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Httoefelg fe. AII.AST A, GEORGIA,: s: OCTOBER 10. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE SENATE. Toiniir, October 11, lo70. The Senate met at the usual hour and was called to order by President CONLEY. Prayer by the Bor. Dr. Piettyman. The roll was called and the journal of the previous day wss read and epprovod. Mr. MERRILL moved to reconsider the resolution of the Senate passed yesterday to adjourn sine die on the 18th inst. Mr. CANDLER opposed. The matter was reconsidered by 13 to 10. Mr. HARRIS moved to reconeidor the action of the Senate yesterday as to the bill to pro tect holders of insurance policies. He present ed a letter from Judge Pope positively denying that be had received one cent for drawing the bill. This was in answer to Mr. BURNS, who yesterday positively affirmed, and got very an gry with Mr. Hams because he ehoae to donbt the assertion, that an eminent lawyer had re ceived *2,000 for drawing the bill. Mr. BURNS re-affirmed that Jndge Pope had received, or warn to receive, *2,000 to de feat Senator Harris’ bill, and that he had drawn this bill. Personal explanations followed from Mr. Borns, Mr. Candler and Mr. Harris. Mr. HOLCOMBE spoke against reconsider ation, as the objeet of the bill was simply to create an office fora friend. The Senate reconsidered the bill by 11 to 10. Mr. HARRIS moved that the bill be now pat on ite passage. Mr. HOLCOMBE moved to strike ont the words actuary and agent, and insert the Comntroller-GencraL Mr. HARRIS opposed Mr. Holcombe’s motion. * Mr. NUNNALLY opposed tlio bill, And moved that fifty copies be printed, and the bill made'^the special order for Thursday. Carried. The Semite then, on motion of Mr. HUNG ERFORD, wont into executive session, when the following message was read from bis Ex cellency Governor Bollock, and immediately acted upon: Executive Department, i Atlanta, Ga., October 11,1870. ) To the Senate: I have invited the consider ation of your honorable body in executive session, that I may be advised in regard to a matter of very considerable importance in re lation to the proper construction of one of the sections of the bill entitled “ An act to provide for an election and to alter and amend the laws in relation to the holding of elec tions,” which was approved on the 3d inst. The question of construction arises upon that portion of the 4th section which relates to the appointment of commissioners by the Ordinary. The language is os follows : “It shall be the duty of the Governor of the State, by raid with the advice and consent of the Senate, as soon after the passage of this Act as possible, to appoint three, and the Ordinary of each county two, fit and proper persons of intelligence and moral worth, etc., etc. It was my opinion, upon reading the Act that its provisions required that the persons to be uppointed by the Ordinary should be subject to the advice and consent of the Sen ate, equally with those who were to be ap pointed by tho Governor. In fact the idea did not suggest itself that it was possible for the law-makers to havo intended to confer ar bitrary authority upon the Ordinary of a county, which was, m the same Act, withheld from the Executive of the State. The language of tho section seems to bo clear, both directly and by implication, that "by and with tho ad vice and consent of the Senate” the Governor is to appoint three and the Ordinary of each county two, "fit and proper persons of intelli gence and moral worth, for each election pre cinct established at the county court-house,” etc;, etc,, and it was with thisopinion that roy approval was given to tho Act In fact very grave doubts exist as to whether an election under this law held either in whole or in part by appointees who have not been confirmed by the Senate would be valid. I have been informed, and believe, that the concurrence of the Senate to tho amendment of tho House whereby two of the coinmisioncrs were to be. appointed by the Ordinary, wonld not have been given had it been understood that these appointees by the Ordinary were to l)o arbitrary, and independent of concurrence of tho Senato. But some diacumion having been indulged in, and opinions of doubt as to the proper construction of the section referred to having been expressed by gentlemen whose judgment is worthy of consideration, I have, with the desire that nothing may occur in con nection with tho proposed election which can, in any manner, reflect donbt upon its validity and fairness, or tend to impair its efficiency, deemed it best to invite the opinion of the Senate as to the proper construction of the section of the Act which it to be enforced by tho concurrent action of your honorable body and myself. Kurus B. Bullock. Tho following resolution by Mr. HARRIS was adopted: Whereas, It is impartanUhat nothing should occur or in any manner intorfero with tho val idity, or with tho holding of au election as provided m an act to provide for on election, and to alter and amend tho laws in relation to the holding of elections, approved October 3, 1870; and Whereas, His Excellency, tho Governor,has invited the opinion of the Senate iu regard to the construction of a certain scctiou of said act; now therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, That tho names of tho persons appointed as Commis sioners by tho Ordinaries of the several counties should be submitted through his Ex cellency, tho Governor, to and confirmed by tho Senate. Resolved, That his Excellency, the Govern or bo respectfully requested to notify the Or dinaries of tho several counties of his approv al of the act aforesaid, and [request them to send their nominations to the Senate through the Executive Depaatmcnt, with os little delay as possible. * *' The Senate ihen adjouraed. ■ - AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho Senate met at 3 a. m., and was called to order by President CONLEY. House bills were read a first and second time. A House bill creating a Committee of Roads and Revonues in Richmond county ns amended by tho House was read a third time and Several Committees mado reports. The report of the Committee on the Repub lic was read and adopted, it contained a reso lution urging universal amnesty in Georgia. A bill to incorporate the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Savannah, was read a third time and passed as amended. A bill to donate certain lands to the Bain- bridge Hook and Ladder Company was read a third time. wanted these new counties he saw no just roa- »b 7 the Senate should uot grant their re- ™ and «ill»£«•'to to core-t quest, especially when the money necessary would como out or their own pockets and not from the funds of the State. Mr. HOLCOMBE opposed tasking any new counties. He argued for his amendment Mr. BROCK supported the bilL Mr. BRADLEY opposed the bill as being Ur. HINTON believed Mr. Bradley's view was correct it wonld take a two-thirds to to of each House, and also that it should be sub mitted to the legal voters of the county before a county could be abolished or created. After a lengthy discussion taken part in by _essn. Speer, Campbell, Merrill, Smith 36th, and Nnnnally the previous question was de- Mr. HINTON’S motion to indefinitely post pone was lost Mr. HOLCOMER amendment was lost The bill wss carried by 25 to 5. Those Toting in the affirmative an Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Column, Crayton, Dickey, Dunning, Harris, Hungerford, Jones, Jordan, Mathew, McArthur, McWhorter, Nesbitt, Biehaxdaon, Sherman, Smith 36th, Speer, Traywiek, Wal lace, Welch—25. Those voting in the negative an Mesas. Barns, Candler, Griffin 6th, Hinton, Hol combe—5. Tho next bill was to create a new cc out of Columbia and Warren counties, for other purposes, the new county to be called McDuffie. Mr. SPEER moved that the name be altered to Boone, but withdrew it. Mr. CANDLER moved to strike out certain portions of the bill relating to election pre cincts and the division of representation, which wen, he argued, unconstitutional. Ur. SHERMAN argued in tavor of the bill and moved to change the proposed name to Adkins. Lost The time was extended and the afternoon session dispensed with. The motion of Ur. Candler was agreed to. The bill was passed by 25 to 8. Those voting in the affirmative on Messrs. Bowel 8, Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Corbitt, Crayton, Diekey, Donning, Harris, Hender son, Heiuy, Hicks, Hungerford, Jones, Jor dan, Mathew, Merrill, McArthur, McWhorter, Nesbitt, Richardson, Sherman, Smith 36th, Traywiek, Wallace, Welch—Yeas 26. Those voting in the negative are Messrs. Borns, Candler, Column, Fain, Hinton, Hol combe. Nnnnally, Speer—Nays 8. A bill was then considered to create a new county ont of Newton and Hcmy and for other purposes. After a short discussion tho bill was passed by 23 to 7. Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Colmon, Corbitt, Crayton, Dickey, Dunning, Griffin 6th, Har ris, Henry Hungerford, Jones, Jordan, Math ew, Merrill, McArthur, McWhorter, Bichard- son, Smith 3Gth, Speer, Wallace, Welch—23. Those voting in the negative are Messrs. Bruton, Burns, Candler, Fain, Hinton, Hol combe, Normally—7. The next bill to lay out a new county out of Baldwin, Fayette, Meriwether and Coweta was read a third time. To bo called Inde pendence. Mr. NUNNALLY moved to strike out all relating to Spalding conDty. Agreed to. The bill then passed by 19 to 4. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bowers, Campbell, Colman, Corbitt, Crayton, Fain, Griffin Gth, Harris, Henry, Hungerford, Mathews, McWhorter, Naturally, Sherman, Smith 3Gtb, Speer, Traywiek, Welch, Mr. President—19. Those voting in tho negative are:- Messrs. Candler, Hinffin, Holcombe, Jor dan—1. A bill to create a new county out of the counties of Monroe and Pike, was read a-third time. The county to be named Crittenden. Mr. CANDLER moved to Substitute-Relief far Crittenden. Mr. HUNGERFORD moved to make the name Speer. Mr. Candler's motion was carried. The bill then passed by 16 to 7. the tacts to the case as they are presented to Mr. BRUTON argued for the bill. Mr. CAMPBELL moved to amend the bill by donating the lands to the Educational fund. Pending discussion tho Senate adjourned. Wednesday, October 12,1870. The Senate met at tho usual hour, and was called to order by President CONLEY. After prayer by the Rev. Dr. Prattyman the roll was called and the journal of the pre vious day read and'approved. The unfinished business of yesterday came up, being the bill to donate certain wild lauds to the Hook and Ladder Company of Bain- bridge. On motion of Mr. BRUTON the — referred to a special cummittec. Mr. SPEER moved a resolution asking the Honse to act on Senate bills. Adopted. The special order, which was new counties and the alteration of county lines, then came up for action. A bill to add a portion of Lawrence to Tel fair was indefinitely postponeed. A bill to make a new county out of Law rence, TeUair, Pulaski and Montgomery was reported beck by the committee without re commendation. Mr. TRAYWICK proposed to amend by striking out the county of Lawrence, and that the county be added to tho Second Congres sional District, to the Southern Judicial Cir cuit and (o the 11th Senatorial District He argued for tho passage of the bill Laid on tho table for the present. A bill to create a new county out of tho counties of Campbell and Carroll, and for other purposes was read a third time, said county to be called Douglas. Mr. BURNS moved to strike ont of tho bill all relating to Fayette county. He said there were nineteen counties that did not pay suffi cient taxes to pey the per diem of the mem bers of the lower Housa Ho was opposed to all new oonnties. Mr. HOLCOMBE moved to refer the matter to the people of the county of Fayette. Mr, HUNGERFORD stud that if tho people On or about the time of the completion of the Western and Atlantic Railroad one Sam uel Mitchell, then owning large tracts of land in and about the present location of this city, gave to the Western end Atlantic Railroad any unoccupied five acres of land which they might select to be used as a terminus for said road. Such possession was taken by the State Road, but it was not found necessary to make actual use of the whole tract of land. By authority of the Legislature granted to 1859 a certain portion of the tract was and Atlantis Railroad for the recovery of so much of the seid tract of land as is not ac tually needed for the purposes of tbs road. This suit is met by the State through attor neys retained to behalf of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The heirs of Mitchell now propose to withdraw any farther contest be fore the courts and offer us a full and filial settlement to give the State two hundred and forty feet to width through and across the lot between Pryor and Loyd streets coi one handled and twenty (120) feet from running nearly parallel with Alabama street from Loyd to Pryor street, thence np Pryor two hundred and forty (240) feet, thence back to a parallel tine to Loyd, to a point two hundred and forty (240) feet from the com mencement, as will appear more specially and accurately by a map herewith trans mitted, and in addition the heirs of the said Mitchell agree to pay the prorata of the Stats to the cost of building the new depot to an amount not exceeding thirty-five thou sand dollars (*35,000) to cash. That is to say, the Western and Atlantic Railroad is to have and hold in undisturbed possession, all the land which is actually necessary for rail road purposes, and to receive to addition, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to cash, and in thereupon to surrender all further claim to the surplus land. The advantages -and disadvantages of ac cepting or rejecting this proposition may be briefly stated as follows: If the proposition is rejected, expense and extended suits in the courts most be met and defended by the State through the Western and Atlantic Railroad, with the possibility of a decision being ulti mately rendered to tavor of the heirs of Mitch ell, and daring this time, the lot of land to question, wonld necessarily remain unoccu pied and nseleas; and should the suit be deci ded to favor of the road, the land must re main to the same condition, as there is no reasonable probability of its ever being essen tially necessary for railroad purposes. If the proposition should be accepted, the Western and Atlantic Railroad will enjoy I turbed possession of all the land necessary for railroad purposes, and will receive a very valuable contribution to the cost of the depot, now being constructed, and the State and city will be benefitted by tho taxable value of the property and improvements which will he constructed upon that portion of the land re covered by the heirs of MitchelL The whole matter is respectfully submitted for the con sideration and action ol your honorable body. BurusB. Bullock. Mr. HARRIS moved that the message be referred to a special joint committee of three from Hie Senate and five from the House. Adopted. A mil to i Corbitt, Crayton, Griffin Cth, Harris, Henry, Hungerford, Mathews, McWhorter,Smith 36th, SjK:cr, Traywiek, Welch, Mr. President—16. Nays—Messrs. Candler, Fain, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Nnnnally, Sherman—7. An invitation to the Senato to attend the Rome Fair, was read. The Senate then adjourned. TncnsnAY, October 14, 1870. The Senate met at the usual hour, and was celled to onitr by President CONLEY. After prayer by tha B»». D». Prattyman, tbo roll was called and the journal of the previous day read and approved. A House resolution to appoint a Joint Com mittee to report