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THE VI I. \VI A WEEKLY EXAMINER. vxr-RTn TCT.-V CIRCUTjATIONT OIF* TI3CE3 JE3XA.JVTITNTESFL, ZLQOOO COPIES! JOHN H. RTKEI.S, 1 CHAS. L. BARBOUR. ( Ed,tWß - VOLUME IL TUE WEEKLY EXAMINER tl Published every Friday Morning in the City of Atlanty, at ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM, Zb be paid strictly in advawe. t3F No rabochptioa taken for lea* than aix month*. -• RATES 07 ADVERTISING. Advertiaernenta are inserted in the Webel V BxiHiMia at the following rate*; Seventy-five *unt< per equate (of 10 linee brevier) for the first insertion*, and 37j cent* per square for each sub sequent insertion. 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Obituary Notices exceeding ten lines will be charged as advertisement*. ty Yearly Advertisers exceeding in their ad vertisement* the average space agreed for, will be charged at proportional rates. kF* All AJvertisemeuts not specified a* to time will be published until forbid and charged accordingly. Legal Advertizement* Sale* *f Land and Negroes, by Administra tors, Executor* or Uurdians, are required by law to be held on the First Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 8 in the afternoon, at the Court House in the County in which the property is situated. Notices of these safes must be given in a pub ic gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for'he sale of personal property must be given in .dte manner 1U days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors and creditors of an es tate mus' also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must he published for two month*. Citation* for letters of Administration, Guar dianship Ac., must be published 30 days—for dis mission from Administration, monthly six month* —for dismission from Guardianship, 40 days. Rule* for foreclosure of Mortgage* must be published monthly for four months—for establish ing lost papers, for the full space of three months —for compelling titles from Executors or Admin istrators, where bond has bien given by the de ceased, the full space of three month*. Publication* will always be continued accord ing to these, the legal requirements, unless other wise ordersd, at the following Batea: Citations on letters of Administration &c. $3 75 do do dismissory from Adminis tration, 4 50 Citation on dismissory from Guardianship, 8 00 Leave to . sell Land or Negroes, 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditors. 9 00 Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 square I 50 Allies of land or negroes by Executors, Ac. 5 00 Estrays, two weeks, 9 50 For a mtn advertising his wife, (in advance.) 5 00 Letters on business must be (post paid) to en itle them to attention. I'HUHMIAY. LECI MHEK 13. 1P55 Bail Bead Accident. The np freight train from Augusta—drawn by the engine Haye* Bowdre—blew up yester day morning in the vicinity of Cammak. while going at rapid speed down grade. Mr. J. J. Crawford, Engineer, and Mr. Junies McGuire. Fireman, were both instantly killed. Mr. Crawfotd leave* a wife and five children to la ment bis unexpected death. Os Mr. McGuire's relations and circumstance* in life, we are not in'ormed, but the whole is an unfortunate acci to be deeply regretted. When will the fre quency of rail road dirasteii become, “Like angels' visits, few and far between" f We have net heard whether or not the blow, up alluded to was the mult of negligence. to Kansas Close to Home. Persons desirous of emigrating to Kansas to procure good lands, would do well to consider the superior agricultural resource* of Georgia before taking a leap in the dark. The South era part of our State, aa it approaches nearer to the sea board. is aiworpaastd for its fertility of oil, and its adaptation to corn, cotton, su gar, and many of the tropical fruits. Besides these many advantage* Southern Georgia is unexcelled in its production of native grantsw for «tock. Os sue.- lands. Marcus A. Bell hus more than 100 lots, which bedfera on exceed ingly low terms. See his advertisement in * our Daily. Punctuate Correctly. Punctual on—being one of the agents that give vigor to Grammar and convey common sense in truthful colors—should be systematized and taught in schools as an elementary, inter mediate, and graduate branch of education.— The importance of the comma—the slightest pause in punctuation—is less understood and regarded than any other punctuation point; yet. the abuse o'thia minor character does mere • Injury to good sense and grammatical construc \ tiou than is shown in the aggregate of misuses ' \ resulting from all the other points combined.— give a single illustration of the office of a '•ma, we quote the following line—preserving mrctuation—from a stage-coach prospec tus •. Travellers look to interest." Any person knowing any thing of the pro prietiea of the English language, will readily ad mit that the above line, aa it is quoted, ex prem ie something very different from that which was founded. For instance: the Hue, as it is, for- THE CHEAFEST PCLITICAL AND NEWS PAPER IN THE SOUTK-A WEEKLY FIREiIOI COMPANION FCROKLY CNE COLLAR A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. and the balance of the sentence is left to a loca tion in the indicative mood. Thus, the framer of the above line, by omitting the comma at the end of the first word, makes us tell you that ‘•travellers” (third person) “ look to interest,’’ (indicative mood) when he designed to address himself to ‘•travellers,’ (second person) and ex hort them to “ look to interest,” (imperative mood.) As a g-atuitoua tuition to the printer that put that line in type, we suggest the propriety of a comma at the end of the first word, which will make it in the second person, imperative mood, and read correctly thus: “ Travellers, look to interest." The Steamers News. The Africa's telegraph news will be found under the appropriate bead. She brings ac coMmts up to Nov. 24ih from Liverpool. Thexjocline in Cotton, since the Atlantic's a<fviW>nbte 17 th of Nov., will be seen by com paring'v* quotations: By Atlantic—Nov. 17. By Africa—Nov 24 Fair Orleans, 6 3-4 Fair Orleans 638 Middling. ft 7-8 Middling, ft 7 4 Fair Uplands 6 1-8 Fair Uplands, 6 7-8 Mid. 6 3-8 Mid. ft 1-4 Democratic Convention. —The 18ifi of De cember is the day pn posed for the Dem icratic Convention re-row mb'e at Millei'givilleto ap point delegates to the Cincinnati National Con tion. Appointed —Seymour R. Bonner, and Mi chael N. Clark, of Columbus, Ga.. have been appointed by the U.S. Commissioners for Geor gia, to take L aiimony in relation to judicial matters in other Stales. A dispatch from Washington states that no decision respecting the'three million drafts drawn by Santa Anna upon th : Mexican Gov ernment has yet been made, and it is believed none will be made at present. Death or an Old Citizen. —The Hon. Hen ry V. Chamberlain, an aged and honored citi zen of Mobile, died there on Saturday evening .aa', having attained to his 79th year. Heavy Suit.