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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Macon Telgraph.)
SATURDAY, fEIIHI'ABV 10.
SENATE^
Mr. Reese moved to reconsider so
much of the journal as related to the
passage of a bill to exempt all pro
duce of the previous year held ou
April Ist for sale— carried.
Mr. Bush moved to reconsider the
action of the Senate in rejecting a
bill amending section 3,583 of the
Code. Mr. Reese opposed the mo
tion to reconsider. Motion lost.
The bill to define the meaning of
the term “wild lands” in returning
taxable property was read a second
time, and remarks were made by
Mr. Black favoring its passage, as
tbe present law is said to work much
hardship and injustice.
Mr. McDaniel contended that the
preseut law was sufficient to meet all
the demands of the case. Tbo Judi
ciary Committee reported asainst the
bill.’ The report was adopted audthe
bill lost.
To incorporate the Merchant’s
bank of Macon.
This bill and a number of others
was read the second time.
A sealed communication from the
Governor was here received.
Under the suspension of the rules
the following new bills were intro
duced :
By. Mr. Cabaniss—To amend sec
tion 1,031 of the Code.
Also, to incorporate the Southern
College of Pharmacy at Atlanta.
By Mr. McLoed -To incorporate
the Herndon and Swainsboro Rail
road company.
Rules were suspended and the fol
lowing House bills were read the
first time.
To appoint aboard of commission
ers for Early county.
To incorporate the town of Mil
ledgeville lu Burke county.
To amend section 298 of the Code.
To provide for maimer of publish
ing tax sales by municipal corpora
tions.
Senate here went into executive
session and confirmed the following
appointments of judges of county
courts:
Richard Johnson, of Jones.
Prank Little, of Hancock,
Mercer Hayues, ot Lawrence.
C. H. Sutton, of Habersham.
Senate then adjourned toll o’clock
Monday.
The consideration or the tax act
was resumed. The atnendmeut to
paragraph 16 of section 2 to strike
out $25 and insert SSO was rejected.
Mr. Branch offered an amendment
to paragraph 14 of sectiult 2 to insert
“or dealer or dealers in sewing ma
chines other than merchants selling
machines us other merchandise,”
which amendment was rejected by
yeas 21. nays 67.
Mr. Cloud offered as an amend
ment to section 2 to be known as
paragraph 18, “upon the owners or
dog or dogs the sum of $1 for each
dog owned.” Injected by a large
vote.
The amendments to section 2 by
the committee were agreed to.
The committee muved to amend
section 3 by striking out the proviso
exempting loan and building associ
ations from tax.
Mr. Black opposed and Mr. Moses
favored it in elaborate efforts.
Mr. Jordan, of Hancock, called the
previous question, which was sus
tained.
The amendment was rejected by
yeas 36, nays 56.
Mr. Muses called the yeas and
nays, but withdrew it on a division
being called again. The second vole
resulted in agreeing to the amend
ment by yeas 63, nays 49.
Mr. Walsu moved to reconsider the
action just taken, advocating the
motion in a cogent speech.
Messrs. Paine and Whittle favored
and Mr. Moses opposed the motion
to reconsider.
Mr. Jordan, of Hancock, called the
previous question, whion call was
sustained. The motion was lost by
yeas 41. nays 84.
Mr. Richardson offered a resolution
limiting speeches to live minutes,
wnich was agreed to.
Mr. Jordan, of Hancock, offered an
amendmend to the fourth section to
insert “and lightning rod compa
nies,” which was agreed to.
Tne committee offered an amend
ment to section sto strike out the
words "to be estimated at the aggre
gate value of shares of stock” which
was adopted.
Mr. Jordon, of Hancock, offered an
amendment to include in the excep
tions “lightning rod companies.”
Both amendments were agreed to.
Mr. Harrison, of Union, offered an
amendment to strike out “repeated”
as applicable to paragraph 13 of sec
tion 798, and to amend the paragraph
by making the exemption SIOO in
stead of S2OO. The amendment was
rejected.
Mr. Moses offered an additional
section, to be known as section 14,
“that nothing in this act shall be
construed as to exempt watches and
jeweirv worn by parties, but they
shall be given in and taxed at their
maiket value.” Adopted.,
The tax act then passed.