tho earliest practicable day for adjournment, was adopted. A resolution introduced by Mr. SMITH to cause Committees to report all bills within the next three days was adopted. Mr. CANDLER, in a few appropriate re marks, offered the following joint resolution, which was carried by a unanimous rising vote: Robert E Lee is dead. Tho brightest of Virtue’s stars has fallen, the noblest of patri otisms' exemplars is gone; tho peerless hero and the guileless Christian sloeps with Wash ington. The Union has lost her most gifted pupil and soldier—the Booth her most loved son nnd peerless chief. Mourning darkens the whole land, and the heart of the South is to tears; and so great a loss, and so over whelming a sorrow, stays the band of labor, and suspends the contests of the day: There fore Resolved, That too General Assembly will attend the citizens' meeting of the city of At lanta, to be held on Saturday morning next, to give expression to the feeling of sorrow which fills the public heart. Resolved, That a committee of two from the Senato and throe from the nonae be appoint ed, to confer with toe Committee of Arrange ments of said citizens' meeting, 08 to the par ticipation of this General Assembly in toe same. Resolved, That when the Senate and Honse adjourn to-morrow, each Honse adjourn to Monday morning. Mr. SPEER moved to pay Geo. W. Merrill for 17 days for acting ns calendar cleric, for which be naa not been paid. Carried. Mr. NUNNALLY moved to pay N. H. Mc Whorter $100 for services rendered to the In ternal Improvement Committee. Adopted. Mr. BRUTON moved to pay the same gen tleman $50 for services rendered to the Com mittee on Banks and Banking. Adapfed. On motion of Mr. DUNNING the report of. tho Committee on toe case of Senator Adkins to pay him per diem and mileage as though he had served daring the session was taken up and adopted. On motion of Mr. SPEER a similar resolu tion from toe Honse with regard to Repre sentative Flournoy was token up and earned ' y 21 to 11. Tho special order being the bill to create a Life Insurance Commissioner was then token np having been read a third time. P Mr. HOLCOMBE moved to insert the. Comp troller General instead of Commissioner. Mr. NUNNALLY thought the proposed salary excessive both for Commissioner and clerk. Mr. HINTON moved that the Oommudooer be elected by the Insurance Companies. Mr. HARRIS opposed both amendments. After debate Mr. CANDLER movi ' the bill on the table, which was 24 to 12. The following message,, received from the Governor relating to toe Mitchell claim, was on motion of Mr. HARRIS, taken np and read. Executive Department, October 12, 1870. 7b the OruwvJ J-srmUy: A proposition for -ou.|,.nini»e made by the attorneys of the heirs of Samuel Mitchell in relation to the claim of toe said heirs against the Stato for a certain piece of property adjoining the State Railroad Passenger Depot, is herewith alter the time of holding toe Supe rior Court to Paulding county was read a third time and passed. A resolution was adopted authorizing the Governor to purchase a sufficient number of Conley’s Analysis of toe Laws of Georgia to supply the State officials. ' A bill to authorize the publishing of reports of tha Supreme Court was read a third time and passed. A bill to create two judicial circuits out ol toe Southwestern Circnit was read a third time. To incorporate the Americas and Hawkins- ville Railroad Company. Bassett To odd certain counties to the Southwestern Judicial Circuit Passed. To incorporate the town of Geneva. Phased. To incorporate the town of Cleveland. fully transmit! This t i respect: same proposition for compromise submitted to toe attorneys who have been re tained by the State to represent her interests in the Courts to tho ease of the said heirs of Mitchell versus tho Western and Atlantic Railroad, and after due deliberation and con sideration by the said attorneys retained by the State, they find themselves unable to agree upon any definite recommendation. One of the attorneys favors toe acceptance of toe pro posed compromise; another in view of the un certainty of litigation favors the making of such a compromise as the respective vantage grounds of the parties to this ease will war rant; and another is opposed to any compro mise. In view of this difference of opinion which exists among the attorneys, and also in consideration of a compromise and settle ment which I am informed has lately been agreed upon by the authorities of toe city of Atlanta, in a case quite similar to that of toe heirs of Mitchell versus the Western and At lantic Railroad, I am induced to present the case for such action as your honorable body may- deem best, and I shall refrain from any argument upon the subject, leaving toe matter to yonr action with the simple statement of To amend on act relating to Trustees of Christ Church, Augusta. Passed. To change the time of holding the Superior Court in certain counties in the Eastern Cir cuit Passed. To incorporate the town of Van Wert. Bossed. To incorporate toe Dalton Trepoli Com pany. I'aaacO. To alter and amend the road taws as re gards Gordon, Whitfield and Hurr^-counties. The Senate then adjourned. AVTEBXOON SESSION. The Senate met at 3 o'clock and was called to order by Bresident Conley. Some Honse bills were read a first and sec- ond time. The following bills were read a third time and passed. To ebange the lines between tho counties of Lowndes and Berrien. To repeal an Act to encourage emigration. To authorize tbo Ordinary of Clay county to issue bonds to build a county jail. To define toe fees of surveyors, clerks, Ac., in applications for homesteads. To authorize Ordinaries and Bead Commis sioners to classify public roads. To authorize the Comptroller General to procure an official seal and establish the some. To change the lines between toe counties of Jackson and Banks. ■ To change toe lines between the counties of Henry and Butts. To incorporate toe Elgin Slate Works. To donate certain wild lands to toe Bain- bridge hook and ladder company and for other porposes. To preserve the peace and harmony of toe commonwealth by prohibiting the carrying of To change the lines between toe counties of Webster and Tytrel and Cliot and Coffee, To change the lines between Cherokee and Pickens, passed. The Judiciary Committee reported ad versely. Mr. WELCH moved to disagree with toe rejDort.^ HARRTS supported disagreement Mr. NUNNALLY supported the report of the committee. A letter was read, written by request of Judge Clark, stating that there was no necessi ty for thepreposed change. Hr. SPEER hoped the bill would pass. Ho called toe previous question. The report of the committee was disagreed to and toe bill was passed by 24 to 8. A bill to regulate common carriers was read a third time. The Judicial Committee recom mended that toe bill do not pass. Mr. SBEER moved to disagree with the re- ^Mr. MERRILL stated that the opinion of the committee was that all that toe bill called for was now the common law of toe Etatc. Mr. CAMPBELL argued for too bill and re lated bis experience on railroads nnd steam boats. The report was disagreed to and toe bill A bill to authorize the county of Houston to subscribe *150,000 to the Fort Valley and Hawkinsvilie Railroad Company was read a third lime and passed.' A bill to authorize the Judges of Superior Courts to grant new trials in certain cases was taken up. Mr. HINTON offered an amendment which was adopted and the bill passed. A bill to incorporate the Georgia State Banking Company was read a third time and passed as amended. A bill to incorporate toe Macon Banking ■as read a toil bill provoked much discussion between esars. Bradley, Speer, Candler and Harris. Mr. CANDLER thought it contrary to the Constitution of the United States. The bill pained by a vote of 22 to 8. Relating to public bridges, Ac., from the Isle