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I Or.ORfllA STATU CONVENTION*';
| TniRTIISTn DAY, .
r^REPOUTEII EXPRESSLY FOR TITE DAILYOMNIONj
S Tuesday, Jan.2& 1808,
Convention met at regular hour. Pray-
1 Srby the Chaplain. Journal read and np-
I proved. Quorum present.
[ Mr. ASHBURN moved a suspcusloa of
the rules, to allow a resolution relating to
cheap railway freights to be taken ijp and
ordered to be panted.
Mr. WHITELY moved to lay the motion
to suspend on the table, which motion was
sustained.
RESOLUTIONS ASKINCJ NATIONAL AID FOB
MATERIAL rUBPOHKS, AND RECOMMENDINQ
THE “RAILWAY SYSTEM” AND A RECOGNI
TION OF TllB I'RINCirLE, AS ART FORTH BY
TnR “RAILROAD LEAGl|K.” f //
Whereas, Bills havo been introduced Into
Congress. whereby the initiative lias been
taken to Inaugurate a National system of
cheap freight Railways that will greatly
improve, and equalize the advantages of
all sections of the United .States, and It be
ing demonstrated that such system, If
adopted, would add more than seventy per
K cent, to the etlicicncy of the Railway in Its
** capacity for business, while It would de
crease the cost of transportation moro than
one half of present charges; therefore
Ressolved, That this Convention ap
proves the principles and plan of said
Congressional Bills, and the objects of the
same, and hereby recommend to the peo
ple of the State, or Territory of Georgia,
I an earnest and cordial support of the
* movement thus inaugurated by Congress.
• \ Resolved, That in the power of the Ijni-
7 'ted States Government to provide for the
f \ Rr uncra l we * ,are M*d to regulate commerce
between the several States this Convention
recognizes the authority In Congress to es
tablish commercial thoroughfares running
through u scries of States, or from the in
terior to the sea-board; and further, it re
cognizes, ns an inherent and positive right
of each and every State, end all the people
t hereof to pass over or through any other
State with their persons and products with
out any exaction, tribute or tax. to be paid
therefrom into the Treasury of such State.
Resolved, That while the mechanical or
manufacturing industries of the United
State; have been simulated by the Reve
nue Laws of Congress, the agricultural
and mining interest have received hut Ut
ile direct aid from National Legislation;
that now. for the first time, the agricultu
ral Mud mining interests arc side by slue
with the m< chaideal industries In Congress
asking for the appropriate legislation Am 1
cadi, and such us will equally invigorate
these great arms of national protection.
Resolved, That while the proposed na
tional system of cheap freight railway? Is
peculiarly adapted to tho invigoration of
agricultural production Mini mining de
velopment, it will scarcely be less lienctf-
e‘ul to the mechanical industries, and to
commercial enterprise.
Resolved, That in the present condition
ol the country, financially, politically and
industrially, material stutesmenshfp. In
connection with the careful and vigorous
-system, under steady policy'had' become
iiidNpcfij'iiHle; that, next to the first duty
• of all governments, which U U> maintain
' the rights of the citizens Inviolate, nothing
mir !»,• f«u ilmlone or delated that, is
* nnl to promote the common thrift
«•. tM people. ’* •**'
> • .solved, That in the opinion of this
('(invention, an outlay ol. two hundred
millions, economically and judicially cx-
VfSended in the establishment ol a National
y/ftystera of cheap freight Railways would
el result in immediate creation, of taxable
/ property to the extent of more than fifteen
- dollars for each dollar expended; that
while It could be attended with an Im
mense additional vigor In developing re
sources and invigorating production, it
would save to the people in the expenses
of doing their business, more than the In
terest on. the National debt.
Resolved, That a copy of these-resolu-
i tions be transmitted to each Ilouse of Con
gress. to the respective Conventions of the
Southern Mates, and to the Legislatures of
tin* several States, as the sense of this
( Convention.
Mr. Bi.OUXT, speaking to a privileged
quo-tii u. ••ailed attention to a commu
nication in ti»H Journal and Messenger, of
the 23 I. which, in his judgment, rqlipctcd
wrongfully upon members of, jthla floor.
He had asked from the editor? tfle name of
their correspondent, who lqu\ declined giv
ing him the name. He denounced the
writer an an infamous scoundrel.
!' Mr. SPEER moved a suspension of the
rule* to allow the consideration of tho fol-
1 lowing resolution:
, Resolved. That X. L. Angler, B. Cfenley.
nnd S !•' Gove, be and they hereby added
to the Committee on Printing.
The motion to suspend was lost.