— ln the U. S. Circuit Court of Boston, a servant girl has brought suit against the estate of a citizen of Roxbury Mas*., for $25,000 on a promissory note for that amount which she produces, and alleges was given her by the deceased just before his death, in consideration of her kii.dniFS ut d at tention during his last illness. Hon. Rufus Choate and E. R. Hoar are pitted against each other in this legal battle. A Ten Milk Trot —On Friday last a grand ten mile trotting match, for one thousand dol. lain, came off at the Union Course, between Trustee and Spangle, in wagons. Trustee won the race in 30:29 1-4, owipg to a b.,d break made on the tenth mile, by Spangle. The best mile, the sixth, was made in 3:01. See Our Book Advertisements. -Rosk Clark.” A Romance by Fanny Fern. Price $1,25. •The Elx Tree Tales.” By F. Irene Burge Smith. Price SI,OO. ••The Letters of Madam de Sevic.ke, to her Daouteb and Friends,” in one volume oi 438 pages. Price sl,2ft. All of the above published by Mason Bro thers, No. 23 Putk Bow, New York City forwarded to any part of the Union on receipt of Publishers price, postage free. A large lot tfor tale at Kay's Cheap Book Store*, at pub Usher* rate*. ••Red Path, or the Western Trail.” By Dr. J. 11. Robinson. Prive, 25 cents. ••The Black Avenozb." By Ned Buntline. Price, 25 cents. •Tub Volunteer, or Maid of Monterey." By same author. Price, 25 cent*. For the character of the *everal works above, see our Book advertisements in to-day's issue. Published by Samuel French, No. 121 Nassau street, New York City, forwarded postage free, to any part of the United States. A large lot on hand at Kay’s Book Store*. Vicksburg. Shrkvefort and Texas Rail road.—We are glad to lean t mt the work on this road is progressing. The Vicksburg Whig of MoncfesMast . says: The friends of this ent rprise have good rea son to congrutn'atc themselves upon the pros pects of success. The Georgia negroes, about eigh.y in number, lauded at this place a tew days ago. and under the charge of Messrs. Heard and Eaton, of LiG auge Go., departed for tleir nsiwctive sections. Thiee under Mr. Rains landed at Milliken's Berni, and we under stand. reacted their.work on Saturday last. Nothing now is wanting but for the stock ho’dets to perform their-part, bv ineetiug promptly the calls of the Board of Directors. Lours viLLR I 100 Market.— We took the rounds of the Pork Houses last evening, and learned that at Owsley A Co's, 77ft hogs wen slansthtered during the day. At Hull, Hunt & Co's, 2.500: A. S. White & Co’s. 700; Atk i imon & Co.'s 1 900; and at Mefiiaan & Co.'s. 500. 'l’here were in the pens last evening nearly 9000 head of bogs, and arriving freely by the ears and over the roads. We quote at $4.50 gross as the highest fig ures paid, and $6 35 a $6.50 nett. Tiase fig ures are still maintained, though the market is not so firm at these rates as it wa* a day or two ago.—£ouw®<//< Dem. Ist «'n«t. Egiu The report of the death of Senator ! Douglas is without foundation Col. McMul i len left Terre Haut on the 23d November, and another gentleman on Monday last, aud they report Douglas's health improving. It is said that Mrs. John Tyler, who wa* a Gardiner, is heir to • just discovered fortune in England, by which she will get $500,000. Death of a State Senator. —Col. N. H. Clanton. Senator to the Legislature of Alabama from Macon county, died in Mongomery on the 27th uIL, of congestive chills. >o** A new Poet Office has been twablisbed at Station No, 8, S. W. R. JL, *aM Aodtf* ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY IMORNING, DECEMBER 13. 1855. Milledgeville Corrospondeace. I Monday, Decembers. The fifth week of the session has commenced, and the prospect is that not more than a fourth part of it has passed away, notwithstanding de monstrations have been made that the General Assembly w’ll be ready to adjourn by the 20th inst. Would that it were so, but we trust our readers will not be deceive d by any such reports. Possioly a recess may take place at that tim . but tlie people need look for nothing mon*, ami we may adj nothing less. Tlie growing niter eats of Georgia, absolutely r< quire more than two months of legislation without a reform of existing laws, and a modification of the Consti tution; particularly in regard to that provision of it which requires the reading of bills on three several days in each branch of the Gene ral Assembly. As we before remarked there is no la' k of industry here on the part of Senators and Representative*. All are (hsirousot doing good "service to the State." and we doubt not that a lane majority of them would be pleased to take tlieir Christmas dinner at home, with out the obligation being imposed npon them to return to the Capitol to complete unfinished business in 1856. At prwut there is a large number of visitors here,and “tlie cry is still they come.” It is tienerally understood that the " Govern' r's Levee " conies off on Thursday night next.