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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
HEW HILL. ON MOW BAY.
The following new bills introduced
in tbe Georgia Legislature on Mon
day, were not noticed in our report
of yesterday:
IS THE SENATE.
By Mr. Bryao, au act allowing
debtors to redeeta their real estate
sold under any process; provided he
redeems within eix months after the
sale, by paying principal and one
per cent, per month interest.
Mr. Slaughter of the 37th—au act
enabling county officers elect of
various counties of Geurgia to give
bond and security without restriction
to number of bondsmen, and that
signers be enabled to waive home
stead.
Mr. Wilson of lhe 45th—an act fix
ing the time in which motion for
new trial must be made, putting time
at 30 days after first trial is conclu
ded.
1* THE HOUSE.
Mr. Pry, to preserve the purity of
the ballot box. Legalises the hold
ing of primary elections and pun
ishes fraud and illegality. *
Mr. Shaw —To amend the act incor
parating tbe North and South Rail
road.
Mr. Taylor—To change the line be
tween the counties of Coweta and
Meriwether.
Mr. Roper—To amend the act cre
ating a board of commissioners in
Merriwother county.
Mr. Hollis—To abolish the county
court of Marion county.
Mr. Thomas—To lay out anew coun
ty from the counties of Coweta, Fay
ette and Meriwether, to be called
Jenkins county.
Also, to prevent joint stock com
panies from declaring dividends,
when such dividends are not the pro
ceeds of the investment.
Mr. Wilkes—To rejieal the act for
the correct assessment of property in
this State.
Also, to amend the act restricting
the rate of interest in this State.
Makes it 7 per cent, instead of 12 per
cent.
Mr. Simms—To repeal an act rela
tive to the garnishment laws. Makes
wages of journeymen, mechanics and
day laborers subject.
Mr. Stokely—To require all rail
road companies to pay promptly for
all stock killed or injured by them.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Howell,chair
man ; Black, Dubose, Sbewmake, Wilson,
Brewster, Furman, Cabaniss, Bryan,
Bush, Harrison, Gamble, Reese.
On Finance— Messrs. McDaniel, chair
man; Felton, Reese, Dubose, Hudson,
Rutherford, Black, Graham, Shewmake,
Godfrey, McLeod, Bulloch, McAfee, Dead
wyler. Staten, Bush, Cabaniss.
On International Improvements— Messrs,
Harrison, ehariuau: Chastain, Cureton,
Harkness, Mattox, Reid, Newbern.
On the State of the Republic - Messrs.
Black, chairman; Furman, Harrison,
Brewster, Bryan, Ragsdale, Cody.
On Education -Messrs. Dußose, chair
man: Pery, O’Daniel, Freeman, Wessa
lowski, Cabaniss.
On Banks— Messrs. Dußose, chairman;
Cabaniss, Howell, Wessalowski, Perry,
Brewster, Freeman.
On Enrollment— Messrs. Freeman, chair
man; Bryan, Rutherford, Bush, Dead
wyler, Shewmake, Graham.
On Privileges and Elections— Messrs,
Slaton, chairman; Clifton, Black, Howell,
McDonald, Cureton, Ragsdale.
On Petitions— Messrs. Chastain, chair
man; Newbern, England, Asbury, Ilopps,
McAfee, Slaughter.
On Lunatic Asylum— Messrs. O’Daniel,
chairman; Godfrey, Slaughter, Hopps,
Harkness, Cureton, Slaton.
On Penitentiary— Messrs. McDonald,
chairman; Wilson, Mattox, Wilcox, Gra
ham, McAfee, Wessalowski.
On Public Buildmgs-Messrs. Furman,
chairman ; Hoppß, Deadwyler, McDonald,
England. Bullock, Freeman.
On Military—Hesses. Wilson, chairman;
Wilcox, Mattox, Rutherford, Cabaniss,
Bryan, Godfrey. , ,
On Printing— Messrs. Cabaniss, chair
man. Dußose, Bush, Slaughter, Asbury,
McLeod, Perry.
On Deaf and Dumb Asylum— Messrs.
Perry, chairman; Chastain, Newbern,
England, McDaniel, Clifton, Ragsdale.
On Institution for the Blind— Messrs.
Hudson, chairman : Freeman, Clifton,
Bulloch, Felton, McLeod, Reid.
On Manufactures— Messrs. Harkness,
chairman: Hudson, Chastain, Newbern,
Asbury, Wessalowski, Gamble.
On Agriculture— Messrs. Felton, chair
man ; Hudson, Rutherford, Godfrey, Cody,
Harkness, Wilcox.
On Auditing— Messrs. Brewster, chair
man; Perry, Slaughter, Graham, Wilson,
Brvan, McAfee.
On Engrossing— Messrs. Graham, chair
man; Furman, Reid, Cureton, Wessalow
ski, Hudson, Cody.
On State Library—Messrs. Bryan, chair
man ; Shewaiake, Howell, Harrison, Fur
man, Dußose, Bush.
On New Counties and County Lines—
Messrs. Wilcox, chairman; McLeod, Mat
tox, Newbern, Bulloch, Clifton, England.
On Journals—Messrs. Bush, chairman;
Ragsdale, Reese, Hopps, Gamble, Harri
son, Chastain.
On Geological Bureau— Messrs. Black,
chairman; O’Danie!, Cureton, Felton, Mc-
Donald, Bulloch, Reid.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The Committee on the Judiciary— Messrs.