Mr. UIGBEB, from the Committee on
Enrollment, reported the following ordin-
ounces and resolutions correctly enrolled,
j j and ready for tho signaturesoftheX»resl-
dent and Secretary: ’
A resolution to elect permanent Presl-
K dent of tho Convention;
A resolution requesting tho Messenger
» to furnish water for the Convention;
A resolution requesting the. Provisional
i. Governor to fhrnlsh proceeding*'of the
t . Convention of 1805;
j A resolution appointing a Committee to
, draft resolutions for tho Convention;
A resolution to fUrnfsh Reporters of the
.Piess with seats and desks;
An ohlinanep granting temporary relief
to tho people of Georgia;
A resolution that the President shall
j sign, and tho Secretary attest, all ordln-
- ? nnces, resolutions, etc., passed by tbCCpn**
vcntlon; :
A resolution to ftirntsh members with
copies of rule* for the government of the
Convention;
A resolution relating to the tag on cot-
. ton;
? A resolution to shade the windows on
\ the cast side of the Hall;
A resolution regulating the meeting and
Adjourning of the Convention;
' A resolution tendering a Beat to lion,
Joshua foil on the floor of tho Convention;
.A resolution that the post office address,
dC., be pr ntod with the Rules;
, A resolution fixing the per dicta flnd
mileage of delegate* and officers of the
Convention..
A resolution tendering seats on the floor
to T. B. Sowan, former Missionary to Cen
trill Africa, and to Hon. Judge Ersktne;
/ Rule* of the Convention; •
Report of tho Committee on Rellpfj
Report of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections
A resolution Approving the proposition
of Mr. Hopkins to negotiate a loan of forty
thousand dollars;
A resolution to appoint a committee of
five to investigate the charges against Re
porters of the Press who have scats on tl»e
H6or of tho Convention;
A resolution appointing a committee
of three to Inform Hon. John Erzklnc,
Judge of tho U. S. District Court, of Jils
invitation to a seat within the Convention;
A resolution relating to chargee preferred
against Aaron A. Bradley, a delegate to
this Convention;
A Resolution asking the proper act hol t-
ties of tho United States to funjruti to the
people of North-Eastern Georgia mall fa
cilities.
The regular order of the day—the ques
tion of relief—was taken up> when Mr*
AKERMAN resumed his remarks In op-
poslon to relief. Ho occupied tho time un
til 11 o’clock, when Mr. McCAY obtained
tho floor, and proceeded to address the
Convention in favor of relief. Ills speech
was able, and delivered with great force, in
response to that of Mr. A. As both
speeches havo been reported by a compe
tent reporter, and will probably be, pub
lished at length, and as, also, our reports
are officially restricted to giving a succinct
history, of the proceedings, omitting the
remarks of members, we refrain from
making any extended reference to them.
At the conclusion of the remarks of 3Ir.
McCay, Mr. HARRIS, of Newton, Chair
man of tho Committee on Uelluf, obtained
the floor, and called for the reading of the
resolutions reported by tho minority of the
committee, nnd they were read as follows:
Resol veil, That this Convention respect-
Billy request tho Congress of tho United
States, in view of the condition of the
Southern States, to nmenJ ttic Bankrupt
Law of 1867 in the following particulars,
to wit: 1st. By providing that the reserv
ation of property to tho bankrupt lie
made iinitbrni in ail tho States, aud suffi
cient for n frugal support to him and Ills
family until their own industry can main
tain them In comfort. 2d. By providing
that the relief given by that law extended
to fiduciary debtors who have not been
faithless or otherwise culpable In their
trusts. 3<t. ily .reducing tho expense.! of
the proceedings when the estate of the
bankrupt Is small.
2. Resolved. That the foregoing resolu
tion lie sent by tho President of tills Con
vent! ui to tlie President of the Senate and
,Sjn*a) <*r of tho Ilouse of Reprcsrniatlvas
ni; tho United States, with a request that ‘It
bo laid before those"bodies. v
8. Resolved, That, all ordinances nnd re
solutions now before the Couyeiftion on
the subject of Relief, except the foregoing,
bo Indefinitely postponed, and that the
Committee on Relief be discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
Mr. HARRIS moved to lay the resolu
tion reported by the minority on tiie table,
and the yeas nnd nays being culled result-
illoivs:
Alexander, Anderson, Bedford.
Bealrd, Bell of Oglethorpe, Bowden of
Campbell, Bowden of Monroe, Blodgett,
Blount, Bryant, Brown, Braccwoll, Brad,
ley, Bullock, Burnett, Cumpbel), Carson.
