PRI:~TED .BY CONJ:o!TITI!T-i'ON PUBLffiHL'10 CO. FOR STATE PRINTERS. JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ... , Wednesday, November 5, 1884. The House of Representatives met pursuant to law, at 10 o'clock a. m., this day, and was called to order by Mark A. Hardin, Clerk of the last House. The roll was called by counties, when the following members presented themselves and were sworn in by Judge W. R. Hammond, of the Atlanta Circuit, to-wit : From the county of Appling-Wm. ,V. Beach. From the co~::1ty of Bakcr-J. ,V. Thayer. From the county of Baldwin-R. N. Lamar. From the county of Banks-Thos. C. Chandler. From the county of Bartow-"\,r. H. Felton, A. w. Fite. From the count) of Bcrrien-"\V. H. Sneed. From the county of Bibb-"\V. E. Harris, G. w. Gustin, Chas. L. Bartlett. From the county of Brooks-J. W. Hopson. From the county of Bryan-R. F. C. Smith. From the county of Bulloch-Jasper S. Franklin. From the county of Burke-R. 0. Lovett, T. B. Heath, Alex. Lively. From the county of Butts-Z. A. Wright. From the county of Calhoun-J. J. Beck. From the county of Camden-A. wilson. From the county of Campbell-Levi Ballard. From the county of Carroll-"\V. F. Brown,J. H. Word. From the county of Catoosa-A. T. Hackett. From the county of Charlton-Jno. M. Canady. From the county of Chatham-"\V. "\V. Gordon, Peter Reiley, Gazaway Hartridge. From the county of Chattooga-:-C. C. Cleghorn. 6 JounxAL oF THE Hous:E. From the county of Cherokee-,V. A. Teasley. From the county of Clark-R. B. Russell. From the county of Clay-Jackson womack. From the county of Claytcin-'".r. A. Ward. From the county of Clinch-R. B. Johnson. From the county of Cobb__..:._A. S. Clay; I. N. Momi; From the cot~nty of Coffee-Al'thur Lott. ; . From the county of Columbia-A. J. Avary. r:;: From the count} of Colquitt-H. L. Watkins. \'.'. - From the county of Coweta- \V, A; Turner, Jno. B. Goodwin. From the county of Crawford-J. N, Smith. c From the county of Dade-T. J. Lumpkin. From the county of Dawson-John Palmour. From the county of Decatur:_Jno. D. Harrell, Rufus A. Connell. From the county of DeKalb-G. L. Humphries, W. P. Borid. From the county of Dodge-L. A. Hall. Fromthe county of Dooly-T. J. Ray. From the county of Dougherty-L. Arnheim: From the county of Douglas-1\i. M. Smith. F1:om the county of Early-D. Chancy. From the county of Echols-Chas. F. Staten. From the county of Effingham-G.'H. Morgan. From the county of Elbert-Robt: M. Heard.. From the county of Emanuel-R. \V. Durden. From the county of Fayette-E. G. Jones. From the county of Floyd-J. L. Johnson, J. \V. Tur- _ner, J. M. \Valker. From the county of Forsyth:_H. L. Patterson.. From the county of Franldin-W. R. Little. , ,V. From the county of Fulton-B. F. Abbott, D. Ellis, John Thomas. . From the comity of Gilmer-E. W. Watkins. From the county of Glasscock-R. L, Usry. From the county of Glynn-J. E. Dart. . \ From the county of Greeri-M. W. Lewis, J. C.-Hart. --~- ----;--------------- .WEDNESDAY, NovE:~mER 5, 1884. 7 From the cou_nty of Gordon-Thos. C. Milner. vV. From the county of Gwinnett-James W. Andrews, ,R. Poole. From the.county of Habersham-Jno. Kytle. From the comity of Hall-T. B. Montgomery, J. H. Butt... ~ Frolll the county of Hancock-J. R. Lewis, J. w.Moore. From the county of Haralson-B. M. Davenport.. -Fr'6~;the county of Harris-J. H. Lynch, R. A. Russell. From the county._of Hart-B. B. Parker. From the county of Heard.,--Levi Hollingsworth. From the county of Henry-E. J: Reagan. From the county of Houston-Elbert Feagan, J. W .. Wimberly. . From the county of Irwin-Willis Dorminy. From the county of Jackson-T. H. Niblack, N. B. .Cash. ,...:. From the county of Jasper-C. H. Greer. From the county of Jefferson-A. E. Tarver, ~."'.V. Brinson. From the county of Johnson-M. H. Mason. From the county of Jones-G. W. Comer. From the comity of -Laurens-J. E. Hightower. From the county of Lee-:-"'.Y. C. Gill. From the comity_ of Liberty-Jno. B. Frazier. From the county of Lineoln-Jno. Sims. From the county of Lowndes-J. W. Harrell.. From the county of Lul1lpkin-Wier Boyd. . From the county of Macon-S. T. Lofley. From the county of Madison-T. J. Scott. From the count}' of Marion-W. B. Blatt. From the county of McDuffie-E._..C. Hawes. From the county of lVIcintosh_:_Hercules Wilson. From the county of :Meriweth~r-J. :NL Terrell, E. C. , Thrash. . From the county of Miller-B. F .. Jones.. From the county of Milton-John P. Webb. :from the county of Mitchell-Israel M~ples. From the county of Monroe.:_R. L. Berrer; J. H. Sut- ton. -,. 8 JouRNALOF THE HousE.. .From the county of Montgomery-Chas. S. Hamilton. From the county of Morgan...:.....:.Augustus Sttiddm;d. Froin the county of Murray__:_W. J. Peeples. From the county of Muscogee-W. A. Little, T. J. Chappel. From the county of Newton-L. L. Middlebrooks:. From the county of Oconee~F. P. Griffith. ,- l!"rom the county of Oglethorpe__:_R. B. l\fathew~Q; 'Froin the coimty of Paulding-J. J\L Spinks. .' From the cotinty of Pickei1s-F. C. Tate.' . From the county of Pierce~"\V. G. Brantley. From the county of Pike-J. P. Bak~r, John E. Gardner. From the county of Poll\:-R. "\V. Everett. From the county. of Pulaski-L. l\f. Lamar. . From the county of Putnam-Jno: T. Dennis, "\Y. F. Jenkins. From. tl~~ county of Quitman-W m~ Harrison. From the county of R~lbun-JamesI. Langston. From the county of Randolph-T. J. Perry. From the county of Richmond-C. A. Robbe, M. V. Calvin, A. Brandt. From the county,ofRockdale___:J, A. Stewart. From the county of Schley-T. B. Meyers. From tl1e county of Spalding-Frank Flynt. From the county of Stewar~D. B.;Fitzgerald. From the county of Sumter-"\Y. M. Ha,vkes,.J. L . .Ad- derton. . 'From the coimty of Talbot-R.-M. Willis. From the county of T~liafen:o_;_P. G. VeD;zey. From the county of Tatnall-J. T. Mattox. From the county of Taylor-J. J. -McCants. Froni the county of Telfaii_:_Thos. Eason. From the county of Terrell-0. B. Ste~rens. From the county of Thoinas::__J, R. Alexander, S. G. McLendon. From the county of To-ivns-Jno. H. Corn. . From ~he county of Troup--'-T, C. Crenshaw, Jaines F. Jones, WEDNESDAY, NovE~m:ER 5, 1884. 9 From the county of Twiggs-Hnbbard Reynolds. From the county of Union-T. J. Harals~n. From the county of Upson--'-w. H. Richardson. From the county of Wallrer-....:..:.J; B; Wheeler. From the county of Walton-;EI. A. Carithers, J. lVI. Gresham. Froin the county of Ware:..:_W. H. Miller. Fro~j~he county of ""\Varren-:M. H. Shurney. From the county of Washington-C. R. Pringle. From the county of Wayne-""\V; F: Raybon. From the county of White-W. K. Williams. From the countY of Wilcox-Willis Cason. From the county of Wilkes-R. F. Barkesdale, S.. H. Hardenian. From the county of Wilkinson__..:.J. ""\V. Lindsay.. From the county of Whitfield-B. Z. Herndon. Fron!.the county of ""\Vorth-W." J. Ford. ;,~~/~~- ~:.: . : . . ' i ' '' ... . . Th~: House then proceeded to the election of a "Speaker. . Wii~;:ei.tpon lVfi:~'IJ~I;ris, of Bibb, noll1inated Hon. _""\V. A. Little, of Muscogee. . . . Mr..Hawkes, of Stimter, sec(;md~d' th~. 'nomination"of-Mr: Little. .. : ~~:. . . . . .. . . . The House then proceede4Jo::_tal~e a ..vote: iiiva-:-voce, and itappearing that Ron. W. 1\;t;;ittle ha4 ~eceived.164 votes . :_a majority of all the v9tes": C~s.slie WaS cleclared duly elected Speaker. . Mr. Adderton, a. member from Sumter, then moved that a committe~ of three be named to conduct the Speal~e~; elect to the chair, which motion was co~curred in, and nfessrs. Adderton, Lumpkin and Hartridge "\yere appointed as such committee an'd perfor~ed that .duty, ~nd the Sp~aker as~ sumecl the dUties of his office. The next businessin order bei~g the choice of a. Clerk, Mr. 'Lamar, of Pulaski, put in :r;w.mination Mark A. Hardin, of the county of Fulton, wiien a vote wa~ taken,. a~d ft. ap- pearing that Mr. Hardin had rcceiyed 162 v:otes-a majority of alLthe votes castr-he was .declared elected Clerk. 10 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. The next business in order being the election of.a Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Dart. member from Glynn, nominated Hon. L. M. Lamar, of the,county of Pulaski: A vote being taken viva-voce, and Mr. Lamar having re- ceived 156 votes-a majority of all the votes cast--he was declared ,the choice of the House for this office. The next business: in order being the selection of a Mes- senger, Mr. Fite,. a member from Bartow, nomi~ated Mr. w. James Roberts, of the county of Fulton. ,i - Mr Harrison, member from Quitman, nominated Mr. J. B. Smith, of the county of Coffee. Mr; Bond, a member from DeKalb, nominated Mr. L.A. Simmons, of the county of DeKalb. The House then proceeded .to ballot viva-voce, and it appearingthatl\fr~ T. B. Smith received 141 votes-a majority of those cast--he was declared to be duly elected Messenger. The next order of business being the election ofa Door- Keeper, Mr. Russell, of Clark, nominated Mr. R. J. Wilson, ofthe county ofRichmond. Mr. Adderton nominated :Mr. B. H. Miller, of the county of Hancock.. Mr. 'Crenshaw nominated Mr. Robt. H. Sledge, of the county_ of Troup. Mr. Russell, of Harris, nominated l\fr. James R. Griffin, of the county of Upson. No other nominations-being made, the House proceeded to vote viva-voce, and it appearing that Mr. R. J. Wilson having received a majority of all the votes cast, 90 in num- ber, he was declared duly elected as Door-Keeper. . Mr. Pringle, of 'Vashington, offered a .resolution, which wasamended by Mr. Gustin, and then agreed to, instruct- ing the 9lerk .to acquaint the Senate with the organization of the House. . . Mr. Smith; of Crawford, moved for the appointment of a committee of three to be named by the Speaker, who '\vould be authorized to procure the sei.vices of a Chaplain for the House. :Mr. Harrison moved, as a substitute, that the Speaker be "'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1884. 11 authorized to appoint a Chaplain, which was lost on a di- vision,. and the original resolution was then concurred in, and the following members appointed as a committee, to-wit: Messrs. Smith, of Cra";ford, "'\Valker, of Floyd, and Lamar, ,of Pulaski. Mr.-Lamar, of Pulaski, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, providing for a committee of five, of which the Speaker shall be chairman, whose duty it shall be to report as soonas practicable, rules for the government of the Honse, and that the rules of the last House shall be in force in the meantime. Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, offered a resolution providing for the seating of Mr. Joseph Me'Nhorter as a member from the county of Oglethorpe. Pending the discussion of this resolution; the following message was received from the Senate through Mr; Cabaniss, the Assistant Secretary thereof: J1fr. Speaker : The Senate has adopted the followiilg resolution, and asks the concurrence therein : Resolved, That a committee of three from the Semite and - - from the House, be appointed to wait upon. his Excellency, the Governor, and notify hirri that the General As- to sembly is now organized and ready receive any communi- cation from him he may desire to make. The Senate has appointed the following committee : Smith of 30th, Traylor and Mitchell. Also, the following further message : J1fr. SpeaJ..,er: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and organized by the election of the following officers : Ron. H. H. Carlton, President. Ron. J. S. Davidson; President protem. 12 'JoimNAL OF THE HOUSE. Hon. w. A. Harris, Secretary. Hon. H. H. Cabaniss, Assistant Secretary. A. J. Cameron, Messenger. L. J. Alred, Door-Keeper. And is ready for the transaction of business. The regular order was resumed, ~ud Mr. Bartlett moved t~ table the resolution offered by Mr. Calvin, which was agreed to. Mr; Tate, of Pickens, offered a resolution providing for a committee to wait on His Excellency, t~e Governor, and acquaint him with the organization of the House. Mr. Pringle moved as a substitute, that the Senate reso- lution on the same subject be. tal{en up and the blank filled; and that it be adopted. . This motion was concurred in and on further motion of Mr. Tate the blank was filled with the number "five," and the Speaker appointed the following members as a commit-' tee on the part of the House, viz: Messrs. Tate, Hardeman, Bartlett, Hall and Chappell. Mr. Harris, of Bibb, offered a resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint two gallery keepers to serve during the present session. . . Mr. Chappell moved to table the resolution, which was agreed to. Ron. D. B. Harrell, member elect from the county of Webster, appeared at .this juncture and was sworn in. Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee, then called up a resolution previously introduced by himself, for information, providing for the dra~ving of seats by the meJ?bers, and it was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hawkes, Messrs. Avery, of Columbia, Perry, of Pulaski, and \Vard, of Carroll, were permitted to select seats in advance of the drawing. The drawing of seats was then proceeded with and com- pleted. . A resolution by Mr. Hawkes was then agreed to, inviting reporters of the State. press to seats on the floor dul-ing the session. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER- 6, 1884. M:r. Ri1ssell, of Clarke, submitted a resolution providing. for the ai)pointment of a joint comniittee of five from the House and three from the Senate to consider and report to the General Assembly as early as practicable what public officers are to be filled by election at this session. The resolutiori was ag.J;eed to. Mr. Harris, of Bibb, then moved to take from the table a resolution offered by himself~ providing for the appointment o~ two gallery keepers, which motion prevailed, and the resoli1tion was adopted. A resolution by :Mr. Tate was then concurred in, authorizing tlie Messenger of the House to appoint six pages at a salary of one dollar and fifty cents each per day. And .then, on motion of Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, the House acljourned untillO o'clock a.m. to-morrow. ~ ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, N ove.mber 6, 1884. ' The House assembled pursuant to , adjournment, was call~d to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer .by Rev. Mr. Branham. The roll was called and the follo,ving members answered to their names, to-wit : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Ale~ander, Andrews, Arnheim, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck. Berner, Bond, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardemnn, Harrell of Dcenttir, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes; Hawkes, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Pool; Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan. Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, 14 JouRNA.J, OF THE HousE. Boyd, Brinson; Brown: Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Calitl~ors, Cnsh, Cason; Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer,' Connell, Corn, Crcnsha'w, Davenport, Dennis, . Dorn1iny, Eason, ~lis, Everett, Fengun; Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Jfranklin, Fr1iser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Heard, Heath, Hernd.on, Hightower, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Jones of_ Ji'ayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwi~, Lamar of Pulaski,' Langston; Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock; 'Lindsey, Little, Lively, ,Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Luinpkin, Lynch, McCants, :;\IcLendon, Maples, l\Iason, :;\Iutthews, )fattox, liieyers, )filler, :\Iilner, )fontgomery, liioon, :::IIoore, ~organ, Niblnck, Russell of Clark, l~ussell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard,. Sutton, Turver, Tate,' Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas,_ Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, .Usry, Veney, '\Valker, '\Vard, Wntkinsof Colquitt, '\Vath."ins:of Gilmer,, '\Vebb, .\Villiams, Willis, Wilson of Cnmden, \Viisonof liicintosh, \Vimberly, \Vheeler, Womack, word, Wright, Mr.' Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- A vary, Bullard, Brandt; Brai~tley, Dart, Durden, Ford,_ .Hines, McCook, Middlebrooks, Perry, Reynolds, THURSDAY, NOVEl\IBER 6, 1884. 15 Chancy, Chandler, Johnson of ];'loyd, , Staten. .,Johnson of Screven, Present, 156. Absent, 17. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The follqti\Ving committee was announced, under the resolution of yesterday, to investigate and report what public officer~. are to be elected by this General Assembly, to-wit: 1\'Iessis. Russell, of Clarke, Jenkins, Reagen, Gustin, McLendon. A resolution by Mr. Russell, of Clarke, that the House of Rept'esentatives .and Senate meet in joint session at 12 .o'clock m., to-clay to open and declare the State election returns, was then agreed to, and the Clerk was instructed to' transmit a copy of the resolution immediately to the Senate. A resolution by Mr. Crenshaw, of Troup, was then concurred in instructing the Clerk to prepare and distribute to each member of the House a Manual containing a copy of the constitution of the State, the rules of the House, a list of the members of the Senate and House, and the standing committees of each. In co~pliance with a resolution of yesterday, the Speaker caused to be announced the following committee on rules' of the House, to-wit: Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Lamar of Pulaski, Russell of Clarke, Harris, Hackett. A resolution offered by Mr. Patterson, was then agreed to, instructing the Clerk to pr.ocure a copy of the State code, ariel a copy of the Acts of the last Genm;al Assembly for each member of the House, the same to be returned at the close of the session. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. E;arris, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker : The Senate has passed the following resolution in which they ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein, to.-wit: 16! J:9URNAL OF. THE HousE. A resolution convening the General Assembly in joint session at 12 m. to-clay f01; the purpose of counting :and publishing the vote for Governor. Also, a resolution providing for the rules which shall govern the General Assembly while in joint session. Mr. Pringle moved to take up the Senate message and concur in the resolution providing for a joint session of the two Houses this clay, which motion prevailed and the reso- lution was concurred in. :Mr. Tate, chairman on thepartoftheHouse to notifythe Governor of the organization of the Ge~eral Assembly, sub~ mittecl the following report-:. . ]:fr. Speaker: Your committee to notify His Excellency,.Governor H. D. McDaninl of the organization of the two houses of the General Assembly, have discharged that duty, and that the .Governor will communicate with the General Assembly in writing this a. m. CARTER TATE, Chairman on part of House. The following message was received from the Governor through his secretary, Mr. Palmer : JJ:fr. Speaker: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliv:.. er to the House of Representatives a communication in writing and accompanying documents. EXECUTIVE DEPART.MEKT,. ATLANTA, GA., November 5, 1884. To the Senate and Hous_e of Representatives: The people of. the State, since the adjournment of the all preceding Legislature, have steadily gained in the ele- ments of material prosperity. It would be too much to say thatthere have been no ;losses or disap}lqintments, or elisor.;. ders. Our crops have nQt met the expectations of those dependent upon the rewards ofagriculture, but tl~ere h~s been THURSDAY, NOVE:\IBER 6, 1884. 17 . no disastrous failure in any section of the State. Improved methods. of husbandry, increased industry and thrift, and the steady tendency to greater diversity ofcrops, have kept the farming interest fairly prosperous. There has been a gratif}'ing increase in manufactures. Industrial enterprises are constantly springing up and: furnishing more varied meaDS Of honest lh;elihood, and adding to. the number' Of 1 skilled artisans, an important class of citizens which con- tributes much to the wealth of a E?tate. 'Ve have not es- caped the depression which has affected manufacturing in- terests throughotit the Union, and the effects of the financial panic of the past spring and summer have been severely felt in our commerce and finances. Yet the strain has been r admirably borne, and there has been no such increase in the number and amount of failures as to destroy, or serious- ly impair, confidence. Crime has not increased, while the laws h:we been vigorously enforced. There has been a per- . ceptible increase in the number of convictions and execu:-. tions of the death sentence, hut this is attributable to increased vigilance on the part of officials o{ the Courts~ sus.: tained by an enlightened public opinion. We niay not hope to suppress crime altogether. No people have lived under conditions which rendered such a result attainable.: But we may hope to render punishment more certain, and protection to life and property more efficient. I transmit herewith the reports of the various officials connected with the governm,ent directly, or with institutions supported by the State, which. give satisfactory details, showing the operations of their departments. STATE FINANCES. The report of the retiri!Jg Treasui.-er, Ron. D. N. Speer, contains a gratifying. exhibit of the financial condition of the State. Cash balance in the 'Treasury, October 1, 1882, was $690,472.15. .Receipts for the year ending Se}Jteniber 30, 1883, $1,327,051.64; disbursements for same period~ $1,478,384.41. Cash balance m the Treasury, October 1, ') -H . 18 Jou:ttNAL OF '.rHE.RousE. 1883, was $539,139.38. Receipts for, the .year ending September 30, 1884, amounted to $1,533,220.38; disbursements for the same period, $1,924,259.00. Leaving ahaldnce October 1, 1884, of $148;100.76. It will be seen that the bonded debt of the State on Oc1 tobe1 1, 1882, was $9,624,135, and on October 1, 188:3, was $9,454,635; and on October 1, 1884, was $8,704,635. Showing a reduction of $169,500 in 1883, and $750,000 in 1884. The interest on the public debt for the year 1883, was $645,440; for the year 1884, it was $633,495.40; and to be paid in 1885, is $582,121.00. Showing a reduction in the interest charge upon the State of $11,944.60 for 1884, and of $51,374.00 for the year 1885. . The public debt on January 1, 1878, was $10,644,500, and the amount of interest paid for the year 1878 was $723,538.00, showing a reduction of $141,417.00, which l'C}Jresents a reduction of $1,939,865.00 of the principal. The amount paid on the public debt appears to be $556,~ 370.00 for 18.83, and $939,508.76 for 1884. This arose fhlln a change in the practice of the Treasury, by which all payments made on bonds and coupons. during the quarter ending Septeniber 30, 1884, were entered on the books, reported to the Executive office and covered by warrants before the end of the quarter. The Treasme1;, having but one assistant, finds it difficult to do this, as the coupons are paid in different cities, and are not always promptly sent to the Treasury. The balance in the Treasury Oct. 1, 1884, was actual, not apparent, as heretofore; by which is meant that it contains no bonds or coupons paid off and held as cash, because not recorded on the books of the Treasury, reported to the Executive Department and covered by warrant. The former practice accounts for 'the large balances reported in the Treasury at the end of prev:ious years. The policy of the State for many years has been steady reduction of the rate of taxation, in order that no more revenue should be colle(;ted than might be necessary to meet tlu,; legitimate expenses of government, to pay the interest on the THURSDAY, NovEMBER 6, 1884. 19 bonded debt, and the principal of the eight per cent; bonds as these matured. Accordingly- the rate was, from time to time, reduced from five mills (~fty cents on one h~ndred dollars) for 18i3,.to three mills for 1881 and 1882. This gradual reduction was facilitated by the collection of et;msiderable sums due the State from the government of the United States, and of railroad taxes suspended by litigation. The General Assembly, in the act of December 9, 1882, with a view to further reduction, authorized the levy of two and one-half mills for general purposes for the. years 1883 and 1884, leaving the tax provided~ for_ by the act of February, 1873, to meet maturi11g 8 per cent. ,bonds, to be levied if found necessary. The condition of the Treasury. seemed to justify the belief that the reduction contemplated could be made. The usual estimates of receipts and expenditures submitted by the Treasury and Comptroller-General, and based upon the information then available, indicated that two and a half mills on the increased returns: for t}w year 1883 would raise the necessary amoun~, with other sources of revenue,_ to meet the expenses of the State, and _pay the eight per cent. bonds maturing in -1884. The levy of two_ and a half mills was accordingly made, August, 1883; upon tl~e returns for that year. At that time the sums of $82,218.54; and $22,20G.23 deposited by the State in the Citizens' Bank of Atlanta, and Bank of Rome, respectively, and clue from the banks, appeared as cash in the-. Trea~ury. These amounts were charged off and left as debts clue the' State on September 29, 1883, under the resolution of the General Assembly, approved September 19, 1883,_ The General Assembly made special appropriations of large amounts, subsequent to .the levy, notably for completion of the enlargement of the Lunatic Asylllm; for_ supplying dis- abled Confederate soldiers with .artificial. limbs, and for the erection of a new State capitol, for which no .provision was made, and which could not be anticipa~ed. . For reasons which appear elsewhere, the amounts clue from the Citizens' Bank. and Bank of Rome have .not been available. The: cost ofthe session qf the General Assembly 20 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. of 1883 was $42,650.63 in excess of the cCist of the session of 1882. The money required to meet appropriations to support the government and the institutions under. care of the State, and the interest on the public debt, and Sper cent. bonds maturing in 1884, not being fully provided for, I resorted r reluctantly but necest;arily, to a t(nnporary loan to pay a portion of the interest. In :anticipation of the. necessity, and in order to pay promptly the interest due on 1st of ,July last, the Treasurer, by my direction, went to New York on the first indications of the financial embarrassment, to arrange the necessary loan. He was assured by the President of the Fourth National Bank, through which the State has, for many years, paid the interest on bonds payable in New York, that the amount needed would be- aclvanced unless the financial condition grew much worse than he anticipated. In ,Tune following the Tremmrer was notified that the bank could not furnish the money. The Presidents of the vVestern and Atlantic Railroad Company, the Central Railroad and Banking Company, G-eorgia Railroad and Banking Company, and the Southern Bank of Savannah, and prominent citizens, on learning that the State needed. a temporary loan to meet a portion of the July interest, promptly tendered amounts largely in excess of our needs at seven per cent., the legal rate of interest. I acceptd from the \Vesteru and ~'\..tlantic Railroad Company, $50,000, (reduced by discount to a net amount of $48,. 874.94,) and $50,000 from the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, $30,000 from the Central Railroad Company, and $30,000 from the Southern Bank of Savannah. The patriotic spirit manifested in this transaction by these gentlemen and corporatio~1s, deserves, and doubtless will receive, grateful appreciation arid remembrance by the 11eople. The high credit and abundant resources of the State, and the public spirit of her citizens, were exemplified, and every lawful demand upon the Treasury was promptly paid. This experience, while creditable to the w~tchfulness and financial ability of the Treasui.er, admon:- THURSDAY, NoVE:i\IBER 6, 1884. 21 ishes the General Assembly that it is wiser not to limit taxa- tion below a reasonable reserve. fund to meet exigencies. It became necessary to levy 2~ mills for general purposes, (includi~g payment of temporary loan}; and one-half mill to meet the eight per cent. bonds in 1885, upon the property returns of 1884. The last installment due the State by the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company for the purchase of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, being $625,000,with five per cent. interest from February 28, 1880, and amounting to $750,000, principal and interest, matured February 28, 1884. The purchasing company proposed to pay the amount in registered 3 per cent. bonds of the United States, and inquired of the. Treasury, a few weeks before the matiirity of the debt, whether ornot such bonds would be received. The State Treasurer asked for direction in the matter. This involved a construction of the law and the contract of sale. The Constitution requires. the application of the proceeds of sales of public property to the State debt. .Accordingly, the act of September 3, 1879, which authorized the sale of the :Macon and Brunswick Railroad, provided that the purchase money, $1,125,000, with interest at 5 per cent. on deferred payments, should be paid in the recognized bonds of the State. A provision for payment in money was rejected in the Legislature, for the reason that receiving bonds of the State would be a literal compliance with the requirements of the Constitution, without cost or danger to the State, or the necessity of legisla~ion to provide for the disposition of the_ proceeeds of sale. Subsequently it was deemed advisable to enlarge the medium of payment, by providing, in the act, October 14, 1879, that registered bonds of the United States might be substituted for the Georgia bonds, at the option of the purchasers. These bonds would be available as a sinking fund to meet maturing State bonds; and the intention to prohibit payment in money is manifest from these enactments. The amount of the price and the rate of interest on deferr~d payments :were numerically expressed to designate the .amount of. the bonds prescribed in 22 JouRNAL OF THE Housi~. which payment was to be made, without reference to the market value of the bonds, :whether above or below par. Moreover, the intention is manifest to limit payment to bonds of the State, or registered bonds of the United States outstanding at the time, or issued in pursuance of, existing . laws. There is nothing in the contract of sale to indicate that the Governor of the State, or the purchasing company at the time placed a different construction on the statutes. The 3 per cent. registered borids of the United States were issued in pursmuice of a law enacted after the sale of the railroad, and being subject to call by the Secretary of the Treasury, were practically at par, and the acceptance of them would have resulted in their conversion into mone}~ The .Attorney-General of the State, to whom the question was submitted, demonstrated in an opinion of great learning and abilit};, the correctness of the forpgoing construction. All the State offic!als charged with the construction and enforcement of these statutes, and of the contract of sale being in accord, I caused the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company to be notified, in the early part of February, 1884; that payment of the balance would be demanded in recognized bonds of the State, or in United States registered bonds outstanding at the time of purchase. , The counsel of the East Temiessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company still insisting on its right to pay the balance in 3 percent. registered bonds of the United States, or in lawful money, requested me to submit the question to the Supreme Court of the State for decision. I declined .this request, because there is no law authorizing the sub- . mission of such questions to the Supreme Court, or making it the duty of the Court to decide then.l, and because it is against the policy of the State. Relying with confidence upon the opinion of the .Attoincy-Gcneral, who is charged by the constitution with the duty of advising the Executive in legal questions, I did not hesitate to assume the responsibility of the decision. The time being short every facility within my discretion was afforded the Company to enable it to purchase short date bonds of the State, which cmnmam1- THURSDAY, NOVEl\fBER 6, 1884. 23 ed a lower premium in the inarket than the much longer- date, 4 per cent. registered bonds of the United States. The 1 Treasurer repaired to Ne'Y York several days prior to Feb. ruary 28th, and arranged for delivery of bonds at the Treas- ury in Atlanta, and to himself inNew York, (the last to be sent fo the Treasury without expense to the State.) I ailthorized him to extend the time of actual settlement several days neeessa'ry to complete the delivery of bonds commenced before the day of. maturity of the debt. Availing itself of this arrangement for its benefit, the Company purchased $750,000 recognized Georgia bonds, and early in March the " settlement was completed. The bonds thus received comprised $557,500 7 per cent. bonds, $138,400 6 per cent. bonds, and $40,100 4 per cent. bond~;, due in 1886 ; $126,-. 000 6 per cent. bonds due in 1889, and $14,000 8 per cent. bonds due in 1884, 1885 and 1886. The interest accrued on these bonds February 28, 1884, amounted to $8,400.16!. This was paid to the Company on maturity of the coupons surrendered with the bonds. The Treasurer has cancelled tliese bonds in pursuance of an Executive order, and they are now in the vault of the Treasury under seal of the Executive Department, to he exhibited to the Fimtnce Committee of the Legislature, and destroyed as provided hy law. The President of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, at the tii:ne of the settlement, presented the protest of the company to the requirements that the ainount should he paid in Georgia bo~ds or registered bonds of the United States outstanding at the day of sale of the railroad; and ga.;c not~ce that the company would ask the General Assembly to refund the amount alleged to have been paid by it in premium upon the $750,000 Georgia bonds purchased and delivered to the State. It should be horne in mind that the ai~ount thus paid in prem~um did not reach the Treasury, and the State was in no wiseinterested in it. I submit that the State has done no injustice to the purcha- sers of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, in requiring compliance with the sp!rit as well as the letter of the con- JouRNAL OF '.rHE HousE. tract of purchaser, and that they have rio valid chi.im, "in law or equity, for reimbiusement. )[ATURING BONDS. An important dut)' which will claim your attention is the provision for payment or-funding of the bonds maturing in the years 1885 and 1886, other than the 8 per cent. bonds, which are provided for by existing law. There are three classes of these bonds : Of the 4 per cent. bonds issued under act December 14, 1878, and due January, 1885, $58,135; the 6 per cent. bonds issued under act of February 27,1856, and due February, 1886, $126,000; and $150,000 due in "T.August; 1886; the 7 per cent. bonds, with mortgage on estern and Atlantic Railroad, issued under act of March _12, 1866, and due July 1, 1886,$3,525,500. The payment of balance .due on purchase of :i'.L & B. R. R. extinguished $610,000 of the foregoing, as "follows: $557,500 7 per cent., $138,400 of 6 per cent, and $40,100 of the 4 per cent. bonds, leaving $3,249,635 outstanding. The conditions under which we are called upon to provide for these bonds are exceptionably favorable. Our debt is being steadily and rapidly reduced, while the resouices of the State are steadily increasing. The admirable provisions of the Constitution forbidding the increase of the bonded v debt and requiring the payment of$100,000 of principal an-. nually (or the setting apart of ~hat amount as a sinking fund) and the application of the. proceeds of the sales of public property to the bonded debt invite confidence in our finances. Erasions of these provisions in any mimner or for any pretense whatever might give temporary ease to the treasury, but the public interest, as well as public honor, requires strict compliance with the spirit of them.. Holders of our bonds and investors, seeking reliable securities, will appreciate the high value of bonds of a State whose officials obey the law strictly, and reduce tlie debt whenever practicable, rather than put a surplus in the treasury to be spent in unnecessary appropriations. Moreover, they will appreciate the resources of a Stat~ that can reduce the debt withotlt THURSDAY, NovEMBER 6, 1884. 25 burdensome taxation-a State having valuable public pl:operty, the proceeds of which, when sold, are honestly appliec1 to the principal of her debt. In addition, as rates of inter- est are lower now than when the bonds were issued, and the credit of the State much higher, they will appreciate the fact that the interest charge on the people will be greatly lowered. The annual saving in interest on $750,000 bonds paid off is about $50,000. The reduction of interest on bonds to fund or pay off the bonds which fall due in 1886, will be a much larger amount, dependent on the date of maturity of the new bonds. .A long date bond can be more. readily sold than a short date bond, and consequently, the rate of interest necessary to be paid on it would be lower.. Inasmuch as other issues of our bonds fall due within a few years, it is not necessary, at this time, to provide short date bonds in order to keep considerable portions of the State debt always within reach of speedy payment. For these ' reasons I recommend suitable legislation for the issue of bonds maturing within not less than thirty (30) years, and bearing interest at a rate not higher than 5 per cent. CO~IPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT. The Comptroller..:General presents interesting and valuable details of our system of taxation, and of the condition of insurance companies doing business in the State, and makes recommendations which, in view of his experience and faithful performance of duty, deserve ca~eful considera- . tion. Taxes are promptly paid when levied, and economically eollected, the entire loss from failure and cost of collection being 6.54 per cent. of the levy. There has been a steady increase in the annual return of property for ad valorem taxation. The aggregate in 1879 was $234,459,548; for 1884 it was $317,074,271, an increase of $82,615,723. This indicates growth in wealth, but it does not indicate a full valuation of the property. Om constitution requirs equality .. and uniformity of taxation. This is unattainable unless uniformity of rate is based upon uniformity of valuation in 26 JouRNAL OF THE Hous:E. the returns. In theory, thisis substantially ~ecuied u~der .the present system~ by requiring all property to be taxed upon its true market value. How is it in fact? Illustra- tions taken from the three wealthiest and most populous counties in the State, of many that might be presented, will suffice to show great want of equality and uniformity in fact. The citizens of Atlanta were assessed for city purposes in 1884 on real estate to the amount of $21,116,208, and re- turned in personalty $8,933,982, an aggregate of $30,050,- 250. Frilto.n county, comprising all the people and prop- erty of Atlanta, and many thousands of prosperous popula- tion, and millions of property in addition, returned, under our loose system, $17,801,345 realty, and $12,934,820 in personalty, rin aggregate of $30,736,165. The citizens of Savannah were assessed for city purposes on realty in 1884, upon $12,516,202, and returned person-. alty to the amount of $7,145,112, an aggregate of $19,661,- 314; while the county of Chatham returned for State and county purposes, in 1884, $10,513,054 in realty, and $9,- 924,929 in personaity, 'an aggregate of $20,437,983. The citizens of. Augusta were assessed for city purposes, the present year, on real estate alone to the amount of $11,- 305,860. The same citizens returned for State and county taxation, for the same year, real estate to the am~unt of $8,l26,250. . The only coinme~t needed ~o enforce the lesson of these 1 figures is to add that they represent fairly the basis of returns throughout the State. The muouut to be raised being regulated by the necessities of the State, the rate is goyerned by the amount of property upon which the levy is made. When a citizen fhils to return all his taxable property, or undervalues what he returns, he inflicts a wrong upon his neighbor who makes a full and just return. To any remedy proposed, objection will, be made only by those who profit by the loose system, at the expense of others who suffer by it. Efforts to remedy the defects in the s~Tstem have not been. THURSDAY; NOVEMBER 6, 1884. 27 wanting. Much has been done, but much remains to be done. The duty has been imposed upon grand juries of the. several coimties to revise tax returns and assess values in case of undervaluation. This _revision has been productive of g~od results, but has pro,~en ineffectual. The fact that members of the grand jury are required to revise sworn valuations of property bytaxpayers who are their neighbors and personal frieilds, is riot conducive to a rigid pm:fotmance . of the duty. There is a natural reluctance to imply by official action, that a taxpayer has, even unintentionally, sworn .to an undervaluation of his property. Experience proves that proper corrections and valuations are unattainable under this system. The taxpayer should be required to return his property as now provided by law, but not to value the realty. Valuation might be made by local boards of assess~ent, appointed by the grand jury or Judge of the Superior Court. This would afford a simple and inexpensive method of securing uniformity in the coimty, without injustice to any citizen. The Comptroller-General, assisted by the Attorney-General and State Treasurer, might be empowered to review any digest and require the correction of any comparative inequality in the basis of valuation adopted by different counties. '''"Ours is not a costly government. We collect annually from the people of the State less than one dollar and twentyfive cents per capita, for State and county purposes.. . Such taxation is not burdensome, and will be cheedully b~rne by the people if adequate means are devised to justly distribute it. I invite your attention to the task. The estimates sub- nntF,rd of receipts and expenditures for the next fiscal year should receive consideration. It is unwise to accumulate a .surplus in the Treasury, but it is your duty to provide for the necessities of the government, without the expedient of temporary loans. REPORT OF: THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. It will be seen fiom the report of theAttorney..:General .that the litigation necessary to recover from the Citizens' . 28 JouRNAL oF'.rHE HousE. Bank of Atlanta, and Bank of Rome, the balances of $57,218.81 and $21,657.53, respectively, due the State, has not terminated. Decisions have. been obtained which will probably result in the speedy collection of the amount due of fiom the Bank Rome out of the securities of the Bank. Vigorous efforts will be continued to press to successful termination the suits now pending, upon which depends the collection of the amount due from the Citizens' Bank. The details of other litigations pending in. the Courts of Georgia and of the United States, in which the State.is interested, are clearly and fully presented.: A c~reful examination will show that the State's interest in these cases has been watched with vigilence and ability by the _Attor7 ney-General. . RAILROAD CQ)D.IISSION. The attention of the Legislature is invited to the report of the Railroad Commission, which gives, in detail, the work of the Commissioners, and embodies suggestions of great im- portance. . The subject of State regulation of railways has provoked violent discussion and wid~ divergence of opinion. In Georgia it is a practical, rather than a theoretical, qu\'!S- . tion. The Constitution imposes the duty upon the Legisla. ture, and the latter has, in my judgment, wisely devolved it upon a permanent Commission. The experience of five years inthe administration of the law has demonstrated the need for amendm~nt, in certain particulars, suggested in the report. It is' not the purpose of the statute to assume the management of the railroads, or in anywise .t? inflict injury upon them. Rightly administered, the important powers vested in the Commission should result in benefit to the railroads and to the public. There can be no real COJ?.flict of interest. The public is entitled to prompt and efP.cient railway service for the accommodation of' travel and traffic, for which the iailroads are entitled to sufficient compensation to cover operating expenses, the cost of maintenance, improvement andrenewal of the property, and in addition, a 'tir average return for the value of.the investment and risk incurred.. . . ( THURSDAY, .NovE~fBER 6, 1884. 29 The office of the Commission is to determine, in case of dispute between the shippers and railway maimgers, what is just and reasonable compensation. Unless llrovision be made for appeal to the courts, at the instance of either party to the controversy, the pow~r of the Commissio~ would be unlimited, and its exercise might become arbitrary. I rec- onuneiiCl, therefore, that the suggestion of the Commission Oll the subject of appeals be adopted in such.provisions as the wisdoni of the Legislature may clevis~. It will be necessary tci provide for speedy trial in the Superior Court, and prompt review by the Supreme Court, for SUS}lel1(ling the order of the Commissionfor a reasonable time, within which a final decision can be obtained, and preventing any abuse, by either party, of the suspension~ A further provision should be made for notice to all parties in interest, so that they may have a hearing before the Commission prio1~ to any decision .inYolving their rights. THE :XEW CAPITOL. The Capitol Commission has submitted a report of great interest. Thepeople have neve; felt that the present Capitol building was adapted to the purpose, or vorthy the dignity of the State. It affords no adequate protection from the danger of fire to public records, documents and archives of p~iceless value. It has been found impracticable to remove any considerable portion of them to another place in . the city of greater secuiity. Our chief safety lies in the watchfulness of officials and guards. .In the event of a great fire in the city of Atlanta, the State is liable to suffer irreparable loss. These considerations induced the Legislature to provide for the erection of a new and permanent Capitol,. compatible in all respects with the growth and needs of the State. One million doll~rs was set apart for the work, and it was desired to furnish a conspicuous example of a public building of large dimensions, erected within the appropriation. Ca1:eful provisions in the act of 8th September, 1883, . emphasizes this purpose. The time of construction is to cover more than five years, that there .may be no necessity . 30 . ' JoURNAI~ OF THE .HOUSE to increase. taxation, as we are forbidden to increase the bonded debt, even were it desirable to do so. The Com- mission has, without wasting a day, consumed one year in investigations and procuring plans, and perfecting a contract for the building. ' An examination of the .design and of the plans and specii1- cations showing detaiis of the structtl.re, will satisf)r intelli- gent persons that the building, when completed, will meet all the requirements of .a State Capitol, while an examina- tion of the contract for its erection will show that the inter- est of the State has been carefully protected in all its pro- visiOns. The sum to be paid, $862,756.75, is less than the whole:amount appropriated ; but it must be borne in mind that all incidental expenses .and contingencies for five years, including the cost of enlarging the capitol lot, must be paid from the sum appropriated. The la,\c cannot be carried out without reserving a fund to meet contingencies which can- not be foreseen. Should it appear dui:ing the progress of the work that the sum reserved is larger than necessary, provision has been made for changes in the materiaL and style of workmanship inmur part of the st1~ucture. It is natural that we.should want the Capitol built mainly .of Georgia Stone. This desire is expressed in the Act, but it is coupled with the condition, just to all sections and people of the State, that preference shall not be given to Georgia material, unless it can be procured as cheaply as like ma- terial from. other. States. Granite rock and marble are to be used, as fat. as practicable, in the construction. It was found impracticable to use granite beyond the foundations and base course arow1d the building, which will be of Gem:- gia granite; or to use marble for other than interior work. No bid was made contempla~ing the use of Georgia granite . .or marble above the foundation, or to furnish marble on te~ms which would enable the Commission to erect a suita- ble building within $1,000,000. The most prominent stone work will be of .oolitic limestone, a stone unrivalled in the three essential qualities combined---'cheapness,. durability an,~ beauty... Other stones, granites, or marbles, may sur- ~ TnuRsDAY, NovE:~mER 6, 1884. pass oolitic limeston~ in one of these several qualities, but .none equal it in all. The work of construction is now in progress, but the Commissioners .have wisely. reserved the right-to chimge the design or material, or construction, in . their discretion, on ternis just to the contractors. .Any modification may be made which the wisdom of the General Assembly may authorize or require. .TilE PENITENTIARY. The report ofthe Principal Keeper, including that of the Physician of the Penitentiary, furnishes in detail a comprehensive account of. our system for the punishment of miminals, It will be seen that the number of convicts on the 20th of October, 1884, was 1,377, leased under the act of February 25, 1876, for twenty yea.rs. from A.pril1; 1879, to three companies. This was an increase of 13~ over the number in confinement at the same. date of 1882. The death rate w;ts less--than two per cent. per annum; which, . although higher than the exceptionally lo'v n1te. of the two previous years, is lower than the death rate of the peniten- . tiaries of a majm;ity .of th~ States, and compm'es favorably with that "of any State in the Union. Convicts are no longer held by the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad Company...A controversy before the Courts and before the Executive has long been pending between Penitentiin;y Compa~ies Two and Three, complain- . ants,. and the Mat"ietta and North Georgia Railroad Company, defendants, to test the _right of the latter to the control of certain convicts. I declined to take them from the rail- road, arid left the matters i~ dispute, of law and fact, to the decision of the Courts, where the parties had carried them. .The General Assembly, in the resolution of September 26, 1883, directed the Executive to deliver to this company 250 convicts, for three years, or until. the completion- of the railroad to the North Carolina line, and of certain branches. Construing this_ resolution as declaratory of existing laws on that subjec~, which were the subject. matter of litigat_ion, I directed: the Principal Keeper to 4eliver to the Railroad 32 JouRNAL oF '.rHE HousB. Company 250 convicts, including the number then in -its possession. Under this order convicts were delivered to this company until an illjunction was obtained by the com- plainants in the above case, restraining the Principal Keeper from further deliveries.. Subsequently the Supre~e Court of the State decided all the questions involved in the con- troversy, some of which are of great public interest. The resolution of September 26, 1883, was declared null and void, because it sought to impair the contract between the State and Lessees of convicts. The creation of corporations by the Act of 1876, for t~e purpose of holding and working convicts, and of contracting with the State,was sustained, and the power and duty of the State to regulate the man- agement of the convicts was declared. Questions of fact were remitted to the Superior Court for trial.. The case has been decided again9t the Marietta and North Georgia Rail- road .Company, and in pursuance of a !lecree of the Court the convicts have been delivered by that company to Peni- tentiary Companies, numbers Two and Three. .An examination of the Reports will show what efforts have been made, and the success which has attended them, to carry into effect the humane provisions of our laws for management of the convicts, and the faithfulness of officials in charge of the Penitentiary. - I commend to your attention all the suggestions made for the improvement of the system-particularly that of the Principlal Keeper for the establishment of a House of Cor- rection for youthful offenders. I herewith send you a list of the reprieves, commutations and pardons granted by me since my last message of Sep- tember 25, 1883, as required by the constitution. :Q];JPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The Commissioner, in detailing the operations of two years of his department, presents information Jf great practical value. The increase in the use of commercial fertilizers appears from a table, showing the statistics of inspec#on and analysis for ten years, beginning with 48,648 tons, THURf3D4.Y, NovEMR}j]R p, 1884. . 33 for the se~son of 1874-~75, and ending with 151,849 tons for the season of 1883-'84, an average annual increase of 16 per cent. It is believed that this duty has been :fhithfully and intelligently performed by the State Inspectors, and that th~ farmers of the State h~ve received reasonable protection against worthless brands of fertilizers. The :f~es for inspection during the season of 1882-3, amounted to $62,688; expenses to $11,877. Amount paid into the Treastiry, $50,811. The fees for inspection for 1883-4, aniounted to $75,915; expenses $13,681. Amount paid into the State Treasury, $62,134, an aggregate for the two years of $112,945. The importmit duties of distributing ;;ecds for experiment, of collecting and disseminating information on matters of interest to agriculturalists, of stocking the waters of the State with fish, and of inspecting oils, have been discharged with zeal and fidelity by the Commissioner and . his Assistants. I call your attention to all his_recommendations for increasing the efficiency of the department. The usefulness of this important dcpartl'nent would be increased by the establishment of an experimental farm. The Trustees of the State University offer. to place the fhrm and buildings belonging to the University at the disposal of the . State. This fi.trm is admirably adapted to the purpose, and the location has special ad\rantages. A small appropriation would, under proper manag~ment, produce results far beyond the cost. EDUCA'.riON. The report of the State School Commissioner contains. all the facts necessary to understand the .management and results of our co.mmon school system. In 1873, the number of w~1ite scholars enrolled was 63,922, and colored 19;755, a total of 83,671. Each succeeding year marked an increase. In 1883, .the enrollment had risen to 175,668 '~hite, and 111,743 colored, a total of 287,411. The average attend. ance in-1874 was 85,839, :,tn~l ht 188;3 was 188,371. ~ 34. J OURN.AL oF THE Rous~. The amount of the school fund of 1883 w:,ts $465,808.35, made up as follo,vs: Half rental Western and Atlantic Railroad ..$150,000 00 Fees f(,r Inspecting Fertilizers . 56,212 82 Liquor Tnx . . .. . . . 51,554: 14 Net Hire of Convicts. . . . . . 18,173 24 TttX on Shows. . . . . . . . . . 8,919 00 Dividend on Georgia Railroad Stock . 2,836 50 Poll Tax remuining in Counties . :. . . . . . . , . . . 178,112 65 Totnl . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . $465,808 35 The entire expense, throughout the State, including sums paid to County School Commissioners, amounted to $29,686.39, aborit six and. one-third per cent. o'f whole amount, leaving about ninety-three and two-thirds per cent. of the fund which was paid to the teachers. . The school fund of 1884 has not been ascertained definitely, but the Commissioner estimates it to be about $483,633.11. He alsoassumes enrollment for 1884 to he 300,000, and average attei1danee 190,000. The fund of 1883 paid 90 cents per capita on school po1mlation; $1.63 on enrollment, and $2.44 on-average attendance. J1..,or 1884 the fund will llay about 95 cents per capita on school. population; $1.61 on enrollment, mid $2.54 on average ;attendance. The .cities and counties, under local laws, raised by taxation in 1883, $147,838.73, making the entire public school fund from all !>Onrces for that yem-~608,172.89. The amount of. money from all sources, received by county officials for dis.bursement for school purposes since the present system was inaugurated, is $3;705,2Q6.07. The faithfhlness of these officials appears fiom the fact that the entire loss during the time has been about $5,000, of which $4,000 was deposited in a bank which failed. It will be seen that the fund for education' is, with remarkable fidelity, and at ve:-y small expense for machinery, applied to the purpose for which it is iutended...:_the payment of teachers. The same amount of money, under similar conditions~ has never been applied more effectively to popular education. These results attest the energy, zeal and THURSDAY; NOVEMBER 6; 1884. 35 ability of the Commissioner, and the efficiency of the local Boards of Education. I invite your attention to the various suggesti-ons of the Commissioner for the improvement of the system: He gives the results of much-observation and ripe experience, and his views are entitled to earnest consideration. UNIVERSI'l'Y OF GEORGIA. The report of the Board of Trustees of the State Univei- sity presents an intelligent view of the operations and present c~;mdition of the Uniycrsity and its related Branch Col- leges during the past year. In the several departments at Athens, 204 _students matriculated _during the year; in :Franklin college, 127 ; in the State College of .A.griculture ~ind_the Mechanic Arts, 66; in the Law Department 9, and Post-graduates 2. In the Medical Department at Augusta 122; in North Georgia Agricultural College, 146; in South Georgia Agricultural College, 130 ; in Southwest Georgia Agric-ultural College, 106; in Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College, :390. Total; in the University and the Branch Colleges, 1,091. The report of the Finance Committee shows that there were received, during the last collegiate year, including _ $8,533.41 on hand July 9, 1883, $53,375.90. During the same period, there were expended $43,696.54, leaving _a balance in the hands of .the Treasurer, July 5, 1884, of $9,679.36. ' The increase in numbers, the good order and content.:. ment among the students, the improved diligence and pro- ficicncy in studies, in the opinion of the Trustees, mark the past year as one of unprecedented prosperity for the Uni- versity. The Trustees desire to _call the attention of the General Assembly to the urgent necessity of completing the equip- ment of the State College of Agriculture arid the Mechanic Arts. It is claimed that" a mechanical-department, equip- ped with the aids and appliances to make young men expert in handicr;1ft,""superadded to the departmentw of physics .. 36 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. - and engineering, already in successful op~ration at the Uni.,. versity, would furnish a complete technological school. There is Httle room to doubt that the establishment of such a school would accord with the spirit of the age, and would be responsive to the public desire, 'and the General Assembl) should make provision therefor wheneyei the public burden, augmented thereby, would not be oppressive; In connection herewith is transmitted, also, the report of the Board of Visitors, appointed to attend the examination of the Senfor Class at the Uniyersity in June last, which- I commend to your careful and intelligent attention. LUNATIC ASYLU)I. The number of patients in the Lunatic Asylum on Octo- ber 1, 1884, WaS 1,227. "Tli_ite males, 422, white females, . 466. Colored males, 174, and colored females, 165. The number on October 1, 1882, was 974, showing an increase during two years of 2L18. The average number ~I;der treat- ment, during the past year, was 1,179; whole number treat- ed, 1,550. Average cost per annum of each patiei1t, $126.90. Daily cost, thirty-four and _three-fourths cents. The work of enlargement of the accommodations of the Asylum has progressed as rapidly as practicable,.but not too rapidly for the pressing dernands for admission. The build- ing for colored patients, containing about five hundred rooms, admirably adapted for the purpose and completed at very low cost, has been occupied for several months. The Convalescent building for females is near completion; and considerable progress has been made on that for males. When completed, these buildings will accommodate, per- haps, fiftee~ humhed patients, as'many as should be placed in any Asylum. There are at least one hundred harmless imbeciles and idiots within the walls who could he better cared for else- where.- This number is increasing. The officials receive them in terms of existing law. .This should be remedied None but the insane shouldbe placed in this Asylum. The . treatment an'd :nirma:gement of-the two c!asses are necessarily THuRsDAY, NovEMBER 6,-1884. 37'. different.. If it is to be the policy of the State to care for the idiotic and imbecile classes, rather than leave 'tluit duty to the counties, provision shonld be made for a less expensive establishment, where they can be safely and comfortably maintained. The present Asyhim will be filled with the insane soon enough in any event; but unless the law is modified, it will be filled with insane and harmless afflicted persons within the next two or three years. It will be nee- essary then to enlarge or to build another costly Asylum. The suggestions of the trustees and physicians on this and other subjects are earnestly commended to your considera:.. tion. I am satisfied that no lunatic asylum in the union furnishes better results for the money expended, but mOTe satisfactory results are attainable by adopting these suggestions. DEAF AND DUMB. The ~eport ~f the Trustees of the institution for the Deaf and Dumb, shows that ninety-six pupils enjoyed the adyantages of the institution during. the ,past year. Of these . sixty-five were white, and thirty-one colored. It appears from the itemized statement of disbursements that the entire expenditure for maintenance was $15,867 .74. Owing to the reduction of expenses, and the material de. crease in the prices of supplies, this si1m is Iieai:ly $1,000 less than was expended on the same account for the yeai 1883. By an Act, approved Septembei 29, 1881, the General Assembly appropriated $5,000 for erecting on the grou~ds of" the .ASylum a suitable building to be used ris a chapel and school room. .This amount was deemed by the Truste~s wholly inadequate for the purpose, and the appropriation has remained unused, except a poi'tion.....paid out for~brick, which are now on hand. The Trustees say that an addi- a tional appropriation of $10,000 will be requiied for such building as is needed. They ask, also, as ~ support fund, based upon $200 per capita, for an attendance of 85 pupils, $17,000; and a standing appropriation. of $500 per imnuD:i; for ordinary repairs of the buildings and premises. 3,8_ JoURNAL OF 'J'HE HousE. AC:A.DEl\IY FOR THE BLIND. The thirty-third annual report of the Trustees ancl Officers for the Academy for the Blind shows thirty-fh'e male aml twenty-nine female white s~holars, and six male and one female colored scholars in attendance for the past yeai.. The last Legislature appropriated $500 for the purpose of having operations performed upon the eyes of such of the pupils as sliould be selected for that purpose. Dr. A. '\V. Calhoun, the eminent oculist of .A.thmta, selected four cases for treatment. One of the boys operated upon was totally biind. He is now able to read andwrite without the aid of glasses, and has returned to his .home with restored vision. The only part of this appropriation' used was for the traveling expenses,- board and medicines of the four pupils. Dr. Calhoun, with characteristic liberality, refuses to. accept any compensation whatever for his services. Another appro- priation is asked to cover the expenses of six cases,_ waiting to be placed under Dr. Calhoun's care. The appropriations recommended for the next two ye~rs are $4,000 less than for the last two years. RECmHIENDATIONS-BANKS. ANJ;J TRUST FUNDS. Government can never be perfect or finished. Legislation is constantly ~eeded to meet new conditions, and to provide for the needs of the,people. One of these is a system of saving banks to furnish reliable depositories for their money, and thereby to encoiuage economy and thrift. There should be careful provisions to prevent the dishonest use of the deposits for speculation, and to insure prudent management. The laws relating to State banks and private bankers . need .revision. There should be, from time to time, personal ~xaminations, by a State official charged with the duty of the books, accounts and assets of every State bank and of every pr:ivate banker in ~he State. Indeed, your attention should be. directed to the task {)f providing safeguards for all trust funds, whether held by banks, private bankers or other persons. THURSDAY, NovEii:B:ER 6, 1884. 39 PLEURO-PNEUUONIA. The cattle plague, known as pleuro-pneumonia, has recently appeared in some. of the Northwestern and one or more of the Middle States. This disease is of such a character, and is always attended with such fhtal results, that evei.'Y precaution should be taken to prevent its introduction and spread within the limits of the State. Our cattle interest is increasing annually, ancllarge amounts of money are invested in herds for the improvement of the stock. The importance of the subject demands prompt and vigorous measures to prevent the appearance of the disease in this State, and legislation to secm;e this result is necessary. VOLUNTEER MILITARY. The Constitution declares a well regulated militia essen- tial" to the peace and security of the State, and vests in the General Assembly power to provide for forming, arming and equipping the militia, or to provide for volunteer organ- iz. ations. .- The policy of the State has been to rely upon the latter, rather than upon compulsory organization into militia of the entire body of citizens capable of bearing arms. In every State there arc those whose tastes and inclinations incline them to perform this necessary duty, 'yhich to others would be a burden. voluntary service, when efficient, is better than compulsory service. . 'Vhilst. provision has been made for the formation of vol~nteer organizations, none has been made by the State to arm or equip them. The General Govern- ment ..furnishes annually $5,000, in. arms and ordinance stores, to the State, which are distributed. .The public- spirit alone of our volunteers has kept alive, at great expense to themselves, militm'Y organizations~ They have not failed to respond to any call for service. Our sister States are far in advance of Georgia in sustaining and perfectin,g volunteer systems. vVe should. either abandon ours, or ren- der it efficient to preserve peace and security by contributing to its support. A large amo.unt is not necessary. The pur- 40 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. pose should be merely to afford encouragement, improve discipline, and i~1sure the proper care of arms and equipments, without stimulating the miiitary spirit in time of peace. Carefhl piovision should be made for the apppoint.ment of a competent board of examiners to secure upright . and intelligent officers for companies already organized and for those hereafter organized. CONSTITUTIONAL A::IIENDllfENTS." It has been nearly sevei1 years since the adoption of the present CoiJstitution. we can appreciate the wholesome effect its many admirable provisions have exerted upon the Commonwealth. The body of it is believed to contain. all the fundamental principles necessary to good government. It is impossible to frame a Constitution for a populous State, of varied resources ~iHl interest, '\hich cloes not contain provisions considered by many good citizens hurtftil in effect.. Pi-iblic i1eeds vary \vith the growth of the people in nu~n beis. and in wealth. Experience has .developed defects which impair the excellence of our fundamental law, and which should beremedied. '.two methods have been provided to ineet the necess~ty for changes. .The General Assembly may call a convention of the people, or nmy submit amendments of the Constitution to the people for ratification at the next general election. It is unwise to iesort to the first method rintil that by amendment has been tried arid found ineffectual. The latter is simple, practicable ancl inexpensive. No subject will ei1gage your attention of greater importance than that of ridding the Con~titution of provisiom;which have been found lUlneCCSS~ry or unwise in th'eir operation. The subjects here mentioned comprise a part o,nly .of the matters of legislation .to which, in the discharge of the weighty duties devolving upo~1 the ,General Assembly, your attention. will be directed. Incalculable . benefits to the people will follow patriotic deliberation and wise action. I ca,nnot doubt that you will prove equal to the task. THURSDAY, NovEMBER 6; 1884. 4f An impartial review of our condition will not justify the claim that there is nothing to regret i.n the state of the Commonwealth, but wemay find many reasons for gratitude and hope .for the future. Cherishing with pride our heritage, 've should see to it that no harm befh11 the State that vigilance and fidelity can avert. HENRY D. McDANIEL. Mr. Hawkes offered a resolution instructing the Clerk to have five hundred copies of the Governor's message, and accompanying documents, printed for the use of the House, which was agreed to. On motion of lVIr. Harris, the Senate resoiution, in reference to rules for the government of the joint-session of the Senate and House, was taken up and. concurred in. .The hour of 12 o'clock 11r. having arrived, the Senate appeared at the door of the House and were admitted, and the joint-session of the 'General Assembly was called to order by Ron. H. H. Ca,rleton, President of the Senate. The resolution providing for the joint-session of the two houses was then published. . . When, on. motion of Senator Davidson,. three tellers were appointed,. :viz.: Mr. Davidson on the part of the Senate, and Mess1;s. Harris tind Berner on the part of the House, and the returns were then opened and the results declared in accordance ,\'ith the law. '~he President of the Senate then annotinced the following as the result of the counting and consolidation of the returns, VIZ: For Governor, H. D. McDaniel, 119,634 votes, which being a majority ofall that were cast, he was declared duly elected Governor of the State for the ensuing term. For Secretary of State, N. C. Barnett, 118,698 votes, -\vhich being a majority of all that were cast, he was declared .duly elected Secretary of State for the ensuing term. For Treasurer; Robeit U. Hardeman, 117,972 votes, which being a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Treasurer for the ensuing term. 42 JOURNAL OF THE JloUSE. For Comptroller, W. A. wright 119,144 votes, which being a majority of all that wm;e cast, he was declared duly elected Comptroller for the ensuing term. For Attorney-General, Clifford Anderson, 118,490 votes, which being a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Attorney-General for the ensuing term.. l\ir. Lamar, of Pulaski, then moved that the joint-session be dissolved, which motion prevailed, and the Senate re- tired to their chamber. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, offered a resolution providtng for. the appointment of a committee of two on the part of the House, and one on the part of the Senate, to wait on the Governor and acquaint him with his election and learn his pleasure as to the time of his inauguration. The resolution was agreed to, and on further motion of Mr. Turnerordered transmitted at once to the Senate. The Speaker appointed on said committee on the part of the House, Messrs. Turner, of Cowetta, and Harrell. Mr. Brown, of Carron; offered a resolution for a joint committee of three from the Senate and five from the House to. secure a suitable hall and make the necessary arrange- ments for the inauguration of the Governor elect. The resolution was agreed to. Leave of absence was granted to Mr; Feagan, of Houston, until :Monday next, on account of sickness. On motion of l\ir. l\1:cCants, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock a. m. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Friday, November 7, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by Rev. \V. R. Branham. The roll was called, and the following members answered to thei~ names : . ' FRIDAY, NOVE)IBER 7; 1884. Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexunder, Andrew, Arnl1eim, A vary, Baker, Ballurd, Burksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Mnrion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Casl1,. Cason, Chancy Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dnrt, Davenport, De~mis, Dorminy, .Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Felton, Fite, Fitzger!lld, Gustin, Hnekett. Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardmnan, Harrell of Decatur, Hurrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of vVebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hurtridge, ~awes, Hawkes, Heard, Heath, ~erndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Hump~ries, ,Jenkins, ,Johnsou of Clinch, .rohnson of Floyd, ,Johnsou.of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, .Jones of :1\Iiller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston,_ Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, J .. of!ey, Lovett, Lumpkin. Lynch, lticCnnts, McCook, McLendon, _)forgan, Niblack, . Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, .Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richards-on, Robbe, Bussell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan,: Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Tensley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veney, Walker, Word,Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, 44. JoURNAL OF .THE HousE. . Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardne1, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Maples, l\Iason, ::.\[atthews, :i\Iuttox, l\Ieyers, :\riddlebrooks, Miller, l\Iilncr, l\!ontgomery, Moon, Moore, Webb, Williams, "Willis,. Wilson of Camden, \Vilson of ::.\Iclntosh, \Vimbcrly, \Vheelcr, \Vomack, Word, Wright, )fr. Speaker. Those absetit are Messrs.- Feagan, Lott, Present, 171. Absent, 2. The .Ti:nirnal o( yesterday was iead and confirmed. The following message was reeeived from the Senate, through :Mr. Harris, the Secretary thereof: ]:[r. Speaker : The Senate has concurred in the joint resolution for the . appointment of a joint committee to wait upon his Excel~ lency the Governor, elect, and inform him of his election as Governor of Georgia, and inquire at what time it will snit. his convenience to be inaugurated, and has appointed as that committee on the part of the Senate Mr. Humber, of the 12th d~'trict. Mr. Smith, of Crawford, chairman of the committee to secure the services of a chaplain. for this session, submitted the following report: j}r. Speaker: Your committee app?inted to select a chaplain for the House of Representatives during the present session, report that they have secured the services of Rev. Walter R. Branham, of Oxford, Ga. . J. N; SMITH, Ohai1man. . F:J:tiDAY, NovEMBER 7,- 18~4... The following committee was announced on arrangements for the inauguration ofthe Govornor, to-wit: Messrs. Brown, of Carroll, Da.rt. Ellis, Boyd, Butt. l\Ir. Harrell, offered a jc;>int resolution, which was agreed to, providing for a joint sessioR of the Senate and House-on Monday, the 10th instant, for the ~leetion of public officers of the State, whose terms expire at that time, and providing the order in which the names of the judicial circuits arc to be taken up: The regul~r order being the call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced and read the first time, to~wit: By Mr. Felton- A bill to create and establish a reformatory prison or house of correction for juvenile and female convicts. Referred to the Co~mittee on the Penitentiary. By Mr. Fite- , A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Barto\v the question of the sale and furnishing of intoxic~t . ing liquors, and for other purposes. Ordered engrossed. Fy Mr. Gustin-:- A bill for the relief of Geo. C. Morris. Referred to Committee on Finance. By lVIr. Harris- A bill to amend section 3936 of the Code. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, a bill to prescribe the salaries ?f the Judges of the Supreme and SnpGrior Courts of this State. Referred to the Committee on Finance. a Also, billto increase the fees of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public, who are ex-officio Justices ofthe Peace. Referred to the Committee on the General Judiciary. The following message was received from the .Sen:J.te, througl~ Mr. Harris, t~1e Secretary thereof: JoURNAL oF THE HousE. J"l'.Ir. Speaker: The Se'nate has concurred in the joint resolution appoiil.ting a joint committee of five from the House and three from the .Senate to. report what public offices are to be filled by election at this sessipn. Also, a resolution for the appointmen~ of a joint committee of three froin the Senate and five from the House to make suitable P.reparations fo1; the inauguration of the Governor elect. By consent of the House the regular order was ~uspendcd at this juncture, and, on motion of l\Ir. Flynt, of Spalding, the following was published before the House, and with the . concunence of the Senate, a copy was. ordered to be transmitted by telegraph to Governor Grover Cleveland, the President elect, to-wit : To the Hono1ableGROVER CLEVELAND, Gov.ernor of New York: The General Assembly of the State of Georgia, just convened, take this opportunity of tendering to you and to the . people of the United States their hearty congratulations upon ' your election as Chief Magistrate of our country, and we believe that this happy result is due to a fixed purpose in the minds. of the people to return to the simple ~nd honest methods of \Vashington and the founders of our government. On motion of Mr. Crenshaw, the House, in honor.of the election of Governqr Cleveland as President of the United States, adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, .Saturday, November 8, 1884. The House met pursua~t to adjournment, and was called. to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev; Walter -R. Branham. 47 On motion of Mr. Teasley, the roll was dispensed with The Journal of yesterday w:as read and confimed. Mr. Fite gave notice of a motion to reconsider. Mr. Fite moved to reconsider .so much of the Journal of yesterday as related to the action of the House in reading the first .time, a bill providing for an election on the ques- tion of prohibition in the county of Bartow, which motion prevailed. On motion of l\fr. Fite, the rules were suspended, and the following bill was taken up, aml by a two-thirds vote -ayes 120, nays 4--it was read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Temperance, t.o-:wit : A bil~ to submit to the qualified yoters of the county of Bartow the question of the sale and fhrnishing of spirituous, malt and intoxicating liquors. At this juncture, :Messrs. J no. M. Johnston, .of the county of Scriven, J. K. Hines, of the county of Washington, and J. F. C. l\IcCook, of the county of Chattahoochee, mem- bers elect, presented themselves and took the oath of office. . . 1\fr. Pringle om~red a resolution, which was laid over under the rules, providing for the appoi1itmimt of a Tern- perance Committee by the Speaker, to consist of two members. from each Congressional district, to whom all. bills, resolutions and petitions on temperance shall be referred. 1\fr. Tur:r;wr, of Coweta, chairman on the part of the House Committee to notifY the Ron. H. D. McDaniel of his election as Governor, submitted the following report, to-wit : J.1fr. Speaker : The committee appointed by the Senate and House to notifv Ron. H. D. McDaniel of his election as Governor of G;o;gia for the ensuing two years, and to ascertain at what time it would snit his pleasure to be inaugurated, have performed thatduty,use. On motion of Senator Ray the ioint session was dissolved. On motion of Mr. Harrell, of "'vVebster, the House then adjourned tilllO o'clock Monday morning. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Monday, November 10, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. T .. Branham, the Chap- lain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to-wit= Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, .Alexander, , Andrews, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck. Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Carithers, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatitr, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge,, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Moon, Moore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, S~urley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawf~rd, 58 JOURNAL OF THE. HOUSE. Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy; Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, .Gnrdner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Jenkins, Smith of Douglas, Johnson of Clinch, Sneed, Johnson of Floyd, Spinks, Johnson of Screven, Staten. Jones of Fayette, Stevens, Jones of Miller, Stewart, Jones of Troup, Studdard, Kytle, Sutton, Lamar. of- -Baldwin, -Tarver, Lamar of Pulaski, Tate, Langston, Teasley, ' Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Terrell, Thayer, Little, Thomns, Lively, Thrash, Lolley, Turner of Coweta, Lott, Turner of Floyd, Lovett, Usry, Lumpkin, Veney, Lynch, "\Valker,. McCants, Ward, McCook, Watkins of Colquitt, McLendon, v,rebb, Maples, Wilson of Camden, Mason, Wilson of :;\Icintosh, Matthews, Wimberly, Mattox, v.rheeler, .. Meyers, Womack, Middlebrooks, Word, Miller, Wright, Milner, Mr. Speaker. Montgomery, Those absent are Messrs.- Canaday, Hawes, Hawkes, Present, 165. .Absent, 9. Lindsey, Reynolds, Sims, Watkins of Gilmer, . Williams,. Willis. The Journal of Saturday last was read, correctedand ap- proved. Mr. Russell, of Clarke, Chairman Of the House Commit-, tee, t~ whom was referred the question of inquiring what MoNDAY; NovEMBER 10, 1884. 59 officers are to be elected by this General Assembly, submitted the following supplemental report; to-wit : Mr. Speake1: Your Committee find that in addition to the officers heretofore reported, t~ere exists the following vacancy : In the Eastern Circuit, to fill the vacancy which will oc:.. cur on the first day of January, 1885, by the expiration of the term of the Ron. A. P. Adams. Respectfully submitted. R. B. RussELT~, of Clarke, Chairman On the part of the House. Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the Clerk to have three hundred copies of the rules, and a list of the standing committees of the House, and a list of the members and their post offices, etc., printed for the use of the House. Mr. Tate moved to take up a resolution, offered by himself, declaring the seat in the House awarded to Fannin county vacant, and providing for another election for representative in said county, which motion prevailed. Pending the further consideration of the resolution, the hour fixed by joint resolution having arrived, the Senate appeared on the floor of the House, and the joint session of the General Assembly was called to order by Ron. H. H. Carlton, President of the Senate, who announced that the two Houses had come together for the purpose of electing an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Superior Courts and Solicitors-General. The resolution for a joint session of the two Houses was then published, together with the report of the joint committee to investigate what public offices were to be filled by election, arid a supplemental report from the same committee. The President then announced as the first business in order the ele~qtion of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, for-the full term of six years, beginning January 1, 1885. 60 . JOURNAL oF THE HousE. :Ml_.. Dart nominated Hon. Mark H: Blandford, of the county of Muscogee. There being no other nominations the roll of the Senate was called and the vote was as follows, to-wit : . Those voting for Mr. Blanford are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, Northen, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Russell, Sheffield, Smith, of 80th, Smith of 82d, Sykes, Thornton, Tigner, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President. Those not voting are Messrs.- Day, McBride, McElmurray, Rountree, Upon calling the roll of the Honse, the vote was as follows, to-wit: Those voting for Mr. Blanford are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, .Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan,. Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, MoNDAY, NoVEMBER 10, 1884.. 61 Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of }farion, Calvin, Canaday, (Jarithers, Cash, Cason, Chaney, Candler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden. Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jeukins, Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of }filler, Jones of Troup, Kytle. Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, l\IcCants, l\IcCook, }fcLendon, l\Iaples, :llfason, l\Iatthews, l\Iattox, l\Ieyers, Middlebrooks, l\Iiller, l\Iilner, l\Iontgomery, :llfoon, Moore, l\Iorgan, Russell of Clark, Rruss~ll of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart. Studdard. Setton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veacy, Walker, \Vard, Watkins of Colquitt, watkins of Gilmer, Webb, .' williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, I Wilson of MCintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, "\Vomack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Gresham, Hawkes, Lewis of Greene. Upon oonnting and consolidating the vote,it appeared 62 JouliNAL oF THE HousE. that the whole number of votes cast was 209-necessaryto a choice 106-and the Ron. :Mark H. Blanford having received a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for sh: years, begin- ning January 1, 1885. Proceeding with the choice of Judges and Solicitors-Gen- .eral, it ':vas imnounced that the first circuit in order would be the one first drawn from the box. The first circuit drawn was the Ocmulgee Circuit, in which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term of four years, beginning on the first of January, 1885. Mr. Northen nominated Robert Whitfield, Esq., of the county of Baldwin. There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate . was called, and the vote w~s as follows : . Those voting for Mr: Whitfield are Messrs.- Allen, .Bristow, Cabaniss, .Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, North en, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tison, Traylor; Wilcox, Mr. President. Those not voting are Messrs.- ' Brown, Day, McBride, McElmurray, Rountree, Tigner. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Whitfield are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander; Griffith, Gustin, . ' Haokett, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, - MONDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1884. 63 Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of 1\Iarion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, ~""'raser, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries,. Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, :McCants, McCook, ~IcLendon, Maples, :Mason, Matthews, Mattox, :Middlebrooks, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Silns, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, 8mith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Veacy, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Cmnden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, 64 Gardner, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, JoURNAL oF THE HousE. Miller, :i\Iilner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore, Womack, vVord, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Dart, Goodwin, Hawkes, Heath, Hines, Meyers, Morgan, Stevens, Usry. Upon counting aud consolidating the vote, it appeared that the whole number of votes cast was 204-necessary to a choice 103-and that Robert Whitfield had received a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Ocmulgee Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning on the first day of January, 1885. The next circuit drawn was the Coweta Circuit, in which there was to be elected a Judge and a Solicitor-Gener~tl for the full term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885. Senator Traylor nominated for the office of Judge, Ron. Sampson W. Harris, of Carroll. . Mr. Ray nominated Ron. J. B. S. Davis, of the county of Coweta. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Harris are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Falligant, .g:uller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber. Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, Ranh-in, Ridley, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Sykes, Thornton, Tigner, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, JIIr. President. MoNDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1884. 65 Those voting for Mr. Davis are Messrs.- Brown, Northen, Rny, Smith of 32d. Those not voting are Messrs.- Day, McBride, McElmurray, Rountree. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Harris are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnhcim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Brandt, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, 5 Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries. Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, ,Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis. of Greene, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore, ~forgan, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reilly, Reynolds, Robbe, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, 8mith of Bryan, 8mith of Crawford, 8mith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Studdard, Sutton, Tate, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, 66 Eason, Ellis, Everett, . Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, . Gustin, JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Lewis of Hancock, . Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofiey, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, McLendon, . Maples, Mason, ~Iatthews, Meyers, l\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veney, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colqitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of ~Icintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, '\Vord, Wright, liir. Speaker. Those voting for Mr. Davis are Messrs.- Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Chandler, Durden, Goodwin, Mattox, Niblack, Reagan, Richardson, Stewurt, Tarver, Teasley, Turner of.Coweta. Those not voting are Messrs.- Calvin, Chancy, Hawkes, Russell of Clark, Stevens, Willis. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the whole number of votes cast was 207-necessary to a choice 104-that Hon. S. W. Harris had received189 votes~ the same being a majority of all that were cast, he was duly declared elected Judge of the Superior Courts of the Coweta Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885. For the office of Solicitor of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, Mr. Ballard nominated .H. M. Reid, of the county of . Campbell. M1. Crenshaw nominated W. H. Daniel, ofthe county of Heard. MoNDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1884. 67 On calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows : Those vot~ng for 1\'Ir.. Reid are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Cabnniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Falligant, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle; Jordan, Long, Maddox, Murray, Northen, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Tigner, liir. President. Those voting for Mr. Daniel are Messrs.- Brown, Hmnber, Johnson, Lewis, McArtlmr, Mitchell, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Russell, Sheffield, Sykes, Thornton, Tison, 'rraylor, 'Vilcox. Those not voting are Messrs.- Day, Fuller, :McBride, .McElmurray, Rountree . On calling the roll of the House, tl{e vote was as follows : Those voting for :Mr. Reid are Messrs.~ Abbott, ,:A,-ddertou, alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Buker,. Bullurd, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Boyd, Brtintlcy, Brinson, Gustin, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes,. Harrison, Hurt, Hawes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Jenkins, Morgan, Nibluck, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, P~ingle, Reagan, Reilly, ltichardson, Russell of Clark, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, 68 Brown, . Bu"tt of Hull, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, . Felton, Fite, Flynt, Gill, Goodwin,. Gordon, Griffith, JouRNAL oF THE HousE. .:- Johnson of Clinch, Smith of Douglas, Johnson of Floyd, Sneed,. Johnson of Screven, Spinks, . Jones of Fayette, Staten, Jones of Miller, Studdard, Kytle, . Sutton, Lamar of Baldwin, Tate, Lamar of Pulaski, Teasley, Langston; Terrell, Lewis of Greene, . Thayer, Lewis of Hancock, Thomas, Lindsey, Turner of Coweta, Little, Turner of Floyd, Lively, Usry, Lumpkin, Veazey, McCants, Walker, McLendon, Ward,, Maples, Watkins of Colquitt, Matthews, \Vatkins of Gilmer, Mattox, Webb, Middlebrooks, .Williams, )filler, Willis, Milner, \Vimberly, Montgomery, '\Vomack, Moon, Word, Moore, Wriglit. Those voting for Mr. Daniel are Messt;s."- Bond, Brandt. Butt of 1\Iarion, Carithers, Chancy, Crenshaw, Durden, Eason, Fitzgerald, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Greer, Gresham, Hackett, Harrell of W ebstcr, Harris, Hartridge, Heath, Hollingsworth, Humphries, Jones of Troup, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lynch, McCook, Mason, Meyers,_ Perry, Pool, Ray, Raybon, Robbe,. Hussell of Harris, Stewart, Tarver, Thrash; Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wheeler, 1\Ir. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Calvin, Gard.ner, Hawkes, Reynolds, Stevens. MONDAY; NOVEMBER 10; 1884. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, the total riu:rii.:. - her of votes cast_ was 209-necessary for a choice 105-'-- that H. M. Reid had received 149 votes,'a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Coweta Circuit for the full term of four years begin.:. ning January 1, 1885. The next circuit drawn was the Western, in which circuit a Solicitor was to be chosen. _ Senator Lewis n~minated E. T: Brown, or" Clark. Mr. Russell, of Clark, nominated A. L. Mitchell, of Clark. Upon calling the roll of the 1 Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. ;Brown are Messrs.- Bristow, Cabaniss, Clark, Cranford, Day, Falligant, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Lewis, :i\IcArthur, Maddox, Ray, Russell, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tigner, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President. - Those voting for Mr. Mitc;hell are Messrs.- Allen, Brown, Caldwell, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Davidson, Fuller, Jordan, Long, Mitchell, Murray, - Northen, Rankin~ Ridley, Sheffield, Smith of 30th. Those not voting are Messrs.- McBride, :McElmurray, Rountree. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for -Mr. Brown are Messrs.~ Abbott, Arnheim, Hall, Hamilton, Peeples, Perry, 70 .JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hn}l, Calvin,_ Canady, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Dart, Davenport, Dorminy, Durden, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Hart,. Hawes, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, ,Johnson of Screven; ,Jones of Fayette, ,Jones of Miller, ,Jones of Troup, Lewis of Greene, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, :Maples, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, ~Iiddlebrooks,. Miller, Milner, Montgomery, ,lfoon, Morgan, Palmour, Parker, P.atterson,. Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, Scott, Shurley, Sims, . Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, W~d, Watkins of Gilmer, ..Webb, Williams, Wilson of Camden, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, W~ight. Those v:oting for Mr..Mitchell are Messrs,__: . Adderton, Alexander, .Andrew, A vary, Berner, Gustin, Hnckett, Hardemun, Harris, Hartridge, }fcLendon, Moore, Niblack, Pool, Reynolds, 1\fo:~;nAY, NovEMBER 10, 1884. 71 Bond, Butt of :Marion, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Crenshaw, Dennis; Eason, Gresham, Griffith, Heard, Jenkins, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, McCook, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Staten, Sutton, Turner of Coweta, Watkins of Colquitt, Willis, Wiison of Mcltosh, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Clay, Hawkes, Heath, McCants. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 209-:-necessary to a choice 105-that E. T. Brown had received a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected SolicitorGeneral for the Western Circuit for the full term, begin- ning January 1st, 1885, and running four years. Tlie next .Circuit" drawn-was the Eastern, for which a Judge and Solicitor were to be elected. Senator Falligant nominated Hon. A. P. Adams for Judge of this Circuit. . :Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as fol- lows: Those voting for Ho:ll; A. P. Adams are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell; Ulark, Clifton, Colley. 'Craft; Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Fuller, -Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, , Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long,_ McArthur, McElmurray, }Iaddox, Mitchell, :hlurray, Northen, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, ' Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smi~h of_32d. Sykes, ' Thornton, Tigner, Tison, Traylor, wpoox, }lr~: President. Not voting-Mr. McBridfil, 72 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was ~ follows: .Those voting foi Ron. A.. P. Adanis are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdnle, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brimdt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chandle-r, Chapp~ll, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of W ebstcr, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup; Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, Morgan, Niblack, Palmou.r, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, 'Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly; Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Harris, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith ~f Crawford, Smith of Douglns, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Cowetu, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Fite, Fitzgerald, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, MoNDAY, NoVEMBER 10, 1884. 73 :i'!IeCook, McLendon, Maples, 11Iason, Matthews, Mattox, Myers, Middle brooks, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore. Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are :Messrs.- Andrew, Chancy, Ellis, Flynt, Lott, Lovett, Russell of Clark, Shurley, Stevens. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast ivere 207-necessary to a choice 104-that Ron. .A. P . .Ada~s had received a ma- jority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Judge of the Eastern Circuit, beginning on January 1st, 1885, and for a full term. . For the office of Solicitor of the Eastern Circuit, Senator Falligantnoniinated Ron. F. G. DuBignon, of Chatham county. Upon calling the roll of the _Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. DuBignon are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Ca_ldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cr11nford1 - Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, :i'!IcArthur, McBride, McElmurray, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of.32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tigner, 74 Davidson, Day, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, Northen, Tison, Traylor; Wilcox, Mr. President. Not voti.llg-Mr. Smith of 30th. Upon calling the roll of the House the vote was as f lows: Those voting for Mr. DuBignon are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Griffith, Gustin,. Hackett, Hall, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, }{eagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, MoNDAY, NovEUBER 10, 1884. 75 Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durdim, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwip, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Lively, -Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McLendon, -Maples, Mason, Matthews, ~fattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore, Morgan, Niblnck, _Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, .Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward,Watkins of Colquitt, _watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Clay, Hamilton. Hawes, Hawkes, Hightower, Jones of Jlfiller, McCook, Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appearing that the total vote cast was 209-necessary.to a choice 105- that M~. DuBignon had received a majority qf -all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Solicitor-General for the Eastern Circuit for the full term, beginning January 1st, 1885. ,On motion of Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, the joint session was dissolved to reconvene at 3 o'clock p.m., and the Sen- ate retired to their chamber. - On motion of Mr. Tate, the following resolution was taken up, read and agreed to, to.:.wit : A resolutionRequesting the Governor to order an election for a mem- ber of the House of Representatives fr,om the county of Fannin, 76 .".JOU):tNAL OF. THE HOUSE. ; On ~o'tion.of Mr. Pool, the House then adjourned mitii 2:45p. m~ '. . 2:45 P. !I. The House reassembled, and was called to ord~r by the Spea~er. ori The Speal~er announced the following Committee Lo- cal.and.Special Bilis, to::wit : M:t:; ;Bartlett, ofthe.6th District, chairman. 1stDistrict-Smith, o~ Bryan. 2d District:--Perry, of Randolph. 3d District-Adderton,_ of Sumter. 4th District-Crenshaw; ofTrou,p. i;)th District-Middlebrooks, of Newton. 7th District-Tate, of Bartow. 8th District-Hart, of G1;een.' 9th Distric~Teasley, of Cherokee.. .1Oth District-Pri~gle, of Washington. Leave .of absence was granted Mr. Hawkes. Also Mr. Alexander. Mr. Lumpkin offered the following resolution, which was read and laid Qver under the rules : 4. resoluti~n~ . Requesting the State School Commissio!fer Orr, to fum.ish this House with the amount ~f-tax additiomil, necessary t9. .raise a ~urn _sufficient to run the puolic schools ten mon~hs in each year. .. Mr.Thomas, of F~lton, offered the following resoiuti?n,' which was read and-laid'over under the rules, to-wit: . A. resolutionMaking it the first business of the House, after the .an- ntmnc.ement of cmnmittees; to take u.p the contested election cases .- '- . ...,. .-. . . . . . MoN-:ti~T; '~ovEi{nER_io; :J-'s_s4. 77 ~ . ; ....' ... :.. ". .. -~. ~' ~ . :..... >.: : .. ~ . . . At this time tbe ~eri~te _a.J?pear()~."(in the~ogr of-~lie Hqp..se . and ~he jo~nt session\vas re~convened.. . . :-.. . .' :: : . . .. .. :. The unfinished .brisiri'eS." being 'the el~ction. of Judges and.. . .' :. : .~ Solicitoi;s, the prder w.as resvrn~d :iU:CJ. tnen~#-Oir~tl.it. dia,vn. . ,: . '! 'vas the'Rome Circuit.. ;~-~ . .. . ... - -:.:.. . . of The office'. to be f.ilie.:.cl.f; .or .this..~.i. r.c.u..i. b.va~. .".tha~:: ~. S. ol.i;ci.to~ .r.-.- ...: : . . ~ :: < . ... Ge~n:e:r'a;l~' Maddo~ ~~~;{.:~~~: ~: .: Senator Hu~ber nomiri_ated> J:.,:r.: W:r.ight, .of Floyd.: :. .. ' county. .. . . :: :: ::> . ._.., ,': . ;. . . ,: . :Upmi':calling the ro;l .of' the. s~iit~; -~~~ \r~t2~~~~:=-~i: : :: ... -:. ' . follows: . . .: .. .. ..e; . :... Those ~oting for Mr. Clement~~re;i\fessi~~:~.': .... ;.; ..':: .., . .. . . .- r , . ~ . .. ~ ., . . . .. . ; Cabani~s, Caldwell, Clark, _Lc'wis, Long, . .McArthur, . . Ro~ntrec, . Russeli, Sheffielsl, , . ...." .. . .. ~- . .. ... ;~ /. . .. Clifton, .. :1\IcElmur:iay, Smi~h of-30th, ~:._:~L-./~_ Colley; . Crn~t/ Falligant, Glenn, . Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, . ~- Rank_in, Thorhion; . Tison, .. _;.. . Traylor,. , Wilcox:... :,;.....; . . ' .. Jordan, Ridley, . - : ., ~ .. i Those voting for lVIr: Wright arc ~~es.srs...::.:....:;; ;: . : ... ., ,... .Allen, .'~ Fuller, Ray; ... J - ' Bristow; Hodges,, 'smith of 32d, Brown, Cranford, Hoyle, . ., .II;umber, :Sykes, Tig~cr, -~...~. : , Davidson, Day, : J.ohnson, N?~thcn, r. Presiqent: .. .- :Upon calling the roll of the. Honse the_ ~otewas as~oll?,ts:l : . . -:' Those voting for Mr. Clements are Me~srs.-. . .A.~a'erton,:' . Haralson, ..' . Palmour, ... : , ., .A.ii.d.;rew, Arnheim, Hardeman, Parker, : Harrell of' Decatur, Patterson, ': .. .- ,I - 1 --_ ~_, __1 ~-' . l .. 78 .JoURNAL OF THE HousE. A vary, Baker," Ballard," Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Brandt, Brown, Butt of Hall, Canaday, Cash, . Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn; Co~er, Connell, Crimsht~w, Dart, Davenport, Eason, Feagan, Fite, Flynt, F.ranklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Gustin, Hackett, Hnll, Hamilton, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Hart, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Jenkins, ,Tones of Fayette, Jones of .Troup, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pu~aski, Langston, " Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, :J;.ively, Lolley, . Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin. McCook, Maples, Mason, Mattox,. Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Milner, Moil tgomery," Moon, Moore, Peeples, Periy, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, slmrley, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Spinks, Staten,, Studdard, Sutton, Tate, Terrell, Thayer, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis,. "'Nilson of Camden, Wilson of l\Icintosh; Womnck, .)fr. Spenker. . Those voting for Mr. Wright are Messrs.-:. Abbott, 'Gill, Niblack, Barksdale, Greer, Pool, Beck, Gresham, 'Pringle, Bo'nd, Griffith, Ray, i Boyd, Brantley, Harrell of Lowndes, Smith of Bryan, Harris, Smith of Douglas, Brinson, Hartridge, Sneed, Butt of Marion, Hawes, Stevens, Calvin,. Hollingsworth, Stewart, Carithers, Humphries, Tarver, Cason, Johnson of Clinch, Teasley, Chancy, "Johnson of Screven, ,."Thomas, MoN:r>AY, NovEMBER '10, _1884. 79 Corn, Jones of Miller, Dennis, Kytle, Dorminy, Lewis of Greene, Durden, Little, Ellis, Lynch, Everett; McCants, Felton, McLendon, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Ford, :Morgan, ' Tnose not voting are Messrs:-:- Alexander, Hawkes, Johnson of Floy_d, Thrash, Turrier of Coweta, Veazey, Watkins of Gilmer, Wimberly,. Wheeler, Word, Wright.. Robbe. Mr. Johnson, of Floyd, announced that he was paired ~-n this question with Mr. Alexander, of Tho~as. That he. would vote for Mr. Clements, and Mr. Alexmider, if present, would vote.for Mr. Wright. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 212:-necessary for a choice 107-that Mr. Clements having received a. majori~y, he was duly declared elected Solicitor-General for the Rome Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885~ ... . The next Circuit drawn was the Macon Circuit, in which a Solicitor-General was to be elected. Mr. Gustin nominated J. L. Hardeman, of Bibb county. Mr. Bartlett nominated R. D. Smith, of Crawford county. Senator Sykes nominated. M. G. Bayne, of Houston county. senator Northen nominated \V. E. Collier, of Houston county. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as fol-:lows: .Those voting for Mr; Hardeman are Messrs.- Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Glenn, Hodges, Humber, Johnson, Ridley, Russell, Smith of 32d, Thornton, 80 JoURNAL. oF THE HousE. Colley, Craft, . Davidson, Day, Falligant, Long, McE!niurray, Mitchell, Rankin, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, ~Ir. President. Those voting for Mr. Smith are Messrs.- Clifton, Cranford, Jordan, Lewis, McArthur, Maddox, Ray, Sheffield. Those voting for Mr. Bayne are Messrs.- Allen, Fuller, Rou~tree, Sykes. Those voting for Mr. Collier are Messrs.- Clark, Hoyle, Murray, Northen, Tigner. Those not voting. are Messrs.- McBride, Smith of 30th. . Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was lows: : Those voting for Mr. Hardeman are. Messrs.- Andrew, Arnheim, Baker, . Barksdale, Berner, Carithers, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Harrison, Hartridge, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Bald\'1:in, Lamar of Pulaski, :Lang~to.n, Palmour, Parker, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Robbe, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart. Tate, Terrell, MoNDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1884._ 81 Flynt, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Miller, Milner, Moon, Thayer, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Walker, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer; Williams, Willis, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker. Those voting for Mr. Smith are Messrs.- Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Brandt, Fraser, Greer, . Harrell of Lownde~, Heard, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Smith. of Douglas, Sutton, Brantley, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Cash, Chancy, Candler, Dart, l('ord, McCants, Mason, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Haybon, Russell of .Harris,, Scott, Teasley, Usry, Webb, Wilson of Camden, Wilson. of Mcintosh, Womack, Wright. , Those voting for Mr. Bayne are Messrs.- Ballard, Bond, .$- Brinson, Brown, Cason, Dorminy, Franklin, Gill, Hollingsworth, Humphries, Mo~tgomer.}, Perry, Hay, Riclmrdson, Russell of Clark, Tarver, Wimberly, Word. Durden. Those voting for Mr. Collier are 1\kssrs.- Abbott, Hall, :Matthews, Adderton, Hamilton, Mattox, A vary, Harrell of Webster, Moore, Boyd, Hart, Morgrin, Butt of Hall, Hawes, Niblack, Canaday, "Lolley, Patterson, Eason, Lynch, Studdard. Ellis, Everett, )!cCook, J\IcLend~n, . Thomas, Veazey, Feagan, :i\Iaples, Ward. Gresham, 6 82 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. Those not voting are Messrs.- .Alexander, . Hawkes. Upon counting and consolidating the vote it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 209-necessary to a choice 1Q5.....,....that J. n-1. L. Hardeman had received a majority of all the votes cast, he was delared duly elect~d Solicitor-General of the Muscogee Circuit for the full term of four years beginning on the first of January, 1885. The next circuit drawti was the Chattahoochee Circuit. In this . circt!it a Judge and Solicitor-General were to be elected. Mr. Bi1tt, of Marion, nominated Hon. J. T. 'Willis, of Talbot, for ~Judge of said circuit. .. There being no other nominations, upon calling the roll of the Senate the vote was as follows : - Those voting for !IJ:r. Willis are :Messrs.- .Allen. Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Olark, Clifton,. Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Fallignnt, Fuller, .Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber. Johnson, Jordan,_ Lewis, Long, Me.Arthur, ~Elmurray, Maddox, :Mitchell, :Murray, Northen, Hankin, Hay, Ridley, (~ Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Thornton, 'fignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President. Not Voting-McBride. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: MoNDAY, NovEMBER lQ, 1884. 83. Those voting for Mr. Willis are M~ss_rs.- Abbott, A.dderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck,. Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion,. Calvin, Canaday, CaritlJCrs, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy,. Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, , Fite, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of vVebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Henth, Hm:ndon, Hightower, Hines, .Hollingsworth, Hopson,. Humphries, Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, ,Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of ~Iiller, Jones of Trpup, . Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene; Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lotley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, ::lie Cants, ::\[cCook, ::IIorgan, 'Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Hay, Haybon, Heagan; Heilly, Heynolds, Hicluirdson, Hob be, Hussell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Cra,vford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, .Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, . W.,atkin,s pf Gilmer, 84 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Fitzg~rald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, McLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews, ~Iattox, Meyers,. )fiddlebrooks, Miller, Milner, Moon, )!oore, Those not voting are Messrs.- Hnwkes, Montgomery. Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson ofMcintosh, Wimberly, \Vheeler, Vfomack, \Vord, \Vright, 1\Ir. Speaker. tJpon .counting and consolidating the vote it appeared that the total 'number of' votes cast was 214-necessary to a choice 108-that Jl,fr. Willis had received all the votes cast~ he was deciared duly elected Judge ofthe Chattah~ochee Circuit for the full term of four years beginning on Janmiry 1, 1885. . For Solicitor-General of the Chattahoochee. Circuit, Senator Thornton nominated T. W. Grimes, of Muscogee. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Grimes are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, McElmurray, J\Iaddox, Mitchell, Murray, Northen; Rankin, Not voting-McBride. Ray, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tignor. Tison, Traylor. Wilcox, )fr. President. :MoND.A.Y; NovEMBER 10, 1884. 85 Upon calling the roll of the House; the vote was as foF lows: Those voting for Mr. Grimes are Messrs.- .Abbott, .A.dderton, .Alexander, Andrews, A vary, Buker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck. Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brnndt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown. Butt of Hail, Butt of Marion, calvin, Cnnadny, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleg~orn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Gustin, Hn<;kett, Hnll, H~milton, Hnralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hnwes, Heard, Heath, .Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Jenkins, .Tohnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, .Tohnson of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, .Tones of Miller, Jones of :'roup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lnmar of Pulaski,Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCiu~ts, McCook; )IcLendon, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagari. Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Chirk, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Sniith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton,, Tnrver, Tate, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash; Turner of Coweta, Turner.of Floyd, Usry, Yenzzey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquftt, 86 JOURNAL OF THE HousE: Felton, Fite. Fitzgeruld, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fruser, . Gardner, Gill,. . Goodwin, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, j}faples, j}fason, Matthews, Mattox, lieyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, nioon, l!Ioore, l!Iorgan, watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Willimus, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of )fclntosh, 'Wimberly, '\Vheeler, Womack, \Vord, Wright, )Ir. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.-. Arnheim, Ellis, Gordon, Hartridge, .. Hawkes, Humphries, Lott, Lovett, Raybon, Teasley. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the full number of votes cast was 204-that Mr. Grimes had received all of said votes, hewas declared duly elected Solieitor-General of the Chattahoochee Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning on the first of Janu..: ary,'l885. On motion of Senator Smith, of the 32d, the joint session was dissolved, to reconvene to-morrow morning immedi- ately after the reading of the Journal. On motion of Mr. wheeler, the House then adjourned until 10 o'clock, a. m., to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Tuesday, November 11, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Spe!].ker. Prayer was offered by the chaplain. On motion of Mr. Wheeler the l'Oll call was dispensed with, TuESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1884. 87 The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, for the Co,m~ittee on Rules, sub- mitted a report pending the reading of which he Senate appeared on the floor of the House and the j.oint session for ' the purpose of continuing the election of Judges and Solicitors, was reconvened and called to order by Ron. H. H. Carlton, President of the Senate. The next circuit drawn was the Albany Circuit, for ,\rhich a Judge and Solicitor were to be chosen. Proceeding with the election of a Judge, Mr. 'Dart, of Glynn, nominated Ron. B. B. Bower, of the county of Decatur. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for l\{r. Bower are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Olrrrk, Clifton, Colley, Cmft, Crimford, Drrvidson, Drry, Frrlligrrnt, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordrrn, Lewis, Long. McArthur, ~IcBride, ~Iaddox, ~Iitchell, Murray, Northen, Rrrnkin, Ray,. Ridley, Rountree. Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, SykeR, Thornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, ~Ir. President. Not voting-1\fr. McElmurray. Upon calling the roll of the House the vote was as fol lows: Abbott, Adderton, Andrew, Arnbeim, A vary, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patter~oi1, 88 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Buker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brnndt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cnsh, Cason, Chancy, Chnndler, Chnppell, Clay, \ Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, De.nnis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Hardeman, Hurrell of Decatur, .Hurrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes,. Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd; Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin; Lamar of Pulaski, La.ngston, Lewis of Greerie, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little~ Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, ~reCants, McCook, McLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, MiddlebrookS, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Hob be, Russell of Clnrk, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Sneed, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Stne were ordered returned with the regrets of the body that they could not attend. M:r. Lamar, of Pulaski, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report, to-wit: RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER. Rule 1. The Speaker shall, in his discretion, suspend irrelevant debate, and command silence, whenever he may deem it needful. Rule 2. In all cases of election by the House, the Speaker shall vote. In other cases he shall not vote unless the Ho~u:ie shall be equally divided, or unless his vote, if given .to the minority, will make the division equal, and in case of such equal division, the question shall be lost. Rule 3. vVhen two or more members shall rise at the same time, the Speaker shall name the person entitled to proceed. Rule 4. All committees shall be appointed by the Speak- er,-imless otherwise ordered by the House. Rule 5.. The method of stating a question, or any motion,. by the Speaker, after the same has been -read by the Clerk, 110 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. shall be as follows : "All you who are in favor of the motion will say aye; aud all you who are against it say no.'.' .And when a decis~on may seem doubtful to the Speaker, or a division is demanded by any member of the House, the Speaker shall call u110n the members in: favor of the motion to rise, and after a count is had by the Clerk, he shall call upon the members to reverse their position, and the Speaker shall announce the result. BEHAVIOR OF MEMBERS. Rttle 6. whim any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker." He shall be confined to the matter in debate, shall not speak more than twice on any subject, nor more than o~cc until every. member choosing to speak shall have spoken. If any mell_lhei;, in speaking or otl{erwise, transgresses the Ruh~s of the House, the Speaker shall or may call him to order, in which case the member so called to order. s:btll immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain. The House shall, if appealed to, decide, and if the decision of the Honse be not submitted to, the delinquent, for the first offense, shall he reproved; for the second, fined in a sum not exceedingten dollars, and, continuing:refractory, may he expelled from the House. Rule 7. The members of the House shall forbear from private conversation, and preserve _silence until a speaking member shall have taken his seat. Rule 8. The members shall avoid naming each other when they may have occasion to take notice of their observations, hut may designate them by the place in :which they may be, or the county they represent. Rule 9. No member shall address the House or interro- gate a member who is speaking, except through' the Chair. Rule 10. No member shall pass between the Chair and a member while he is speaking, J;J.Or shall any member, at the time of adjournment, leave his seat until the Speaker retires. TuESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1884. 111 Rule 11. In all elections, a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice. Rule 12. No member shall smoke in the Honse, nor shall he converse with any one over the bar thereof: Rule 13. Any member may call for a division of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it. PREVIOUS QUESTIOK. Rnle 14. The previous question, ''iz: "Shall the main question be now put?" shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the ' members voting, and on the previous question there shall be no debate. Rule 15. The motion for the previous question shall take precedence of all other motions, except a motion to a(1jonrn, or to lay on the table; and when it is inoved, the first question shall be: "Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained?" If decided in the affirmative, the House shall then proceed to act on the previous question; but before the main question is put, twenty minutes shall be allowed to the committee to close the debate. wher~ the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill, or other measure, the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed to the committee for closing debate. The chairman of the committee, or tlie introducer of the bill, or other i11easure, may yield the floor to such person as they may indicate for the time allowed them under this rule. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Rule 16. When a subject is before the House for consideration, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to amend, which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand here arranged. ;No motion for adjournment shall be debatable, and the motion for adjournment the second time shall b.e out of order until furthei progress has been made in the business before the House. 112 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Rule 17. All resolutions and all motions to amend any . matter before the House, shall be in writing ; no motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in 01;der; and the yeas and nays on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of the members present, be entered-on the Journal, and the Clerk shall also enter on the .Tournal the nm~es of those members not voting. Rule 18. 'Vhen a message shall be sent to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper, and be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the per_son through whom it may be sent. Rule 19. It shall be the order of th~ day, every \Vednesday; to take up and decide on reports of committees on petitions, and all petitions shall be numbered as they are received, and taken up and disposed of in the order they were received, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House. Rule 20. Any motion; not privileged, containing new matter, shall lie at least one day on the table; nor shall any bill, ordinance, resolution, or other matter, in any shape, \Vhether original in the House, or transmitted from the Senate, be brought before the House a second time, during the same session,after a determination has been had thereof~ except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. Rule 21. After a motion is stated by the Speaker, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of tne House, but may be withdrawn at any time before the decision, on consent of the House. Rule 22. Any member may enter a protest against any proceeding of the House. RECONSIDERATION. Rule 23.. When the Journal of the preceding day shall be read; it shall be in the power of any member to move for a reconsid~ration of any matter theicin contained, except such matter has been reconsidered : Provided, such member. shall notify the House of his intention to move such reconsidera- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1884. i13 tion at any time before the Journal is confirmed._ But in cases where the life of an individual is concerned, or 'vhen he. is in prison for life, there may be two reconsiderations. Rule 24. Motions for reconsideration shall be in order immediately after the confirmation of the Journal, on the day succeeding the action sought to be reconsidered, except that any matter which could not be reconsidered on the succeeding day shall be in order for reconsideration on the day of said action. The action of. the House upon an amendment may be reconsidered at any time }?efore final action upon the section, bill, or resolution, to which it relates. Rule 25. Bills reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of bills then in order for a third reading. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Rule 26. It shall be in order to introduce bills, or other matter upon the call of the counties, without any previous .notice having been given for that purpose. Rule 27. No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first ieading, and the question shall be, "Shall this bill be committed or engrossed?" In case of -engrossment, tlie entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk, and the bill shall not be amendable thereafter, unless subsequently committed. In case of commitment, it shall be a committee oft:t\.e whole House, unless the House shall otherwise direct, and bills committed to the whole House shall be considered in committee of the whole House. In cases where the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a ~ill, the same shall be read a second time and passed to a third reading without question. Where the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill, on the second reading thereof, the question shall be on agreeing to the report of the committee. If the report of the committee is agreed to, the bill shall be lost. If the report of the committee is disagreed to, the bill shall bepassed to a third reading, unless recommitted. Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof~ by conseI~t of the Ho~se. R 114 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Rule 28. No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereof, uniess.two- thirds of the members present shall so order. Rule 29. The House shall entertain no bill. or amend- ment to a bill, proposing to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies, except to Banking, Insu- rance, R~ilroad, Canal, Navigation, Express, or Telegraph Companies, nor to make or change election precincts, nor to establish bridges or ferries, nor to change names, or le- . gitimate children, or grmit divorces. Rule 30. No bill shall be entertained by the House which contains more than one subject-matter, or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof; and no bill shall be passed unless it shall receive a majority of all the votes of all the members elected to the House. Rule 31. No bill shall be printed until after the same has been reported to the House by the cammittee to which it has been referred, or by request of said committee, and . the order ofthe House agreeing thereto. . Rule 32. "Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of two-thirds of either or both Houses for the passage of an act or resolution, the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered 9n the Journal. Rule 33. No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless, upon its passage, the yeas and nays, in each House, are recorded. And all proceedings touc~ing the apiJropriation of money, shall be first considered in the Committee of the whole Hot1se. Rule 34. No law or section ofthe Code, shall be amended or repealed by mere .reference to its title, or to the mtmbei of the section of the Code, but the amending, or. repealing_ act, shall distinctly .describe the law to be amended or repealed, as well as the alteration to be made. Rule 35. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixecl by previous laws, the ordinary expenses of Executive, Legislative an:d Judicial Departments of the government, payment of the public debt anclinterest thereon, and for support of the public institu- TuESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1884. 115 tions and educational interests of the State. All other ap'propriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subject. I"OCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLA'riON. Rttlc. 36. No special or local bill shall be read or considered by the House until the same has been reported by the committee on local and special bills, unless by a twothirds vote. And no bill shall be considered or reported to the House by said committee unless the same shall have been laid before it within fifteen days after tho organization of the General Assembly, except by a two-thirds vote. Upon the introduction of local and special bills, they shall be referred by reading the titles of the same to the committee on local and special bills, except in case where introduced and read under the two-thirds vote required by the Constitution, in which cases they may be referred in the first instance to the appropriate standing committee. If the bills referred to the committee on local and special bills are reported back without consolidation with other bills, the same shall then be read the first time, when the introduction of new matter is in order; and such consolidated bjlls shall be in order for reading and reference in like manner. The standing committee to which such bills are referred shall, in reporting thereon, state whether the proper notices required by law ha'~ been given of the intention to apply for the passage of such bills. On the passage of such bills the evidence of said notices shall be exhibited in the House. COMMIT'.rEES. Rule 37. The Speaker shall appoint the following standing committees : General Committee on J ndiciary, for consideration of general bills. Special Committee on Judiciary, for consideration of spe. cial or local bills. Committee on Finance. Committee on Corp~rations. 116 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Committee on Railroads. Committee on State of the Republic. Committee on Internal Improvements. Committee on Agriculture. Committee on Privileges and Elections. Committee on Enrollment. Committee on Journals. Committee on Military Affairs. Committee on Banks. Committee on Education~ Committee on Deaf and Dumb Asyliun. Committee on Blind Asylum. Co~mittee on Lunatic Asylum. Committee on Penitentiary. Committee on Auditing. Conunittees on Counties and County :Matters. Committee on Public Printing. Committee on Immigration. Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. Committee on Temperance. Committee on Public Property. Committee .on Public Library. Committee on Privileges of the Floor. Committee on wnd Lands. Committee on Special and Local Bills. Committee on Mines and Mining. Committee on Roads and Bridges. Committee on Excuse of Members Absent without leave. Committee on Rules, of which the Speaker shall be e.'l!ojjicio Chairman. ABSENTEES. Rule 38. The roll call at the opening of each session of the House shall not be dispensed with, except by a threefourths vote of the niembers present. Rule 39. Upon the call of the members, ordinary and ex. traordinary, the names of the absentees shall be noted by the Clerk, and shall appear upon the Journal. The Clerk shall also keep in a book accessible JO the Committee on TUESDAY, NOVEllfBER 11, 1884. 117 Excuses of Members Absent without Leave, .the. names of all such absentees, noting such as are absent without leave; and the members so abse~t without leave, unless excused by the House, shall not be entitled to. draw pay for the time they are so absent. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Auditing to inquire into the matter before passing upon any member's account. Excuses of members absent without leave shall be sub- . mitted to the Committee on Excuses of Members Absent without leave, and the recommendation of some member of said committee shaH be necesfjary to have said excuse allowed by the House. CmfPELLING ATTENDANCE. Rule 40. Th~ power to compel the attendance of members, in order to keep or secure a quorum, shall be vested in the Speaker, and to this end he may have the doors of the House closed. ..When the doors are so closed, no member shall be allow(:!d to retire from the House without first obtaining leave from the House. The Messenger of the House shall be ex-officio sergeantat~arms of the House, and on order of .the Speaker may arrestany absentees and bring them before the House, when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid. l\IISCELLANEOUS RULES. Rule 41. A majority . of the House shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but a smaller number may ac"ljourn- from day to. day, and compel the presence of absent members. . Rule 4~. On all questioi1s, whether in committee orin the House, the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest.sum, shall be put first. Rule 40. When a message from the Senate,. or from the Executive is announced at the door of the House, by the Doorkeeper or Messenger, all business shall, be suspended until the same is respectfully communicated to .the Chaii' by the person bringing it. 118 ,joURNAL OF THE HousE. Rule 44; A simple majority may" call up, for considcra- tion, a paper ordered to lie on th~ -table. Rule 45. Applause or hisses in the Representative Chamber, or in the galleries or lobby, during any speech or legislative proceedings, shall be promptly suppressed. . Rule 46. During the reading of yeas and nays Oli any question, no debate shall be had. Rule 47. Any member presenting a petition, memorial, or remonstrance, shall, as concisely as practicable, intimate the name and object of the iletitioner, memorialist, or re- monstrant, which shalt be noted on the Journal, and the pap~r may then be referred without reading. a Rule 48. The Speaker may, during day's sitting, name any member to perform the duties of the Chair, during any part of that sitting, but no longer. Rttle 49. No member shal~ vote upon any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly in- terested, or in any case where he was not present when the question was put, unless by permission of the House. _ In every case of a contested seat, the sitting member and the contestant shall retire from the Honse before the vote is taken. Rule 50. The several standing committees of the House shall have leave toreport by bill or oth~rwise. Rule 51. The Clerk of the Ho~se shall take an oath for the t1~ue and faithful discharge of the duties of his office, to the best of his knowledg~ and abilities, and shall be deemed to continue in office until another be appointed. Rule 52. The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House. , Rule 53. The joint Committee of Enrollment shall care- fully compare enrolled bills and resolutions, and, correcting any errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills or other papers, make their report forthwith to the respective Houses. Rule 54. The Clerk shall, on Mondays, \Vednesdays and Fridays, call the counties for the introduction of new mat- ter, beginning alternately at the first and last of the alphabet. TuESDAY, NoVEMBER 11, 1884. 119 Ru.le 55. The Rules of this House shall in no case be sui?pended, nor shall the order of business be changed, except by a vote of three-fourths of the members voting. R1tle 56. All bills and resolutions shall be called in the order in which they stand on the calendar; and before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time, the Clerl~ shall distinctly state its number and the name of the member by whom introduced. .' Rule 57. After the announcement of the Standing Com- . _mittees, no new members shall be added thereto by the House, unless it be at the. request of a majority of the committee to be added thereto. Ru.le 58. "Then any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing Rules, the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies. Ru.le 59. No person shall be allowed to enter upon the floor of this House, except the members and officers thereof, the officers and members of the Senate, the Governor of the State, and the heads of the offices of the Executive Department, ex-Governors, Judges of Supreme and Su- perior Courts in actual commission, ex-presiding officers o the Senate or House, and such others as the House may allow, upon recommendation of the Committee on the Prhrileges of the Floor. Rule 60.. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Journals to read the J oiunal of each day's proceedings, and report to the House that the same is correct before the J onrnal is read by the Clerk. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Rttle 61. The following shall be the order of business : 1. Prayer by the Chaplain. 2. Call of the roll. 3. Reading of the Journal. 4. Confirmation of the Journal. 5. Motions to reconsider. 6. Unfinished business of previous session. 7, Orders of the day. ~20 ;rouRNAL oF THE HousE. 8; On :Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays call of the com~ties for the introduction of new m~tter. 9. H;onse B.ills for third reading. 10. House Bills for second reading~ 11. House Resolutions. 12. On Mondays and Fridays, immediately after the call of the counties, Senate Bills for first and second rea.ding shall be in order. 13. On Wednesdays, immediately after the call of the counties; all petitions :in~l reports of Committees on peti,-. tions shall be in order. . 14. Bills of Senate for third readiilg. 15. Senate Resolutions. CHANGING THE RUI"ES. Rule 62.. No chapge of, or addition ~o, these Rules shall be made unless such proposecl chm~ge .or addition be first referred to the Committee on Rtiles, and reported back to t)le House. Mr. Harrell moved to adopt the rules as repoded. Mr. Dart m.oved as a substitute that 300 copies be printeel for the use of the House, and that the consideration of th~ same be 1p.ade the specia(order for next Friday. Pendi~g a further action of the House on this matter the hour of 3 o'clock p. m. having arrived the Senate appeared on the floor of the House for the purpose of a joint session . to pro?eed with the e_lection of pu'\llic officers~ The President of the Senate, Him. H. H. Carlton, called the joint session to order. The first Circuit drawn was the Atlanta Circuit, for which a Judge and Solicitor were to be elected. Mr. Abbott nominated Hon. vV. R Hammond. for.the office of Judge of the Atlanta Circuit. Mr. Pringle nominated Hon. Robert L. Rogers for the same office, , TuESDAY', No:vE~BER 11, 1884. 121 Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Hammond are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, McBride, Maddox, Mitchell, Murray, Northen, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, l\Ir. President. Mr. Day voting for l\~r. Rogers. Those not voting are Messrs.-'- _ McElmurray, Thornton. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows! Those voting for- Mr. Hammond are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Andrew, Arnheim, Baker, Ballurd, Burksdule, Burtlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bo?_cl, Boyd, Brnndt, Brantley, Brinson, l3rown1 Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardemim, Hurrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of Webster, Hurris, Harrison, Hurt, Hartridge, Huwes, Heurd, Heatl1, Herndon, Highto,ver, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reugan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, . Russell of Clark, Rllssell of Har.ris, 122 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Cannday, Carithers, Cnsh, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, -Dorminy, -D~rden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hines, Hollingswortl1, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins; Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fnyette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lnmar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, :McCants, McCook, McLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews. Mattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore,. Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Brvan, Smith ;f Cr~wford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart. Studdard. Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Wulker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, ""\Vatkins of Gilmer, Webb, Wiiliams,. Willis, ' Wilson of Camden, Wilson of ~Iclntosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright. ~Ir. Speaker. Mr. Avary voting for Mr. Rogers. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Fitzgerald, Hawkes, Reypolds, Thrlish. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1884. 123 Pending the call, Mr. Teasley withdrew the name of Ron. R. L. Rogers. Upon counting and consolidating the vote it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 210-necessary to a choice 106-that Ron. ""\Y. R. Hammond had received a majority of all the votes cast, he was declared duly elected . Judge of the Atlanta Circuit, for the full term of four years beginning on the first of January, 1885. For the office of Solicitor of the Atlanta Circuit, Mr. Abbopt nominated Chas. D. Hill, Esq., of the county of Fulton. lVIr. Hackett nominated R. B. Trippe, Esq., of the county of Fulton. Mr. Hart nominated Frank Haralson, Esq., of the coun- ty of Fulton. . Mr. Ellis nominated John l\L Milledge, Esq., of the . county of Fulton. Mr. Thomas nominated Samuel B. Spencer, of the county of Fulton. Mr. Hines nominated E. H. Orr, Esq., of the county of Fulton. Mr. Ward nominated W. L. Watterson, Esq., of the county of Clayton. ~here being no other nominations, upon calling the roll of the Senate the vote was as follows : Voting for Mr. Trippe-Mr. Clifton. Voting for Mr. Watterson-lVIr. Tignor. Those voting for Mr. Hill are Messrs.- Johnson, l\[cBride, Rankin. Ridley, Russell, Sheffield, Sykes, Traylor. Those voting for Mr. Milledge are Messrs.- Allen. Cabaniss, ()lark, Humber. . Jordan, McArthur, Ray, Rountree, Smith of 30th, 124 Davidson, Falligant, JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE; Murray, Northen, Thornton, Tison. Those voting for Mr. Haralson are Messrs.- Brown, Caldwell, Colley, Day, Fuller, Glenn, Hoyle, Lewis, Maddox. Those voting fot~ Mr. Spencer are Messrs.- Bristow, Cranford, J\Iitchell. Those voting for Mr. Orr are Messrs.- Craft, Hodges, Long, Smith of 32d, Wilcox. Those not voting are Messrs.- M~Elmurray, Mr. President. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote w: lows: Those voting for Mr. Hill are Messrs.- Abbott, Andrew, Arnheim, Bartlett,. Beck,. Bond, Brinson, Butt of Hall, Cash, Chancy, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Crenshaw, Davenport, Eason, Feagan, Ford, Franklin, Gustin, Hardeman, Harris, Herndon, Hightower, Hollingswortl1, Hopson, Jones of Fayette, Little, Lolley, M'aSon1 Matthews, -:Miller, Peeples, Ray, Heynolds, Stevens, Tarver, - Terrell; Thayer, 'Wimberly. Th~se voting for Mr. Milledge are Messrs.- Adderton, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, Beach1 Griffith, Hamilton, Harrison, Heard, Heath1 Moon, Moore, Raybon, Reilly, Richardson, Berner, Brandt, Brantley, Carither:;, Dart, Durden, Ellis, Goodwin, Gordon, Gresham, TUESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1884. 