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I o U I S V I E L r,
TUTS DAT, February *799*
PROCEEDIN' G S
OP THE
LegiJUure of the State oj Georgia,
Begun and held at Louifville,
oa the fecund Tuefd *y in
January, 1799*
House of Representatives,
Thar [day , January 17.
Several petitions reported upon,
Mr. Butler from the commit
tee to whom was referred the
prefentrnents of the Grand ju
ry of Wilkes, reports, that it
appears to the committee the
prefentrnents fet forth good and
fubflantial reafons why the ad
for prohibiting Haves from be
ing brought into this St re from :
any of the United States does
not an Twer the prrpoles f or
which it was intended.
Mr. Watkins notified the
Houle that he fhou’d to-morrow
bring in a bill to be entitled,
An act declaring the alient
of the Legiflature to a Tale of
part of the lands belonging to
the UmVeiiity of the State, as
contemplated by the Senatus
Academicus, for the benefit of
th it inftitution.
Mr. Irwin, from the joint
committee appointed on finance
made the following report :
“ Fhat they hive ex imined
the books and abflraft of the
Trealury, and examined the
fame with the checque of offi *e,
and find them fair and correct.
On the letter of James Merri
wether, Efq. Comptroller Gene
ra’, your committee report, that
tnev have examined the books
and original entries in his oilice,
and compared the fame with the
abfhadd, and find them con eel :
and are happy to obferve that
bom tiie vigi ance of that officer
lome counterfeits have already
b-en dcte&ed and none are like
1/ to pals undi(covered ; and
Lie cheegues under which he
has ilFued new ones appear well
ca tuiated to guard againft fu
ture irnpofitions. Your com
iriftee are lory to fr id from the
information of tint officer, as
V ’ e Ifiom luch other inquiries as
tuev have been able to rn .ke,
J t7 °e> not appear wh t amount
, uidi evidence- of debt, or
cuims againft this State have
, e . n Lfaed, what hive been
Ca “" a m > or is HOW outfland
ing.
• J^r * Walker from tire com
!t; Ce appointed for that pur-
Pn e reported a bill to audio-
L Xccutora and Adminiflr 1-
SLo lluke tales to laud in
certain cafes, which was read
the (irR time.
The houfe refolved itfelf into
a committee of the whole, on
the bill to regulate Elcheats
Mr. 'ones in the chair—‘he
committee having made pro
gress, role and had leave to lit
again.
F/(day, January 18.
A melfige from his Excellen
cy th e Gov ernor w a s rece i ved,
accompanied with the laws of j
the United States, which being'
read, was ordered to he on the I
table.
Agreeably to notice given;
ycflerday, Mr. Simms moved j
that a committee be appointed j
to prepare and report a bill to,
be entitled, f< an a6b to appoint,
a printer to the State,” and a
committee was appointed con*
; filling of Mell s. Simms, Bryan
and Abraham Jones. -
Ma J imes Jones nodfic 1 the j
houfe that he would to-morrow
move for leave to b;ingin a bill
to he entitled, <{ an a6l to revile
and a iicnd an a 6l, requiring the
Inferior C mrts of tha (cveral
counties to provide For thn pay
anvnt of the fees of ini /vent
prifoners, and alfo to provide
for the difchvge of the arreara
ges due for building bridges,
which may have been taken
from the counties under whole
orders they were built, by divi
iions which have taken place in
Inch counties.
Mr. Elliott bom the joint
committee appointed to report
wh it 1 iws it may be neceffary to
pa s during the prefent leffion,
brought in a final report, viz.
A bill to be entitled an a 6l to
i empower the £ enators and Re
presentatives of this State, or!
1 any two of them, to make to the
United States a deed of cefhon
1 to a c.-itain tra6l of the un’oeat
-1 cd lands cf this herein
| defciibed, on certain conditions,
limitations and reftri&ions,
, j therein m^nripned.
: | A bill to ca r ry in l o efFe6l the
. 24th fc6lion of the fir ft article
of the conflituti n.
• I A inella r e from the Senate
o
: informing the hou'e that they
; are now ready to convene in tire
y Representatives’ chamber, to
/proceed to the election of the
; public officers ag r eeably to a
:• J ji n.t resolution or both houfes
: s 1 he Senate being convened
1 in ihe Rerncfentatives’chamber,
- both houics proceeded to the
j election, by ballot, of a Scna
■ tor, to reprefent this Stale in the
• Congrefs of the United States —
• 1 three Judges of the Superior
• | CouA—an Attorney General —
/two Sjlicitois General, and a
Health Officer for the port of
Savannah.