Cutching, Casey. Clift, Christian of New
ton, Chatters, Claiborne. Chambers. Cobb
of Houston. Cost!n. Conlev, Crawford.
Crayton, Cottiug, Davis, Dinkins, Dun
ning, Edwards, Fields, Fort, Foster of
Paulding, Gilbert, Goodwin. Gove, Grlden,
Griffin. Guilford, Harris of Newton, nig-
den. Hotchkiss, Hopkins, Hooks, Howe,
Jackson, Jones. Key. Knox, Lee, Linder,
Lumpkin. Maul. McCay, McWhorter, Mur-
“My, Noble, Palmer. Potts, Prince, Rey-
ilds, Klee, Richardson, Kozar, Roberts,
DbcrtPom Sikes Se<-‘
of Charlton, Smith
Whitaker, Whitehead of Burke, Wooten-
87.
Nays—Messrs. Adkins, Akerman, An
gler, Bowers, Bryson, Cameron, Crane,
Crawford, Dunnegan, Ellington, Flynn,
Ilarlaud. Harrison, of Carroll, Hlgbee,
Houston. Holcombe, Hudson, Hutcheson,
Lott, Maddox, Marler, Mathews. Martin,of
Carroll. Marlin, of Calhoun, Martin, of
Habersham. Mcllan, Miller, Moore, of
White, Neal, Safl’old, Shields, Shropshire.
Stanford, Stanley, Trammell, Turner, Wal
lace, Waddell, Willi
vllliums, Woodey, Ycates—
Mr. CONLEY moved to refer the report
back to the committee and that Mr. McKay
be added to the Committee on Relief.
Mr. RICHARDSON wished to offer a
substitute, when
Mr. BRYANT moved the previous
question, when the CHAIR ruled the reso
lution out of order.
Mr. CONLEY moved to recommit the
report to the Committee on Relief.
Mr. TRAMMELL appealed from tho de
cision of Chair, when tho Chair was sus
tained by a largo vote.
Tl>e report was then recommitted to the
Committee on Relief.
Mr. CONLEY moved to suspend the
rules for tho purpose of allowing him to
move that the appointment of an additions
al member of the Committee,
Mr. CONLEY moved that Mr. MoCay bo
added to the committee.
Mr. WADDELL moved to add tho name
of Mr. Stanford.
Mr. AKERMAN moved to Bmend the
motion so that the Charman appoint two
additional members of the Committee.
Mr. BEDFORD moved the Convention
adjourn. Lost.
Mr. BRYANT moved the previous ques
tion, which was that Messrs. McCay and
Stanford lie added to tho committee. Upon
which motion the yeas and nays were
called, aud mulled—yeas 03, nays 52.
_ Yeas—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson.
Bedford, Bealrd, ‘Bowilen. of Monroe,
Btodgett, Bryant, Brown, Bullock, Jlur-
nctt,Uampbell, Carson, Casey, Christian,
‘in* Chatter*. Claiborne, Chambers,
uurv, uriiuiTC, UOOllWin, VJOYc, UOI-
den, Harrison, of Hancock; Higdon, Hop*
„ , ,
Reynolds, Rice, Richardson. Kozar, Rob
ertson, Sikes, Sherman, Smith, ol Charlton;
Shumate, Stewart, Supple, .Stone. Strlek-
latid. Tray wick, Wallace. Welch, Whitaker,
Whitehead, of Burke; AVilllams, Wooteii-
C9
Nays—Messrs. Adkins, Akerman, An
gler, Bell of Bunks, Bowden oi Campbell,
Bfyscn, Cameron, Clift. Cooper,* Crane,
Crawford, Dttnnlug. Ellington. Fields,
Foster of Paulding, Griffin, Guilford, flur-
lafld, Harris of Newton, Harrison of Car-
roll, IHgbcc, Houston. Holcomb, Hooks,
Hudson, Hutcheson, Key, King, Knox,
Lott,' Maddox, Marler, Martin of Carroll,
Martin of Calhoun, Martin of IlaiierKhnui.
Mcllan, Miller, McWhorter, Moore, of
Wh!te,NeaI, Haired, Shields, Seeley, Smith
of Cowata, Smith Of Tiiomns. Sj»wr. Shrop
shire, Stanford, Trammell, Waddell,
Woody, Yeates—52.
Tho motion to increase the committee
was adopted, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. MeCay and Stanford on the com
mittee.
The Convention then adjourned.
Report of. the Committee on tho Ex-
f *«utlye.Depuriuieui.
■ ’ArtMe III—Section 1.
