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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1890, find grew to combinations Corporations ii ami mado combinations: have groun strong ana absolute power of monied monopoly, almorbing to -it«elf the suste- nance of the poor, whi’.e it dictates the policy of tho governmcint and overrides without merer the libert’ies of the people. Monopoly Is tlie monetcr evil of the time. It is the constrictor tightening its folds abmu the body politic. It is the tyrant ruling without pity and without law. Tho legislature of the state and the government should arrest and destroy its aggressive |>owt r. The peace and good order of the sta’e depend, nnally, no; so much upon the othcering as upon the administration of the law. The rights and liberties and property of the citizens, in the last issue, in list be protected hy the fcpeedy and c*r. tain enforcement of penalties for the violation of law. Delays in tho courts, whero flagrant rums have been committed,stir an out* GOUDOVS THE RETIRING EXECUTIVE’S FARE WELL COMMUNICATION. \ST Ml sS u;l’. i. ; o uio I out a 1 ' 1 an aopropn.i .UI..J.IU1. ti OI1 of JUJC'LIS to c ;cr a deli/lt in to. running ripens s is recommeLclt J. Tho governor calls at'ention to tho fact.that 40 per cent, of the pupils of the »chool have been farmers' boys. An appropria tion of $‘JO,0UU for it yearly is recom mended. THE COMPTROLLER'S REPORT. The condition of the treasury at the close of tho lineal year is shown by the c</mptroU«-r*gem‘ral as follows: Hals net* In treasury Oct l.lftso $ 430,191 01 Receipts from all source* from Oct. J, 1KW, tohept. 30,1*0 8,»79.(»4 83 « Ill-cat Growth In the •Tcarn-A Hoard of Par* commended MmiyYal- able biiggeatlou*. Atlanta, Not. 8.—[Special.]—The foil lowing is tho subs nnco of tho messacoof Governor < iordon to tho general bly, read in the House nnd Senate to-day: I 1 lio governor's meeeage is a lengthy document, embracing loriy-eight pam phlet pages. It begins by calling atten tion to the stato’s progress in the pait four years, show! g that in that tiro** “her taxable values have increased about Among tho inoro important subjects of taxation, her cotton mills raged community to violence and to have increased in value $3,2^J.51«; L wrong. It bchoorcs you to innuiro j ir. n work., <1^,231; her tanking cap;- wl.ctlu r or not the present l»w allows ! tal. $6,160,755; her mining capital, netN.leoC delay, occasions needless ex-1 $45,491; her lands, $13,789,513; her city pens© an l somstlmes defeats the ends j ami town property, 137,819,110, and her of ju6tloe. Criminals should not be railroads, ; U,:;)•/, 150. Tho attendance allowed to abun* tho law to the detri- .upon her ii.stitutions of loarniug has ment of tho public good. Tempered largely increased, whilst the enrollment ly^ whero individual of pupils in her public schools amounts I | “' to 83,000 more than it did in 1886.” jus'ice demands and the peace of soexty wiil justify, the criminal laws of the statu should be strictly enforced. The perpetuity of c tir system and the ill isliatiun of its princ pies rest, at last, uj <u.'.lie purity of Uni ballot. While po; ul it se.vtiment rebukes personal am- ration and tho public interests forbid individual power the law must guard ’ As WM against the evil* of both. Unawed hy force, uctrammelcd by p'.wcr and cnbonght by price, every bal lot *1 • ii.d be the unqualified choice of a tr i-i. m, as, together, they should em body tho expressed will of the people. No higher doty rest* upon tho general assembly than the prou»rt:on of tho citi zen in the expression of his choice at the ballot box. Under a pure ballot let us hnv© overy man elevated to ofllce, tho unquestioned choice of tbo people, every measure advocate!, subjected to the un biased critic. stn of tho citizen, then every law enacted wiil be the embodiment of the popular will and we will destroy the arrogance of individual power, tho tyr- any of class legislation and the central ization of government. Hy far the- most important matter in volved in our .state policy is tho educa tion of the people. In a republican gov ernment where every man is a sovereign, tli!* imssas should bo enlightened and made able to understand tho duties of a citizen and to gourd intelligently the in terests ol tho stau •. Illiteracy is in no senso an element of security. It novel*can master tho forces that make progress and power. Igmr- nnco leads not and vico hand-in-hand to disturb society, destroy business nnd overturn the government The" surest foundation for our system must bo laid in tbo intolbgcnce and virtue of the masses. Until recent years, it has not boon tho policy of the state to edacato its child ren. ’ Now it in a fixed provision in our fundamental law. I shall not stop therefore to discuss the prosperity or tho wisdom of its enactment. It has gone beyond tho possibility of debate. Public education 1ms I ecome the l.xed i < licy of the age and the uniform feature of all HVbtems a* it is the uniform demand of all people. I shall, tberolor*. not arguo agniust tho policy, but let ono fact spook against its practical o\ oration whan 1 declare that illiteracy bsu* Bieadiiy ill- creased in our rural diatr. cto since tho adoption of our public schcol systi In the honor o assembly interest and dignity and education, the general should improve the prao- THE TREASURER**! REPORT. Attention is invited to the report of tho state treasurer, especially to the follow ing statement of the receipts and dh- bursmeius of tho treasury foi thoollicial year, Oct. 1, 1880, to Sept. 80, 1800; In my report muds to your excell ency on Uct. j. lWsJ, for the year ending Set*. soil* of raid year, 1 re ported Imlauco iu til-* tnstsurr «f. .