— Thi* will add to the already large number of lady visitors to tlie Capitol this season; and where beauty and fashion are, tliere tlie men will be found also. Indeed tliere are great at tractions here for all who can afford to spend from liome a few day*. The sedate and grave can find spirits lik their own, while tlie young ami the gay cannot fail to be iutensted aud amused. A very la’ge number of the latter already here with a considerable sprinkling of tlie former, assembled last Friday night at the ••Soiree’ of Judge B. and hisnmhible and accom plished lady. It was indeed a magnificent affair ; ■AU' that held on to the guests until the early hours o I the morning. But we must go on to record the proceeding* of the Senate to day. After the Journal was reud a Resolution was adopted substituting the dadu call upon Sena tors for new busiue* to Tuesday aud Friday ol each week. The Chair then announced that it had ap pointed Messrs. Cone, of Gnene; Lawson, ol Burke; aud Graut, in accordance with a Rests lution previously adopted, the Committee ou Weight*. Tlie Bill giving to the people tlie election of Solicitors General, which passed the lust session of the Legislature, aud which, as it proposed an amendment of the Constitution, its passage is required by the present General Assembly, was taken up. considered, and after some discussion on striking out. that feature of it relating to the incorporation of companies, was passed—yeas 73—tuiys 39. A Resolution instructing cur Senators at d requesting our Representatives, in Congress, to use their exertions at Washington for the es tablislimeut of a Navy Yard at Brunswick, was taken up. Mr. Spaulding offered an amendment to the Resolution, which caused some discussion. The amendmeut was voted down, aud the Resolu tion adopted. A resolution referring that portion of the Governor's Message, which relates to the public printing to a Committee of one from each Con gressional District, was adopted. The Chair appointed the following Senator* that Commit tee, to wit Messrs. Rope, Atkinson, Wales. Gibsou, Murphy, Dabney, McMillanaud Wing field. Two Resolution* relating to the appointment of Committees to examine into the affairs of the State Road were disagreed to, aud indefinitely postponed. Mr. People*, from the Ccmmittee on Inter nal Improvement* made a report favorable to the Bill askiug for State Aid for tlie Brunswick & Florida Rail Ruud, which was received and read. Other Resolution* of little public importance were actid upon, after which the Seuate ad journed till 3 o'clock, P. M. The Senate spent the afternoon in consider ing the Resolution passed by tlie House to ap point a Joint Committee of both Houses, for the purpose of proceeding to. and examining into the nffairs of the Western & Atlantic Rail Rood. The Resolution was rejected. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday. Dec. 3rd. Tlie session thi* morning wa* more active than interesting to theoutiidet. Tin- late bout at which we write will prevent anything more than a synopsis of the proceedings. Bills Rk.id the First Time :—Mr. Ter hune ; A bill to allow Sheriff* 10 day* longer lor the service of writ*. Ae.; also, a bill amend ing tlie act of incorporation of the city ol Rome ; also a bill to change the time of hold ing tbe Superior and Infe ior courts of the county of 1- I'.yd; also a bill to iuco-porate tin Home Volunteers. Mr. Harris, of Fulton : A Bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta, s as to em power tbe Mayor and Council to abolish, re st rict or regulate the sale of Liquors within the corporate limits of the city, “as they may detm expedient for tbe pub.ic giaxi." It far ther provides, that, in addition to the charge now made for licensing. t<e Council may kvy an -extraordinarv tax" upon all liquors kept fi.r retail, which said tax shall be set a|iart as a ••poor school fund,” for the education of the p ior of said city. We shall have more to say (»f this bill at the proper time. Wonder if it isn't one of the issues of the last marriage ol Young Mr. America, aud Mias Temperance, both of the City of Atlanta I A Bill requiring ten days service, where de fendants testimony is required, in common-taw eases. Dr. Hoyle : A Bill to incorporate Garnett Hill Mining Company. The report of the Committee on tlie Peni tentiary was read and oidered prin'ed. The adoption of tlie report as a test question f r or against removal, which it recommends, was made the special order of Friday next. A message was re -eired from the Governor, covering a report of the Secretary of the navy iu f vor of Brunswick as a naval station. A Resolution frem the Senate inquiring if the ILiuse could not so arrange it buisine** as toadjouru on the 2(ith inst. It is proper here to ray that, whether tlie House does so arrange or not, the Senate will be uaab.e to adjourn at a much later day. Us all tbe B.lls passed, there was none of a public eharocter. and consequently none which wou'd interest the general reader. The Bill to exempt blind persons from taxa tion wa* amended by add.ng -d-as and dumb persona." and after a short discuss'on. the m ► tion of Mr. Jone* of Muscogee, to .ay it upon tbe table for tbe balance of the session, was agreed to. Tuesday, December, 4 1855. The enclosed Report of the Committee on Finance, is transmit ed for publication. It will d( nbtlera be interesting to many of our readers. In yesterdav's letter an error was made, where we represented that tbe Resolution to appoint » Committee to examine into the condition of Western A Atlantic Rail Road, was in definite- Ily postponed by the Senate. Th* Resolution so advised. The Senate rejected a motion to H Tolbv.’ Several Bill* and Resolutions were introduced in the Senate. We will refer to a few only of public interest. A Bill providing that the convicts in the Pen itentiary shall ’ c employed in pramring granite from quarries in the neighborhood for repairing the State Hoose, as well as for sale. Also a Bill to abolish the Pemtenuary sys em, and institute other punishment for violators f Resolution was adopted to have a recess of the Legislature from tl« 20th inst, to the second Monday in January next, aud sent tethe House for concurrence. Also, to bring on the election of State rnn ter on Friday n<*xt. This resolution provides that tlie Printer elected shall lie subject to all the restriction im-oeed, and be required to do the work npon tlie terms tliereafter to be determined upon by the Legislature. The bond of the fortunate can didate,"we hardlv think will be forthcoming un til tie is satisfied*whether there is a chance to make "buckle and tongue meet” as er the prin ting is finished. But we shall see. The remainder of the morning and afternoon was spent by the Senate, in considering the Resolution adopti d by the House, to appoint, a Committee tn examine into the affairs ot tlie Western & Atlantic Rail Road. Tlie discussion of the Resolution and amendments proposed, again took a wide range. Many of the Senators participated in I'- Messrs. Pope, I’eepk s. and Billups advocated, while Messrs. McMillan, Guerry.Long, and oth ers