The ballots being le para tel y
and feyeral'y taken and ex amin
ed for the afore I aid appoint
ments. it appeared that
Abraham Baldwin, was duly
elefted a Senator to reprefent
this flate in the Congrefs of ,
tlie United St tes—
That David lh ydic Mitchell ,
was deeded a Judge of the eaf
, te n di ft r i 6d —George Wait n fo r
1 the m’ddle ddl.i6d—and Tin mas
\P. Carnes for the wellern dil
tii6d.
That William B. Bullock, wa?
e T e6d d the Attorney General—
: Pc er J. Carnes Solicitor Gcne
|ral (or rhe middle did riel—-and
i Peter Van Aden Solicitor General
forth 3 wellern di(lri6d—and
Doa >r Michael Burke, the
Health Officer for the port of
Savannah.
i he Senate having retired,
r> *
the houfe adjourned till 10-mor
row,
Saturday, January 19.
Agreeably to notice given,
•Mr. Butler moved for the ap
pointment of a committee to
bring in a bill to regulate weights
1 a O O
and ineafa.es wirduu this State.
The order of the day bung
called for, the houfe tuck under j
conii leratiou the reports of
committees on petitions, which ‘
were am nded and agreed to by
; the houfe.
Monday, January 21.
Several petitions p dented.
Mr. London, agreeably to
notice given, moved for the ap
pointment of a committee, to
p»epare and report a bill to lav
out a town in the county of Ef
fingham, to be known by the
name of Springfield. A com*
Imittee was appointed accord
ingiy.
The houfe refolved itfelfinio
a committee of the whole on
the bill, entitled, “ an aUt to
repeal an acl, entitled an act for
miliclmg penalties on certain
perfons therein named fo far as
it relpecls the baniihrncnt of
[chu johnfon, William Corker
and Stephen Corker/ 1 The
committee having gone through
the bill role and reported the
fame with amend rents.
Tuefiay, Ja unary 22.
A committee was appointed
to bring in a bill to compel the
officers of the militia to tike an
oath to fupport the con filiation
of the State.
Mr, Jam s Jones from the
committee appointed, repotted
a bill concerning KiTavs and
for improving the breed of hol
ies.
Wednesday, January 23.
The committee app Anted to
examine and report (he fituad
on of the public goods art! (Veil
meafures as rn iy be neceffary
relpcMing the fame, report,
tint they hive ex >mined tlie
laid goods and find many of
thorn much injured, and from
I the cbcumflances. together with
, moll of them having bc # n laid
in at extravagant prie s ; your
committee are convinced it will
he irnpoflible t > difpole of them
without confiderablc lofs to the
State, and that; the longer a (ale
9 O
is delayed, the greater (lie lofs
will be—they therefore recoin
mend, that John Shellman Fto~
mas Collier, and Zachariah la
mar be app unfed to alcertam
the exa6t quantity, as near as
may be the value of (lie find IV
veral articles on ban 1, and rcpoi t
as fp~cdily as poffiblc thercoa
to the f gill auc. The report
was agreed to by tlic houiV.
Mr. Biyan moved that a com
mittee be app Anted to prepare
and repo t a bid for building a
toll bridge acrols great Ogcchcc
river, at the place known by the
n une of Bryans Cowpens, and a
committee was appointed ac
coidingly.
A ;rcdabSy to notice given
'yeflerday, Mr. Thomas m >vcd
I for tlu appointment of a co 11-
uiittee to prep ire and rep o t n
bill to be entitled an acl to lay
off a new county out of the
counties of Wilkes an I ()Me-
O
ill irpc- A committee was ac
cordingly appointed.
Friday , February t.
The h.iufe met purfuant to
adiournment.
A motion v r as made by Mr.
Simms to reconficler the minutes
fo 1 «r ; s refpetls the bill to bo
entitled, “ an a6l to give con
current juiifdiction to the fupe
rior courts of this (bite, w:th the
infeiior com ts thereof, incc t.du
cafes ” And on the quefliou
put to agree to the fame, the yeas
and nays bei g required, are as
.ollow ;—A) e> 1 4 Noes 39.
So the quell ion was 1011.
The hjufe then proceeded
to take up the report of the joint
committee 01 ill it part of h;s
Excellency the (ioverno/s com
munication, which re 1 peels lur
vcys—and the fame being read.
On motion, by Mr. Watkin%
that the t lowing provifj be
, inlett das an amendment :
li Provided that Jus Excel
lency fhd. be of opinion, that
fuch farveys li ive been nnde
agreeably to (he laws ut Lids
flate, and (h tall legal lequihte*
had been bona fide, performed
by the p if >r.s making Inch hir
vcys, prior to the order cf coun
cil, relpecling grants for one
1 ihoufand acres; and provided