$ 430,111 01 X have received fromeal'i Uatedf Oct nt,iKvj, to r>|4f Mxh, :mw-boiii day* inclusive, I nan van- us sourcs as shown by exIulSt No. 3, here* ith submitted... *979,694 83 1st. l-t'J, mskrs tlie amount chargeable t<» thetrertsury for the report year, Just closed 4,409,885 23 I have paid tlurrnt; tin* ''report yt treoMirrr*' anown by exhibit N" halance la treasury «'j 1st, WHC. 3,878,0881! BONDED DEBT OF UEOUdlA. On the 1st of October, 1888, as shown by my report to y-mr excellency on that < i ay, the nuuro valid bonded in- , • debtednraa of OwrgU, both inter- MOTaateM interest bearing, mm 8,031,145 00 MOT by authority of an set approviMl O.*tot»-r t» 1, I8H9, there luu lteen issued a Mrtr* of bonds, maturing as »ot forth in said act... 1,M3,000 00 Slaking the valid debt (luring the re port year 1( Since October 1st, 1889, l have |tnid of the bonds, reported as non-in- tercet bearing, in iny lost report. Which deducted from amount as above stat-d luslo-sth" valid out- slaatllnc debt on October 1st, l-ou J0.3*9,110 00 “On the day after this report wasclosod two million and ninety-eight thousand dollars <i3,093,0G0> of tho bonds of tho state were paid by the treasurer from die proceeds of bonds authorized hy the set of October 23. 1899, and by the sinking fund and by «a cs of public property; so that the bonded debt of tho Mato amounts to-day to $#,201,840, or $.*iG5,200 lets than it was on the 1st of October, 1887." Concerning tho salo of the state bonds tho governor says: THE SALE or BONDS. “The bonds sold in 1838 bcrc 11 per cent, interest and were sold J. 104}. Their nvorago life was iixt<cil and one-half years. The average lifojof the bonds «t tho public school gyutcio uore than $#,000,000 and won 1 ■ng the states the head of t column for illiteracy. Tbo system li fallen far short of tho popular noc» The times are now favorablo and tho necessity pressing for further aid either by gcnorsl i r local taxation and tlio gen eral assembly should so provide. 'laxat on by the state is but n priatiOQ for the security of society, pro tection to property and tho advan emsnt of the t oople. These ends tho general assembly cannot better securo than bv tlu education of the masserf. Our socinh pojltical and material conditions all call lor tho moro general education of the people. Looking, therefore, to tho final pros perity i-t the state ill the c-luvatb n. cn- ligi.tenment and virtuoof its j-coplo, I appeal to tho guardians of our liberty to prepare overy child for tbo high and re sponsible duties of a l the\ boT© uj */.vr cant, inter- wmLk.i i.r i. • 'll,.. Mi,„f hkh Ject.-d U ths history of of lb90 was still bet- -r, for it can l»o\shown by n simple cal illation that tli* series bearing per r months for instruction and eight months for idleness will not lit a riti/on fur the duties that await him. If tho hlats carries forward HJCcesMuIly tho great work it has undertaken, we must have heller t at hers ft-; 11.- i l.« • I- longer terms for instruction, and Letter pay for tho service. l or the training and instruction of teacher* tho Male needs a normal school t-litUlc. i or I. hint te :..s cent, interest, runttiig sixteen nnd a half years, nnd sold at par. will net tho peo- ploof Goorgin $121,280 m to than the s'.nes bearing 44 per cent, interest, run ning tho wniu tune and soil for 4] pre mium. With tho creak which Georgia now enjoys she can float a bond as cheaply ns any stats in tho union, but her public debt is so small, so well arranged and so easily mansged, that there will bo no necessity, without some great ca lamity befalls Ler, for lisorgis to is us another promise to pay In twenty-five years.*’ w . j|j t T h .°: re|X) , rt ! cafll *thestato versus 1 homesU. Wool- folk, which has attracted so much public Making total amount to be counted for $4,409,883 83 Executive warrants i«i<i by treasurer fl,979.«#l « War's president fcenato and Kpeaksr House, . imidby treaaarer JW.lflO 4S Mukiiig total payments l>y trassurer |2,13I.7S3 ON Balance In treasury Oct. 1, ISW) 8,778,093 15 Tho subjoined lublo shows the value of the proj>erty of colored tax pay ei s f rout 1879 to 1890 inclusive, and exhibits very plainly the increasing prosperity of that rla.ssof our population: M78.UJ 3133300 8,939,479 11,871 WHO.., i.’.Jwton In 18#8 there were in the penitentiary 1,BOO colored males, 119 white males, 63 colored females nnd no white females, a total of 1,537. In 1*90 there ats 1,478 colored limb s, 108 white malts, 48 col ored female* and no white females, a total of 1,694, showings net increase of 157. The governor says: “From the report, it appears that tli* re 1ms been s eady and uniform improvement in the general health of tho convicts. The mortality, it is true, has been greater than it sp- peared m tho last biennial report, but this fzet is accounted for by the report of tho principal pliy.d- ian, lJr. II V. Bl. Miller, who shows thatquitealargenuui- her of death* occurred by accident, and from an epidemic which prevailed among the convicts, snd from old age, and other came* which do not yield t j treatmer t. The convicts in tho (ieorgiu penitentiary huvt* a health record which will compare favorably with any clsss of our population, snd if there could b? a division of thu (exes and u j r. jier cla-si- ticatior. and separation of criminals, and tile removal of minor convicts to reform atory schools, very few auditions! im provements could be mad 1 in cur peni tentiary system It is but ju*t to ssv that it is superior iu tbs care of health and morula and comfort of i:s inmat< ■ to any county chain-gang in the state of tii orgia.