opposed its ad iption. We have no time to report the remarks of either of the gentlemen referred to. Nor n il' our readers lose any thing by this, for bv the action of tlie Senate, tlai whole question will Is iiefore that Body again ou to-morrow. After the Senator from Haliergham hud closed Ins re marks this afternoon, the previous question was called for and sustained. Thi* brought up the main question-- which was to agree to tlie R*s olutinn of the House asameudid by theSetme The Resolution as amended was then A motion to reconsid r will be made to-moriow morning, when the whole question will come up, and as there i* evidently a detem na tion to resist it* passage to the end of ti e chap ter, on the part of many Senators, onr reader may expect to hear from us again on this nib je -t. We cannot however refrain fr m B|s akii'g in the highest terms >f Messrs. McMillan. Gner ry. and Long, and of their course, in retertnci to this question. They were right in their op position to it, an 1 , we trust that they, and al. who, acted with them, will yet succeed in defeat ing the Resolution. We believe that capital i* at the bottom of all this movement, and but for this no such Resolution would have been introduced for the consideration of the Seaale. We do not however, mean to insinuate thxt Senators, or any of them, have been actuated by the motive referred to ; but we nevertheless be lieve that they, or some of them, have been de ceived by outside misrepresentation* which have, to some extent, influenetd their action on the sutiject us they will be placed hereafter to acknowledge should an investigation of tlx affairs of the Road, a* demanded, ever take place. Tuesday, December 4. The House met pursuant to adjournment, Mr. Milledge occupying the Chair. Mr. R. H. Sapp, of the County of Whitfield presented himself, and was sworn in by tl e Speaker pro. tem. Ou motion, so much of the Journal of yester day as relahd to tbe amended bill to authorize certain persons, therein specified, to practice medicine and to charge and collect by taw. fees for tuch services, was reconsidered, after an an imated debate between Mes*r*. Jone*, of Mus eogve; aud Pawson end Johnson, of Casa— the former in favor of reconsideration. A Resolution to bring on the election of State Printer on Friday next, was agreed to aud sent to the Senate for its concurrence. Air. Boyd's resolution to refuse leave of ab sence in certain cases, was lost. We would simply remark that the number of absen tee* from faith branches of the Legislature is a poor comment upon the general liealthfulnera of the State, if they are all attending tick tarn dies. A Bil to amend the Charter of the City ol Griffin in certain particulars, wa* reported -again by the Commitiee. and lost. A Bill to prevent contractors, agents or em ployeea upon public buildings from making tin cost of such buildings exceed the amount of appropriations therefor, was reported against by the Committee, and lost. Mr. Jone*, of Muscogee, offered a resolution appropriating the State Library office to tln nraofthe Judiciary Committee during theii Sessions. Mr. Lawton's Bills authorizing aeenfs and *•- tornie* in fact to make the netewary affidavit io dist'ess warrants, was passed. Mr. Crook offered a new State Aid Bill which was read the first titre and ordered printed. This bill contemplates, the issue ol State bonds of one thousand dollars each, bear ing 6 per cent interest, payable in New York and to run 20 years, to any Rail Road Compa ny now chartered or to be chartered, when it shall have secured a complete title to the right of way and put their roud in order to lay down the iron for 20 miles—tlie snid bond* to lie is sued in an amount sufficient to pay for the iron. For these Itonds the company shall give a par arrount lien upon the whole of the road in form of a mortgage. For each additional 20 mil-.s to he prepared, like ta-nds are to be issued upon like terms. The Bill farther provides that n(M>n tlie fa lure of the company to pay tbe interest on these bonds, or the principal when it falls due, the Governor shall appoint a receiver to 'ake possession and charge of the Road, until the next meeting of the General Assemble. The HoU-e then proceeded to the reading of bill* the second time, after which it adjourned. . W edncsday December 5. Enclosed yon will find the majority and mi- ■ nonty reports of the Committee on the Peni- j tentiary. which will doubtless iuterest the read- ' er* "f the -Examiner.” The recommendation of the majority that the ; Penitentiary be removed from it* present loca tion to the Stone Mountain will, we hope—be, a-lopted by the Legislature. Its present kca ' tion is a great drawback to its revenue, and must continue to be so a* long a* ir reaiains here; for every year tbe supplies which the! surrounding country is capab e of furnishing it. in the way of material so- its workshops, grow scarcer uud scarcer, until literally, no supplies at all cau be furnished. However economical and prudent it* management, the State will be forc'd to remove it; and we do not see *ee why provision for this should nut be made, by the'pnsei't Legislature. The minority report, opposing its removal, does not strike'u* as containing arguments of force sufficient to retain it where it is. Let it go to the Stone Mountain, and for a half centu ry »t least, it will be a source of revenue to the State. , A* we predicted on yesterday, the everlast ing Resolution to appoint a Committee to ex amine into the affairs of the State Rail Read, which pawed the Senate, was reconsidered this ) morning, on motion of Mr. Long, by a deeided ■ vote. Id opposition to i'« reconsideration, the the way, is decidedly one of the most influential Senators, ou his side of th Senate—addressed the Senate. Messrs. Wingfield and Gibsou re sponded in favor of the reconsid ration; and the Resolution may be considered now as de funct. We rejoice at this. It puts a quietus to the slang ot the last canvass; but while i. does this, as the Senator front Habersham properly remarked, the majority in that body stand ready to appoint any <Xmtuitiee a«keci for when from any respons.ble quarter, a charge is made which attributes to Tlie management of the road any thing that demands investiga tion. This is the true ground for the party in power to take, and to maintain. The late ver d ct of