Stewart, of Spalding, chairman: Whittle,
Turner, Black, Hammond. Hood, Croker,
Turnbull, Fort, Hillyer, Jordan, of Han
cock; Key, Simms, Colley,Polhill, Adams,
-of Chatham; Branch, Cox, of Troup; Da
vis of Houston; Mathews, of Talbot; Fry,
Stanford, Wade, Sheffield, Cochran.
The Committee on Finance— Messrs. Carl
ton. chairman; Moses, Walsh, Jones, of
Polk; Hutchins, James, Reid, of Putnam;
Phillips, of Cobb, Guyton, Paul, Pope Mil
ler, Paine, Tumlirn, Jordan, of Pulaski;
Haralson, Candler, Evans, Awtry, Mills,
L< The Committee on Corporations— Messrs.
Hood, ehairman: James, Brewer, Reece,
Black, Jones, of Polk; Turner, Case. Shef
field, of Miller; Guyton, Wade, Fort. Pol
hill, Wall, Stanford, Anderson, Cox, of
Troup; Hollis, Haralson.
The Committee on State of the Republic.—
Messrs. Whittle, chairman; Benson,
Brewer, Hood, Cloud, Dozier, of Quitman;
Evans, Frederick. Green, Glover of
Twiggs, Humber, Haralson, Price, Ken-
drick, Kennon, Miller, Mathows of Pike;
McDonald, Dams. Paul,Pickett of Gilmer;
Reltt of Morgan; Robson, Smith of Ogle
thorpe; Stewart of Spalding; Tumltn,
Walsh, Carlton.
Internal Improvements.— Messrs. Phil
lips, of Cobb, chairman; Woliliin. btoke
ley, Stewart, of Taylor; Smith, of Butts;
Turner, Taylor, Sikes, Sheffield, of Early;
Mclntyre, 'Hillyer, Hammond, Willing
ham, Allred, Goodrutn.
Agriculture Messrs. Jordan, of Pulas
ki, chairman; Frederick, Northern. Hum
ber, Dozier, of Harris; Richardson, Aw
try, Gresham, Peek, Harden, Scruggs,
Lang, Smith, of Oglethorpe; Callaway,
Atwood, Burch, of Elbert; Glover, of
Twiggs; Glover, of Jones; Reid, of Mor
gan.
Privileges and EUetions.—llmsrs. Rus
sell, ehairman; McDonald, Fort, Oox, of
Troup; Sheffield, of Miller; Branch Hum
ber, Peacock, Adams, of Chatham; Coch
ran, Hollis, Blue, Adams, of Lee.
Enrollment.— Messrs. Paine, chairman ;
Greene,Rrid, of Putnam. Bowen, Mar
shall, Knox, McDonald, Pope,
Rouse, Humber, DeLosch.
Journals.— Messrs. Willis,chairman; Al
mon, Biown, of Epson; Duke, Owenby.
North, Mallctte, Harrell, Roper, Stewart,
of Milton.
Military Affairs Messrs Colley, chair
man; Simms.fAdams, of Chatham; Jor
dan, of Hancock; Grant, Collins, Hughes,
Reece, Pope, Shaw, Walton, of Burke.
The. Committee on Banks. Messrs.
Ja nies, chairman; Willie, Moses, Marshall,
Dozier, of Quitman; Cox, of Bryan; Wade,
Wall, Sikes, Smith, of Walton.
The Committee on Education— Messrs.
Price, chairman; Northen, Carlton, Hollis,
Fort, Thomas,Goodium, Stokeley, Huteli
ina, Leach, Mathews, of Pike; Corker,
Frederick, Johnston, Rouse.
The Committee on Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum— Messrs. Pilcher, chairman; North,
Mclntyre, Kendrick, Turnbull, Walton, of
Burke; Smith, of Echols; Bloodworth,
Peacock, Born, Shaw, DeLoach.
Committee on Academy for the Blind—
Messrs. Dozier, of Quitman, chairman;
Harden, Perkins, Glover, of Twiggs; Ben
nett, Strickland, Guyton, Maund, Woilt
kin, Ereeman, Duke, Davis, of Bibb;
Hughes.
Committee on Lunati* Asylum— Messrs.
Paul, chairman; Dudley, Jones, of Mc-
Duffie; Taylor, Murray, Mobley, Scruggs,
Owenby, Wilkes. Green, Whittle, North
on, North, Pilcher, Richardson, Brown, of
Fayette; Sheffield, of Early; Wilson,
Burch, of Elbert.
Committee on Penitentiary -Messrs. Ken
non, chairman; Tumiln, Allred, Hawes,
Peacock, Philips of Cobb, Ragsdale, Rouse,
Sheffield of Early, Woldridge, Miller, Case,
Brockett, Bacon of Liberty, Buntz.
Committee on Auditing— Meaprs. Allred,
chairman ; Cox of Bryan. Dawson, Dozier
of Harris, Fatrcloth, Mcßae, Fry, Stewart
of Taylor, DeLoach.
Committee on New Counties and County
Lines— Messrs. Thomas, chairman; Mc-
Rae, Maund, Bowen, Pearson, Dugger.
Fortner, Wilcox, Williams, Roper, Puck
ett, Hogan of Carroll, Kimsey, McAfee,
Carter, Causey.
Committee on Printing— Messrs. Awtry,
chairman; Robinson, McGur, Moore, Oat
tis, Vick, Smith of Tatuall, Kilby, Davis
of Stewart, Wise, Burch of Thomas, Cloud,
Mallette.