*’ INSTITUTION FOR TIIE DEAF AND DUMB. “The report of tho board of trustees of this int resting charity, aconapanied with the reports of the principul and of the treasurer, is herewith transmitted. Tho trustees claim that the institution has been neglected by the stats and is, in its equipment, inferior to all others of its putdic institutions. In his report to th* trustees the principal, besides many interesting ntatistics, presents an esti mate of the needs of the institution, which the t ustees agree with Jinn in stating are very urgent, nnd they ask an appropriation of $.4,090,” THE I'LMTEVriARY. Tho report of the principal keeper of the penitentiary show* that there tvero in camps October 1, 1888, 1,537; received from the jails, 9G0; old c* apes out at Giro of my la«t report and sinew recap* lured and leturaea to duty, 8; total number handled during term, 2,311, AT THE CAPITOL. WBDNIiSDAVf NOV. Til© Hou , He use was called to order at 10 o'clock I Anus-sago from the Senate . by speaker Howell and the omission of that, the House concurring, an i prayer Wednesday wa« n-1 lopeated, | for judges and solicitors of^ tho buperior i Filer Bryan of Floyd being requested to ollor p; juugcs aim iuiilhuib ut w® .u^hv, • ----- - i-t would bo h 11 Blonday m'-rnmg. , had btile opi Aftc ? roll call and tho minutes of hall of tho House o' Representatives well-filled when 10 o’clock, tt.e hour o. convening, arrived. Tho floor was a popular place for friends of candidates, and psrting injunctions were given to “reniemlier,” when Clerk Hardin s gavel called the body to order. By virtue of his holding over from tho last legislature to him reverted this duty. IIo briefly stated this fac, and had at his left Judge Y\\ J. Hutchins >f the western circuit, who administered the oath of ollke to the members. They roe|>onded in littlo groups before the speaker's desk and acquioaced in U.** two niemb- r tied, i to had just One of these was Lecturer Crawford, from JIclnb«»h, an old member, and LeCont of Bartow. Tho oath was administered by Juige Jenkins of the Ocnungee circuit. Hie committee a. pointed t-» r»-)nrt the* force needed upi-oin meat tlie Hondo favored tlio ere gallery keepers jnges bv tlie mu.neager, six porters oy lli«- clerk and two ass.stant door-keepers by tba door-keojK-T, first local bill to goon the calendar the speaker s ucf k anu scquiMccu m i .e hated from Chatham and prayed for the 1 incorf ” ratlon - ° f th ; of The next business being the selecticn of a speaker, the HouaO and an overflow ing gallery were on the qui vivo. Toe lion. Warmr Ml.Jer, of Meri wether, placed iu nomination the namo of the Hon. Clarke Howell for sneaker. The nomination was nunieri.usly sec onded, tlie first being that of the Hon. William Clifton, of Chatham. The Hon. A. £k Cutte of .Sumter county was also put in nomination by his col league, the Hon. J. A. McDonald. Balloting then proceeded nnd it w ns soon clear that tlio successful candidate would bo Mr. Howell. When his eighty- fourth ballot was recorded—the number required to elect—a cheer wont up iu which joined the gallery where ladies were present in numerous numb.-ra. Thu vote was: Howell, 143; Cults, 24. The Hon. W. Y. Atkinson of Coweta rooted the appointment of a committee of three to conduct the speaker-elect to the choir and that one of the committee b« Mr. Cutis. The committee was com- K wvd of Blei-sm. Atkinson, Cjtts and the on. Wen. Clifton of Chatham. Vr. Atkinson merely introduced Mr. How. 11, who britily s ated that it would bo his endeavor to expedite tlio business of the Hou-e nnd closed by thanking the mouthers for tlie honor conferred on him. The next business in order was the selection bf a clerk. The Hon. Simeon Maxwell, of Worth, put in nomination the nunit of the Hon. Blark Hardin. The next business was the election of a doorkeeper. The three nominees wore: li. J. Wilson of Richmond, Ceorge A. Smith of Coifee count/ and John A. Blcinueu. The contest was suspended on the en trance of Clerk II. H. Cabuniw of tho Senate, bearing n message which con tained tho information that that body was organiztd and ready for business, and suggested that a committee of live be ap|>o.ntmi by thu House to join with a committeo of threo from the Senate to wait on his excellency, the Governor, and inform him that such was the case und they awaited his pleasure. Tho House (ornniitteo so appointed was com posed of M<ssr*. llartridge, Hull, Lewis, Marlin nnd Barrett. Tlie doorkeeper contest was then re sumed, and Cupt, It J. Wilson, a one- armed Confederate soldier, received 118 votes snd was declared elected. A motion looking to securing suitable rules for tho House was modified by Mr. Atkinson's amendment to bo guided b ah. It was introduced^ by Hon. Wiuiam Clifton of Chatham. A call of counties lor tlie introduction of new bills was then proceeded with. Tho Hon. Tracy Bax.or of Bibb offered a bill for tue extonsion of the charter of thu Macon aad Atlantic railroad for a P» riod of sixty year*. By Humnhrieaof Brooks: Abillcrcat- board of commiMionors for each militia district of Brooks county t-i havo survcii nnco ol tho adjustment of busi- n-ss pertaining to the court of ordinary. By iioo;>cr of Carroll: A bill incor porating tho Atlanta nn*J Birmingham rai road. A message was received from tho Sen ate suggesting a joint committee to con fer nml report as to what putdic officers are to ho elected by tins legislature, tho committeo to lie lornposod of three mom- l>ers from the House and two frotn thu Semite. The Hon. W. IJ. Davis of Burke pre sented lor its first reading the petition for tho incorporatiou of the Southern Ex change bank with headquarters in At lanta. Mr. Clifton of Chatham filed several local bills when his county was culled. Oi.o was to regulate tho granting of new trials and that when so permitted they must be on good grounds and the judge must state these. Where questions of fact are involved nnd have teen paused on twico the bill aims at denying further trials A socoad wan to maUo nil em ployers besides corporations liable for damages sustained i.y employes m tho discharge of their duties. Mr. Clifton's third bill regulates the penalties for usury where till s aro conveyed to credi tors. Ilia fourth bill aims it giving Savan nah better s'rcet repairing facilities. All citizens lietwten the ages of twi-nty-one and sixty years ure to do road work or pny a special tux in lieu < f this within the present or future limits of tho citr. The hour of 11 o’clock having arrived, the doorkeeper announced that tho Senate awaited tho pleasure of the House preparatory to tho joint scasiou named for that hour to canvass the re turns from the various countits an nouncing tho vote* for governor and state house officers. 1 re-ideal Mitchell of the Senate lock the chair nt the speaker's right and tho senators filed in and occupied chairs around the speaker's desk. The returns, filling a basket, wire brought in hy por- Of this number tlxrs huve been dU- charged by expiration of sentence, 583; dhd. 707; purd ns and commutation®, 72; returned io courts fur now tna *. 13; p ti. 4v. svuk tKU|i II, to tuyiutu, •— r- II • i J. . '•<>. I.'/M. * AND r.DIT* LAWS. 1 he fttt< nlicu of the general nssembl; is directed to the road laws and tbo iui provement of the roads ns a subject of great practical importance. The facts conueend with the execution of the state road leata aro roviowtd and an appropriation raouuBMadud for thu expenses of tho two commissioners pro vided for by the base act. IlK! OUT OF TUB ATTORNKY-GENERAI* Referring to the rvport of the attor- ney-g«-neral, the governor toys : “It • . n < int'-i.-->tmg docu ment, coming as It dots from tho law do- portm» in of ti e goverement. It give* a summary of all t o business pending in the courts in which the stalo ta inlcr- ted. It contains also a very clear and uresting statement of tho celebrated id L -d. and the retirement of Mai. l arnpbcll Wallace referred to in compli mentary terms. Tho governor calls attention to the filthy, uriLcallhy and in* euro condition of many of tho county jails, and renows his roconiuiend«tion for iho.r improve ment snd for a system of regular and fre quent jail inspections. A rsRDON (-OMUH4UON. The governor s former recommendation for the establishment of a board of par dons is renewed nud emphasized. THE PENSION LAW. The number of beneticurioa under tho law i* v»i\«n as a.li-1, Laving m- ' JL'STIC K in. t wii ouis not in it. attention in Georgia. Ho makes the history of that case, with its long delays, the occasion for a number of suggestions, which, if adopted, would very much ex pedite tho trial of criminal caVs. “Attorney-General Anderson retire* from ottU-e to-day after a service o. ten years as the law officer of tho govern- meat. 1 deem it as simple justice to him at the close of his official lite, to say of this admirabio gent.einan that the state has never had a more to scirntious official or abler attorney-general" < r. triu. l.w U. i nd iho aitiiy.iii. o( ! Tb«R.r.r.r Ill.km HrmnoJndfH ( larlt and Lninphln. Atlanta. Nov. 7.— [-peciaL}—Justlco Blnndford will not a candi ate for ro- the |>ayn;enU to tlieso benefitiaricv $180,UUQL shegovoroorrciomuircis that applies- v. inogoyerccroi ueorgrao tain* t, oD# f or pensioas, by proper enactment, lory when it is due; the judges of ^ ourts ercorof Georgia obtains | j, • j be hied in the office of the adjutant-i; ,v ^ ,| r _ W °P C , P “ c ‘ J cral, and tha*. an appropriation he made to secure cierica! asaistauco in that offices It b recommended that the contingent fund appropriation be $ltf,0d0 a year for tho next two j cam, tho appropriation of $8,juU per annum having proved insuf- . ficier.t. ready for Attention is directed to the federal ap* propriation of $15,000 lor the lienolit of colleges of agriculture and the mect.anic arts and the governor recoimu.ude that !. to do wx ft Udifldod b.lwo,n lb. vliU. ud col- . nU rvivwini tli. third to ,n Iruitut.on lm ii,idually and ruand; tiie nioaibers of the general boaabiy obtain their per diem ur< n c.dl. The teachers In our puLl.e schools are tho only servants of tbo s'ate whose pay dspttdl upon costtageccy and doubt. The lion :• of the *. te ■ e aat. a phan^t*. Tlio popular mind . t. All the interests of the atato urge four favorable canefcUration of efficient plan* for tlie better education of tho muses In all that elevates character, en lightens the people, strengthens thesta e, equalizes its burdens, adjusts its de mands, and enforces its government, protects its citizens and makes uroq.er- cui and conh nt its preople, the general assembly shall have my uotiriug aid and full co-operation. x now ready to take the oath of election to the supremo court bench. The judge retired from the race this morning, but not without leaving his murk. To the members of the legisla ture he says: “1 take this method of announcing that 1 am not a cmodxLto for rr-ticction to the offico of aseocLue justice of tlie supreme court. The dutie»of the office I now hold are eu.h as to afford me I S.”' l "h n id*M«L c t!