tlie people al the polls will be their jus titication. We trust that they will not bedru looneil into a reconsideration ol the issues that disgraced the late cauvasa. In the Senate, this morning, Mr. Cone, ol Greene, moicd lo postp< ne llie s|ieciul oidir o the day—which was the Bill lo alter aud amend t: e Uouatituucii, so as to return to Annual Sessions, and providing also for a reduction ol the Senate—and to u ake it the special order for the ftith January next. The motion was adopted. Ou motion of Mr. Peeples, the regular order was postponed, and the Lui to increase the sal aries of the Judges of the Supreme Court was reud the second lime, und ccuiuiillcd loaColn uiiltee of the whole House. A Resolution aiiihorizing the Governor to '■uipi'iy counsel to repteeeiit ihe State lx loti the rS'ipnme Court of the Unit'd Stats, ut BashiiigioU, in ll.e cu«e ol Florida, versus Georgia, (rhe boundary cpieaiivu) was lead ano ado, ted. Mr. McDonald introduerd a Resolution di reclign u.e tomuullcv on the Jud ciary to tukt into cous.dnaiiiMi lie propriety ol abolialiing (he PeuiU-ntiury system ol onr state, and tu re port upon the bulue ny but or ollieiwise. Mr. Cone, ot Greene, moved to atueiai by re terring ilie same to a special C( mmiltev. I'uc Keso Ulloa an.l uiiienduHui, alter bom. discussion, m winch Messi*. M< Duiia.u, A.dr>d, aim i'u'pk-a purt.cqiuUU —Hie two Ursi tu u vor.ui.d die iu-1 uiiu- dgeiiUvuiuu in opposition to its uuopitou —was, ou motion, laid ou the i able lor the ptvseul. I he Bill lo incorporate tlie city of Brunswick was nud the thud l.me and passxd. Several otbci b its ot but uibe general ini porlance were a,so poserd previous tu adjourn ment this niormug. Al 3 o ciocl', tue Senut again met,and spent the attcruvou. main y, in ceushariug the Bill. lUiroducid by the senator ironi h udon, Mr. Caib'.uu, tu make Rud Ruud C< in pan ns re sp'ins.ble tor damages w here lliere has been mas ol life ur projK-rty, by reasuu of the u gli gence ot their agents. 'I he readers of the Examiner will remembei that, ou account of tl.e impu'lance of this bill >t was published, shortly alter its introduction into the Senate, iu our paper. With u slight amendment, this Bill passed as it »os print ed. Mr. Miller of Richmond opposed its pass age with gnat earnestness. It was sustained on tlie other hand, by Messrs. Calhoun and Cone, <>t'Greene with signal ability; both oi whom spoke at length upou the subject—clear ly setting foith its provurons and the advanta ges to be derived tioiu its passage. . Perhaps no where in the Slate will tins bill be viewed with more iiiterist, than in Atlanta, tlie Rail Road city of the Union. We feel that the constituency of our Senator will rejoice ut his success in carrying the bill through the Senate, aud we trust that Ihe action of the House wili soon authorize us to say that it i* a law of the State. We omi'ted yesterday to state that the Bill to incorporate a Bank in the City of Atlanta, lo be know n aa the " Bank of Fulton ” was in troduted by Mr. Calhoun, and lead for the first t'me iu the Senate. As predicted iu u recent letter, the crowd here is last increasing. The largest delegation of ladies that iiaveever visited the Capitol, du ring a session ot the legislature, is now acre. Will not this tact attract a /iu of the gay widowers of Atlanta to Milledgeville? Our word lor it they wdl not repent their journey here. As for the bachelors iflnong you, who have become wearied of their sine le-bles* duess, let them h urry dowu at once. There is here, beau'y enough, wit enough, virtue enough, and wenltn euougft for all the widower* aud bache lors iu Allan a, and within a score of miles ol that vicinity. Tais, wo think, is •• said.’' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, Nov. sth. Precisely at the moment provided in the rub for the assembling the House, the Speak( r's hanim r fell for “order.” This rigid obser vance by the Sjieaker pm. tein. of the ruis ol the House bus ueeii observable, not only iu this particular, but iu every deirortliient of his ad ministration, aiid when we say the Col. M 1- ledge makes an excellent pressing officer, W( iuteud it shall be taken iu the lulltst aud most complimentary suae of the term, and we bin echo the sediment of both side* of tlie Hous>- in so saying. Strict as lie is. however, in the i nl'orc mentofthe rules, lie is uot wanting in any of th'®! courtisies which go so L.r in making an officer popular with the body over which he presides,' nd no considerations of a mere parly eharacL'r should prevent a public ex press, ou ol the satisfaction he gives tbe entire House in the administration ot hi* arduoe*, ami not uu irequently delicate, duties. Tbe highest com pliment we can puy him is to say I hut lie en joys—and deserves —the entire confidence ol one of the most dignifad aud intelligent bodies ever convened within the*e walls. On motion, the rule* were sUq endtd and the resolution from the biimte providing fora recess from the 20th fast., lo the second Monday in January, wa* taken up. Mr. Lawton moved to amend by striking out the preamble and making the time to n-ass. ruble, the first Mon day in November next, winch motion was lost as was also Mr. Lewi*’ ui 'tiou to make the time of adjournment the 241 b iusuad of the 20th. The original resolution was then passed; yeis 80. nay 30. The Biyd Commentation Bill being the special order of tbe day Mr. hwiu r. setoa question of order, and the chair decided that me House could not entertain tbe Bi I. Mr. Jouvs, of Muscogee, a] pealed from the decisio i of tbe Clrnir. Mr. Join* *a d. Tlie question was one of grave iuterest to the Legislature—a question of its power, its Mivereiguiy. and he tiotad gi utlc men would bear with him u short time, whi e he expressed the CoiiVietious which influenced him in declining that the Legislature had power to commute punishments.