Committee on Immigration— Messrs.
Jones, of Polk, chairman; Key, Johnson,
Harrell, Long, Mathews, of Talbot,
Fletcher, Callaway, Gray, Hogan, of Mon
roe, Mobley, Penn, Rawlins, Phillips, of
Carrol,"Collins, Russell.
Committee on Public Library -Messrs.
Reid, chairman; Branch, Black, Davis, of
Houston, Freeman, McAfee, Key, John
ston, Williams, Bloodworth.
Committee on Public Property— Messrs.
Evans, chairman ; Maund, Hogan, of Mon
roe, Picket, of Rabun, Rouse, Smith, of
Echols, Smith of Butts, Strickland, Wal
ton of Burke, Benson, Brown of Epson,
Brown of Fayette, DeLoach, Freeman.
Committee on Geological Bureau— Messrs.
Candler, chairman; Walsh, Price, Tuuilin,
Sims, Causey, Dudley, Jones of McDuffie,
Murray, Perkins, Smith ofTatnall, Wal
ton of Haralson, Puckett, Gresham.
Committee on Rules—Speaker Bacon, ex
officio chairman; Messrs. Stewart of
Spalding, Candler, Hood, Prico.
TUESDAY, JAN. lU.
SENATE.
Senate opened with prayer. Presi
dent Lester in ‘the chair. Journal
read and upproved.
Godfrey of the Twenty-filth dis
trict introduced a resolution that the
Committee on the Public Buildings
be instructed to inquire if the office
of Superintendent of Public Build
ings is authorized by law, and if so
to define the duties of the same.
A resolution passed to print five
hundred copies of report of Trustees
of the Asylum of the Blind.
England of the Fortieth District
introduced a bill to provide for the
paymeut of amounts still due school
teachers for services during 1874.
Mr. McDaniel, of the 27th-A bill
making persons incompetent aa wit
nesses in cases where they are iuter-
Also a bill to create anew judicial
circuit, to be called the Apalachee
Circuit, to consist of Clark, Oconee
and Rockdale counties.
Also a bill to enable parlies to
waive homestead by contract in
writing in favor of any debt.
A message was sent in from the
House that the House concurred in
the action of the Senate to learn from
the Governor his views as to the ex
pediency of delaying the appoint
ment of judges, and the propriety of
reducing salaries, and that the House
had appointed its committees.
Mr. Bryan of the 34th—A bill to or
ganize the criminalcourtsof DeKalb,
Henry, CaWoll and Sumpter counties.
Mr. Clifton, of the Second -A bill
to allow free passage of timber down
the placid course of the Rocky creek,
in Tatnali county.
Mr. Reese, or the Twenty-ninth—A
bill, Sec. 4712 of Code, providing for
punishment of attempts to commit
felonies, not provided for in said
section, and penalties.
The bill making females eligible to
the office of State Librarian has
passed its second reading. One of
the provisions of the bill is that the
lady must be over twenty-one years
o£ age.
A number of bills previously re
ported were read tbe second time.
"A message from tbe House an
nounced that the House concurred in
the resolution ot tbe Senate to hold
the election of State Printer with
several amendments, in which the
House requested the concurrence of
the Senate.
Mr. McDaniel, of the 27th, moved
to take up the resolution of the Sen
ate, as to the time or electing Public
Printer, as amended by the House,
and fixing the time at 12 m. Tuesday,
January 16. , .
Mr. McDaniel favored the resolu
tion as amended by the House.
Mr. Howell, of tbe 35th, favored re
trenchment, but was opposed to a re
duction of the salaries of Treasurer
or Comptroller below tbeir present
amounts; therefore, be favored the
settling of the question of electing
these State officers at once. If they
wished to retrench in these offices,
cut oft the perquisites, but do not
keep the matter hung up till the end
of 'no session.
Under a suspension of the rules,
Mr. Cabaniss of the Twenty-second
District, to amend Section 3216 of the
COLUMBUS, GrA., THURSDAY MORNING!, JANUARY 18, 1877.
Revised Code and mako the same ap
plicable to cases of mnndumus.
Upon motion of Mr. Bryan, of the
Thirty-fourth, the Senate went into
executive session to consider the res
olution as amended by the House
about the Stato Printer, “and for
other purposes.”
After forty minutes Executive ses
sion, the Senate returned to open
session, and on motion repaired to
to the House to elect the Stato offi
cers.
The Senate in Executive session
agreed to the amendments of the
House to bring on the election of the
various State officers, and sent ih its
message to that effeot.
HOUSE.
Old Sol, like a coy and reluctant beauty,
gave ue but n faint peep at his taco and j
ibis morning, the order ot the day being
still mud, slush and discomfort. It is
really distressing to sec Uie average Leg
islator, with bis pants rolled up, plowing
bis way to tho Capitol. ’
The House met at ten o’clock tliig
morning, Speaker Bacon in the chair.
The chaplain Rev. J. Jones, opened this
body with prayer.
The roll was then called, and quorum
declared.
The journal was next read, and, after a
slight correction in the title of a hill, was
approved.
Mr. Chandler, of Hall, moved to take
from the table the Senate-bill relating
to the election of State-house officers.
Mr. Jordan spoke adversely to the bill, I
aud Mr. Mathews in favor of it. The
motion was carried. j
Mr. Chandler then moved to amend the
bill, (by changing tno time of election
from that orignafiy contemplated th ihe
lOih of January.