The special order, being the con
sideration of the bill to provide for a
normal department in the North
Georgia Agricultural College at Dah
lonega, and to make the military
more efficient, was taken up.
The House resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr. Davis,
of Houston, in the chair.
Mr. Price advocated the passage of
the bill in an able, logical and earn
est effort. Appropriates $2,000 for
the normal department and $1,500 for
salary of assistant Instructor in the
military department.
Mr. Hood moved that the commit
tee rise und report the bill baek with
a recommendation that it do not
pass.
The motion prevailed by yeas 77,
nays 48. Report agreed to, and the
bill was lost.
Mr. Whittle gave notice of motion
to reconsider.
The committee ou the academy for
the blind reported that institution in
an admirable condition, and eulo
gized Prur. Williams as a faithful,
efficient and humane officer, aud the
thunks of the State were due him for
making that institution one of he
best of the South. The committee
recommended an appropriation of
$13,500 to that institution.
The Finance Committee have pre
pared a bill on the claims of Wash
ington, Johnson and Burke counties
for amount paid out during the in
surreetion. Mr. Carltou asked a sus
pension of the rules to introduce the
bill. Messrs. Carlton, Robson and
Whittle made an earnest appeal to
the House to suspend the rules. The
House refused to suspend by yeas 75,
nays 30—lacking 4 votes necessary to
the required three-fourths to sus
pend.
On motion of Mr. Moses the use of
the hall was granted Mr. P. Thweatt
at his request, to-night to deliver an
address.
Mr. Carlton.moved to suspend the
rules aud read the bill relative to the
claims of Washington and other
counties for expenses during the in
surrection.
The motion wasadvocated by Mess.
Phillips, of Cobb, Robson, Corker,
Bloodworth, Whittle, and opposed
by Mr. Fry.
The motion to suspend the rules
prevaled, and the bill was read the
tirst time.
The discussion lasted half an hour
—the bill occupied about two min
utes in reading.
Mr. Stokeley moved to suspend the
rules to r ad the bill reducing the
judicial circuits the first time, which
motion prevailed by yeas, 91; nays,
23.
The House adjourned until 3:30
p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill introduced by the special
committee on a reduction of the ju
dicial circuits was read aud referred
to the judiciary committee. The bill
abolishes the Augusta, Albany, Oco
nee and Rome circnits aud provides
for sixteen circuits, viz :
Atlanta -composed of the counties
of Campbell, Clayton, DeKalb and
Fultou.
Blue Ridge to be composed of tbe
counties of Cherokee. Cobb, Dawson,
Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin,
Milton, Paulding, Pickens, Towns
and Union.
Bruuswiclc composed of the coun
ties of Appling, Camden, Charlton,
Coffee, Glenn, Montgomery, Pierce.
Telfair, Ware and Wayne.
Chattahoochee to be composed of
the counties of Chattahoochee, Har
ris, Marion. Muscogee, Quitman,
Stewart, Talbot ami Taylor.
Coweta to be composed of the coun
ties of Coweta,Carroll, Douglas, Fay
ette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether,
Polk, Troup.
Cherokee to be composed of tbe
counties of Bartow, Catoosa, Chat
tooga, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Whit
field, Walker.
Eastern to he composed of the
counties of Bryan, Bullock, Chat
ham, Effingham, Liberty, Mclntosh,
Tat nail.
Flint to be composed of the coun
ties of Butts, Henry, Monroe, New
ton, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Upson.
Walton.
Macon to be composed of the coun
ties of Bibb, Crawford, Dodge, Pu
laski, Twiggs, Wilcox.
Middle to be composed of the boun
ties of Burke, Emanuel, Glascpck,
Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Scre
ven, Washington.
Northern to be composed of Colum
bia, Elbert, Hancock, Lincoln, Mad
ison, McDuffie, Richmond, Warren.
Ocmulgeeto be composed of the
counties of Baldwin, Green, Jasper,
Jones, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam,
Taliaferro, Wilkinson, Wilkes.
Pataula, to be composed of the
counties of Baker, Calheun, Clay,De
catur, D #gherty, Early, Miller,Ran
dolph, Terrell.
Southern to be composed of the
counties of Brooks, Berrien, Col
quitt, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes,
Mitchell and Thomas.
South \Vestern to be composed of
the counties of Dooly, Houston, Lee.