125 Humphries, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin. Lamar of Pulaski, Lively, Lynch, McCant:;, )Ieyers, Russell of Harris, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, ~mith of Crawfulaski, the order was resumed. Pending this the S_enate appeared on the fl.oo~ of the House, and the joint session of the General Assembly was called to order by the President of the Senate, Ron. H. H. Carlton; who announceclthat the General Assembly had convened in joint session for the purpose of filling,~y elec- . tion, the remaining v~cancies in the public offices of the State. Proceeding at this business the next circuit drawn was the Augusta Circuit, for which a Solicitor was to be elected. Senator Davidson nominated for Solicitor of the Augusta Circuit Boykin 'Vright, Esq., of the county of Richmond. There being no other nominations, U]JOn calling the roll of the Senate the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Wright are Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Ray, Ridley, Rountree, 134 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Fnlligant, Fuller, Humber, .Johnson, .Jordan, Lewis, Long, _:McA:rthur. ninddox, Mitchell, ~[urmy, Northen, Rankin, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, 'rhornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President. Those not voting are Messrs.- nicBride, :;\IcE!murray. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was follows: Those voting for Mr. wright are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Bnrksdale1 Bartlett, Bench, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of linrion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Gustin, Hnckett, Hall, Hamilton, Hnralson, Hardeman,. Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hnrtridge, Hnwes, Heard,Henth, Herndon, Hightower, Hine,;, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, ,Jones of Fayette. Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Pringie, Hay, Hay bon, Hengan, Heilly, Heynolds, Hicluirdson, Robbe, Bussell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims,Smith of Bryan, -Smith of Crnwford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, -staten, Stevens, WEDNESDAY, NOVEJIIBER 12, 1884. 135 Chappell,. Clay, Cleghorn, Comer; Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden,. Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham,. Griffith, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Le,~is of Greene, Lewis of Hnneoek, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, . Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, l\IcCook,. McLendon, Maples, l\Iason, Matthews, l\Iattox, l\Ieyers, l\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, l\Iilner, l\Iontgomery, l\Ioon, l\Ioore. Those not vo~in~ are Messrs.- Alexander, Dart, Hawkes, Lovett, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer,. Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, .Veazey. Walker, Ward, vVatkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, l\Ir. Speaker. Perry. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 209_:_necessaryto a choice 105-'--that Mr. \Vright'having received all the votes cast, he was deplared duly elected Solicitor of the Superior Courts of the .Augusta Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning on the.1st of January, 1885. The next Circuit drawn was the Northern, for which a Judge and Solicitor were to be elected. For the office of Judge of the Northern Circuit, Senator Northen nominated Ron. Jno. T. Jordan, of the county of Hancock, 136 .JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Senator Colley nominated Ron. Edw~rd H. Pottle, of "r the county of anen. . or Senator Smith, the 30th. Di'ltrict, nominated H~m. ~amuel Lumkin, of the county of Oglethorpe. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Jordan are Messrs.- Cabaniss, Day, Fnllignnt, Fuller, Huniber, .Jordan, 3IcArthur, )lcBriVhecler, '\V omad;:, Word, '\Vright. Those not voting are Messrs.- . Alexunder, Hawkes. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total numbci of votes cast w'as 214-necessary to a choice 108-that Mr. Jordan had received 58 votes. ~Ir. Pottle had received 60 votes. Mr. Lunipkin had received 96 votes. No one having received a majority of all the votes cast, the President declared that there had been no election, and another ballot was ordered. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Jordan are Messrs.- Allen, Cabaniss, Day, J;,alligant, 10 Humber, .Jordan, )Ic.Bride, :i\Iaddox, l\Iitchell, Northen, l{ountree. 146 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Those voting for Mr. Pottle are Messrs.- Bristow, Colley, Craft, Davidson, Glenn, Jolmson, Ridley, Thornton, Tison, Traylor. Those voting for Mr. Lumpkin are Messrs.- Brown, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Cranford, Fuller, Hodges, Hoyle, Lewis, r. .ong, McArthur, Murray, Hankin, Ray, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Tignor, Wilcox. Those not voting are Messrs.- McElmurray, Mr. President. Pending the further call of the roll, Senator Falligant with9rew the name of Mr. Jordan. Senator Russell moved that the call of a new roll be conrmenced, which motion prevailed. Upon another call of the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for :Mr. Pottle are Messrs.- _ Allen, . Pristow, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Glenn, Humber, Johnson, Jordan, Maddox, Northen, Ridley, Rountree, Thornton, Tison, Traylor: Those votii1g for Mr. Lumpkin are Messrs.- Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Fuller, Hodges, Hoyle, Lewis, Long, McArthur, McBride, Mitchell, Murray, .Rankin, Ray, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Tignor, Wilcox, Mr. President. Not voting-Mr. McElmurray. wEDNESDAY, NovEliiBER 12, 1884. 147 Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Pottle are Messrs.- Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Barksdale, Beach, Beck, Bond, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Calvin, Casl1, Cason, Chandler, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Dart, Dorminy, Everett, Ford, Franklin, Gustin, Hall, Hamilton, Hardemtin, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Hightower, Hines, .Johnson of Clinch, .Tones of Miller, J-amar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Hancock, Lively, Lott, Lovett, McCants, :i\IcCook, :i\Iuson, Mattox, Milici, Montgomery, :i\Ioore, Palm our, Parker, Patterson, Pool, Pringle, Hay bon, Hobbe, Shurley, Sims, Stevens, Studdard, Tarver, Tate, Thayer, Turner of }'loyd, Veazey, "\Vulker, "\Vatkins of Colquitt, webb, Willis. (' Those voting for Mr. Lumpkin are :Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Baker, Bullard, Bartlett. Berner, Boyd, Brow11, Butt of Murion, Canaday, Griffith, Carithers, Chancy, Chappell, Corn, Gresl1am, Hackett, Haralson, Harrell of W ebstcr, Harris, Harrison, Herndon, Hollingsworth, Hopson,. Humphries, Jenkins, Perry; .Johnson of }'loyd, ,fobnson of Screven, .rones of Fayette, Peeples, Ray, Beagan, Reilly, Reynolds, IUchardson, Russell of Hal'lis, Scott, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewurt, 148 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Langston, Lindsey, Little, Lofley, Lumpkin, Lynch, McLendon, Maples, :i\Iatthews, :i\Ieyers, Middlebrooks, Milner, :Ji[oon, Morgan, Niblack, Sutton, . Terrell, Thomns, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Ward, watkins of Gilmer, Willinms, Wilson of Camden, "Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, . Wheeler, Womack, Word, wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- . Alexander, Butt of. Hall, Hawkes,. Lewis of Greene, Russell of C!Urk, Te~sley. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the whole number of votes cast was 210-necessary to a choice 106-that Hon. Samuel Lumpkin having received a majority of all the votes cast, he was declared duly elected Judge of the Superior Courts' ofthe Northern. Circui t!fr the full term of four years, beginning on the 1st of January, 18,85. Pending the further order of .business, Senator Russell moved that the joint session be dissolved to reconvene at ;) o'clock p. m., which motion did not prevail. The regular order of business was resumed, and the next nlection was that of a Solicitor for the Northern Judicia Circuit. Mr. Lamar, ofPulaski, nominated P. W. Davis, Esq., of the county of Elbert. :Mr. Brandt nominated E. T. Shubrick, Esq., o-f the county of wilkes. Mr. Hart nominated \V. M Howard, Esq., of the county of Oglethorpe~ WEDNESDAY, NOVE:IIBER 12, 1884. 149 Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Davis are Messrs.- Clifton, Craft, Day, Fuller, Hodges, ,Johnson, ~lcBride, ~Iurrny, Rankin, Ray, Sykes, Thornton, Tison. Those voting_ for Mr. Shubrick are Messrs.- Bristow, Caldwell, Colley, Falligant, Jordan, ~Iaddox, Northen, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield. Those voting foi Mr. Howard are :Messrs.- Allen, Brown, Cabaniss, Clark, Cranford, Davidson, Glenn, Hoyle, Humber, Lewis; Long, nicArthur, :Mitchell; Smith of 32d, Tignor, Traylor, Wilcox. Those not voting are Messrs.- :i\IcElmurrny, Smith of 30th, l\Ir. President. G Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as fol- lows: Those voting for Mr. Davis are Messrs.- Bartlett, Beach, Brantley, Brown, Canaday, Chandler, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Ford, Gustin, Heard, Hines, Hollingsworth, .Tones of Fayette, Kytle, Lamnr of Pulaski, Langston, Lindsey, Little, Lofley, ' :i\Iaples, :i\Iason, nieyers, :i\ficldlebrooks, Parker, Patterson, Reagan, .Russell of Harris, Smithof Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Tate, Teasley, Watkins of Colquitt, Wilson of ],fclntosh. 150 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Those voting for Mr. Shubrick are :Messrs.- Adderton, Arnheim, Avnry, Ballard,. Barksdale,. Beck, Brandt, Brinson, Butt of Hall, Butt of 1\fnrion. Cason, Chappell, Olny, Comer, Connell, Dorminy, Durden, Flynt, Greer, . Hnckett, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of I~owndes, Hawes, Hightower, Hopson, .Tohnson of Clinch, .rolmson of Screven, .Tones of Miller, Lamar of Baldwin, Lewis of Hnncock, )fcCuntR, 1\IcCook, :?!I:attox, l\foon, 1\Ioor.e, , Pool, Pringle, Haybon, Heilly, Shurley, Sims, Sneud, Staten, Stewart. Studdnrd, Tarver, Terrell; Thayer, Turner of Cowetn, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, \Vulker, \Villiams, 'Willis, 1\[r. Speaker. Those voting for .Mr. Howard arc Messrs.- Abbott, Andrew, Baker, Berner; Bond, Boyd, ~ulvin, Curither8, C'ush, Chancy, Cleghorn, Corn, Crensha~, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Enson, Ellis, Everett, Fitzgernld, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Griffith. Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of \Vel1ster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Henth, Herndon, Humphries, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Floyd, .Jones of Troup, Lewis of Greene, Lively, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McLendon, Mat thews, Miller, 1\Iorgnn, Niblack, Palmour, Peeples, Perry, Ray, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, l1tissell of Clark, Scott, Smith of Douglas, Spinks, Stevens, Sutton, Thomas, Thrash, Ward, \Vntkins of Gilmer, \Vebb, Wilson of Camden,. \Vimberly, Wheeler, Womack; 'VEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1884. 151 Goodwin, Gordon, Gresham, Milner, :1\Ion tgomery, Word, Wright. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander,. Hnwkes. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total numbe1~ of votes cas~ was 212-necessary to a choiee 107-that M,r. Shubrick had received 63 votes. 1\h. Davis had received 43 votes. Mr. Howard had received 96 votes. No one having received a majority of all the votes cast, the President declared that there had been no election, and another ballot was ordered. Pending the call .of the Senate roll, Mr. Reagan withdrew the name of Mr. Davis. .On motion of Mr. Herndon, another roll call was begun. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Shubrick are Messrs.- Bristow, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Dny, Fnlligant, Maddox, Northen, Ridley, Sykes. Those voting for Mr. Howard are Messrs.- Allen, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Cranford, Davidson, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humb.er, Johnson, Lewis, Long, 1\I:cArthur, McBride, Mitchell, Murray, Ray, Rountree, Sheffield, Smith of 30t1I, Smith of 32d, Thornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor; Wilcox, 152 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Those not 'Voting. arc Messrs.- .Jordan, ;)fcElmurray, Rankin, Russell. nlr. President. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as lows: Those voting for Mr. Slmbrick arc Messrs.- Arnheim, .Asnry, Bnllard, Barksdnle, Bench, Beck, Bmndt, Brinson, Butt of J\Iarion. Those Yoting fot l\Ir. Howard m;e 1\Iessrs.- Abbott, Aclderton, Andre\\, Baker, Bartlett, Berner, Bond, ., lloyd, Bmntlcy,. Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, :; Cash, Cason, Chancy, Ohandler, Chappell, Cluy, Cleghorn, Comer, Oonnell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorntiny, Durden, Euson, Ellis, Harrell of Decatur, Hurrell of Lowndes, Harrell of 'Vebster, Harris, Hnrt, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, .Ten!dns, Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, .rones of J\Iiller, .Tones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, I.Jtutgston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lolley; Parker, Pntterwn, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart. Studdard, Sutton, Tute, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1884. 153 Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, ~Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Harnlson, Hardeman, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, McLendon, Maples, Mason, 1\Iatthews, Mattox, 1\Ieyers, }[iddlebrooks, :J\Iiller, Milner, 1\Ion tgomery, Moon, Moore, Niblnck, Palmour, Thrash. Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, '\Vatkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, ''Nilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, \Yright. T~ose not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Flynt, Ford, Harrison, HawkeR, .1\I01:gan, Stevens, Tarver, :Jilr. Speaker. Pending the call of the Honse roll, Senator Colley withdrew the name of Mr. Shubrick. Upon counting and consolidatingthe vote, the total vote appeared to be 206-necessary to a choice 104-that Mr. Howard having received a majority of all that were cast, he was declared duly elected Solicitor of the Superior Courts of the Northern Circuit for the full term of four years, be- ginning on January 1st, 1885. On motion of Mr. Pringle, the joint session was adjourned until 3 o'clock p. m. to-day, and the Senate retired. On motion of Mr. wheeler, the House adjourned until 2:50p.m. this day. 154 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. 2:50 P. :llf. The House reassembled, the Speaker presiding. Tht;l unfinished business being theconsideration of the report from the committee mi rules, the House proceeded to the further consideration of this matter. . Pending the consideration of this matter, the hour of 3 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the Senate appeared on the floor of the House and the joint Ression of the General .As- sembly reconvened, and the President of the Senate, Hon. H. H. Carlton, called the session to order and announced that the order of business was the election of Judges and Solicitors. The next election was for a Solicitor to fill the unexpired term of George F. Pierce, Esq., deceased, m1 the Northern Circuit, the said term expiring on January 1st, 1885. . Senator Davidson nominated for this unexpired term J . .A. Harley, Esq., of the county of Hancock.. There being no other nominations, upon calling the roll of the Senate the vote was as .follows: Those voting for Mr. Har~ey are Messrs.- . Allen. Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber. Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, :i\IcBricle, McElmurray, Maddox. Mitchell. Murray, Northen, Rankin, Ray, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, . Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tignor, Tison Traylor, Wilcox, :i\Ir. President; Not voting-Mc.Arthur. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: 'VEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1884. 155 Those voting for Mr Harley are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, "Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of H>lll, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, CRri t h e r s , Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lownde~, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, ,Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, .Tohnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .Jones of Miller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, McLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, PeepleH, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, l{ussell of Harris. Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, 156 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Franklin,' Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Hackett, Hall, Mattox, Meyers, )Iiddlebrooks, Miller, 1\Iilner, Montgomery, Moon, )[oore, Morgan, Niblack, Williams, Willis, \Vilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, :i'lfr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Andrew, Dart, Ellis, Goodwin, Gustin, Hawkes, .Johnson of Floyd. . Upon counting and consolidating. the v:ote it appeared that the total vote was 207-necessary -for a choice 104. Mr. Harley having received all the votes cast, he was declared elected Solicitor of the Northern Judicial Circuit for the unexpired ter1h ending January 1st, 1885. The next Cir'cuit drawn was the Bliui Ridge Circuit, for 1 which a Judge and Solicitor were to be chosen. Mr. Teasley nominated for .Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit, Hon. James R. Brown, of the county _of Cherokee. There being no other nomination, upon a call of the rol of the Senate, the vote was as follows : . Those voting for Mr. Brown are Messrs.....:. Allen, Bristow, llrown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, .Johnson, ,Jordan, Lewis, Long, )fcArthur, Mcllride, )faddox, )fitchell, Murray, Northen, Rankin, Hay, . Hidley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th,. Smith of 32cl, Sykes, Thornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President, WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1884. 157 Not voting-1\fr. McElmurray. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Brown are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck. Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, l3utt of Marion, Cnrithers, Cash, Cason, .Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Uorn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Hull, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, _Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of vVebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridgc, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .1 ones oC\Iiller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of :j?ulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, .Niblack, Palmour, l'arker, J>atte~son, l'eeples, J>erry, .. Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Heugan, Heilly, Reynolds, IUchardson, Robbll. Hussell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of C~awford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Veazey, 'Walker, 158 Fite. Fitzgeruld, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill,Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gu&.!in, Hackett, JOURNAL OF ,THE HousE. Lynch, J\IcCants, McCook; )fcLendon, Maples, Mason, ::\Iattox, J\Ieyers, J!iller, Milnor, J!ontgomcry, J!oon, J\Ioore, J\Iorgun, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Giliner, Webb, -Williams, Willis, Wilson of Cumden, Wilson of ::\Iclntosl1, Wimberly, "Wheeler, Womack, . Word, wright, J!r. Speaker. Those not voting arc Messrs.- Alexander, Andrew, Brandt, Calvin, Canada~', Goodwin, Hawkes, J\Iatthews, Middlebrooks, Shurley, Turner of Floyd. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 206-necessary to a choice.104-that Mr. Brown having received all the votes that were cast, he was declared duly elected Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning on January 1st, 1885. The next election in order. :was that of a Solicitor-Ge'lleral for the Blue Ridge Circuit. Mr. Russell, of Clark, nominated Geo. F. Gober, Esq., of the county of Cobb. Ser!ator Lewis nominated Geo. L. Bell, Esq., of the county of Forsyth. Senator Ray nominated F . .A.. Irwin, Esq., of the county _of Cobb. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: wEDNEsDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1884. 159 Those voting for lVIr. Gober are Messrs.- _Allen, Bristow, Clifton, Colley, Crnft, Crnnford, Davidson, Day, Falligant, Glenn, Hodges, Humber, ,Johnson, Jordan, Long, McArthur, }fnddox, :Uitchell, Northen, Ridley, l{ountree, Russell, Smith of 30th, Smith of 32d, Sykes, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, "\Vileox,. :l\Ir. President. Those voting for 1\ir. Bell are Mes~r~.- Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Fuller, Hoyle, Lewis, }!urrny, Sheffield, Thornton. Those voting for lVIr. Irwin aic Messrs.- McBride, Rankin, Ray. Not voting-:Nir. McElmurray. Upon calling the roll of the House, the vote was as follows:- . Those voting . for Mr. Gober. arc Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, Avnry, Ballard, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canaday, Cason, Hamilton,Hardemnn, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridgc, Hawes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, . Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Jenkins, ::.\Ioore, }!organ, Pnlmour, Peeples, Ruy, Raybon, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, _Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Dougias, 160 Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Cotner, C~nnell, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Feagau, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Fraser, Gnrdnor, Gill, Gordon, . Griffith, Gustin, Hull, JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Johnson of Clinch, .Tobnson of Floyd, .Tones of Fayette, ,J one~ of ~Iiller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamur of Bnldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Lively, Lott, Lynch, )lcCauts, 1\IeCook, McLeudou, Maples, 1\[n tthews, Mattox, J\Iiddlebrooks, 1\Iiller, Milner, l\[ontgomery, J\Ioon, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Teasley, Thayer, Thrasl1, Turner of Floyd, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, 'Vatkins of Gilmer, Webb, 'Willis, Wilson of Camden, wilson of ~[c!ntosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack. "\Vord, Wright. Tho!3e voting for Mr: Bell are Messrs.~ Baker, Bnrksdale, Berner, Bond, Boyd. Butt of Marion, Cash, Chandler, Corn, l!'clton, Frnnklin, Greer, Hackett, Haralson, Harrell of '\Vebster, Heath, Humphries, ,Johnson of Screven, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Little, Lolley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Mason, 1\Ieyers, Niblnek, Pnrkcr, Patterson, Perry, Pool, Russell of Harris, Snead, Stevens, Sutton, Tate, Terrell, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Usry, "\Villiams. Those voting for :Mr."Irwin are :Messrs.- Carithers, Chancy, Everett, Ford, _ Gresham, Pringle, Rengnn, Smith of ]~ryan, 1\Ir~ Speaker. ..WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER J 2, -1884. 161 Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Andrew, Goodwin, Hawkes, Upon counting and consolidating the votes, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 212-necess!lt;y to a choice 107-that Mr. Gober having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor of the Blue Ridge Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885.. The next circuit drawn was: the Southwestern Circuit, for which a Judge and Solicitor wm'e to be chosen. Senatot: Humber nominated Ron. Allen Fort, of Sumter, for the office of Judge of the Southwestern Cihmit. Upon calling the roll of the S~nate, the "\rote "ias as fol- ~~: .. . . . Those voting for Mr. Fort arc Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Caldwell, Olark, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Fallignnt, .Fuller, Glenn, Hoyle, Humber: Johi1son, Jordan, ... Lewis, Long, McArthur, McBride, niaddox, ::U:itchell, :iUurray, Northen, Rankin, Ray, Rountree, Russell,Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith of-32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, vVilcox, :i\Ir. President. Those not yoting are Messrs.- Cabaniss, Hodges, :i\IcElmurrny, Hidley. Upon calling the roll of the House the vote was as fol- lows: 11 162 JouRNAL OF. THE HousE. Those voting for Mr. Fort are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinsc>n, Butt of Hull, Calvin, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell. Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, .Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Gardner, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, H~~:I-rell of "\Yebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson,. Humphries, ,Jenkins, .Johnson of'Clineh, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, ,Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar uf'Bnldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, l\IcCook, l\IcLendon, Maples, :i\Iason, Matthews,. }Iattox, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon,_ Rengan, . Heilly, Heynolds; Hiclmrdson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford; Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Steven:~, Ste,vart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey,, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, 'VEDNESDAY, . NOVEMBER 12, 1884. 163. Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Meyer8, :Middlebrooks, :i\Iiller, :Milner, 11Iontgonwry, 11Ioon, .:\[oore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Willis, "\Vilson of Camden, Wibon of :i'tlc!ntosh, \Vimberly, wheeler, "\Vomnck,. Word, Wright. Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.~ Alexander, Andrew, Brown, Butt of Marion, Canaday, Fite, Fraser, Hackett, Hawkes. Upon counting and consolidating the votes, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 206-necessary to a choice 104--that Mr. Fort having received all the votes cast, was declared .duly elected Judge of the Southwestern Circuit for the fhll term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885. The election of a Solicitor for the Southwestern Circuit being next in order, :Mr. Adderton nominated C. B. Hudson, Esq., of the county of Schley. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was us follows: Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Hudson are Messrs.--:- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Clifton, Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Hodge8, Hoyle, Humber, .Tohnson, Jordan, Lewis, Long, McArthur, :i\[cBride, :i\Iaddox, l{uy, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith or 32d, Sykes, Thornton, Tignor, 164 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Day, Falligant, Fuller, Glenn, Mitch_ell, Murray, N o r t h en, Rankin, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, :l\Ir. President. Those not voting are Mess1;s.....:... Colley, McElmurray. Upon. calling the roll of the House, the vote was follows: Those voting for Mr. Hudson are Messis.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Bullard, Bnrksdale, Bartlett, Bench, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Mnrion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Ulay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Griffith, Gustin, Hnckett, Hail; Hamilton; Haralson; .Hardeman, ... Hurrell of Decatur, Harrell of Low;1des, Harrell of"Webster, Hnrrjs, Hnrrison, Hart, H11rtridge, Huw_es, Heard; Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingswortl1, Hopson, ,Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette. Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski,; Langston, Lewis of Greene, :Montgomery, :::IIoon. :l\Ioor~. l!?rgnn, Niblack, -Palmour, :P.arker, _Patte:son, Peeples, Perry, Pool, .. Pringle, Ray, Reagan, He illy, Richardson, Hob be, Russell of Ulark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, . iVEDNESDAY, NovE].IBER 12, i884. i65 Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, . Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite~ Fitzgerahl, Flynt, Ford, Fra_nklin, Fraser, Gtn;dner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, . Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, "Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Luinpl--in, Ly:iHih, ~recants, ~reCook, ~reLendon, Map_les, }rason, ~Iatthews, ~rattox, ~I eyers, Middlebrooks, 31iller, Milner, Thayer, Thomns, Thrash, . Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, . Usry, Veazey. Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wimberly, "\Vheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Andrew, Butt of Hall, Hawkes, Humphries,_ Raylion, , Rey~wlds, Shurley; Stevens, Watkins of Gilmer, Wilsoi1 of Mcintosh. Upon counting and consolidating the vote~ it appeared that the total tiumber of votes cast was 205-necessary to a choice 103-that Mr. Hudson having received all the votes cast, he was declared duly elected S~licitor of the Southwestern Circuit .for the full term of four years, beginning on the 1st of January,'1885. . The next Circuit. drawn was the -Middle Circuit, for which a Solicitor was to be chosen. Senator Falligant nominated fot' this office, Oscar H. Rogers, Esq., of the county of \Vashington. Senator Ray ~omir~ated Jesse Robson, Esq., of the county of Washington. Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote -\vas as follows: 166 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Those voting for Mr. Rogers are Messrs.- Allen, Cabaniss, Clifton, Colley, Craft, Davidson, Falligant, Ft~ller, Glenn, Humber, .Johnson, .Jordnn, Long, McArthur, Murray; Northen, Ridley, Rountree, Russell, Smith of 30th, Thornton, Tignor, ~rison, Trnylor. Those voting for :Mr. Robson arc Messrs.- Bristow, Clark,"' Cranford. Dny, Hoyle, Lewis, :McBride, Mnddox, ~Ii tell ell, Rankin, Hay, Smith of 32<1, Sykes, ..Wilcox. Those. not voting are Messrs.- Brown, Caldwell, Hodges, ~[cElmurray, Sheffield, ~lr. President. On calling the roll of the House, the vote was as folio'" Those voting for :Mr. Rogers are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, A vary, Ballard, . Barksdale, Beach, neck, Berner, Brnndt. Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of ~[arion, Calvin, Onsb, Cnson, Chandler, "Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Crensbnw, Hnmilton, Hardeman, Harrell of Lowndes, Hart, Hnrtridge, Henrd, Heath, Hightower, Hines, ,Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, Kytle, Lamnr of Baldwin, Lnmnr of Pnluski, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hnncock, Lmdsey, Little, Lively, Moore, ~I o r g a n , Pnlmoilr, Pntterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly,_ Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Thomns, Tmner of Coweta, Usry; Veazey, WEDNESDA, NovEl\IBER 12, 1884. 167 Dennis, Dorminy, Ellis, Felt9n, Fite, Flynt, Franklin, Gordon,. Griffith, Gustin, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, McCook, 1\Iason, Mattox, :Meyers, 1\liller, )Ion tgomery, Webb, :Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of 1\Icintosh, Wheeler, Womack, wright, )[r. Spenker. Those voting for Mr. Robson are Messrs.- Arnheim,_ Baker, Bartlett, Bond, Boyd, Brinson, Canaday, Carithers, Chancy, Chappell, Corn, Davenport, Durden, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Ford, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Greer, Gresham,. Hackett, Hall, Haralson, Harrell of Decntur, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Hawes, Herndon, Hollingsworth, Hopson, ,Jones or Fnyette, .Tones of )Iiller, Lumpkin, Lynch, 1\IcCants, McLendon, 1\Inples, Matthews, 1\Iiddlebrooks, 1\Iilner, 1\Ioon, Niblacf, Parker, Ray, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley. Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, .Snead, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver1 Tate, . Terrell, Thnyerl Thrash, Turner of Floyd, "\Valker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Wimberly, Word. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, :Andrew, Connell, Dart, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Harris, Hawkes, Humphries, Jones of Troup, Langston, Reynolds, Teasley, Watkins of Gilmer. Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared. a. that the total number of votes cast was 207-necessary to choice 104-that Mr. Rogers having received a majority of .168 JOURNAL OF .THE .HOUSE of. all that were cast; he was declared duly elected Solicitor .of ,the Middle Circuit for the full term of foiu years be- ginning on the 1st of, January, 1885.. The next circuit. drawn was the Pataula Circuit, for which a Solicitor was to be chosen. ~Ii-. Stevens ~omin~ted James H. Gue1~ry, Esq., of the . cot\nty of TerrelL Upon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: T:hose voting for Mr. Guerry are Messrs.- Allmt, Bristow, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clurk, . Clifton, Colley, .'Craft, Cranford, Davidson, Day; Falligant, Fuller, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, .Johnson, ,Jordan, Lewis, Long, Mc:A.rtlmr, McBride, Maddox, l\Iitchell, Murray, .Northen, J{ankin, Ray, :Ridley, 1lonntree, .Russell, Sheffield, Smith of 30th, Smith.of 32d, Sykes, .Thornton, Tignor, Tison, Traylor, . wilcox, )[r; President. ';Chose not voting iue Messrs.- . .Brown, Glenn, )lcEJ?t[urray. Upon calling the roll of the Htmse, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Gue:rry,are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Bullard, Barksdale, Burtlett,' Beach, Hnckett, Niblnck, Hall, Pnlmour, Hmi:tilton, Parker, Huralson, Patterson, Hm'demnn, Peeples, Hurrell of Decatur, Perry, Hurrell of L~nvndes, Pool, Harrell of \Yelister, Pringle, Hurris, ,Ruy, wEDNEsDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1884._ 169 Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of .l\Iarion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers! Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chnppell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Da>enpor_t, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden,. Eason, Ellis, Everett,. Feagan, Felton, Fite, . Fitzgeralcl, Flynt, Forcl, Franklin, Fraser, Garclner, Gill, Goodwin,_ Gorclon, Greer, Gresham,: Griffith, Gustin, Harrison, .. Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath: Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingswo~th, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, ,Jolmson of_ Clinch, ,Johnson of Floycl, ,Jolmson of Scre,en, ,Jones of Fayette, ,Jones of :i\Iiller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, :i\IcCants~ J\IcCook, McLenclon, Maples, Mason, Matthews, l\fattox, l\Ieyers, l\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, Milner, :i\Iontgomery, :l\[oon, Moore, Morgan, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, .Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, St~tten. Stevens, Stewart, Studclarcl, Sutton, Tar>er, Tate, Tensley, Terrell, Thnyer, Thomas, Thrash,. Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, - "\Vard, "\Vatkins of Colquitt, "\Vntkins of Gilmer, Webb, "\Villiams, "\Viii is,"\Vilson of Camden, "\Vilson of l\Iclntosh, ."\Vimberly, "\Vheeler, Womack, Worcl, "\Vright, :i\Ir. Spenker. 170 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those not voting are 1\Iessrs.-:- Alexander, Andrew, Hawkes. Upon counting and consolidating the vote it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 212-necessary to a choice 107-that lVIr. Guerry having received all the votS cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor_ of _the Pataula Circuit for the full term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1885. On motion of 1\Ir. Harrison the joint session was dissolved, and the Senate retired to their chambei. lVIr. Dart moved the previous question on thE( substitute offered by himself relative to the printing of the report of the Committee on Rules, and making the report the special order for Tuesday next. Leaves of absence were granted to l\{essrs. Brandt and vVatkins. On motion of Mr. Harrison, the-House adjourned till 10 o'clock a.m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, November 13, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. . Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members failed to answer to their names, to-wit: Messrs. Bra,ndt, Hawkes and Watkins, of Gilmer. The Journal of yesterday was read, corrected .and approved. lVIr. Harrisoffered a privilege resolution to forbid smoking in the hall, '~hich was agreed to. T~1e House then proceeded to the unfinished orde1, viz: the consideration of the report submitted from the, Committee on Rules. T.HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1884. 171 l\'Ir. Dart's call for the previous question on the substi- tute offered by himself was not sustained: l\'Ir. Dart then "\vithdrew his substitute. l\'Ir. Crenshaw then called for the previous question on the motion to adopt the report of the committee, which call was sustained and the main question ordeied. l\'Ir. Harrell's motion to adopt the report of the commit- tee then prevailed: . . l\'Ir. Harrison offered a joint resolution in reference to the introduction of new business, and limiting the same to' December 1st next, which was read and laid over under tl~e rules. The . unfinished business next in order being the call of the roll.for the introduction of new business, the call was resumed. The following bills were introduced, rea~i~; .- -wit: By Mr. LangstonA bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun, by submitting the question of sale to the qualified voters of said county. By Mr. Brandt.A bill to amend an act entitled an act, to confirm .an ordinance of the city of .Augusta, entitled an ordinance to create a sinking fund, and for otherpurposes. By Mr. Robbe.A bill to authorize the surrender of the charter of the Summerville Macademizer Graded Road Company. .Also, a bill to incorporate th,e town of Gracewood, in the county of Richmond. By Mr. Richards. .A bill to submit the question of the sale of intoxica~ing liquors to the qualified voters of Upson county. By Mr. Clay- .A )Jill to amend the charter of the city of Marietta.. MoNDAY, NovEMBER 17, i884. 199 By Mr. Berner- " A bill to abolish the County Court of the county of Mon-, roe, and for other purposes. ' The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to th<:J Committee on General Judiciary, towit: By Mr. Corn- A bill to declare and establish the grade of turnpike roads in this State. By Mr. Jones, of TroupA bill ~o amend section 3140, of the Code of 1882. By Mr. Haralson- A bill authorizing the Ordinary of the several counties in the State to grant or refuse liquor- license, wherein the_ traffic is not regulated by law. By Mr. Hardeman- A bill to regulate the registration of deeds and bills of sale given as security for debt, and for other purposes. By Mr: Flynt- A bill to legalize advertisements heretofore published in Sunday papers. - By Mr. Lindsey- A bill to define who are croppers in this State. The following local bill was introduced by Mr. Flynt, and under a suspension of the rules by a vote of___:.yeas 101, nays 0-was read the first time and committed to the Committee on Corporations, to-wit : By .Mr. FlyntA bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, ap- pl;oved February 15, 1876. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, to-wit: By Mr. Jones, of TroupA bill to require railroad COJ!lpanies to erect and maintain fences along their lines of road. 200 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. AJso, a bill to better enable parents to control their minor children, and for other purpose~>. By Mr. Shurley- A bill_ making agents selling fertilizers liable to the consumer to the amount he would have realized from the use of standard fertilizers. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Financc1 to-wit : By Mr. Robbe- A bill for the relief of W. A. Kelly. , By Mr. Eason- A bill for the relief of John' Varnadoe, of the county of Telfair. By Mr. Harrell, of Webster- A bill to amend an uct to carry into effect the last clause of paragraph 1, section 1, article 7, of the Constitution. Also, a bill to repeal an act approvPd Sept. 30, 1881, to make permanent the income of the University of the.State of Georgia, and for other purpose~>. Also, a bill to authorize his Excellency, the Governor, to issue bonds of this State to retire the bond~ falling clue in 1886. The following bills having been reported back from the Committee on Local and Special "Qills, were read the first time and recommitted to appropriate committees, to-wit: By Mr. Perry- A bill to amend an act approved Sept. 26, 1883, author- izing the issuance of county bonds by the Ordinary.of Ran- dolph county, for the purpose of building a court house, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Fi- nance. By Mr. Pringle- . A bill to provide compensation for election managers and clerks at all general and special elections.held in washing- ton county. Committed to ti1e Committee on. Special Judi- ciary. TuESDAY, NoVEMBER 18, 1884. 20i .A~so, a bill to authorize the corporation of Sandersville to )evy a tax for the maintenance of public schools. Also, a bill to amend an act to alter and amend the several acts incorporating the town of Sandersville. Mr. Middlebrooks offered the following resolution, which was agreed to, to-wit: A resolution- That this House, on Tuesday, the 18th inst., 12 o'clock, m., proceed to take one ballot for a United States Senator to fill the vacancy that will occur on the 4th day of March, 1885, by the expiration of the term of Ron. J os. E. Brown. Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Moore of Hancock; Jones of Miller, Maples of Mitchell, Calvin and Crenshaw. By order of the Speaker, the following committee was published on moving the Speakers and Clerks desks, to-wit : Messrs. Pringle, .Alexander, Felton, Hartridge; Parker, Bond, Feagan, Brown of Carroll,- Turner of Floyd, and Barksdale. On motion of Mr. Chancy, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Tuesday, November 18, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names ; ,. 2o2 JouRNAL OF THE Hous:E. Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, 'Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, . Brandt, Brantley,, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Comer, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart,. Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Eason, ,Ellis, Everett, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Franklin, Fraser, -Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Hall, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, H~ard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollings,vorth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulnski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, J\fcCook, :ucLendon, Maples, Mason; Matthews, J\Iattox, J\Iyers, Midqlebrooks, :Milner, Montgomery, Patterson, Peeples, .Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Richardson; Robbe, Russell ot Clark, Hussell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, ~taten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tnte, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey. Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, \Vebb, Williams, "Willis, \Vilson of Jlfcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, TuESDAY, NovEMBER 18, 1884. 203 Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Gustin, Hackett, Moon, Moore. Morgan, Palmour, Parker, Womack, Word, wright, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs..,- Butt of Marion, Calvin, Carithers, Cleghorn, Connell, Durden, Feagan, Ford, Griffith, Hamilton, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hawkes, Heath, Jones of Miller, Lively, .Miller, Niblack, Reynolds, Tarver, wnson of Camden. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. On motion of Mr. Fite, the rules were suspended and the following bill was taken up and read a second time, to-wit: By Mr. Fite. A bill to submi~ to the qualified voters of the county of Bartow the question of tlie sale and furnishing of intoxicat...: ing liquors. The following message was received from the Senate; through Mr. Harris, secretary thereof: J.Wr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to a. resolution constituting the committees of the Senate and House on Rules, a joint committee for the establishmen~ of rules for the government of the General Assembly while in joint session, and asks the concurrence of the House therein. On motion of Mr. Harris. the rules were suspended and the following bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Harris- . A bill making appropriations for.the maintenance of the Executive, Legislative and Ju.dicia1 departments of. the State f()r the years 1885 and 18861 an<.l. f~r pther purposes. ~04 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Mr. Brandt offered the follo,ying resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: A resolutiOI~That all general bills read be printeq and laid on the desks of members before final action on them. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: lJfr. Speaker: The Semite. has agreed to the following resolutions, and asks the concurrence of the House therein, to-wit: A resolution- Providing for the taking of the vote for United. States Senator, for consolidating and publishing the sallie. Also, a resolution requestiJJg the Governor. to furnish the General Assembly with information as to whether any of the lessees are now in arrears with the State, on account of failure to pay the amount of money required by hiw for escaped convicts, etc. a Mr. Brinson offered joint resolution, which -\vas agree(J to, appointing the 27th day of the present month as a day. of General Thanksgiving, and for other purposes. Mr. ward offered a resolution, which was laid. over, pro- viding for the adjournment of the General Assembly on the 28th instant; Mr. Bartlett,' Chairman of the Committee ori Local and Special bills, submitted the following report, to-wit: Mr. Spealwr : The Committee on Local and Special Bills have ~a.:. un:.. der consideration the following bills, .which theY return to the House as incapable. of consolidation with any other bill or bills, for a firstreading and proper reference, to-wit: TuEsDAY, NovEMBER 18, -1884. 205 A.. bill to incorporate the. Rome Street Railroad Company. A.. bill to incorporate the Commercial Bank of Rome. A bill for the relief of Washington P. Simpson and A..l- lison vV. Ledbetter, for and on. account of property in the city of Rome, bought from Chas. G; Samuel. A.. bill to incorporate the Georgia Empire Mutual In- surance Company. . A.. bill to incorporate the Union Stt;eet Railroad Com- pany of Georgia, and for other purposes therein mentioned. A.. bill to amend an act to incorporate the Atlanta Street Railroad, and for other purposes, approved. February 23, 1866. . A.. bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Mc- Donough, to issue bonds for educational purposes. A.. bill to amend the charter of the town of Cochran, in relation to receiving the taxes in said town, and authorize the appointment of tax assessors. A.. bill to amend section 19 of the present charter of Cochran. A.. bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Cochran to issut bonds to the amount of seven thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting and equipping public school buildings and completing a system of water works in . said town, and for other purposes. A.. bill to provide for oue panel of Grand Jurors for each I term of Sumter Superior Court. A.. bill to repeal an act .prohibiting owners of live stock from running at large on the lands of others in Warren county. A.. bill to establish a Court of Common Pleas in the city of Atlanta. A.. bill to repeal an act to levy a tax upon all dogs in the county of Floyd, and for other purposes, approved Sep- tember 25, 1883. ' A.. bill to establish the City Court of Macon, in and f01; the county of Bibb, and for other purposes.. A.. bill to incorporate the town of D~pont, in the county of Clinch.. 206 JOURNAL OF THE 1Io11SE. ' . A bill to amend ari act entitled an act to amend -an act, to grant to R. C. Mitchell & Co. certain privil~ges in making an abstract of the records of deeds and mortgages. A bill to prohibit drunkenness and hidecent ~nd disor- derly co~duct in West View Cemetery," in. Fulton county, and for other purposes; . . A bill to confirm an ordinance of the city council of Augusta, entitled an ordinance -to create a sinking fund, passed the lOth day of March, 1877, as amended by the ordinance passed the 6th day of August, 1877. A bill to authorize the surrender of the charter of the Summerville Macademized, Graded or Plank Road Com- pany. A bill to incorporate the town of Gracewood, in the county of Richmond: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Marietta, in -Cobb county, granted January 22d; 1852, and the act amendatory thereof, passed October 20th, 1879, and to con- fer additional powers on the Mayor and Council of said city. Respectfully submitted, 0: S. BARTLETT,'Chairman. Mr. Harrell, of vVebster, offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint Senate and House commit- tee, .to take into. consideration that portion of the Govern- or's messag; relating to the public debt. Mr. Gustin moved to refer the resolution to the Com- mittee on Finance, which motion prevailed. Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, called up a resolution in refer- ence to the purchase of a portrait of -the late A. H. Ste- phens, which was read, agreed to, arid ordered transmitted immediately to the Senate. The Speaker caused to be announced the following com- mittee 'on the part of the House, to inspect and report on the portrait of the late A. H. Stephens, to-wit: Messrs. Lamar, of Pulaski, and Felton. Mr. Perry aske<;l and received the consent of the House to withdraw the following bill, to-wit: TuESDAY, NoVEliiBER J 8, 1884. 207 By Mr. Perry- A bill to alter :ind amend an act approved September 26, 1883. antho~izing the Ordinary of the county of Randolph to issue county b~nds to build a court house; The regular order being the consideration of. House resolutions, the following Honse resolutions were taken. up, read and adopted, to-wit : By Mr. Pringle- A reRolution for the appointment of an additional Honse committee of two from each Congressional district, to con- sider aJll!latters of temperance. " By Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski- A resolution authorizi~g Jackson T. Taylor, of Fulton county, to index the House and Senate Journals of this General Assembly. On motion of Mr. Harris, the House considered and agieed to the Senate resolution fixing a time for a ballot for United States Senator to succeed Hon. J os. E .. Brown. Mr. Jenkins; chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: Jir. Speake1: .. The Committee on Privileges and Elections have had, under consideration, thefollowing contested election, towi~ : C. M. Wieber against Joseph Me.Whorter, from the county of Oglethorpe. Your committee find from an examination of the .face of the returns, on file in the office of the Secretary of State, that a"t tl~e election held in said county on the 1st day of October, 1884, for representative, C. M. Wicher. received six hundred and twenty-six votes, Joseph MeWhorter received six hundred and twenty-six votes, and J. H. Mc"\Vhorter received one vote. . your committee further find from the .evidence submit- ted, that the initials of said Joseph MeWhorter are J. H., ~nd that he is kn~wn in said county of .Oglethorpe both as 208 JouRNAL oF THE Hous:E; . ;. i . . . Joseph McWhortera~d asJ. H. 'J\,rc'\v~~;t~~,.a~d that the vote cast for J. H. :McWhorter, a~aJ)J)em;sin:;,l?aid returns, was intended to be cast, by the\r~tci;"for ~aid:Joseph Mc- _:.,w~or~el;, .anQ. :tliat no .?tliV person .of tl~e -~arne of Me- . .'.. Wh.orter 'yas a ca;ndidate at 'said ele~tion, which. said vote, : w'Ij.e~ add~d. to the votes counted for Joseph l\IcWhorter, .. .. . I. . makes histotar vote six hundred .and twenty:-seven, being a majority:of pne over the contestant, C. M. Wicher. Yo~r cbminittee find 'that said Jbseph .l\ticWI-i6ri~r re- ceive'd the highest nuinber of vqtes polled for ;Represerita.ti~e in said county of Oglethorpe .at said election, and is therefore enti~led prima facie, to be seated as, the~ Repre- sentative of said coupty. ._,. . .-.r To carry out. the' foregoing .finding, the. ~ommitte~ i~ .commend the adopt,ion of the following resolution l.:ly the. House, to-wit: ! : .. . .. ~ J;leso_lved, . . That at an election hel~l iri ~h~:c~unty ofmbmitted the following report: M!r. Speaker: The General Committee on the Judiciary, have had un- der consideration the following bills, which they recom- ~cnd do pass, to-wit: . A bill to amend section 3936 of the Code, in relation to drawing Grand and Petit Jurors. Also, a bill to fix the time for. holding the Superior Court for the county of Harris, and provide for two weeks instead of one. Also, a bill to l:epeal an a!3t to provide an additional system for working public roads. Also, the following bill which they report back, and recommend it should be referred. to the Committee on Rail roads, to-wit: A bill to require railroad companies to return their prop- erty for taxation by counties, and prescribe manner of making such returns. \V. A. TuRNER, Chairman. Mr. Connell offered a resolution, which was laid over under the niles, in reference to economy in the _expenditure of public moneys. On motion of Mr. Abbott, the rules were suspended by a vote of yeas 116, nays 4, and the following bill taken up and read a sec?nd time, to-wit : WEDN:ESDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1884. 217 By Mr. Abbott. A bill to amend an act establishing. a new cha1;ter for the city of Atlanta, approved Fehruary 28, 187.4. On motion of M_r. Walker, of Floyd, the following bill was withdrawn, to-wit : .BY Mr. Walker- . A bill to repeal an act levying a tax on all dogs in Floyd county. l\fr. Harris, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report : . J.1fr. Speaker: The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following hill, which they direct me to report to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the payment of ,V. two executive warrants held by Thos. Grimes, of the county of Muscogee. Also, the following resolution, which they likewise direct me to report to the House, wit}~ the recommendation that it . do pass, to-wit : A resolutionTo relieve the securities of the Tax Collector of Polk county. They have also had under consideration the following bill which they direct me to report back with the recommendation that it he read the second time and recommitted with leave to have three hundred copies printed as amended for the use of the House, to-wit: A bill to he entith;d an act to make appropriation for the expenses of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the State government, and for other purposes, for the years 1885 and 1886. Respectfully submitted, N. E. HAnnrs, Chairman.. ~18 JoURNAL oF THE HousE The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: M1. Speake1 : The Senate has conmirred in the following resolutions of the House, to-wit: A resolution to appoint a committee to examine and accept the portraitof the Hon. 'A. H. Stephens, and has appointed, on the part of the Senate, Mr. Davidson, of the 18th district. Also, a .resolution authorizing J. T. Taylor to make index to Journals. lVIi-. Gardner offered a resolution providing for the ap- pointment of a joint Senate and House committee to inves- tigate the acts and contracts of the Capitol Commissioners; . Mr. Thomas moved to indefinitely postpone the resqlu- . tion. . After debate, Mr. wheeler moved for the previous ques- tion, which motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion to indefinitely. postpone the resolution then prevailed. On motion of Mr. Harris, the rules were suspended by a vote of yeas 113, nays O, and the following bill was taken up, read a second time and recommitted to the Committee on Finance, to-wit : A bill making appropriations for the expenses of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of the goveinment, for the years 1885 and}886. On motion of Mr. Chancy the rules were suspended by a vote of yeas 93, nays 0, and the following local bill. was introduced and read by its title, to-wit : By Mr. ChancyA bill to amend an act entitled an act, to regulate the traffic ofseed cotton in the counties of Decatur and Ran- WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1884. 219 dolph, and for other purposes, so as to apply to the county of Early. On further motion, the rules were suspended by a vote of 95 yeas, nays 0, the bill was read the first time and referred to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. . On motion of .Mr. Lofley, the following bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Counties and County Matters, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges, to-wit: By Mr..LofleyA bill to define more fully the duties of Boards of Coin;. missioners of Roads and Revenue in this State. The regular order being the call of counties for the in- troduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and refet~red under the rules to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit : . By Mr. Willis- A bill to amend an act prescribing the manner of granting license to .sell intoxicating liquors in' the counties of Schley, Talbot and Green, and for other purposes. By Mr. FlyntA bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, so as to regulate the salary of the Judge of the City Court. By. Mr. Griffith- . A bill to repeal an act consolidating the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector and Tax Receiver and Clerk of the Su- perior Court in the county of Oconee. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the rules were suspended by a vote of 111 yeas, nays ol and the following locar bill 'was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Commit- tee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit : By Mr. Stewart-A bill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Conyers, Ga. 220 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. On motion of Mr. Perry, the rules were suspended by a vote of yeas 103, nays 0,- and the following local bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By lVIr. PerryA bill to alter and amend a~ act authorizing the Or- dinary of the county of Randolph, to issu'e bonds to build a courthouse in said county. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: By lVIr. Crenshaw- A hill to provide for the payment of the fees of SolicitorGe~eral, and the cost of the officers of the Superior and a County Courts of this State in certain cases. Also, bill to amend article 6, section 14, paragraph 1, . of the Constitution. By lVIr. SpinksA,bill making the several counties of the State liable in . damages in certain cases. Also, a bill to require defendants in the several Justice Courts in this State, before defending any suit in said Courts to file .their defense in writing, under oath, at the first term of the Court, and for other purposes. . By Mr. Chappell- A bill to provide for a general index of records, liens and judgments. The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Jones, of Troup- A bill to fix the license to be paid by persons engaged in the business of buying and selling farm products. for future delivery. By lVIr. Chappell- A bill to prescribe compensation of Justices of t.he Peace for making lists of tax payers in their respective districts, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19; 1884. 221 The following bill was introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on Roads and Bridges, to-wit: By Mr. Spinks- A bill to point out the mani1er of letting out contracts fot; the building of public bridges in the several counties of this State, and for other purposes. .The following bills, reported hack by the Committee on Local and Special Bills with a favorable consideration, were read the first time and committed to appropriate committees, to-wit: By Mr. Robbe- A bill to incorporate the town of Gracewood, in the county of Richmond. - Referred to tl~e Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Shm~ley- . A bill to repeal an act prohibiting live stock from run- ning at large in Wa~ren county. . Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. RobbeA bill to authorize the surrender of the charter of the - Summerville Macademized Graded Road Company. _Referred to -Committee on Corporations. By Mr. AddertonA bill providing for one panel of grand jurors for each term of the Superior Courts for Sumter .county. Referred to the Committee on the General J ndiciary. _By Mr. Lamar, of-Pulaski- A bill to amend the charter of the town of. Cochran. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Brandt-- _ A bill to amend an act entitled an act to confirm an ordinance of the city council of Augusta, entitled.an ordinance to create a sinking fund. Referred to the Committee- on the Special Judiciary. 222 JoURNAL OF THE HousE.. By. Mr. Lamar, of PulaskiA bill to alter and amend section 19 of the present charter of the town of Cochran. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to authorize the :Mayor and Council of the town of Cochran, to issue bonds for the purpose of equip.ping public schoo_l buildings. Pending the order, the Speaker caused to be published the following as the E;onse Committee on Temperance, to-wit: _ M~ Pringle, chairman-1st District-Messrs. Morgan, Beach._ 2nd District-Messrs. Beck, womack. _ 3rd District-Messrs. Eason, Harren of Vvebster. 4th District-Messrs. Terrell, McCook. 5th District-Messrs. Bond, Carithers. 6th District-Messrs. Sutton, Lindsey. 7th District-Messrs. Felton, Everett. 8th District-Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Parker. 9th District-Messrs. Boyd, Butt of Hall. lOth District-Messrs. Pringle, Hawes. Also, the followi:rtg list of members to constitute the Committee on Excuses of Members, to-wit: Messrs. Brandt, chairman; Haralson, Montgomery, Spinks, Humphries, Dennis, f?mith of Crawford, Perry, Staten, McCants, Crenshaw, Middlebrooks, Snead, Tarver. At this time, the hour of 12 o'clock m. havit~g arrived, the Senate appeared on the floor of the House and the General Assembly was called to order by Ron. H. H. Carlton, the President of the Senate. The resolution providing for the joint session of the two . Houses was then read, also the statute of the United' States regulating the election of United States Senators. '+he Journal of the Senate was then read, showing that the 'following Senators had cast their votes for Ron. Joseph E ..Brown for U n.itcd State.s Senator for the full ,term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1885, to-wit: .WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1884. 223 TJpon calling the roll of the Senate, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Brown ~re Messrs.- Allen, Bristow, Brown, Cabaniss, Caldwell, Clark, Cranford, Davidson, Day, Falligunt, Glenn, Hodges, Hoyle, Humber, Johnson, .Jordan, Lewis, ~IcArthur, l\IcBride, l\IcElmurray, :Maddox, Mitchell, l\Iurray, Northcn, Hankin, . Ray, Ridley, 1{ountree, l{ussell, Smith of 30th, Smitl1 of 32d, Sykes, Thornton. Tignor, Tison, Traylor, Wilcox, Mr. President. Those not voting are Messrs.-,- Clifton, Colley, Craft, Fuller, . Long, Sheffield. The J omnal of the House was then read, showing that the following Representatives luid cast their votes for Hon. J os. E. Brown for U nitcd States Senator for the full term, beginning-on the 4th of March, 1885. Upon .calliQg the roll of the House, the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. Brown are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, :\..rnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballnrd, Barkodale, .Beach, Berner, Bond, .Boyd, Hall, Haralson, Harrell of Decuttir, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Henrd, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, .. Rengan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, ;Rnssell of Clark, 224 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Brandt, Hollingsworth, Russell of l;Iarris, Brantley, Hopson, Scott, Brinson, Humphries, Shurley, Brown, Jenkins, Sims, Butt of Hall, Johnson of Clinch, Smith of Bryan, Canaday, J olmson of Floyd, Sn1ith of Crawford, Carithers, . Johnson of Screven, Smith of Douglas, Cash, Jones of Fayette, Snead, Cason, Jones of Troup, Spinks, . Chancy, Kytle, Staten, Chandler, Lamar of Baldwin, stevens, Chappell, Lamar of Pulaski, Stewart, Clay, _Langston, Studdard, Comer, Lewis of Greene, Sutton, Connell, Lewis of Hancock, Turver, Corn, Lindsey, Tate, Crenshaw, Little, Teasley, Dart, Lofley, Terrell, - Davenport, Lott, Thayer, Dennis, Lovett, Thomas, Dorminy, Lynch, Thrush, Durden, IcCan ts, Turner of Coweta, Eason, McCook, Turner of Floyd, . Ellis, IcLendon, Usry, Everett, Mc1Vhorter, Veuzey, Feagan, Maples, Wulker', Fite. Fitzgernld, Mason, Matthews, Ward, Watkins of C~lquitt, Flynt, Mattox, Vvatkins of Gilmer, Franklin, Ieyers, Webb, Fruser, Middlebrooks, williams, Gardner, Miller, Willis, Gill, Milner, Wilson of Ic!ntosh, Goodwin, Montgomery, 1Vimberly, Gordon, Moon, Womack, Greer,. Moore, Wor'd, Gresham, Morgun, Wright, Gustin, Palmour, Mr. Speaker. Hackett, Mr. Bartlett voting for Mr. Toombs. Those not voting are Messrs.- Beck, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Cleghorn, Felton, Ford, Griffith, Hamilton, Hardeman, Harrell of Lo\vndes, Hawkes, Heath. .Jones of~ller, Lively, Lumpkin, Nibluck, Reynolds, '1Vilson of Camden, Wheeler. WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1884. 225 Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that Ron. J os. E. Brown had received a majority of the votes cast, in both Houses, the same being a m(\jority of aU the. members elect of both Houses, the President of the Senate declared the Ron. J os. E. Brown was duly elected United States Senator for the full term, beginning on the 4th of March, 1885, and ending March 4th, 1891. On motion of Senator Cabaniss the joint session was dissolved, and the Senate retired to their chamber. The order of business was resumed, and the following bill was introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee OJ.?. Finance, to-wit: By Mr. ChappellA bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government, and the public institutions, and for other purposes. The following communications were received from his Excellency the Governor, through Mr. Palmer, his Secre. tary, to-wit: lJ'Ir. Speaker: _ I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor,-to deliver to your honorable body, a communication in writing with accompanying documents. EXECU'.riVE DEPARTMENT, Atlanta, Ga., November 19, 1884. To the Senate and House of Jleprcsentatives : The accompanying communication froni the National Board of Health is transmitted to the General Assembly for information on a subject of supreme importance. It will be seen that Asiatic cholera, in very epidemic form, has pressed westward during the past tw~ years, until it has appeared in Euro}JeaJ.?. ports and cities closely connected by commerce and tr~vel with this country. It is unwise to 15 226 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. underestimate the danger to the people of Georgia and of the United States, of the spread of this dire scourge. The progress of the disease in Europe, and the fact that .constant intercourse between European and American p01;ts. facfli- . _tates its transmission, admoni.sh us that stringent ~neasrires are necessary. Provision should. be made to arrest the dan- ger by rendering our .laws upon the subject of quarantine more effective. Your attention is earnestly invited . to the suggestions of the National Board of Health. HENRY D. McDANIEL. EXECUTIVE DEPAR'.r:HENT, Atlanta, Ga., November 19, 1884. To the Sencde and House of Representatives: I here"rith transmit the memorial of oui fellow citizen, Honorable Charles C. Jones, Jr., submitting a prt;>position to furnish the State 500 copies of the two recently published volumes of his "History of Georgia." The scope of phe work, the outline of the contents, and the reasons for the proposition are. clearly set forth .in the memorial. Georgians feel a just pride in the deeds of the founders of our beloved Commonwealth and of their successors, which have given her high rank in the American Union. There is now the prospect lo1,1g delayed of having the record of these achievements preserved in enduring form for the encouragement and instruction of our people and the enlightenment of all others. The labor and expense J.ieces- sary to complete this patriotic task in a manner worthy the subject, appeal strongly to.the General.Assembly for recog' nition and assistance in the manner adopted to disseUJ.inate amongst the lleople a kno\v"ledge of our. laws, and of the . decisions and modes of procedure of" our courts. The volumes already published, in matter and style; have met general commendation; This, with the recognized fitness of the author for the undertakihg, will furnish a guarantee of the high value of the volumes yet to be published. It would be a matter of lasting mortification and regret, if a work of such importance should be left incomplete for WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1884. 227 want of themodest encouragement and assistance requesteel.. Therefore, I commend to your fayorable consi.deration . the proposal of Mr. Jones. HENRY D. McDANIEL. On motion of Mr. ..Adderton, the for~going messages and . accompanying documents wet;C taken up and reacl. Mr. Brandt moved to refer the memorial of Chas. C. Jones, Jr., to the Committee on Finance, which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. ..Adderton, that portion of the Governor'? message relating to the cholera was referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. On motion of Mr. Flynt, the rules were suspe~decl and the following resolution was taken up and agreed to, towit: A resolutionProviding for a joint committee from the Senate and House to .notify Hon. Jos. E. Brown of his election as United States Senator. On motion of Mr. Felton, the following bill was withdrawn from the Committee cni the Penitentiary mid recommitted to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. FeltonA bill to establish m this State a reformatory prison or house of correction. Mr. watkins .moved to suspend the rules for the introduction 9f a local bill, which motion did not prevail. . Mr. Turner moved to adjourn until 10 o'clock, a. m., to- morrow, which motion did not prevail. The regular order 'vas resumed, when the follo,ving bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate committees, to-'\vit: . 228 JouRNAL o:F THE HousE. By Mr. Bernerc;A bill to establish an inebriate asylum in this State. Pending the reading ~f .this bill, the hour of one o'elo.ek, p; m., having arrived, the further reading was suspended and the Speaker caused to be published the following committee to notify Hon. Jos. E. Brown of his election as Ut~ited States Senator, to-wit: Messrs. Flynt, Hartridge, Little, Clay, Alexander. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Falligant; Cleghorn, TeasleY. and Heath. The Ho~se adjourtied until 10 o'clock, a. m., to-morrow. ATLANTA, G~ORGI.A, Thursday, November 20, 1884. The House met pursimnt to adjo~rnment, and wa.S called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The rollwas called, and the following members answered to their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Avury, Buker, Bullnrd, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Harnlson, Hnrdemnn, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Webster, Harris,. Harrison, Hurt, Hnrtridge,. Morgun, Niblack, Pulmour, Parker, Pu tterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Rny, Raybon, Rcugun, Reilly, THuRSDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1884. 229 Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall. Butt of :Marion, Canaday, Carither". Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dnrt, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, }.,rnser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, (}resham, Hawes, Htlwkes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, ,Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, .Jones of Miller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, J,ewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lolley. Lott, J,ovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, ::VlcCants, ~IcCook, McLendon, ::vlcWhortt>r, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Myers, Middlebrook~. Miller, Milner, :Montgomery, Moon, Moore. Those absent are Messrs.