1. The Executive power shall he vested
in a Governor, who shall hold hit office
during tJ|C term of four year*, and until
?ueh time as a successor shall he chosen
and qualified. He shall have a competent
salary established by law, which shall not
be increased or diminished during the pe
riod for which he shall havo peon elected;
neither shall he recei ve, within that period,
any other emolument from the United
States, or either of them, or from any tor-
tsignjH»>ver. j ,
2. The .Governor shall be elected by the
persons qualified to vote for members of
tlie Getter 1 Assembly on * In the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,
and quadrennially thereafter, on the .
until such time be altered by Jaw. which
election shall be held at the places of hold
ing general elections in tlie several conn-
ties of this Stata, In the same manner as
preseri lied for the election ol* members ot
the General Assembly. The returns for
every election of Governor shall Ik* sealed
up by the Managers, separately from other
returns, and directed to the President of
the Senate and Sjieaker of the House of
Representatives, and transmitted to Uls
Excellency tlie Governor, or the person
exercising the duties of Governor tor the
time being, who shall, without opening the
said returns, cause the same to Ik* laid be
fore the Sen ate. on the day after the two
Houses shall have laten organized; ami
they shall be transmitted by the Senate to
the House of Representatives. The member-
of each branch„ofJho General Assembly
shall convene in the Representative Cham
ber,; and, Uie y President- of. Ibe .Senate and
‘she Speaker ot.‘His House of Representa
tives shall open and fruhllsh rW* return* in
the presence of 4lie GvirOfaV Assi-mVIy:
and the person having the ni ijorlty of tin
whole number of votes given shall be de
elared duly elected Governor of this State:
but ll no person have such majority, tlier,
tVom the two persons having un* n.glieei
nil in lie rot votes, who shall be in lib*, am.
shall not decline an election at the t inn
appointed for the l.egls’atun* to elect, th
General Assembly -It.tli immediately elect
a Governor viva tore; ;ind In all eases oi
election of a Governor by the General As
seuibiy. a majority of the Votes ol the
members shall ne necessary for a eludce
Contested elections shall be determine!
by both Houses of the General Assent ly
iu such manner as shall t»e. prescribed b,\
law.
3. No person shall hoelllgi -le ti* the ot-
flceof Governor who .-hall not have been n
cittzeii of the Dulled ht.rtcs iiiLevii yearn,
and a citizen of this Mate ten years, and
who hath not atbiliunj the age of thirty
years.
4. Incase of tlie death, resignation or dis
ability- of the Governor, the President ol
the SoifUte shall exqn ise the Executive
powers of the G%»vermnent until such dis
ability be remove!!, or a successor is elect
ed aUu qualltieil. And inen»e of tlmileuth.
resignation or disability ot the Preslden
of the Benate, tho Speaker of the House
of Representatives shall exercise the Ex
ecutive powers «if the Government until
the removal of the dlsability'Arr me elec
tion ami qualification of a Governor.—
The General Assembly shall have |siwer ti*
provide by law tor lllllug unexplred lerius
by special election.
5. The Govei nor shall. Iiefore he enters
on the duties of Ids office, take the follow
ing oath or affirmation: *•! do solemnly
swear or affirm, (as the case in ay la*), that
I will faithfully execute the office ot Gov
ernor of the Btate of Georgia; ami will. u>
tho best of my abilities preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution thereof, am!
the Constitution of the United States ol
America.”
Section 2.
1. The Governor shad be ('omm inder-ln j
Chief of the Army and Navy of this Butte,
and of the Militia.
9. lie shall have power to grant reprieves
and pardons to commute (tenuities and to
remit any part of a sentem-c for oOeiiee*
against tu State, except in cases of im
peachment.
3. He shall Issue writs of election to till
all vacancies that happen in the Senate or
House of Kopresetitailviw,-ami shall have
power to convoke the General Assembly
on extraordinary occasions ; and shall give
them, from time to lime, information
the state of the Commonwealth, and re
commend to their consideration such qteas-y
ure* as he may deem necessary and ex pes
tilent. .
4. When any office shall become vacant
by death, resignation, or otherwise, tin*
Governor shall have power to till such vu“
canoy, unless otherwise provided by law;
and persons so appointed shall continue In
olllpo until a successor liapiio'.n'tsl agreea
bly to tho mode minted out b> this Con
stitution, or by law in pur«uanee thereof.
6. A YMViDlt once rejected by the Senate
shall not be re-appointed by tlie Governor
to the same office during the same session,
or the recess thereafter.
unless Hie General Assembly, by their ad
journment shall prevent its return, 11
may approve any appropriation, nnd dis
approve any other appropriation In the
same bill, ami the latter shall not bo ef
fectual unless passed by two-third* of each
Home.