Macon, Schley, Sumter, Webster,and
Worth.
Western, to be composed of the
counties of Banks, Ctarke, Franklin,
GwiDuett, Habersham, Hall, Hart,
Jackson, Oconee, Rabun and White.
Messrs. Dews, Freeman and Mc-
Rae gave notice that they would sub
mit a minority report.
REDUCING SALARIES.
The Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform reported that the number
of judicial circuitseould be reduced to
sixteen ; that the office of compiler of
laws might be abolished, and also
tne officer of superintendent of public
works. They recommend that the
clerks of the Secretary of State and
Comptroller General receive $1,590
instead of $1,600. They recommend
ihat the reporter of the Supreme
Court receive no pay from the State.
They think the expenses for clerical
force unnecessarily large, and the
cost of public printing in excess of
what it should be.
Messrs. Willis, Miller and Hutchins
submit a dissenting report.
House bills were read a second time
and passed on for a third reading.
The House adjourned until 9 a. m.
Monday.
What Dantan F. Kenner Will Tell.
Cincinnati Enquirer of Friday.]
Duncan F. Kenner, of Louisiana, pass
ed through the ciiy yesterday, en route
for Washington from New Orleans. Mr.
Kenner is the gentleman charged hy J.
Mrdison Wells, the bulldozer, with at
tempting to bribe him with $209,900 to
tnrow the vote of Louisiana for Tilden.
He is on his way to refute thestory. He
says the reason that Wells did not ac
cept the bribe was because the money was
not offered lo him, and that one of the
reasons that it was not offered was be
cause the Demoera's thought they had a
sure thing on the Stale without Wells'
assistance. Kenner the mulatto member
of the Returning Board, is related to Mr.
Duncan F. Kenner, though the relation
ship is caused hy a bar sinister.
The consumption of- grapes in New
York city during the past season, is said
to have exceeded a thousand tons.
COLUMBUS, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1877.
Nolen In ilie C.'oiniiitHttlori on the Flori
da Fit no.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The Electo
ral Commission were in secret, session
from 10 a. m. uutil halt-past 8 p. M.
continuously, with the exception of
two shott recesses. Almost the eu-
I tire time till nearly the close of the
session was oeeupied with debate, in
which every olio of the fifteen mem
bers of the Commission by turns par
ticipated. Two or three of the Jus
tices and Senatorial members read
elaborately prepared opinions on the
maiu points at issue, aud the discus
sion is understood to have been,from
its commencement, to its close of ex
traordinary power and ability. The
question of the eligibility of Hum
phreys was not made the subject
of much discussion, nor was any
vote concerning it taken at any
stage of tbe proceedings. However,
Senator Thurman offered a reso
lution declaring that there was no
sufficient evidence offered to show
that Humphreys was not a Shipping
Com mission , rou the 7th day of No
vember. This resolution was criti
cised by several Republican members
ou tile ground that it might carry an
implication that if Humphreys had
been such commissioner on Novem
ber 7 his vote would have been in
volved, and the resolution was not
urged,there seeming to bo practically
a unanimity of opinion that Hum
phreys’ resignation was legally
effectual, being tendered and accept
ed before the election.
About C o’clock p. m. the debate
being ended. Senator Edmunds sub
mitted a resolution declaring in sub
stance that the four Republican
Electoral votes of Florida should be
counted, and embodying also various
reasous for such declaration.
Representative Huuton offered the
following substitute:
Resolved, That the Electors named
in certificate No. 2, to wit: Wilkiuson
Call, J. E. Younge, Robert Ballock
and Robert B. Hilton, are the four
persons who were duly appointed
Electors by the State of Florida, on
the 7th day of November, and that
their votes, as certified by such cer
tificate, are the votes provided for by
the constitution of the United States.
This substitute was rejected by the
following vote:
Yeas —Messrs. 4bbotf, Bayard,Clif
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne and Thur
man—7.
Nays—Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds,
Frelinghuyseu, Garfield, Hoar, Mil
ler, Morton and Strong—B.
Mr. Edmunds then withdrew his
resolution, and Mr. Gaifield offered
the following, which was adopted by
the foregoing vote reversed:
“Resolved, that the four persons,
to wit., Frederick C. Humphreys,
Charles VV. Perce, William H. Hol
den, and Thomas W. Loug, were duly
apppoiuted Electors of President
and Vice Presedent for the State of
Florida, and that the votes provid
for by tite Constitution of the United
States.”