— lie said it was true that tlie Legislature had no power to jiuss any taw repugnant to tlie Comt ration, but tin* taw would uot be so repuznaut. and gentlemen could nut point out w iireiii it would to W. There was no provision against this jiower. and hecon'en<l ed that where no expna* provision existed, in ti e Ci nstitutii u against the exercise of a power by the Dig Sature, the extr ise vl such power was a severe gn right, aud was not i epugnant to tbe Constitution. The 7th section of the 2nd Art., of the Constitution was the only one which iudi cated where tbe pardoning power in such < cases cculd be found, and that section eoti ; ferred tbe power upon tbe Executive “except i in cases ct murder and imptachment, in which I cMtobeßßJ rddntetiNWMtnmaadKuk* report thereof to the next General Asseuibl. ’ by whom a pardon may be granted.” This section, he contended was merely a finger board, to point out where the pardoning power in eases of murder and impeachment lay, but it did not prescribe the extent cl the power or even delegate it to the General Assemb'y—it simply recognized theexisienci of the power in ti e J egielature. It could not then, be aruged that the powt r to pardon w s only one vesting iu the Legislature in th< premises. It was urged, he said, against this bill that it was an ex post facto law; but lie thought if gentlemen would examine it par ticnlarly it would be found not to come with in tlie jierview of the constitutions! provis ion against ex post facto laws. Judje Sto ry. the highest sod l«st authority upon con stitutional questions, bad said that laws mit igating punishmt nts were net within thi rule, since they favored the citizens, and wen not hardships. This law was prec soly suel an one as Ju'ge Story excepted. He did not think then that the objection upon th.s ground should prevail. He urged npon the Legislature, if thi* were a question of doubt to take to themselves thi advantage of it—assert their rights, theii power. It would bo no hardship upiai n condemed man tmbiso. There was anotke', tribunal to which be could appeal, and of tic exercise of the power by the Ix-gislalnie should be decided against him. lie might be relensid; but if the exercise of thai powei slio ild lie sustained, lie asked gentlemen if it were not Letter to aswri it by this bill. Il was a great power, and if there was doubt in the minds of Represen'utives, itshoud lie asse te-1, and not ignoied. Mr. Cnark n-pliid tn a Sfieecb of some hall hmtr. of which, aa well a> the others, we n-gn-i we can oily give the leadin r tentun'S. Mr. Crook said he had liefore investigating this question expressed his opinton tl.at tli< Legislature bad power to commute punish nuxitsaa well as to grant pardons; Inn sincebi bud eare'utly investigatid tLe subject he had become convinced lliat hi* former opinim was erroneous, ami he thought heconldshow Represeutalivis that they hud no sue p iwei to C"Hiinnte—that they must either pardon or refuse to do so. The Goveriim nt, he said, was wisely div ded into tl feed> parltuenl*: the lagislature tl e Exi entive, and the Judiciary, and the Ld section of the Ist article of the Constitutioi distinctly provides that "no tr rson or collet' tion of |k rsons, being one of those depart ments. shul exercise any power ]>r< p rly at tached to either of the others, exc< pt in the instances therein expressly permitted.” Tin power to commute punishment lay in the Ju diciary—how, then, could the Legislative de partm nt infringe upon the Judiciary power? There was no "express permission” for such an infringement, und unless such permission could be shown, he contended the argument wasat an end. The power to commute pun ishments was expressly defiued to vest in the Judiciary—it could exist no where else with out an express grant- lie further contended that thia law was an ex post fucio law, since it changed the nature of the punishment due the crime, after its commission. Mr. Harris, of Fulton, followed Mr. Crook. He said he hail gone into the investigation of this question, with the expectation oi strengthening the conviction of his own mind, which formerly inclined to the opinion that the Legislature had no power to com mute punishments; but as he proceeded step by step, he became more and more convinced that tne power did vest in the L'gi lature and He thought if the gentleman from Chat toogu. h.'d pushed bis investigation to tlu fountain head of truth, he would have bad no cause to change his opinion. He said, that the power to pardon carried with it the lesser power to com mute. That if it was clear that power to pardon vested in the IzgHature, it neces sarily followed that the power to commute also vested there. The Constitution of tin United State* aud the Constitution of Geor gia were analogous in this particular, that they both divldeel and kept el stiuct th three department* «f government. Such b'iug the case, he cited tlie opinions of Mr. I er- .on. Mr. Crittenden's and the Supreme C< u. t o the United States to show that it was a set tied point that the power to |>ai’doii ciaiferred upon the Executive of the United Stales car ried with it th power to pardon conditionally This bill was for a c mdiiional paid -n. and he insist!d that, since it was establish!d that the p twer to pardon ay iu the Legislaiure. and since it wa< estabbsiied by the opinions of those learnedgenth m -n and of that Court, that the power lo grant coud.tioual pardons was a part of the power to |iar<Jon—it was entirely within the p >wer of this Legislature to entertain thia bill. He considered the entire qnestiqg rested upon this, that absolute power to pardou. when granted at a'l. confessed the less p over to commute punishment, and he challenged the gentleman Irani Chatham to refute his argument. Mr. Lawton, of Chatham, replied that, He hail iutendol to c.isl a silent vote upon the question, that he had not fortitled hi* p ► sitioii with iuvestigaiiou into the subject, but lest he should be considered nsyii'idiugtothe in en us arguments of tl e g> n • a i holding opposite opinions, and ue re es ecully us lie hud been culled up ill so pointed a manner, ho would say that so fur lie had heard noth ing which chang'd his opinion, fl was true be accoided fully with the gentleman from Muscogee in the opinion that the power to commute puiiislimenia was not repugnant to the State Constitution. If cases came be fore the Legislature to commute a punish ment of iuiprisoume t for life or fur a num- Ix r of years, to a shorter period, lie would regard tlie jxiwer of the legislature as fully established. But where, us in the present instance, the prtqiosition was to change a sentence from that of death to impr.soiimeiu for a term oi years, he considered that it would be an iufriuguieut of -I udiciary pre rogative wuicti he regarded as opposed to the lelt. r and spirit of the fst section of the Ist article of the Cuiaititutiun, and should not be euterta u'd by this House. This he thought was clearly the nature of the pro p.