A division on this question resulted in
favor of the amendment.
The Speaker then announced that tho
regular business before the House was the
reading of bills the second time, in' order
to refer them to the proper committees.
Mr. Fry’s bill on the reduction of sala
ries in all departments of tho State was
read, and referred to the Committeo of
the Whole.
Mr. James, of Fulton, bill on the pay
ment of overdue interest on Btate bonds
and railroad bonds was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Quite a number of bills of a private na- '
tore were then read, and referred to their
appropriate committees.
The Senate then announced to the
1 louse by message that they concurred
in the motion of the House to take up the
election of State-house officers, and
were ready to proceed to the election of
these officers.
The reading 'of hills the second time
was then continued, and referred.
A hill to authorize the Treasurer to pay
interest on the North arid South and
Memphis Branch Railroad bonds. Refer
red to Committee on Finance.
A bill to change the mode of. appoint
ing the Slate Printer. Committee on
public printing.
A bill to incorporate public schools in
Troup county. Commuuic on Judiciary.
Hood of Randolph moved to suspend
the rules to allow time ty introduce a
resolution.
Pending the vote on this resolution, the
Senate entered the House and both bodies
then proceeded to elect the Stale officers.
ALABAMA LEU INI, ATI UE.
Tuesday, Jan. 16.—1n the Senate,
the committeo on Local Legislation
reported a bill to provide more ef
fectually for working the public
roads, which was amended and pass
ed.
The following bills were introduced
on call or the districts :
Mr. Wood, to prevent and punish
false swearing.
Mr. Armstrongi to protect pur
chasers of lands and tenements un
der execution.
Mr. Wilson, to facilitate the taking
of bail in criminal cases.
Mr. Billups, to regulate the prac
tice in the county courts of this State.
Mr. Chambers, for the relief of
Simeon O’Neal, Probate Judge of
Russell county.
Mr. Safford, to regulate the trans
portation of passengers on the sever
al railroads in this State.
Mt. Little, to regulate the director
ship of the several railroads in this
State.
Mr. Seay, for the relief of teachers
and trustees of public schools.
Mr. Chambers, from Committee
on Finance and Taxation, report
ed in favor of bill to provide for col
lection of delinquent taxes on real
estate. Made a special order for
Thursday.
Also, with amendment, in favor of
the bill to adjust with banks of the
issue chartered by the State the sums
to be paid by them as bonus for the
enjoyment of their franchises. Post
poned to Thursday at 12 o’clock.
Also, with amendment, in favor of
bill to authorize the redemption of
real estate sold for taxes aud pur
chased by or in the name of
State. The amendments and also
one offered by Mr. Hargrove were
adopted and the bill passed.
Also, a substitute for the bill to
amend subdivision 8, section 1, chap
ter 2, of the act to establish revenue
laws for the State. [Relates to ex
emptions.] Special order for 11
o’clock to-morrow.
The bill to regulate tho shipment
of freight and rate thereon was fur
ther discussed.
The House bill to establish a Sur
rogate Court for Wilcox county was
received. A motion to lay it on the
table was lost and the bill ordered to
a second reading.
In the House Mr. Betts, by leave
from Committee on Ways and Means,
reported favorably on bill to require
officers to pay all currency collected
by them into the Stato Treasury and
to provide for the payment of the
public debt.
Mr. McKleroy offered the following
amendment: Provided, however,
That all currency collected as poll
tax shall be retained in the county
and paid over to the proper custodi
ans of the school fund. Adopted and
the bill passed.
The House reconsidered the vote
rejecting the Wilcox county Surro
gate Court bill, and then passed it by
a vote of 47 to 46.
The following new bills were intro
duced :
Mr. Crews, to repeal an act to au
thorize the court of Barbour county
to levy a tax for county purposes.
Mr. Gray, to suppress or abate the
excessive use of intoxicating liquors
in this State,
Mr, Jones, to amend an act to de
clare a lien in favor of mechanics,
lab irers aud employees, and to pro
vide for the enforcement thereof.
Mr. Robinson, to amend an act au
thorizing commissioners’ courts to
levy a special tax for the purpose of
building court houses or jails, or for
improving the sumo.
Mr. McKleroy, to regulate the dis
position of money received for costs
in cases of insolvent estates.
The Governor, through his private
secretary, transmitted a message an
nouncing his upproval of the follow
ing bills and memorial: .
To regulate tho sessions of the city
court of Mobile.
To amend section 1, of chapter 3, of
tho revenue law.
To repeal an act to establish sepa
rate school districts in the several
counties of this State.
Joint, memorial to Congress pray
ing the repeal of the tax on spirits
distilled from fruits.
TELEGRAPHIC NUMMARY.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Admiral Jo
seph Smith, the oldest officer in tho
UniedStates Navy, is dead; aged 87.
Calcutta, Jan. 17.-—The Indian gov
ernment estimates tho cost to Great
Britain of mitigating the famine in
Calcutta and Bombay, at six and a
half millions sterling.
Cincinnati, The river at noon stood
48 feet and three inches, and was
rising at tho rate of four Inches an
hour. This is within a few feet of
the Hood of 1875.
New York, January 17.—C01. John
(>. Mahoney, formerly at the head of the
Feniau organization in this country, is in
a dying condition here.
The failure of Benedict & Cos., hat
manufacturers,s4o Broadway, is reported.
Liabilities one hundred fifty thousand
dollars.
