speaker”
in place of messenger. Adopted.
Message from tho Senate was received, of
fering tho joint resolution of both houses to
adjourn fot sixty days—18th April next—sub
ject to the call of the Governor.
Mr. Harper, of Terrell, moved to adjourn
1 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Carried.
Before adjourning, the Cicrk announced the
following Auditing Committee: Tumliu of
Randolph, Chairman; Neal, Ford, Johnson of
Towns, Rainey, Zellara, Hamilton, Porter,
Johnson of Spalding, Costin, Watkius, Max-
well.
The Speaker then declared the House ad
journed until 3 p. M.
AFIXr.XGON SESSION.
House reassembled at 3 p. m,
Mr. Hillyer offered a resolution which was
laid aside to come up in its regular order.
Mr. Porter called for a resolution he had of
fered in tho morning, that there be 2000
copies of ho Governor’s message printed for
the use of tho members of tho House.
Mr. Scott objected; said he coaid not see
the use of having so many as there had already
been a great many struck oft
Motion to suspend the rules to take up the
resolution was lo.st.
Message from tho Senate was received re
questing the House to recede from tho amend
ment to the resolution to pay officers, clerks,
etc., of tho House.
Mr. O’Neal moved to recode from tho amend
ment. Vote was taken, with the following re
sult: Iu favor oi receding, 61; against, 57.
Mr. Madden, of Burke, offered a resolution
that as Messrs. Bryant and Caldwell areaway,
using their position and influence as members
of this Honse to retard the speedy restoration
of Georgia into the Union, without leave of
absence being granted, they shall uot be en
titled to any pay for tho time they are away;
that a committee of five be formed to iuqnire
into tho cause cf absence. Laid over.
Mr. Williams, of Morgan, offered a resolu
tion that the l> >ys who had acted as pages
hitherto should bo remunerated at tho rate of
$1 per day.
Mr. Tumlin, to tho delight of the boys, of
fered an amendment of $2.per day, instead of
$1.
IteSdiutIon as amende d adopted without op
position.-
Mr. Houston offered a resolution that,
Nthcicita, the reporter for the Constitution had
grossly misrepresented in bis report what one
cf the members had said, that he should bo
reprimanded by the Speaker, arid, if persisted
;n, should be formally expelled by tho Honse.
A motion to suspend tho rales to take the
resolution up was lost, so it will lie over till
tho House meets again.
Mr. Johnson', oi Town*, offered a resolution
tendering a scat on the floor of the House to
tho Hen. Foster Blodgett, Senator elect.
Motion put and adopted unanimously.
Mr. Hillyer offered a resolution tendering
Beecher on Cannibalism.
If I were lo take you to my house, and say
that I had nn exquisitely fftt man, and wished
you to join mo in eating him, yanr indignation
could be restrained by nothing. Yon would
pronounce me to bo crazy. There is not iu
Now York a man so mean that he would not.
put down a man wbo would propose lo have n
banquet off from a follow man, entting steakes.
out of him and eating them. And that is noth
ing but feasting on the human body; while:
they all sit down, and take a man’s soul, aud.
look ior the tenderloins, and invito the neigh
bors in to partake of these little tit-bits. They
will take a man’s honor, and name, and broil
them over the coal of their indignation
and fill the whole room with the aroma there
of, and give their neighbor a piece, and watch
him, aud wink as he tastes it You all eat
men, and you are cannibals every one of
you—and worse. Yon will be glad to get off
at God’s judgment with the plea : “I only ate
the outside.” Yon ato tho souls, tho finest
elements of men. You are more than glad it
you can whisper a word that is derogatory to
a neighbor, or his wife, or his daughter. You
have a secret, but you do not make yourself
responsible for it. • And yet, by an oblique
enteuce, yon leave unfavorable impressions
on the mind of the person addressed in re
spect to tho subject of your criticism.—
“An 1” he eays, “I had not been informed;”
and he goes to tho next neighbor
and says: “Mr. So-and-so says this and
that about so and So-and so. And tbat
neighbor says, “Indeed,” nnd runs to his
partner, and they both run to their wives, and
the thing gees all over town. Everybody be
comes an unpaid devil’s mail carrier, and goes
here and there bearing infernal message*.
And what is the result ? It is damnation to
some poor creature who is unconscious, or
that is innocent, or that if guilty, oogbt to bo
pitied nnd succored rather thau condemned.
Bnt, ah, tbe morsel, is too exquisite to be lost!
Here is tbe soul of a person, here is a person’s
hope for this world and the world to come,
and yon have it on yonr lork, and yon can cot
refrain from tasting it, and give it to some on<;
else to taste. You are cannibals, eating men’s
honor and name, and rejoicing in it—and thut
too when yon did not always know that the
things charged against them are true; when
in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred tbit
probabilities arc that they are not trne.
Exciting Race Between a. Deove or Elk
and a Railroad Train.—Tbe passengers on
tho morning train leaving this city for Chero
kee on the Iowa Falls and SionxCity Railroad,
were not only spectators, bnt participants in
one of the most exciting races that has corno
within the range of onr experience.
On lost Saturday morning, wheu between
Lemars and Cherokee, tbe train in rounding a
carve thundered down on a drove of fourteen
large, full grown elk, which were quietly brows-
iug the open prairie, about fifty yards west of.
the track. Startled thus suddenly from their
quietnde, they immediately started off on a
ran, no doubt expecting to distance tho
frightful and fiery monster that had so sud
denly broken in npon them while they were
eating their morning meal. Forward dashed
tho elk. while cloeely following in their wake,
came the fiery locomotive and attendant cars
Evory person on board the train immediately
rnshed to the windows and the platforms, and
became excited participants in the race. At
first the elk gaiued on the train, bnt Engineer
Prescott, not wishing to let mnsde distance
steam, let on a little more of the latter, aud
the engine again commenced to gain. Occa
sionally the elk would sheer toward the track
with the seeming intention of crossing it; but a
“ toot” from the locomotive’s whistle would
deter them from the purpose. Tbe race con
tinued for abont six miles ovor tbe level
prairie. The train coming to a down grade
gained rapidly on the affrigbtened elk. Be
coming satisfied that farther attempts to dis
tanco their never-tiring pursuer would be use
less, they sheered off into the open prairie,
after having kept .the lead for upward of six
miles.—Sioux City Times, feb. 2.
The Pittsburg Gazette says: “Doctor Kauo
died in a ttili persuasion that an open sea lay
north of tho tracks of all those who bad at
tempted to explore those hyperborean regions.
It may be so; nnd should tha hypothesis be
verified, theu there is no insuperable barrier
to the passage of ships from tho Atlantic,
throngh the Golf Stream gateway, into tho
Polar sea, and across it, near the Pole, to the
gateway off tho Karo Siwo and Behring's
Straits, into the Pacific. The distance from
London to Jeddo by that route would be but
abont six thousand miles.”
Each death upon tbe gnillotino costs Franco
about $300. This is not very expensive, con
sidering the oumbrous machinery and tho
many necessary surroundings which arc dis
pensed with by other methods of execution