- Calvin, Hollingsworth, Harrell of Lowildes, Lively, Heath, Maples, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell ot Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Cr>i.wforct, Smith of Dougln~. Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Torrell, Thomas, Tlnash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry. Veazey, Walker, Ward, W atkim of Colquitt, vVatkin~ of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of :Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, vVomnck, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Teasley, Thayer, 230 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Mr. Clay asked and obtained the consent of the House to withdraw the following bill, to-wit : By Mr. Clay- A bill to amend an. act providing for the working of public roads, so far as said act applies to the county of Cobb~ On further motion of Mr. Clay, the rules were suspended and the bill, by a two-thirds vote-yeas l09, nays 0-was read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. Mr. Bartlett, chairman of the Committee on Local and Special Bills, submitted the follo:wing report, to-wit: Mr. Speal~er: The Committee on Local and Special Bills haYe had under consideration the following bills, which they report to the House as riot being capable of consoliQ.ation with any other bill or bills for a first reading, or reference to appropriate committees, to-wit: .A. bill to repeal the County Court of Monroe county. .A. bill to create a comity Court for the county of Douglas. A. bill to authorize the town of. _'Palmetto to organize a public school system. A. bill to amen4 the several acts incorporating the town of Palmetto in"Campbeil and Coweta counties, and for other purposes. .A. bill to incorporate the Macon City and Suburban Street Railroad Company. .A. bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, RO as to regulate the salary ofthe Judge of the City Court. Respectfully submitted. C. L. BARTLETT, Chairman. Mr. Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report : THunsnAY, NovEMBER 20, 1884. 231 JJ:fr. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the following bill, which they recommend do pass, towit: A bill to submit to the qua1ified voters of the county of Bartow the question of the sale of intoxicating, a~coholic, spirituous, or malt liquors in said county, etc. The Committee find that the legal proofs of publication of said bill to be correct. Respectfully submitted, C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. Mr. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report : Jlfr. Speaker: The Committee on Railroads lui.ve had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to return to the House with a recommendation that three hundi:ed copies be printed for the use of the House, and that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit : . A bill to be entitled an act to require Railroad Companies of this State to return their property for taxation by counties in this State, and for other purposes. Also, the following bill which they recommend do not pass, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to prevent the changing of schedules on passenger trains without first giving notice of such change. Respectfully submitted, CAnTER TATE, Chahman. Mr. Hanism~, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to-wit: J1Ir. Speal"er: The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under 232 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommei1dation that they do pass, to-wit : .A bill tohe entitled an act to amend the 3d section of the act to provide for the Solicitor of the County Court of Oconee county, and to provide compensation for the same, said act approved December 5th, 1882. .Also, a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of .Alpharetta, in the county of Milton, to appoint commissioners and other officers for said town, to define their powers and duties, and for other purposes. .Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act to alter and amend the road laws of this State so far as the same relates to the counties of Houston and Monroe, approved February 26, 1877, and also an act amendatory thereof, approved September 15, 1883. .Also, the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit: .A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act, to fix the compensation of Tax Collector, Tax Receiv.er and Treasurer, of Houston county, and provide extra compensation of officers, approved March 2, 1875, so far as the same relates to the office of Treasurer. Respectfully submitted. 1VrLLIAlii HARRISON, Chairman. Mr. Everett, Chairman of the Committee on .Agriculture, submitted the following report, to-wit: il[r. Speaker: The Committee on .flgricnlture have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report. back to the House with a recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit: .A bill to be entitled an act to require railroad companies to erect and maintain fences, etc., along their roads. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1884. 23::! . . A.lso, the following bill which they instruct me to return, with the recommendation it be referred to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: A. bill to better enable parents to control their minor children. Respectfully submitted, R. W. EvERETT, Chairman. Mr. Harris, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submits the following report: lJfr. Speaker : The Committee on Finance have had under consideration . the following bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit: A. bill to be entitled an act to establish a Technological school as a branch of the State University, to appropriate money for the same, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitt~d, N. E. HARRIS, Chairman. . The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Harris,- the Secretary thereof: J1fr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the following resolution of the House, to-wit: A. resolution providing for the appointment of a committee for the examinati.on and acceptance of the portrait of ex-Governor C. J. Jenkins, and has appointed, on the part of the Senate, Mr. Davidson, of the 18th District. Mr. Russell, of Clark, asked and received the consent of the House to withdraw the following bill from the Committee on the General Judiciary, and re9ommit the same to the Committce'on Roads and Bridges, to-wit: 234 JOlJRNAL OF THE HousE... A bill to. repeal an act to regulate the building or repair of bridges over .water courses, separating one or. more counties. On motion of Mr. Harrell, of Webster, the rules were suspended and the following bills was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee oil Railroads, to-wit: By Mr. Harrell, of vVebsterA bill to amend section 1689 (N. N.) of the Code of 1882. On motion of Mr. Fite, the rules were suspended and the follo,ving bill was taken up for a third reading, to-wit : By Mr. FiteA bill to submit to the qualified voters of Bartow coimty the question o.f .the sale of intoxicating liquors in said county. Mr. Fite offered an amendment to the bill, which was agreed to, and then the bill passed as am'ended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas liS, nays 0, and was ordered transmitted at once to the Senate. On motion of Mr. Tate, 300 copies of the following bill were ordered printed, and the bill recommitted to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit : _ A bill to require railroad companies of this State to return their property for taxation by counties. The u~finished order being the call of counties for the introduction of ne'\v matter, the (:all was resumed and the following bills we~e introduced, read by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, towit: By Mr. Thrash- A bill to regulate the sale of spirituous and 1palt liquors in the county of Meriwether. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1884. 235 By 1\fr. LofleyA bfll to prohibit the sale of intoxicati~g liquors within four miles of Pine Level. Church, in the county of Macon. By 1\fr. Gill- A bill to require the legal voters of Lee county to regis- ter and obtain a certificate of registration before voting, and for other purposes. By Mr. CashA bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grov~. in the county of Jackson. By Mr. Niblack- A bill to incorporate the 1\-~ethodist church, in Jug Tav- ern, situate in the counties of Jackson, walton and Gwin- nett. By Mr. HightowerA bill to alter and amend an act to incorporate the town of Dublin, in the county of Laurens. By Mr. DavenportA bill to submit to the legal voters of the county of Haralson . the question of the sale of intoxicating liqum:s. By 1\fr. Kytle- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarksv:ille, in the county of Habersham. By 1\fr. Butt, of HallA bill to prevent the running at large of live stock in the county of Hall. By 1\fr. Ellis- A bill to aniend an act to establish a new charter for the city of Atlanta. Also, a bill to permit the City Court of Atlanta ~o try civil cases at the March and September ternis of saidcourt. Also, a bill to prohibit the J~1dge of the City Court of Atlanta from practicing law. Also, a hili to prohibit the city of Atlanta from letting out public works to be performed by convict labor. Also, a bill to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city of At.lanta, approved February 28th, 1874. 236 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By- Mr. AbbottA bill to amena an act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta. Also, a bill to amend an act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874.. By Mr. Johnson,-of Floyd- A bill to regulate the elections in the county of Floyd, upon the question of fence or no fence. By Mr. "\Valker- A bill to amend the road laws of this State so far as the same relates to the county of Floyd. .Also, a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to levy a tax on all dogs in the county of Floyd. .Also, a bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Floyd the question of the sale of spirituous and other intoxicating liquors. Also, a bill to amend section 1455 of the Code, so f:'tr as said section relates to the co~mty of Floyd. The foliowing local bill was introduced, and by a twothirds vote-yeas 99, nays 0-was read the first time and . ref~rred to the Co~mittee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. GillA bill to amend an act creating a board of commission- ers of roads and public buildings, and public property and finance for the county of Lee. The foliowing local bill was introduced, and by a two~ thirds vote-yeas 99, nay::; 0-the rules were suspended and it was placed onits first reading, and referred to the Committee .on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Lofl.ey...:..... A bill to amend an act providing for the disposition ot fines and forfeitures, arising in the County Court of Sumter county, so as to make the same apply to the County Court of the county of Macon; TnuRSDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1884. 237 The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Berner- A hill to establish mi Inebriate Asylum in this State. By.Mr. Boyd- , A bili.to appropriate money for the North Georgia Ag- ricultural Colleg~. By Mr. Comer- A hill for the 'relief of Wilkinson county. By Mr. Terrell- . A bill to amend an act entitled an act, to carry into effect the last clause of paragraph 1, section 1, of article 7 of the Constitution of 1877. By Mr. Ellis- A bill to amend section 7196 of the Code, relating to the salary of the Secretary of the Railroad Commission. By Mr. Turner, of Floyd- A bill for the relief of J. W. H. Underwood, of the county of Floyd. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, Chairman of the General Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report: Jfr. Speaker : The General Committee on the Judiciary have had under consideration the following hill, which they recommend do pass, by substitute, to-wit: A bill to amend an act to regulate the service of tales jurors in the Superior Courts. Also, the following bills; which they recommend do pass: A bill to amend section 1936 of the Code of 1882. Also, a bill to change the times of holding the terms of the Superior Court in the county of Taylor. . Also, the followi~g bills, which they recommend do not pass, to-wit: A bill to amend section 2571 of the Code. 238 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. , Also, a bill to amend section 3947 of the Code of 1882. Also, rec'ommend that the introducer of the following bill be allowed to withdraw the same : A bill to repeal section 1278 of the Code of 1882. Also, recom.mend that the .following be ieferred .to the Special Committee on the Judiciary : A bill to provide for one panel of grand jurors fo~. each. term of Sumter Superior Court. . Respectfully submitted, W. A. TuRNER, Chairman. Minot;ity report of the. General Judiciary. Committee on House bill No. 34, to-wit: Jl.fr~ Speal"er : The undersigned members of the Committee on the J u- diciary for the considmation of general bills being unable to concur in the conclusions and recommendations of a ma- jority of the committee, submit the following minority re- port on House bill No. 34, being- A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 2571 of the Code, so as to render the products of rented lands liable to the payment of the rm~t and supplies furnished by land- lords in preference. to the provision set apart for the sup- port of the family. we, the undersigned ~embers of the committee, are of the opinion that the law of the State, as embodied ih sec. tion 2571 of the Code, frequently works hardships and in- justice up~;m landlords in allowing families of deceased tenants to have the products of rented land. set apart as a years support before the rent of land and 'the supplies furnished and used in making the crop are paid for, and that tenants are also injuriously affected in renting lands by reason of the uncertainty of payment to the landlord of the rent and supplies advanced, growing out of the law as it THURSDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1884. 239 now stands. pass. vVe, 'therefore, recommend .that the bill do w. F. JENKINS, c. L. BAR'.rLETT, J. W. LINDSEY, J A~fES K. HINES, w. D. ELLIS, . L. s. HALL, R. O.'LoVETT. The following local bill was introduced, and, by a twotliirds ,;ote-yeas 112, nays 0-read the first time and referred to the Committee on the SpecialJudiciar)', to-wit: By Mr. Studdard~ A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to provide an ad- ditional system of working the public roads, so far as relates to the county of Morgan. Also, the following local bill, which was introduced, and, by a two-thirds vote-yeas 96, nays a,..-:read the first 0 time and referred to the same committee, to-wit: By Mr. Studdard..A bill to appropriate the proceeds of the hire of convicts in Morgan county to the payment of insolvent costs. The following bills were introduced, 1;ead the fi,rst time and committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit:. By Mr. MilnerA bill to define the liabilities of railroad companies for damage or injury done to stock. By Mr. PoolA bill to change the time of holding the fall terms of the Superior Court for the coimty of Gwinnett. By Ivir. Lynch- A bill to allow druggists to sell spirituous liquors for medicinal and mechanical purposes. 240 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. By Mr. EllisA bill to provide compensation for managers and clerks of elections. Also, a bill to provide for the record of judgments ren- dered in Justice Courts, and for other purposes. By Mr. AbbottA bill to amend section 3228 of the Code. Also, a bill to amend section 1770 of the Code. By Mr. PattersonA bill to repeal section 340 (B) of the Co9e of 1882. Also, . a bill to alter and amend the rules of practice in the Superior Courts of this State. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and rtlferred to the Committee on Corporations, to-wit: By Mr. Ellis. A bill to incorporate the Georgia Real Estate and Bank- ' ing Company. By Mr. ThomasA bill to amend the act incorporating the town of 1Nest End, in the county of Fulton. 'By ~Ir. EllisA bill to incorporate the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. The following bills having been reported back by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, with favorable consideration, were read the first time and committed to appropriate committees, to-wit: By Mr. Reagan- A bill to authorize the lYiayor and _Council of McDon- ough to issue bonds for educational purposes... Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary~ . By Mr. Berner- A hill to abolish the County Court of Monroe coun~y. Referred to the same committee. By 1\-fr. Ellis- , A bill to amend an a:ct. entitled an act to milend an act THJJRSDAY, NOVEMBER :20, 1884. .241 granting to R. C. Mitchell & Co. certain privileges in making an abstract of the records of .deeds and mortgages. Referred .to the Committee on General Judiciary. Also, a bill to establish a Court of Common Pleas in the .city of Atlanta. Referred to the Conunittee on the Special Judiciary. By Mr. AbbottA bill to incorporate the Union Street Railroad Company. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. .Also, .a bill to prohibit drunkenness and indecent conduct in 'West View Cemetery, in Fulton.county. Referred to the same committee. Also, a bill to amend an act to incorpo_ra,te #1e A~la,nta Street Railroad Company. Referred to ,the same :committee. By ~Ir. Turner, of Floyd__:_ A bill to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad Com- pany. Referred to the Committee on Railroads. Also, a bill for the relief of washington P. Simpson and Allen W. Ledbetter. Referred to the Committee on Fina~ce. Also, a bill to,incorporate-the Commerc.ial J3aulq)f ;Rom,e. Referred ,to ,the .Committee on ;Banks. The following hill was introduced, read.the first time and referred to .the Committee on Temperanc~, to-wit: By Mr. Lewis, of HancockAtbill to investthe qualified voters of each county in the State .with power to control the issuing of license to sell or barter spirituous or other intoxicating ~liquors. The following bill was introduced, ;read,the first,time ~and referred,to-_the Committee on Agriculture, to-wit: By'l\tir; LivelyA bill-to prevent the barter, sale, exchange or payment of '\vheat, corn, oats or cotton, by tenants, croppers or lail6 242 JoURNAL oF THE HousE. borers, without the written consent of the -owners of the land. whereon such products are raised.. The following bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters, to-wit: By Mr. Reagan- A bill to carry into effect paragraph 3~ section 1, article . 3 of the. Constitution, and for other pu~poses. T.he following resolution was introduced, read and refeiTed . to the Committee on Mines and lVllnin.g, to:-wit : By Mr. Boyd- .. A resolution requesting our Representatives in Congress to urge the establishment of a branch mint for gold coinage at Dahlonega, in the county of Lumpkin." Mr. Robbe, chairman on the part of th~ House, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker : The committee appointed by virtue of the joint resolutio~ instructing them to examine the portrait by Mr. P. P. Carter, and ascertain if the same is worthy of acceptance by the . General Assembly, and if it is so, authorizing and empowering them to accept the same for the State, and make all necessary arrangements for having said portrait hung in the Hall of the House, beg leave to report : That they have examined said portrait; that the same is meritorious.and worthy of acceptance by the General Assembly; and that they have accepted said portrait, and have hung the same in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Respectfully submitted, JOHN 8. DAVIDSON, Chairman on the part of the Senate. C. A. RonnE, N. E. HARRIS, Committee on the part of the House FRIDAY, .NOVEMBER 21, 1884. 243 On motion of Mr. Robbe, the rules were suspended and the report of the Committee was taken up and adopted. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Calvin on account of sickness. Mr. Lamar, of Baldwin, moved to prolong the session one-half hour. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, moved as a substitute for this that the session be extended one hour. Mr. Brown's motio.n did not prevail, and the motion to ext~nd the session one-half hour was voted down. The hour fixed for ac-uournment having arrived, the SrJeaker declared the House adjo'tuned until 10 o'clock, a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Friday, November 21, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to-wit : Those present are Messr&- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Hnckctt, Hull, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardemnn, Harrell of Decatur, Hurrell of \Vebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridgc, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Niblnck, Pnlmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, ' ~ 1. . 244 JouRNAL bF THE I:t61niE. Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, .Butt of Marion. Canaday, Carithers, Cash! Cason, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn,Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, . Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, ,Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .Jones of ::Uiller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulnski; Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hnncock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin, ..Lynch, Mccan:ts, McCook, :McLendon, 1\[cvVhorter, Maples, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, :i\Iiller, 1\Iilncr, :i\Iontgomery, Moon, l\foore, Morgan, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead,. Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, vValker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, watkins of Qilrrier, Webb, Williams, Willis, wnson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, ..Wimberly, Wheeler, vomack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- Beck, Calvin, Chancy, Hurrell of Lowndes, Lott, Hawkes," Thayer. Hollingsworth, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1884. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. On motion of Mr. Abbott, the following bill was taken up, read the third time and by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 113, nays 0, passed, as amended, to-wit: By :Mr. AbbottA bill to amend an act establishing a new charter for the. city of Atlanta. Mr. Abbott moved for a fhrther suspension of the rules, that the bill might he ordered transmitted. at once to tlw Senate, which motioned }m~vailed, an.d the order was made. :Mr. Harris, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submits the fo1Iowing report: Jlr. Speaker: The Committe on Finance have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that it be read the second time and recommitted to the Finance Committee, with the ~uthority to have three hmidred copies printed, towit: A bill to be entitled an act to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and the public ~nstitu tions, to pay the interest and maturing principal of the public debt, and for educational and other purposes. Also, the following bill, which they .instruct me to report hack to the House, with the recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit: - . A bill to be entitled an act to relieve Washington P. Simpson, llowing bill was inttoduced and referred to the Committee on I ,ocal and Special Bills, to-wit : By Mr. WrightA bill to prohibit the sale of or furnishing spirituous liquors in the county of Butts. By ri t'\'o-'thit;ds vote.:....:...cycas 103; nays o---..:the followilig bill WiH:; ihtt~ochl.ced and refei'l'etl to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit: By Mr. lVIaples---:A bill to regulate the time, place and manner of brand- ing sheep and cattle, in the county of l.Vlitchell. By .a two:.:.thirds vote:..:.:..yeits .91; nays 0"--'-the..following bill \vas intt'oduced, ~hl.d by a tWo-"thircls votc-'--yeas 98; nays 0-read the first time and referred to the Conlinittee on Finance, to-wit: Bjr Mr. Spibks---:- A bill for the rcliefof Chas. P. McCalla. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 97, nays 0-the following bill "\Vas introduced and referred ~o the Committee on Local . and Sj>ecial Bills, to-wit : By Mr. GreshamA bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within three miles Of the Methodist Protestant Church at Centerville, in the county of Walton. FRIDAY; NovEMBER 21; 1884. 249 By a two-thirds vote-yeas 100, nays 0-the following hili was ihti'o.duced and.teferred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit: By Mr. GreshamA. bill to amend the acts incorporating the town of Social Circle, in the county of walton. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 99, nays o....:.....the following bill was introduced, and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit: By Mr. Jones, of FayetteA. bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous ancLother intoxi- cating liquors in the county of Fayette. By a two:...thirds vote-yeas 100, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and referred to the Committee on Local arid Special Bills; to-wit: I By Mt;. HeardA bl11 to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Elbert. By a two-thirds vote-y~as 103, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit : By Mr. HeardA bill to repeal an act creating a County Conrt for the county of Elbert, and for other purposes. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 93, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit : By Mr. BoydA. bill. to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within three miles of Siloam Church, or Phillipi Church, iii the county of Lumpkin. By a; two-thirds vote....,.-yeas 90, nays 0-the following bill was introduced and referred to the Committee onLocal and Special Bills, to-wit : 250' JouRNAL oF THE RousE. By Mr. ShurleyA. bill to incorporate the town of Warrenton in the county of Warren. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 97, nays 0-the following bill was introduced and referred to the committee on Local and SpeCial Bills, to-wit: By Mr. FlyntA. bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 99, nays 0-:-the fo1lowing bill was introduced and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit: By Mr. Watkins, of ColquittA. bill to increase the fee for selling liquor in the county of' Colquitt. .The following ~esolution was introduced, read the first time, and refP-rred to the Cori:tmittee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Lamar, of Baldwin- A. resolution authorizing the Governor to draw his war- rant for ($2,000) two thousand dollars in favor of Hori.. Jas. . A. Green, of the county of Baldwin, in part paym~nt for service rendered the State. Mr. Russell, of Clarke, chairman pro tem. of the Com- mittee on Education, submitted the following report.: jJfr. Speaker: The Committee on Education have had under consideration the followitig bill, which they instruct me to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A. bill to be entitled .an act to ~mend an act to authorize the corporation of Sandersville to levy a tax for the pur- pose of establishing and maintaining public. schools in said city, etc. , Also, the following bill,- which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation.that it be re- ferred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: FRIDAY:, NOVEMBER 21, 1884. 251 A bill to be .entitled an act to organize the Normal Depai;tment~of the University of Georgia. Respectfully su})lilitted, R. B. RussELL, of Clarke, Chairman pro. tern. The follO)Ving message was received from the s~nate, .t.hrough Mr. Harris, Secretary ther~of: :frir. Speaker : The Senate has adopted the following reports, to-wit: The reports of the joint committees appointed to examine the portraits of ex-Governors C. J. Jenkins and A. H. Stephens, and report as to their merit. Mr. Harrison, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: .1J'Ir. Speaker: The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills, 'vhich they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to-wit: .A bill to be entitled an act to authoi:ize t.he Mayor and . Council of McDonough to issue bonds for educational pur- poses. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon so as to authorize the lVIayor and Council of the city of Macon to erect a Market House for public purposes on.a portion of any of the streets of said city, or in :their discretion to sell. or convey absolutely or conditionally a portion of any such street for said purpose; to provide for the lease ofsaid market house after its erection, and for its ultimate purchase by said Mayor and Council, and for other purposes.. Respectfully submitted, HARRISON, Chairman. 252 - JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. The unfinished order being the call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr: Harrell, of DecaturA bill to change the time of holding elections for Jus- tices of the Peace and Constables. Also, a bill to change the time of holding elections for county officers. By Mr. Smith, of Crawford- A bill to provide for making parties plaintiff and de- _ fendant in certain cases, and for other purposes. !he following bill \vas introduced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit: By Mr. Lumpkin- A bill to require railway corporations to make speedy payment for live stock killed- by the running of railway trains. Mr. Stewart, cha~rman, asked leave of absence for one . day, from Tuesday next,_ for .the Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, which was-granted. Mr. Bond, chairman of the Committee on the Asylum for the . I nsa n. e,. offered ' the following . resolution, . to-wit: A resolution----' Asking leave of absence for the Committee on the Asylum fo:r the Insane, on Monday next, for two day~, and requesting the apr)ointment of Messrs. Griffith, Moore of Hancock, Myers, Sims and Niblack on the Committee. The resolution was agreed to. The following bill "\vas introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on the Asylum 'for the Insane, to' wit: By Mr. Smith, of CrawfordA bill to establish an Inebriate Asylum in this State, FRIDAY, NovEMBER 21, 1884. 253 The following bill was introduced, read the first tiine and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, to-wit: ' By Mr. Goodwin- A bill to amend section 1553 of the Code, relative to the ins~ection of fertilizers. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to- . wit: By Mr. LumpkinA bill to compensate witnesses for the State m crim:inal causes. Also, a bill to amend section 3046 of the Code of 1882. By Mr. Smith, of DouglasA bill to amend section 2571 of the Code of 1882. ~Ir. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, sub- .mitted the following report : j~.fr. Speaker: The Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bills which they instruct me to report back to the Rouse with the recommendation that they do pass, to...:wit : A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the Rome .Street Railroad Company. Also, a bill to beentitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the Rome and Chattanooga 'Railroad Company, and to grant certain powers and privJleges to the same, .and to authorize said road to consolidate its road 'vith any other road chartered by the States of Georgia and Tennessee. Respectfully submitted. CARTER TATE, Chairman. Mi. Hardson, chairman of the Committee on SiJecial Judiciary, submitted the following 'report: 254 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. jJ-r. Spealcer: The Committee on Special Judiciary have had nuder consideration the following bill, which. they instruct me ~o report back to the House, witl~ the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to repeal an act approved September 28, 1883, to provide an additional system of working public roads in this State, so far as the same relates to the county of Cobb.. Also, the following bill which they report back without recommendation : . .A bill to repeal an act prohibiting owners.of live stock ofall kinds from running at large on the lands of others, in Warren county. Respectfully submitted, HARRISON,- Chairman. On motion of Mr. Russell, of Clarke, the following bill reported back by the .Committee on Education, was taken up and recommitted to .the Committee on F. inance, to-wit : .A bill to organize the Normal Department o.f the University of Georgia. The following bills reported back oy the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were read the first time and referred to appropriate committees, to-wit : A bill to establish a county court in the county of Doug- . las. Referred to the Committee on the Speci~l Judiciary. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the c~ty: of Marietta. Referred to the Committee on. Corporations. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Dupont, in the county of Clinch. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. The following resolution .was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: SATURDAY, NoVEMBER 22, 1884. 255 - By Mr. Harris- .A. resolution to authorize the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies of revenue. The following resolution was introduced, read the first time a~d referred to the Committee on Rules, to-wit: By Mr. Middlebrooks.A. resolution to amend Rule 39 of the House Rules. Leaves. of absence were granted Messrs. Thrash, Tate, Staten, Raybon, Morgan, Beck, Lott, Maples, Chancy, Thayer, Barksdale, Veazey and the Speaker. The hom of 1 o'clock p.m. having arrived, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock, a. m., to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Saturday, November 22, 1884. The House niet pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, the Speaker p1o tempore. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called, aud the following inembers answered to their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, . Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Niblack, Palmour, Parker.. Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, 256 JouRNAL oF THE. HousE. Bond, Hawkes, Boyd, Heath, Brnndt, Herndon, Brantley, Hightower, Brinson, Hines, Brown, Hopson, Butt of Hall. Humphries, Butt of Marion, Jenkins, Canaday, .Johnson of Clinch, Carithers, Johnson of Floycl, Cash, JQhnson of Screven, Cason, _.Jones of Fayette, Chandler, Jones of Miller, Chappell, ,Jones of Troup, Clay, Cleghom, Kytle, -Lamar. of Balclwin, Comer, J.amar of Pulaski, Connell, Langston, Corn, Lewis of Greene, Crenshaw, Lewis-of Hancock, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Dorminy, Lofley, Durclen, Eason, Lott, :Lovett,- Ellis, Everett, Lump1.-in, Lynch, Feagan, Felton, McCants, McCook, Fite, :i\fcLendon, Fitzgerald, Me'Vhorter, Flynt, Ford, Maples, Mason, Franklin, Fraser, Matthews, 1\fattox, Garclncr, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Myers, :1\ridcllebrooks, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, Moore. Morgan, Those absentare :Messrs.- Barksdale, Beck, Calvin, Chancy,. Harrell of Lowndes, Heard, l{eilly, Beynolds, Richardson, Hob be, Russell ot Ulark, Hussell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Do~glas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of ;Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, ward, watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams,. Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Hollingsworth1 _Thrash. SATuRnA:Y; NovEMBER 22, 1884. 257 The Journal of yesterday "viis hiad :and approved. On motion of Mr. Russell, of Harris, the rules were suspended and the following bill 'vas taken up and read the .second time, to-wit: A bill to fix the time of holding the Superior Court for . the county of Harris, and for other purposes. Mr. Bartlett, chairman of the Committee on Local and Special Bills, submitted the following report, to-wit: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Local and Special Bills have had under consideration the following bills, which they report back to the House for a first reading and pr?per reference, the same being incapable of consolidation with any other bill or bills, .to-wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in Henry county. Also, abill to abolish the County Court of .Monroe county. Also, a bill to submit the question of selling intoxicating liquors in the county of Upson. Also, a bill to regidate the sale Of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun. Also, a bill to ;>ubmit to the qualified voters of Gordon county the question whether intoxicating liquors shall be sold therein. Also, a bill to repeal an act to consolidate the offices o.f Sheri:ft and Tax Receiver and Clerk of the SnperiorCourt and Tax Collector of Oconee county. , Also, a bill toalterand amend anact to incorporate the town of Dublin, in the county of Laurens. Approved Sep- tember 23, 1863. Also, a bill to incorporate the Methodist Church, in Jug Tavern, in the comitiesof Jackson, Walton and Gwinnett. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove, in the county of Jackson. 17 258 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE . ..Also, a bill to submit to the legal voters of Harralson .county the question of spirituous liquors, and for other pur- poses. Also, . a bill to prevent the running at large of stock in the county of Hall. Also, a bill to amend the charter of Clarkesville, in the county of Habersham. ..Also, a bill to permit the City Court of Atlanta to try civil cases at its March and September terms. Also, a bill to prohibit the Judge of the City Court of Atlanta from practicing law. Also, a bill to prohibit the City of Atlanta from let.ting out public work to be performed by convict labor. Also, a bill to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city. of Atlanta, approved Feb. 28, 1874, so as tore- peal so much thereof requiring the setting apart of certain funds for a sinking fund. . Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to provide for the veto power in the Mayor of said city. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of' Atlanta, so as to provide that the Marshal shall b~ eligible f-- WARD, J. M. GRESHAM, w. H. SNEAI?, JOSEPH MeWHORTER; The following bills reported back by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were read the first time and re- ferred to appropriate com~ittees, to-wit: . A bill to authorize the town of Palmetto, in the county of Campbell, to organize a public school system independ- - ent of the public school system in this State._ Committed to the Committee on Education. Also,. abill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Palmetto. . Committed to the same Committe~. Also, a bill to incorporate the Macon City and Suburban Stieet Railroad Company; Committed to the Committee on Railroads. Also; a bill tu establish a City Court for the city of Macon. Committed to the Committee on General Judiciary. The following bill was introduced, read the first time, .and referred to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Russell, of ClarkeA bill to equalize the burdens of taxation by providing for the correct assessment of property in this State. I The following' resolutions were offered, read the first time and committed to t~e Cmp.mittee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. FeltonA resolution appropriating ($500) five hundred dollars to procure an oil painting of the late Bishop Geo. F. Pierce. 268: .rouRNA.L. oF THE HousE. Also, a. resolution. appropriating ($500). five hundred dol- oil lars to procure an painting of the late Jesse Mercer. The followiilg re~olution. o:f:fe~ed by Mr. P~rry, was read and agreed to, to-wit : A resolution__:_ Providing for the appointment of a Joint Senate and House Committee, to confer with the Commissioner of Agriculture and the State Chemist, and ascertain from these officers the extent ofthe troubles complained of. and the best plan for remedying the evil in the inspection of commercial fertilizers, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr.. Crenshaw, Messrs. Harrell; of Decatur; and. Mr. Thayer were added to the Committee ori the Asy- lum for the Blind. Leave of absence was granted the Committee on the Asy- lum for the Blind froin ;Nionday afternoon next, for two &~ . . Leaves of absence were granted :Messrs. Hart, Gardner, Dart, Comer, Harrell of Lowndes; Carithers. Mr. Goodwin then moved that the Horise adjourn until Monday next at 2 o'clock p. m. Upon this mo~ion, Mr. Clay called. for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained. Upon calling the roll, the vote was as follows: Those voting i~ the affirmative are Messrs.- Adderton, Andrew, Arnheim, Ba~er, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Brinson, Carithers, Chappell; Flynt, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gresham. Gustin, Hall, Hardeman, Harris, Hightower, :liiiddlebrooks, Moore, Perry, Reagan, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Spinks, Stewart, Studdard, sutton, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1884. 269 Crenshaw, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Fitzgerald, Johnson of Clinch, .Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Lewis of Greene, Lovett, Turner of Coweta, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wright. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Abbott, A vary, Ballard, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chandler, Clay, Cleghorn, Corn, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Ellis, Felton, Fite, Ford, Franklin, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Hackett, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Herndon. Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, ,Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofiey, Lott, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, McLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, Miller, Milner, . Montgomery, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Stevens, Tarver, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wheeler, Womack, Word. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, Barksdale, Beck, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Morgan, Peeples, Raybon, 270 . JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Butt of Marion, Calvin, Chancy, Comer, Connell, Dart, Hart, Hawkes, , Heath, Hollingsworth, Lamar of Pulaski, Moon, Smith of Crawford, ~taten, . .Tate, Thrash, Veazey, Mr. Speaker. Yeas 45. Nays 101. Not voting 27. On motion of Mr. :Middlebrooks, Mr. Alexander was ex- cused for being absent from the House on Nov. 21, the member being sick on that day. Leave was granted by the House and the following bill was taken up and read the second time, to-wit: A bill to. repeal the act providing for working the public roads of the State, so far as the same relates to the county of Cobb. Mr. Bartlett then moved to adjourn until Monday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock. The motion did not prevail. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Harris and Fitzgerald from the Monday morning session. Mr. watkins, of Gilmer, then moved to adjourn until 2 o'clock, p. m., on Monday next. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, moved to amend the motion by fixing the hour of re-assemoling at 10 o'clock, a. m., on Tuesday next. The amendment was lost. . The motion to adjourn until Monday at 2 o'clock, p. m., was then lost. The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker declared the House adjourned un.til Moriday next at 10 o'clock, a. m. MoNDAY,. NovEMBER. 24, 1884. 271. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, :Monday, November 24, 1884. The Ho~se met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. . Prayer was offered by Rev. :Mr. Scott.. The roll was called and the following members answmed to their names, to-wit: Those present are Messrs.- A.bbott, A.dderton, Alexander, Andrew, .:\.rnheim, A.vary, Baker, Ballard, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, lJash, Cason, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Connell, Corn, Crenshnw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardemnn, Hurrell of Decntur, Harrell of Webster, Hart, Hartridge, Heard, Heath, Herndon,Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McLendon, McWhorter, , Maples,. Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagnn, l~eilly, Reynolds, Richardson, . Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, .Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Teasley, Terrell, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner. of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Wnlker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, :watkin~ of Gilmer, :272 Felton, Fite, Flynt, Ford,. Franklin, Fraser, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, Gustin, Jou:RNAL 'dF -THE HouSE. Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller,Milner, Montgom~ry, Moon, Niblack, Palmour, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, wilson of Mcintosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, 1Vord, Wright, Mr. 'Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- Barksdale, Beck, Brandt, Carithers, Chancy, Comer, Dart, Feagan, Fitzgerald, Gardner, Griffith, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Harrison, Hawes, Hawkes, Hollingsworth, Johnson of Floyd, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, McCook, Moore, Morgan, Raybon, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Staten, Sutton, Tate, Thayer. On motion of Mr. Russell, of Harris, the rules 'vere suspended, and 'the following bill was taken up, read the third time, and by a requisite constitutional majority-yeas 107, nays 0-passed, to'-wit: A. bill to fix the time of holding the terms of the Superior Court for the county of Harris. By a two-thirds vote;__yeas 100, nays 0-the rules were suspended and the .following bill was :introduced, and by,a two-thirds vote-'-yeas 98, nays 0---'read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. Herndon-:A bill to. establish a public. road system for the county of Whitfield, -and to maintain the same by taxation. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1884. 273 :Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : Mr: Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment. report as dnly enro~led and ready for the signatures of the f?peaker of the House of Representatives and the President ofthe Senate, the follow~ ing resolutions, to-wit : A resolution to appoint a joint committee to examin,e, with power to accept, the portrait of e~-Q-overnor A. ~ Stephens, painted by 1\'Irs. Gregory. . Also, a resolut~ori to appoint a joint committee to exam- ine, with power to accept, the portrait of ex-Go:vernor Chas. J. Jenkins, painted by P. P. Carter. Also, a resolution a~thorizin_g J~ckson T. Taylo.r to ,make an index of the ~ouse and Senate Journals of the prese1,1,t General Assembly. Respectfully submitted. THos. J. CHAPPELL, Ch3:~rman. Mr. Alexander, chairman of the Committee on Corpor~- tions~ submitted the following report : jlfr. Speaker : The Committee on Corporations .have had und~r consideration the following bills, and, finding that the 'propei notices required by law have been given, of intentio.n .to ~pply for the passage of such bills, recommend that they d? pass, to-wit: House bill No. 15, entitled, "An act to incorpqrate the Georgia Empire Mutual 'Insurance Company." House bill, No. 31, entitled, "An act to amend the char- ter of t_he town of Cochran, in Pulaski, county, in r.el~tion to receiving ,the taxes in said town, and to a~thorize .the a:ppoi:t;1t1nent of Tax Asse:5sors, and for o.ther purposes." Ho1u8se bill, No. 32, entitled, "An act to alter and a.m.end 274 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. section nineteen (19) of the present charter of the town of Cochran, in Pulaski county. House bill No. 57, entitled, "An act to incorporate the tsnvn of Frazier, in the county of Pulaski ; to confer cer- tain powers, and for other. purposes." House bill No. 95, entitled, "An act to consolidate, amend and supercede the acts incorporating the town of Watkins- ville, in the county of Oconee ; to provide for Mayor and Counci!men ; define their duties, and repeal conflicting laws." House bill No.-126, entitled, "An act to authorize the surrender of the charter of the Summerville McAdamized, Graded, or Plank Road Compap.y, and make disposition of the ~orporate assets." House bill No. 127, entitled, ".A.n act to incorporate the town of Gracewood, in Richmond county, and for other purposes." House bill No 143, entitled, "A bill to amend the chartl:)r of the city of Griffin, approved February 15th, 1876, so as to abolish the office of Marshal and create the office of Phief of Police, &c., as amended by the Committee. Respectfully submitted. J. R. ALEXANDER, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following Senate bills to-wit: A bill to amend section 661 of the Code of 1882, by the requisite constitutional majority, yeas 28, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend section 1419 of the Code of 1882, by the requisite constitutional majoritjr, yeas 28, nays 0. The following communication was received from his Ex- cellency the Governor, through Mr. Palmer, his Secretary, to-wit: MoNDAY, NovEMBER 24, 1884. 275 M1:. Speaker: I am directed by his Flxcellency the Governor to deliver to the House ofRepresentatives a communication in writing, with an accompanying document. By leave of the House, the following bill was taken up and read the second time, to-wit: .A bill to change the time ofholding the Superior Courts for the county of Taylor. Mr. Flynt moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of having a local bill read the second time. Mr. Gustin moved to amend this motion, so that all House bills favorably reported, might be read a second time. The amendment was adopted, and then, on a division of the House, the motion as amended was lost. The regular order being th~ call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the call was begun and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. BartlettA bill to alter and amend, the garnishment laws of this State . .Also, a bill to amend section 3533 of the Code. By Mr. GordonA bill to amend section 1593 of the Code. By Mr. HallA bill to prescribe the time of holding the Superior Courts for the Oconee Judicial Circuit. By Mr. Little, of FranklinA bill to authorize the Ordinaries of the several counties to appoint guardians for idiots, lunatics, and insane persons in certain cases. By Mr. ThomasA bill to repeal section 1953 of the Code of 1882. .Also, a bill to amend section 3554 of the Code of 1882. 276 JouRNAL o:F THE HousE. By Mr. Ellis- . A bill to amend section 108 of the Code of 1882. Also, a bill to prescribe when the lien of mortgages shall. take effect or cease. .Also, a bill to amend section 1955 of the Code of .188.2. By Mr. Lewis, of Hancock- . A bill to remunerate owners of property by imposing a fine on defendant in case of his conviction if said defendant be punishable by fine, and for other purposes. 1\tir. Crenshaw, chairman prp te1n. of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker : The .Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following resolution, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the request that it be read the second time, and recommitted to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: A resolutionTo authorize the Governor of the State to qorrow money to supply casual deficiencies in revenue. Respectfully submitted; T. C. CRENSHAw, Chairman pro tem. On motion of Mr. Crenshaw, the rules were suspended and the resolution reported was taken up, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. By a two-thirds vote___;yeas 108, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 98, nays 0-:--read the first time "and committed to the Commit.:. tee on the Special Judiciary, to-,vit : By Mr. Brown, of CarrollA bill to establish a City Court in th~ city of Carrollton. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 98, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 102,- MoNDAY, NovEMBER 24, 1884. 277 nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit : By Mr; Russell, of ClarkA bill providing for an election in the county of Clark on the question of prohibition. .By a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nays 0-the following hill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 98, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. By Mr. Russell, of Clarke~ .A. bill providing for an election in the city of Athens on the establishment of public schools in said _city. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 90, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and committed to the Committee on Local a;nd Special Bills, to-wit : By Mr. Little, of FranklinA bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous or malt liquors within one mile of Shady Grove Church, in the county of Oconee. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 100, nays 0-the following bill was introduced and committed to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-wit: By Mr. Little, of FranklinA bill to repeal an act entitled an act to repeal all laws relating to head lands, so far as the said act applies to the county of Franklin. By leave of the House the following bill was taken up and read the second time, to-wit= A bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, ap- ' . proved February 15, 1876, and for other purposes. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 99, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to-:-wit : 278 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. By Mr.' Kytle- A bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Habersham. The following bills reported from the Committee on Lo- cal and Special Bills, were read the first time and commit- ted to appropriate committ~es,. to-wit : -A bill to repeal an act to levy a tax on all dogs in . the county of Floyd. Committed to the Committee on Agriculture. Also, a bill to submit to the qualified voters of the coun- ty of Floyd the question of prohibition. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. Also, a bill to amend the road laws of the State, so far as same relate to the county of Floyd. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. Also, a bill to repeal an act creating a Boarc~ of Commis- sioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of C9bb; Dooly, Henry and Telfair, so far as the same relates to the county of Cobb. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. Also, a bill to permit the City Court of Atlanta to try civil cases at the March and September term of said court. Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. Also; a bill to prohibit the Judge of the City Court of Atlanta from practicing law. Committed to the same Committee. a Also, a bill to amend an act to establish new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874. Committed to the Committee on Finance. Also, a bill to amend an act .to establish a_new charter for the city of Atlanta. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to amend an act to establish~ new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874. Referred to same Committee. Also, a bill to amend an. act establishing a ne'v charter for the city of Atlanta. Referred to same Committee. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1884. 279 Also, a bill to submit to the quaiified voters of the county of Gordon the question of _prohibition. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the. town of Clarksville. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to submit the question of prohibition to the legal voters of Harralson county. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. The following bills were introduced, read the first time, . and committed to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Felton- A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act to carry into effect the last clause of paragraph 1, section 1, article 7 of the Constitution. - By Mr. Connell- 4 bill for the relief of all Confederate soldiers who_ lost an eye or eyes, or limbs, in the late civil war. By Mr. Thomas- A bill for the relief of F. A. Crawf9.rd. . By Mr. Robbe- A billfor the relief of R. J. Wilson, of the county of Richmond. , The following resolutions were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the <;iommittee on Finance, to-wit: By Mr. Ellis- A resolution appropriating ($500) five hundred dollars for the purchase of an oil portrait of ex-Governor John Milledge. By Mr. Abbott- A resolution authorizing the Governor to sell certain property belonging to the St!J-te. The following bill was intioduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, to-wit: 280 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. By Mr. Bond- A bill for the enforcement of the la\v regulating the practice of medicine and the sale of drugs in this State. The following resolution was introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on Rules, to-wit : By Mr. GustinA resolution to amend No. 38 of the House Rules. The following bill was introduced, read the first time and conimitt~d to the Committee on Education; to-wit: By Mr. Arnheim- A bill to authorize the Trustees of the State University at Athens to accept as a brahch of said Uriive1;sity a College of Agdculture and Mechanic Art.s, to be established at Albany, Ga., and for other purposes. .. The following bills were introduced, read the firsttime, . and referred to the Committee oi.l. Railroads; to-wit: By Mr. Smith, of CrawfordA bill to require all railroad, express and insurance com- panies, or other corporations, created by the Legislature of this or any other State, to designate some person in each county in the State through which said railroad may run, or iri which ~aid express or insurance company or corporation rna}~ do business, upon whom legal proceedings may be served for them, and for other purposes. :Also, a bill to require all foreign corporations, other than rail,road companies and banks, to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court in each county in this State in which they may carry on business, a true copy of the charter, with amendments thereto, imder which they are doing business, and for other purposes. The following bill reported back frm~ the Committee on Local arid Special Bills, was read the first time and committed to the Committee on Agriculture, to-wit: TuESDAY~ NovEMBER 25, 1884. 281 A bill to prevent stock running at large in the county of Hall, and for other purposes. On motion of lVIr. Bond, chairman of the Committee on the Lunatic Asylum, J\f:r. Pool was added to that committee. On motion of Mr. Stewart, chairman of the Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asyluin, Messrs. Matthews and Adderton were added to that committee. Mr. 'J:'homas offered a resolution providing for two daily sessions of tlie House. on and after Thursday next. After debate; lVIr. Herndon moved to table the resolution. Upon this motion Mr. Thomas called for the yeas and nays, which call was not sustained, and the motion to table the resolution then prevailed. Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Public Printing to report on the feasibility of printing two hundred copies of the J ourn~l of the House and of the House calendar daily. The resolution "\vas adopted. On motion of lVIr. Smith, bf Do-uglas, House bill No. 71, relating to the 'vorking of the public roads of the county of Douglas was withdrawn from the Committee on Local and Special Bills. Lel;lves of absence were granted Messrs. Hall, Lewis of G'reen, Langston, Brandt, and Lamar of Pulaski. The hour of 1 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the Speaker declared the House adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. ATLANTA,- GEORGIA, Tuesday, November 25, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called . to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. ~82 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. The roll was called and the following members answer1 to their names; to-wit: Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Gill, Middlebrooks, Alexander, Gordon, Miller, Andrew, Greer; Milner, Arnheim, Gustin, Montgomery, . Baker, Hackett, Parker, Ballard, Hamilton, Patterson, Bartlett, Haralson, Pringle, Berner, Hardeman, Ray, Boyd, Harrell of Lowndes,- Reagan, Brandt, Harrell of Webster, _Reiily, .Brantley, Harris, Reynolds, Brinson, Hart, Richardson, Brown, Hartridge, Robbe, Butt of Hall, Heard, Russell of Clark, Butt of l\Iarion, Herndon, Russell of Harris, Calvin, Hightower, .Smith of Bryan, Canaday, Hines, Smith of Douglas, Carithers, Hopson, Spinks, Cash, Humphries, Stevens, Cason, Jenkins, Studdard, Chandler, Johnson of Clinch, Tarver, Chappell, Johnson.of Floyd, Tate. Clay, ,Johnson of Screven, Teasley, Cleghorn, Jones of Fayette, Thomas, Connell, ,Jones of Troup, Thrush, Corn, Kytle, Turner of Coweta, Crenshaw, Langston, Turner of Floyd, Dennis, Lewis of Hancock, Usry, Durden, Lindsey, Veazey, Eason, Little, Ward, Ellis, Lively. Watkins of Gilmer, Everett, Lofley, Webb, Feagan, Lott, Williams, Felton, Lovett, Willis, Fite, Lumpkin, Wilson of Camden, Fitzgerald, McCook, Wimberly, Flynt, l\IcLendon, Wheeler, Ford, l\Iaples, Wright, Franklin, Mattox, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs..:_ Adderton, A vary, Hawes, Hawkes, Peeples, ~ Perry, TuESDAY, NoVEMBER 25, 1884. 283 Barksdale, Beach, Beck, ~ond, Chancy, Comer, Dart, Davenport, Dorminy, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gresham, Griffith, Hall, Harrell of Decatur, Harrison, Heath, Hollingsworth, Jones of Miller, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, - Lewis of Greene, Lynch, ~reCants, nic1Yhorter, niason, :l\Iatthews, nieyers, nioon, Moore, :l\Iorgan, Niblack, Palmour, Pool, Raybon, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Snead, Staten, Stewart, Sutton, Terrell, Thayer, Walker, Watkins of Colquitt, Wilson of 1\Ic!ntosh, Womack, Word. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Smith, of Douglas, gave notice of a motion to recon- sider. . . Mr. Smith, of Douglas, moved to reconsider so much of the action of the House, yesterday, as related to the with- drawal of House bill No. 71, from the Committee on Local and Special bills, and recommit the bill back to said Com- mittee. The motion prevailed, and the bill was so . recommitted. On motion of Mr. Alexander, chairman, Messrs. Willis and Abbott were added as members to the Committee on Corporations. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, chairman of the General Judi-. ciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker : The General Committee on the Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills wh,ich they recommend do pass by substitute, to-wit: A bill to extend and make "more definite the lien of mechanics and materialmen. Also, a bill to amend section 534 of the Code of 1882. 284 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. Also, the following bills which they recommend do pass as amended, to-wit : A bill to provide for an equitable distribution of fines arising from cases transferred from the Superior to the County Courts. Also, a bill to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court in certain particulars. Also, the following bill which they recommend do not pass, to-wit: A bill to amend section 4148 of the Code of 1882. Resp,ectfully submitted. W. A. TuRNER, Chairman. Mr. Everett, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, submi~ted the following report: .ilfr. Speaker: The Committee on Agriculture have had under consideration the following bill, which they report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, towit: A bill to amend section 1593 of the Code by adding a proviso thereto, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. R. \V. EVERETT, Chairman. . ~ Mr. Middlebrooks, chairman p1o tem. of the Committee ...Qil .. ~peci~l ~ Ji1diciary, sub.mitted the following report: 1Jfr. Speaker.':. _The .Com{hittee ~n the Special Judiciary have had under consideration:the following bills, which they instruct me to report b~cktp t~e ~ouse with the recommendation that they . do . p~ss, a. s: am.e.n.de-~ ~,.to.-wit : A bill to .be eiltitl~~htn act to amend the several acts in- corpo;ating th~, ci~;,. of 9onyers, Ga., so as to confer full ... . . ' ~ ... =. ~- . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1884. 285 power and authority upon the Mayor and City Council of said city to require any person, firm, company or corporation e~gaged in prosecuting or carrying on any trade, business, calling or vocation within the corporate limits of said city, to register their names and business annually. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to establish a City Court in the city of Carrollton, in the county of Carroll, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. L. L. MIDDLEBROOKS, Chairman pro te:m. Mr. Bartlett, chairman of the Committee on Local-and - Special bills, submitted the_ following report : Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Local and Special bills have had 'un..; der .consideration the following bills, which, upon examination, they find incapable of consolidation with any other bill or bills, and which they report to the House for a first reading qnd refdrence to proper committees, to-wit: A bill to amend an act to prescribe the metho.d of grant- ing license to sell liquors in the county of Screven, anc:l in- crease the fee for said license to ten thousand dollars; ap- proved August 11, 1881. Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of alcoholic or spirituous liquors in Butts county. -of Also, a bill to regulate the time, place and manner marking and branding sheep and c;1tt~e in the county of.. Mitchell, arid for other purposes therein named. . - Also, a bill to amend the act incorporating the;~o\vn 'of. - .. Social Circle, in the county of walton. . _ .. -': ....- .Also, a bill to prohibit _and suppress the sale:ir/intoxi- . eating, spirituous or malt liquors within the li~its.-of Fay-: ettecounty. __; ~-:.~- ': _... Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of alco~o~i~:or' spirituous liquors in th~ county of Elbert. :'::_: : . : .;: . - .. _,: . <: ' .: ,: ':. ;-. :: :_-_ . - Also, a bill to repeal the severalact13 oigiinizing -:_a ~Cdt~n:.. ty Court for--the county of Elbert: . ' : :: ... ' ~ ~ ' 0 286 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Warrenton, in the county of Warren. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, so as to authorize the Mayor and Council to establish a sys- tem of public schools. Also, a bill to increase the fee for selling liquor in Col- quit county to one thousand dollars. Also, a bill to alter and amend an act to amend the road laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Chat- tooga, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to repeal an act to regulate and control cer- tain convicts in the county of Bibb, approved February 27, 1877. . ... . "! ' .a .:. .Alsci; .bill, to prevent the running at large in Bibb cf.B.urke, and submit the following report : :The Committee find that there are in the county of Burke f-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to establi~h in this State a Reformatory Prison or House of Correction for juvenile and all female convicts, who may be hereafter sentenced to the penitentiary, to provide for the same, and other purposes. Also, the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it be committed to the Committee on Education, to-wit: A_ bill to be entitled an act to levy from year to year a tax of one-tenth of one per cent. on the property of the State for the support of common schools. Respectfully submitted. N. E. HARRIS, Chairman. By leave of the House, the following bill was introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on Finance, to-wit : By Mr. HerndonA. bill for the relief of James W. woods. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 92, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit: By Mr. Cleghorn-:A. bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Chattooga. On motion of Mr. Cleghorn the rules .were suspended - and the following hill reported hack by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, was taken up, read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, 0~it; .. TuESDAY, NoVEMBER 25,. 1884. . 295 A hill to alter and amend an act entitled an act to amend the road laws of t.is State, so far as relates to the county : of Chattooga, and for other purposes. By leave of the House, the following House bill, report~d back by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, was taken up and recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, to-wit: A bill to incorporate the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. On motion of Mr. Butt, of Marion, the following members, constituting various sub-committees from the Committee on the Penitentiary, were granted leave of absence to visit convict camps, to-wit: Messrs. Hall, Cleghorn, Stewart, Franldin,-Raybon, Butt of Hall, Johnson of Screven, Ballard, Willis, Thrash, Staten, Carithers. On motion of Mr. Flynt, the following bill was taken up, the amendment suggested by the committee agreed to, read the third time, and proofs of proper publication being exhibited, it was passed as amended by the requisite consti"tutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin. The regular unfinished order being the call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the call was resumed. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 92, nays 0-the foll~wing bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 89, nays 0-rcad the first time and committed to the Committee .on Temperance, to-wit: By Mr. TerrellA bill to amend an act regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Gre-enville, so far as to increase the license fee for selling the same. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 89, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 89, nays 0-read the first .time and committed to the Committee -on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: 296 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. By Mr. ChappellA bill to create a City Court for the city of Columbus, and for other purposes. Mr. Thomas offered a privileged i.esolution, which was agreed to, offering the use ?f the Hall of the House of Representatives to the citizens of Georgia and of other States, on next Friday night, for the purpose of receiving Ron. Samuel J. Randall, who will visit the city of Atlanta at that time. The following consolidated bill for House bills Nos. 27, 60, 61, 186, 234, 239 and 265, reported back by the Committee on Local and Special bills, was read the first time and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit: .A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicatii1g liquorswithin three miles of Glade Methodist Church and Glade' Academy, in Oglethorpe county, and for other purposes. The following consolidated bill, for House bills Nos. 71, 79, 98 and 123, reported back by the Committee on I..ocal and Special bills, was read the first time and committed to the Co.mmittee on the Special.Judiciary, to-wit: .A bill to repeal an act entitled an act regulating the working of public roads for the several counties of the State, so far as same relates to the counties of Catoosa, Dodge, Douglas, and Pulaski. The following bills reported back by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, wm;e taken up, read the first time and committed to the appropriate committee; to-wit: A bill to incorporate the Methodist" Church in Jug Tavern. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. .Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of cotton seed in Henry county, between .August 15th and December 15th, of each yea:-. Committed to the Cm;nmitt(!e o.n the Special ,Judiciary. TuESDAY, NovEMBER 25,1884. 2fl7 Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove, in the county of Jackson. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to alter and amend an act incorporating the town of Dublin, in the county of Laurens. Committed to the Committee on the SpecialJudiciary. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors, either by retail or wholesale, in the county of Meriwether, .and for other purposes. Committed to the Committee on _Temperance. a Also, bill to regulate .the time and place of branding sheep and cattle in the county of Mitchell, and for other purposes. Committed to the Committee on Agriculture. Also, abill consolidating certain offices in the county of Oconee. Committed to the Committee on Special Judiciary. Also, a. bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county ot Rabun, and for other purposes. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. _ In accordance with resolutions on these subjects, the Speaker caused to be announced these several committees, . to-wit: On part of the Honse to report on the proper observance of Thanksgiving Day: . Messrs. Brinson, Abbott and Boyd. .To confer with the Commissioner of Agriculture: Messrs. Perry., Gordon and Dennis. The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: . By Mr. HightowerA bill to transfer the co_unty of Laurens from the Oc- mulgee to the Oco~ee Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. 298 JoURNAL oF THE HousE. By Mr. SpinksA bill to repeal so much of paragraph 4, of section 4440 of the Code of 1882, as requires two days' notice to trespassers on lands to remove off the same, and for other purposes. By Mr. Brandt. A bill to increase the salaries of Judges of the Superior Courts in certain circuits. Also, a bill to provide for a time of filing applications . for ne'\v trials, and the time of l1earing the same. The following bill was introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. Middlebrooks~ A bill to declare the dignity of a mortgage lien on grow- ing crops, and for other purposes. The following bill was introduced, .read the first time .and committed to the Committee on the Penitentiary, to-wit : By Mr. TateA bill to perfect the present convict system of this State, and for other purposes. '. Mr. Pringle offered the following privileged resolution, which was read aud agreed to, to-wit : A resolutionThat all notices on the Clerk's desk, and all leaves of ab- sence, shall be read and acted on before this Hoi1se adjourns, either by motion or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Harris, the rules were suspended and thn following bill reported back from the Committee on Finance, with amendments, was taken up, read, with the amend~ents a second time, and recommitted to the same committee, with authority to print, as amended, to-wit: A bill to establish a Reformatory Prison or House of . Correction for female and juvenile convicts. TUESDAY, NOVEUBER 25, 1884. 299 On.motion of Mr. Veazey, House bill No. 48, was taken up and recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture. On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the following message from the Governor 'yas taken up and read, to-wit: .. . EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GA., November 24, 1884. To the Senate and House of Representatives : I herewith transmit the tenth semi-annual report of the . Railroad Commissioners, embracing a statement in deta~l of their action during the past six months, as well as sug- gestions of general interest. The importance of the matters discussed will insure the earnest consideration of the General Assembly. Special attention should be given to the r.ecommendations of the Commissioners for an. increase in the fund for contingent expenses, which seems to be necessary, and for an increase of the salary of the Clerk of the Commission. The . character of the duties performed by this official entitles him to the increase of salary recommended in the report. . There is no reason why the compensation for his services should be less .than that provided for similar services in other departments of the State government. ' HENRY D. McDANIEL. lVI.r. Jones, of Troup, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, authorizing the printing of 300 copies each of the majority and minority committee reports in the matter of the Burke county election case. Leave of absence was then granted Mr. Smith, of Bryan. The hour of 1 o'clock, p. m., having arrived the Speaker declared the.House adjourned until 10 o'clock, a. m., to-. morrow. 300 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. ATLANTA, GEORGIA,. Wednesday, November 26, 188~. The House inet pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to-wit : Those present are Messrs- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett, Berner, Boyd, Brandt, Brinson,. Brown, Butt of Marion. Calvin, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davjlnport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Haralson, Patterson, Hardeman, Peeples, Harrell of Decatur, Pool, Harrell of Lowndes, Pringle, Harrell of Webster, Ray, Harris, Reagan, Hart, Hartridge, . Reilly, Reynolds, Hawes, Richardson, Heath, Robbe, Herndon, Russell of Clark, Hightower, Russell of Harris, Hines, Scott, Hopson, Shurley, Jenkins; Sims, Johnson of Clinch, Smith of Bryan, ,Johnson of Floyd, Smith of Douglas, Johnson of Screven, Snead, Jones of Fayette, Spinks, Jones of Troup, Stevens, Kytle, Stewart, Langston, Studdard, Lewis of Hancock, Tarver, Lindsey, Tate, Little, Teasley, Lively, Terrell, Lolley, Thayer, Lovett, Thomas, Lumpkin, Turner of Coweta, JIIcCants, Turner of Floyd, McCook, Usry, McLendon, Veazey, McWhorter, Ward, :Maples, Watkins of Colquitt, Mason, watkins of Gilmer, WEDNESDA.Y, NovEMBER 26, 1884. 301 Flynt, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hamilton, Matthews, Jl.!attoi, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, :i\Iiluer, Montgomery, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Webb, Williams, Wilson of Camden, wilson of Mcintosli, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- A vary, Ballard, Beach, Beck, Bond, Brantley, Butt of Hall, Carithers, Cleghorn, Comer, Dart, Eason, Ford, Goodwin, . Gresham, Hall, Harrison, Hawkes, Heard,. Hollingsworth, Humphries, Jones of JI.Iiller, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Greene, Lott, Lynch, Moon, Moore, Perry, l{aybon, Smith of Crawford, Staten, Sutton, Thrash, Walker, Willis. By leave of the House, Mr. Adderton was allowed to withdraw House bill, No. 40. On motion of Mr. Clay, the rules were susp~nded and the following bill was taken up, read the third time, and the proper notices of publication being exhibited, it was passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majodty of yeas 100, nays O, to-wit: A bill to repeal an act providing for an additional system of working the public roads of the State, so far as the same relates to the county of Cobb. Mr. Hardeman offered a resolution, that when this House adjourns, it adjourns to meet on Friday next, to-morrow, the 27th inst.. being a day of Thanksgiving. The resolution was adopted. 302 J OURN.A.L OF THE HoUSE. By leave of the House, the following bill was L.'tkeri up, read the first time and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit: A bill to suppress the sale of intoxicating liquors in the . county of :E'ayette, and for other purposes. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 107, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds _vote-yeas 95, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit : By Mr. PeeplesA bill to repeal an act prohibiting seining and fishing in the Con,esauga River. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 95, nays 0-the following ' bill was introduced, ai:td by a two-thirds vote-yeas 96, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Commit-, tee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. PeeplesA bill to prohibit camp hunting in the county of Mur- ray. On motion of Mr. McCants, thb rules were suspended and the following bill was taken up, read the third time, and proper notice of publication being exhibited, it was passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 89, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Courts for the county of Taylor. On motion of Mr. Butt, of Marion, leaves of absence were granted the following members, constituting various sub-committees fiom the Committee on the Penitentiary, to visit convict camps, to-wit : .Messrs. Smith of Crawford, Gustin, Matthews, Moore, Reynolds, Veazey, Franklin, Tarver, Hamilton, Harrell.of Lowndes, and Johnson; of Clinch. WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1884. 303 Mr. Alexander, chairman of the Committee on Corpora- . tions, submitted the following report: ' Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations have had under consideiation the following bills, and finding that the proper notices required by law of the intention to apply for the passage of such bills have been given, recommend as follows, to-wit: That House bill No. 150, entitled an act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down and construct in the streets and lanes of the c~ty of Savannah such sewers and drains as may be necessary, and to assess upon the owners of lots abutting on so much of such. street or lane in which sewers and drains may be laid under this act, the cost of such improvement; and to authorize . the said Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down, build, extend or construct any of the sewers or drains of the said city, either those laid down in pursuance of this act or now existing, to such point or points beyond the corporate limits of said city by means of proper sewers or canals as they may deem best, so as to connect with tide water; and to authorize the tal~ing of private property'foi a right of way for this purpose under restrictions herein containe~, do pass. That House bill No. 212, entitled. an act to incorporate the Guarantee Banking and Safe Deposit Company of Atlanta, Georgia, be reported back to. the House, with the recommendation that it be referred t() the Committee on Banks. That House bill No. 102, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Dupont, in Clinch cou~ty, and for other purposes, do pass by substitute herewith submitted. That House bill, No. 113, entitled an act to prohibit drunkenness and indecent and disorderly conduct in VVest View Cemetery, in Fulton county, and within one-fourth of a mile of the same, to provide pt'nalties therefor, and give the City Court of Atlanta jurisdiction_of such offences, 304 JouRNAL OF TirE HousE. and to empower the guards of said cemetery or other persons appointed by the Trustees thereof, to make arrests, l:ie reported back to the House, with a recommendation that it be referred to the Special Committee on the Judiciary. That House bill, No. ~15, entitled an act to amend mi act, to establish a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, so as to provide that the 1\'Iarshal be eligible for re-election, do. pass. Respectfully submitted. J. R. ALEXANDER, Chairman. Mr. Calvin, chairman of the Committee on Education; submits the following report : :Mr. Speaker : . The Committee on Education have had under considera- tion the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit : A bill to authorize. the town of Palmetto, in Campbell and Coweta counties, to organize a public school system. . Respectfully submitted. MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submits the following report : lYE. Speaker : The Committee on Railroads havP. had under consid~i:a tion the following hili, which they instruct me to report back. to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to require Railroad Companies, when passenger. trains are more than one...:half of one hour behind schedule time, to keep posted at every telegraph station along its line, the tiine such train is behind its time, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. CARTER TATE, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1884. 305 Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: _llfr. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Governor, the following joint resolutions, together with the report~; of the committees appointed under the same, to-wit : A resolution to appoint a joint committee to examine, with power _to accept, the portrait of ex-Governor A. H. Stephens, painted by Mrs. Gregory. Also, a resolution to appoint a joint committee to examine, with power to accept, the portrait of ex-Governor c::as. J. Jenkins, painted by P. P. Carter. Respectfully submitted. THOS. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. Mr. Middlebrooks, chairman pl'o tem., of the Committee on the Special .Tudiciary, submits the following report : Mr. Speaker : The Cm1;1mittee on the Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to provide compensation for election managers and clerks at all general and special elec- tions held in vVashington county. Respectfully submitted. L. L. MIDDLEBROOKS, Chairman, p1o tem. Mr. Fite, chairman P'I"O tem. of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report : 20 . 306- J oi:rnN.AL OF THE HousE. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following bill, which they recommend do pass, to:-"'it': .A. bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the Commer- cialBank of Rome, Georgia. - Respectfully submitted. .A.. '-IV. FITE, Chairman pro tem.. By leave of the House, the following bill was taken up and read the second time, to-wit:. .A. bill to authorize the constnict.ion of such sewers and drains in the city of Savannah as may be necessary for the health of that eity. Mr. Pringle, chairman of the Special Committee to inquire into the feasibility of moving the Speaker's desk to. a more convenient part of the hall. submitted a report : Mr. Calvin moved to recommit the report to the committee, which was agreed to, and the report was recommitted. , Mr.-\Vebb moved for a suspension of the rules to have a local bill read the second time. Mr. Gustin moved to amend, so that all bills pending for ' a second reading shall be taken up in this OI'der. The amendment was agreed to, and then the motion, as amended, prevailed. The following message was received fiom. the Senate ., through ~1:r. Harris, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the following resolution, and asks the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein, to-wit: A resolutionConstituting the Committees on Mines ancl':l\Iining a joint ' WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1884. 307 committee of the General Assembly, with leave to report as such. The Senate has passed the following bill, to-wit: A bill to provide for the discharge . of certain articles paid for rent, from the lien of.any judgment, decree, or other process against the party making such payment, and for other _purposes, by the requisite constitutional majority -yeas 29, nays 0. Also, a resolution of the House of Representatives ap- pointing a Joint Committee of three from the House and two from the Senate to make arrangements for the proper observance of Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27th inst., and has appointed as the Committee from the Senate, Senators Al- len and Sykes. . ' I am directed to transmit the same t~ the House of Rep- resentatives forthwith. Also, the Senate has passed the following bill of the House of Representatives, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 24, nays o, to-wit: A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Bartow, the question of the sale and furnishing of Ultoxi;- cating, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said county, and to prohibit the sale of the same, if a majority of those voting shall so determine, and I am directed to transmit the same to the House forthwith. On motion of lVIr. Ellis, House bill No. 212, was with- . drawn from the Committee on Corporations and recommit- . ted to the Committee on Banks. On motion of Mr. Ballard, House bill No. 157, was with- drawn from the Committee on Education and recommitted to the Committee on Corporations. The order of business being the reading of House bills the second time, the following bills were taken up and read . the second time, to-wit: A bill to amend section 3936 of the Code, in . relation to the drawing of Grand and Petit Juries in certain cases. 308 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Also, a bill to establish a Technological School, and appropriate money for the same. Also,; a bill to require railroad companies of this State to return their property for taxation by counties, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad Company. Also, a bill to provide for an election in Henry county on the question of Prohibition. Also, a bill to incorporate the Commercial Bank of Rome, Georgia. Mr. Brinson, chairman on the part of the House of the Special Joint Committee on Observance of Thanksgiving Day, submitted the following report, to-wit: Mr. Speaker : The joint committee appointed on the part of the Senate and House to report on observance of Thanksgiving Day, beg leave to report as follows : Your committee recommend- 1st. That the House adjourn at 1 o'clock p. m., to-day, until Friday the 28th instant, at 10 o'clock, a. m. 2d. That inasmuch as the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church South, will be in session on Thanks-" giving Day, and the several churches will be open, offering opportunity for members of the House to attend divine services on that day, we recommend that no special service be held in the Hall of the House. Respectfully submitted, J. T. SYKES, J. Y. ALLEN, Committee on part of Senate. w. J. BRINSON, Chairman Committee on part of House. On motion of Mr. Abbott, the report of the committee was adopted. WEDNESD.AY, NovEMBER -26, 188,4. 309 Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enroll- ment, submitted the following report: M1. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Ex,cellency the Governor, the following resolution, to-wit: .A resolutionAuthorizing Jackson T. Taylor to make indexes of the House and Senate Journals. The Committee also report as duly enrolled and signed . by the President of the Senate and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House of R~presentatives, the follow.: ing joint resolution, to-wit: .A resolution- Requesting the Governor to furnish the General .Assem- bly with information as to whether any of the lessees are' . now in arrears with the State on account of failure to pay the amount of money required by law for escaped convicts, &c. . Respectfully submitted. CHAPPELL, Chairman. The order was resumed and the following bills were read the second time, to-wit: .A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of McDonough to issue bonds for educational purposes. _, . ' House bill No. 14, which came up in its order for a sec- ond reading, with an unfavorable report, w~s, by leave of the House, wit~drawn. . The following bill was read a second time, to-wit : .A bill tc;> amend an act to regulate the service of Tales , Jurors in the Superior Court of this State. Mr. Harris, chairman of the Committee o:p. Finance, sub- mits the following report:. . - 310 JoURNAL o.F THE HousE. Mr. Speake1 : The Committee on Finance haYe had under consideration the following resolution, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended, to-wit: A resolutionTo authorize the Governor of the State to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies of revenue. Also, the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to provide for the disposition of fines and forfeitures arising in the County Court of Macon county. Also; the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit : A bill to prescribe compensation of Justices of the Peace for making lists of taxpayers in their respective districts. Respectfully submitted. N. E. HARRIS, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Harris, bill No. 187, providing for the disposition of fines and forfeitures arising in the County Court of Macon county, was recommitted to the Committee on Finimce. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, chairman of the General Judi. ciary Committee, submits the follow~ng report: Mr. Speaker : The Committee. on the General J ndiciary lun'c had under consideration the following hills, which they recommend do pass, to-wit: A hill to change the time of holding the Supel'ior Courts of the county of Paulding, to provide for two weeks term. Also, a bill to amend section 612 of the Code of 1882, and to add an a~ditional section to the road laws. \VEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1884. 311 Also, the following bill which they recommend do pass by substitute, to-wit: A bill to amend paragraph 15, section ,7, article 3 of the '' Constitution. Also,.the following bill, which they recommend do pass as amended, to-wit: A bill to fix the salary of the Sheriff of the S"!lpreme Court. Also, the following bill, which they recommend that the introdueer be allowed to withdraw, to-wit: A bill to amend the Constitution in reference to the in- troduction and passage of local and special bills. Respectfully submitted. . W. A. TuRNER, Chairm.an. Mr. Pringle~ chairman of the Temperance Committee, submits the following report : Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the following bill which they recommend do pass, to-:wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within two and one-half miles of New Fork Church, in Madison county. Thelegal proofs of the publication of the. foregoing bill have been examined and found correct. The Committee have had under consideration also the following bill which they recommend be read the second time, and recommitted to this Committee, to-wit: A bill to submit to the voters of Athens and the county of Clarke the question of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors. Respectfully stibmitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. The follomng''resolution'' 'vas~ read th1e secon& time,. to'-' wit: A resolution- . J.:. ._; . : .. . ' . .; :: ''. . .... . To relieve the securities of the Tax Collector of the-coun- ty ofPolk. On motion of Mr. H~rris, House bill, N6. .46,: re1)orted from the -Committee on Financei was recommitted to the Committei~' ori Education': . On motion of Mr. Brandt, the order of bt{siness was sris- aiia pendJd the House' returned to th~ regular order; which was the unfinished call' of-' coiinW~s for 'the introdtictiori of: new.. matter.. . . ._ The following bills '~ere introduce~l,. read the first time; and committed to the Committee on Finance; to-wit: By M1;: Bran'dt2- A bill for tQ~ relief of Fee Wils'on, of the county of Rich- moria: .. . By Mr. Robbe- A bill to authorize the Governor to subscribe in behalf of the State for five hundred copies of the History ofGeorgia;by ch~s. J. Jones, Jr., and.for other purposes. By Mr: Add~~ton.:_ A bill to authorize the issue of bonds of the State of Georgia t6'th~ amount of three'' million fi're hundied thousand doll!ir; arid foi otlier purposes. By Mr. McLendon- . A 1bill to compensate superinte11dents and clerks of elec-tions, heid iii: this State. e ,vas Th7 fdiic)"'iri.g hill iJ.l:hodi1ced; ~ead the fit;st"time and comiri.itt~dto'the CoiiiiiiitteeonAgriculture, to.:.,Ht: By Mr. Brandtr.A bill to amend section.' 5; of an act entitled an act, to CD"" courage the p'r.opagatiol1 offish 'in the waters ofthe State of Georgia. The following resolution was introduced,: read 1the first' time and c01nmitted to the Comlni_ttee on Finance, to-wit ; WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER :26;' 1884. 313 . By Mr; Clay- A resolution to amend section 809 of the code of 1882.., The following bills reported back by the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were read the first tinie and referred to appropriate committees, to-wit.: A bill-to amend an act prescribing the method of grant- ing Jicense to sep spirituous liquors in the county of. Screv- en, and for other purposes. . Committed to the Committee on Temperance. Als~, a bill to amend the charter of t~1e city of Griffin. Committed to the Committee on Education.' Also; a billrto amend the charterof the city .of Griffin, so as to regulate the salary of the City-Judge. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on the Ge~eral Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. Brandt-,. A bill to encourage good behavior and allegience of per- sons ~erving time in chain gang.. Also, a bill to amend sections 1953 (D) and 1953 (E) of the Code. By J\fr. Robbe- A bill to repeal section 1952 -of the Code of 1882. Also, a bill to amend the various acts of the State of Georgia relative to public schools. By -Mr. Calvin- A bill to forbid marriages between persons of Mongalian. descent -aud persons .of the: white. race.. By Mr. Mattox- . A bill to amend section 4372 of the Code of 1882. By lVIr. Alexander- A bill to regulate the practice in the Superior Courts of this State.in cases appealed from the Justice Courts. By a- two-thirds vote-yeas 96, nays 0-the following hill was-introduced and, by. a two-thirds vote-yeaslOO, nays 0 314 JoURNAL OF THE.HOUSE. -read the first time and committed to th' e Committee oli Banks, to-wit: By lVIr. Cleghorn_:_ .A. bill to incorporate the Hiles Banking Company of Summerville, Ga. ~y a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds. vote-yeas 97, nays 0 -read the first time and committed to the Committee on Corporations, to-wit : By lVIr. lVIcLendon.A. bill to amend the acts incorporating the city of Thomasville. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds '"ote-yeas 92, nays o.:_read the first time mid committed to the Commit-:tee on Corporations, to-wit: By lVIr.lVIcLendon.A. bill to amend section 21 of an act incorporating the town of Thomasville. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 96, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds votted at tl{ose polls. There is no proof that any of the sitting n:i.embe~s weie present at the election in either of those districts, or that they personally, or. in any other way, participated in, or voted at the election held in either of the wrong places. How then can they be estopped ? But the fact that both sides, or that both factions, or that .two political parties, participated in an election, does not work an estoppel, and thereby prevent opposing candidates from contesting the election on the ground of informaJities in the manner in which it was held. I f this was good doctrine, there never would be another contested election case. Participation in the election by opposing political parties and by opposing candidates is the one condition which is . precedent to a contest. If a party does not participate in an election he cannot contest sud1 election. To hold, then, that such participation estops a candidate from denying the. legality of the election, would put an end forever to contested election cases. So we a1:e clearly of the opinion, that the returns from the 69th and 71st districts should be rejected and not counted ; and in order to carry out the views of this minority of the committee on this point, we ask the passage in lieu of so much of the report of the majority of the committee as holds that the returns from these two districts should be counted, of the following resolution : Resolved, That the returns from the 69th and 71st dis21 322 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. tricts of Burke county should not be counted, in ascertaining who .was elected members of this body from that county, at the election held for that purpose on the first Wednesday in October. last; because the election in those . two districts was not held at the places required by law. All of which is respectfully submitted. \V .. F. JENKINS, JAMES K. HINES, JNo. C. F. McCooK, W:r.r. H. RICHARDSON, JOHN P. WEBB. Mr. Fite, from the Committee on Privil~ges .and Elec- tions, submitted the following report; to-wit .: Mr. Speaker: The undersigned~ members of the Committee on Privi.:. leges and Elections, to which committee was referred the contested election case from the county of Burke; desire to submit' the following minority report, to-w~t: I \Ve concur with the majority that the three precincts rejected by the Consolidating Board should have been counted, thus making the true returns from the entire county as follows': Perkins, Cox, Brinson, Lovett, . Lively, Heath, .. 1,555 . 1,509 . 1,500 . 1,441 . 1,433 . 1,415 It thus appears, both from the majority and. minority reports, that if the contestants had not been illegally deprived of the votes to which they were entitled they would have been elected on the face of the returns mid would have been holding their seats in this House from the opening of the session to the present time. The question then arises, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER' 28,. 1884: 323 have the contestees proved: sufficient illegal votes cast for the contestants to reverse the. majority that should have been given on a proper return of the votes? Upon thisquestion. we cannot concur with the majority report, but submit: 1st. That as to the charge of illegat votes on the ground o:t': non -resiuence in tl;e county, there is no pretence of any evidence to show that there were enough. of such votes to change the majority in favor of contestants-there being not more than twenty of such votes cast, and contestants claiming that the evidence does not show more than five. 2d. That as to the charge of illlegal votes on the ground of non-payment of :taxes, the record shows that the sole and only evidence of such illegality relied upon by the contestees is onetaxji.fa. against each voter, some of said fi;fas. dated ~s far back as 1878, and others as late as 1883. These fl. fas. were not supported by any other evidence from the officer having them in charge, or the Tax Collector of the county, or the Chairman, or any member of the Board of County Commissioners in whose custody they were placed by law; nor does it appearthat such a taxji.ja .was against the particular man whose vote was in question, or that it had not been paid, or that the voter was not over the age making him liable for poll-tax. On the contrary, the evidence showed that it was not the custom of the tax collector to surrender to a delinquent tax- payer his old fl. fa. when he came to pay up his back taxes; but merely to give hinLa receipt for his taxes; leaving the fl. fa. outstanding open and against such tax-payer, when he had in fact paid all his taxes; and several: of such receipts were in evidence before the Committee. It furthe1' appeared by the admission of one of the contestees before the Committee that many and possibly all of the men chargedas illegal voters were challengedat the polls, and had sworn that they had paid all their taxes and were qua.lified to vote unuet. the Constitution of the State. ~Wherefore, .we submit that any bare presumption ..which might arise that a tax fl. fa.. outstanding against a voteriS 324 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. evidence that such voter was an illegal voter, is rebutted and overcome by the custom as shown of leaving the fi.fa. open and merely giving to the voter a receipt for his taxes, and especially when this custom is strengthened by the positive oath of the voter that he had paid all his taxes. We. cannot think it fair or right to presume that because voter had a tax fi. fa. issued against him some time in the past, he still continues a defaulter, in the face of his oath .. that he has paid all his taxes and in the face of the admission of the Tax Collector that the fi. fa.s. are retained and kept open after a man has paid his taxes. Upon this subject our law expressly decla~es that all votes "are considered legal not proven to be illegal." . Code, section 1332. Moreover, it is a fundamental principle of con- Rtitutional law that no man shall be presumed to be guilty of a crime. To hold upon such evidence as is set out in this record, that these men in Burke county are guilty of the crime of voting illegally, would be contrary to all rules of law and right. 3d. We further submit that if there were sufficient evidence of illegal votes, it cannot be received to bind tlte contestants, Peridns and Brinson, as the record shows that the notices given by contestees were not served on them personally, but were left at their residences during their tern-: porary absence, and that such notices did not come to their knowledge until after the time required by law-nor is there any evidence whatever to give color to any suspicion that these gentlemen were absentpurposely from home. The Code, section 1329, expressly declares that the contestees shall give contestants fivn days' notice in writing of the time and place where they intended to take testimony, and the names of their witnesses, if any. The Supreme Court, in the case of Dykes vs. McClung, decided at the present term, held that there must be personal service in all cases, except where the law expressly provides for service by leaving the paper at the residence. So that, inasmuch as Cox was served personally and may be bound, yet Perkins and Brinson cannot be bound by pro- FRIDAY, NovEMBER 28, 1884. 325 ceedings to which they were not legal parties, and these two of the contestants at least, are clearly entitled to their seats. We are further of the opinion that too liberal a construction should not be given the law in favor of contestees as regards notice and proof of illegal votes, because_ the con.testants, though entitled to their seats upon the returns as they should have been made, have had no opportunity to introduce any evidence of illegal votes that were cast for their opponents, or to show that the votes claimed by contestees to be illegal are in fact legal, they being barred by the statutory limitation of thirty days. wherefore, we submit the following resolution as a substitute for the resolution reported by a majority of the committee: Resolved, That at an election held in the county of Burke on the first day of October, 1884, for Representative in the General Assembly of Georgia, E. A. Perkins, F. L. Brinson, and r_r. B. Cox received the highest number of legal votes, and that they are entitled to seats in the House of Repre- sentatives. Respectfully submitted. A. w. FITE, J. E. DART, L.A. HALL, JOHN p ALMOUR. I concur in the above report in Ro far as I .do not believe that the mere introduction of a taxfi.fa. without further proof, sufficient to prove a vote illegal. L. L. MIDDLEBROOKS. I concur in the above recommendation because I do not believe that the voters whose votes were rejected were sufficiently identified- with those who had failed to pay tax; and, , further, because I do not consider that in a case of this kind the mere existence of a tax ft..fa.; with an entry of " no property," is such conclusive evidence as shouldbe required to authorize a voter to be deprived of his suffrage. All pre- 326 .JouRNAL OF THE HousE. sumptions be~ng in favor of the legality of the vote cast, the evidence for that .purpose should be absolutely conclusive, such as .would require :the conviction of the party were he on trial for illegal voting. . .G. W. GusTIN. Mr. 'Harrison, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: jJ:fr. Spealcer: The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bill which they have instructed me to report back, with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit: A bill to abolish the County Court of Monroe county. Respectfully submitted. ' HARRISO~, Cluiirmnn. On: motion of Mr.. Gord!;m, the rules .were suspended and the following bill was :taken up, read the third time, and proper notices of publications being exhibited, it .was passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yens 122, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to authorize the construction of such sewers and drains in the city of. Savannah as may be necessary for the health of that city. On motion of Mr. Reagan, the rules were suspended, and the following bill was .taken up, rend the third time, and :proper notice of ,publication being e:x:hibited it was passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yens 94, nayes 0, to-wit: A bill to provide for an election in the county of Henry, on the question of abolishing the Board of County Commissioners. On motion of Mr. Reagan, the rules were further suspended, and the following bill was -taken up, :read .the third FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .28; 1884. 327 time, and proper notices of publication being exhibited, it was passed by the requisite constitutiomil majority of yeas 108, nays O, to-wit : , . . A bill to authodze the Mayor and Council of McDonough to issue bonds for educational purposes. By lea\e of the House, Mr. Berner was allowed to with. draw House Bill No. 146. . Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, st1bmitted the following report: j}.fr. Spealcer : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate the following act, to-wit : An act to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Bartow the question of the sale and furnishing of intoxicating, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said county, and to prohibit the same from being sold or furnished after said election, if a majority of those voting shall so determine, provide penalties for such sale, and for other purposes. Respe.ctfully submitted. THos. J. CAPPELL, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senat~, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: J.lfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following bill of the House, to-wit: A bill to amend an act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved 'February 28, 1874, and the several acts amendatory ther~of, so as to increase the number of Aldermen. from three to five, and to provide for these- . lection of a Mayor p1o tem.,'by the requisite constitutional majorit.y of yeas 33, nays 0. 328 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Mr. Jenkins offered a resolution to mak~ the contested election cases for the county of Burke a special order for Thursday next at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr. Harrison offered as an amendment to the resolution, that three hundred (300) copies of the evidence in these cases be printed for the use of the House, which was voted on by the House and lost. After further debate, Mr. Pri1igle called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the resolution was then adopted. Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, offered a privileged resolution, inviting Hon. Samuel J. Randa:ll and party to seats on the floor of the House during their stay in the city, and providing for the appointment of a committee of three to no- tify Mr. Randall and party of this action of the House. Mr. Felton moved to amend the resolution so as to provide for a recess of fifteen minutes, when :Mr. Randall shall appear, 1hat members may have the opportunityto pay their respects to him. The amendment was accepted. The resolution as amended was then adopted, and the Speaker appointed the following members as a committee for this duty, to-wit: Messrs. Lamar, of Pulaski, Felton and Harrison. Leaves of absence were granted to the following members of theCommittee on the Penitentiary, to visit the several convict camps, to-wit: Messrs. Jones of Fayette, Thomas, Chancy, wilson of. Camden, Frazer, Hackett, Watkins, 1\:IcCant<>, Dart, Jones of Troup, and Turner. Mr. Bartlett, chairman of the Committee on Local and Special Bills, submits the following report:. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Local and Special Bills have had un. der co.nsideration the following hills, to-wit; FRIDAY, NovEMBER 28, 1884. 329 Bill No. 1~2, the same being a bill to require all voters to register in the county of Oglethorpe. Bill No. 190, to require voters to register in the county of Lee, and hill No. 230, to require all voters to register in the county of Baldwin. which bills your committee find can be consolidated, and to that end herewith present a bill consolidating said bills, which we respectfully request may be read the first time and referred to its appropriate committee. The committee has also had under consideration the following bills, which, upon, examination, can not be consolidated, and we report the same to the House for a first reading and proper reference, to-wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of distilled, malt or vinous li..: quors, within one mile of Shady Grove Church, in Oconee county. Also, a bill to repeal an act to repeal all laws relating to Head Rights, so far as they apply to Franklin county, ap- proved December 14, 1859. Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the county of Habersham, subject to a vote of the qualified voters of the county. Respectfully submitted. C. L. BARTLETT, Chairman.. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, chairman of the Committee on the General Judiciary, submits the following report: .1l:fr. Speal;,er : The Co!llmittee on the General Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills, which theyrecom~end do pass, to-wit : A bill to regulate and prescribe the rate of interest in this State. .Also, a bill to amend section 710 of the Code. Also, a bill to amend an act to grant R. C. Mitchell & Co. certain privileges in making an abstract of the records of deeds, 330 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, a bill:to change the time of holding the fall term of the Superior Court of Gwinnett county. .Also, the following bills which they recommend.do not pass, to-wit : A l;>ill to amend section 3696 of the Code. Also, a bill to establish the mode of fixing taxes on prop- erty on which there are liens.. ' .Also, a bill to regulate the sale of cotton in the seed. Also, a bill to amend section 610 of the Code of 1882. Respectfhlly submitted. 'V. A. TuRNER, Chairman. Mr. Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the .following report: Mr. Speaker.: The .Committee on Temperance have had under considmation the following bills, which they recommend do pass as amended, to-wit: A bill to submit to the voters of Madison county, and the town of Danielsville, the question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of .spirituous liquors in the county of Meriwether. Also. a bill .to submit to the voters of Floyd county the questi?n M prohibiting spirituons liquors in said county. The Committee have also had under consideration the following bills, which they. recommend do pass, t~-:wit: A bill to submit to the voters of Harralson county th~ question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors. Also, a bill to amend an act to regulate the sale of S}Jir- ituons liquors in the town of Greenville. The legal proofs as required. of publication in each of the :foregoing bills have been examined and found correct. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1884. 331 1\ir. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submits the following report : lJ:lr. Speaker : The Committee ori. Railroads have had under consideration the following bill, .which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to-wit: .A. bill to be entitled an act to amend section 1689 (N. N.) of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. C~RTER TATE, Chairman. By leave of the House, the following bill was taken up and. read the second time, to-wit : .A. bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon, so as to permit the building of a market house, and for other purposes. By further leave of the House, the following bill wastaken .up and read the second time, to-wit: .A. bill to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874. I On motion of Mr. Hall, of Dodge, the rules were suspended and the following bill was introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. HallA bill to prescribe the rate of interest on money in this State. Mr. .A.lexaridcr, chairman of the Committee on Corpora.tions, submitted the ,following report : JJ:lr. Speal~er : The Committee on Corporations have had under consid- 332 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. eration the following bills, and finding that the proper notices and publications have been made, as required by la>v, recommend as follows : That HousP. bill No. 229, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Sharon, in the county of Teliaferro, to provide for the election of.Commissioners of said town, and for other purposes, do pass. That House bill No. 209, entitled an act-to prohibit the city of Atlanta from letting out public work to be performed by convict labor, do not pass. Respectfully submitted. . . J. R. ALEXANDER, Chairman. Mr. Harris, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: JJ:fr. Speaker : The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the request that the same be read the second time, ordered printed, and recommitted to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: A bill to establish an Inebriate Asylum, to provide for the government of the same, the admissio~ of patients therein, to appropriate money for the same, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. N. E. HARRIS, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Gill, the rules were suspended and the following bills reported back by the Committee on Local and Special bills, were taken up, read the first time and committed to appropriate committees, to-wit: A bill, the same being a consolidated bill for House bills Nos. 122, 190 and 230, to require all voters to .register in FRID.A.Y, NOVEMBER 28, 1884. 333 the counties of Baldwin, Lee and Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. Committed to the Comintttee on the Special Judiciary. Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous or intoxica. ing liquors in the county of Butts. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. .Also, the following bill which was taken up and read the second time, to-wit: A bill to consolidate, amend and supercede the several acts incorporating the town of. Watkinsville, in the county ofOconee. By leave of the House, the following bills reported back from the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were taken up, read the first time and committed to appropriate committees, to-wit:. . . . A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Elbert. Committed to the Committee on Tempe~:ance. Also, a bill to repeal the several acts creating and organizing a County Court for the county of Elbert. . Committed to the Committee on the General ,Judiciary. Mr. Shurley moved for a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up a local bill for the second time. . Mr. Everett offered as a substitute for the motion that immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on to- morrow (Saturday) the House proceed to read bills the sec- ond time favorably reported. The substitute was adopted. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 92, nays 0-the rules. were suspended and. the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 98, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, towit: By Mr. BernerA bill to repeal an aCt creating a county Court for the county ofMonroe. 334 JouRNAL oF THE HousE; By a two-thirds vote-yeas 93, nays 0,-the rules were suspended and the following bill was introduced and,committed to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, towit.: By Mr. Berner- . A bill to amend an act_ entitled an act to consolidate, amend and codify the various acts incorporating the city of Forsyth. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 88, nayes 0-the .rules;were suspended and the following bill was introduced; and by- a two-thirds vote-yeas 94,.nayes 0-read the first time and c_ommitted to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, towit: By J\'Ir. Hackett- A billto alter and amend the road laws of the State so far as they apply to the county of Catoosa, and for. other purposes. Mr. Word, chairman plo tem., from the' Joint Committee on Blind Asylum, submitted-the following. report: Mr. Speaker: The Joint Committee on the part of the House on. the Academy for the Blind, beg leave to sub~it the following report: We visited the, Academy for the Blind .at _Macon. and examined carefully its condition. We first ~xamined the grounds and the work house; then the water supply and heating machinery andappliances; the various apartments of the main building, cooking, dining, sleeping and recitation rooms, . together with the furniture, and the geographical, mathematicaland musical apparatus. We then witnessed an exhibition of the pupils in their literary and musical departments, and also in the. work department. After this we had an interview- "\vith President Williams and the Board of Trustees, and made inquiry into, the FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1884. . 335 affairs of the Institution, the necessities of the same, its financial condition, the several items "of expenditure; the health of the pupils, their progress and the number that would become self-sustaining after the course of study and apprenticeship was ended in the Institution. From this examination we are enabled to report as follo,vs: We find the grounds in tolerable repair but would recom~end that additional shrtibbery be planted and carefully culti- vated so as to give the place .a more cheerful appearance, and that special attention begiven to sweet scented flowers. vVe find the water supply at present defective, bqt this, we were assured, was owing to the unusual dr~ught. The Trustees are fully alive to the importance of an ample supply of pure water and will take proper steps to secure it. \Ve found the heating machinery in good order, amply sufficient, and very economically rnn. The washing, cook.:.. ing, and dining apartments were well furnished and in neat condition. The sleeping apartments were well furnished and quite comfortable. The study and recitation rooms were furnished with proper apparatus and musical instru- ments. One piano -only for the colored department will be necessary to be furnished for the two ensuing years. The number of pti.pils in the white department as-report- ed is sixty-eight. The number of pupils in the colored de- partment .is six. :We join the President in his regret that. the colored de- partment has so few pupils. The exhibition of the pupils was exceedingly entertaining and showed astounding progress and excellent care and training. We were gratified to learn that at least three- fourths of the students, after their course of instruction was ended, would become not on~y self-sustaining but would be able to obtain a good living for themselves; vVe exaniiried into the several items of expenditure and found them reasonable and necessary, and that the finances of the Institution were prudently and economically adm.in"" istered. The noble and generous conduct of Dr. Calhoun. of At- -336 { J0URNAL OF THE HOUSE. .! lrinta,. Ga., in the 'treatment, free of charge, of some of these unfortunate children, and referred to in his Excellency, the Governor's message, to your honorable body, deserves the gratitude of the State and the special commendation of this General A.ssenibly, and ~ve recommend that this annual appropriation of:five hundred dollars be made for the treatment of the several cases that may from time to time arise -in the: Institution, as requested by the President in. his report. \Ve also recommend that an annual appropriation of $12,000 in addition to that already on hand fiom the last appropriation, be made for the next two ye~rs, commencing January 1st, 1885, the amount on hand being sufficient to run the Institution until Januaty next. Finally, your committee would res1Jectfully suggest that the labors of President \Villiams have been and are now invaluable to the State, and that it will be q1,1ite difficult to supply his place, should he be called to rest from his labors in that bright land whe1e every eye shall see.. All-of which is respectfully submitted. J. H .. WORD, Chairman p1'o tem. House Committee. Mr.. Brown, of Carroll, moved that two hundred (200) copies of the reportbe printed for the use of the House; which motion prevailed. Mr. Fite, from the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions, submitted a minority report in the matter of the Burke county contested election case. Mr. Hines moved' to dispense with the reading of. the re- port, which motion did not prevail, and the report was then read, and is as ~ollows, to-wit: Mr. Speaker : 'Ihe undersigned members of the Committee on Privileges-and Elections, to which committee was referred the contested election case from the county of Burke, desire to submit the following ~inority report, to-wit : \Ye concur with the majority that the three precincts reiected by. the Consolidating Board should have been count- FRIDAY, NoyEMBER 28, 1884. "337 ed, thus making the true returns from the entire county as . follows: Perkins, Cox, Brinson, Lovett, Lively, Heath, . 1,555 . 1,509 . 1,500 . 1,441 . 1,433 . 1;415 It tims appears, both ftom the majority and minority reports, that if the contestants had not been illegally deprived of the votes to which they were entitled they would have been elected on the face of the returns and would have been holding their seats in this House from the opening of the session to the present time. The question then arises, have the contestees proved sufficient illegal votes cast for the contestants to reverse the majority that should have been given on a proper return of the votes ? Upon this question \vc cannot concur with the majority report, but submit: 1st. That as to the charge of illegal votes on the ground ot non-tesidence in the county, there is no pretence of any evidence to show that there were enough of such votes to change the majority in favor of contestants-there being not more than twenty of such votes c::..st, and contestants claiming that the evidence does not show more than five. 2d. That as to the charge of illlegal votes on the ground of non-payment of taxes, the record shows that the sole and only evidence of such illegality relied upon by the eontestees is one tax fl. fa. against each voter, some of said fl. fas. dated as far back as 1878, and others as late as 1883. These fl. fits. were not supported by any other evidence from the officer having them in charge, or the Tax Collector of the county, or the Chairman, or any member of, the Board of County Commissioners in whose custody they were placed by law; nor does it appear that such a tax fl. fa. was against the partici.tlaJ' man whose vote was in question, 22 338 JouRNAL OF THE HousE.' or that it had not been paid, or that the voter was not over the age making him liable for poll-tax. On the contrary, the evidence showed that it was not the custom of the tax collector to_ surrendet to a.delinquent taxpayer his olclfl.fa. when he came to pay up his back taxes, but merely to give him a receipt for his taxes, leaving the fl. fa. outstanding open and against such tax-payer, when he had in fact paid all his taxes, and several of s~ch receipts were in evidence before the Committee. It further appeared by the admission of one of the contestees before the Committee that many and possibly all of the men charged as illegal voters were challenged at the polls, and had sworn that they had paid all ~heir taxes and were qualified to vote under the Constitution of the State. wherefore, we submit that any bare presumption which might arise that a tax fl. fa. outs-tanding against a voter is evidence that such voter was an illegal voter, is rebutted and overcome by the custom as shown of leaving the fi.fa. open and merely giving to the voter a receipt for his taxes, and especially when this custom is strengthened by the positive oath of the voter that he had paid all his taxes. \Ve cannot think it fair or right to presume that because voter had a tax fi..fa. issued against him some time in the past, he still continues a defaulter, in the f.we of his oath that he has paid all his taxes and in the fucc of the admission of the Tax Collector that the fl. fa.~. are retained and kept. open after a man has paid his taxes. Upon this subject our law expressly declares that all votes "are considered legal not proven to be illegal." Code, section 1332. l\foreovcr, it is a fundamental principle of conRtitutionallaw that no man shall be presumed to be guilty of a crime. To hold upon such evidence as is set out in this" record, that the,;e men in Burke county are guilty of the crime of voting illegally, would be cont!ary to all rules of law and right. 3d. \Ve further submit tllat if there were sufficient evi- FRIDAY, NovEilmER 28, 1884. 339 de~lCe of illegal votes, it cannot be received to bind tke contestants, Perkins and Brinson, as the record shows that the notices given by contestccs were not served on them personally, but were left at their residences during their temporary absence, and that such notices did not come to their knowledge until after the time required by law-nor is there any evidence whatever to give color to any suspicion that these gentlemen were absent purposely from home. The Code, section 1329, expressly declares that the contestees shall give contestants fivp. days' notice in writing of the time and place where they intended to take testimony, and the names of their witnesses, if any. The Supreme Court, in the case of Dykes vs. McClung, decided at the present term, held that there must be personal service in all cases, except where the law expressly provides for service by leaving the paper at the residence. So that, inasmuch as Cox was served personally and may be bound, yet Perkins and Brinson cannot be bound by proceedings to 'vhich they were not legal parties, and these two of the contestants at least, are clearly entitled to their seats. vVe are further of the opinion that too liberal a construc- tion should not be given the law in favor of contestees as regards notice and proof of illegal votes, because the contestants, though. entitled to their seats upon the returns as they should have been made, have had no. opportunity to introduce any evidence of illegal votes that were cast for their opponents, or to show that. the votes claimed by contcstecs to be illegal arc in fact legal, they being barred by the statutory limitation of thirty days. Wherefore, we submit the following resolution as a substitute for the resolution reported by a majority of the committee :. Resolved, Tluit at an election held in the county of Burke on the first day of October, 1884, for Representative in.the Gen~ral Assembly of Georgia, E. A. Perkins, F. L. Brinson, and T. B. Cox received the highest number of legal votes, 340 . I . ,,, a11d th!lt t,hey are entitled t,o seats in the Hour;:e of Repre- ~e.119.ti.:ve9. l}esp,ectfq~~y subf11itted~ A. vY. FITE, J ..K DART, L.A. HALL, JoHN PALMOUR. I concur in the above report in HO far as I do not believe that th~ nwr.P intr.od~1ction of a tax fl. fa.. wit)10ut further progf, ~u:$cient .t() prove a vot~ illegal. . L. L. :MIDDLEBROOKS. I concur. in the above recommendation because I do not - p ,_._ - q~lieve that the voters whq~.e votes w,eff} rejected were suffi- cf~qtly i(let~tified with thos~ who ~wd failed to pay tax; and, further,, becau~e I do not c,op.s,jqer.that in l:\ case of this ldnd the mere existence of a tax fl. fa., with an entry of '~no property," is such conclusive evidence as should be required to authorize a voter to be deprived of his su:ffmge. All pre- sumptions beillg in favor of the legality of the vote cast, the evidence for that purpose should be absolutely conClusive, such as would require the conviction of the party wet;e he on trial for illegal voting. . G. W. GusTIK. By leave of the House, House bill No. 48 was taken up aQ.!l recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture. .Leaves of absence were granted to the following ~lem bers, ~iz : Messrs. Harrell . of 'Vebster, McCook, Hines, l\Iasoit, Wilson of Camden, womack, :McLendon, Dennis, Lindsey, Usry, Reilly, Scott, Word, Gill, Smith of Crawford, Ste- vens; C~lvin and Shurley. On niotion of Mr. 'Vomack, the House adjourned until 19 o,'clock, a. 1!1, to-morro,v. SATURDAY, NOVElfBER 2~. 1884. ATLANTA, GEORGIA,. Saturday, November 29, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment; and was call~d to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the. Chaplain." The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to-wit: Those present are 1\{essrs.- Abbott, .A.dderton, Aloxunder, A.rnheim, Baker, Bnllnrd, Burksdnle. Bartlett. Bench, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson,Brown, Bntt of Hall, Butt of )[urion, Uannclny, Cnrithers, Gash, Cason, Chappell, Ulny, Cleghorn, comer, Co.nnell, Uorn, Crenshuw, Dnvenport, Dorminy, Durden. Ettson. lWis, E\mett, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Docntur, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette, .Tones of ){iller, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lnmar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, I.ittle, Lively, Lolley, )Iontgomery, )[orgun, Nibluok, Palrnour, Parker, .Patterson, Peoples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Hny, Raybon, Rengan, Heynolds, Riohardsoi1, Hob be, Hussell of Olark, Russell iJf Harris, Sims, Smith of Crnwford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart,. Studdard, Sutton. Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thom!isi Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Veazey, 342 .JOURNAL .OF THE HousE. Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, ~'rnnklin, Fruser, Gnrdner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, :llcUunts, :llcCook, ~[cLendou, }feWhorter, :llattox, ::\[eyers, ::IIiddlebrook:', )filler, )lilncr, \Yalker, wnrd. \Vntkins of Giltner, Webb, Williams, Wimberly, \\rheeler, \Yomnck, \Yord, ..Wright, )[r. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- Andrew, A vary, . Beck, Uulvin, Chancy, Chandler. Dart, Dennis, Gresham, Hamilton, Hurrell of Lowndes, Harrell of \Vebster, Hawkes, ,Johnson of Clinch. .Tones of Troup. Lindsey. Lynch. ;\[aples, ::\[ason, )[atthews. Moon, )[oore, lleilly. .Seott. Shurley, Srnith of Bryan, .Steven8. Tnrver, Turner uf l<'lo~cl, Usry, \Yatkins of U<>lquitt. willis, ..,iVilson of Unmden, vVilson of ::\fclnto~h. The Journal of yesterday was read and approYcropriations made, and in addition thereto a sufficient fund has been paid into the Treasury to cover the loan made as herein authorized and directed, the Governor of the State of Georgia is herewith and hereby directed to apply said fund' to ~he extinguishment of said temporary loan at maturity. .':rhe following message was received from the Senate, through l\Ir. Harris, S~cretary thereof: 348 j ouRNA:L oF THE Hous:E. lYfr. Speaker : The Senate has passed the following bill of the House by the requisite constitutional majority-yeas 29, nays 0to-wit: .A bill to amend the charter of the city of G1;iffin, approved February 15, 1876, so as to abolish the office of :Marshal and create the office of Chief of Police, etc. The Senate ha!' also passed the following bills of the Senate by the requisite constitutional majorities, to-wit: A bill to alter and amend section 4738 of the Code of Georgia .Also, a bill to piovide for the certio1ari of certain cases in the Justices Courts of this State. The order of business being the reading of House bills favorably reported a second time, the following bills were taken up in their order and read the second time, to-wit: .A bill to amend paragraph 15, section 7, article 3, of the Constitution. Also, a bill to repeal an act to provide an ~dditional sys- tem of working public roads in this State.. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the to\vn of Coch- ran, in relation to the receiving of the taxes in said town. Also, a bill to amend sectioh HJ of the present charter of the town of Cochran. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Frazer, in the county of Pulaski. .Also, a bill to amend section J 936 of the Code of 1882. Also, a bill to extend and. make more definite the lien of mechanics and material men. Also, a bill to require passenger trains when running be- hind schedule time to keep post-ed at every telegraph station along their lines. Also, a bill to amend section 3947 of the Code~ ' Also, a bill to amend an act authorizing the town of Shn-' dersville to levy a public school tax. SATUR!)AY, ~O:VEMBER 29., 1884. 34~ Also, a bill to amend section 534 of t.hc Code of 1882. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Alpharetta, in the county of Milton. Also, a bill to amend an act fixing the compensation of Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, and Treasurer of the county of Houston. Also, a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to amend the r.oad laws of this State, so f.'lr as same relate to the counties of Houston and Monroe. 1\.Iso, a bill to amend an act incorporating the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Also. a bill to allow pay for jurors impanelled in cases of inquests. Also, a bill to repeal section 4127 of the Code of 1882. Also, . a bill to provide for an equitable distribution of fines arising from cases tr~nsferred from the Superior Courts to the County Courts. Also, a bill to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court .in certain particulars. Also, a bill to amend an act providing a Solicitor for the Comity Court of the county of Oconee. Also, a bill to prescribe and regulate the rate of interest. in this State. Also, a bill to change the time of holding the Superior Courts of the county of Paulding. Also, a bill to amend section. 612 of the Code of 1882. 'Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Dupont, in the county of Clinch. By unanimous consent of the House, Mr. Pringle was allowed to withdraw House bill, No. 50. By unanimous conse.nt of the House, Mr. Hackett was allowed to withdraw House bill, No. 80. . ilfr. Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitt~d the following report: lrlr. Speaker: The Committee on Temperance have had under consid-:e..r,a.t.io' n~ 350 JouRNAL OF '.rHE HousE. A bill to submit to the qualified voters of Gordon county the question of selling spirituous liquors, etc., which they recommend do pass as amended. The legal proof.'i of publication have been examined and found COlTect. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. Mr. Harrison, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submits the following report: .~.lfl. Speaker : The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following hills, which they instruct me to report hack with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 2571 of the Code of 1882, by subjecting property to payment for pur- chase money thereof, as against a year's support. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to regulate tire sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun, by submitting the same to the voters of said county, to provide a penalty for the violation of the same, and for other purposes. Proofs correct. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to establish a City Court in the city of Columbus for the county of Muscogee, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicito1 thereof~ and for other purposes. Proof correct. Also, a bill to repeal the County Court of :Monroe coupty, and to provide for the transfer of the civil and criminal business pending therein to the Superior Court, and for other purposes. Proof correct. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act entitled ai1 act to provide an additional system- of working public roads in this State, to appoint a Board of Commissioners for the several counties, to define their powers and duties and to authorize the judgn1ent of a commutation tax in lieu of road working, and for other purposes; approved SATURDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1884. 351 September 28, 1883, so far as the same relates to the counties of Catoosa, Dodge, Douglas and Pulaski. . Proofs correct. Also, a bill" to be entitled an act to ab,olish the office of County Commissioners of the county of \Yorth, and for other purposes. Proof correct. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to establish a public road system for the county of \Vhitfield, to provide for the maintaining the same by taxation, and for other purposes. Proof correct. Also, a consolidated bill for House bills 122, 190 and 230. A bill to be entitled an act to require all voters to register;, to provide the manner in which such registration shall be done in the counties of Baldwin, Lee and Ogle- thorpe, and for other purposes. Proof correct. Respectfully submitted. \Vru:. HARRISON, Chairman. l\Ir. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : 1}.fr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, the follow- ing act, to-wit: An act to amend an act, establishing "a DC"; charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several acts amendatory thereof, so as to increase the mim- ber of Aldermen of the city of Atlanta from three to fi.ve, and to provide for the selection of a Mayor p1o tem. Respectfhlly submitted. Tnos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. On motion of :Mr. Harrison, the rules were snSJJended and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and committed to appropriate committees, to-wit : By Mr. HarrisonA bill to place the inmtites of the State Lunatic .A.sylum 352 Jou:RNAL oF THE HousE. u.nder the protection of the laws by securing, to them their postal rights. .Referred to the Committee on Lunatic Asylum. Also, a bill to qdopt the common law of marriage to the customs of modern civilization. Referred to the Committee on- the Gener~l Judiciary. On motion of :Mr. Perry, amended by Mr. Brandt, the 1~ules were suspended and the following bills were intro- duced, read the first time and referred to appropriate coni- mittees,-to-wit: By Mr. PerryA bill making an appropriation to the Trustees of the State University for the usc of the branch colleges, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. Brandt.A bill to transfer the county of Burke from the Augusta to the Middle Judicial Circuit. Referred to the Committee on the General Judiciary. I. . The following minority report fion1 members of the Committee on the Special Judiciary, was. subp1itted by l\fr Hart: jJfr. Speaker.: \Ve, the undersigned members of the Special Judiciary Committee, beg leave to dissent from the favorable report of a majority of said committee on the passage of Honse bill No. 242, this day submitted, and we respectfhlly offer as .a substitute for said report the following recommendation, to-wit : Said bill do not pass. c. ,JNO. HART, w. A. TEASLEY, WM. HARRISON, FRANK FLYNT, GAZAWAY HARTRIDGE, HENRY \Y. PATTEHSON, W. R.. WILLIAMS; .SATURDAY, NOVEl\IBER '29, 1884.' 353 The order of business was resumed, and the following bills were taken up and read the second time, to-wit: A bill to amend section 710 of the Code. Also, a bill to fix the salary of the Sheriff of the Supreme Court. Also, a bill to promote medical science in this State. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, moved for a suspension of the rules to take up House bill No. 289, out of its order, for a second reading. ~:Ir. Smith moved to amend by including House bill No. 351. On a division of the House, no quorum voted, and the Speaker ordered a call of the roll. The roll was called and the following members answe:ed to their names, to-wit : Those present are Messrs- Adderton, Alexander, Avary, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boytl, Bmndt, Brown, Butt of ~Tarion, Canaday, Carithers, Cason, Chappell, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Davenport, Dorminy, Durden, 23 Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hardeman, Harrison, Hart, Hawes, Heath, Her1~tlon, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, ,Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Little, Lolley, Lott, Montgomery, Morgan, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Heugan, Hichardson, Husscll of Clark, Sims, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks,. Staten. Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, 354 JoURNAL OF THE RousE. Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Fite, Flynt, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Greer, Lovett, Lumpkin, "McLendon, ~IcWhorter, Muttox, ~eyer8. ~riddle brooks, )Iiller, Milner, Those absent are Messrs._:_ Thayer, Thomas, Thrasl1, Turner of Coweta, Veuzey, \Yard, "Williams, Wright, :\lr. Speaker. Abbott, Andrew, Arnheim, Ballard. Beck, Brantley, Brinson, Butt of Hall, Cnlvin, Cash, Chancy, .Chandler, Clay, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Dennis, Eason, Felton, Fitzgerald, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gordon, Gresham, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of "\Vebster, Harris, Hartridge, Hawkes, Heard, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth; ,Jolmsmi. of Clinch, .Tones of Troup, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock. Lindsey, Lively, Lynch, ::IIcCants, ::IIcCook, :\faples, Mason, Matthews. Moon, Moore, Niblnck, Hay, Raybon, Reilly, Reynolds, Robbe, Russell of Harris; Scott, Shurley, Smith of Brynn, Smith of Crawford, Stevens, Tarver, Turner of Floyd, Usry, "\Valker,. W atki"ns of Colquitt, watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Willis, Wilson of Camden, "\Vilson of Mcintosh, "Wimberly, \Vheeler, Womack, Word. There being a quorum pre;;ent-On motion, leave of absence was granted the Messenger of the House on account of sickness of his family. Leaves of absence were then granted Messrs. Patterson, Teasley, Veazey, Brinson, Lofley, _Meyers, Middlebrooks, Lovett, Beach, Richardson, Gardner and Baker. On mo"ti9n of Mr: Brandt, the House aqjou_rned untillO o'clock, a. m., on Monday next. MoNDAY, DEcEl\IBER 1, 1884. 