The vote in detail on the adoption
of this resolution was as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Bradley, E Imunds,
Frelinghuyseu, Garfield, Hoar, Mil
ler. Morton aud Strong-8,
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Bayard,
Clifford, Field, Hunton, Payne and
Thurman -7.
On motion of Mr. Garfield, Messrs.
Edmunds, Bradley and Miller were
appointed a committee to draft a re
port of tlie decision of the Commis
sion, with a brief statement of the
reasons therfor, to be signed by the
members agreeing therein, and to
be transmuted to the joint session of
the two Houses as required by the
Electoral act.
The argumentive resolution, pre
viously offered and withdrawn by Mr.
Edmunds, was adopted by the com
mittee of three with a few verbal
changes as their report, and about 8
o’clock p. m. it was signed by the
eight members of the Commission
who had voted for the adoption of
Garfield’s resolution.
THE LOUISIANA EASE.
NEW TESTIMONY WILL PROBABLY BE
ADMITTED BY THE TRIBUNAL.
Special to N. O. Democrats
Washington, Feb. 9.—There is no
reason to be alarmed over the Flori
da decision. The two houses will re
sume the joint session to-morrow
and count the votes of Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Illinois and lowa,
and call Louisiana, Objections will
then be made, and the real business
of the Tribunal will begin.
I have been at, some pains to ascer
tain whether the rule excluding
extraneous evidence in the Florida
case is regarded by a majority of the
Tribunal as a general rule to govern
ail cases that may come before it.
The result of these inquiries is that
Judges Clifford, Field and Miller
certainly do not so regard it, and
that Senators Thurman aud Bayard,
and possibly Frelinghuyseu, with
Representatives Payne, Huntoo,
Abbott aud probably Hoar concur
with them.
The position of these commission
ers, who constitute a clear majority
in the Tribunal, is as follows: As
near as I can ascertain, they hold
that the Tribunal, being made by law
the judge of its own jurisdiction,
must consider each case upon its own
individual merits, and each method
of procedure in accordance with its
own particular exigency. In fact, so
far as Louisiana is concerned, there is
no case made up beyond the two sets
of naked certificates, unless the Tri
bunal decide to take extraneous tes
timony. The members of the Tribu
nal fully understand that if they ex
clude testimony in the Louisiana
case, as they did in that of Florida,
in the face of all that has been devel
oped concerning the crimes of the
Returning Board, they make their
entire action a farce in the eyes of
the country. This is the view taken
of the matter by all of the Democrats
on the Tribunal, and the Republi
cans mentioned above have substan
tially expressed the same view in
conversation.
The final decision of the whole
Presidential question really depends
on ihe ruling of the Tribunal as to
the admission of testimony in the
Louisiana case. It is safe to say that
no evidence will be admitted in any
event beyond the reports and accom
panying papers of the House and
Senate Committees that have been
investigating Louisiana. If these
are admitted, then the case will re
sume itß partisan aspect, and Brad
ley votes as a partisan to sustain the
action of the Returning Board,
Hayes will be counted in. That is
about all there is of the Louisiana
care at this writing.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
• By 11 o’clock nearly all the Setia
j tors were present, but no businoss
I whatever was transacted. The Sen
ate having approved the decision of
the Electoral Commission in the
Florida case on Saturday, awaited a
notification from the House that that
body was ready to resume the joint
session to continue the counting.
lIOUME.
Washington, Jan. 12.—1n the
j House, after various propositions
Speaker Randall ruled that there
J was nothing in Electoral law that
| authorized the referring of the ques
| tion back to the Commission. The
| response of the House must be aye
! or nay.
Two hours discussion commenced
| at a quarter past eleven,
j All the committees adjourned to
3 o ’block I*, m., to determine to sepa
rate the two Houses of Illinois, for
which two hours will be allowed out
side of the prologue and epilogue.
Louisiana will not be reached to
day.
The Commission is not in session.
It is believed that the decision will
be obtaiued within a fortnight.