{rn T ot '&S£ niittw: GUbtrL Wli.ul* Hill I * Dd ajTin WehmoBd win .ppomud Clifton, .Mu on, Maxwell sod Luuibdtn. Tt.c election of opeakerpro tem beinn | After an hour .nd n half of joint Mi ni order, the nan o u f Aon. j., lu . r. j-ion. the votes WMO oponed. counted .nd Trammel ... pmentod by .Mr. t.ilt vtt. | 5S " sitoarf tho foLowisg of iiu.rogcc. Mr. Horner, of JIunro,. | rMU ' I : : 1 1 '.°'>"■ N . or ‘ hcn I * • • - ’ ’ j ceivcd lu5.fftio; secretary of state, Phil Cook, 103.5 ,s ; tres«urer, 1L U. Hard?- was nominated but osko>i that his n i: bv withdrawn. Last n:gbt thu name c iloa. W, II. Fleming was Biiggisiod this connect «-•). but tho reported ■tod in for. having no opposition, he IoL’.d lit unanimously dov.n tho entire list. Mr. Martin, of Fulton, offered a reso lution which was, on the suggestion of Mr. Berner, made a joint ono wuch of fered tlie rotunda of tho capilol to the Btaio Horticultural Society for the exhi bition of Us display at the annual meet ing. Mr, Barrett, of Pike, offered a resolu tion, appointing a committeo of three to inquire as to the messenger, clerical and porteriog fores required. Mr. Atkinson, of Monroo, wisheJ to refer to tho committee on rule.*, hut wl on put to s v»te. tho llotiso decided on the con.mlitre. Mr. Uaitndg', cf Chatham, reported tiat hia lotmiiiitro Imd vaited on the governor and that it would Le bU ex 102.911; comptroller general. W. A. Wright, 102.6.1; attorney-general, George N. Beater, 100.DTJ; commissioner orngneotture. il t. Neatnc, uo.suo. The committed on rules are Messrs. Calvin, IJcrmrr, Huff, Hut, Gilbert ami the speaker, ex officio. Mr. Martin, of Fulton, presented resolution i skmg the appointment of a joint committee, two from the Senate and three f r.un the House, to wait on Governor-elect Nortlien and learn his pleasure as to the lime of his inaugura- oncurreJ. Mr. Ams -n of < ow.-ta introduced a bill wl.i h :s one of tho most important yo. filed. It aims at extending the power of the railroad commission that they may have and take (ogntzunco of charges of expnas companies, sleeping car companies and telegraph companies, ns censors of the people, and inflict pen alties. order reurtsses and otherwise scrutinize and inquire into their dealing* w n h ths publ with to suppi NATlt tion. Gen. Gordon will, according to an nn< nounccinent in the House, address tho tho hgUia'uro on Monday next, Tho House adjourned. I li. *o After a committer on rules had boen provided for, the first benato bill was in li'"liu i Io Mi. Jliiij., t!.r iu,..; v fourth, who wants a now chsrkr for Co lumbus, >\ J. Bennett was created an addi- cellcncy’s pleasure to c nimumcate with j tit mil gallery keeper, Mr. O’Neal then open elec- Mr. ilem^ng, of Richmond, offered a j election of judges and solicitors goi.oral ' • -n • I. tl-.t I « „!,,, .1 | 1 >!,„) J.,v ; t ,-\t and . ■ Mi:iU*; until the work is comi leted. Judging hy tho number of candidates crow.ting the lobbios snd tho nrcades of the hotel, it wiil be a long and arduous la! or. At this juncture, t .ebour of 11 having armed, thu Senato adjourned to tbo lion o chamber, where, several hours were apt-nt oj emug election returns. .Senato and House meet at 11 o'clock to-morrow tion returns. A motion to adjourn, tvhfch had been previously made and afterwards with drawn, was then nctod on, and tho Hou-e adjourned until 10 o'clock to morrow. The Senate, Though the make-up of the Senate had undergone so thorough a change, not only in respect of persons, Lut in t ,o general stylo and character of its mem bership, the bMy, true to the senatorial instinct, began work in the usuai orderly ay this morning. Tho Senate opeced with prayer. The lionet* forgot it. Col. William Harris of Worth, the old secretary, of course tailed the MiembFgt- I'ltlilAY, NOV. 7. The House, Atlanta, Nov. 7.—iSpedalj—Roll call in tho IIou<*-‘ this morning, after nraypr by the Rev. Mr. Underwood of Franklin county, showed m et of the inenib-n yrcs nt io their pUcis, Tho committee fimas the House ti wait on Governor-elect Nortben and inquire a* to his pleasure regarding his Inatig- .»ti n ant ilt'.., .. M.wmi. l hi;t*u. 11• t, ofli' Judge Bleckley administered the oath of ottfic, and Becretary of State Fhil Cook turned over the seal of the state. Governor Gordon nnd Governor Korthen t-hook hands; and a cheer went up from tho gatcerin/. At fc’envoud on Him (,roiini!. Jsta, Nov. 5.