«ed bill, and as he did not consider the tu-gislaluie bad power tu seat nee ur change a rCutence*, he s' uuld sustain the Sjieaker in decidigg it out of order. Mr. I uoruton follow, d against the desi ion of the chair. We regret tiiat being called away just al this time, we lost the greater portion ol Mr. T.’s speech, which is spoken of iu flattcr iug terms by tnose who did hear it. M r . Lewis, of Hancock, moved the pre vious questii n, and upon the yeas and nays neing taken, the decision of the chair was sustained by a vote of b 5 to 34. At thi* point, being engaged outside for the balance of the sessiou of thi* morning we ceased to take notes. B@_ The New Orleans papers contradict the paragraph that has been going the rounds of the press, that inuocuiatiuii for tlie yellow fever was tried with success in that city during the past summer. The Bulletin says nothing ot wn W 8—t»o»» ataay Kcpuxt ui' tlie Finance Ccmuiit tee. The Committee on Finance, in the discharp of a portion of their duties have examin'd in to the state of the Tn usury department and offici of Comptroller General.'and find the Books Vouchers, &c., ’ ept with a neatness and pet -picu'ty reflecting credit upon the officers o those departments. We find the receipts into the treasury from all sources since the close of the fiscal tear 1854 up to the 20th Oct. 1855. including thenmount in the Tnaeury at tie fixst mint 1 ' r,<d date t« have been ” $1,007,775 01 Aud the disbursements therefrom during the same period, 441.428 2t Shewing a bat. in Treasury, OcL 20th 1855 of 666346 81 This amount has been increased by paynent* into the Treasury, up to the 23d inst., of 93,337 41 Making an aggregate of $659 684 22 Tlie receipts and disbursements were aa follows ; From General Tax. 1853, 73 47 General Tax, 1854, 372 214 74 General Tax'. 1855, 7,394 35 Tux on Bank Stock, rec'd in reftft, 25,257 48 Dividi nils on Bank Stock owned by the State, 26 9.38 On Tnx <>n Foreign Banks, 266 62 Tax on Riil Roads. 5,894 72 Interest on Btock in Mil ledgeville & Gordon Rail Road, 600 00 Earnings of Western & Atlantic R R. 100.000 00 Sale of Lands on Western Bunk ot tlie Chattahoo chee. 1.993 11 Sale <>f reverted Lots in originally Cherokee. 19.302 00 Sale of State 6 per. cent. Bonds under act of 1854. 48,500 00 Money d awn fr< m Con tingut Fund and re turned. 250 00 Fe!* on Grants in 18 55, 2 515 00 Copy Grants in 1856, 465 00 Testimonials. 185 00 Balance in Treasury on 21st Oct., 1854, 395.925 91 Shewing the receipts, within the past fiscal year to have been $.1,007,775 01 To which add receipts up to the23dNoveml>er 1855. consisting of the following items, viz : General Tax. 1854, 3 509 34 General Tax. 1855, 72 974 35 Tax on Bank Stock, 2 287 22 Dividends on Bank Stock, 9.165 00 Fees on Grant*, 329 00 Copy Grants, 45 00 Testimonials, 27 50 From Western & Atlantic Rail Road, 5,000 00 And wo have a* amount of Re ccipts, $1,101,331 42 During the same period the disbursementshave Ixen as follows, np tn the 20th Oct., 1855 : Warrant* on Civil Establishment, 1854, $1G,432 2ft Civil Establishment, 1855, 34,576 25 Contingent Fu n d for 1854,’ 3,216 83 Contingent arreara- ges, ®6B 01 M'»nev drawn by J. D. Stell. 250 00 Military Fund, 1854, 748 61 Over payment*, 1,301 63 Print ing Fund for 1854, 3,882 15 Printing Fund for 1855. 548 20 Toor School Fund, 1854. 21.705 00 Puhli Debt, 177,936 43 Siiecia) appropriat’n by nets of 1853 54, 171,555 98 And from the 20th Oct.. 1855, up to tlie 23d Nov. 11855. Warrauta ou Civil Establishment, 12 670 50 Contingent Fund'ss, 1,292 14 Military Fund 1855, 105 00 Overpayments, 213 98 Printing Fund, 107 08 SiH'cial appropria- tions, 1853-4, 14,112 50 Shewing the disbursement, to hatelieen $169,929 40 Which being deducted from re- ceipt*. left iu the Treasury on the 23d in«t„ $631,183 02 Os this amount the following items are unavailable for meeting demands mi theTresury, viz : Stock—Bank of State of Georgia. $183,300 00 *• in Bank of Au- gusta, 89,000 00 “ in Geo. R. R & Banking Co., 18 600 00 “ in Milledgeville & Gordon R. R- 20.000 00 Darien Bank Bills and other uneurrent funds. 2.237 25 W. &A.R- R Scrip, 4,784 75 Attorneys Recp’ta for Bk’ Bil's suspen- ded and broken, 7,31500 St. Marv's Commer- cial Bk. Notes, 3127 00 Amounting to 325,564 00 Which being deduc- ted, leaves, $305,619 02 Tlris snm has been further re Ineed by the following pay ments. viz : Coupons redef med and ou hand. 831,305 00 2 State B nd* redeem- ed. and interest, 1,020 00 Central Bk. B mds re d'S*ni'*d and int 73,876 37 Paid Hawden & Co. for Bond p'ate 123 06 Central and Dar.en Bk. Notes, 3,193 00 Amounting to $109.51 7 43 Which being <’edn< ted leaves the available assets in the Tr’y. 8196,101 59 This consists of Depos- i’s in Banks. $130,846 65 Cash in Bills, Gold and Silver, 65,254 94 Total, $196,101 59 Proceeding Committees have usually embrac- ed in their report, estimates of the probable re ceipts and disbursements at the Treasury for th next ensuing two years, and under ordinary cir cumslances.it is'practicable to approximate what amonnt will be required, but us there an many appropriations asked for, and others ol equal, or greater importance behind, we decline for the present such estimate. Mos wbiah j» respectful! j rebait M. 3NM. KAY PROPRIETOR NUMBER 18. MR. LEWI3' BILL E nt thd on oct tn puv de f r the Education of the Tenth cf Gicngia in the rudiments if an English Education. Sec. Ist. Be it enacted. Ac., That st the next general election for «onnty cfficers, there shall be elected in each and every county in this State, by tlie legal voters, two Snperinten* endents of Education, who shall hold their of ices for four years, or until tlieir succeeaoni are •lected aud qualifed, who, together, with the Ordinary of the county, shall be, und are here by 'onatitut«l a brxly corporate and politic for the inpervision and encouragement of edree tion. in each county of ti e State, with power to sue and be mi d, and to Lave si d to hold all ’ real and pcrs- nal estate which may be given, .Taiited, or bequeathed to dam. and their suc cessors in office, for the purpose of educa tion. Sec. 2nd. Bo it further enacted, Ac., Tha it shall be the duty of said Boards of Educa tion on