After a spirited and earnest debate
this morning upon tbe decisiou of
tho Electoral Commission with re
spect to the vote of J£la., the House
decided by a strict party vote, that
the finding of the Commission was
not correct, and that the Tilden Elec
tors had been elected in that State.
The clerk of the House was directed
to inform the Senate of the action of
the House, and that it was ready to
receive that body for the purpose of
proceeding with the count.
THE JOINT SESSION.
The Seuate having appeared, the
Vice President, Ferry, caused the
Secretary of the Senate and clerk of
the House to declare what action the
respective houses had taken in regard
to the decision of the Commission.
This having been done, the Presi
dent of the Senate declared that both
houses not having concurred in set
ting aside the decision of the Com
missio"n, Florida would be counted
for Hayes aud Wheeler. The votes
of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, lowa,
Kansas end Kentucky were also
counted for the respective candi
dates. When Louisiana was reached,
the President of ttie Senate handed
to the tellers three certificates—two
of which wore in favor of the Hayes
Electors, and one signed by MoEn
ery, Governor, in favor of tho Tilden
Electors. There was also a certifi
cate which the Vice-President said
tie had received by mail, purporting
to cast eight votes of Louisiana for
Cooper and Cary. Tho reading of
this certificate created much amuse
ment—the Electors all being named
John Smith, distinguished from each
other by the numbers 1,2, 3,4, 5,6,
and by letter A, letter B, aud let her
rip.
The Vice-President asked and ob
tained unanimous consent to sup
press this certificate, which was
manifestly bogus and a burlesque.
Objections haviug been made to
the other three certificates, the ob
jections were referred to the Com
mission.
The Senate with •'rpw, and the
House took a recess until 10 o’clock
to-morrow.
Washington, Feb. 12.—Mr. Carr,
from Speaker Kerr’s old district, in
the course of a speech, said :
“Florida should have been returned
for Tilden and Hendricks. But, sir,
at the same time I hold that the
Democratic majority of this House
has no moral right to complain that
this Commission has rendered a par
tisan decision in reporting the four
Electoral votes of Florida for Hayes
and Wheeler. While I assert that
this decision is contrary to the facts,
and contrary to the will of a large
majority of the people of the United
States, yet I as boldly assert that the
wrong is chargeable to a cause far
ther back than the Commission. The
wrong rests on the shoulders of those
who established this partisan Tri
bunal. When the Democratic ma
jority of this House adopted this law
with the full knowledge that a ma
jority of the Commission would be
Republican, governed by the Repub
lican instincts, controlled by Repub
lican interests, warped by Republican
benches and moved by Republican
motives, they deliberately aban
doned every claim which the
Democratic masses asserted to
a control of our national af
fairs. The Commissioners have
done no more nor less than
what . ceuld or should have
wrong can attach to thorn for their
act; but when you, as Democrats,
deliberately put such power over
such questions in the hands of a tri
bunal so constituted, you committed
a bold and daring wrong to your pre
tended political conviction, and as
suredly to your political associates,
whose political sentiments and
rights you betrayed and abandoned
tp your political adversaries. I arise
to remind the Democratic majority
that in common decency, your votes
on this measure have estopped you
from indulging in even one word of
critiscim against the decision
been expected or required of
them, you erected a political tribu
nal; invested it with political attrib
utes and gave them political ques-
tions to determine, which they have
settled from a political stand point.
Being Republicans, they believed tho
Republican candidate for the Presi
dency was and ought to bo elected.
In making their declaration they
have been truo and faithful
to their political sentiments, educa
tion and associations. No loyal
that tribunal” he concluded: "I de
nounce tho majority of this House as
being responsible for the wrong and
recreant, ignorantly or corruptly
recreant to the confidence which has
been imposed in them, and faithless
to tho trust confided in them.” [Ap
plause.]
Representative Springer says he
had prepared objections to counting
tbe vote of George E. D. Chaffee. —
Springer 3ays he had complete evi
dence that Chaffee held office when
he cast his vote, but was informed
that a case equally as clear from
Louisiana would be presented to the
Commission, and afterwards by the
two houses.
It was feared the Senate might re
fuse to sustain the objection and thus
influence the Commission, hence Mr
Spencer, by the advice and approba
tion of of his friends, withheld the
objection.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington, Feb. 12.—The Secre
tary of the Treasury has called in
ten million 5-20 bonds of the act of
Match 3d, 1865, dated November Ist,
1865. Interest ceases May 12th, 1877.
Nomination—R. F. Milner (P. M. ?)