Looiion, January 17. —A special dis
patch to the Daily Times from Berlin
states that negotiations have been renew
ed between Germany and France, and
there is now a probability that Germany
will reconsider her original decision aud
agree to participate in the Paris exhibi
tion in 1878.
St. Paul, Minn., January 17.—An ex
ploding threshing machine killed three
persons.
Wilmington, Del., January 17.—Last
night three bams, owned by Thos. Ly
nam, two miles from this city, were do
stroyed by fire, together with a quantity
of grain, twenty head of cattle and six
horses. Loss, ten thousand dollars.
THE EASTERN QCESi'ION.
London, Jan. 17.—The Vienna cor
respondent of the Times reports that
Midhat Pasha has taken the unusual
step of inviting Catholic, Armenian,
Greek and Bulgarian patriarchs to
participate In the Grand Council
which decM's uu the Porte’s answer.
The eoun< : . will meet Thursday, and
conferee"' ■ n Saturday.
Const/•.T .ioi'LE, Jan. 17.—1 tis
believed D a grand council to-mor
row will icject the final proposals of
the powers.
London, Jan. 17.—A dispatch to
the Pall Mall Gazette, from Berlin,
says it is stated that Baron Von Wor
ther, German ambassador at Con
stantinople, is instructed not to sign
the final protocol about to be sub
mitted to the conference, without
having previously reported its text
to Prince Bismarck and received a
reply.
ILLINOIS SENATORIAL ELECTION.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 17.—Second
ballot—Logan 98, Palmer 88, Ander
son 7, Davis 8. Lalhrop, Pafish and
Washburn 1 each. The third ballot
resulted the same, with the exception
that Logan received one less, and
Washburn one more vote.
Springfield, Jan. 17.—Fourth bal
lot —Logan 98, Palmer 89, Andorson
7, Davis 7, Washburn 1, Parish 1.
Fifth ballot—Logan 100, Palmer 88,
Anderson 7, Davis 7. Parish 1,
Haines 1.
Ship News.
New York, Jan. 17—Arrived, Alsatia.
Arrived out, Minnie H. Graw. W. E.
Glomes, Omega, Crusader, H. Lerchard,
Bollna, James Peake, Eliza, Avelina.
Homeward, Bottle, Savannah; Gov.
Morgan, Southwest Pass: Brookvllle,
Ameraid, L. G. Bigelow, all for Tybee.
London, Jan. 17.—Brig J. W. Beard,
from Galveston for Hamburg, which went
ashore at the Hooks, December 29tb, got
off and arrived at Hamburg yesterday.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The Signal Ser
vice overseer at Cape Henry reports the
Italian bark Sella, Capt. Picasso Tomasso,
came ashore last night near Station One.
Cargo saved. Bound to Baltimore. Nono
of the crew speak English.
London, Jan. 17.—Bark Iris, Capt. Mo
lander, from Hull for Bull River, has ar
rived at Cowes. She lost sails, shifted bal
last, apd suffered other damages. Cap
tain sick.
New York, Jan. 17.—The steamer Arner
ique, ashore on Sea Bright, has been
moved several feet towards deep water.
Boston, Jan. 17.—Schooner Lucy May,
from Havre Hill, December 10th, for Jack
son, is believed to be lost with all on
board.
The Ilennett-May Duel.
New York, Jan. 17. —Dr. Phelps,
witness to tho May-Bennett duel,
was before the grand jury to-day, and
refused to answer all questions on
tho grounds that answers would
criminate him in this as other States.
Judge Glldersleevo discharged the
j doctor on his own recognizance un
| til to-morrow morning.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, Office )
of the Chief Bignal Officer, \
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 17,1877.)
For South Atlantic and Gulf States,
higher barometer,lower temperature,
winds mostly from northeast to south
east, and threatening rainy weather
will prevail.
CONGRESSIONAL
-—;*c* —r
IfOt’ftE.
Washington Jan. 17—Tho feature
in the House proceedings to-day
was the debate on tho resolution for
arrest of members of the Louisiana
Returning Board, to answer at tho
bar of the House for oontempt,
Banks, of Mass., declared that the
State of Louisiana should not yield
tho paper called for, except to supe
rior force, and that the United States
should not permit them to be taken
from her.
Cox, of New York, closed tho de
bate. He depicted tho wasted and
crushed condition of tho Stato of
Louisiana, and declared that now
her voice was potential in the de
cision of the Presidential question;
that that voice was for peace, for lib
erty, for Democracy, and for Tilden,
and that it must not be allowed to be
throttled or despised.
The resolution was adopted—yeas
IGB, uayes 81.
Confirmation—Brewster, Surveyor
General of Louisiana.
SENATE.
Morton stated there was no money
to complete the investigation by the
sub-committee of privileges and elec
tions in the Louisiana affair.
Morton made an elaborate speech
in support of tho President placing
troops at Petersburg, Ya,,during the
recent election.
Mr. Johnson took sharp issue with
Morton as to the truthfulness of his
statement regarding outrages in Vir
ginia.
Mr. Withers will reply to-morrow.
Mr. Sherman argued that if left to
themselves tho negroos would natur
ally vote for the party which gave
them liberty. Mr. Sherman said, let
the negroes exorcise their intelli
gence and tho Republicans would
abide the result.
Mr. Withers said, so will we.
The discussion on votes occupied
the balance of the day.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
Prospect ot Agreement not Hopeful,
CHANDLER qUIUBLING AND IN CON
TEMPT.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The joint
committee on counting tho Eelecto
rai vote had a meeting, and meets
again this afternoon. The prospect
of agreement is not so good.