of Hope to Skidaway Island. Passed. The following message from the Governor the bill changing the name of the on and Savannah Railroad Company the Savannah and Charleston Railroad tmpony was road: Exbcctive Dkpaktmbnt, 1 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 13,187ft J 7b toe Senate: An act “to extend the r of the Charleston and Savannah Rail- Company to the Savannah and Charles- oi Railroad Company,” is hereby respectfully returned. ! Hie preamble to the bill sets forth that too Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company, a; body corporate in South Carolina, has suc ceeded to toe possession oi the Charleston and .vannah Railroad, and has already recon tacted and opened said road to Savannah, slid that therefore it is to be enacted that such persons as have, in South Carolina, been made and constituted by public law, a body corpo ra and politic, under the name and style of 10 “Savannah and Charleston Railroad Com- ny,” and have reconstructed and re-opened id road to the city of Savannah, and - their essora,are hereby created a body corporate politic in this State by toe name of the —.rannab and Charleston Railroad Com pany," which body corporate shall have toe same rights, powers, privileges and franchise, aibject to the same provisions and limitations m were and. are granted, provided and limited duto the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company, etc. ; To toil there is no objection wnatever. ®ut by section * of toe same act it is farther en acted, -'tost toe corporation hereby created, its successors ar assigns, or such of its mem bers as shall associate under a separate name, are hereby authorized to construct a Railroad Horn the Central Railroad to and across the B b River at or above Sister's Ferry, to i and between such points as may bo etc. To this provision the consid- >f yonr honorable body is respectfully ' ■ ■ •- ■ ■ i I am unable to give my assent to this in- genions manner of incorporating persons not named, as a body corporpte, vested with au- ority to construct a railroad from any point " * * “ tho Sa- Company was read a third time and passed. A bill to require Judges of Superior Courts to cause commissioners to take oath to draw juries without reference to race or color was read a third time and passed. A bill to change too time for holding the Superior Court of Morgan county was read a third time and passed. A bill to require railroads to provide equal accommodations to all without regard to race or color was read a third time and passed. A bill to incorporate the Skidaway, Bine Island and Seaboard Railroad Company was read a third time and passed. A bill to incorporate too Bank of Americas was read a third time and passed. A bill to declare Melinda Hart, heir at law of Amanda Hart, was read a third time and passed. A bill to authorize E. L. Doyle to contract marriage was a third time and laid on the ta ble. A bill to alter toe manner of appointing the Commissioners of the Academy of McIntosh county, was read a third time. The commit tee reported adversely. Mr. CAMPBELL moved to disagree with toe report. Mr. BURNS opposed and supported too re port of toe Committee. He said the Common School bill covered it. The bill was indefinitely postponed. A bill to incorporate the Darien Telegraph Company, was read a third time. The com mittee reported adversely. Mr. HINTON moved to disagree. The report was disagreed to and the bill passed. « The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, October 11, 1870. The Honse was called to order at the ap pointed hour by Mr. TWEEDY, Speaker pro tan. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Brantley. Journal of yesterday was read. Mr. PORTER of Chatham moved to recon sider so much of yesterday's relates to the passage oi the ’District Court bilL This motion prevailed. Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes moved to make the said bill the special order for 10 a. m. to morrow. Mr. RAWLES mode tho poiut of order that reconsidered bills go to the foot of tbo cal endar, and that this one conld only be taken up by a two-thirds vote. This point was ruled as well taken. The motion to take up the bill and make it a special order was pnt before the House and lost. The motion to reconsider the of a bill to declare Uiu pull tax lootf and 1809 illegal and to prevent the collection of the same, which had been set down far this morning, was taken up. Mr. TWEEDY remarked that this poll tax was only legally collected when for the sup port of a system of common schools, aud as no schools have heretofore been established, it was unjust aud illegal to impose its collec tion. He called the previous question on tho motion to reconsider. This call was sustained. On the main question the yeas and nays were demanded with the following result—yeas 5C, nays 54. On motion of Mr. LEE, Col. C. Steadman was invited to a seat on this floor. On motion of Mr. STONE the samo privi lege was extended to Hon. Z. F. Wilson. Also, on motion of Mr. DAVIS, to Rev. C. O. Fisher. The special order of the day, to-wit, the Relief Bill, was taken np. Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes moved to substi tute the Senate for the House bill. Mr. WILLIAMS of Morgan offered an amendment allowing plaintiffs to set off their losses and to make affidavit that they did not the taxon account of their inability to collect said debt Mr. BETHUNE remarked that the import ant question of relief has agitated the State at large and had received the study and attention of the wisest men in the country, as well as the ablest committees of this Legislature. He called the previous question on Mr. O’Neal's motion to substitute the Senate for the House bilL Mr. ANDERSON moved to indefinitely post- Tbo yeas and nays were called with the fol lowing result—yeas 47, nays 72. Mr. BRYANT offered an amendment repeal ing all laws for suing put convicts. This amendment was adopted. Mr. DARNELL called the previous ques tion on the passago of tho bill os amended, which call was sustained. The bill was passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. On motion of Mr. O’NEAL the rules were suspended and a Senate resolution giving the use of Room No. 2, in this building, to the American Bible Society was taken up and agreed to. On motion of Mr. PAULK, Hon. J. R. Saus- sey was invited to a seat on this floor. The bill to repeal an act to require the Or dinaries of the counties of Stewart and Web ster to levy a tax to pay insolvent criminal cost was passed. The bill to change the line between the counties of Jackson and Walton was passed. The bill for the relief of F. M. Scroggin and others from double tax was passed. The bill for the relief of Powell and Dorothy Biassingamc was read a third time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The bill to incorporate Boston, in Thomas county, was passed. The bill to incorporate tho town of Preston was passed. The bill to incorporate tho Farmers’ Bank of Western Georgia was passed. The bill to provide the mode of com; putative fathers to maintain their children was passed. The bill to appropriate the Capitol building at Milledgeville for educational purposes, was on motion of Mr. PRICE, mado tho special order for 3p.il The hour of adjournment having arrived, the SPEAKER declared the House adjourned nntil 3 r. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. House met at 3 p. m., Speaker McWHOR- TER presiding. Mr. HALL of Glynn moved to postpone the special order, to wit: "The bill to appropriate the capitol buildings at Milledgeville to edu cational purposes,” until four o’clock. Sir. HARRISON of Hancock moved to amend by substituting eleven o’clock a. il, to-mor- w. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was set down accordingly. Mr. SCOTT offered a resolution asking the Governor to adjourn this General Assembly by tho 18th inst Mr. PHILLIPS offered a substitute provid ing for the appointment of a committee to wait on tho Governor and request him to ad journ this General gAsscmby, said committee to report to-morrow. Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes offered a substtute for the whole, asking tho Governor, in view of the disagreement which has taken place be tween this House and the Senate, to adjourn this House on the 18th instant, leaving the Senate to confirm his appointments. Mr. O’Neal said that he understood that it would be impossible for the Governor to make all his recommendations for managers oi election, etc., by that time and that ho offered this reso lution so as to allow time for the appointment of these managers iu order that there may be no impediment to the holding of the elections. On motion of Mr. BELCHER the whole subject was laid ou the table as unnecessary consumption of time. Mr. SCOTT moved to suspend the rules to ke up a resolution offered by himself ex iug the true intent of the Bryant ament to the election bill, so as to declare the ity of the appointment of managers of elec tion appointed by the several Ordinaries of this State. Tho motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. ARMSTRONG the rales were suspended aud a number of Senate bills were read the first and second time. Among which bills on a second reading was the bill to incorporate tho East Point Jug Manufacturing Company. The bill for the relief of J. F. Blackwell and others, securities on the bond of tbo Tax Collector of Jaspes county, was passed. Tho bill to incorporate tbo Glynn County Marine, ’Railway aud Dry Dock Company was passed. The bill to chauge tho time of holding Wayne Superior Court was passed. Tho act to exempt certain persons iu Early county from jury duty was passed. “ ' isdiction of inisde- the Central Railroad to and across janmh river at any point between Sisters Ferry and the head of the river; said road to He run to, and from, and between such points m may be selected by said parties. Rnvus B. Bullock. i It was resolved to take np the message. Mr. BRADLEY spoke in opposition to the Mr. CANDLER argued for the passage of The veto was sustained by 24 to 7. The testion being shall the bill pmt Yeas—Messrs. Bradley, Brock, Candler, Icks,* Holcombe, McArthur, Smith 36th.—7. Nays—Messrs. Bruton, Colman, Corbitt, on, Dickey, Donning, Fain, Griffin 6th, a 21st, Harris, Henry, Hinton, Hnnger- Jones, Merrill, Nesbitt, Richardson, oan, Smith 7th, F Wallace, Welch-! lost Mr. LINDER moved to amend by making the bill apply only to those who own less than two thousand dollars of real, and one thous and dollars of personal property. This amendment was riot agreed to. On the adoption of Senate bill as a substitue the yeas were 67, nays 48. So tho Senate re lief bill was passed. The bill to repeal an act to provide for the fanning out of Penitentiary convicts was read. Mr. HARRISON of Hancock moved to dis agree to the report of the committee, which was adverse to the passage of the bilL Mr. BRYANT argued that the act farming out the Penitentiary convicts was void on ac count of the delay in signing by the Execu tive, etc. He advocated the passage of this bill as a matter of expediency. Mr. WILLIAMS of Morgan moved to in. definitely postpone the bilL Mr. FITZPATRICK favored the motion to sagree to the report of the committee. Mr. BELCHER censored the contract with Grant, Alexander A Co. a9 barbarous, and urged the necessity of repealing the law funn ing out the Penitentiary convicts. Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, said: Mr. Speaker: This system of farming out the Peni tentiary convicts was an experiment; and I think the evidence before the committee is sufficient to satisfy the mind of any reasona ble mttrt that the experiment is a failure. I favor , a Penitentiary in which criminals may be punished by imprisonment and labor; but I am utterly opposed to making the con victs a matter of bargain and sale. To place prisoners at the mercy of speculators of mam mon worshippers is inhuman and uncivilized. The evidence shows that the contract has been violated, and the rights of Alexander, Grant A Co. are forfeited. I am of opinion that the act under which the contract was made never became law, hence the contract is void ah initio, and as a supporter of his Excellency the Governor, I express the hope that he will retake the pris oners and return them to tho Penitentiary. The Supreme Court decision in the Cartere- ville case determines the status of the law OINER of Dougherty said that he has been informed that certain Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public have mode con tracts with Grant, Alexander A Co. to send people to them. He advocated the repeal of the law farming ont the convicts. Mr. RAWLES said that he does not desire to be the champion of the system of farming out convicts, but that he was on the committee appointed to investigate the condition of tho Penitentiary convicts, and though there had been irregularities, he believes the lessees had treated the convicts as well as conld be ex pected, and that if the contract of 1869 is nullified the contract of 1865 or 1866 would stand good, and inaugurate a worse system. Mr. SIMMS of Chatham said that he did not indorse the report of the committee on the Penitentiary. The motion of Mr. WILLIAMS of Morgan Stringer, Tray-1 to indefinitely postpone the bill was put before the House. look to the interest of mv own section of Georgia, I should say sell it My people do no freeriding on it, sell it no timber, lumber, nor any other material; nor do any of the peo- none of our productions go over it If these be facts, why tax ns any longer to run this piece of State property for the special benefit of certain sections. An appropriation is now asked to repair the Road, and the howl of "afeo/iap” is raised by the Democratic press to prevent any appropriation. Tho State Road has been run by Democratic administra tions for 'twenty years, and appropriations have been made from time to time by Demo cratic Legislatures and Democratic papers sanctioned it Hon. B. H. Hill was the first I peat mind that opened the eyes of the people i o tiie corruptions on tho State Road, and alter that for the first time the Road was run and monthly installments paid in by Governor Brown; but it will be remembered that he re ceived the Road from Gov. Johnson iu tho best condition it ever was sinco its completion, which accounts for Gov. Brown’s ability to run tho Road without an appropriation. But I learn that our worthy Chief Justice never had the manhood to share the credit tflth tho distinguished Johnson. Now if Dem ocratic administrations have failed to make the Rood self-sustaining—if they have ilundered the Road for twenty years, low can they have the hardihood to cry out "thief* against Superintendent Blodgett? Gentlemen, on tho other side of this hall should remove the beam from their own eye before they essay to remove tho mote from Blodgett’s eye. It is undeniable that the State Road lias all along been an expense to the people, and if we ‘judge the future by the ; last,” we must conclude that it will continue 0 be an expense. From the day tbo State Road was completed to the present moment it has been used in the interest of the dominant lolitical party and has been dragged through 1 he quagmires of politics until it is a stench in the nostrils of the people of Southern Geor gia, and it will ever be so, and so long as it be- ongs to the State just that long will it be an expense and a source of corruption. Individ- als and corporations can take it and mako it profitable, but no State Government can do it, n my judgment, for what belongs to the State belongs to everybody and everybody seems to think they have a right to finger the pie. Tho State Road