—[bpcciaL j—Colodel vo >: b lure to night, but will not He onlv says he Is hero to etay to iajsh. Tlie garb in which the atna- 1 candidate has presented himself o good deal of notice. His attire i< etjr itself, and people might pass < u ti.o strrets of Bavsnnah to-night out gUMaing his identity, so much lie icsemblo a farmer legislator. : .a (Reese, nu cling him just now, limed: “lit Ho! bieesua, what havo ored schools, for colored students and two-thieds to tho Georgia State College. The governor furtner rtcommends that the 8,900 appropriated to the Atlanta University, which was erver drawn and now amounts to $24,uX) to be de voted to the astat luuoxent normal school for colored teachers. The whole subject of negro education is com mended to tho general assembly. Tne sources from which our state school fund is now derived, are •uted by the ccsxptrcRcr-gcniral follows: Tax on rxoetM over $300,001,010, (at able property to order and swo:« in tho members 1 urner. Hoi reok and Brandi. uhcL Then the election of a prssideut The lion. M. V. Calvin .f Richmond was taken up. . offered a resolution requiring that a.I Too Hon. K. G. Mitchell of theseventh. .senate nuirndm-nu to llmu LilU must was made preside nt by a good majo.ity le indorsed by a majority of both housee. tinto to canru, fur ro tlrctJon. «veu U 1 (wnn't! 1 "* J - K ' V ‘ lk, ’ r - H Mr. J«to-of Uj.nl pr.«nuJ . bill I ,»nncti’.,n U ni »„ iwemm I miuinng tbo railroad coax mission to in- *S5?3'1 jine ,h /‘ ?* « liiC.tolbtou^h tm^hi nlo..aotiip- ... ... nt ,,n ...* n H* rr l** of Wortb, who was born to the I m« ut» from a dutanco to Georgia an f Kna,e w r. taryi.hip. an l is tbs only I w t.« ro they sre deemed exctasive to de man in Go^rgui who knows just pro I luand roiiess. cisely bow to prompt a prvauientalwsjs Mr. Davis of Burke offered a bill for exactly in tho rignt fasoiuo and at t o • ti.o incorporation of ths Bank of Waynes- proper muiueut, was madecleik without |^ro. * a shadow of opi«o.ition. He would te a By Mr. Tatum of Dade: A till prohib- Loid man, indeed, who sliould ventur .• to 1 Ring trading on scrip or wages checks of nppite tin* veteran on the field o.' h.» laborers. many biennial victories. It has grown By Mr. llartridge of Chatham: A bill to be a K>rtof tacit. uoderauudiagio incorporating t o West End Railway Georgia that to fight A\. A. Harris’ elec- Company of Savannah, turn to tho clerkship of the Nenato is to j By Mr. RysJs of Cnatham: A bill msk- tight the comtitufoD of tho Hate. I SS nil rallr-.-'J ;>r. per!i«s in corporate iu L lauik of Irwin county is tho new Rujju of bavanuah liable for municipal He also introd iced a bill calling for the appointment of Insp ctors of iilumi- nat n< ils to be stationed at ten points iu the state. Smith of Decatur presented a bill mak ing it a penal offense where laborers or others who receive money or advances fail to comply wi h their contracts. This aims at reme lying a grievance tho planter* havo long cried out again-t, Robert* of Don .-las off-red a bi.l pro viding for tlio taking of testimony where witnesses are out of the state. Heay of Floyd: A bill incorporating the town of E ist Rome. Goodwin of Fulton: A bill amending tha act affixing interest to executions fur faxes. Also a bill making exemplifications of recordt* uud minutes of municipal cor porations iidmiseible in evidence. Hinith of Greene: Ail act regulating the liability of persons illegally employ ing help. hU rritt of Halt: A bill incorporating the Atlantic and North wo-tern railroad, Chappell of I<aurena:A local hill prohib iting the eale of liquor within live miles of Oak Grove chuicb. Also the transfer of the county of Lauieas from the Cconee to the Ocmul- gee judicial circuit. Also nt.il! praying for the relief of Captain b:ubbt of the Dublin Light ln< fantry, and his bo.-.dsmen from obliga tions through the burning of arms be longing to tho state. Ca.opLcli ul M rriwother: A bill mak ing promissory notes, wiiero guano or other fertilizers were purchased and found wurlhl ss, void aad not binding. ilili of Meriwether: A till .’unending the stetien of the code providing that a mutuai uieud to the panics of u contract may Ratify iu case of the death of either. A Is-?, that the salary of representalivis ehml bo 4169 with 10 cents mileage, and the president of the benate nud speaker, receive $280 nnd the samo mileage. This will bo submitted to thu peop e of the state for ratification nt the polls at the next general»lection. lienFooffered arc-solution, which ind(n>od, that a pamphlet containing in- foi mation regarding tho personnel, rules and committees of the Houso be pre pared by the speaker and thoir desks labeled. Crowder of Monroe: A bill taxing rep resentatives of “foreign” money-lending companies by the counties In which they do business. Gilbert of Muscogee: A hill entitled an set to alter and amend section 8519 of tho pnd*» of Georgia* Alio a bill providing for the secrecy of the ballot, tho erection of election booths nnd the defrayment of expenses of elec tions by public funds, either county or municipal Also to incorporate the North High* landa Railroad Company. Gravvs of Newton: To.change the ae?- lion requiring counties to have duplex indexes of instruments so ns to except mortgagee and Mens **n greying Branch of Polk: Organizing a dicial circuit to be called the Tsllapuosa and eoitruing Polk, Paulding and Har- als n countiev. Humphries of Brooks: To extend tho provit* one of tho not giving aid to Con fciicixte soldiers, that widows under con ditiona natm d may receive $125, A resolution !