the Monday in January of each year to assemble at tlie Court Bouse of their respective count er, for the pur|>oe> of ex amining all such persons as may apply to them for a license to leach sclaml in their count a s ; it shall be tl.e duty of su'd Boaid to issue li censes to all such, sod those only, whom t. ey “hull find, after strict examination, to be com petent to tench Readb'g, Writing. Armithmo tic, English Granin ar. and Geography; said Board shall keen adex'ket containing ti e immes of nil persons whom they mny license to L ach, and Ihe dates of tln-ir licenses ; for each lieeiise granted they may charge dollars. Sec. 3rd. Be it further enacted, Ac.. That it shall Ire the duty of all licensed teachers in every county iu the State, on or before the day of of each and every year, to make return, on oath, to said Boards of Education, the inline*, and pla ces nud res.di'iice of nil their pupils, and their parent* mid gunrdians. who are tauaht the brniiclic* of F. glish educiition. enunn-r "ted in the second section of this act. in their schools, and in those- branches only; 11 e lengili of time laught and ihe ummnit <4 tuition fees due for tin- education of said pupil*. It shall be the duty of raid BoanFof Education to nice at Die Court House* of their respective count'ta ou the day of of each nud every yenr. to audit said accounts: if doubt* shall arise ro< to the accuracy and jiistnesas of said account* they ahull have power to summon and examine witnesses; if they shall find them oorroct they shall approve them and draw an order for their ]»' ment upon the Tax Collector* of their respective countiesin favor of said teachers or their order; if they ahull disapprove of them, they shall reject them. Sec. 4th. Bo it further enacted, Ac.. That if any licensed teacher shall charge and collect tuition fees from tire citizens of this State for teaching the branches of English education enu merat'd in the second section of thi* act, he or they shall forefeit hi* or their license*, and be subject to an indictment for misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred, nor more than five hundred dollars. Sec, sth. Be it further enacted, Ac., That it shall ire tlie duty of Mid Board of Education, on or before the day of of each and every year, to transmit to the Execu tive office a certified Let of all the pupils in their respective counties who have been returned os provided for in the. third section of tuis act. Upon receipt of said hate, it stall belhedutyof the Governor for the time being to consolidate raid Hats, and. u)>on usurtaiuiug the amount due to the licenMd teachers lor tuition fees M aforesaid, to assess u tax npon the State tax of each county iu the State of sufficient amount to pay the tuition fits due the licensed Lachers in said county as aforesaid; provided the same doe* not excel done hundred per ceut.upon the State tax ; aud if said assessment (hall not raise a sufficient amount of money to pay the tuition lee* of all the licensed teucliert in the State, the Governor sliall make a further assessment upon the general State tax of sufiicitnt amount to pay the same in fall, without reference to conn til's. provided, moreover, that no county in the State shall be taxed more than one hundred per ccul-on the State tax- The.tax assessor* und collectors pf each and every coun’y iu the State shall assess and collect, and account for the same as for other State taxes. Sec..6th. Be it farther enacted, Ac., That when the taxes collected in any county in the State for educational puqioseß are inaufiicient topay ordersof the Board*!Education, in tlieir rt*|«clive counties, for tuition lees a* afon-Mid, said order* shall be presented aud paid at the Ireasury of the State. Sec. 7th. Be it farther enacted. Ac., That tl e orders of the B-uird* of Education paid by Tax Collectors s'-uil be receiv.d us cu-li from the Tax Collectors of the ditterent eo->utie* of the Stale in the settlement of their accounts with he State Treasury and shall be accounted lor a* cash. Sec. Bth. Be it father enacted, Ac., That the present Foor School system is hereby aliol shed, and the poor School fund* of the State are hereby merged in the common fund of the State, and may be used in the payuieut of the ordinary expense* of government. Sec. 9th. Be it further enacted, Ac., That this system of comrnou school education ahull take ( ffi-ct from and after the first day of Jan uary, 185. See. 10th. Be it further enacted, Ac., That all laws aud parte of law* militating against the provisions ol thia act are hereby repealed. A Crucifixion i« China.— An American writing from Cuiua to the New Yotk limes, after g.viug an account of the numerous execu tions of the rebels, says: Two weeks since, to vary the scene, they had a erneilixou. A woman wa* •enteucud lo be crncitii-d lor the crime oi having given birth to One of ihe rebel chiefs, li a tullier is a rebel, hi* family i* considered the same, aud the whole family, troin the old wan of lour -core to the ihi.dol lour year* share the same late. Tlie poor woman was nailed to the crus* while living, a gush was made across the iore heud to tlie bone, and the skin inalcd dowu so as to liang over the ears; alter which the breasts were cut oil; they then proceed!d to iin-ak every bone iu Lex boily ; u large kude wa* next thrust into the throat aud pus.-ied downward, cutting the cheat open. The exe cutioner then thrust in hi* hand, and grasping ihe heart, tore it trim ita socket, laid it taul ug and reeking before the judge. At bhaugfito (Ley drown them by dozens. Nrw Passznuer Dkpot at Maoox.— Quite a targe number ot our cilizeu* were at the Gen eral Depot ou Monday morning, to wituew it* occupation by the Railroad Compa nies—the day traiu of tne Central Railroad tor Savannah entering aud departing iron it fur the first time ou that day. Tlie arrangeiueiite oi the Companies for the accommodation of the travelling public, at tbie point, are admirabL aud cimpiete, and they de serve great credit for the liberality which they have exhibited in perfecting them. The train* leavmg tbe Depot on Monday were drawn into it by engine* wuicb »oou fatal it with smoke. It Uii* practice i* coutiuued, tlie interior of tbe building, which bw beea tiuishid off with great ta»le aud at • penta wil* «oo“ * bl “ tk * ud uMightly, Linger, will be *ubW to an sxpxTt'iaggxi .