is to-day and has since its com pletion been the horrid political pandoras box out of which has sprung more corruption than any other one thing which has been brought to my knowledge, and my section asks an end of such immorality. Rather than sec a con tinuation of such demoralization aud corrup tion I would, if I could, take a yard broom and at one stroke brush it out of existence. If each and every man who has committed larceny ou the funds of the State Road could be brought to trial and legal conviction had here to-day, Grant, Alexander A Co. would have hands enough to complete the grading of tho great Air-Line Railroad by the end of the incoming year! We can sell it for more than it cost originally, and will nigh pay the entire debt of the State, and thus re lieve the people of the greater part of tho tax now imposed, and nt tho same time put it be yond the control of politicians, aud restrict the purchasers to Buch charges os are mado on the other roads for freights*and passengers. But if this General Assembly will not sell it, then I say it is essential tbat we make the ap- ) require the Comptroller General * *i W. W. Hindman, The bill to confer jnri meanors on the Superior Courts was passed. Tho bill to incorporate the town ot Blakeley was passed. The bill to amend tbo several acts to incor porate the city of Atlanta was passed. (This bill allows the municipal authorities to create new wards, and empowers the marshal to pnt parties in possession of property sold for taxes.) The bill to alter aud amend an act to set apart a homestead in as far as relates to sec tion 2013 Code of Georgia was passed. Tho bill to incorporate the town of Hcpse- bar was passed The bill lor tbo relief of ,M. G. Collins and Others, securities on the bond of the tax col lector of Whitfield county, was passed. The bill to change the line between the couutics of Taylor and Talbot was passed. The bill to incorporate tho village of Har lem was passed. The bill to aud Treasurer to settle with tax collector of Campbell county, was lost. The bill to provide for the election of mem bers to the 41st and 42d Congress was lost Tho bill to repeal the act authorizing the Ordiuaries to bind out orphan children, was on motion of Mr. SIMMS laid on tho table until to morrow. The bill to defino tbo law in relation to com mon caariers was lost Tho bill to change section 367 was lost The bill to enforce tbo 15th section, article 5 of the Constitution was lost Tho bill to legalize tho November adjourned term of Lumpkin Superior Court was passed. The bill to extend tbo charter of the Charles ton nnd Savannah Railroad Company was passed. The bill to allow the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company to extend their road to the Florida line was passed. On motion of Mr. PERKINS of Cherokee the House adjourned until 9 a m. to-morrow. Wednesday, October 12, 1870. Speaker McWHORTER called the House to order at the appointed hour. Prayer by Rev. Dr.‘ Brantley. Journal of yesterdry was read. Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, offered a resolu tion providing for the appointment ot a Joint Committee to report the earliest practical day for tho adjournment of this General Assembly. This resolution was agreed to. On motion of Mr. LEE the bill :o incorpor ate the McDonough and Western Railroad Company was taken up and the Senate amend ments thereto were concurred in. Tho special order of tho day, to wit, tbo bills in relation to the Western and Atlantia Railroad, was taken np. Mr. BETHUNE, from tho Special Commit tee to lease uiu estate jvm.i, uuwtuea a mi nority report which was adverse to tho lease of said road. Tho bill to provide means for the full equip ment and repair of the State Road was read. Mr. BRYANT moved to indefinitely post pone the bill, remarking tbat he had been in formed by a reliable gentleman of this city that a former employee of the Post-office De partment, who was a defaulter of the amount of seventeen thousand dollars to said Depart ment, since employed on the State Road, has paid back ten thousand dollars, and is bond ing a costly bouse here; that he does not know that the Superintendent was aware of these t/ansactious. He contrasted the other roads omtering here with the State Road, Ac. Mr. TWEEDY asked why these charges Were not made and substantiated before the committee ? tho question of not paying money iu the Treasury is one that can be easily ex- S 1 lined. During the last three months of oL Hulbert’s administration no money S akl in except about twenty-five thousand oliars which was borrowed. Air. Tweedy’s speech was eloquent and forcible. He detailed the amount of extraor dinary expense which the Road was obliged to meet, and recited from evidence before the committee the bad condition of the Road wbon the present Superintendent took charge of it Mr. WILLIAMS of Morgau remarked that the machinery in the shops lias been repaired, and that although new cars and engines have been bought, he learns that they have.not been paid for. Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes said: 1st, Since 'the Shite Road was finished it has cost the people half million in gold more than it has poid into the treasury, and- the people of southern Georgia havo paid the greater part of that amouut but have not been benefitted in proportion. Tho Road is sucked dry by the citizens of North Georgia. Hundreds of them ride on it free of cost They sell it wood and timber und lumber at exhorbitant prices. The surveyors aud mechanics find employment on it at the highest rates. The people of North Western Georgia and in and around Atlanta are the recipients of four-fifUis of the benefits of tho State Road while the people of my section receive almost no benefit from it—henoe if I Chattanooga blockade be allowed to occur tho Shite will lose more in the payment of damages to the owners of goods and stock thus blockaded than the amount asked to repair the road. The leading objects of the great aud good men who built the State ltoad has been accomplished by the development of Northwestern Georgia and the connection with roads from tho great West and North emptying the productions thereof in the lap of Georgia, and furnishing trans portation for Georgia products to the West aud North, aud now when wo see the road prosti tuted for so many years to unholy purposes, let us rid the people of it and put an end to tho corruption, or if members will not part with the road, then the honor and interest of the Empire State of the South demands that the road shall be put in safo running order. If the State icill keep the road justice, humanity it shall and honor and economy demand that i be repaired. The ten minutes allowed mo is too snort to sion. Mr. SIMMS of Chatham favored keeping up the road, remarking that in his opinion this would be the most beneficial course for the colored race. Mr. BELCHER said tbat half of bis inter est in this road Las been divested by the regu lations which require colored persons to ride in Jim Crow cars, and that colored men havo not been placed in lucrative positions, hence he would take no part in this question. Mr. LEE remarked that he had tried neetly to discover fraud in tho management of this road, and could find none that could be substantiated; tbat the road has been of im mense benefit to the State by bringing in from the great Northwest the provisions which Georgia has required. ’Tie .was opposed to the sale and lease of the road, and advocated put ting it in good order for the great work before it. Mr. HOOK3 called the previous question on the motion to indefinitely postpone the bill, which toll was sustained. On the main question the yeas and nays were demanded with the following result: Yeas 85, nays 45. Sorthe bill was indefinitely postponed. lease of the The bill to authorize the lease