>y Mr, Boufeumctuf Bill regulating the hours of the session until further changed, named 10 to 1 o’clock, but was amended 9 to 1 and so passed. The committee to find out what offi cers to be elected hy this assembly, re ported a United States senator, an* asso ciate judge of the supreme court, three judges and several judges of the superior court. Scruggs of Rabun—A bill incorporating the North Georgia Railroad Company. Crowder t f Monroe—A bill to pay an annual pension of $100 to widows of Confedera es. Maxwell of Talbot—Bill incorporating the People’s Bank of Talbotton. Also a bill aiming at securing a county license from those who conduct a “jug trade.” Also a hill incorporating the Talbotton Loan nnd Investment Company. Pa*no of Upson—^To establish in the county of Up on a public school system. k.JlI.. .if W.llfuB Am nil, n -n ,n Atlanta., House nu t at| the chair. Mr. Jackso unanimous c larging the k mission rcnd| purpose of snd to introd J ii. The bills v oath for witnJ grand jury, f school terms I months to eigl The hill of f incorporate button was b| up for a s mb. nod The bill ol providing h| Macon iccotid icadinj tho Senate. Tho bill of I corporate th/ taken up fa Wheeler of Walker—An net coding to tho United States our state titlo to a tract which has by nn act of congress been created n national domrsne—the Cbica- mauga National Patk, Harris of Washington—A local bill for the relief of tho bandersville and Tenniile road from $oot> penalty exacted hy the s:au for non-pa) rnsnt at timu duo ot stau laxe* Hand of Bnkor: To change the time of holding »essions of the superior court in Bitter to May and November. Berner of Monroe: To amend section 1.45 i of (he code. Norman of Liberty: A hill enlarging the juried!' tion of county courts. Mr. lfoufeuillet of Bibb introduced a local hill asking that the adjutant gen eral add sufficient companies to the pres ent second battalion oi ths slate troops to Other bill by the unal A hill tof attorney’s ho filed byJ t lined, wif Jackson. At 10:2(| was i einorJohJ his final l position hi four yeartfl On motV the goverl read. After til read and f introduce! By Mr. j vide whd shall take! To provU realty tdul parties, I By Mr. I the FlorlJ By Mr.l corpora tef pany. I By Mr.l tion 8J8(il The ill sion witi| tioa corp m j Gov. *1 Mr* 1 appro 1 *1* iici n 1 nml». H trol ft edved from tax i 00 $.'3 90 u.Mr/U rxllroad Tax on liquor dealers Net fers Irwin iuNpvctioo of t Hire state couvtcte Making a total of Disours 'inrntH from July 1st, itVO, to July I*t, lBuu * Leavinr a balance to be appor- llraed 193,400 06 ment on my own uiorits by slandering ths rvpuuuon of my opponents, llopiog you tuay elect one luucli more .v ie and com^t'nv to perform tho arduous duties of the office tluui myself and with my best wishes for yourselvca uud the prosperity ol our state, I remain } cut obedient lervant, “M. It BlaNLFomu” The justice lus proven hhcstlf since his tdiineition witu iho court b;>r:iii screral years ugo, one of the meat bril liant and broad-miaded judges u at ever ■at upon its bench, iiw uas aiwsye bten a favorite with his associates of the court and the present judge* will greatly re gret him no matur who succeeds. His retirement leaves Hon. Richard Clarke and Judge Samuel Lumpkin (o conto t for the seat. Tlie latter is said messenger, lie had opposition, but routed iu Door-keeper. U J. Allred of Pickens, und chaplain. Rev. John June, of Atlanta were re-elected hy unanimous consent. Hons, George W. Warren and C. E. to possess great strength in tho Alliance. ebSSotot?'!» candidates Initi He is h* re now circulating among them. | JlSSSJifVVi InnT- 1 Judge CUrke is also to he seen about the i OD ^ rtnl J, a „ j w »li wi*U~be ma. capitob _ ... . . : let in tho absence of the f re* ii*nL THE STATE S ECllOOIA The govemer ie ;omturrads tho creation ‘ a common school fun I for the st^te, inch ►hail bo sufficient to run the 'Roots lor six months at least. T».©*©v- ernor also re *ominende tb i x- made for bttter j ay for t» f.*- ti.o eat St iishment of n rmal It Thr auggcition cf a local optica educa* j hop mu.* leaven .iu i I.- n lavs is approved. j the JoofSttI0M j The succcm of the tew teci n.. g al! for the govcrcor a Attorney-General Andersen, who has been frequently n. j reached, has posi tively declined to enter the race, feeling unable to afford the business sacrifice ii ii :i » i ,.>..ug of j <.! In* ofln*** .n ih.s .-’.ate require* ol un-oof hi b h prcfesaional standing such a* Ins. be | o.i.true n*. c i snd fer “Tip” Horri Atlanta, Nov. 8L— [Special.) —G to-uay^ inado three | The *c nalors then drew toe seats an proceeded to get uown to bmioeea. Both t..e Senate snJ Hour now hi; organirei and ready to iiear from th executive, a resolut.on was | a-s- d ; ro viding for a joint commit.ee to onnounc the fact to the governor. Sfessra CaLa niss, Terrell and Zachry w ere ap[ omtei [on the part of the S. naU*. Later th (committeo reported that tho execu tv n-i Mr. i a ldn**.-. t;.«• ;j->.-imly iu wiitm; i-j al a future time. By RyaN of Chatham: A bill provid ing ad iti< nal |*enalty for violators of law* of that county regulating the bale of spirituous liquors, such offense to require iuruituro> t license and inability to en- gage in such ousinee* for five year.-. Also a t ill to nm.--.il the law govern ing trnnbfcr* and dens. Also a bill prohibiting tho runningof freight trail.b ia G.or^ia on the haotxitii. insure a body of not more than twelv. and not less than seven compenies, and that it be called the second regiment. Martin of Fulton: A hill relieving en gineers of stationary engines from jury duty. Also, incorporating the Fidelity Life and Accident Insurauco Company of At lanta. Also, incorporating the American Trust and Banking Company of Atlanta. The Senate. Atlanta, Nov, 7.