Newnan, Ga.
The Joint session.
Washington, Feb. 12, 1877.—The
Democrats at the last moment con
cluded not to make objections to Il
linois.
Louisiana was reached, objection
made, and the houses separated. The
Commission meets th-morrow to hear
argument.
MATT. CARPENTER ON LOUISIANA.
HE THINKS THE COMMISSION MUST RESORT
TO THE GAO.
Washington, Feb. 12.—Matt. Car
penter claims to have the Louisiana
case dished up in a way that will defy
the Commissioners’ deglutition— it
will be too nasty. He offers to wager
the coatings of bis own stomach on
the gag.
HA ID ON DISTILLERS IN GEORGIA.
33 STILLS DESTROYED, 84 ARRESTS MADE.
Washington, Feb. 12.—A Georgia
dispatch to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, from agent Chamber
lain, dated Cartersville, Ga., roports
a raid in the northern portion of that
State; 33 stills destroyed, and 84 ar
rests made. Lieut. M’lntire, of the
2d Infantry, was killed in a fog in
tho mountains by thirty illicit dis
tillers, who attacked the Govern
ment forces under the cover of night.
Atlanta, Feb. 12.-Ou Friday night
a detachment of U. S. Infantry ac
companying Revenue agents was am
bushed by distillers in Gilmer county,
and Lieut. Mclntyre, company E.
second Infantry, killed. A detach
ment was sent to recover the body.
It is said to have killed three distil
lers before the recovering of Mcln
tyre.
Thc ISirect Cable--,! Mandamus.
London, Feb. 12.—The Observer’s
financial article says application has
been made for a mandamus to com
pel the Direct United States Cable
Go’s, board of directors to recognize
the votes which the Chairman of the
late meeting of shareholders decided
invalid, and declare the resolutions
of Mr. Finder, who represented the
amalgamation, adopted.
London, February 12.— The Times *
money article, referring to a meeting
of the Anglo-American Cable Compa
ny, says: In connection with meet
ing of the Anglo-American Telegraph
Company held to-day, it is worth
calling attention to the distinct
threat uttered by the chairman
against the Direct Cable Company,
that he and his board were de
termined to institute what he
called an internecine war
till the weaker went to the wall,
should the attempt now being made
by the Globe Telegraph and Trust
Company party to destroy the direct
cable company fail. He was frank
enough to tell the shareholders, that
this war might be very costly, but
none the less it is the determination
of this board to have no rival if a
fight could destroy that rival.
Mill! News.
Savannah, Feb. 12 —Arrived, ship Fred
erick, Liverpool; barks Naus, Georgo,
Bristol; Button, Havre; schooner Annie
P. Clark, Boston; Chas. E. Page, Philadel
phia; Benj. Gortsides, Baltimore; Urica
A. Smith, Boston, via Charleston.
Sailed Ship Jas A. Wright, Liverpool;
Cook Borden, Barbadoes.
New York, Feb. 12.—Arrived, City of
Chester.
Arrived out, Nesutau Lawrence Brown,
Countess of Dubley, State of Indiana,
Anglia.
A Merchant of Sparta, Ca., Robbed and
Murdered
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 12.— Saturday
night, H. J. Rozier, a merchant of
Sparta, was waylaid while going
home from his store, struck with a
slung-shot, and robbed of a hundred
dollar watch. He has since died.
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Washington, February 12.—The
Electoral Commission was callod to
order at 4 o’clock. Received certifi
cates and accompanying papers in
the Louisiana case. Messrs. Field,
Campbell, Trumbull, Carpenter, Mer
rick, Headley and Green, counsel for
the Democrats; and Evarts, Mat
thews, Shellabarger and Stoughton,
counsel for Republicans, appeared.
Seuator MeDouald aDd Representa
tive .Tenks will appear as objectors
on the part of the Democrats; aud
Senator Howe and Shellabarger ou
tho part of the Republicans.
Commission adjourned until to
morrow.