of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad, was read. Mr. BRYANT offered a substitute therefor. Mr. SCOTT regretted that politics had been lugged into this great State interest; this ques tion involves 8 or 10 millions of dollars to the State, and he had no censure to pass upon the various administrations under which tho road bos been governed. When the Whig party had it the Democratic party cried out ruin—when the Democratic pony bad it the Whigs raised the same cry, and now the Republican party is likewise charged. Let the enterprise.be so disposed of so auto make it advantageous to the State. Mr. BETHUNE offered a substitute leaving the question of sale or no sale to be decided by the people at the next election. The SPEAKER ruled that this substitute could not be entertained. Mr. FITZPATRICK moved to lay the whole subject on the table. Lost Mr. TWEEDY said that ho was in favor of the appropriation, but that has failed; that this question was not devoid of politics, and that as the measure to make the road a good one could not be carried, he is compelled to do the next best thing, to-wit: the leasing of the road. Mr." BRYANT advocated his substitute which provides for the sale of the road. Mr. 'BETHUNE said that he opposed all these measures which would take this road from the people of Georgia, and desired his substitute to be put in after the enacting clause of 4k® oul>otifcatc and offered by Mr. Bryant, and thus allow the people to express their views and desires through the ballot box. The road has done incalculable good by bringing to ns the products of the West If this road is put into the hands of private persons the people may suffer from blockades of freight at Chattanooga, and a. discrimination inffavor of certain articles and persons; and if the road once gets out of the hands of the people under lease, it is gone forever. Mr. TURNER of Bibb opposed the lease or sale of the road as measures calculated to harm Ch6 best interests of the State. He said that tjhis is a delicate question and one that he does not think this Legislature can do anything with which would give satisfaction; that he is satisfied that Mr. Blodgett has never misap plied five cents of the State’s money, and has managed the road os well as it could be done. Mr. SHUMATE thought the demand for an appropriation war fanciful—and that there was really no nso.for it there is no necessity for appropriation, for selling or for leasing; and the road would have continued tc pay as under Governor Brown's administration, if it Had not been fbr the war. The pro|>osition to lease wonld secure about twenty-five thousand dollars per month, and in ten or twenty years the receipts from the road, running through a country which is bound to vastly improve, may amount to at least one hundred thousand dollars per month. , Mr. DARNELL moved to indefinitely post pone the whole snbject On this, Mr/ O’NEAL of Baldwin called the. previous question, which call was sus tained. : On the'main question, the yeas and nays Were called for with the following result: Yeas •6, nayr 67. A message from the Governor was received, that his Excellency had approved and the resolution appropriating $2,500 devekming tho resources of. the country through which it runs. That the Road has been an engino of political scheming from its building until now. No matter what party is in power, he argued that as good and reliable companies as are in the United States, arc willing to take the Road and pay $30,000 per month daring tho first five years, $40,000 in the next five, $50,000 in the next five, and $60,000 in the last five years of the twenty which it is proposed to lease the Road, making in the aggregate sixty millions of dollars. Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes opposed the bill to lease tho State Road, remarking that tills revenue may or may not come into the treas ury; but that there is no member here who, if he owned this Road wonld lease it out, if so, why will this House lease out tho people’s property? This lease wonld open up a rare cliancc to allow the lessees of this Road to havo just such reports by tho committee to in vestigate at the end of their lease as desire. Mr. PORTER of Chatham, was opposed to either the lease or salo of the road. Halt of the net earnings of this road are devoted by law to a common school system, and hence his interest. Ho moved to lay the whole subject on the table. Lost. Air. FITZPATRICK moved to postpone the whole subject until 10 a. m. to-morrow. Mr. SCOTT opposed this postponement. Air. PORTER of "Chatham moved to post pone until Monday next, on which motion the yeas and nays were demanded with the follow- ‘ ig result: Yeas 46, nays 71. Air. FITZPATRICK’S motion to until to-morrow was put before tho House’ and lost, by a vote of yeas 47, nays 62. Air. PRICE offered au amendment striking ont that part of the bill which would require the Stato to pay for any improvement of the condition of the road when returned over in its present condition. On the motion to agree to this amendment there were, yeas 107, nays 2. Air. TWEEDY called the previous question i the adoption of the bill as ai Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes mev On this motion, the yeas and nays were de manded with the following result: Yeas 32, nays 68. e main question, on the passago of the bill was put, with tho following result: Yeas 90, nays 31. A message from tho Governor, saying that his Excellency bos approved and signed tbo following acts, to-wit: Au act to amend the several acts incorpora ting the city of Atlanta. Also an act to incorporate the Savannah Price Street Railroad Company. Also an act to incorporate the Steam Plow and Transportation Company of Georgia. Also an act to incorporate the town of Hogausville. Also an act to authorize tho Trustees of Le Vert Female College to convey the same to tho South Georgia Conference. Also an act to grant to certain persons thfe right to dig for phosphate, rocks, Ac. Also an net to incorporate the town of Ac- worth. Also an act to alter tho ltoad laws of this State so for as they relato to Quitman county. Also an act to change the time of holding Wilks Superior Court. Also an act to alter the Road law so far os relates to Sumter, Paulding and Clay coun ties. Also an act to incorporate tho Rome and Summervill Railroad Company. Also an act to change Glascock count}’ from the Northern into the Aliddle Circnit Also an act to amend an act to require the Supreme Court Reporter to publish d< in pamphlet form. Also an act to incorporate tho Pulaski Alan- ufacturing Company. Also au act to abolish appeals in the city of Augusta. On motion the use of. this Hall to-night was tendered to Judge Lochrane to deliver an ad dress on the subject of the State Rood. Tho hour of adjournment having arrived, the House was declared adjourned until 10 m. to-morrow. Thuiisday, October 13, 1870. House met nt the appointed hour, Speaker McWhorter in tho chair. Prayer by ltev. Dr. Brautley. Journal of Saturday’s proceedings was read. Mr. BETHUNE moved to reconsider so much of yesterday’s proceedings as relate to the passage of a bill to lease the Stato Road. Air. BETHUNE remarked tbat this is a mat- ter.of great interest to the preple of tbo State of Georgia. It was tho main property left to the State, and whilst ho differed with many gentlemen on this, subject, ho was willing to accord to all an equal cbanco to act for the best iuterest of the State. After squimushing here all day yesterday he voted for tho adoption of the substitute bill as amended by the gentleman from Lumpkin. In order that the Houso might come to a vote on the passage of the bill, on tho final passage of the bill bo voted against it. Ho was op posed to the sale or lease of the Road, and has as yet failed to obtain hi3 consent to make any appropriation. Ho regretted very much that the Road had not been ablo to make satis- actory payments into tho Treasury; he had no charges of dishonesty to make against any one. The present bill leases the Road for twenty yearn; it was au experiment,.and if we were determined to experiment, be was un willing to do so ou so large a scale; we should try a lease for five or ten years and if it worked well future Legislatures could extend it, if it turned out that we had made a mistake in this business, the mistake would not work so great an injury to the State. Various other plans bad been suggested— one tbat struck him with force was to make Ex-Governor Brown Superintendent of the road for ten years, with sufficient salary to justify him in giving it his attention. Under his administration the road had paid hand somely, aud better than under any other.