7. Every vote" resolution, .or order, to
which tho concurrence of both Houses
may bo necessary,except on a question of
election or adjournment, shall be presented
to tho Governor, ami before It shall take
effect be jgiproved by him, or. being dis
approved,if mil here-passed hv two-third*
of each Manse, according to tho rule* and
limltatioiiinrcscribed In ease of a bill.
8. ThmHhall be a Secretary of State, a
Comptrffl^Ieneral, a Treasurer, ami Sur
veyor General, elected by the General As
sembly, and they shall hold their offices for
the like period as tho Governor, aud shall
have it competent salary, which shall not
be increased or diminished during the pe
riod for which they shall have U*eu elected.
The General Assembly may at any time
consolidate any two of these offices, and
require ail the duties to be discharged by
any one officer.
ti. The Great Seal of State shall he de
posited Ij/Wijio Hffrl e of the Secretary of
State, ami shall not he affixed to any In
strument of writing but by order of the
Governor or General Assembly; and that
now in use shall be tho Great .Seal of tlie
State until otherwise provided by law.
10. The Governor ahull have power to ap
point Ids own Secretaries, not exceeding
two In number, unless more shall be at
thorized by tlio General Assembly.
[Signed :J J. S. Biuuv, Cli’in.
Report of tlt« Committee on Fran.
Article —Electors.
Skc. 1. In all elections by the people tlie
electors shall vote by ballot.
Skc. 2. Every male person l»oni in the
United States, nnd every inale person who
has been naturalized, or who has legally
declared his intention to l»cconie a citizen
of the United States, twenty one years old
or upward, who shall have resided In this
State six months next preceding the elec
tion, and shall have resided three months
in the county lu which he 6ffers to vote,
except as hereinafter provided, shall lie
deemed an elector; and every male inhabi
tant of tlie age aforesaid, who may be a
resident ol the State at the time of the
adoption of this Constitution, shall be
deemed an elector, and shall have all the
rights of electors as aforesaid.
Resolved. That no soldier or sailor or
marine In the military or naval service of
the United States shall hereafter acquire a
residence by reason of being stationed on
duty in this State.
Skc. 3. It shall be the duty of the Gen
eral Assembly to provide from time to
time for the registration of all electors:
blit the follow lug classes of person* shall
not Ik? perm it leu to register, vote or hold
office: 1st, Those who may l»e disqualified
from holding office bv the proposed am -ml
inent to tlie Constitution of the United
States, known as ••Article XIV,” and those
who have been disqualified tram register
ing to vote for delegates to the Conven
tion to frame a Constitution for the State
of Georgia, under the act of Congress to
-Provide for the more efficient government
of tile retail States ’ pus-ed by Congress
MfeKk 2, 1SG7. and tin* acts supplemental
tltmvCO : 1’iovldeil.tbaL when the Congn*.*!-
*»• Y.v 1 *States',»li;:ll remove .-lii-li
"J* pw-foM-* alV-cteil thereby
shall Im* restored to all the right* and pih’l-
icgcrt ol which they have lH*en restrained
iv this section: And. provided, flintier,
•h disability shall mu disqualify
on as an elector after January 1.
2d. Those who shall have been con-
,'ictcd of tieiiMiu. embezzlement of publir
fumis. malfeasance iu office, i rlim* |mni»h-
tblu by law with imprisonment, iu the
iVnltentlary. or brilnwy. 3d Tiiom* who
ire. Iiliois oi-in-am r .
skc. 4. AU persmi* before regi-fering
mist r ke ami siilwt-rii'C rh«* following
yttil: “I. . do solemnly sw
drill) that 1 w ill support and nisi
iuistit!iii>>n aud lawsuit*the l
mil the Constitution
.hat i am not
by ny of the clauses of Si-etion 3 Article
— of the Constitution ol Georg a; that I
\ ill never countenance nor aid in iliese-
auslon of this State from the Urilteu
States. So help me Gml.”
Skc. 5. Electors shaft In all eases, except
treason, felony or breach ot the pence, hi
privileged from arrest and civil pun-ess foi
live days before the first clay of election,
on the day of election, ami two day* *ub-
•equeut to the lust day of election.
my pen
Skc. (J. It shall lie the duty of the Gen
eral Assembly to enact adequate laws giv
ing protection ng Inst the evils arising
from the use of intoxicating liquors at
•lection*.
Bkc. 7. Returns of elections for civil of-^
fleers, elected by the people, w ho a
commissioned by the Oover*
for the Memliers of the Gem r
shall be made to the Secretary
unless otherwise provided Ji
Assembly.