355 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Monday, December 1, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Pmyer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called, and the following mernbers answeredto their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Arnheim, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of :;)!arion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers. Cnsh, Cason, Chancy, Chnppell, Clay, Clegl,wrn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of W cbstcr, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hnwes, Hawkes. Heard. Heath, Herndon~ Hightowm', Hines, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, ,Johnsonof Screven, Jones of Miller, .Tones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Montgomery, Moon, .llorgun, ~iblaek, Palmour, Parker. Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, R!1y, Hay bon, Reagnn, Robbe, Russell ot Clark, Hussell of Harris, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, T11rvcr, Tate, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thmsh, Turner of Coweta, Turnci 'of Floyd, 356 JouRNAL' OF .THE HousE. Ellis, 11)verett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgcrnld. l!'lynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lively, Lott, Lumpkin, :llc\Vhorter, )fattox, )Iiddlebrooks, Miller, Millier, Walker, Ward, watkins of GilmOT, Webb, 'Williams, Wimberly, \Vheeler, IV right, ]!r. Speaker. Those absent are Messts.- Andrew, Baker, Beck, Brinson, ()handler, Dennis, Gardner, Gill, Gresham, Hackett, Holling8worth, ,Jones of Fayette, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Lofley, Lovett, Lynch, McCants, McCook, ~IeLend~n, Maples, Mason, Matthews, Myers, )!oore. Patterson, Reilly, Heynolds, Richardson, Scott, Shurley, Teasley, Usry, Veazey, \Vatldns of Colquitt, Willis, Wilsonof Camden, \Vilson of Mcintosh,. \Vomuck, Word. The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved. M. Lumpkin offered a resolution providing for two daily sessions of the House from W ednesclay next. Mr. Butt, of Marion, moved to table the resolution, which motion prevailed. :Mr. Brown, of Carroll, offered a resolution which was laid over under the rules, providing for the appointment of a Joint Senate and H~use Committee to report upon the advisability of continuing the present legislative session for a longer time than forty days. , . Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enroll- ment, submitted the following report : Jl:lr. Speaker: .The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatmes of the Speaker of the House MoNDAY, DECE)rfi.ER 1, 1884. 357 of Representatives and the President of the Senate the following act, to-wit: An act to amend the charter of the city of Griffin ; approved February 15, 1876, so as to abolish the office of Marshal, and create the office of Chief of Police, and to confer upon said officer the powers heretofore exercised by the Marshal. Respectfully submitted. Tnos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. lVIr. Bartlett, chairman of Committ<:e on Local and Special Bills, submit the following report: J.l[r. Speal:er: The Committee on Local and Special Bills have had under examination and consideration the following bills, which tliey find incapable of. consoiidation, and which they report to the House for a first reading and proper reference, to-wit: A. hill to amend an act to consolidate, amend and codify the Yarious acts incorporating the city of Forsyth-approved Mmch 5, 1875. Also, a bill to authorize the town of Palmetto, in Campbell and Coweta counties, to organize a system of public schools. Also, a bill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Palmetto, in Campbell and Coweta counties, so as to extend the corporate limits. Also, a bill to relieve Louis C. Perry and H. P. Howard, sureties on the penal bond of John P. Padgett, and for other purposes. Respectfhlly submitted. C. L. BARTLETT, Chairman. Mr. Hat;rison, chairman of the Committee on theBpecial Judiciary, submitted the following report: ]fr. Speaker: The Committee on the Special Judiciary have had under 358 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. consideration the following bill which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit : A bill to confirm an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Augusta, entitled an ordinance to create a sinking fund, passed March 10, 1877, and am~nded 6th of August, 1877, and for other purposes. V{M. I-LumiSON, Chairman. Mr. Harris, chairman of the Fin:_mce Committee, submitted the following report : jJ:fr. Speaker: The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill which they direct me to report back to . the House with the r~commendation that the same be recommitted to the Committee on Education, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to establish a Normal School . in connection with the State University. Respectfully submitted. N. E. HARRIS, Chairman. Mr. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: lt:[r. Speal.,er: Your committee have had nuder considemtion the following bills, to-wit : A bill to require all foreign corporations, other than rail-' road coinpanies and banks, to file with the Clerk of the Superior Courts in every county, a true copy of their charter, etc. This bill is reported back with the recommendation that it be referred to . the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to prescribe and regulate the mode of procedure by the Railroad Commission of this State, in certain t:ases, etc. This bill is reported back with the recommendation that the same be read the second time, and three hun- MoNDAY, DECKMBER 1, 1884. 359 dred copies of the substitute he printed for the use .of the House, and that the bill be recommitted. Respectfully submitted, CAR'l'ER TNl'E, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through ~fr. Harris, Secretary thereof: 11Ir. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following Senate bills by the tequisite constitutional majority; to-wit: A bill to amend an act entitled an act, for the relief of maimed and indigent soldiers-yeas 31, nays 0. Also, a bill providing that a dower may be assigned in lands held under deed, bond for titles or other instrument in writing having the same effect, where a portion of the purchase money has been paid-yeas 30, nays 0. Also, a bill to authorizP. Executors, .A.dministrators, Guardians and Trustees, to invest in the stocks and bonds, and other securities issued by the State, and to provide what rate of interest shall he charged on the funds so investedyeas 26,- nays 0. Also, a bill to amend paragraph 15 of article 3, section 7, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia-yeas 34, nays 3. Also, a hill to amend section 4130 of the Code of 1882yeas 29, nays 0. The regular unfinished order being the call of counties fpr the introduction of new matter, the call was resumed, when the following joint resolution was introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on Finance, to-wit: By lVIr. Corn- A resolution to suspend the sale of the property of the srireties of the bank of Rome. Also, the following bills, which were introdueed, read the first time and committed to the same committee, to-wit: 360 .TouRNAI, oF THE HousE. By Mr. Mcl~endonA bill to authorize the sale of the \Vestern and Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. By Mr. Abbott- A bill to provide a depository through which to pay such portion of the public debt as may be ptiyable in New York. . . Mr. Perry submitted a memorial fr(nn citizens of Randolph county, which was read and committed to thcCommittec on Temperance. The following bills were introduced, reaq the first time and committed to the Committee, on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. Williams;- A bill to authorize the husband to recover damages fo1 personal injuries to a wife or minor child or children. By Mr. Smith, of Douglas- . A bill to amend paragmph 13 'of section 934 of the Code of 1882. By Mr. Lumpkin- A bill to amend section :3554 of the Code of 1882. The following bill was introduced, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit : By Mr. PringleA bill to provide for. the prevention of the evils of m- t~mperance in this State. On motion of Mr. Ford, the rules were suspended, and the folio wing bill. was taken up and read'the. second time, to-wit: A bill to abolish the offices of Coimty Commissioners''iil the county of \Vorth. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on Agriculture, to-wit: MoNDAY, DECE.I.IBER 1, 1884. 361 By Mr. CrenshawA bill to regulate the sale of cotton seed, and for other purposes. By Mr. Sims- A bill to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from tenants, croppers and farm laborers by persons dealing m whisky and other intoxicating liquors. Also, a bill to amend section 654 of the Code. Also, a bill to add an additional section to the rmid laws of this State. By Mr. Lewis, of GreeneA bill to authorize the taxing of dogs in any county in this State. Said tax to g~ to "the support of schools. The .following bills were int.rocluced, read the first time and committed to the Committee on "the General Judiciary, to-wit By Mr. Hines- . A bill to provide for the more speedy collection. of debts in this State, and for other pinpose.s. By Mr. Hardeman- . A bill to regulate the attestation of deeds, bills of sale, and mortgages, which are executed by persons who froln inability to write, sign with their names. By Mr. Russell, of Harris- A bill to provide special liens on crops on and after the first day of January of the year in which said crops are to be planted. By Mr. Lewis, of Hancock- A bill to require the Tax Collectors of the several coun- ties to recover the names of all tax defaulters in their re- . spective counties. By Mr. Thomas- ...._.A bill to exempt certain officers and agents of railroads in active employment from jury duty. By Mr. Ellis- A bill to provide for the election of an, additional J uclge of the Superior Court for each .Tudicia.l Circuit, where there 362 J OURNAI, OF '.rHJ.~ HoUSE. is a count}' which shall have taxable. property exceeding in value, $21,000,000. I By Mr. AbbottA bill to further prescribe the duties of the official re- porters of the Superior Courts of this State in a certain class of counties. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nay. 0-the following bill was introduced and committed to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, to:..wit: By :Mr. NiblackA. bill to incorporate the Athens and Talissee Canal Com- pany. Mr. Lumpkin offered a resolution, which was laid over, in reference to the suspension of the rules for the introduc- tion of new matter. Mr. Butt, of :Marion, asked leave of absence foi the Committee on the Penitentiary for two days, which was granted. On motion of Mr; ,John~on, of Floyd, House bill No. 106, reported unfavorably from the Committee on the General Judiciary, was recommitted to this Committee. On motion of Mr. Tate, the rules were suspended and House bill No. 272, reported from the Committee on Railro~ds, was taken up, read the second time, and recommitted to the same committee, with authority to print three hun- . dred copies of th~ substitute for the use of the House. The following bills reported f.worably fiom the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were taken up, read and refened to appropriate committees, to-wit: A. bill to submit the question of the sale of intoxicating . liquors in the county of Upson to the qualified ,;oters of said county. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. AJso, a bill to amend the acts incorporating the town of Social Circle, in the county of walton. . Comniitted to the Committee on Corporations. MoNDAY, DEcEuBER 1, 1884. 363 .Also, a bill to incorporate the town of "'.Varrenton, in the county of warren. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one mile of Shady Grove Church, in the county of Oconee. - Committed to the Committee on Temperance. Also, a bill to amend the acts incorporating the city of Forsyth, in the county of Monroe. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. .Also, a bill for the relief of Louis C. Perry and H. P. Howard, sureties of Jno. P .. Padgett. ' Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. .Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Habersham. . CommittP.d to the Committee on Temperance. .Also, a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to repeal all laws relating to head rights, so 'tr as sume upplies to the county of Frunklin. Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. .Also, a bill to regulate the elections in Floyd county upon the question of fence or no fence in said county. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judic~ary. .Also, a bill to amend an act entitled an act, to amend section 1455 of the Code. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. .Also, u bill to increase the license fee for selling whisky in the county of Colquitt. Committed to the. Committee on Temperance. By unanimous consent of t~e House, Mr. Calvin was perniitted to withdraw House bill No. 330, from the Committee on the General Judiciary, and reeommit the same to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 94, nays 0-t~e following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 96, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on Tem1Jerance, to-wit: 364 jouRNAL oF THE HousE!. By Mr. BondA bill to authorize an election in DeKalh county on the question of prohibition. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 91, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two..:thirds ,;ote~yeas 94, nays 0-read the first time and committed to .the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: By Mr. Turner, of CowetaA bill providing for the appointment of Tax. Assessors for the city of Newnan. On a motion of lVIr. Herndon to suspend the rules, no quorum voted, and the Speaker ordered a call of the roll. The roll was called and the following members ans\veted to their names, to-wit: Those present are 1\fessrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Arnheim, A vary, Bullard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Berner, Bond, Boyd; Brandt,. Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hull, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chappell, Clay, Gomer, Connell, Gordon, Greer, Gustin, Hamilton, Hnrnlson, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hurt, Hawes, Hawkes, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, .Tones of }filler, .Tones of Troup. Kytle, Niblack, Palmour, Pnrker, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagan, Reynolds, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryun, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Staten, Stevens; Stewart, Studdard, ~Sutton. Tm:ver, MoNDAY, DECEMBER. 1, 1884. 365 Corn, Crenshaw, Dorminy, Durden, En son, Ellis, Everett, Feagan~ Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Goodwin, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lively. Lott, I.umpkin,. 1Ie Whorter, ;\[attox, )!iller, 1Iilner, 1Iontgomery, )[oon, ::\Iorgan, Tate. Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner 'of Coweta, walker, '\Vard, Webb, '\Villiams, \Vimberly, \Vheeler, \\'right, 1Ir. Speaker. Those absent arc Messrs.- Andrew, .Baker, Beach, Beck, Brinson, Carithers, Uhancy, Chandler,' Cleghorn, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Frnser, Gnrdner, Gill, Gresham, Griffitl1, Hackett, Hull, Hnrdemnn. Hurrell of Decntur. Hartridge, Heard, Hollingsworth, .Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Lofley, Lovett, Lynch, 1IcCants,. 1IcCook, 1IcLendon, 1Inples, ;\lason, 1Iatthews, )[eyers, 1Iiddlebrooks, Moore, Patterson, Raybon, Reilly, Richardson, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Spinks, Teasley, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, '\Vatkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Willis, Wilson of Cmnden, '\Vilson of 1IcJnt~sh, '\Vomaek, vVord. A quorum. On motion of :M:r. Robbe, the rules were suspend~d, and. a Senate resolution in reference to preserving harmony between the white and colored races, 'yas taken up. :M:r. Robbe moved to agree to the resolution. Mr. Butt, of l\.farion, moved to table the resolution. Pending this, leaves of absence were granted :Messrs. 366 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Pringle, Hartridge, Andiews, Reagan, Moore of Cobb, Spinks and Webb. The hour of adjot~rnment, 1 o'clock p. m. ha-\ring arrived, the Speaker deClared the Hoti:>e adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Tuesday;Dcceniber 2, 1884. The House met pursuant to aqjournment, and wascallcd to order by the Speakei'. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, . Adderton, Alexander, Arnheim, A vary, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt. Brantley, Brinson, Bro"'n, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canaday, Uarithqrs, Cash, Uasou, Chappell, Clay, Comer, Connell, Gordon, Greer, Gustin, Hardeman, Hurrell of Decatur, .Harrell of""\Yebster, Harris, Harrison. Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Floyd, ;Jones of Miller, Kytle, Larnur of Baldwin, Lmnar of Pulaski, Langston; Middlebrook~. Miller, Milner, Montgomery, :\[oon, :\Ioore, Morgan, Niblack, Pulmour, Parker, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Ray, Heilly, Hichardson, Hob be, Hussell of Clark, Hussell of Harri:;, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryuu, Smith of Douglas, Stevens, Studdard, TuESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1884. 367 Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis; Dorminy, Durden, Eason. Ellis, Everett, Fengan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Goodwin, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hnncock, Little, Lively. Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, ~IcCants, ~IcLendon, .1Ic\Vhorter, }Iason, }Iatthews, }Iattox, }[eyers, Sutton, Tarver, Terrell, Thayer, -Thomas, Turner of Coweta, l,Yalker, Ward, Webb, Williams, Wimberly, "\Vheeler, "\Vomack, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- Andrew, Bullard, .. Bench, Beck, Butt of Marion, Chancy, Chandler, Cleghorn, Dart, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gresham. Griffith, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of Lownde:<, Heard, Hollingsworth, Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Screven, ;Jones of Fnyette, ,Jones .of Troup, Lindsey, Lolley, McCook, Maples, Patterson, Pringle, Raybon, Reagan, Reynolds, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Tate, Teasley, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, Usry, .Veazey, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Willis, vVilson of Camden, "\Vilson of :i\fclntosh, Word. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. . Mr. Herndon offered the following resolution, which was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to,. -wit: A resolutionThat after to-day the rules shall not be suspended for the purpose of introducing any m~re new bills or of reading 368 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. bills out of their regular order, except by unanimo.us consent of the House. lVIr. Boyd offered a resolution which was laid over under the rules to change the hour of meeting of the Honse, after next wednesday. Mr. Ellis, uf Fulton, offered a resolution, which was not agreed to, offering the use of the hall to certain citizens of Atlanta for a public meeting. M:r. Gustin offered a rei'olution to allow the use of the hall of the House to the Electoral Col}cge, on December 3rd, at 11:45 a. m. On the motion to agree to the resolution, Mr. wheeler called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained, and. the call was made, and the vote is as follows: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Goodwin, Gustin,. )Iason, :Mattox, Alexander, Arnheim, Haralson, Hardeman, :Meyers, :Middlebrooks, Buker, Bartlett, Harrell of Decutur, :Miller, Harrell of Webster, :Montgomery, Bond, Harris, Moore, Brandt, Hawes, Perry, Brantley, Brinson, Hawkes, Herndon, Ray, Richardson, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Carithers, Hightower, Hopson, Humphries, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, 0)1appell, .-co~er,, Connell,.. ,Jenkins, Johnson of Floyd, .Jones of )liller, Sims, Smith of Bryun, Smith of Dougl:1~, Crenslm \\,. .. Langston, Terrell, . , Dave1iport, Lewis of Grcci~e, Thayer, Durden, Little, Thomas, Felton, Fite, Lott, .Lovett,_ Turner of Coweta, Walker, Fitzger>ild. Jl'lynt, Lynch;. . ~lcCunts,'. _< W urd, Webb. Ford, . :, :lie'\Y:haJmour, TUESDAY, :QECEMBER 2, 1884. :?~>9 Herner, Boyd, Brown, Cnnaday, Cash, Cason, Clay, Corn, Dorminy, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Harrison, Heard, Heath, Hines, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lnmur of Pulnski, Lewis of Hancock, Lumpkin, ::Uilner, Moon, :i\Iorgun, Pnrker, Peeples, Pool, Reilly, Scott, Ste\ens, Studdard, Sutton, 'Williams; 'Wimberly, vVheeler, Womack. Those not voting are :Messrs.- Andrew, Ballnrd, Bench, Beck, Butt of llfnrion, Chancy, Chandler, Cleghorn, Dart, Dennis, l!'rnnklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Greslmm, Griffitl1, Hackett, Hull, Hamilton, llarrell of Lowndes, Hurt, Hartridge, Hollingsworth, ,Johnson of Clinch, ;Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fnyette, .Jones of Troup, Lindsey, Lively, Lolley, }fcCook, :McLendon, Maples, ::Untthews, Patterson, Pringle, Raybon, Reagan, Re;piolds, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Snead, ' Spinks, Staten, Stewart; Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Thrasl1, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, vVatkins of Colquitt, \Vatkins of Gilmer, \Villis, vVilson of Camden, :Wilson of )fcltosh. Word. llfr. Speaker. , Yeas 72. Nays 43. Not voting 59. .- ..... . So the resolution w.as agr.ce~l"t.._o....- . .. . 'Mr. Turner, of C~,\e'ta, ci;aii'l~an-~f. the. dm~cral j n~i- _ciary Committee, snbn~its' tl~e f~lio),iiug report : . 24 - . .. . . . . . , 370 .JouRNAL OP .rnE HousE. .~.l'Ir. Speake-r : The General Committee on the ,Judiciary, have had under consideration the following bill which they recommend do pass by substitute, to-wit : A bill to amend section 1855 of the Code of 188:2. Also,. the .following hill which they recommend do not pass, to-wit : A bill to change section 4441 of th.e Code. Also, the following bill which they recommend that the author be allowed to withdraw, to-wit: A bill to allow druggist to sell spirituous liquors for medicinal un~l mechanical purposes. Abo, the following bills which they tecommend be read the seeond time and recommitted to the General .Tudiciary Committee, to-wit: A bill to establish the City Court of Macon. .Also, a bill to abolish the County Court of Bibb. Respectfully submitted. W. A. TuRNER, Chairman. :Mr. Harri:;on; chairman of the Special .Judicial;Y Committee, submitted the fi>llowing report: .i1:fr. Speaker: The Special ,Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills which they instruct me to repott back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit: A oill to prohibit the sale or tilrnishing of alcoholic, spirititons or malt liquors, in the county of Butts. Also, a bill to repeal an act to prohibit seining or catching fish in the Connesauga River. The committee also recommend that the following bill do pass as amended, to-wit: A bill to prohibit camp-hunting in the county of Mur- ray by non-residents. .. ,t TuESDAY, DECEMBER 2.~ 1884. 371 The committee also recommend that the author of the following bill be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit: A bill to repeal an act to consolidate the offices of Sheriff, Tax Receiver and Clerk of the Superior Court and Ta~ Collector of the county of Oconee. Respectfully submitted. HARRISON, Chairman. :Mr. Lamar of Pulaski, from . the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: J1:fr. Speaker : The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which they report back with the recommendation that it be adopted as an independent rule, to-wit: A resolutionRequiring all leaves of absence, except fm providential cause, to state the time for which they arc granted. AlRo, the following resolution which they recommend be not adopted, to-wit- A resolutionStriking out all of rule :39, afte1 the word .Journals. Respectfully submitted~ L. ~I. LA:IIAR, Chairman p1o iem. 1\Ir. Everett, chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Temperance, submits the following report: Jlt1. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consider- me ation the following bills, which they instruct to report back to tlw Honse with the recommendation that they do pass, to-wit: A bill to submit the question of selling intoxicating liquors in the county of Upson to the qualified. voters of saicl county. JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to prescribe the method of grantit~g license to sell spirituous or intoxicating liquors in the county of Screven,. and to inl;rease the fee for said license to ten thousand dollars, mid for other purposes; approved August 11, 1881. Also, a bill to ilrohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters, or intoxicating drugs of any kind in the county of Elbert, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to submit to the legal voters of the city of Athens, and also to the legal '~oters of the county of Clarke, the question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous, malt and vinous liquors, in said city and county, to gi vc effect to said election, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to prohibit the s:Ue of intoxicating liquors within the county of Habersham, subject to a vote of the qualified voters of the county, before being enforced, to provide a penalty for a violation of the same, and for other purposes. Also, a hill to be entitled an act to authorize the citizens of DeKalb county to cast a vote to decide whether intoxicating liquors shall be manufiwtured or sold in said county. Respectfully submitted. R. \Y. EvEHET'l', Chairman, pl'o tem. l\ir. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: .illr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the Honse of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency the Governor, the following acts, to-wit: An act to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Bartow the.question of the sale and furnishing of intoxicating, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said county, and to prohibit the same from being sold or furnished after said election, if a majority of those voting shall so TuESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1884. 373 determine, and to provide penalties for such sale and furnishing, and for other purposes. Also, an act to amend the chatter of the city of Griffin, approved February 15, 1876, so as to abolish the office of Marshal and create the office of Chief of Police, and to confer upon said officer the powers heretofore exercised by the Marshal Also, an act to amend an act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several acts amendatory thereof, so as to increase the number of Aldermen of the city of Atlanta from three to five, and to provide for the selection of a Mayor JHO fcm. Hcspectfully submitted. , Tuos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. The following message was recein~d from the Set1ate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: 1l'fr. Speake1: The Senate .has passed the following bill of the House b)' the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 27, nays 0, towit: A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to provide an additio~tal system of wol"ldng public roads iu this State, so far as the same relates to the counties of Cobb, Catoosa, and Pulaski. Approved Sept. 28, 1883. On motion of Mr. Middlebrooks, the resolution to ani~nd rule 39 of the Honse rules regarding the granting of leaves of absence, 1eported back by the Committee on Rules with an unfavorable recommendation, was taken up. Mr. :i\Iiddlebrook::; moved to disagree to the report of the committee, which motion did not prevail. Mr. Calvin offered a resolution that it was the sense of. the House that the Clerk would filCi!itate the public business by the employment of female clerks in the Enrolling Department of his office, 374 .TouRNAI, oF 'l'HE Housg. After debate, :Mr. Clay called for the previous question, which call was snstaincvl, and the main question ordered. The resolution was then agreed to. The following inessage was received from his Excellency, the Governor, throrigh his Secretary, :M:r. H. E. W. Palmei. jvir. Speaker : The Governor has approved and sipted the following acts, to-wit : An act to amend the charter of tlw city of Griffin, ap- proved February 1;), 1876, so as to abolish the office of Marshal, to create the office of Chief of Police, and to con- fer upon said officer the powers heretofore exercised by the Marshal. Also, an act to amend an act, establishing a new chm~ter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several acts amendatory thereof, so as to increase t.he .number of Aldermen of said city of Atlanta from three to five, and provide for the election of a :Mayor pro tern. Mr. Everett, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submits the following report : 1rir. Speaker : The Committee on Agriculture have had under consideration the following bills, which they instnwt me to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that they do pass, to-wit: A hill to be entitled im act to repeal an act entitled an act to levy a tax t~pon all dogs in the county of Floyd, to appropriate the money so raised to the educational fund of said county, and for other purposes, approved Septemher :'.5, 1883.. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to regulate the sale of cotton seed, to require a record of all such sales, to provide a penalty for the violation of the same,_ ancl for other purposes, 'ruEsDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1884. 375 Also, the following bill' which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to "ithdraw the same, to-wit: A. bill to be entitled an act to add an additional section to the road laws of this State, to amend the same with ref-. erence to the time of the appointment of overseers, etc. .Also, the following bills which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that. they do . not pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to prevent the purchase of seed cotton from tenants, croppers and farm laborers, by persons dealing in whisky and other intoxicating liquors. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend section 654 of the Code with reference to the appointment of Road Com- missioners. ' Also, a bill to be lmtitled an act to authorize, under cer- tain conditions, the taxing of the dogs of any county of this State fiH" the SUpJlOrt of the .Respectfully submitted. common scho"o"l' s of the county... R. \Y. EvERE'l"l', Chairman. The following message was received hom his Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Palmer, Secretary of the Executive Department: Jf1. Bpeaker : The G(nernor has :t]'>proved and signed the following act, to-wit: An act to submit to the qualified' voters of the county of Bartow the question of the sale and furnishing_of intoxicating, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt. liquors in said county, and to prohibit the same from being sold or fur: nished after .'!nid election, if a majority of those voting ;;hall so 'determine, nnd to provide penalties foi such sale and furnishing, and for other purposes. By a two-thirds vote-yeas 98, nays 0-the following hill waR int.rpdtwed, and by a t.wo-thircls YOte~yeas 92, 376 .. JouRNAL OF THE HousE. nays 0-read the first time and ~ommitted to the Commit- tee on Temperance, to-wit: By Mr. PoolA bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Gwinnett, the question of tlu' manufacture_ and sale of intoxicating liquors in said county. _ On motion of Mr. Harrell; of \Vebi'ter, amended by :Mr. Bartlett, the rules were suspended and the following bills were taken up for a second reading, to-wit : A bill to amend section 1689, (N. N.) ofthe Code of 1882. A.lso, ; bill to establish a City Court for the city of Macon. Also, a bill to abolish the County Comt of the county of Bibb. I On motion of Mr~ Bartlett, Honse bills Nos. 100 and 268 just read a second time, were recommitted to the Committee on the General Judiciary. Mr. Lumpkin offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint Senate and Honse committee to whon1 all bills and resolutions introduced in either house of the General Assembly looking to changes in the constitution shall be referred, with authority to report by bill or other. wise what amendments are required. :Mr. Herndon moved to table the resolution, which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Smith, of Douglas, the rules were suspended, and the following bill was taken up, read the. third time, and passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, to-wit: A bill .to repeal an act to provide an additional system of working the public roads of this State, approved September 28, 1884. On further motion, the rules were susp'ended and the hill was ordered transmitted at once to the Senate. On motion of Mr. Chappell, the rules were suspended, "WEDNESDAY, DECEl\IBER 3, 1884. 377 and the following bills we~e taken up for a second reading, to-wit: A bill to establish a City Court for the city of Columbus, I and for other purposes. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of spirituous, malt and vinous liquors, either by wholesale or retail, in the county of Meriwether. Also, a bill to amend an act regulating the sale of spirituous, malt and vinous liquors, in the town of Greenville,, in the county of Meriwether. Mr. Brinson offered a resolution- that when the House adjourn to-day it acljourn to meet at 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. Pending the consideration of this resolution, leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Snead and Berrien. A~d then the hour of adjournment, 1 o'clock p. m., having arrived, the Speaker declared the Honse adjourned until 10 o'clock a; m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 'Vednesday, December 3, 1884. The Honse met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, . Arnheim, A.vary, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett, Greer, Griffith, Gustin. Harnlson, Hardeman, Hurrell of Decatur, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Mattox, ~Ieyers, Middlebrooks. :illiller, niilner, }Iontgomery, nioon; }Ioore, 378 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. .Beach, .Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canaday, Cnrithers, Cash, Cnson, Chnncy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenslmw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden. Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgeraltl. Flynt, Ford, Gardner, Goodwin. Gordon. Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes. Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch. .Johnson of Floyd. Jones of Fayette, .Jones of :Miller, .Jones of Troup, Kytlc, ' Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langsto!l, Lewis of Greene, I.cwis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lyncl1, McCanb, 1[cLcndon, McWhorter, Maples, 1fason, 1forgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Ray, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Stevens, Studdard, Sutton, Terrell. Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, \Valker, "\Vard, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of }[cintosh "\Vimberly, \Vbeeler, Womack; Word, Wright, ::\[r. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs....:_ Andrew, Ballard, Beck, Butt of .i\[arion, Cleghorn, Dart, Franklin, Harrell of Lowndes, Hollingsworth, .Tohnson of Screven, .i\fcCook, Matthews, Perry, Pringle, Spinks, Staten, .Stewart, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Thrash, WEDNESDAY, DEOEliiBER 3, 1884. 379 Fraser, Gill, Gresham, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Raybon, . Reagan, Reynolds, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Watkins of Gilmer, Wilson of Uamden. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Harrell, of \Vebster, gaYe notice of a motion to re- consider. :Nir. Harrell, of \Yebster, moved to reconsider the action of the House yesterday on a resolution, tendering the use of the hall to the electoral college at 11:45 o'clock to-day. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and :Mr. Harre1}, of Webster, offered an amendment to the resolution, providing for a reassembly of the House at 3 o'clock this p. m. Mr. Tho~as moved to insert 2 o'clock p. m. in lieu of 3 o'clock p. m. . Mr. \Vord, of Carroll, moved to insert 7 o'clock p; m. in lieu of 3 o'clock p. m. The ameU:dment offered by Mr. \Vord was lost. The amendment offered by Mr. Harrell, of \Vebster, was lost. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, moved to insert 2:30 p. m. as the hour for reassembling, which was voted on and lost. Mr. Thomas withdrew his amendment. On motion of lVIt-. Gustin, the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Harrison, chairman of the Special Judiciary Com- mittee, submitted the following report : .1lir. Speaker : The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit: , A bill to regulate the question of "Fence," or "No Fence," in the county of Floyd. Proofcorrect. Also, a bill to repeal an act to provide for the creation of a Board. of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the 380 JOURNAL OF. TH:S HoUSE. counties of Cobb, Dooley, Henry and Telfair, so .f.'lr as relates to the county of Cobb. Proof correct. Also, a bill to amend the road laws of this Stat~, so far as relates to the county of Floyd. Proof correct. The committee also recommend that the follmving bill do .pass as amended, to-wit: A bill to declare the dignity of a mortgage lien on grow- ing crops, so as to make said mortgage lien superior to in dignity to the lien of general judgment. The Committee also recommend that the following bills do not pass, to-wit : ' A bill to relieve Mrs. :Mary Key from the gumdianship of the property of her son, Lucius E. Key, a minor. Also, a bill to amend section 3554 of the Code of 1882; The Committee also recommend that the introducer of the following bills be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit: A bill to amend an act, to amend section 1455 of the Code, whit:!h provides for submitting the question of fence or no fence to the lawful voters of any county in this State. Also, a bill to forbid and prevent marriage between persons of Mongolian descent and persons of the white race. Also, a bill to alter and amend an act to incorporate the . town of Dublin, in the county of I.aurens. Respectfully submitted. HARRISON, Chairman. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, chairman of the Committee on the General Judiciary, snbmi~ the following report: jJfr. Spealcer: The Committee on General Judiciary :have had under consideration the following bills, which they recommend do pas~, to-wit : A bill to encourage good behavior of pe;.sons convicted of misdemeanors, who are serving their time on chain gangs in this State. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1884. 381 Also, a bill to regulate the practice in the Superior Courts in cases appealed from the .Justices Court. Also, the following bill which they reco~uuend do not pass, to-wit : ~<\. bill to declare all deeds, mortgages, liens and other instruments of writing made to secure money loaned in certain instances, void. Respectfully submitted. '" A. TuRNER, Chairman. :Mr. Gustin, chairman of the Committee on Banks, submits the following report: J.lir. Spealer: The Committee on Banks have had under com;ideration the following bill which they instruct me to report back~ to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the Hiles Banking Company of Summen;illc, Georgia. Being a lo- cal bill and proper proofs of notice being submitted. Respectfully submitted. G. \V. GusTI:N, Chairman. Mr. Calvin, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Education have had undee consideration a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, so as to authorize tl1e :Mayor and Council to establish a system of public schools, and to provide revenue for the support of the same, and foe other purpos.es, as in the said act mentioned, and recommend that the same do pass. Respectfhlly submitted. MARTIN V. CALYI:N, Chairman. .Mr. Berner moved for a suspension of the rules, in order to t[l,ke up House bill 3"14 for a second readitig. 382 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Mr; Herndon moYed an amendmimt to the motion. :Mr. "\Yright moved an amendment to the motion. .Mr. Lumpkin offered a substitute to the motion to suspei1d the rules and take up all House bills favorably reported for a second reading. The substitute was disagree~ to. The amendment offered by l\{r. W 1~ight was lost. Mr. Berner accepted the amendment offered by Mr. Herndon, and then the motion as amended was voted down. By unanimous consent of the House, Mr. Brandt was a~ lowed to withdraw House bill, No. 355. By unanimous consent of the House, 1\'Ir. Lynch was allowed to withdraw House bill, No. 196. On_ motion of l\'lr. Brown, of Carroll, a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint Senate and House committee to report on the advisability of continuin-g the present session longer than forty days, was taken up, read and agreed to, and the Speaker caused the following members to be announced as said committee on the part of the House, to-wit : .Messrs. Brown ot Cal'L'oll, Gustin, Hawkes, Felton, and Lamar of Baldwin. The following message was received fiom the Senate, thiough Mr. Harris, the Secretary thereof: .Mr. Speaker: _ The Senate has passed the following Senate bill by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 28, nays 4, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to further protect landlords in c;lllecting rent, and all amounts due for supplies furnished tenants to make their crops, by declaring the title to the crop to be ii1 the landlord until the same is imid. Mr. Harris, chairman of the Committee on :E'inance, submits' the following report: J.111. Speake1 : The Committee on Finance have had under consideration wEDNEsDAY,. DEcEMBER 3, 1884. 383 the following bill, wh_ich they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to create and e:;tablish in this State a Reformatory Prison or House of Correction, for juvenile and all female convicts who may be hereafter sen- tenced by the courts of Georgia to the penitentiary or chain-gang, or. to work on the public works in a chain- gang, to provide tor the same, and fot other purposes. H.espectfitlly :;ubmitted. N. K HARRIS, Chairman. On motion of Mr. ,Johniing structures when finished. We believe that the appropriation under the act above referred to, with economy, will be sufficient to completet~e buildings. These new buildings will accommodate about three hundred patiex1ts, thus increasing facilities for other applicants "rnow waiting to obtain the benefits of the institution. c find that one hundred and twenty thousand gallons of water is now daily used, but when the new buildings arc occupied, that a much larger quantity will be required. It is estimated that three hundred thousand gallons daily will then be necessary to .supply the demand. Upon examination, we find that about six thousand dol-: lars is annually expended for the transportation of fuel, subsistence, etc., which, of course, necessitates the keeping of a large number of horses, vehicles, etc., in view of which we recommend that the Trustees cause to be made a survey and estimate of costs of building a branch railroad or. tram-road to some accessible 1>oint on the line of the Cent1;al Railroad, and report to the next General Assembly. At the time of our visit there were one thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine patients under treatment, an incr~ase of ninety-seven over last year. 'When these buildings are completed about two hundred Stlbjects will'then be received, whose ai>plications; in proper foim, a1'e i1ow ori. file, which . J OtJ.RNAL OF THE HousE. will necessarily increase the annual appropriations; and. we therefore recommend that for the year 1885, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars be appropriated, and to meet the still greater expendit~ues for the year 1886, o~e hun- dred and ninety thmisand will be required. The bonds of the several officers are duly executed, properly approved and of record. The local board of . trustees meet monthly, examine the books and vouchers, and make a general inspection of all departments. Upon such an examination as our limited time admitted in the Steward's. office of books and vouuhers, we believe them to be correct, and that rigid economy is observed in expenditures. V\re find a number of patients who are imbeciles, harmless and incurable. \-Ve recommend that approtjriate legislation be had, so that such cases may be returned to the authori- ties having charge of county matters of the county from whence they came, and in the meantime that the trustees exercise the authority vested in them as provided for in sec- tions 1344 (b) and 1344 (c) ofthe Code. "\Ve respectfully invite the attention of the officers of the ..'institution to the act of 1882 and 1883 in reference to the inventOTY or" the State property in their charge. We recommend that the Superintendent be allowed the. expense incuri;ed in entertaining fiiends of sick patients. : Tli~t he _shall itemi~e his account therefor, and upon ap~ pr~v~l of trustees the same shall be paid, provided it does not;exce~d three hundred dollars per annum. This in~titutii:m is an honor to our State. It compares .. fav;orahly in its extent and management with the best in America. Few o'f our citizens are aware of its vast dimen- .~ions ~nd the. great !}mount of the money necessary to support it. It would. be h.~possible for a committee in the short space of time ~llowed~~~rri~ke such a thorough examination ... a:rici iirvestigation of the~ affair~ of the institution as it de. seiv~s, a;nq -\ve beli~ve ~\1af~-.'special committee of two on .'th_e part of the Senate. and tliree on the part of the Hoi1se should:b~ ... :. -:.. aj.li)_Q. i!l.t.ed: by_the chairma11 . ' . . . .-... of _each committee to - WEDNESDAY, DEcm.iBER 3, 1884. a89 visit the Asylum during recess and make a complete and thorough investigation and report to the General Assembly. .We think that such investigation should be made at least at each session of the General Assembly. In the proper connection we neglected to state that we deem it advisable that seven trustees be appointed in lieu of five. The institution being of such va~t importance to the people and such large appropriations being annually made for its support. \Ve are much indebted to the Superintendent, Secretary, and other officers of the institution for information, and take pleasure in testifying to their efficiency and the unlimited interest manifested in the discharge of their several duties. Respectfully submitted. C. C. HUMBER, Chairman. On motion of 1\fr. Bond, 300 copies of the report of the Committee on the Lunatic Asylum were ordered printed for the use of the House. The following bill was taken up and recommitted to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit: A bill to require railroad co~panies to return their pron- - erty for taxation by counties, through which they may run. The followi!1g bill next in order for a third reading 'vas.: taken up, read the third time, and legal notice of public~ tion being exhibited, it was passed by the requisite.:consti- .. tutional majority of yeas 98, nays 0, to-wit: - A bill to incorporate the Rome Street Raili-oaclCoinpany. - Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Lamar of 'Pulaski.. . The hour of 11:45 o'clock a. m., the ti~e fixed by :reso~ .. - lution of the House for adjournment, haying _.arrived, the Speaker declared the House adjoui;n'ed until).O o'clock, a. _ m., to-morro,\. ' :\: >::_\: ' . - . . . ."; ; , .r.:.. .. ~ ... ::. \ . ~ . .. ...., -. -~ :~ .~ ' ... :-. ,.. ' ' . .... 390 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. ATLAN'.rA' GEORGIA, Thursday, December 4, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, 'and was callell to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by ReY. J. G. Gibson. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to-wit: . 'J;'hose present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, , Alexnndcr, Andrew, Arnl1eim, A vary, Buker, Bnllnrd, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Mnrion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cnsh, Cnson, Chancy, Chandler, Chnppell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, .Crenshaw, Dart, Hall, Hnmilton, Haralson, Hnrdeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hnrrell of webster, Hnrris, Hnrrison, Hnrt, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes. Heard, - Heath: Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, ,Jones of Fayette, ,Jones of JUiller,. Jones of Troup,' Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, L:imnr of Pulnski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, }Iorgnn, Niblack, Palm our, Parker, Pnttcrson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Rny, Rnybon, Reagnn, Reilly, Reynold~. RichnrdRon, Robbe, Russell of Clnrk, Rus.sell of Harris; Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan; Smith of Crnwford, Smith of Doughts, Snead, Spinks, Stnten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdnrd, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Tensley, Terrell, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton; Fite, Fitzgeruhl, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gorllowing bills, which they recommend do pass, to-wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within one milt' of Shady Grove Church, in Oconee comity. Also, a bill to prohibit the manufacture ancl sale of spirituous liquors in t!w county of Gwinnett. Ia-,v, The proofs of the publication, as required by haVe been examined in each of the foregoing bills and found correct. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. , Mr. Harrison, c,hairman of tl~~ Special Judiciary Commit.., tee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Special Judiciary Committee have had unde1; consideration the following hill, which they instruct me to .re:.. 404 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. port back to tlie .House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bi~l to be entitled an act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to amend the road laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Chattooga, a~d for other purposes, approved Septemper 26, 1883. Proof correct. Also, the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as. amended, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to amend . paragi.aph 13 of section 934 of the Code of 1882; so as to require the Tax Collector to give a receipt in his own-hand-writing, and for other purposes. Also, the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the introducers thereof be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit: A bill to provide for one panel of grand jurors for each term of Sumter Superior Court. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, so as to regulate the salary of the Judge of the City Court. Also, a .bill to be entitled an act to amend an act ap- proved December 13, 1871, and an act amendatory of the same, approved August 26, 1872, to alter and amend. an act to .incorporate the town of Rutledge, in Morgan county, State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. HARRISON, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Harris, it was ordered that five hundred (500) copies of House bill No. 149 be printed for the use of the House. Under a suspension of the rules, the follo\ving resolution was takeri up and agreed to by substitute, to-wit: A resolution._ To i~4ibit the introduction of any new .bills, or the read- FRIDAY, DECE?t!RER 5, 1884. 4(;15" ing of bills out of their order, except by unanimous consent of the House. Also, the following resolution, which was agreed to, to-. wit: A resolution~ 'l'o amend rule 38 of the House rules regarding leaves of absenee. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr; Harris, Secretary thereof: .i}[r. Speal~er : The Senat<' has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to-wit: A resolutionTo prolong the_session of the General Assembly, beyond the 40 days allowed by the Constitution, by the requisite constitutional majority-yeas 34, nays 1. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, chairman on the part of the .House from the Joint Committee, to report on the advisability of a continuation of the present session of the General Assembly, submitted the following report: J.Wr. Speaker: The Joint Committee of the House and Senate to report on the advisability of a continuation of the present sessio_n of the General Assembly. beyond forty days, and if continued to report upon the advisability of an early adjournment, until the Rummer of 1885, submit the following report, to-wit : The Committee find that it will be impossible for the General Assembly to t~ansact the necessary legislation inside the forty days mentioned in the Constitution, and that the public interest demands a continuation of the present ses- sion beyond that period, and to that end they recommend t_he adoption of resolution No. 73, introduced on the 4th "406 JouRNAL OF. THE HousE. _instant by the gentleman from Richmond, and referred to_ this Committee, as amended by the Committee. The Committee ask for further time on the_- question of adjournment. ,V. F. BnowN, Chairman. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, moved to take up th~ resolution -as amended by the committee and adopt it, the same as amended being as follows, to-wit: A resolution- Resolved by the House of Hep1esentatives, the Senate concurring, and two-th-irds of both Houses agreeing the1eto, That the present session of the General Assembly be and the same is hereby prolonged beyond the firstfinty days for such length of time as may be necessary to trimsact the public business of the State. -. Upon the. adoption of this resolution, ~he, roll of mem- bers \vas required to be called. The roll was then called, and the following is the vote : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnbeim, A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, .Butt of }!arion, Calvin; Ca,naday, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Greer, Griffitl1, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hart, Hawes, Littl_e, Lively, Lott, 1IeCants, 1IeL!mdon, Mason, Meyers, Middlebrooks, . )!iller, Montgontcry, 'Moore, Morgan,_ Niblack, Parker, Pringle, Rny, Raybon, Reagan, Reynolds,. Robbe, Russell of Harris, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cle?:horn. Comer, Coru. Crenshaw, Davenport, Denni,, Dorminy, Durdeu, Eason, Ellis. EverP.tt. Feagan. Felton, Fite, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1884. 407 Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson. Humphries, .Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven. ,JoneB of Fayette. ,Jones of Miller, ,Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamur of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey. Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Staten, Stewart, Studdard. Tarver, Terrell. Thayer, Thomus, Thrush, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Veazey, Ward, Willis, Wilson of Mcltosh. Word. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Boyd, Connell, Gordon, Harrison, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin. McCook, }[attox, :Milner, Palmour, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Reilly, Richardson, Russell of Clark, Shurley. Sutton, Tate, Teasley. Usry, Walker, Watkins of Colquitt, W atkim of Gilmer, Webb, -Williams, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Wright. Tho:-;c not voting are Messrs.- Beck, Chancy. Dart. Gresham, Harrell of \VPbster, Hartridge, Hawkes, Hollingsworth, Lewis of Greene, Lynch, .McWhorter, }iaples, Matthews, Moon, Yeas 123. Nays 31. Not voting 20, Perry, Smith of Crawford. Spinks, Stevens, Wilson of Camden. Mr. Speaker. 408 . JOURN.A.L' OF THE ROUSE. So the rP.solution was adopted by the necessary two-thirds vote of all the members elect. By unai1imous consent of the Rouse, Mr. Adderton was permitted to withdra~v Rouse bills No. 350 and 41. On motion of Mr. Felton, the rules wer~ suspended and a Senate resolution to invite Ron. J. L. Curry to address the General Assembly on the subject of public education, was taken up, read and agreed to, as amended by Mr. Calvin. Mr. McCants moved to suspend the rules and take up Rouse bill No. 42, and concur in a Senate amendment thereto. The motion did not prevail. Mr. Gardner offered the following rel3olution, to-wit: A resolution- That the House hold its daily sessions commencing at 9:30 o'clock a.' m. and adjourning at 1 o'clock p. m. from this date and until otherwise ordered. . Mr. Boyd offered an amendment, to strike out 9:30 o'clock and insert in lieu thereof 9 o'clock, which was agreed to. :Mr. Crenshaw offered an amendment, to strike out 1:30 o'clock and insert 1 o'clock, which was agreed to, and the resolution so.amended was then adopted. Mr. Thomas offered a r~solutiou, that when this House adjourns to-day it adjourns to meet at 3 p. m. to-day. The resolution was not agreed to. The House then proceeded to th~ consideration of the regular order, the same being the further consideration of the Burke county contested election cases. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker : The Senate has passed the following bill of the House, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 30, nays 0, to-wit : SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1884. 409 A bill to authorize the Mayor ml.d Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down mid .construct in the streets and lanes of the city of Savannah such sewers and drains as may be necessary, and for other purposes. After some time spent in debate, Mr. Hines called for the previous question, which call was sustained. On motion of Mr. Bartlett the time of the morning ses-. sion was extended until 1 : 30 o'clock, p. m. After further debate, Mr. Brandt moved to reconsider the vote on the call of the previous question, which motion prevailed. After further debate, and pending the consideration of the order, leaves of absence were granted Messrs. Thrash, Hawkes, Hightower, Fitzgerald, Perry, Sutton, Lewis of Green, :Milner, Ford, Brinson and Bonner. The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker declared the House acljonrned until 9 o'clock, a. m., to:.. morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Saturday, December 6, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was ofti~red by the Rev. Jno. A. Reynolds. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Avnry, Bullard, Hamilton, Hnrulson, Hardeman, Hurrell of Decatur, Hnrrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Pnlmour, Parker, Putterson. Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Ray, 410 .Barksdale, Bartlett,. Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of J\farion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cason, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, JoURNAL oF THE HousE. Harrison, Raybon, Hartridge, Reagan, Hawes, Reilly, Heard, Reynolds, Heath, Richardson, Herndon, Robbe, Hines, Russell ot Clark, Hopson, Russell of Harris, Humphries, Scott, Jenkins, Shurley, ,Johnson of Clinch, Sims, .Johnson of Floyd, Smith of Bryan, Johnson of Screven, Smith of Crawford, .Tones of Fayette, Smith of Douglas, .Tones of Miller, Snead, Jones of Troup, Spinks, Xytle, Staten, Lamar of Baldwin, Stevens, I"amar of Pulaski, . Stewart, Langston, Studdard, Lewis of Hancock, Sutton, Lindsey, Tarver; Little, Tate; Lively, Teasley, Lofley, Terrell, Lott, Thayer, Lovett, Thomas, Lumpkin, Thrush, Lynch, Turner of Coweta, McCants, Turner of Floyd, !IcCook, Usry, licLendon, Veazey, McWhorter, Walker, J\Iaples, Ward, Mason,. Watkins of Colquitt.. Matthews, Watkins of Gilmer, J\Iattox, Webb, Meyers, Williams, Middlebrooks, Willis, Miller, Wilson of Mcintosh, :JUilner, Wimberly, llontgomery, \Vheeler, }[oon, Womack, l\[oore. Word, J\Iorgan, Wright, Niblack, ]\[r. Speaker. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1884. 411 Those absent are Messrs.- Baker, Beck; Cash, Chancy, Comer, Ellis, Fitzgerald, Gresham, Hart, Hawkes, Hightower, Hollingsworth, Lewis of Greene, Perry, Wilson of Camden. The Journal of yesterday was read, corrected and approved. A number of applications were made for a suspension of the rules for various pu~poses; which were severally com- . mitted to the Committee ou Rules. On motion of Mr. Gordon, the rules were suspended and Honse bill No. 150, in reference to the sewerage system of the city of Savannah, was taken up, and a Senate amendment thereto was agreed to. On motion of Mr. McCants, the rules were suspended arid House bill fo. 42, to change the time of holding Taylor county Superior Courts, was taken up, and a Senate ameedment thereto was agreed to. Mr. Lamar, chairman protem. of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report : lrir. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolutions, which they recommend that the House shall agree to, to-wit: By Mr. Turner, of CowetaTo suspend the rules to read House bill No. 125 second time. By Mr. Berner, of Monroe. To read House bill No. 344 third time. By Mr. Niblack, of Jackson"- To introduce a local bill. Respectfully submitted. L. M. LAUAR, Chairman, protem. 412 .JouRNAL OF THE Hous:E. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enroll..: ment, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Gov~rn<:Jr, the following acts, to-wit: An act to repeal an act entitled an act, to provide an ad' ditional system of working the public roads in this State, and for other purposes, approved September 28, 1883, so far as the.same relates to the counties of Cobb, Catoosa and Pu- laski. Also, an act to fix the time for holding the Superior Court for the county of Harris, and to provide for two weeks ihstead of one, as now provided by law. Respectfully submitted. THos. J. CHAPPEL, Chairman. Under a suspension of the rules, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 100, nays 0-the following bill was introduced and. committed to the Committee on Local and Speciai Bills, to-wit: By Mr. Niblack- A bill to incorporate the town of Jug Tavern. Under a suspensi~n of the rules the following bill was taken up and read the second time, to-wit: A bill to confirm an ordinance of the city of Augusta, entitled an ordinance to create a sinking fund, and for other purposes. Under a ,suspension of the rules the following bill was taken up, read the third time, and proper notice of imblication being exhibited,,passed by the requisite constitutional majority-yeas 101, nays 0-to-wit: A bill to abolish the County Court of the county of Monroe, and for other pm'poses> SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1884. 413 Mr. Russell, of Clarke, offered a resolution, .which was laid over under the rules, providing for two daily sessions of the House on and after Monday, December 8th. Mr. Jenkins, chairman wmbly n;jected the returns from the 66th, 69th, and 71st Districts in said county ; and \YHEHEAs, Both the majority and minority reports from the Committee on Privileges and Election:" agree that the tcturn,..: fiom the said Di,;tricts ,.;hould have been counted, and this Hou:-;e concurs therein; and \VHEREAH, It appears, had ,;aid !'<:"turn:-; been counted, that the contE:'stantl'l recein~d the- greatest number of votes east, and were entitled to their seat:-; in this House pi"iJna. jteie, and \VHEREM>, The evidence contained in the record going to :-how illegal votes is uncertain and unsatisfactory, and \V HEHEM>, The contestants have had no opportunity to 8how the legality of the vote:; claimed by contestees to be illegal, or to show that there were illegal votes cast for the contestees, as claimed by them, and WHEHEAS, It is of the highest importance that the right of suffrage and the pmity of the ballot should be maintained; tlll'rdore be it Re.~olted lsf. That the contestants are entitled prima facie to their seat~< in this House without prejudice to the rights of eonk:;tees to a further and fuller inve:stigation of said contest. Re8olced "2d. That the whole record in said conteHt, together with all the evidence connected therewith, be recommitted to the Committee on Privilege::; and Elections, and that both tlw contestants and contestees be allowed fnrtlwr time to take evidence as to illegal vote:;, and as to any other matter connected with said contest, in accordance with existing law:; and present the same to said committee at an early day as practicable. On motion of Mr. Connell, the resolution and the offered substitute were tabled. Mr. Brandt then called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question was ordered. 27 418 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Upon the motion to adopt the resolution reported as a substitute in the minority report, for the resolution reported in the majority report, Mr. Harrison called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained and the cull was made and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- A vary, Baker, Barksdale, Brantley, Brinson, Carithers, Chancy, Cleghorn, Dart,Durden, Eason, Everett, . Feagan, - Felton, Fite. Fraser; Gardner, Goodwin, Gustin, Hull, Hurrell of Decatur, Hurrell of 'Vebster, Harrison, Hightower, Hopson, \ ,Jones of l\Iiller, Kytle, Langston, Little, Lott, McWhorter, )Iaples, Mnson, Matthews, :IInttox, Middlebrooks, :.Uorgan, Pnlmour, Putterson, Raybon, Russell of ()lark, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Turner of Floyd, 'Vatkins of Gilmer, . Williams, 'Vilson of 1\Icln tosh, Womack. Those voting in the negative arc Messrs.- Abbott, A.dderton', Alexunder, .c\ndrew, A.rnheim, Ballard, Bea,ch, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Oalvin, Oanaday;. Cason, Huckett, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hartridge, Hawes, Heard, Herndon, Hines, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones 'of Fayette, l\Ioore, Nibluck, Parker, Peeples,, Pool, Pringle, l{ay, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Harris, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Chandler, Clny, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw,. Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Flynt, Frnnklin, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1884. 419 Jones of Troup, Lamtir of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Lolley, Lumpkin, Lynch, 1\IcCnnts, )[cCook,. )[eyers, )!iller, )lontgomer.y, )loon, Terrell, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Usry, 'ven~ey, \Valker, \Vard,. -watkim of Colquitt, \Vebb, Willis, \Vimberly, vVord, Wright. Those not. voting are Messrs.-:- Hnrtlett, Beck, \Jush, Chnppell, Comer, Ellis, Fitzgemld, Ford, Greshnm, Hart, Hawkes, Heath, Hollingsworth, Lewis of Greene, Lively, Lovett, )leLendon, )lilner, Perry, Shurley, Smith of Crnwford, Sutton, Thayer, Thrash, \Yilson of Camden, Vvheeler, :1Ir. Speaker. Yeas, 55. Nays; 92. Not. voting, 27. So the motion did not prevail. The vote recurring on the adoption of the 'resolution reported on the majority report, Mr. Eason called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained. Pending the call, l\Ir. Harris moved to extend the time of the session untill the roll call could be completed, which motion prevailed. The call was then made, and the vote is as follows, towit: Those v:oting in the affirmative ar~ lV~essrs:- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Greer, Griffith, Hamilton, Hnrnlson, Hardeman, )loon, Moore, Niblack, Parker, Peeples, 420. JOURNAL OF. THE HousE. A vary, Ballard, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Cason, Chandler, Clay,. Connell, Corn, Crenshnw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Flynt, Franklin, Gill, Gordon, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hartridge,. Hawes, Heard, Herndon, Hines, Humphrie:;, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .1 ohnson of Floyd1 Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .Jones of.Troup, Lamar of Baldwin, . Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Lolley, Lumpkin, Lynch, :McCook; )!eyers, ~[iller, )Iontgomery, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagan. Reilly, Heynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Harris, Shurley, Smith of Donglus, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Terrell . Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Veazey, Ward, Webb, Willis, Wimberly, Word, Wright. Thos~ voting in the negative are :Messrs. Baker, Barksdnle, Beach, Brinson, Carithers, Chancy, Cleghorn, Durden. Eason, Everett, Feagan; Feltori. Fite, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Harrell of Deet~t~r, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Hightower, Hopson, ,Jones of :Miller, Kytle, . Little, Lott, McCants, licWhorter, Maples, Mason, Mattox, )[organ, Pulmour, Patterson, Raybon, Russell of Clilrk, Scott, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Turner of Floyd, Williams, Wilson of Mcintosh Womack. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1884. 421 Those not voting are Messrs. Bartlett, Beck, Cash, Clmppell, Comer, Dart, Ellis, Fitzgerald. Ford, Gresluun, Hart, Hawkes, Heath, Hollingswortll, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lively, Lovett, )!cLendon, )[atthews, .:'IIiddl!Jbrook~. Milner, Perry, Smith of Crawford, Stevens, Sutton, Thayer, Thrash, Walker, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Wilson of Camden, Wheeler, )[r: Speaker. Yeas 90. Nays 50. Not voting 34. So the resolution reported in the majority report was agreed to. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Palmer, Secretary of the Executive Department : )lfr. Speaker : The GoYernor has approved and signed the following resolution, to-wit: A resolutionAuthorizing J. T. Taylor to make an index to the Jo1u- nals. Also, the following acts, to-wit: 4 An act to repeal an act to proYide an additional system of working public ioads in this State, so far as the .same re..:.. lates to the counties . of Cobb, Catoosa and Pulaski, ap-. proved September 28; 1883 . . Also, an act to fix the time for holding the Superior Court for the county of Harris, and provide for two weeks instead of one, as now provided by law. I~eayes of absence were grantedad two local bills, 347 and 348, first time. Respectfully submitted. L. :NI. LA)fAR, Chairn_tan pro tem. :Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, moved to adopt the report. Mr. Fite offered an amendment to the resolution_ embodied in the report, which was adopted. Mr. Bartlett offered a further amendment to the resolution embodied in the report, which was also adopted, and then the report, so amended, was adopted. Mr. Harris moved to take from the table a resolution of:. fered by Mr. Tate in regard to holding evening sessions daily, commencing this day, which niotion prevailed. Mr. Russell, of Clark, moved an amendment to the resolution. On motion of Mr. Herndon, the resolution and offered - amendment were tabled. Mr. Terrell, chairman pro tem. of. the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: l}Ir. Speake1: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, the following acts, to-wit: Au act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down and construct in the streets and lanes of the city of Savannah such sewers and drains as.may be necessary, and to assess upon the owners of lots abutting 430 JouRNAL OF .rnE HousE. on so much of such street or lane in which sewers and drairis . may be laid under this act, the cost of such improvements, and to authorize the :Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to 1ay down and build sewers; and for other purposes. Also, an act to change the time of holding the terms of the Superior Court of the county of Taylor; Also, a resolution to prolong the session of the General Assembly beyond the forty days provided for by the Constitution. Respectfully submitted. J. J\:L TERRELL, Chairman pro tem. The following message was receiYed fh)m the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker : The Senate has agreed to the following Senate resolutions, and asks the concurrence of the House therein, to-wit: A resolution requesting our Senators and Representatives in Congress to vote for the repeal of the United States revenue laws. Also, a resolution requesting the establishment of a branch mint at Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county. The Senate has also passed the following bill of the Senate, to-wit : A billlo be entitled an act to authorize the Governor to furnish the Georgia Reports, and other books, to the University of Georgia, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 27, nays 0. Also, the follo:wing bill of the Honse, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for au election in Henry county on the question of abolishing the Board of County Commissioners, passed by the requisite constitu.tiona! majority of, yeas 27, nays 0. The Senate has also coucuiTed m the following House resolution, to-wit: MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 8, 1884. 