Wm. E. Chandler will be reported
in contempt by the Committee on
Privileges and Duties of tho House,
for refusing to answer whether dis
patches received at Tallahassee had
reference to troops and money, until
permitted by Gov. Stearns, who was
his client. He claims to have acted
as legal adviser, and that his knowl
edge is privileged.
The samo committee have sub
poenaed the executive committee of
the Western Union Company. This
committee is now summoned by both
branches of Congress.
Barnes, the New Orleans telegraph
manager, is allowed to repair to New
Orleans, in custody of a sergeant-at
arms, to secure the papers called for.
Should it prove that the papers are
beyond his reach, he will be dis
charged after his report to that effect,
within ten days.
I’IUiSIDENTIAL MUDDLE.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE WILE
NOT CALL A NATIONAL CONVEN
TION.
The Vice President not to ••Count.”
INTERVENTION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The indica
tions are that the meeting of the Na
tional Democratic Committee to-mor
row night will not favor any unus
ual demonstration on the part of
the Democracy in Washington pend
ing the Electoral vote in Congress.
Tho proposition that the actions of
tho President pro lem. of the Senate
have a scope beyond the opening ot
the returns, of which Ue is tho custo
dian, and handing them to the offi
cial tellers, may be regarded as
abandoned.
Special correspondents to Northern
papers adhere to the assertion that
the participation of- the Supreme
Court in the count is an inevitable
element of any possible compromise
between the House and Senate.
REPORTED AGREEMENT.
A TRIPARTITE TRIBUNAL TO ELECT
THE PRESIDENT!
WHERE IS THE WARRANT IN THE CONHTI-
Itution?
Washington, Jan. 17.—The joint
committee on counting the Electoral
votes have agreed upon a report,
which will be signed by all the mem
bers but Morton and possibly a mem
ber of tho House branch, said to be
a Democrat. The tribunal will bo
tripartite, one branch of which will
compose five supreme judges. How
these judges ao to be selected, or
the|constitution of the Senate and
House branches, or the mode of pro
cedure, is yet unknown, except that
the element of chance will not enter
in any way into tbe functions of the
tribunal. The members will take a
special oath.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
*
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
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MONEY AND MTOCKN.
LONDON. January 17.—Noon—-India consols
bill awarded to-day at about > 4 <t. per rupee ad
vance.
1:30 v. E.—Consols 91%.
8:30 p. m.—Consols Oft 7-16. Street rate land
1%, which la 1 and % below bauk.
4 r. m.—Console 95 9-10.
PARIS, January 17 Noon—Rentes 106f. and
30c.
4 p. u.—Routes lOOf. and 47%c.
NEW YORK, January 17.—Gold opened at 6%.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—Noon Stocks active,
lower and unsettled; money 5; gold 6% ; ix change,
long, 4.83%; short 4 86%; Governments active
aud steady; State bonds quiet; Tennesso’s and
North Carolina’s old, lower; Louisiana’s, Ala
bama's and Georgia’s 7’s better, rest steady.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Evening—Money steady
at 6©6; sterling exchange dull at B%; gold firmer
at 6S©V: Governments Armor; new s‘s 11%;
State bonds active and ateady,
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17.—Noon.—Cotton easier,
price have declined a fraction; middling uplands
6,%d; Orloans 7,%d; sales 10,000, speculation and
export 2,000, receipts 13,000; American 53,000.
Futures—Sellers offering aft LSSd decline from
last night’s closing prices; uplands, low middling
clause, now landing 6 25-32©13-16d, January and
February delivery 6 13-16d; February and March
6 13-16@27-32d; March and April 681-82d; April
&nd t May 7 l-32d. May and June 7 3-32d; shipped
December, per sail, G 13-32d; December and Jan
uary 6 13-10(1, January and February 6 15-16d;
February aud March 7d; March and April 7 5-32d.
1 r. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, April
and May delivery, 7d; shipped December and
January, per| sail, 6 27-32<l@%d, February aud
March 7 l-32d.
2:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause,
March and April delivery 6 15-16d; sellers are of
fering l-lfd adecline from last night’s closing
prices.
3 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, shipped
February and March, per sail, 7.
3:10 p. m.—Sales American 7,300.
3:10 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause,
March and April delivery 0 31-32d; June and July
7 6-32.
4:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, March
and April delivery G 16-16d, shipped February and
March per sail, 7 1-32,
5:00 p. M. —Futures quiet; uplands, low mid
dling clause, February aud March delivery, 6
13-10d; April and May 7d, shipped February and
March, per sail, 7%d.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. —Noon—Cotton quiet;
sales 459; uplands 13%; Orleans 13 5-10.
Futures opened steady, at a decline as follows:
January 13@1-16; February 13 l-32@1-16; March
190-32. April 13%©17-32, May 13 11-IG*?’23-32; June
13% @29-32.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Evening—Cotton quiet;
sales G 95 bales at 13 %@ 5-16; net receipts 1022;
gross 2435.
Futures closed steady at tbe decline; sales 38,-
000; January 13 1-32; February 13 l-16@3-82,
March 13 5-16© 11-32; April 13 17-32; May 13 23-32,
June 13%@ 29-32; July 14<§>l-32; August J 4 1-18©
3-32; September 18%@21-32; October *l3 5-ltf©
11-32; November 18 6-32©3-16
Consolidated net receipts 80,357; exports to
Great Britain 50,355; to France 36,390; to Conti
nent 10,786; channel 4971.