Skc. 8. it shall lie the duty of the Gen-
end Assembly to enact adequate law s giv
ing protection to electors before, during
ami subsequent to elect ions.
Wkc. D. Tlie election of Governor. Sena
tors and Representatives shall lie on tin
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novcm-
veniber, unless otherwise provided by the
General Assembly.
Skc. 10. All qualified electors, and none
others, shall be eligible to any office in tills
State, unless disqualified by the Constitu
tion of this Starp. or by the Constitution of
tiie United States.
J. E. Bryant, Chairman.
Wkslky Suitorsiiiuk,
N. L. A N til Kit.
Jas. L. Dunning,
P. B Bkdkokd.
- PKKSLKY Y A l Mi
E. S. Conn.
HT. In an uetlon brought iu tho Com
mon Pleas Court of Hamilton county, Ohio,
to recover damages for |a?rsoiial injuries
sustained by tlie plaiutitf and his wife, in
eonsequenee t»f tho act ol* a little child four
years of age wavln* a flag in the face of h
Horse, it was decided that the parent of tlie
child was not liable for his will tul act, and
the judgment was tor defendant.
j 53T General Hancock, lu reply to an ap
plication for a military commission to in
vestigate and adjust certain claims of the
freeuiiien upon tli
lie crop of a planter in
. , v,~ is referred I be i —*
0. Tlie Governor shall have the revision of the civil court, directing a sped
all bills passed by both Hun* s Iiefore the j ot said court for that purposo.
same shall become laws, but two-thirds of i / •* , ,, , .
each House may pass a taw notwltbsuml- GP The House Committee on Banks has
Ing his dissent, and If any hlU should rmDj sjitastanttally agrecd^to ;i bill authortalng
days
presented
i rottirnwl by the Onv«rimr within tivoi tbt bt«cU'/!.lntutc»tuit« .liare-
,y» CSond.y. exc«pte.l) niter It linn bcin W»» nniioiml b»nL» rwldent wlUiln
«nnt«l to him, the same dUtll bo n law, tliclr ri»j«ctlvo Staten. •
T■'!>■'<!IIAPHIC HfTEtMOEKCE.
roiiffrci. tonal.
WAnnrxOTON, Jan. Ht-Stmte.— Mr.
tVllnon introduced n bill removing tliedta-
lilillltlrn of certain cltlacna of Virginia;
The Secretory tvaa called on for an elab
orate report regarding captured and aban
doned property.
The bill relieving Oo/. Patton from po-
liil.nl dlnnbllltlea wtureaumnd. Ur.How
ard nnd Mr- Drake wnn cd lurllier proof of
llittoira •tneerlty."
Mr. Biukuleiv and Mr. Johnaon opposed
special Icglnlatlon on the aubject. Poat-
poned.
The Recount ruction bill waa reaumed.
Mr. W’llnop (Hvored the bill. In opening,
lie nulil be bad in tlie thirteen yean he bad
M'cii In the Senate, intoned to a great many
npecflica. Ho bad heard tlie domineering
Llarls, the blusteringToomba, the plausible
Mason, the wily Slidell, but he had ney,j
listened to a more wickedapeceh than tWa 1
delivered by the Senator from Wisconsin,
Mr. Doolittle, on Tbunday last.
Mr. Johnaon followed with n powerful
Constitutional argument agalnat the bill
Tho hill relieving Gov. Patton pawed by
a vote of 20 to 5.
Tt,e Senato then adjourned.
Ilmte.—Under the call of the Statce, the
following amongotheri were Introduced:
To tax national bolide; removing obatrac
tlons at Hell Oate; (brblddlng aneasors
and collectors from being Interested, di
rectly or Indirectly, In forfeitures under
the revenue laws; a bill, by Stevens, rela
ting to suffrage, on national questions; to
regnlate the appointment of government
agents; providing a temporary govern
ment for tVyomlug Territory; a bill, by
Mr. Carey, to provide a uniform currency
and liquidate the national debt; relieving
McLane College, Tennessee; amending the
national currency net; supplying docu
ments to agricultural colleges; for tlie re
moval of obstructructions from tlie upper
Mi.souri river; a hill allowing transpor
tation from the warehouse at Indinnoln.
Texas to San Antonin; declaring com-
pmmDm for the violation of the revenue
law a felony: for the better organization
dr the United States District Courts of
(.ouisiona; establishing a branch mint at
-ante Ke.