—[Special,]—Tho buiinrhe of greatest interest in the senate this morning w* • the introduction of a prohibition tdil by Mr. Todd of the filth. Its object is loshut the doors of all retail liquor dealers of the state at one fell slam. Mr. Todd wants the sale of “the ardent’’ in quantifier leas than a quart greater quantities, his bill provides that n< n * shill be drunk on the premises where sold. The pena'ty for violating the law is to be* that prescribed for misdemeanors in section 4310 of the Code G »vtrnor Nortben will take up the ex ecutive reins next Saturday. A com. miitee from both tranche*of the legisla ture waiud upon him tin* m. rning, in- ! f»n fo in<'d him of his i leefion and rri»ort*.l j llT.Oi ievei.il i ill * v.. I Mr. Reid of l «> ■ !• ’1 t.1 y| ix-Governor « eve ning to ad i| general »s*c ■ A bd. uai that be wojld b» ready t > ap; c bill racurjorat.ng the il .uut the urermbly and take tue oath at • bef i • 1 staff of Tilt l(M>AV. Ml''. A. The | to use. Atlanta, Not. C,-^i cciabj—Tin u hi Railway Company. *-j a i .1. «iiii x : a ti.e n ini^ ol ■ haui Dime buungv IlanktoChat- i Baok. l*o a bill conferring tho veto power ' lie maj' rof havraiiah. : the i.on. A. o a bill Incorporating tho Savannah Saving* Bank an I Mor*gafa fxmpacy. Chairman (Rib rt cif the commits un a chap ain r.; rt«* i a* their choice Rev, R. C, Rhodes of Coweta, among them one to carry out t into al amendment lately ratified, al lowing pei.-i i.. to !•> ('Hid widows ol Confederate soldiers. Tne pensions are fixed at $10> annually. brn .tor .v>ui*n fields a movement t crsita a new judicial circuit in the slat* 9Introduced; I Jan. 1, I'ja Aho i he b« aid of cl chool s i that t «j added, in< i as tb# TaL brace 1'oke. I’auh , ,, .w mont1>8. »a ,h0 c0 ' 1 ° now l I q Ry t ill intrid'J 11 • oir l ro;.d n^. . _ s-uned at p. in. I ... n.-.t Vic * -i .. Ul |it M'-sloU i|«,n « . J, UonlfUoruon.r-^t a u.o el. Urn Lhcinmn <>nl/ 1 Iw.tdon* En d wm el.cu-1 r l nortbo» Blern il.ii. Howard Thom- i withoutop^;^ ^oiicitor-getural ol the u ton was I::; ■loVlock. U>» t Ti«»irJ vrai given , of Hearo, .- u c . n , Ir.': V-I' - ,1,. I ul. I r.r:.-r LrSSou.co».nt tnken ^SeuWfbb , a ie""' 1 re*1m«‘ »» rossiissw ehlp lie '"‘"•Su foUe"*: Hcn-li-l- 0»iuU-. U> » ' oamore . -j; ; II. n. H. J. Hon. John was oocUied McGee, -*>• ol eted. nars ,ii had no oi potiibn to rc^S J e>^ (th ' ' ro Theioti"^'on.i.u. udjourned. « IIV «U VST_W*» <i«nAT. - rr...n Ucrll li HOC ■’"'JjJJ’t.'aMIrtH. Wm Cril.A n gttnt f.ooor.L-coneedeJ, WUet me-le Wojeo? ^ , iiulin „ cotd . iStoB 8 Louie hie neighbor, did wo d into o • ..ia become the most not imagine h" „ ellcra tion. When fauiouomen B mil. tannery in hewn, “’““rt hi. intimate, recog- • tonlay »nu tor— a future hero. Lut he do- twAser* SEfesSsa , 'S« 1 « oon r irfhStoond time I ’’fl voT.!^ *o..V.u" J * — ere nf the H ndreedmg. imo lwae there »bouUiiun ild ^ |ingl , otoiy void unless a Pjf\®I P gUI . I n.rt if vou propose erecting a ten- derendant and not fall. But«f P will tell you [^ ,s ^l3SS3s®^S Lrnor-a meoege h»j} I cullar moral““ ojtciotu Zii tho following bills were | of characler. JJe w« „ ollltr 0 t Richmond: To pro-1 ,„ r ds, ho Iwd ^''’^R’gojd^judgmcat, asrsgtsi t s.t emewnc/. n “ known f ucc:>« •« en x; effect a. agu‘"« mllhary ~uc^»- ~ amc ; II Uo LP ar M^ 0 ‘ n “ nd ‘ eC ' |: Ih. code oMBWjto joint to- IJ.^n.t. forth, inuugura As t>toa ai SUCCtf** *m 3S * s the caw vita eared* m well know tM thin;;, .• u* 1 '’™, a «, Cure.” " rite, h value of ^"un eflVn'icU, Wnchant* Carr of the Hoe' difficulty »A S. V. 1* »»*‘."J^did not hrf, my kidney,. T . ri one d,r i me; I waa hadly i ,d v j M d imu ; raveling from f u ,t b >tu try Warwrt BMa my did so much goou owilicic, * •■nut" 1 «ned I «b»w » wa8 t l HsSbIses 23?*^®=: ! h%°dl. from the eighth. Pje- „ „ The T.riffl __ l:.‘^e , hCbythi. 6 cer»las« m - Kfc’.^rof gy »"'. r :: t ft 0^3““.“rted Md. after I .‘RTliTV«d. such pro- I, Waa The T.rilTjj ■ Mr. Cleveland r.'.i.rf.eUV A, o»" r .«2Slfirrar ““'V riii-C carry | Imd pod. men pc- Lrov.r -—,- VVe „ w ; W : ’ r ;' f T I"° r a second I''!”' |r«U BK . na ;S«»~ll ? gof J,i |>srI<r«fo™!^ljl»”r I.. .' B«oua mo CJtV of | Ui «* " 5 Tlrliw ► ® — ““ — I >nr. £ If, Arm's ie. - a ** s war ti.ia.jmj Bova«» I iv **8TJtttn.zJ!: b *UL 11 *a.^- ,0 - tM'On S Hou.,. ‘roU t-for. join-1 larilTdid “” ,0 " *• ">• vtie. jJ l«a. I. i. i r„h' , ' ll ‘ lt 8 re- •*»'» D.mcZmtk H* ^bili-tho first tl *e M**fon». Gloriou* 2 UCi# *J ^dwonsttr WU f. ord.SyjJ^e.ptfoe. *lon t rteuerstf. rta^ Uhout tho stare UiOOM opera-1 Bonos, xr. t * , i. A * Vo not r’ 1 '* of Musco^co offtrsd a n* lh. a,a w r B%' , ^ S ^ I CheJroisn e,„"; * V'uwr, .t.r.' °P*r«- ^“^•red a job, / ?S3d rueu.^1 of I f * 0p,e in 1*»2. t '" el ‘ c<i *«f 4, p«. a«J“ * u KgoeIod 2 1 c, UMg Taso, [log 2 r V* d * h>11 I . ,JENV "rt , .'\.”.°ia—‘^ or< '""'"«»«. [«■• fvctnolo i 5?.,““ ,1 » , U P Ui./Wjuf th.. h'niHite J , J ff, n "* 1 * M, »- k Incr aeft.g^the I M,T /" nd ‘ ^J f h Slr ”'' 1 cter ’ n ^-k >r . n :'' , 1 * n ,h » po to seven: ‘* ard of H.ere , n ,* I n'o.fcnJl 0 |, , »'2fc! ,d » MU 1 m-mork', 00 ■ 10r " cl f«wV/ " r I buein.M of ii Pr.icnt. in ling Pn tiie best i !-• charters « V ; ,n » tiivsrage. Irtin nf -Xi; from ti.o fr.„, , rrporte J-liiltert,’ | ••"kTrr^, Al . j ,,„,.sL.vi,o.v At the crhUe,^ . . L€r ofthlrt » fery to that uRc; m thU ~uit ..ml is to Fleming an 1 A md Iiaialson Mr. lterner c .11 vd a I .11 h , , i , g's Ks*bn, I fence law ty be il