GALVESTON, Jan. 17.—Cotton nominal aud
lower to sell; middling 12‘ 4 ; net receipts 1929;
gross 1939, sales 600; exports to Great Britain
5204; coastwise 1074.
NORFOLK, Jan. 17. —Evening—Cotton dull,
middling 12>i; net receipts 1343; sales 76; ex
ports coastwise 4152.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 12%; gross receipts 220; sales 160; ex
ports coastwise 75.
BOSTON, Jan. 17. Evening Cotton quiet;
middling 18%; net receipts 160; gross 608.
WILMINGTON. Jau. 17. Evening Cetton
quiet; middling 12%©%; net receipts 497; sales
307; exports coastwise 46.
PHILADELPHIA, Jau. 17.—Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 13%; net receipts 29; gross re
ceipts 167.
SAVANNAH, January 17. —Evening Cotton
steady; middling 12%; net receipts 3408 sales 95.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 17.—Evening Cotton
dull! and easy; middling 12%; low middling 12;
good ordinary 11%; net receipts 4167; gross 5860;
sales 2500; exports to Great Britain 2126, France
9298.
MOBILE. Jan. 17. Evening Cotton weak;
middling 12%; net receipts 1 494; sales 500; ex
ports coastwise 697.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 17.—Cotton quiet, middling
12%; receipts 983; shipments 1793; sales 1900.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 17.—Cotton quiet aud firm;
middling 11%; receipts 692; sales 611.
CHARLESTON, January 17.—Evening—Cotton
quiet;middling 12%<a%; net receipts 1022; sales
1000, exports Continent 536.
PBOVIMOKI. AcC.
NEW YORK, Janoiry 17—Noon- Floor quint
and firm. Wheat qnlet andetendy. Oorn dull.
Pork firm at Lard firm, iteun
$11,411. Freights steady.
NEW YOBK, Jsn. 17.—Evening.—Floor s shade
stronger, very moderate export and home trade
demand ; superfine Western and State $6.86@6.90,
Southern flour quiet; common (Air extra s6.lo<aj
7.25, good to choloo do. *7.80@0.25. Wheat
heavy, in instances l@2c lower, only very limit
ed export and milling demand, speculative in
quiry ; t1.32(a>36 for old winter red Western;
$1.66 lor white Western. Corn lohetter, fslr de
maud for export and home nse; o@6og for|naw
ungraded Westerm,mixed,69 foryeliew Southern,
old quiet without decided change Oats little
active* Arm. Coffee. Rio, go lower, quiet; car
goes fs@23Ji, for gold Job lots 18@23, gold.
Sugar quiet, scarcely so firm, for fair to
good refining, refined heavy; 11 for stan
dard A, llg@% for granulated, \\% lor crushed
12 for powdered. Molasses, foreign grades dull.
New Orleans good supply, dnU and haavy, 46@615,
Rice firm and in fair demand : for Lnlsiana,
sq@oJ for Carolina. Porklower, $17,75 asked
for uninspected new mess. Lard closed lower,
at a decline, prime steam $11.26. Whiskey
steady at $1.16. Freights easier, cotton, per
ssU, 0-22, compressed per steam, 19-64@5-16.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.—Evening—Flour strong,
superfine fall $4.25@76. Wheat nnßettled.No. 2
red fall $1.56 ; No. 3, do. $1,481,'. Corn firm. No.
2 mixed, 40g@K. Oats, No. 2, 845f. Ryaactive
at76g. Barley firm, prime to fancy Wisconsin
and Minnesota 85@1.16. Whiskey quiet at 7.
Pork, $16.76 bid. Lard duR and haavy at $lO 88
asked. Bulk meats unsettled, car lots tg, 8g
sod Bg@g for shoulders, clear rib and clear
sides. Bacon inactive, 7and 9g for ahoul
ders, clear rib and clear sides.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.—Oats quiet, Southern
prime 40@41. Bye dull and nominal at 70@73.
Provisions quiet, pork $18.50@75. Bacon shoul
ders B@Bg, clear rib log, hams 14@15g. Lard
very firm, refined 12@g. Coffee dulland easier,
’jobs 19g@23Ji Whiskey duU, 11. Sugar dull
at Ug.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 16. Evening —Flour
good demand,and full prices: family $7.00@57 25.
wheat quiet and firm, red $1 46@66. Corn ir
regular at 43©46. Oata quiet at BS@B. Rye
quiet at 82. Barley dull; good to prime Wostorn
60(1860. Tork dull and nominal at $17.60. Lard
dull and nhminal, steam, log asked, kettle llg
@l2. Bulk meats dull, shoulders 6g, short rib
Bides Bg, short clear sides Sg. Bacon steady,
shoulders 7g, clear rib sides 10, clear sides lOg.
Greco doll and little offering, shoulders $6.25.
Whiskey unsettled at 5. Butter dull, central
18@20.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 17.—Flour steady In fair de
mand, extra $5.00@55 60; family $6.60@56.00.
Wheat firmer; red $1.40. amber $1.45@50, white
$t.50@55. Oorn firm at 44. Rye in good de
mand at 80. Oats quiet, white 42, mixed 39.
Pork firm at $17.50. Bulk meats dull, Bhouldors
7g. clear rib sides Bg, clearsides 9g. Bacon"
dull and nominal, clear rib sides 10@10g. Lard
in fair demand, tierce 12. keg 12g. Whiskey in
good demand at $1.05. Bagging llg.