Washington, Fob. 12.—The object
ors to the Hayes electors assert foul
noss of the returning board. That two
Electors were Federal officers, the
certifying Governor a creature of
compromise, barely de facto-, not by
any construction dejure; and that
half the Electors were Stato offioers
whom the Constitution ot Louisiana
forbids exercising functions like
those of Presidential Electors.
A Test Case ou Momlay.
Washington, Feb. 11.—A precedent
may be established on to-morrow,
which will virtually decide the
great question. Separate action
will be had in the case of
Chaffee, the alleged ineligible
Elector of Illinois. Should it be
clearly shown that Chaffee is within
tho inhibition of the Constitution,
and Edmunds and Frelinghuysen
vote to count him, the ease may be
regarded as desperate.
It is stated that Justice Bradley
considers it a great wrong that a
legal technicality should deprive the
people of Oregon of their vote. It is
retorted that that is none of his bus
iness.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Washington, Feb. 12.—A London
correspondent reports favorable pro
gress in the negotiations between
Turkey and Servia and Montenegro.
Midhat Pacha has arrived at Brin
disi. He attributes his banishment
to Russian intrigue.
It is understood that changes in
the Roumanian ministry are favor
able to Russia.
London, Feb. 12.—The Observer
publishes a special dispatch from
Para, saying it is reported there that
it is probable that Sir Edward Thorn
ton, now British minister to the Uni
ted States, will be appointed English
Ambassador to the Porte.
The reports create a favorable im
pression.
A dispßj,ch to the Times from Vi
enna, says; It is stated here that
the powers will probably not answer
the Russian circular at all. If an
identical answer were given, the pow
ers would tacitly acknowledge Rus
sia’s claim for herself of freedom to
withdraw from common action when
ever she pleased; while separate an
swers would destroy the effect on the
Czar’s resolutions which an enuncia
tion of all tho powers might have.
The circular itself did not ask or re
quire an answer; it simply instructed
Russian representatives to ascertain
the views of the cabinets to which
they are accredited. Curious enough,
Russia does not seem very anxious to
know tho views of the cabinets, for
Russian representatives have not yet
taken any steps towards ascertain
ing them.
London, Jan. 12.—The Birming
ham Post asserts that the Liberal
leaders, after consultation, have de
termined to submit a motion declar
ing that it is the duty of England in
concert with the European powers,
or failing in this, with Russia alone,
to enforce upon Turkey the adoption
of necessary provisions for the secu
rity of Christians in the disturbed
provinces.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, )
Office of Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, Feb. 12, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, easterly
winds, backing to colder northeast
and northwest, falling, followed by
rising barometer, and cloudy follow
ed by clear weather, will prevail.
Best Uncolored Tea and Pure Ground
Pepper—very cheap, at Mason’s Drug
Store. leblltf
AT KIRVEN'M.
Black Aipaoas, worth 50c. only 40c.
Colored Alpacas “ 25c. " 20c.
Itepps (for wrappers), worth 35c. only
20c.
Ladies’ and Childrens’ colored Hose,
worth 40e. only 25c.
Silk Scarfs, worth 30c. only 25c.
Large Linen Towels, worth 250. only
20c.
Table Linen, worth 75c. only 52%c.
10-4 Sheeting “ 30c. “ 22%c.
Woolen Corsets, worth 75c. only 50c.
2-Button Kid Gloves, worth 75c. only
50c.
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, worth 20c.
only 12Y,a.
A largo stock of Zephyr Wools, Dress
Goods, Balmoral Skirts, Ribbons, Silk
Scarfs just received and marked at very
low prices. A call from you is solicited.
J. Albert Kirven.
octl eod&wly
Heed Oats.
Large lot Choice Spring Oats; just re
ceived by
ja2s dtf&wit J. H. Hamilton. I
THIS HOUSE W.WTN DELAY
MATT CARPENTERS COMING GREAT
SPEECH ON THE LOUISIANA
QUESTION.
Judge Miilrr Won Over by the Uadlral
Parti anus.
The lloiifte of RrpreventatlYei 'Wilt Xot
Nil Inn it to Alve the Loulilmba Re*
turning Hoard Nhovud ltoun
Their Throuta.
Special to New Orleans Democrat.!