431 A resolution for the appointment of a special committee of three from the House and two from the Senate, to confer with the Commissioner of Agriculture and State Chemist in relation to the inspection of fertilizers, and have ap- pointed on the part of the Senate Messrs. Smith of the 30th District, and Thornton. . Mr. Terrell, chairman pro fcm. of the Committee on En- rollment, submitted the following report : Mr. Speake1 : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly .enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the Honse of Representatives and President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency the Governor, the following acts and resolutions, to-wit: An act to change the time of holding the terms of the Superior Court in the county of Taylor, and for other pur- poses; ' Also, an act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down and eonstruet in the streets and lanes of the city of Savannah such :;ewers and drains as may be necessary, and to assess upon owners of lots abutting on so much of such street or lanes in which sewers and drains may be laid under this act; the cost of such improvement, and to authorize said :Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down, build, extend or construct said se\v- ers, drains, etc., and for other purposes. Also, a resolution to prolong the session of the General Assembly beyond the forty days provided for by the Consti- - tution . .Respectfully submitted. T. M. TERRELL, Chairman, pro tem. Mr. watkins, of Gilmer, offered the following resolution which was committed to the Special"Committee on Adjournment, ,to-wit: A resolution_:_ That the General Assembly fix the 17th instant as the day of aqjonrnment for this body, and that on that day this b.ody adjourn ~inc die.. .. 432 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By unanimous consent of the House, the following bill . which had been withdrawn fiom the calendar, was restored to its order on same, and recommitted to the Committee on the Special Judiciary, to-wit: A bill to provide compensation for election managersand clerks at all general and special elections held in the county of Washington. The hour fixed for the consideration of the special order, the same being the Tax bill, having arrived, it was taken up for a third reading and considered by sections. Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, ofiered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That section 1 be amended by striking froni the . third line the words "which will not exceed," and inserting in their place the word "of," and by striking from the 3d and 4th lines the words "inclusive, of the tax authorized by the act, approved February 19, 1873, to pay the eight per cent. bonds issued under said act," so that the section will then read: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ge01,qia, That the Governor be authorized and empowered, with the assistance of the Comptroller-General to assess and levy a tax on the taxable property of this State, of three-tenths of one per cent. for each of the fiscal years 1885 and 1886. The section was then adopted as amended. The House then proceeded to the consideration of the second section of the bill. Mr. Tate offe1:ed the following amendment, which was adopted, viz. : Insert the word " maimed" between the words " crippled " and "and/' in the 8th line of the sec~ tion. :Nir. Hines offered an amendment, which was adopted, striking out the word "fifty" in the 20th line of section second, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five." Mr. Brandt offered an amendment, which was adopted, adding the word "hundred" after the word "twenty" and before the word "five," in the 31st line of the sect{on. lVION?AY, PECE:\IBER 8, 1,884. 433 .~ :. > Mr. Lumpkin offered the.following amendment, which was adopted, to add to the end of paragraph eleven of the section,the following proviso, to-wit: P1ovided, this shall not apply to maimed Confederate soldiers who are now or may hereafter bcatur, Harris, Harrison. Hart, Hartridge. Hawke:;, Heard, Herndon, Hopson, .Jenkins, .Jones of Fayette, .Jones of Miller, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lindsey. Little, J..ofley, Lott, Lumpkin, Lynch, }fcCants, }fason, Matthews, }[eyerH, Miller, Milner, )fontgomery, ~ioon, Palmour. Parker, Ray, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Hichardson, Robbe, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Doughts, Snead, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Teasley, Terrell. Thayer, Thomas. Thrash, Usry, Veazey, Watkins of Gilmer, Williams. Willis, \Vilson of Mcitoslr, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright. 476 JoURNAL oF THE HousE. Those not voting are Messrs.- Beck, Berner, Brinson, Calvin, Chancy, Fite, Gr~sham, Heath, Hightower, Hollingsworth, . Lovett, McCook,. )fcWhorter, Yeas 49. Nays 106. Not voting 19. Perry, _Raybon, Sutton, webb, Wilson of Camden, )fr. Speaker. So the amen~ment was r~jected. :Mr. Lumpkin offered an amendment as an additional par.agraph to the section, levying a tax of fifty dollars on every person or firm, for himself or as agent, for resident or nonresident owners who holds or keeps for hire or sale any bil- liard, pool or other table of li.ke character. The amendment was adopted. l\'Ir. Johnson, of Floyd, offered an amendment as an additional paragraph to the section, taxing all walking matches which shall chaige and receive gate money, the sum of ten dollars for each and every such exhibition, which was adopted .. The hour of adjournment having arrived, leaves of ab. sence were granted lVIes~rs. Brown, of Carroll, Berner .and Webb. And then the Speaker declared the House adjourned until 3 o'clock p.m., this day. 3 O'CLOCK P. ].f. The House reassembled, the SiJeaker presiding. On motion of Mr. Tate, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment~ submitted the following report: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 477 M1. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate the fo~ lowing act, to-wit : .An act to amend section 1689 (N. N.) of the Code of 1882, by inserting after the words "paid in" in the fifth line of said section the following : "Or, if the necessities of the road reqt~ire more than one-;half the amount of the capital stock actually paid in, then to the extent of three thousand dollars per mile, and for other purposes. The Committee also report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker 0f the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency the Governor, the following acts, to-wit: .An act to provide for an election in Henry county on the question of abolishing the Board of County Commissioners of said county. ' .Also, an act to authorize the :Mayor and Council of Mc- Donough, in the .county of Henry, to issue and sell bonds to the amount of three thoi1sancl dollars, and appropriate the same to educational purposes, and to levy and collect a tax upon the taxable property within the corporate limits of said town of McDonough to pay said bonds. Respectfully submitted. THos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman: 1\fr. Butt, of :Marion, chairman of the House Committee on the Penitentiary, submitted the following report, to-wit: Mr. Speaker: .A.s chairman of the Honse Committee on the Penitentiary, r have the pleasure, after much labor and investigation, to make the following report : SectiOI{ 4813 of the Code of 1882 reads as follows : ".A joint committee of both branches of the Legislature shall be 478 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. appointed at each session to investigate closely into the affairs of the Pcniteiltiary and report thereon; and all the officers of the said institution shall furnish said committee all the assistance and information '\ithin their power." \f\Te premise by saying that each and all of the Lessees, Superintendents, Captains of Guards, Physicians, and other employees have been kind and affable, ancl have extended to us all the facilities necessary to the discharge of our duties. Under the law of our appointment it would have entailed a very heavy expense upon the State to liave visited, as a body, each camp. \Ve, therefore, appointed a sub-commit- tee from the Senate and House to perform this duty, and as we have had to rely llpon 'their inspection and repo.rt, we hereby embody the same in our general report, marked rP- ports No. 1 to 10. , REPORT NO. 1. vVe, the sub-committee appointed by the General Committee to visit the convict camp at Augusta, beg .to make the following report, to-wit : In this camp tl~ere are 61 inmates of which 60 are colored and one white. All are males. The sanitary condition of this camp is excellent. The convicts are well clot~ed; the sleeping apartments are comfortable, with sufficient amount of bedding. Cleanliness is a noticeable feature in this camp in every department. vVe find .the food of the convicts to be well cooked, good quality, and of sufficient variety and quality. Only one case of sickness in the camp, and that in a very mild form. The company employing the convicts at.this camp have engaged the services ot an efficient. physician, who visits the camp regularly, an,d administers to the medical wants of the convicts. This report is made by a visit of the undersigned mem- bers of the sub-committee to said camp when the company ' ' WEDNESDAY, DECEliiBER 10, 1884. 479 employing said convicts had not been notified of our visit, and when said company were not expecting us. Respectfully submitted. 'rHOS. E. BRISTOW, J. W. MooRE, Committee. REPOUT NO. 2. \Ve, the undersigned, were appointed a sub-committee to visit and inspect the convict camp, located in Oglethorpe county, and ow11ed and controlled by the Hon. James M. Smith. On the 1st inst., we visited s~id camp and made a thorough inspection thereof. In this camp we found ninety prisoners, viz : seven colored females, ten white males, and seventy-three colored males. The diet at this season consisted ?f bacon, corn bread; flour "bread and turnip greens, turnips, peas, sorghum, fresh beef once a day, buttermilk every other night. All properly cooked and prepared. The prisoners were well clothed and shod. The building is large, ample and clean, bedding and wearing comfortable. The females are confined in a separate building and wear no chains; are principally employed in. cooking, washing, cutting and making garments. At this camp there is a neat and comfortable hospital. The prisoners are all hea~thy and hitve l?een so since the establishment of this camp in 1879. During the six years of its existence there haYe been an average of eighty prisoners. During this period only three deaths have occurred, two fiom accident and one from cancer. Only two have escaped~ In this camp we found a colored female named :Minnie Bu~ler, whom we are informed is now in the last stage of consumption and will, in all probability, die before the end of tlie winter. She has recently been transferred to this camp from l\L& N. G. R. R. We eainestly recommend that this woman be pardoned. The prisoners all presented a healthy appearance. \Ve have no complaints of ill use, over work, cruel treatment or lack of food. The prisoners at this camp 480 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. are allowed church privileges on every Sabbath, and to write to friends and receive letters from friends. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. W. MooRE, R. B. ~iATTHEWS. REPORT XO. 3. The sub-c01nmittec appointed to visit and examine the the camp of the Penitentiary, situated at Graysville, in the county of Catoosa, beg leave to report that they have performed their duty, and that they found at said camp about twenty convicts, all of whom were in good health, well cared for, and contented as human beings could be under such circumstances. The provisions made for the sick are ample and clean, in fact, such is the sanitary attention of the physician in charge of the camp that no case of sickness has occmTcd since the month of July last. Respectfully submitted. THOS. D .. LEWIS, Chairman. REPORT NO. 4. The sub-committee appointed to visit the convict camp of Ron. J. M. Smith, on the Tennill, Writeville and Dublin Railroad, submit the following report: ' JJfr. Chairman : vVe find thirty-five convicts in this camp, all able for duty except one. vVe find nothing objectionable in their treat- ment or general management, which is favorably reported in the vicinity in which said camp is located, and by exami_, nation and inquiry we failed to find anything of which to complain of Ron. Jas.lVI. Smith as a lessee ofthe State con- victs. Respectfully submitted. J. F. SYKES, On part of Senate. P. G. VEAZEY, J. s. FRANKLIN, HuBBARD REYNOLDs, On part of House. wEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 481 REPORT NO. 5. The joint committee appoi~ted to visit the convict camp at Cedartown, submit the following as their report: jlfr. Chairman: we found that the camp had been moved from Cedar- town to Fish Ore Bank, six miles east on the Cherokee Railroad, of the original camp. 'Ve found forty-eight con- vict~ at work at this camp, in good condition and good health, three.at the hospital at Cedartown, one sick, an"\ t'vo slightly injured by the falling of ore, and so far as we cou~d learn the law was being complied with. We found Oaptain Crab in command of this camp, and we think that he is the right man at the right place. Respectfully submitted. JOHN W. MADDOX, Chm. JOHN \Y. TURNER, J. F. JoNES. REPORT NO. 6. The undersigned, the sub-committee appointed to examine into the killing of F. M. Faulkum, a convict at the camp of B. G. Lockett & Co., in the county of Fulton, by Da.ve Jackson, a negro guard at said camp, beg leave to submit the following report. : M1. Chairman : Having repaired to said camp and near the place of said killing, we p1;oceeded to examine a number of the convicts, who were present and witnessed said killing, separately: All of these witnesses agreed almost exactly in their statements, and taking the fhcts as detailed by them as the basis of this report, we feel compelled to render it as our opinion that said killing was unnecessary, uncalled for, and a violation of law. As a matter of justice to the authorities we feel it our duty to state that said Dave Jackson is now in Fulton county jail, uni:ler a charge for said offence, and that an. 31 482 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. other guard by the name of Wyly is now under bond charged with being accessory to the killing of said F. n-1. Faulkuin, and that the negro guards have been removed from said camp. All of which is respectfully submitted. . THo)rAs L. LEwrs, JoHN \V. TuRNER, J. F. JONES, Committee. REPORT NO. 7. \Ve, the committee appointed for the purpose of visiting the camp. of Lowe & Lockett, make the follmving report : J'Ir. Chairman: Visited the same December 1st, 1884. Number of convicts in Lowe's camp, 72. \Ve inspected the camp thoroughly and find them in a neat, good condition. The number of escapes, none. Sick, three; deaths, none. Number of convicts in Lockett's camp, 190. Escapes, none; deaths, twenty ; sick, three. The above convicts are in a neat and healthy condition, and they appear to be satisfied with their treatment at this time, but say that they are cruelly treated by Mr. \Villiuin Lockett, and from the information obtainell, we would recommend to his Excellency, Henry D.- :McDaniel, Governor of the State, that n-Ir. William Lockett be not allowed to control any more convicts in this State. Respectfully submitted. JoxEs, of Fayette, CHANCY, FRASER. REPORT NO: 8.. The sub-committee on the penitentiary, appointed to visit Old Town Camp, in Jefferson county, submits the follo~ing report: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 10, 1884. 483 ~:fr. Chai1'man: Your committee visited Old Town Camp, .in Jefferson county, on Thursday last. Your committee found at that camp 54 convicts, 14 of whom were white males, and 40 colored, of whom 9 were females. Your committee carefully examined the quarters, rations and general management of the camp and convicts, and found them to be all that could be expected. Of the sick, there were but two only, who had been in the camp but t~vo days. All of which is respectfully submitted. H. B. RIDLEY, Chair. Sub-Com. on Penitentiary. REPORT NO. 9. The undersigned, as a sub-committee, to visit the convict camp in the county of Dodge-"' B. Lowe, lessee-beg leave to submit the following report. : ff.lr. Clmirman : \Ve find the camp well kept, the prisoners well fed and humanely treated. \Ve also find all the prisoners, except one, in fine health and fully able to perform the duties as- .signed them under their conviction. vVe find 59 convicts at this camp engaged in saw.,-milling, five of whom are white men, five colored women, and the balance colored men. \Ve find one colored woman a con- vict, whose time expires April next, and who has been in this camp fourteen and a half years with two ,children, and now cnciente. \Ve also find an old, decrepid, convict sen- tenced for five years ; has served two, and is wholly una- ble to do any work vVe recommend that this old man and 'voman receive the executive clemency of a pardon. Respectfully submitted. . L.A. HALL, c. c. CLEGHORN, Committee. Circumstances were such that I was unable to visit the camp in Dodge county. R. N. TISON, Senate. 484 JOURNAL OF THE 'HOUSE. REPORT NO. 10. Your sub-committee appointed to visit the convict camps ,V. ot wadley & Company, and 0. '\Vadley and Bros., lo- cated in Emanuel county, submit the following report: J.Yfr. Chairman: vVe -have discharged that duty, and after a thorough,and impartial examination and inspection of said camp,- we find that Wadley ~ Company have twenty-one convicts in charge and ,V. 0. 'Vadley &Bros. have seventy. These prisoners are all men, and we are gratified to be able to state that they are all in a healthful condition, and are evidently well cared for, and are provided for a sufficiency of comfortable clothing and wholesome food.. They are treated as well and humanely as their condition as felons will require and jristify. They occupy comfortable shanties, and the camp appeared to be kept in clean and proper condition, and suitable sanitary regulations are observed. Respectfully submitted. L. JoHNSON, Chairman Sub-Committe. The short time allowed and the hurried manner in which the same has been performed, is our excuse for the cursory manner in which the report is made. In a body we visited and inspected the Penitentiary Camps at Rising Fawn, and the Dade Coal Mine. We - must say, as Georgians, we are proud of the extent and magnitude of these works, and that each and all of the officers connected with the same, treated us with the utmost court~sy, and afforded us every facility to examine the condition of the convicts. The committee divided into squads and examined every department, the mines, the stockade, , the hospital, the cooking, the rations, the vegetable gardens, and indeed all connected with the welfare of the convict<>, and must say that everything was conducted with Immunity and according to the best and most improved prin- .ciples of civilized punishment. The Principal Keeper's re- - .WEDNESDAY; DECEbiDER 10, 1884. 485 port will show you the sanitary condition and death rate in each of our prisons which compare most favorably with those of the best conducted prisons in America. There has been some complaint as to the management and sanitary condition of the camps in Fulton county, but after a thorough investigation by two sub-committees, we think no blame attaches to the present lessees, especially since the enforcement of certain orders and regulations by our worthy G:oveinor and Principal Keeper. Upon the subject of the -killing of a convict by a guard at Camp Chattahoochee, we refer you to the report of the sub-committee upon that subject. We have been impressed with and duly considered the proposition of the grand jury of Fulton county to have wardens at each camp who shall be paid by the State, reside at camps, and report to the Governor weekly. This, in our judgment, would absorb the whole of the rental to secure competent and suitable persons, and to say the least of it, impracticable at this time, and especially as the Governor, under the law as it now exists, can appoint inspector at least once a month. We desire to make a supplemental report, as to certain convicts whom we think should be pardoned out. In coneIuRion we have to report that there has been much newspaper controversy concerning the management of the penitentiary convicts of Georgia, both at home and abroad, -but we must- say, from the reports of each- and all of our sub-committees, our own ?bservations and the statements of the lessees, who are honorable gentlemen, that the Georgia system is the most humane and least expensive of any system in the United States, if not in the world. There are many evils attending any and all systems of punishment of criminals in all civili.:-:ed countries, and it has been the aim and desire of all christian countries to ameliorate the same. According to the death rate of crimina~s in all states of this Union, Georgia will compare favorably; if not excel, those of any other State. - The law demands that in all cases of felony, less than -capital, the convicted_ shall be con- 486 J ciuRNAL OF THE HousE. fined at hard labor in the penitentiary, according to the grade of his offence. How can we say that the criminals shall be treated better than those 'vho do not commit crimes? We must say thcie is much sickly sentimentality upon this subject, which does not, in our opinion, benefit society or lessen crime. It is the pride of Christit~n civilization, that we sympathize with the afflicted and the outcast, but it is equally the. pride of the same, that all dangerous disturbers of the peace and good order of society" shall be punished. And to the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, and his Assistants, we tender our thanks for the fearless and impartial manneL' in which they have fulfilled and discharged their respective duties. H.espectfn1ly submitted. \V. B. BuT'r, Chairman Honse Com. On motion of Mr. Butt, of Marion, the report was received; and 400 _copies of same ordered printed. Mr. Gordon offered a resolution, which was agrc.cd to, to limit the time of debate, except when the .consent of the House is given to the contrary. On motion of Mr. Tate, temporary leave was granted the Committee on Railroads. By consent of the House, Honsebill 372, reported unfavorably from the Committee on Finance, was taken up and recommitted to the said Committee. By consent of the House, House hills 268 and 210, in- . advertently omitted from the Teport of the Committee appointed to examine into and report on the condition of business before the.House, were given their proper status on the calendar. The following bill was taken. up, read the third time, and passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas . 103, nays 0, to-wit: WEDNESDAY, :f)EcEi.IBER 10, 1884. 487 A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Courts of the county of Paulding. The House then went into Committee of the Whole House. Ivlr. Gustin, chairman of the Committee of the Whole Honse, submitted the following report: llfr. Speal~er: The Committee of the 'Vhole House have had under consideration- A bill for the relief of John lVL Varnadoe, of the county of Telfair, which they have instructed me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended. The bill was then. read the third time, and the report of the Committee of the 'Vhole House agreed to. On the question of the passage of the bill the yeas and nays were required to be recorded, and on calling the roll the. vote was as follows: Thos~ voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexnnder. Andrew, Baker, Bullard, Barksdnle, Bartlett, Beach, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brnntley, Bi1tt of Marion, Cnnaday, Carithers, Cash, Cnson, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Gustin, Haekett, Hall, Hamilton, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge; Hnwes, Heard, Herndon, Hines, Hollings worth, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, ,Johnson of Cli.nch, Johnson of Screven, Niblack, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reugnn, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Russell"" of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Ornwford, Smith of Douglas, Spinks, Stnten, Stevens, Studdard, 488 Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenpo;rt, Dennis, Dorminy; Durden, Eason, Ellis, .Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt,. Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Greer, Griffith, JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lindsey; Little, Lively, Lolley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McLendon, :\Iaples, Matthews, :i'\Iattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks; :Montgomery, Moon, 1\Ioore, 1\Iorgan, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell.Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, vVulker, vVard, vVatkins of Colquitt, vVatkins of Gilmer, Williams, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright. Those not voting are Messrs. Arnheim, A vary, Beck, Berner, . Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Chancy, Dart, Goodwin, Gresham, Haralson, Harrell of webster, Hawkes, Heath, Hightower, .Johnson of Floyd, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lott, McCants, McCook, McWhorter, 1\Iason, Miller, 1\Iilner, Palmour, Parker, Perry, Raybon, Robbe, Sims,_ Snead, Stewart, Wel1b, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, 1\lr. Speaker. Voting in the negative, Mr. Gordon. . So the requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill was passed as amended. Mr. Ellis moved for a suspension of the rules to take up a bill for a second reading, which motion ~lid not prevail. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 489 On motion of Mr. Gustin, House bill No. 170, which was tairen up in its orde,r for a third reading, was temporarily laid on the table. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper notices of legal publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays O, to-wit : A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Gordon, the question of prohibition. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper notice of legal publication being exhibited, passed as amended by the requisite constitutional ma- jority of yeas 106, nays .o, to-wit: A bill to regulate the sale of spirituous liquors in the county of Meriwether. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper proof of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit : A hill to amend an act to create a Board of Commission- ers of Roads in the county of Lee, approved February 28, 1876. On motion of Mr. H~rrell, of Webster, the following hill was taken from the table, read the third time, and p}oper notice of legal publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays O, to-wit: A bill to amend im act approved September 26, 1883, to authorize the Ordinary of the county of Randolph to issue bonds to erect a court-house. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time and proper notice of legal publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 104, nays 0, to-wit : 490 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. .A bill to submit the question of prohibition to the qualified voters of the county of Butts. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time and proper legal proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays O, to-wit : .A bill to abolish the County Court of the countyof Bibb. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper legal proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 93, nays O, to-wit: A bill to alter an act to ainend the road laws of the State, so far as relates to the county of Chattooga. The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays 0, !a-wit: .A bill to abolish the office of County Commissioners in ' the county of Worth, and for other purposes. Mr. Hall then moved that the House adjourn until 7 o'clock this evening, to further consider the t:.x bill. Mr. Pringle offered as a substitute that the House reas- . semble at 7 o'clock to-night for the purpose of reading the balance of the House bills a third time and Senate bills the first ti.me, reported by the committee, and that the balance of the session be devoted to .the consideration of the tax bill. . Mr. Herndon moved that when the House adjourn it adjo!JrnS to meet at 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. Mr. Herndon's motion was lost. Mr. Hall accepted the substitute offered by Mr. Pringle. . Mr. .Abbott offered the following as a substitute f01; the whole, which was adopted, to-wit : That a session be held, commencing at 7 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose '!1. continuing the consideration of the tax bill. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 491 The following bill was then taken up, read the third time, and proper proof of legal publication being exhibited, p11ssed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays 0, to-,vit: A bill to establish a City Court for the city of Carrolton. Mr. Womack moved that the House adjourn until 7 o'clock this evening. Mr. Bartlett moved that the House adjourn until 9 o'clock, a. m., to-morrow. Mr. Bartlett's motion was lost. The motion to adjourn until 7 o'clock this evening was lost. The House then went into Committee of the "Whole House. Mr. Crenshaw, chairman of the Committee of the Whole House, submitted the following report: .11r. Speaker: The Committee of the Whole House have had under consideration- A bill for the relief of R. I .. wilson, of the county of . Richmond, which they have instructed me to report hacl~ to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The bill was then read the third tiill:e, and the report of the Committee of the whole House agreed to. On the question of the passage of the bill the yeas and nays were required to be recorded, and on calling the roll the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Alexander, Andrew, B~llard, Bartlett, . .Beach, Boyd, Harrell of I..owndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hurt, Hawes, Hawkes, Palmour, Parker, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Raybon. Reagan, 492 JouRNAL .oF THE HousE. ' .Brandt, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Canaday, Carithers, \.Jash, Cason, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Corn; Crenshnw, .pavenport, Dorminy, Durden; Eason, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Ford, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardemnn, Harrell of Decatur, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, ,Johnson of Clinch; .Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of.Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of :Miller, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lynch, J\IcCook, J\IcLendon, Maples, Mason, Matthews. Mattox, Meyers, J\Iiddlebrooks, Milner, Montgomery, Moon, ].!oore, :Morgan, Niblack, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson; Robbe, Russell ofClark, Russell of .Harris, Scott, Smith of Bryan, .Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks; Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, .Usry, Veazey, \Valker, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womitek, ..Word, Wright. Those not voting are :Messrs.- Adderton, .,\..rnheim, A vary, Baker, Barksdale, Beck, Berner, Bond, Brantley, Brinson, Dennis, Ellis, Flynt, Franklin, Goodwin, Gordon, Gresham, Hartridge, Hightower, Jenkins, McCants, McWhorter, Miller, Patterson, Perry, Hay, -Shurley, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Thrash, 'VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 493 Brown, Ualvin, Chancy, -Chandler, Connell, Dart, Yeas, 1~6. Jones of Troup, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, "\Vilson of Uamden, wilson of i\Iclntosh, - :Mr. Speaker. ' Nays, 0. Not voting, 48. So the requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill passed. Mr. Lamar, of Baldwin, moved that the House adjourn until 7 o'clock p. m., which motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Herndon. The Sptaker declared the House adjourned until 7 o'clock, in accordance with the action. 7 O'CLOCK, P.M. The House re-assembled, the Speaker presiding. On motion of Mr. womack, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Pool offered an amendment as an additional paragraph to the section, taxing all book agents and agents selling chromos, maps, charts, etc., ten dollars in each county. Mr. Baker offered an amendment to this amendment, exempting from the proposed license all female agents. Upon these proposed amendments, Mr. Teasley called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question ordered. The amendment offered by Mr. Baker was lost. T~e amendment ofrered by Mr. Pool was lost. Mr. Womack moved to proceed to the consideration of the remaining sections of the bill as a whole, and as amended by the committee, which motion prevailed. ~lr. Chappell offered a resolution to displace the order of business and proceed to the consideration of House bills for a third reading. 494 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Mr. Wheeler moved to table this resolution, which motion prevailed. Mr. Harris, for the committee, offered these several amenc1ments, which were adopted, to-wit: Strike "20" in line 4, of section 3, and insert "21 ," "22," "23," "24" and "25." Strike "20" in line 2, of section 4, and insert "21," "22," "23," "24" and "25." Mr. Hart offered the following amendment, which was. adopted; to-wit : Insert the figure "3" before the figure "4" in the second line of the 4th section; Mr. Harris, for the committee, offered the following amendments, which were severally adopted, viz: Ln the third line of section 9, after the word "machine," insert the words in parenthesis ("mimufactured by companies that have not paid the tax herein required.") Also, in the 12th line of the same section, after the word "dealers," insert the words "unless each of said companies has it!'lelf paid such tax." Also, in the 3rd, 9th, and lOth lines, after the word "wholesale," insert the words, "or retail." Also, a proviso, at the end of section 10, taxing the surplus capital of banks and banking associations.. The bill was read the third time, the report of the committee as amended, was agreed to, and the bill was passed by the requisite constitutional majority-yeas 96, nays 0. Mr. Pringle then moved to take up the unfinished order, which is the reading of House bills the 'third time and putting them on their passage, which motion prevailed.. On motion of Mr. Jones, of Miller, the r'ules were suspended, and by a two-thirds vote of yeas 110, nays 0, the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote, yeas 108, nays o, read the first time, and committed to the Committee on Temperance, to-wit: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1884. 495 By Mr. Jones, of Mil.lerA bill to repeal an act to prohibit the sale of into~x:icating liquors in the county of Miller, and for other purposes. The following bill was then taken up and read the third time, and proper prooco of j:mblication being exhibited, passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority, yeas 100, nays 0, to~wit: ~~\_ bill to amend an act regulating the sale of spirituous liquors in the town of Greenville, county of Meriwether. :Mr. Johnson, of Clinch, moved for a suspension of the rules to call. up a local bill 011t of its order for a third reading, which motion did not prevail. The following bill was taken up, read the third time, and proper proof of pti.blication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority-yeas 105, nays O, to-wit: .A bill to establish a City Court in the city of Columbus. l\Ir. Gustin, chairman of the committee on the State :of Business, stibmitted the following additional report : JY.fr. Speaker: The committee instruct me to report that in thei1; judgment the following House bills should be read the third time at this night session, to-wit: Bills No. 183 and 228. Respectfully submitted. G. \V. Gus'.riN, Chairman. Mr. Butt, of Marion, moved to amend the ieport by including House bill No. 102, to incorporate tne city of Du.pont, in the county of Clinch, which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Gustin, the report, as amended, was .adopted. The following bill was then taken up, read the third and proper notice of publication being exhibited, passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 104, nays O, to-wit: 496 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. .A. bill to incorporate the city of Dupont. M:r. Russell, of Clark, mo~ed to transmit the bill Imme(liately to the Senate, which motion prevailed. The following bill was .then read the third time, and proper notice of publication being exhibited, passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 100; nays 0, to-wit: .A. bill to amend an act providing for the disposition of fines and forfeitures arising in the County Court of the county of Sumter, approved September J 5, 1883. The following bill was read the third time, and proper notices of publication being exhibited, passed by the requi- site constitutional majority of yeas 103, nays o, to-wit: .A. bill to amend an acp prescribing the method of granting license to sell spirituo~s liquors in the county of Screven. On motion of M:r. Butt, of Marion, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Thursday, December 11, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following meinbers ans.wered to _their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, . Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Morgan, Niblack, Palm our, Parker, Patterson, THURSDAY, DECE~l3ER 11, 1884. 497 A vary, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett.. Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall. Butt of J\Iarion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, .Ellis; Everett, Feagau, Felton, Fite, Fitzgeruld, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, u,m, ,. 32 Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, ,fohnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, J olmson of Screven, .rones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, .rones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Puluski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley,. Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, 1\[cLendon, Maples, 1\Iason, llfatthews, 11Iattox, llfeyers, Middlebrooks, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Heilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell ot Ulark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Sm~th of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, vialker, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt. watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of 11Icintosh, 1,Vimberly, Wheeler, 498 JOURNAL OF THE RousE. Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Miller, Milner, :i\fon tgomery, Moon, 7\IoOle. Wopmck, Word, Wright, :l\[r. Speaker. Those absent are :Messrs.- Beck, Gresham, :l\Ic"\Vhorter, Wilson of Camden. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Herndon gave notice of a motion to reconsider. Mr. Herndon moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday on the passage of the Tax bill. Mr. Russell, of Harris, moved to table the motion to reconsider, which motion prevailed. Mr. Terrell asked unanimous consent of the Honse to take up and concur in a Senate resolution (No. 18), which was not accorded. On motion of Mr. Butt, of Hall, the report of the Committee on Public Printing, recommending the printing of five hundred copies of a report, submitted from the Committee on Mines and Mining, was taken up and adopted. By ~onsent of the House, the following bills, favorably repo.~;ted_ from the Committee on Local and Special Bills, were read the first time and committed to their appropriate committees, to-wit: A bill to incorporate the Athens and Tallissee Canal Company. Committed to the Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Jug Tavern. Committed to the same committee. The following message was received from the Senate, through. Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: J'Ir. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following bills of the House, by the requisite constitutional majority, to-wit : THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1884. 499 A. bill to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad Company, and to define its powers. Also, a bill to amend section 3936 of the Code, provid- ing for the drawing of grand and petit jurors, in certain cases. Also, a bill to provide an additional system of working public roads in this State ; to appoint a Board of Commissioners for the several counties ; to define their }lowers and duties, and to authorize the payment-of a commutation tax, in lieu of road working; and for other purposes, approved September 28, 1883. The Senate has also passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bills, to-wit: A bill to amend sub-section 4 of general section 3854, of the Code of 1882, by allowing the husband to testify against the wife, in certain crimin:al cases, in this State. A.lso, a bill to authorize the husband to recover damages for the homicide of the wife, or for other tortious personal injuries. Also, a bill to authorize the fitther, if living, and if not, then the mother, to recover damages for the homicide of the minor child, or children, or for other tortious personal injuries. Mr. Gustin, chairman of the Committee on the State of the Business before the House, submitted the following report: ~Ir. Speaker: The Committee on the State of the Business before the House have instructed me to report that in their judgment the consideration of the Appropriation bill and the Bond bill should be continued as previously reported; that the Senate bills specified heretofore should be read immediately upon the assembling of the afternoon session, and referred to the appropriate committees; that next in order the following Senate resolution should be taken up, to-wit: No. 500 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 18; that following this, House resolutions Nos. 29 and 72, and House bills Nos. 33, 113, 120, 121, 124, 126, 135; 138, 140, 152, 153, 154; 158, 169, 194, 198, 201, 204, 205, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 229, 232, 236, 237, 252, 290, 300, 309, 314, 315, 324, 325, 326, 334, 338, 339, 340, 346, 347, 348, 370, 374, 376, 377, 383, 387, 401, be taken up and read the second time, and that they then be in order for the third reading and passage, and that this order being exhausted, the committee find nothing to prevent a return to the regu- lar course of business, or to prevent a recess or adjournment to such time us may be agreed upon. Respectfully submitted. G. w. GusTIN, Chairman. :Mr. Pool offered an amendment to tho report, which was not adopted. --:Mr. Gustin offered an amendment to the report, which was rejected, and then the report was adopted. By consent of the House, the following bill was introduced, read th~ first time, and committed to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit : By Mr. FeltonA: bill to carry into effect the provistons of the 4th arti- cle of section 2, of paragraph 4 of the Constitution. By consent of the House, the following bills were introduced. read the first time, and committed to their appropriate committees, t-o-wit : By Mr. Stevens- A bill to make drunkenness a misdemeanor. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. .Also a bill to authorize the Trustees of the State Univer- sity to accept us a branch of said University the College of .Agriculture and Mechanics .Art .and Science, located at Dawson, Georgia. "" Committed to the Committee on_Education. Mr. Matthews moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up a local bill for a second reading. THURSDAY, DECE)fBER 11, 1884. 501 Several amendments were offered to this motion. Mr. Smith, of Douglas, offered as a substitute for the whole, that all bills reported favorably for a second reading by the <";mnmittee on the State of the Business before the House, be taken up in their order. The substitute was adopted. On motion of Mr. Harris, the substitute was laid on the table. The order of business being the consideration of the Gen.: et'al Appropriation bill the House proceeded to this order. The House went into the Committee of the Whole House, Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, in the chair. After some time, Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, chairman of the Committee' of the -Whole House, made the following report, to-wit : 11Er. Spcalde1 : The Committee of the -Whole House have had under consideration the following bill, to,..wit : A bill making appropriations for the Legislative, Executive and J i1clieial departments of this State, etc., for the years 1885 and 1886, and for other purposes.; and they have instructed me to report that they have made some progress, and ask leave to sit again. L. lVI. LA~IAR, Chairman. The following message was seceived from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: J1fr. _Speake1: The Senate has agteed to the following resolution, and asks th<' concurrence of the House thereto, to-wit: A resolutionThat on the 20th of December, 1884, the General As- sembly do tg.ke a recess until the second Wednesday in July, 1885, to reconvene on that clay, at 10. o'clock a. m., for the purpose of finishing the public business, passed by yeas 33, nays 8. 502 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Mr. Brown, of Carroll, chairman, etc., submitted the following report : 1J!fr. Speaker: The committee raised by joint resolution of both Houses of the General Assembly to examine into the state of business before the General Assembly and: report a proper time 'for a recess, if found necessary, beg leave to report: That it is impossible to finish the fegislation needed before the Christmas holidays, and that a recess is necessary, and therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution, to-wit : Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That on the 20th day of December, 1884, the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, do take a recess until the second Wednesday in July, 1885,to reconvene on that day at 10 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of finishing the public busi- ness. Respectfully submitted. w. A .. TIGNOR, Chairman Senate Com. W. F. Bnowx,. Chairman House Com. Mr. Brown, of Carmll, moved to take up and adopt the report submitted by the special committee. - Mr. Gustin moved as a substitute for this motion, that the Senate r~solution just reported, and bearing on the same subject, be taken up and agreed to. . The substitute was adopted and the Senate resolution taken up. lVIr. vVord moved to amend the resolu~ion of the Senate by striking out the word "20" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "18." Mr. Bartlett then moved to adjourn until 34>'clocl~ p.m., which motion did not prevail. Mr. Gt~stin moved to extend the morning session until the matter llllder consideration be disposed of. THURSDAY, DECEMBER .11, 1884. 503 Pending this, Mr. Crenshaw raised the point of order that the hou~ of adjournment had arrived, which point was sustained by the chair. The following leaves of absence were then granted, to- wit: Messts. Barksdale, Lively, Clay, Hartridge, Hightower, Chancy, Lott, Thomas and Herncl~n. The House a(ljourned until 3 o'clock p. m. to-clay. 3 O'CLOCK, P.M. The House re-assembled, the Speaker presiding. Mr. Wheeler moved to dispense with the call of the roll, which motion prevailed. Mr. Harris moved to displace the order of business tor the session, and proceed to the further consideration of the appropriation bill, which motion prevailed. The House th~u went into Committee of ti1e whole House, with Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, in the chair. After some time, Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, chairman of the Committee of the whole House, made the following report: J.vir. Spealcer: The Committee of the Whole House have had under con- sideration- A bill making appropriations for the Legislative, Execu.:. tive and Judicial expenses, etc., for the years 1885 anc11886. They have instructed me to report that they have made some progress, and ask leave to sit again. The report of the committee was adopted. Sundry motions to adjourn until 7 o'clock this evening for specific purposes were made. :Mr. Butt, of .Marion, moved for an adjournment until 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow, which motion prevailed. Leaves of; absence were grantecl to Messrs. Johnson, of Screven, and Baker. . And then the House adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m., to- morrow. 504 JouRNAL OF THE HousE: ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Friday, December 12, .1884. The Honse met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. . Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Mr. 'Vheeler moved to dispense with the call of the roll, which motiOii did not prevail. The roll was called, and the-=following members answered to their names : . Those present arc Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Bullard, Barksdale, Bartlett, Bench, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Cunaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chuncy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corh, Crenshaw, Durt, Davenvort, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of "\Vebster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hnrtridge, Huwes, Hawkes. Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd. ,Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of ~!iller, Kytle, Lttmm of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewi8 of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Stnten, Stevens, Stewnrt, Studdnrd, Sutton, Tarver, Tute, .Teasley, Dennis, Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, . Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Gustin. Hackett, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. 505 Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCnnts, McCook, McLendon, McWhortc,q., :i\Iason, l\Intthews, :i\Inttox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Milner, :i\Iontgomery, Moon, :i\Ioore, Morgan, Terrell, Thayer, Thrash, Turner of Cowetn, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, W ntkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Mcintosh, "Wimberly, Wheeler, 'Womack,. Word, Wright, :i\Ir. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- ' Alexander, Gresham, Baker, .Jones of Troup, .Beck, Lott, Butt of :i\Inrion, Maples, Thomas, Wilson of Uamden. Mr. Boyd offered a resolution, which was laid over, providing for an adjournment of the General Assembly sine die . on the 22d insta~t, or sooner if possible. By consent of the House, the following Senate hill was taken up, read the first time, and committed to the Com.mittee on Temperance, to-wit : .A bill to provide for 1:>reventing the evils of intemperance, by local option in any district, town, city or county in this State. On mo.tion of Mr. Lewis, of Green, Honse hill No. 368, reported unfavorably from the Committee on Agriculture, was recommitted to the Committee o~ Education. 506 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. By unanimous consent of the House, the following bills were taken up, and read the second time, to-,vit : 0 A bill to authorize the town of Palmetto to organize a public school system, independent of the public school 'system of the State. Also, a bill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Palmetto. Mr. Harris, chairman of th& Committee on Finance, submitted the.following report: ffir. Speake?' : The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House 'vith.the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to pay James W. Woods the reward offered by the Governor of this State for the apprehension of Pink Petitt, for the murder of his wife, in the county of Mur1:ay, and to make an appropriation to pay the same. Also, the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 719 (b) of the Code of 1882, so far as it relates to. the salary of the Secretary of the Railroad Commission, and the amount of money allowed for incidental purposes. . Also, the following. bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that they do not pass, to-wit : A bill to provide compensation for resident witnesses, subpcenied by the State, in criminal cases of this Stak Also, a.bill to be entitled an act to provide a depository, through which to pay such portion of the public debt as may be payable in New York. Uespectfully submitted. N. E. HARms, Chairman. FRIDAY, DECEJIIBER 12, 1884. 507 Mr. Whatkins, of Colquitt, chairman of the COmmittee on Hygiene and Sanitation, su~mitted the following report: ffir. Speake1 : The Governor having referred to this House a communication from the National Board of Health in relation to the threatened approach of Asiatic cholera, and the matter having been thus referred to, the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, we submit the following report: WHEREAS, Asiatic cholera in epidemic form has pre.vailed most :f:'ttally during the last twelve months in many European cities and still exists in some of the commercial centres with which thl' United States is in constant inter.course, their inhabitants and their commodities landing almost daily upon our shores; and "WHEREAS, The path oft.his fatal epidemic since it left its native sources in Asia, is precisely the same that it has taken in prcceeding epidemics of this terrible scourge, and which former epidemics have finally expended their devastating force in certain States of the Federal Union; and vVHEREAS, Experience and the testimony of all physicians agree that this scourge can be entirely excluded, or if it obtains a lodgri1ent in any city or community, can be greatly modified,. if not destroyed, by wise sanitary regulations rigidly enforced. Therefore, Resolved, by the House of Representatives,. the Senate coneurling, That his Excellency, the Governor, be requested to issue his proclamation caUing the attention of our municipal authorities to the importance of precautionary measures against the entrance and spread of this fatal pestilence, and that each and every town and city in the State be placed in thorough and complete sanitary condition. Respectfully submitted. wATKINs, of Colquitt, Chairman. 508 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment,. submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker : ' The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate, the following acts, to-wit : An act to repeal an act, entitled an act to provide an additional system of working public roads in this State, to appoint a Board of Commissioners for the several counties,. to define their !JOwers and duties, and for other purposes, approved September 28, 1883. Also, an act to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad Company, and to define its powers-the Mayor and Conn. cil of the city of Rome having given its consent t~ the authority hereinafter granted-said consent being evidenced by a certified copy of the official action of the said Mayor and Council, exhibited in both branches of the Legislature before the passage of this bill. Also, an act to amend section 3936 of the Code, providing for the drawing of grand and petit jurors in certain cases. Respectfully submitted. THOS. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. Mr. Butt, ?f. Hall, chairman of the Committee. on Public Printing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Public Printing have had under consideration the resolution of the gentleman from Richmond, (Mr. Calvin,) which instructed this committee to inquire into and report on the feasibility of printing a Journal of the House daily, and also a calendar showing the pending business, and beg leave to report as follows : I FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. 509 They recommend the adoption.of the accompanymg resolution, marked "A." Respectfhlly submitted. J. H. BUT'J', Clu~irman. ("A") Resolved, b.IJ the Committee on Public Printing, That from and after the adoption of this 1;esolution, there shall be printed daily, under the direction of the chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, two hundred copies of a full abstract of the Journal of this House for the use of the members; said abstract shall be a resume of the proceedings each day, and shall give in full the title of each bill, and the text of each resolution introduced and considered. There shall be printed also, under the direction herein named, t\\'o hundred copies of the calendar daily for the nse of the House. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: J1r. Speake1: The Senate has passed the following bills of the House, by the requisite constitutional majority, to-wit : A bill to incorporate the town of Alpharetta, in the county of Milton, and appoint Commissioners and other officers for said town; to define their powers and duties, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 25, nays 0. Also, a bill to repeal an act to alter and amend the road laws of this State, so far as the same .relates to tl~e counties of Monroe and Houston, approved February 26, 1877, and also an act amendatory thereof; ap'Rroved September 15, 1883. Passed by yeas 31, nays 0. \ Also, a bill to amend the charter of tRe town of Cochran, in the county of Pulaski, in relation to the receiving of taxes in said town, and to authorize the appointment of tax assessors ; and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 27, nay;S 0. Also, a bill to repeal the County Court of Monroe county, 510 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. and to provide for the tran,sfer of the civil and crimina] business pending therein, to the Superior Court. Passed by yeas 28, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend an act to confirm an ordinance of the City Council of Augusta, entitled an ordinance to create a sinking fund, passed l\Iarch 10, J 877, and amended by the ordinance passed August 6, 1877, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 29, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon, so as to authorize the :Mayor and Council of said city to erect a market-house, for public purposes, on a portion of any one of the streets of said city; or, in their discretion, to sell and convey, absolutely or conditionally, to any person, a portion of such street, for said purposes ; to provide for the lease of said market..,house, after its erection, and for its ultimate purchase by said Mayor and Council, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 28, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend the third section of the act to provide for a Solicitor for the Cotinty Court of Oconee county; and provide compensation for the same, approved December 5, 1882. Passed by yeas 32, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend au act to incorporate the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company, and to grant certain powers and privileges to the 8ame ; and to authorize said road to consolidate its road with any other road chartered by the . States of Georgia or Tennessee. Passed by yeas 27,nays 0. The Senate has also agteed to the following joint resolution of the House, to-wit : A resolution- Providing for a joint committee to consolidate the various bil1s in relation to the method of returning property for taxation in this State. Passed by yeas 26, nays 0. Mr. Russell, of Clarke, moved for a suspension of the rules to read a local bill the second time. Several amendments were offered to this motion. :Nir. :Niatthews offered, as a substitute for the whole, that the rules be suspended and that all House bills pending for a second reading, be taken up and read in their order. FRIDAY, DECEMBER '12, 1884. 511 The substitute was rejected, and then the original motion to suspend the rules and the amendments. proposed, were lost. Mr. Thomas arose to a question of personal privilege. The unfinished order being the further consideration of the Senate resolution providing for an adjournment and a recess, the order was resumed. An amendment offered by Mr. \Vord, to strike the figure "twenty" in the resolution and insert the word "eighteen," was pending. Mr. Bartlett offered an amendment, to strike out the figure "twenty" in the Senate resolution and insert the words "sine die." Mr. Tate offered as a substitute for the resolution and proposed amendmen't, "to continue the consideration of the. public business until it is completed, and that the General Assembly acljourn sine die as soon as it is practicable. After some time spent in debate, Mr. Snead called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main . question ordered. On the adoption of the substitute offered by himself, Mr. Tate called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained. The call of the roll was then made and the vote is as follows: Those voting in .the affirmative are Messrs.- Bartlett, Boyd, Brantley, Cash, Clay, Davenport, Everett, Fite, Ford, Gill, Gordon, Hackett, Hall, Haralson, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, ,Jones of Fayette, Lewis of Hancock, Lott, Lumpkin, Lynch, Milner, :i'\Iontgomery, Niblack, Palmour, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Russell of Harris, Smit11 of Douglas, Tate, Teasley,. Turner of Floyd, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt. Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, '\VheelP.r, 512 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those voting in the negative are :Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Avury, Bullard; Bench, Berner, Bond, Brandt, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hull, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Crenshaw, Dennis,. Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Feagan, Felton, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Greer, Griffith, Gustin, Hamilton, Hardeman; Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hart, Hartridge. Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .Tohnson of Floyd, Jones of Miller, Kytle, Lamur of Buldwin, Lumar of _Pulaskj, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Little, Lofley, Lovett, McCants, McCook, McLendon, Mason, Mattox, :i\Iiddlebrooks, ~Iiller, ~loon, :i\foore, ~Iorgun, Parker, Perry, Pringle, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, 'Smith of Crn}Vford. Snead; Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrush, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Veazey, Walker, wilson of Mcitosh, Wimberly, Womack, "\Vord, "\Vright. Those not voting are :Messrs.- Baker, Ba_rksdale, Beck, Butt of Marion, Corn. Dart, Gresham, Hightower, Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Troup, Lively, ]IfcWhorter, :i\Iaples, Matthews, Meyers, Ray, , Raybon, Scott, Wilson of Camden. Mr. Speaker. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 18~4. 513 So the substitute was not adopted. The amendment-ofi(~red by Mr. Bartlett was then lost. 1\Ir. \Vord withdrew the amendment offered by himself. The Senate resolution was then concurred in, and the action of the House on same was ordered to be at once transmitted to that body. Mr. Bartlett, chairman of the Committee on Local and Special Bills, submits the follo~ing report: .fr. Speaker : The Committee on Local.and Special Bills have had un- der consideration the following bill, which they report back as being incapable of consolidation; for first reading and ref- erence to proper committee, to-wit : A bill to provide for the registration of voters to vote at municipal elections in the city of Savannah. Respectfully submitted. C. L. BARTJ,ETT, Chairman. l\Ir. Alexander, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submits the following report : Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill, and finding that notice and publication has been made, as reqliired by law, recommend that it do pass, to-wit: House bill, No. 142, entitled an act, to amend the char-. ter of"the city of Marietta, in Cobb county, granted January 2, 1852, and to amend the act amendatory thereof, passed October 20th, 1879, and to confer additional powers on the Mayor and Council of said city, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. J. R. ALEXANDEH, Chairman. Mr. Everett, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report : 33 514 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. ll!h. Speaker : The Committee on Agriculture have had under consideration the following bill, \vhich they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended, to-wit : A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in Henry county between 15th August and 15th December, of each year.. Also, the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that they do not .pass, to-wit: . A bill to be entitled an act to make penal the willful vio- lation of labor contracts. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal section 5, and amend section 6 of an act entitled an act to encourage the propagation of fish in the waters of the State of Georgia, and for the protection of the same, approved February 29, 1876. Respectfully submitted. R. W. EvERET'l', Chairman. The following message was received fiom the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secietary thereof: Mr. Speake1: The Senate has passed the following bills of the House by the requisite constitutional' majority, to-wit : A bill to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, so as to pro-' vide that the Marshal shall be eligible for re-eh~ction. Passed by yeas 32, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend an act to establish a new chadcr for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, so as to repeal so much of said act a'? requires the setting apart of certain funds, each year, for a sinki1ig fund. Passed by yeas 35, nays 0. The Senate has; also, agreed to the following joint resolution of the House, to,-wit : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. 515 A resolution~ To relieve the securities of the Tax Collector of Polk county. Passed by yeas 27, nays 0. The House then resumed the regular order, which is the further consideration of the appropriation bill. The House went into a committee of the -Whole House with Mr. La~ar, of Pulaski, in the chair. Mr. -Lamar, of Pulaski, chairman of the committee of the Whole House, made the following report: Mr. Speaker : The Committee of the vVhole House have had under consideration the following bill which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit : A bill making appropriations for the Legislative, Executive and Judicial expenses of State government for the fiscal years, 1885 and 1886. The bill was taken up on its third reading, when Mr. Fite offered the following amendment, to-wit: In the thiid line of the third section of the bill insert after the word "Representatives" the word "actually paid for board and mileage." Mr. Everett offered as an amendment to the proposed amendment by :Mr. Fite, the following: Provided, that the phrase "actual expenses" shall be construed ,to mean "money actually paid out for necessary transportation and subflistence during the performance of services as committeemen." The amendment offered by Mr. Everett was adopted. Mr. Fite called for the yeas and nays on the amendment offered by himself as amended, which call was sustained. The call of the roll was made and the vote is as follows, to-wit: 516 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Alexander, Arnheim, Bond, Boyd, Brinson, Cannday, Cash, Cnson. Chaney, Chandler, Clay, Cleghorn, D nYen port, Dorminy, Durden, Everett, Felton, -_Fite, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Greer, Haralson, Hurrell of Decatur, Harrell of Webster, Hart, Hawes, Heard, Heath, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Johnson of )!'loyd, Kytle, Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lolley, Lovett, Lumpkin, )futtox, Milner, Moon, Morgmi, Nibluck, Palmour, Parker, Pool, Pring!", Ray, Reagan, Richardson, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, 8cott, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Tarver, Tate: Teasley, Thayer, Thrash, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Willis, "'Wheeler, "\Yord. Those voting in the negative are Messrs,__;. Abbott, Adderton, Avnry, BaJlard, Bartlett, Berner, Brantley, Butt of Hnll, Calvin, Carithers, Chappell, Comer, Connell, Crenshaw, Dennis, Eason, Elli }engan, Fitzgerald, Hull, Hamilton, Hardeman. Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hartridge, Hawkes, Herndon, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Jones of Fayette, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamnr of Pulaski, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Lynch, ~IcCants, McCook, .McLendon, )Iontgomery, )Ioore, Patterson, Perry, Reilly, Heynolds, Robbe, Slmrley, Sims, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Studdard, Sntton . Thomas, Tur1;er of Coweta, 'furner of Floyd, Usry, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. b17 Flynt, Ford, Frnnklin, Frnser, ?riffith, Gustin, Hnckett, )lc'Vhorter, 1\Iason, 1\Intthews, 1\Ieyers, . 1\Iiddlebrooks, )[i]ler, Venzey, Walker, _W1,1tkins o? Colquitt, Wilson of :f)Ielntosh, Wimberly, "Womack. Those not voting arc l\Tessts.- Andrew, Baker, Bnrksdale, Bench, Beck, Brandt, Brown, Butt.of :Marion, Corn, Dart, Gordon, Gresham, Harrison, Hightower, .Johnson of Screven, .Tones of ~iller, Jones of Troup, Lively. Lott, 1\Iaples, Peeples, Raybon, Smith of Crnwfo::-d, Stevens, Terrell, Wilson of Camden, Wright, J\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 70. Nays 76. Not voting 28. So the amendment, as amended, was not adopted. :Mr. watkins, of Gilmer, ofrercd an amendment to the bill to strike all of the second section after the word '.'each" in the sixth line thereof. lVIr. Gardner offered the following amendment to the amendment offered by Mr. "Watkins~ of Gilmer: add the words, "that the mileage appropriated to members of the General Assembly be added to the State Lunatic Asylum." OJ?. the amendments pending, Mr. Lofley called for the previol!s question, which call was sustained. 1\;Ir. Gardner then withdrew his amendment. .The amendment offered hy Mr. watkins, of Giliner, was lot:t. Mr. Gustin offered the following amend)llent : Strike in lines 8 and 9 of section 5 the words "one hundred and sixty" and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and eighty." Pending the consideration of this amendment, Mr. Crenshaw moved to extend the time of the. session twenty minutes, 518 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. Pending a division of the House on this motion, Mr. Rus~>ell, of Clarke, made the point of order that the hour of adjournment had arrived, which point the ch~dr sustained. The House then adjourne.d until 3 o'clock p.m. this day. 3 O'CLOCK, P. M. The House reassembled, the Speaker presiding. On motion of :Mr. \Vomack, the call of the roll was dispensed with. By consent of the House, the following hills were taken up, and the Senate amendments thereto concurred in, to-wit : .A bill to incorporate the town of Alphatetta, in the county of Milton. . Also, a bill to repeal an act, entitled an act to alter and amend the road laws, so far as the same relates to the coun- ties of Monroe and Houston, approved February 26, 1877. Also, a bill to amend an act, entitled an act to incorpo- rate the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Also, a bill to amend an act, entitled an act to establish a new chartm for the city of Atlanta, appioved February 28, 1874. ' By unanimous consent of the House; the following bills were taken up and read the second time, to-wit: A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Madison, and the town of Danielsville, the question of pro- -hibitiop. Also, a bill to amend an act to carry into effect the last clause of paragraph 1, section 1, article 7, of the Constitu- tion of 1877. On motion of Mr. Adderton, the regular order of the af- ternoon session was displaced and the House proceeded to the further consideration of the appropriation bill. - The amendmmit offered this morning by Mr. Gustin was w'ithdrawn, and the following offered in its place: FRIDAY, DECEliiBEn 12, 1884. 