— On motion of Mr. SHUMATE, the Senate resolutions in respect to General Lee were taken np and concurred in. On motion of Mr. TWEEDY, the use of this Hall, on Saturday, was tendered to the citizens of Atlanta for the purpose of holding a meeting for the purposes indicated in the Senate resolutions adopted by this Honse. Air. FITZPATRICK offered a resolution nsuring the Speaker of the House for hav ing, as alleged in the resolution, on various occasion disregarded the rights and privileges of members of this House. Mr. Fitzpatrick avowed the truth thereof and said that tho resolution was drawn by Mr. Anderson, of Cobb. On the motion to adopt there was but one vote. On motion of Mr. HALL of Glynn the use of this Hall to-night was tendered to M. A. Hardin, Esq., for the purpose of delivering an address. The Senate resolution inviting the President and his Cabinet to visit tho State Fair was taken up and agreed to. On motion, the Housu went into Committee of the Whole and continued the consideration of the general appropriation bill The salary of the Superintendent of Public Works was fixed at $1,050. The salary of the Attorney General was fixed at $2,000, imposing the duty of Attorney for the State Road upon him without further compensation. At 5 o'clock the House was declared ad journed until 8 o’clock r. si. NIGHT SESSION. House met at 8 o’clock r. m. Tho consideration of tho general appropria tion act was resumed. One hundred and fifty dollars was appropriated to each of the Chap lains. The usual amounts were appropriated to pay Pages and men engaged in furnishing water to members, eta ^position to make an appropriation of eight thousand dollars to pay outstanding debts against the Penitentiary excited consid- able discussion, and was lost Sixteen thousand dollars were appropriated to tho Deaf and Dumb Asylum. An appropriation of two thousand. dollars was made os pay for the Principal keeper of tho Penitentiary. Three hundred aud seventy-five^ thousand dollars were appropriated to pay interest on the public debt. Two hundred dollars were appropriated as contingent expenses of the House and Senato. Three hundred dollars woro appropriated to the Clerk of the Supremo Conrt for extra service. A motion was made to strike'out the section of the bill allowing the Governor to draw bis warrant in lavor of persons performing serv ices not mentioned in the Act Mr. O’NEAL of Lowndes opposed the mo tion as a thrust at the Executive. Mr. SHUAIATE favored the motion. Mr. BETHUNE opposed the motion to strike out ou the ground that the machinery of government could not be run properly without some such authority iu the bunds of the Governor. The motion to strike ont was pnt and pre vailed. One thousand dollars were appropriated to pay for stationery. The bill ns amended was passed. A number of Senate bills were read a second time. At 10 o’clock r m. the House adjourned until 10 a. m. to-morrow. if r the State Printer to pay for printing done. At one and a half o’clock the Hone jonrned until 3. T: x. AFTEBXOON SESSION. The discussion sf the bill to lease the State Road was resumed. , Mr. PRICE remarked that, in his opieion, she State Rood had accomplished its end by complaint are nm-asi* ness and pain in tho aide. Sometimes the pain is in the shoulder, aud is mistaken stomach is affected, with loes of appetite and sickness, bowels, in general, costmi sometimes alternating with lax. The head is troubled with pain, and dull, heavy sensations, considerable loss of memory, accompanied with painful sensations o, having left undone some thing which eught to hate been done. Often complain- ing of weakness, debility and low spirits. Sometimes some e symptoms attend tbo disease, aud at otlw r times very few of them; but the liver is generally the organ most involved. 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W. R. H. Company; Rev. J. R. Felder, Perry, Ga.; CoL E. K. Sparks, Al bany, Ga-; George J. Lunsford, Esq., Conductor S. W. R. B.; C. Masteraon, Esq., Sheriff Bibb county; i. A. Butts, Bainbridge, Ga.; Dykes & Spar hawk, editor* “Floridian," Tallahassee; Rev. J. W. Burke, Macon. Ga.; Virgil Powers, Esq. Superintendent 8. W. R. 11.; Daniel Bullard, Bullard’s Station, Macon k Brunswick 11 B., Twiggs, county. Ga.; Greenville Wood, Wood’s Factory, Macon, Ga.; Rev. E. F. Easterling, P. E. Flor ida Conference; Major A. F. Wooley, Kingston, Ga.; Editor Macon Telegraph. ForJSale by all Druggists. Why not reconsider the bill aud take all these plans under consideration. He was distrust ful of potting the road in tho hands of a cor poration who would bring pressure after press ure on all future legislation for the next twenty years. Year after year for twenty years they would hong around capital, and in tho course of twenty years they would find a body that they could control, and this great property might be lost to the State—he was unwilling to Mr- SCOTT said that during the time since the building of the Road it has been an ex pense to the State and a political machine which has caused ceusure to be heaped on every party that has controlled it, that the bill lias guarded the interest of the State well, and even if mismanagement in the leasing it would leave the Road iu no worse situation than at present. The motion to reconsider was put before tho House and lost Mr. LEE of Newton offered the following resolution, to-wit: Resolved by the Senate and Houso of Rep resentatives of the State of Georgia, That* joint committee of three from the Senate and' five from tho House bo appointed to report suitable action to be taken by the Legislature expressive of the sorrow and regret of this body and of the people of Georgia upon the sad intelligence received announcing the death ol our Christian warrior and patriot, General Robert Ew Lee, and that said com mittee report at 10 a. m. 1 Well writtten and appropriate resolutions were also offered by Messrs. Anderson, Rawles and Tweedy cn the spme subject; tbit offered, by Mr. Lee was adopted, and Messrs. Lee, Turnlin, Hall of Glynn, Rawles and Tweedy were appoinetd on tho cpmmUtoe. The Senate amendments to. the following bills were concurred in, to-wit: r A bill to incorporate* the Commercial Ranjc and Trust Company of Savannah. r Alf*>, a bill to incorporate the Empire Sla£o Works. A bill to Lay out a new county from thc coun- ties of Warren and Columbia*;. ^. A bill to incorporate the Chattooga Coal and Iron Railroad Company. A bill to lay out a new county from the counties of Newton and Henry. 'A bill to incorporate the' Gainesville and Ellijay Railroad Company. A resolution, by Mr. Osgood, relative to cer tain bonds to which it is alleged that the Treas urer’s name has been forged was taken* up and passed. The resolution provides for tho appointment of a committee to investigate; Ac. On motion of‘Mr. CARPENTER a seat on this floor was tendered to Major Dike, of Sa vannah. On motion of Mr. BELL, the House took up the General appropriation bill arid acted on several sections. 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