THE BIGGEST STOUT YET.
A SHOWER OF LIVE SNAKES ON MEM
PHIS!
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 17.--During a
heavy rain storm Monday, a fall of
live snakes was observed in the south
ern part of the city, where thousands
of them could be seen yesterday. The
snakes are from one foot to eighteen
inches in length.
Something Nice.
Genuine English Plum Pudding import
ed, Canton Ginger Preserves.
For sale by H. Hamilton.
nov2 tf
LOUISIANA.
PACKARD'S BACK DOWN.
—— ■
UK GRACIOUSLY DECIDES NOT TO “DIS
PERSE” THE NICHOLLS GOVERNMENT
WITHOUT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE!
New Orleans, Jan. 17.—Th9 six
Seugcants-at-Arms of the Republican
Senate are released on bail.
Gov. Packard, answering Gen.
Auger’s request to allow matters to
remain in the slain quo, says: “I feel
that the request would have been
more appropriate if made immedi
ately after my installation as Gov
ernor, and before many of the main
branches of the government had
beenlforcibly taken possession of by
the oppositionbut oohcluded: “I
will give the plodge requested, that
no effort will bo made on the part of
the lawful State government to forci
bly disturb tho existing state of
affairs, without further communica
tion with you.”
New Orleans, Jau. i7.— The effect
of the instructions from the War De
partment to Gen. Auger, to preserve
the statu quo of both parties until the
report of the Congressional Commit
tee is received, is plainly visible to
day. All danger of a collision is re
garded os passed, at least for the
present.
GOOD RKiIDING.
ALL KNOW IT! ALL LIKE IT!
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TROIT FEEE PKEBB.
JST*The Poatmaster ia Agent for it.
CITY TAX SALES.
WILL he sold on FIRST TUESDAY IN FEB
RUARY NEXT, at Abbott A Newom’a cor
nor, on Broad street, in the city of Oolumbua,
tla., the following deeorlbed property, eituated
in eaid city, with all improvement* thereon, lev
ied on to satisfy sundry tax A. 18*. for taxes due
said City of Columbus, to-wit:
South half of lot Ne. 207; levied on a* the prop,
erty of J. W. Dennis. Amount of tax $30.20.
Lot No. 316; levied on as the property of J. J.
Grant. Amount of tax $132.37.
North half of lot No. 4, Court-Henae; levied on
as the property of the estate of W. M. McCook.
Amount of tax $8.70.
The above three levies made by W. L. Robin
son formerClty Marshal.
North half of let No. 472; levied on as the prop
erty of Felston Andrews. Amount of tax $15.60.
North half of lot No. 491; levied on aa the prop,
erty of Anna C. Hunter. Amount of tax $40.26.
Parties may settle sny of the shove before dsy
of rale by paying amount mentioned; together
with coat of advertising.
TIFF. T. MOORE.
ja9 lswtd Marshal.
WM. MErrMR,
RANDOLPH STREET,
Boot and Shoe Maker.
ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. FULL STOCK
of Men’s and Boy’s work constantly on
hand, whieh I will sellat very reasonable prices.
Also; Leather end findings, st the lowest price.
novl2 3m
Lime, Lime, Lime.
I will deliver
CAUSTIC SHELL LIRE
en cars at No. 7 M. * O. R. R., Ala., In barrels of
250 pounds eseb st SB.OO (eight dollars) per ton,
CASH. Address JNO. H. LEITNER,
_JalOJf Bom, Ala.
Third and Last Call to Tax
payers.
rrux COLLECTOR'S BOOKS UNDER INBTRUC-
X TlONSfrom the COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
will soon be closed. Tax payers will save Execu
tions end Costs, by settling st once. No further
notice will be given.
D. A. ANDREWS.
nov!2 tf State and County Tax Oolleetor,
XANTHINE
Never fails to restore Gray Hair to Its original o
our In a few weeks. Pure, harmless. sßßctlve
Prepared bv XANTHINE CO.. Blcftmmd. *
Sold by Purcell, Ladd k Co.,Richmond. Vs., and
druggists and country merchants. Price $1 per
bottle.
This Incomparable preparation for the Hair la
commended to the publlo on Its own merits.
It prevents the Hair from falling off, producing
a rapid and healthy growth;eradicates scurf and
dandruff, and cures diseases of the ecalp. Try It
andjudge for yourself.
[From Rev. E. T. Baird, Seo’y of Publication of
Presbyterian Church South.] -
Richvono. July 37,187i.
The Xanthine la the only hair dressing I have
ever need which has removed the dandruff from
the scalp and made my hair soft and pliable. It
has also restored my hair to its natural color; and
by occasionally nalng It as a hair dressing, 1 have
no doubt it will preserve the color. BAIRD
[From Rev. Mr. Cameron, Minister of Presbyte
rian Church Sonth.l
Mossy Csikk. Tsss, Aug. 32, 187.
Xiktmuk Cos., Richmond, Va.:
I have used the Xanthine now for three years,
and have induoed others to buy it, and have nev
er known it to fail In accomplishing all you
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dressing, removing and preventing dandruff and
all unpleasant itching, promoting and preserving
the natural growth and color of the hair, and ren
dering It glossy and pliable. I confidently,
rhAflrfnllv knowingly recommend it.
cneerruny, j WTT T TAM oAMXBON.
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