Washington, Feb. 10.—The action
of the House to-day was a well con
sidered move to gain time. In view
of the possibility that the Tribunal
will admit the reports and testimony
of the House and Senate Committees
as evidence in the Louisiana case, it
was desirable that the testimony of
Field’s committee should be as lull
as possible when presented. If the
House stands upon its rights under
the Electoral bill, the case of Louisi
ana cannot be reached by the Tri
bunal before Wednesday next.
It is understood that Matt Carpen
ter will occupy the entire time allow
ed to counsel for the Democratic side
in presenting the Louisiana case to
the Tribunal. His argument is nearly
prepared, and it will be, oertainly,
the greatest forensic effort delivered
in the Capitol building since the days
of Webster and Calhoun, Matt in
tends it to stand as the master-piece
of his life, and there is nobody who
can handle the subject of Louisiana
us he can. It is believed that he will
so present the record as to compel
Judge Bradley, Senator Edmunds
and Representative Hoar to either
udmit testimony or squarely stultify
their record on the subject ot Louis
iana during the last four years. At
all events, Carpenter says he can do
this.
Tremendous party pressure is being
brought to bear upon Bradley, Ed
munds and Hoar to induce them to
preserve the party vote of eight to
seven on the question of admitting
evidence in the Louisiana case. It is
understood that Miller, despite what
I telegraphed you last night as to his
views, hus yielded to party pressure,
and will vote to reject ail evidence,
provided the other three, mentioned
above, can be brought into tho
traees.
It may be stated without reserve
that if the tribunal takes the same
ultra-partisan course on Louisiana
which it took regarding Florida, the
result will not be accepted by the
House, and there is no telling what
consequences may ensue. Several
large loop-holes have been discover
ed in the Electoral bill which it is
needless to point out here, but which
will soon become apparent if the tri
bunal tries to shove the Louisiana
Returning Board down our throats.
The Revenue f China.
From tho London Standard.J
A sketch of the Constitution of China
lias been forwarded to us, obviously by
some very well-informed band,which con
tains something quite new—an estimate
of the actnal revenue of China. It is be
lieved to amount to one hundred and
twenty-five million dollars; raised by tax
es on land, grain, the transit of goods,
foreign imports and a few other subjects,
and uy the sale of ranks and degrees.
Of this amount seventy-five million dol
lars is believed to be spent in one way or
another upon the armj-. Of course, these
amounts are irrespective of local dues, of
requisitions in kind, and of direct plun
der, and judging it by the old revenues of
Indio, it may be accurate. The remarka
ble fact in the account is the small
amount raised by the land tax —less than
thirty million dollars.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
By G, S. HARRISON, Auctioneer.
ON the first Tuesday in March next, within
the legal hours of sale, I will sell at Abbott
A Newsom’s corner in the city of Columbus, a
TWO-ROOMED HOUSE, and the lot on which it
stands, situated on west side of Oglethorpe St.,
nearly opposite Perry Honse, and two doors be
low the steam Cotton Factory. Said premises
belonging to the estate of the late Griflin Pinck
ard, aud known as his late residence. TERMS
GASH. Purchaser to pay tax of 1877.
.lay tds THOS. K. WYNNE, Executor.
COLUMBUS, GA., Fehrnary Ist, 1877.
THIS is to certify that I have this day given
my consent that my wife, MRS. LUCY JANE
KIRBY, shall become a free trader, In cQQformi
‘ty with the statute.
EDWARD J. KIRBY.
NOTICE.
BY and with the consent of my husband, MR.
EDWARD J. KIRBY, I hereby give notice
that I shall from this date, act as a free trader;
in conformity with the statute in such case made
and provided. This February Ist, 1877.
LUCY J. KIRBY.
fobl law4w
EVERYBODY SUITED.
We are this Season in Receipt of a Large
Supply of all Sizes of Our
Celebrated
Fox* both Wood and Coal
Besides full assortment of other Popular
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES
GRATES, ate.,
And feel Justified in saying that we are SURE
we can suit any and all Claeses of purchasers, both
In quality and prioe.
Of other Gooda In our line, we base a targe and
complete assortment, suoh as
TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE
or kyxxy cKScaurno*.
HARDWARE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, .
CROCKERY. GLASSWARE. COAL
HODS. SHOVELS, fcO.
All of thsse articles we CAN and WELL sell a
VERY BOTTOM PRICES,
tan 1 dtf W. H. ROBARTB & CO,
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