A resolution wns passed repealing tlie
territorial act of Montana on account ot
the exclusion of certain classes from snf-
u.mrlng—,in,Irf-tiie suspension
s, ImlkriirWng^ho' R6ovn*tmc-
frnge.
Several Kxccutive communications were
presented.
Also a resolution of the Georgia Conven
tion. urging the recognition of State gov
ernments.
Also lor the removal of disabilities end
niodllle-tttnn of the test oath.
Also*,petition from She nicnilier. nf the
l.ulil-btua Convention, praying the re
moval 'of Gen. Hancock nnd State and
parish ofilt iaTs
Also a jN!t It ion from the Mississippi Con
vention. relative tu the Creed men's Bureau.
The hill forbidding the payment of cer
tain claims arising from the rebellion, was
resumed.
The till) was passed—yean 88. nays 63.
The ‘Secretary of State wns asked the ex-
qi-ii-c oj ^rre-tlng and trying Surratt,
i,lion wa^tdopted. after eon-id.'
illlbn,
f the roles,
I,in Committee to inquire whether com
Ilia, ions have tieen made or attempted to
i,struct the - tie execution of the laws
Tilt power to send for persons and papers.
itiUcellaneatta*
The Bureau of statistics reports the
uutnlwr of immigrants since 1881, at a
iillllnn and a ' half. Inwanl passengers,
not immigrants, during the same time n
piarter of n million. X
The Union l’acltlc Railroad Is In
running order live htmdrod and foUk _
beyond Optolta—scvtahtonuSIhf Sve hun
dred ft^t alKl^^jt^vgR’.
TJte tqijTieinc Court decided that In n
*ity, the captain of a vessel
n n foreign port.
irfin. Bureau agent, who stole
lib money at Lake Providence, Louisiana.
arreated at Charleston, Anil goes to
.Veil Orleans Ironed. Most of the money
wnn recovered and will t» refunded to the
pro|tir claimants.
Internal ltevcnuo receipts to-day 8728,-
000.
Tlic/ullmvlng Is the siibstsnce of tho bill
passed by tho House to-day: It enacts that
iierealter no money shall be paid out of the
treasury on tho following class of esses
arlsltb! during the rebellion until fur'her
action of Longress: First, On account of
seizure or Impressment of, or for damages,
or demurrage, or detention of any appli
ances nf transportation, whether by land
or water, In the Insnrreetlonnry States,
Second, For transportation service, tolls,
ferriage, etc, beyond tlie tarilT fixed by the
Quartermaster General during the wnn
Think For the use nnd occupntlpn of lands
in the Insurrectionary States used for for
mications and other military defensive
purposes, during tho war. • .. j
Order From Oeu, Hoyden,
Moxtuosikbt, Jan. 17.—The following
Important order was Issued to-dity :
llKanqcBTXM Dis'r or'Amufu.l
Montgomery, Ala, Jsn. 27, *88. J,
Pursuant to General Orders No. 16. cur
rent aeries, from Ileadqnarters Third Mili
tary District, at tho election to bo held In
the State of Alabama, In accordance with
General Orders No. 101, lories of 1887, tho
polls shall not bo opened at more than
three precincts in each connty In the State,
nnd said polls shall bo kept open, and votrt
re elved thereat for four days, Instead of
two days, anything In General Orders No.
101 to ths contrary notwithstanding.
All public bar-rooms, saloons and other
places for the silo of liqupg, at the county
seats nnd ell other pbwes-wlwro the polls
shall be opened. Will lie dosed from six
o'clock On tlie evCnlngof tho third day of
February, until six o'clock on tho morning
of the eighth day of February, 1868. By-
order of Brevet Brig. Gen. Jullui-lUyden.
S. C. Greene, Capt. 24lb Intamry, Brevtt
Major tr, 8. A, A. A. 0.
outragaa In Rllsslsslppl.
Jackson, Mlss,Jsn.27.—Tho Clarion has
particulars of un outrage in Jasper coun
ty, Mlislssipid, on the 2'itli and 2Ctli Inst.
A! squad of armed men, who had been
stealing hogs; waylaid: tho constables'
possee, who yvero searching for them, with
s Warrant for their arrest. Two white
fnett were killed nnd one mortally wound
ed and live severely. But ono negro wnn
wounded and arrested. Heveral parties are
Searching for tlie perpetrators. ,
The first fcml-centcnntat masonic cele
bration of tlii* Stnto was hold at Nntehe*
Inst week, and was ffirgcly attended. Prof.
ThonratG. ra jiilght was elected Grand
Muster for the ensuing year,
The Convention to-day, niter hearing
|e Deports,of committees, went Into Com
ittce Of tlie (VI,ole od the consideration
■of tlio Bid of Rights. Fodr sections were
atted upon.
.steamer Bunk.
Nnw Orlkans, Jan. 27,-eTlio steamer
Kinersl. lienee for Clnelumiti, sunk at Tur
ner's Bend, on Saturday evening. -Three
Uves are reported Inst. The cargo, con
sisting principally of between Hvo nnd six
hundred hogshead* of sugar, nod the boat,
arc tol3l Josses.
f'lori«Iat'ou\*ention.
Tallaiusskb. Jsii. .27—Tke Committee
on Prlvilc»«k ami Elections made a major
ity and minority report, the consideration
of which? .after a short discuntdon, was
iwttponed to CD#* 23d of February next. A
committee on b«*nudnri«i of the .State, lo
cation of the: mpltoL aud miscellaneous
matters, was also appoiuted. JnviUtions
were extended to Sohm Robinson, of New
(ork, Gol. O. B.iUrt,, .liarrisuu Rcqd, and
others, to address tho Don volition. After
a general diseOsshrii " tho Convention ad
journed.
South Carolina C’onvculiou.
Cuaklmtox, Jan, 27.—The Convention
was engaged ii» .the couslderatlou of the
report of the, Fiiiniu-o Committee, which
reeommrudod the levying of a special tax
to defray the expense* of the Convention,
and preserve the credit of the State. The
committee recommended tiiat the pay of
the members be nine dollars per day and
twenty cenUjnileagc. payable in bills re
ceivable by^he State.
Considerable excitement followed: tlie
adjournment of the Convention, growfnj?
out m an u**:fdlt upon the reporter of the
Mercury, by Vson of Collector Mackey,
rPraidcnt of the Convention, on account of
an abuklyc article* In to-day’s Mercury.
iVdrih Carolina Convention.
RALKimr. Jan. 27.—The Convention oc
cupied most of to-day in discussing the re-
portofriie Committee of the Whole on Gov
ernor mid* other neceMaary State Executive
officers. Tt proposal to add to the present
da ^IffieerM a Meiireimnt Governor, Snj>erin-
L *tt torment of Public Works and .Siipcrinten-
•1* nr of l*nbile Instruction. All to be elect
ed for two years b\-tlie people.
Mr.
•able c
lie could not comply with tlie order of the
Convention to pay per diem, Ac, Refer
red tef a committee to confer with Gi neral
Canby.
From IVuwhlngton. %
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A
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IS.. ,11 S1IUII1 SBinniuviBini, ail IU IM* CICCl-
for two years bv tlie |M*ople.
Mr. Buttle. -Puijjfijreaaghirt^aiflJti «n.
Ic coiiitiiuiiieatron giving Jasons
Wasiunuto.n, Jan 28.—The Supremb
Cqprt Is equally divided on the case of Jno.
“•VEIgees, administrator, plaintiff In error,
^l affirm thereby* the judgment of the
lower court, with costs. This case Involved
the virtue of the President’s pardon. In re
storing property, and was brought up
from the District Court of Missouri, where
Elgecs, ndmistratnr, sued the Treasury
Agent for cotton seized In Louisiana.
Ohio Election.
CoLtnmuB, Jan. 28.—John Beatty, Re
publican, ts elected to Congress to All the
vacancy caused by tlie Ueutii of Mr. Ham
ilton.
Cincinnati, Jau. 28.—A broken rail
threw Eastern hound train on the Atlantic
and Great Western Road off last night
near Lewlsburg. Several were hurt and
can burped.
Pakis, Jan. 28.—The Minister of the Fi
nances says the expeoses of tho Luxen-
bnrg complication and the possible liabil
ity for Mexican bonds, necessitates a loan
of four hundred mid forty millions of
francs. Tlie ieport concludes by saying
the object of this heavy sacrifice is to se
cure iieace to France, and the great aim of
tlie Emperor’s |K>llcy.
I.i vkkidol. Jan. 28.—The bark Wapella,
from New Orleans to Liverpool run ashore
on the cost ol Wales. Only three of the
crow and one woman was saved. Sir Car
ling Eardley Is scut -need of eight months
hard labor for bigamy.
Hall or tuk Gkohou Constitution a
CONVKNTION‘1
Atlanta, Gn„ January 29,1868.
Editor the Daily Opinion:
Sir: X’crmlt us to suggest the name of
A. X Akerman .M n suitable man for
Governor nt our next election,
l'oun respectfully,
; Many Delegates.
WWo aro Imlebtcd to lion. W. p.
Kelley, of l'eiinsylvunts, for valuable pub
lic documents.
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