519 Amend section 5, by striking in the eight and ninth lines thereof, the words "one hundred and sixty," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and seventy-five," and by adding after the words "per annum," the following, . "or so much thereof as may be necessary," and after the words "said system" insert "and provided further, that no part of this sum shall be used for building purposes." :Mr. Connell oftered an amendment to strike in the eight and ninth lines of section fiye of the bill, the \vords "one hundred and sixty," and insert "one hundred and fifty." Mr. Connell then called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question was ordered. The vote being first on the amendment offered by himself, Mr. Gustin called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained and the call was made, and the vote is as follows, to-wit: Those Yoting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Bartlett, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Butt of Hnll, Calvin, Chappell, Clay, Crenshaw, Dennis, Eason, Ellis, Felton, Fite, Fitzgeml(l, Flynt, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Gustin, Hackett, Hardeman, Harrell of Lownde;:, Harris, Hart, Hartridgc, Hawkes, Hines, Hollingsworth, Humphrie~, .Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, ,Jones of ::'!!iller, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Greene, Lindsey, Little, Lovett, ::'!IcLendon, )[e \Vhorter, )fatthews, "?llhldlebrooks, )[ontgomery, Perry, Pringle, Ray, Heilly, Reynolds, Hobbe, Scott, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglu_s, Spinks, Stewart, Sutton, Tate, Teasley; 'rhayer, Thomas, Turner of Cowetn, Turner of Floyd, Venzey, 1-Vulker, I-Vatkins of Gilmer, Williams, wilson of )[clntosb. 520 JoURNAL OF THE trousE. Those voting in the_ negative are Messrs.- Adderton, Alexander, Arnheim, Ballard, Beach, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Canaday, . Caritl1ers, Uash, Cason, Chandler, Cleghorn, Comer,_ Connell, Corn, Davenport, Dorminy, Durden, Everett, Feagan, Franklin, Gill, Greer,. Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of \Yebster, Heard, Herndon, Hopson, .Tones of Fayette, Kytle, Lewis of Hancock, Lolley, Lumpkin, Lynch, ?.IcCants, McCook, Mason, Mattox, }filler, Milner,. . }[oon; ?.forgan, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Pool, Reagan, Richardson, Russell of Clark, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, Snead, Staten, Stevens, Studdard, Tarver, Usry, Ward, . watkins of Colquitt, \VcblJ, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, "\Vord. Those not voting are _Messrs.- Andrew, A vary, Baker, Barksdale, Beck, Butt of l\Inrion, Chancy, Dart, Ford, Gresham, Griffith, Harrison, Hawes, Heath, Hightower, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Troup, Langston, Lively, Lott, Maples, ::\!eyers, :i\[oore, Niblack, Peeples, Raybon, Russell of Harris, Sims,' Terrell, Thrash, Wilson of Camden, \Vomack, Wright, :i\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 70. Nays 69. Not voting 35. Upon counting the vote, it appeared that it was a. tie; whereupon the Speaker voted "rea," and so the amendment was adopted. Mr. Fite offered the following amendment to section eight of the bill : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. 521 Insert after the word "representative," on the third line, the words "actually paid for board, lodging, mileage, hack, buggy or horse hire." Upon the adoption of this amendment, Mr. Fite called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained, and the call was made, and is as follows, to-wit : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Arnheim, Bartlett, Bond, Boyd,. Brinson, Cash, Cason, Clay, Uorn, Crenshaw, Durderi, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Gardner, Gill, Greer, Gustin, Hall, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Hart, Hawkes, Heard, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .fones of Miller, Kytle, Lewis of Hancock, Lolley, Lumpkin, l.IcCants, ::.\IcWhorter, Matthews, 1.Iilner, l.Iontgomery, Moon, Morgan, Niblack, Pnlmour, Parker, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagan, Reilly, Russell of Clark, Scott, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Stevens, Studdard, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Thayer, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilrrier, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, Word. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Alexander, Ballard, Berner, Brandt, Brantley, Brown, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Chappell, Comer. Franklin, Fraser, Hackett, Hamilton, Hartridge, Herndon, .Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lovett, l.foore, Patterson, Perry, Reynolds, Robbe, Smith of Crawford, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Sutt~n, Thomas, 522 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. Connell, Eason, Ellis, Flynt, McLendon, Mason, Middlebrooks, Miller, Turner of Coweta, Usry, . Wilson of Mcintosh. Those not vo~ing are Messrs.- Adderton, Andrew, A vary, Baker, Barksdnle, Beneh, Beck, Butt of Hall, Butt of Mnrion, Chancy, Chandler, Cleghorn, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Ford, Goodwin, Gordon, Greslupn, Griffith, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrison, Hawes, Heath, Hightower, Humphries, .Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette, .Jones of Troup, Langston, Lewis of Greene; Lindsey, Little, Lively, Lott, Lynch, McCook, Maples, .Mattox, Meyers, Peeples, Raybon, Richardson, Russell of Harris, Shurley, Sims, Stewart, Terrell, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, Veazey, Walker, Wilson of Camden, Womack, Wright, ~[r. Speaker. Yeas 72. Nay~ 44. Not voting 58. So the amnndment was adopted. The report of the committee was then agreed to as amend- ed, and on the question of the passage of the bill the yeas . and nays were required to be recorded, and on calling th!! roll the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative arc Messrs.- Abbott, Hackett, Niblack, Adderton, Hall, Palmour, Alexander, Hamilton, Parker, . Arnheim, Ballard, Haralson, ~ Hardeman, :Patterson, Perry, Barksdale Harrell of \Vebster, Pool, Bartlett, Harris, Pringle, Bench, Hart, Ray, Berner, Hartridge, Reagan. Bond, Hawes, Reilly, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884. 523 Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canaday, Cnrithers, Cash, Cason, Chnmller, Chappell, Oleghorn, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Dorminy,. Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgernld, l!'lynt, Frnnklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gordon, Greer, Gustin, Hawkes, Herndon, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .Jones of Fnyette, Jones of Miller, Kytle, Lnmar of Baldwin, L11mar of Pulnski, Lewis of Hancock. LindsPy, Little, Lively, Lolley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, Mctlants, McCook, ::\fcLendon, ?i[cWhorter, ::\[nson, ::\Iutthew:;, ::\[attox, ::\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, Montgomery, ::\Ioon, ::\Ioore, )[organ, Reynolds, Robbe, Uussell of Clark, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Dough~, Snead, Spinl,s, Stevens, Stcwnrt, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Co\veta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, ward, Wntkins of Colquitt, vVatkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, vV!Json of ?.Iclntosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, vYord, Those not voting are :Messrs.- Andrew, A vary, Baker, Beck, Butt of )[arion, Chancy, Olny, Comer, Dart, Davenport, Dennis, Harrell of Decntur,Harrell of I~owndes, Harrison, Heard, Heath, Hightower, Humphries, Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Troup, Langston, )[eyers, ::\Iilner, Peeples, Raybon, Richardson, Russell of Harris, Sims, Staten, Thrash, Willis, vVilson of Camden, 524 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Ford, Goodwin, Gresham, Griffith, Lewis of Greene, . Lott, Womack, Wright, .' ~raples, Mr. Speaker. Yeas 131. Nays 0. Not voting 43. So the requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill passed as amended. Mr. Harrell, ot webster, moved that the House adjourn. Mr. Crenshaw moved that the House adjourn until 7 o'clock p.m. M:r. Russell, of Clark, moved as a substitute that the House adjourn until 7 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of reading House bills the second time. On the motion to adjourn, Mr. Russell, of Clark, called for the yeas and nays, which call was not sustained, and then the motion to adjourn prevailed. Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. l\{oon,Thrash, Matthe,vs, Raybon, Niblack, Griffith, Avary, McCook, . Butt of Marion, Jones of Troup, \Vomack, Heard, Maples, Lynch, Morgan, pndsey, Tate, Teasley; Veazey and Gor- don. The House then adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. to-morrow ATLANTA, ,GEORGIA, Saturday, December 13, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment; and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Ron. Mr. Durden, of th_e House. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1884. 525 Those present are Messrs- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander. Andrew, -\rnheim, Baker, Ballard, Bark:'dale. Bartlett. Beach, Berner. Boncl, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall. Butt of )!arion, Calvin, Canaday. Carithers, \.Jash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Gomer, Connell, Uorn, Crenshaw. Dart. Davenport. Dennis. Dorminy, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite. Fitzgerald. Greer, Griffith. Gustin. Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman. Harrell of Decatur. Harrell of Lowndes. Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge. Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Hea.th, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth. Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven. .Jones of Fayette. .Tones of 1\filler, .Jones of Troup. Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski. Lewis of Greene. Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lively. Lofley, Lo-..ett, Lumpkin, Lynch, }lcCants, ;\[~Len don. )foore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples. Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds. Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sim~. Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens. Stewart. Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Terrell, Thayer. Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd. Usry, Veazey, \Valker, vVard, Watkins of Colquitt, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb. \Villiam~. 526 JouRNAl! OF THE HousE. Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, McWhorter, Mason, Mattox, )!eyers, . Middlebrooks, Miller, ::\Iilner, :'!Iontgomery, Willis, of Wilson :'!Iclutosh, Wimberly, Wheeler, Vl'ord, . Wright, :Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.-:- A vary, Beck, Gresham, Langston, Lindsey, Lott, :'lie Cook. )faples, :'!Iatthews, Moon, Raybon, Tate, Teasley, Thrash, \Vilson of Camden, 1Nomuc]i:. Mr. Harrell, of \Vebster, gaYe notice of a motion to reconsider. The Journal was read and confirmed. Mr. Harrell, of \Vebster, moved to reconsider so much . of the ;rournal as relates to the action of the House in the passage of the bill known as the general appropriation bill. Mr. Flynt moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, which motion prevailed. Mr. Harrison rose to a question of privilege. By unanimous consent, the following bills were taken up for a third reading, at the request of Mr. Ballard: The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee was agreed to, the proofs of the publication of the notices required by law were exhibited, and the bill passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit : A. bill to authorize the town of Palmetto, in Campbell and Coweta counties, to organize a public school system, independent of the public school system of this State. The following bill was read the third time, the report of the conunittee was agreed to, the proofs of the publication of the notices required by law were exhibited, and the bill passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 100, nays 0, to-wit: SATURDAY, DECEMB'ER 13, 1884. 527 A bill to amend the charter of the town of Palmetto, in Campbell and Coweta counties. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: )Jb. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Governor, the following acts, to-wit: An act to amend section 3936 of the Code, providing for the grand and petit jurors in certain cases. Also, an act to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad .Company, and to define its powers, and for other purposes. Also, an act to repeal an act, entitled an act, to provide an additional system of working public roads in this State, and for other purposes, approved September 28, 1883. Respectfully submitted. THos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker : The Senate has passed the following bills of the House by the requisite constitutional majorit)~, to-wit: A hill to submit to the legal voters of the city of Athens, and also to the legal voters of the county of Clark, the question of prohibiting the sale of all spirituous, malt and vinous liquors in said city and county ; to give effect to said election, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed by yeas 26, nays 0. Also, a bill to consolidate, amend and supercede the acts incorporating the town of Watldnsville, in the county of Oconee ; to provide for Mayor and Coungilmen; definetheir duties, etc. Passed by yeas 28, nays 0. 528 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 1 Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Frazier, in the county of Pulaski; to confer certain powers, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 33, nays 0. .Also, a bill to require all voters to register; to provide the manner in which such registration shall be done, in the c01inties of Baldwin and Lee, and for other purposes. Passed as amended-yeas 34, nays' 0. Also, a bill to alter and amend section 19 of the present charter of the town of Cochran, in Pulaski county. Passed -yeas 31, nays 0. _ . . Tl,le Senate has also agreed to the following joint resolu- tion of the Senate, and asks the concurrence of the House therein, to-wit: A. resolutionProviding for the appointment of a sub-c-ommittee to visit the Lunatic Asylum, during recess; and make a thorough examination into the affairs of that institution. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Harrison, Secretary of the Executive Department: Mr. Speaker : The Governor has approved and signed the following acts, to-wit: A.n act to change the times of holding the terms of the Superior Court, in the county of Taylor, and for other purposes. A.lso, an act to amend section 1689 (N. N.) of the Code of 1882, by in::;crting after the words ''paid in," in the fifth. line of said section, the following: "Or if the necessities of the road require more than one-half the amount of the capital stock already actually 1mid in, then to the extent of three thousand dollars per mile," and for other purposes. Also, an act to amend section 3936 of the Code, providing for the drawing of grand and petit jurors in certain cases. Also, an act to incorporate the Rome Street Railroad Company, and to define its powers. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1884. 529 Also, an act to authorize the Mayor and Council of McDonough, in the county of Henry, to issue and sell bonds to the amount of three thousand dollars, and to appropriate the proceeds to educational purposes, and to levy and collect a tax upon the taxable property within the corporate limits of said town of McDonough to pay said bonds. Also, an act to aitthorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to lay down and construct in the streets and lanes of the "city of Savannah, such sewers and drains as inay be necessary, and to assess upon the owners of lots abutting on so much of such street or lane in which sewers and drains may be laid under this act the cost of such improvement, and to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savaunah to lay down, build, extend or construct, any of the sewers or drains, etc., etc., and for other purposes. Also, an act to repeal au act, entitled an act, to provide au additional system of working public roads in this State, to appoint a Board of Commissioners for the several counties, to define their powers and duties, and to authorize the payment of commutation tax in lieu of road working, and 'for other purposes, approved September 28, 1883.. Also the following resolution, to-wit: A resolution- . To prolong the session of the G~neral Assembly beyond the forty days provided for by the Constitution. Also, a resolution declaring legal protection under Democratic administration to all citizens alike without regard to color. On motion of Mr. vVatkins, ot Gilmer, Hon. B. C. Duggar, of the county of Fannin, member elect, was invited' to a seat on the floor. until such time as he can be sworn in. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Humphries; Langston, .Calvin, Dorminy, Peeples, Sims and Snead. By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the second time, to-wit: 34 530 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to authorize the surrender of the charterof the Sum1perville Macadamized, Graded or Plank Road Com- pany, and make disposition of the corporate assets. Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Gracewood, in Richmond county. Also, a bill to submit to the voters of the 241st District, G. M., of Clark county, the question ofpreventing cattle from running at large. Also, a bill to submit to .the voters of the 220th District, G. M., of Clark county, the question of preventing cattle from running at large. The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee was agreed to, the proofs of the publication of the notices required by law were exhibited, and the bill passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 88, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to submit to the voters of Madison county and the town of Danielsville, the question of prohibiting the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, in said county, and prescribe a penalty for a violation of this law. Mr. Alexander, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submits the following report : j'Jfr. Speaker : The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill, and finding that notice and pilblication has been made according to law, recommend that it do pass as amended, to-wit: House bill No. 193, entitled an act to incorporate the Methodist Church at Jug Tavern, situate in the counties of Jackson, -Walton and Gwinnett, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. J. R. ALEXANDER, Chairman. Mr..Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the foliowing report : SATURDAY, DECEl\IBER 13, 1884. 531 Ir. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the' following Se~ate bill, which they recomm~nd be read the second time and recommitted to this Com~ittee, to-,vit: I A bill to provide for preventing the evils of intemperance by local option, in any district, incorporated town, city, or county, in this State, by submitting the question of piohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors to the qualified voters of such place, etc. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman: The following hilts were read the second time, to-wit: A bill to suppress the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, wines, beer or cider, in the limits of Fayette county, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county: Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove, in the county of Jackson, define its limits, etc: Leave of absence was granted to lVI.r. Lewis of Hancock, and Mr. Lewis of Greene. . .A. communication from his Excellency, H. D. McDaniel, Governor, was read announcing the election of Hon. B. C. Duggar as Representative from the county of Fannin. The Hon. B. C. Duggar then presented himself and was duly sworn in as Representative from Fannin county. The following bills were read the second time, to-wit: .A. bill to abolish the County Court of Clayton county. Also, a bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of vVest End, in Fulton county, so as to authorize the right ot eminent domain, etc. Under a suspension of the rules, the following Senate bill was taken up, read the second time, and ~ecommitted to the Committee on .Temperance, to-wit : . op- .A. bill to prevent the evils of intemperance' by local 532 '"\. JouRNAL oF. THE HousE, tion in any district, incorporated town, city, or county of this State. On motion of :Mr. Pringle, 300 copies were. ordered printed, for the use of the House. Under a suspension of the rules the following bill was taken up and read the third time, and passed by the requisite c,onsiitutional majority of yeas 97, nays 3, to-wit : A bill to amend an act to carry into effect the last clause of parlJ.graph 1, section 1, article 7, of the Constitution of 1877. The following bills were read the seqond' time, to-wit: A bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarkesville; in Habersham county, to prescribe the qualification of membeis of Council, to regulate the manner of taxing prop- erty, and for other purposes. . . Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within the coun- ty of Habersham, subject to a vote of the qualified voters of said county. Under a suspension of the rules, the following resolution, reported by the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, was taken up, read and adopted, to-wit: Resolved, by the House of Rep1esentatives, the Senate concurring, That his Excellency, the Governor, be requested to issue his proclamation calling the attention of our municipal authorities to the importance of precautionary measures against the entrance and spread of this fatal pestilence, and that each and every town and city in the State be placed in thorough and complete sanitary condition. Under a suspension of the rules, by a two-thirds vote--,yeas 88, nays 0-the following bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds vote-yeas 93, nays 0-read the first time and referred to the Committee on Railroads, to-wit.: By :Mr. GreerA bill to incorporate the Monticello, Eudora and Social CirCle Railroad, and define its- power:;, etc. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1884. Leave of absence was :granted to Mr. Maples for the balance of the session on account of sickness. Under a suspension of the rules, by a two-thirds voteyeas 97, nays 3-the following bill was introduced, and without being read, referred to the Committee on Local and Special Bills, 'to-wit : By Mr. SpinksA bill to amend the charter. of the town of Dallas, in Paulding county. On a motion to aqjourn till 9 a. m., Monday, Mr. Eason called for the yeas and nays, the call was sustained, and on calling the roll the vote waR as follows: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Adderton, .A.rnheim, Ballnrd, Bartlett, Bond, Brandt, Brnntley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, .Butt of Marion, Cnnaday, Cnson, Ohnppell, Comer, Crens\mw, Davenport, Dennis, Durden, Everett, Feugnn, Felton, Flynt, Ford, Fraser, Goodwin, Gustin, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Hnrrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hurt, Hartridge. Hnwkes, Heath, Herndon, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Johnson of Clinch, .Jones of Fayette, Little, )lcWhorter, Maples, Meyers, Milner, Ray, Rengnn, Reilly, Richardson, Russell of Hnrris, Smith of Douglns, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Sutton, Terrell, Thnyer, Usry, Veazey, Wnrd, Watkins of Colquitt. W ntkins of Gilmer, . Webb, Wilson of ::\Icitosh, Word, Wright. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Abbott, Alexander, Berner, Hackett, Hull, ,Tenkins, Pnlmour, Parker, Pool, 534 JOURNAL OF THE HousE~ Boyd, Carithers, Cash, Chandler, Clay,. Cleghorn, Connell, Duggnr, Eason, Ellis, Fitzgernld, Franklin, Gill, Greer, .Tohnson of Floyd,; Jones of Miller, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lolley, Luinpkin, McCants, McLendon, Mason, }fattox, :i\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, :i\Iontgomery, Pringle, Robbe, Russell ol Clark, Scott, Shurley, Snead, Studdnrd, Thomas, Thrush, Turner of Coweta, Walker, Wimberly, "\YheelP.r. Those 1~ot voting are Messrs.~ .Andrew, .Avary, Bnker, Barksdale, Beach, Beck, Calvin, Chancy, Corn, Dart, Dorminy, Fite, Gardner, Gordon, Gresham, Griffith, Harrell of Lowndes, Hawes, Heard, Hightower, Humphries, Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Troup, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Lively, Lott, Lovett, Lynch, McCook, Matthews, Moon, :i\Ioore, :i\Iorgan, Niblack, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Raybon, Reynolds, Sims; Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford. Spinks, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Turner of Floyd, "Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Womnck, :i\Ir. Speaker. Yeas, 70. Nays, 50. Not voting, 55. So the House having voted .to adjourn, the leaves of absence were put to the House and granted to the following parties : Messrs. Clay, Richardson, Kytle, Beach, Smith of Bryan, Reynolds, Reagan, Hamilton and Carithers. The House adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m, on Monday. MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 535 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Monday, D~cember 15, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by Hon. Mr. Durden, of the House. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names : Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Ballttrd, Barksdale, Bartlett. Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall. Butt of )farion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, ()bundler, Ubappt~ll, Clay, Cleghorn, Uomer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, DaYenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Duggar,. Gordon, Moore, Greer, )forgan, Gustin, Niblack, Hackett, Hall, Haralson, Palm our, . Parker, Patterson, Hardeman, Peeples, Harrell of Decatur, Perry, Harrell of Lowndes, Pool, Harrell of Webster, Pringle, Harris, Ray, Harrison, Reilly, Hart, Robbe, Hartridge, Russell ot Clark, Hawes, Hussell of Harris, Hawkes, Scott, Heath, Smith of Bryan, Herndon, Smith of Crawford, Hightower, Smith of Douglas, Hines, Snead; Hollingsworth, Spinks, Hopson, Staten, Jenkins, Stevens, .Johnson of Clinch, Stewart, J obnson of Floyd, .rones of Fayette, Studdard, Sutton, Jones of )filler, Tarver, .Tones of Troup, Tate, Lamar of Baldwin, Teasley, I.amar of Pulaski. Terrell, Langston, Thayer, Lewis of Greene, Thomas, Lewis of Hancock. Thrash, . Lindsey, Turner of Cowetu, Little, Turner of Floyd, 536 JOURNAL OF.THE Hous:E. Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Lofley, J,ovett, Lumpkin, McCants, ~IcOook, ?IIcLendon, MeWhorter, Maso'n, l\Iattox, Meyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, ~Iilner, l\Iontgomery, Moon, Thos~ absent are Messrs.- . Avary, Baker, Beach, Beck, Dart, Gresham, Griffith, Hamilton, Heard, H:1mphries, .Johnson of Screven, Kytle, Lively, Lott, Lynch, ~Iaples, l\Iatthews, Raybon, Usry, Yerizey, \Valker, Ward, watkins of Colquitt. Webb, \Villimns, Willis, \Vimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word, Wright, )[r. Speaker. Reagan, Heynold!', Hichardson, Shurley, Sims, Watkins or Gilmer, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of. l\[cIn tosl1. The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved. Mr. .Snead offered the following resolution, which was read and laid over under the rules, to-wit : A.. resolution_:_ That from and after the adoption of this resolution, the 'rules shall not be suspended for any purpose whatever, ex- cept by unanimous consent. Mr. Gustin asked leave of absence for Mr. Bartlett for to-day, which was granted. . Mr. Tate arose to a question of personal privilege. On motion of Mr. Hines, the House proceeded to the consideration of the following bill, to-wit: A bill to authorize the Governor of this State to, issue bonds of the State to the amount of three million, forir hundred and fifty-five thousand, one hundred and thirty-five MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 537 dollars, and negotiate the same for the purpose of ra1smg money, with which to pay off that portion of the public debt which falls due during the years 1885 and 18$6, and to provide for the exchange of new bonds of the State for . the bonded indebtedness of the State now outstanding and falling due during said years, and for other purposes connected therewith. This bill having been reported from the Committee on Finance, with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute. Mr. Harrell, of Webster, offered the following amendment to the proposed substitute, to-wit: ' Amend section first by striking the words "t)1ree million, four hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "three million, two hundred and sixty-five thousand, one hundred and thirty-five dollars." On the question of the adoption of this amendment, Mr. Harrell, of \Yebster, called for the yeas and nays, which .call was sustained and the call was made, and the vote is as follows: Those voting.in the affirmative are Messrs.- Arnheim, Boyd, Brinson, Clay, Dorminy, Duggar, Durden, Feagan, Ford, Franklin, Gill, Gordon, Hall, Harrell of Webster, Hawes, Heard, Hines, Jenkins, Jones of :Miller, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Lolley, Lovett, ::i\IeCants, ::i\Iattox, Milner, ::i\Ioon, Morgan, Pnlmour, Patterson, Pool, Ray, Reilly, Russell of Harris, Stevens, Ward, Wheeler, Word. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Abbott, Alexander, Ballard, Barksdale, Hackett, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrenof Lowndes, Perry, Pringle, Robbe, Russell of Clark, 538 JoURNAL. OF T,HE HousE. Bond, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of :Marion, Calvin, Canaday; Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Cleghorn; Comer, Corn, Crenshaw, Dennis, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Fraser, Gardner, Greer, Gustin, Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hawkes, Herndon, Hightower, Hollings worth, Hopson, Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, Jones of Troup, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Little, Lumpkin, lieLendon, McWhorter, Mason, Meyers, :1\Iiddlebrooks, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Parker, Peeples, Scott, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Sutton, Tarver, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Walker, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wimberly, Womack, Wright. .) Those not voting are Messrs. Adderton, Andrew, A vary, Baker, Bartlett, Beach, Beck, Berner, Brandt, Brantley, Carithers, Connell, Dart, Davenport,. Flynt, Goodwin, Yeas 39. Gresham, Griffith, Hamilton, Harrell of Decatur, Hart, Heath, Humphries, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Kytle, Langston, Lively, Lott, Lynch, licCook, Maples, .Matthews, Niblack, Raybon, Reagan, Reynolds, Richardson, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Studdard, Tate, Veazey, Watkins of Gihner, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of Mcintosh, Mr. Speaker. Nays 88. Not voting 48. So the amendment was not adopted. MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 539 The substitute proposed by the committee was then adopted, the report of the committee was agreed to and the bill was read the third time and passed by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority ofyeas 101,nays 5. On motion of Mr. Harris, it was ordered that the bill be immediately transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: ll'rr. Speaker: The Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 4578 of the Code of 1882, in relation to railroads, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. CARTER TATE, Chairman. Mr. Robbe, chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: J.1fr. Speaker : The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to make an appropriation to pay ~ee Wilson, a Confederate soldier of Richmond county, Georgia, seventy-five dollars for an artificial arm under act approved December 4, 1866. Respectfully submitted. a. A. RoBBE, Chairman pro tem. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: 540 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following bills of the House by the requisite constitutional majority, to-wit: A bill making an appropriation to payJohn M. Varna- doe, of Telfhir county, Georgia, for an artificial leg, under the act approved December 4,1866. Passed by yeas 26, .nays 0. . Also, a bill to submit to the qualified voters of Gordon county, whether intoxicating, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, a or malt liquors, shall be sold in said county, or in any mili- tia district thereof j provided majority of the voters ofsaid county or district shall so declare, and to fix the penalties thereof, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 31, nays 0. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of spirituous, malt, vinous or intoxicating liquors, either ,by retail or wholesale, in the county of Meriwether, and to prescribe the method of issu-ing license for sale of the same in said county; to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 23, nays 0. Also, a bill to alter and amend an act to create a Board of Commission~rs of Roads and Public Buildings and Public Property and Finances for the county of Lee, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 26, nays 0. Also; a bill to establish a public road system for the county of "\Vhitfield; to provide for maintaining the same by taxation, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 26, nays 0. , . Also, a hill to make an appropriation to pay R. J. Wilson, of Richmond county, Georgia, for an a1;tificial arm, under an act approved December 4, 1886. ,Passed by yeas 29, nays 0. Also, a bill to provide for the disposition of fines and for- feitures arising in the County Court of Macon county, and for other purpos~s. Passed by ymis 23, nays 0. The Senate has also agreed to the following resolution of the House, to-wit : ' MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 541 A resolutionAuthorizing the borrowing of money by the Governor. Also, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit: A bill to amend section 280 (A.) of the Code of 1882, so as to provide for the trial of criminal cases in the County Courts, where the judge is disqualified and the parties litigant fail to agree upon a Judge pro hac vice, by a vote of yeas 25, nays 0. Also; a bill to authorize defendants in distress warrants to file their defense in Jorrna pa1tperis in certain cases, and for other purposes, by a vote of yeas 23, nays 0. Tho following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Palmer, Secretary of the Executive Department : J.1fr. Speaker : The Governor has approved and signed the following act, to-wit : An act to provide. for an election in Henry county, on the question of abolishing the Board of County Commissioners of said county. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : JYir. Speakci: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate the following acts, to-wit : An act to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city of Atlant~, approved JTebruary 28, 1874, so as to repeal so much of said act as requires the setting apart of certain. funds each year for a sinking fund. Also, an act to repeal the County Court of Monroe county. Also, a. resolution to relieve the securities of the Tax Collector of Polk county. 542 JOURNAL OF THE HousE. Also, an act to amend an act to confirm an ordinance of the City Council of Augusta, entitled an o~dinance to create a sinking fund, pa:=-sed March 10, 1877. Also, an act to amend the third section of the act to provide for a Solicitor for the County Court of Oconee county. Also, an act to amend the charter of the town of Cochran, in Pulaski, in relation to the receiving of taxes, and for other purposes. Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon, so as to authorize the Mayor and Council. of said city to erect a market house. Also, an act to amend an act, to incorporate the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Also, an act to amend an act, to establish a new charter. for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, so as to provide that the Marshal shall be eligible for re-election. Also, an act to incorporate the town of Alpharetta, in the county of Milton. Also, an act to consolidate, amend and supercede the acts incorporating the town of Watkinsville, in the county of Oconee. Also, an act to repeal an act to alter and amend the road laws of this State, so far as the same relates to the counties of Monroe and Houston, etc., approved February 26, 1877, and the act amendatory thereof, approved September 15, 1883. Also, an act to amend section 19 of the present charter of the town of Cochran, in Pulaski county. Respectfully submitted. Trros. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Lamar, 'of Baldwin, the following bills were taken up, and the Senate amendments thereto con.curred in, to-wit: A bill to require all voters in the counties of Baldwin and Lee to register, and for other puqioses. MoNDAY, DECEliiBER 15, .1884. 543 Also, a bill to incorporate the tow~ of Frazier, in the county of Pulaski. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors, either by wholesale or retail, in the county of Meriwether, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to submit to the legal voters of the city of Athens, and the county of Clark, the question of prohibi- ting the sale of intoxicating liquors in said city arid county. Mr. Hall moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn . to meet at 3 o'clock p. m., to-day, for the purpo;e of read- . ing House bills the second time. The motion prevailed. The following Senate bills were taken up, read the first time, and appropriately committed, to-wit: A bill to amend section 66 of the Code of 1882. Committed to the Committe,e on the General Judiciary. Also, a bill to provide for the certiorari of certain cases 'in the Justice Courts of this State. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill to provide for the discharge of certain arti- cles paid for rent from the lien of any judgment or other decree against the party making such payment, and for other purposes. Committed to the same committee. , Also, a bill to amend section 1419 of the Code of 1882. Committed to the Committee on Temperance. Also, a bill to amend section 280 (a) of the Code of 1882. Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. .Also, a bill to provide for the licehsing of all foreign companies, corporations, associations, etc., doing business in this State. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill providing that dower may be assigned m bonds held under deed bond for titles. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill to further protect landlords in collecting rent, and for other puriJoses. Committed to the Committee on Agriculture. 544 JOURNAL OF. THE HOUSE. Also, a bill to authorize Executors, Administrators, Guardians and Trustees to invest in the stocks, bonds, and other securities issued by this' State. Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. Also, a bill to amend the sixth section of an act entitled an act, to authorize proceedings in equity in certain cases of insolvency, and for other purposes, approved September 28, 1880.. Committed to the same committee. Also, a !Jill to alter and amend section 1954 of the Code of 1882. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill to.alter and amend section 4738 of the Code. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill to amend section 4130 of the Code. Committed to the Committee on the Special Judiciary. Also, a bill to amend section 3446 of the Revised Code. Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. Also, a bill defining voluntary assignments, and providing a sworn schedule of creditors shall he filed with the deed of assignment, and for other purposes. Committed to the same committee. A.lso, a bill to repeal an act approved March 2, 1874, entitled an act to authorize the hiring of a certain class ofconvicts. to private citizens, and for other purposes. Committed to the same committee. .Also, a bill to change the time of holding the S!Jperior Courts of the county of Hall. Committed to the same .committee. Also, a bill to authorize defendants in distress .;.varrants to file their defense il} forma pauperis in certain cases. Committed to 'the same committee. Also, a bill to authorize the Governor to furnish the Georgia Reports and other books to the University of Georgia. Committed to the Committee OR Finance. A.lso, a bill to authorize the husband to. recover damages for .the homicide of the.wife, and for other purposes. MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 545 Committed to the Committee on the General Judiciary. Also, a bill to amend sub-section 4, of general section 3854 of the Code of 1882. Committed to the same committee. Also, a bill to authorize the father, if living,. and if not, the mother, to recover damages for the homicide of the minor child or children, and for other purposes. Committed to the same committee. The following Senate resolution was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules, to-wit: A resolution- Appointing a joint committee to make certain changes in the Rules. The following House resolutions were taken up and read the second time, to-wit : A resolutionAuthorizing the Comptroller-General to settle account of J. J. Black, Tax Collector of the county of Floyd. Also, a resolution authorizing the printing of the public acts of this session. The following House bills were taken up and read the second time; to-wit : A bill to repeal an act to facilitate service on railroads in certai:Q. cases, approved February 23, 1876. Also, a hili-to provide for the payment of two Executive warrants held by Thos. \V. Grimes, of the county of Mris- cogee. Also, a bill to prohibit drunkenness and indecent conduct in "\Vest View Cemetery, i~ the county of Fulton. Also, a bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun. . Also, a bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of the town of Cochran in the county of Pulaski, to issue bonds for school purposes. Also, a bill to submit tq the qualified voters of the coun- 35 . 546 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. ty of Upson, the question of the sale of intoxicating liquors in ~aid county. . Also, a bill to regulate the registration of deeds and bills of Sale given as Hecurity for debt, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to prohibit the sale ot intoxicating liquors within two and a half miles of New Fork Church, in the county of Madison. Also, a bill to create a County Court for the county of Douglas. ' Also, .a bill to change the time of holding ~he Superior Courts for the county of Berrien. Also, a bill to amend the several acts incorporating the cityof Conyers. Also, a bill to submit to the legal voters of Haralson county the question of prohibition. Also, a bill to authorize the Atlanta City Court to try civil cases at the March and September terms of said court. Also, a bill to prohibit the Judge of the City Court of Atlanta from practicing law. Also, a bill to regulate the elections on the question of "Fence" or uNo Fence," in the county of Floyd. Leave of absence was granted the Committee on the General Judiciary, and also the Committee on the Special Judiciary, from the afternoon session. Mr. Boyd then moved that the House adjourn until the hour fixed for the afternoon session, which motion prevailed, when the following leaves of absence were asked fol: and granted to Messrs. wilson of Mcintosh, Gill, Hart, Smith of Douglas, Herndon and Ray. And then the House adjourned until 3 o'clock p. m. to-day. 3 O'CLOCK, P.M. The House reassembled, .the Speaker presiding. The roll \vas called and the following members answered to th<>ir names, to-wit: MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 547 Those present are Messrs- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Baker, Ballard, Beach, Bond, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of lHarion, Calvin, Canaday, 0ash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport. Dennis, Duggar, Durden. Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Fraser, Gardner, Gordon, Greer, Gustin. Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hawke~. Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, ,Jones of Fayette, ,Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin. Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lindsey. Little, Lolley. McCants, }IcLendon, Me Whorter, }Iason. }Iattox, }Ieyers, Middlebrooks, Miller, Montgomery, 1\Ioon, Moore, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Snead, Spinks, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, vValker, Ward, 'Vatkins of Colquitt, Webb, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- A vary, Barkorder Of business beiu'g ex.hausted; the :.:H~u~e :pro:.:. a ceeded with the reaging ofHouse bills second time,'no.t reported by' the committee on the State 9f the Business~ which are as foilo,vs; to-wit : . ' . . . . . Abill prohibiting the:s~le of-see.cl cotton in Henry.cou?t~ . between Augu:=;t' 15th and December 15th; of. each ye~r~' ~ .. Also; a bill to provide compensa~ion fo~ elec~ic~m mamigm:s . and clerks at all general and.special elect_i_ons hel~l in the :.: w . count~ of a~hington. MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. 551 Also, a bill to carry into eftect paragraph 6 of section 4 of article 6 of the Constitution. Also, a bill to amend an act granting to R. C. Mitchell & Co. certain privileges in making an abstract of the record of deeds and mortgages in the county of Fulton. Also, a bill to amend section 1855 of the Code of 1882. Al! of publication being exhibited, to-wit : A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the 241st District, G." M., of the county of Clarke, the question of prohibiting all cattle from running at large i:ri said district. Upon the passage of the bill, :Mr. Russell, of Clarke, called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained, and the call was made, and the vote is as follows, to-wit : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Andrew, Arriheim, Baker, Balla:d, Berner, Boyd, Brantley, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Canad;ty, Cash,. Chandler, .Clay; Cleghorn, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gustin, Hall, Haralson, Harrell of Decatur; Harrell of Lowndes, Harris, Hawkes, Heard, Hines, . Hopson, .Jenkins, Johnson of Floyd, .Tones of Fayette, 1\Ioore, ~forgan, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Pool, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Sutton, MoNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884.. 555 . Comer, Corn, Urenshaw, -Davenport, Dorminy,' Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Jones of ~Iiller, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock. Lindsey, Little, Lofley, McCants, ~[uson, }Iattox, ~!iller, Milner, ~Iontgomery, Tate, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Veazey, Ward, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis, Wheeler, Word. Those voting in the negative a~e Messrs.- Brinson, Connell, Durden, Richardson, Thrusl1, Usry. Those not voting are Messrs.- Alexander, A vary, Barksdale Bartlett, Bench, Beck, Bond, Brandt, Brown, Butt of l\Iarion, Carithers, Cason, Chancy, Chappell, Dart, Dennis, Duggnr, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Gresham, Griffith, Hackett, Hamilton, _Hardeman, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hollingsworth, Humphries, Johnson of Clinch, .Tohnson of Screven, ,Jones of Troup, Kytle, Langston, Lively, Lott, .Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCook, ~IcLendon, McWhorter, ~Iaples, Matthews, Meyers, 1\fiddlebrooks, Moon, Niblack, Peeples, Perry, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, . Stevens, Studdard1 Tarver, Teasley, walker, vVatkins of Gilmer, Wilson of uaindcn, Wilson of_ Mcintosh, -Wimberly, Womack, Wright, :1\[r. Spe.~ker. Yeas 91. Nays.6 .. Not voting-.78. ~ 556 JOURNAL OF THE -HOUSE. So the bill was passed by the requisite con.stitutiona1 majority. Also, the following bill which was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 93, nays 6, tci-wit: A bill to submit to the voters of the 220th District, G. M., of the county of Clark, the question of "Fence" or "No Fence." On motion of Mr. Felton, House bill No.1, was made the specjal order for the first Thursday of the session; in July next, immediately after the reading of the Journal, and the consideration of the special order to be continued from day to day until it is completed. On motion of Mr. Lofley, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Tuesday, December 16, 1884. The House met puisuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Those present are :1\fessrs..- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary,. Baker, Ballard, Greer, Moon, Gustin, Moore, Hackett; ~forgan, Hull, Niblack, Hamilton, Palniour, Haralson, Parker, . Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Patterson. Peeples, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 557 Barksdale, Bartlett. Beach, Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt. Brantley. Brinson, Brown. Butt of Hall, Butt of :Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, ca~on. Chancy, ()handler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy. Duggar, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Harrell of Lownde:;, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrisun, Hart, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawke:;, Heard, Heath, Herndon, Hightower, Hi nest Hollings worth, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkin~. ,Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski. Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lo:fiey, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, McCook, McLendon, McWhorter. Mason, Matthews, Mattox, :Meyers, }fiddlebrooks, Miller, )Iilner, Montgomery. Perry, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reilly, Richarcbon, Robbe, Russell ot Ulark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley. Sims, 8mith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Steven:;, Stewart. Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta. Turner of Floyd, Usry. Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Colqujtt. Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, William~. Willis, Wilson of Mcintosh. Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack. Word, Wright, Mr. Speaker. 558 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Those absent are Messrs.- Dart, Gresham, Griffith, Lively, Lott, Maples, Ray, Raybon, Reynolds, Smith of Bryan, Wilson of Camden. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Hall mo:ved that the House proceed to the reading of local bills a third time, which prevailed. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, towit: A bill to incorporate the Union Street Railroad of Georgia. The following bill was read the third time, ~nd proper proofs ofpublication being exhibited, passed by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 93, nays 0, towit: A bill to amend an act to incorporate the Atlanta Street Railroad, approved February 23, 1866. Mr. Harrison, chairman of the Special Judiciary Commit- tee, submitted the following report : ' Mr. Speaker: The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, as amended, to-wit : A bill to be entitled an act to submit to the qualified voters of the city of Athens the question of establishing a system of public free schools, and for other purposes. Proofs .correct. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend section 4130 of the Code of 1882. Also, the following bill, which they instruct me to rP.port back with the recommendation that the introducer thereof :be allowed to ":ithdraw the same, to-wit: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 559 A bill to be entitled an act to establish a Court of Com- mon Pleas in the city of Atlanta, having jurisdiction in Ful- ton county, and for other purposes. Also, the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House. with the recommendation that they do not pass, to-wit: A bill to be entitled an act to require the Judge of the Superior Court of the county of \Valton to have published in advance of the opening of the regular term thereof, the . order in which he will take up the docket of said court, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to require owners of horses, mules, cows, hogs, sheep and goats, and cattle and stock of all kinds, to prevent the same from running at large .upon the lands of another in the county. of Columbia, and for other purposes. A.h;;o, a bill to be entitled an act to prevent the running at large in Bibb county, Ga., of all horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats and swine, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act, entitled an act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton in the counties of Decatur and Randolph, and for other purposes, approved February 26, 1876. Respectfully submitted. vVILLIAM HARRISON, Chairman. The following bill was read the third time, and proper legal proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 89, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in the county of Henry, between the 15th of August and the 15th of Decem- ber, of each year. The following resolution was next in order for a third .reading, to-wit : A resolution- . To authorize H. H. Cabaniss to print the acts of the .General Assembly. ., 560 ' JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The House went into a Committee of the Whole House, with Mr. Turner, of Coweta, in the-chair. Mr. Turner, of Coweta, chairman of the Committee of the whole House, made the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committee of the ""Whole House have had under con- sideration a resolution to authorize H. H_. Cabaniss to print the a,cts of the present General Assembly, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute. The report of the Committee was agreed to, and on the question of the passage of the resolution, the yeas and nays were required to be recorded, and on calling the roll the v~te is as follows, to-wit : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheirn, Baker, Barksdale, Bartlett; Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brundt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hull, Cash, Chancy, Chandler, chappell, Cleghorn, Corner, Connell, Corn; . Crens}law, :'~ Hackett, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Hurtridge, Hawes, Huwkes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, Jones of Fayette, Jones of liiller, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, .Lewis of Greene, Moon, Moore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Puttcrson, Peeples, Pool, Reugan, Reilly, Russell of Clark, Russell of Burris, Scott, Sims, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglus, Spinks, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 561' Dennis, Dorminy, Duggar, Durden. Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Fite, Fitzgernld, Flynt, Ford, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Lewis of Himcock, Lindsey, Lolley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, :l\IcCook, McLendon, McWhorter, :l\Iatthews, Mnttox, Middlebrooks, . Miller, :l\Iilner, Montgomery, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Walker, \Yard, Wntkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams,' Willis, Wilson of Mcln toslr, Wimberly, Wheeler, Womack, Word. ...di Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Cannday . Richardson. Those not voting are Messrs. A vary, Ballard, Beck, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Carithers, Cason, Clay, Dart, Davenport, Felton, Franklin, Gill, Gresham, Griffith, Gustin, Hall, Hamilton, Harrison, Hart, Heath, Hollingsworth, .Johnson of Screven, Jones of Troup, Little, Lively, Lott, :l\Iaples, Mason, :\Ieyers, Perry, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reynolds, Robbe, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, Snead, Staten, Thayer, Veazey, Watkins of Gilmer, Wilson of Camden, \Vright, l\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 127. Nays 2. Not voting 46. So the requisite constitutional majority having voted.in .the affirmative, the resolution passed by substitute.. The following bill was rea(!. the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended,. by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 100, nays o, to-wit : 36 562 . JouRNAL oF THE HousE. A bill to authorize the Mayor aud Council of the to~vn of Cochran to issue and sell bonds for public school pur- poses. . Mr. Abbott offered a resolution, which was committed to the Committee on Rules,. providing for the im-mediate transmission to the Senate, of all bills and resolutions pass- ed this day, or to be passed on any subsequent day, until . the end of the. session, unless notice of reconsideration be given at the time of the passage of the same. The following resolution was read the third time, and passed by the requisite constitutional nu\jority of yeas 90, nays 0, to-wit: A resolutionAuthorizing the Comptroller-General to settle account of .J. J. Black, Tax Collector of the county of Floyd. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority _of yeas 98, nays 1, to~wit: A bill to amend an act to grant R. C. Mitchell & Co. certain privileges in making an abstract of the records of deeds and mortgages of the county of Fulton. Mr. Turner, of Co'iveta, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: J:fr. Speake1: The Committee on the General Judiciary have had under consideration the following Senate bills, 'vhich they recommend do pass, to-wit : . A bill to amend section 661 of the Code of 1882. Also, a bill to provide for the certiorari "of certain cases in the Justices Courts of this State. Also, a bill to amend s~ction 2$0 (a) of the Code _of 1882, so as to provide for trial of criminal cases in the County Courts where the Judge is disqualified. Also, a bill to provide for the discharge of cert~in arti- TuESDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1884. 563 cles paid for rent, from the lien of any judgment, decree, etc. , Also, a bill defining voluntary assignments and provid- ing that a sworn schedule of creclitors shall be filed with the deed of assignment. .Also, a bill to repeal an act authorizing the hiring of a certain class of convicts to private citizens. Also, a bill to change the time of holding the Superior Courts of Hall county. Also, a bill to authorize the husband to recover damages foi the homicide of the wife. . .Also, the following Senate bill, which they recommend do not pass, to-wit: _<\. bill to amend section 3446 of the Revised Code. Also, the following House bill which they recom~end do not pass, to-wit: .A bill to amend section 2050 of the Code "by striking therefrom the words, "but in no event to exceed eight per cent. per annum." Respectfully submitted. \V. A. TuRNER, Chairman. l\Ir. Brandt, of the Committee on the General Judiciary, submits the following minority report : Mr. Speaker: "\Ve, the undersigned, beg leave to dissent from the report of the General Judiciary Committee on the following bill, and thipk it should have been reported back with a . recommendation that it do pass, to-wit : .A bill to amend section 2050 of the Code, by striking therefrom the words, "but in no event to exceed eight per cent. per annum." Respectfully submitted. ADOLPH BRANDT, JAMES K. HINES, JoHN W. LINDSEY, D. H. HALL, E. J. ~EAGAN, c. L. BARTLETT: JOURNAL OJ!'. THE_ ~OUS:FJ Jjhe follo.wing bill was_ read the third time, and p:t;oper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, . by the requisite constitutiot1al mt0ority of yeas 94, nays o,. . to-wit: of A bW to re_qui_re the Clerk of the Superior Comt of Bibb COUnty to prepar(,l a genertJ,l abstract all the J;ecorQS of 4i& o,ffice, a;n,r. Andrew. Arnheim. Baker, Ballard. Barksdale. Bartlett. Beach. Beck, Berner, Bond, Boyd. Brnndt. Brantley. Brinson. Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of ~[arion. Calvin. Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chancy. Chand let'. Chappell. Clay, Cleghorn, Cotner, Connell. Corn, Crenshaw. Dnvenport. Dennis. Dorminy, Duggnr. Durden. Ea:o:.nn. Ellb, Everett. Feagan. Felton. Fite, J<'itzgemld. Greer, Gustin, Hackett. Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur. Harrell of Lowndes. Harrell of Webster, Harris, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd. Johnson of Screven. ,Jones of Fayette. ,Jones of Miller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene. Lindsey, Little, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, :.UeCook, )fcLendon, )fc '1\~hortPr. :\Iason, )fatthews. )lattox. }{eyers, )[iddlehrook>. )(illRI', :Moore, Niblack, Palm our, Parker, Patter~on. Peeples. Perry, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reilly, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead . Spinks . Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Walker. vVard. ~Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Williams, Willis, ~Tilson of Mcintosh, \Vimberly, Wheeler, 566 JoURNAL oF THE Hous:E. Flynt, Ford,. Franklin, Gordon, :Milner, 1\Iontgomery, 1\Ioon, Womack, 1-Vord, wright. Those not voting are Messrs.- A vary, Carithers, Dart, Fraser, Gardner, Gill, Goodwin, Gresham, Griffith. Hall, Hamilton, Harrison; Hart, Heath, Humphries, Lewis of Hancock, Lively, Lott, McCants, 1liaples, .Morgan, Ray, Raybon, Reynolds, Sims, Smith of Bryan; Veazey, watkins of Gilmer, Wilson of Camden, 1\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 145.. Nays 00. Not voting 30. So the. requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill passed. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker : Th~ Senate has passed the following bills of the House, by the requisite constitutional majority, to-wit: A bill to levy and collect a tax for the SU]Jport of the State government and public institutions, t~ pay the inter- est and maturing principal of the public debt; and for edu- cational and other purposes herein mentioned, for each of the fiscal years, eighteen hundred and eighty-five and eighteen hundred and eighty-six; and to prescribe what persons, professions and property, are liable to taxation; to prescribe the method of collecting said taxes, and to pro.:: vide penalties and forfeitures for non-"payment of taxes, and for other purposes, passed as amenoed, by yeas 28, nays 0. Also, a bill to abolish the County Court of the county of Bibb; to 'provide for the disposition of the, business,pend- ing therein, iwd the court papers, and for bther purposes, passed by yeas 26, nays 0. TUESDAY, DECEl\IBER 16, 1884. 567 Mr. Lamar; of Pulaski, chairman p1o tem. of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report : lJir. Speaker : The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which they instruct me to report. back with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit: . Resolred, That all bills and other measures requiring ac- tion by the Senate which have been or shall be passed this day, or shall be passed on any day .subsequent, till the end of the present session on the 20th inst., be immediately transmitted to the Senate, unless notice of a motion to re- . consider shall be given at the time of. the passage of such bill or resolution. Respe<;tfnlly submitted. . L. lVI. LAMAR, Chairman pro fem. On motion of Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, the report just submitted, by the Committee on Rules, was taken up, and the resolution embodied therein 'yas read and agreed to. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proo;;; of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 101, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun, by submitting the same. to the qualified voters of said county. - The following bill was read the third time, and proper proog ~f publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional m~jority of yeas 91, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to submit the question of prohibition to the qualified voters of the county of Upson. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proof.<; of publication being e~hibited, passed by the requisite constitutional maJority of yeas 94, n_ays. O, to-,yit : JoURNAL oF.THE HousE. ..A. bill to prohibit the s~tle of intoxicating-liquors within two and a half miles of New Fork Church,.in the county of Madison. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, .by the requisite constitutional m~jority of yeas 95, nays 0,. to-wit: A bill to create a County Court for the county of Douglas. The following bill was read the third time,-atid proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majol'ity of yeas 93, nays 2, to-wit: ..A. bill to amend the several acts incorporating the city of. Conyers. The following bill was read the . third. time, and proper. proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 91, nays 0, to-wit: ..A. bill to appropriate the proceeds of the hire of certain convicts in the county of Morgan to the payment. of insolvent costs due the different officers of said county. House bill No. 193 came up in its order.for a third reading, and, on motion of Mr. Niblack, it was tabled. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays 0, to-wit : A billto submit to the legal voters of the county of ' Haralson the question of prohibition. The following bill was read the third time, and proper propfs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 102, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to permit the City Court of Atlanta to try civil cases at the March and September terms of said Court. The following bill was read the third time,. and proper TuESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 569 proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 100, nays O, to-wit : A bill to prohibit the Judge ot the City Court of Atlan:ta from practicing law. The following message was received from the Senate; through :Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: JJfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed the following bill of the House, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 35, nays O, which I am directed to transmit immediately, to-wit: . A bill to amend an act to authorize the corporation of the city of Sandersville to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of establishing and maintaining public schools in said city, approved September 8, '1881, so as to authorize the Mayor and Council to re-invest certain. funds collected from the Sandeisville and Tennille Railroad, and for other purposes. The fo]lowing bill was read the third time, .and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, towit: A bill to amend the road laws of the State; so 'lr as they relate to the county of Floyd. The following bill which was read the third time, and 'proper proof of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to regulate the elections held in Floyd county on thll question of "Fence" or "No Fence." The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to repeal an act taxing dogs in the county of Floyd, approved September 25, 1883. 570 JouRN~ OF THE HousE~ The following bill was .read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited; passed, as amended, by the requis_ite constitutional majority of yeas . 94, nays 0, to-wit: . A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Floyd the question of prohibition.. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibite~, 1 passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 95, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to rep'eal an act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the counties of Cobb, Henry and Dooly, so far as same relates to the county of Cobb. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committe_e on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, the following acts, to-wit: An-act to require the registration of voters in the coun- ties of Baldwin and Lee. Also, an act to amend an act to create a Board of Com- missioners for the county of Lee. Also, an act to submit to the voters of Gordon county, whether intoxicating and other liquors named shall be sold in said county or any militia district thereof, Also, an act to submit to the voters of Clark county, the . question of pi:qhibiting the sale of spirituous, malt or vi- nop.s liquors, in said-county. Also, an act to make an appropriation to pay John M. Varmi.doe, of Telfait county, for an artificial leg, under act of 1866. Also, a resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money. TuESDAY, :i:>EcEMBER 16, 1884~ 57:1 Also, an act to incorporate the town of Frazier, in the county of Pulaski. . Also, an act to provide for the disposition of fines a11d forfeitures in the County Court of Macon county. Also, an act to make an appropriation to pay R. J. "\Vii- son, of Richmond county, for an artificial arm, under actof 1886. Also, an act to establish a public road system for the county of Whitfield. Respectfully submitted. THos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional" majority of yeas 93, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to incorporate the town of Sharon, in the county of Taliaferro. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 95, nays 0, to.:. wit: A bill to regulate the time and place of branding cattle in the' county of Mitchell. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proof of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays .o, to-wit: A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the count.y of Elbert. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs ofpublication being exhibited, .passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 95, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, so as to establish a public school system in said city.. The following bill was read the .third time, and proper 572 -jouRNAL oF THE Houim. proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, to-wit:. A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one mile of Shady Grove church, in the county .of Oconee. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to repeal an act entitled an. act to repeal all laws relating to head rights, so far as they apply to the county of Franklin. The following bill, the same being a consolidated bill, for House bills Nos. 27, 60, 61, 186, 234; 239 and 265, was tead the thil:d time, and proper proofs of publicatio~ being exhibited, passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of Glade ~Iethoclist. Church and Glade Academy, in the county of Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. The next bill in order for a third reading was- A .bi.ll to pay James W. \Yood a reward offered for the apprehension and delivery of Pink Pettit, a fugitive murderer. The House then went into Committee of the "Whole House, with Mr: Chappell in the chair. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee of the Whole House, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee of the Whole House have had under consideration the following bill, which they have instructed me to report back to the Honse with the recoinmendation that it do not pass, to-wit : A bilho pay James W. \Vood a reward offered forthe apprehension and deliv.ery of Pink Pettit, an escaped m1ir.derer, TuESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 573 Mr. Herndon moved to table the bill, which motion pre- vailed. The following bill, the same being a consolidated bill for House bills Nos. 71, 79, 98, 123, was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, yeas 106, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to repeal an act to provide an additional system of working the public roads, approved September 28, 1883, so far as the same relates to the counties of Catoosa, Douglas, Dodge and Pulaski. The following bill was read the third time, ~nd proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majori'ty of yeas 96, nays 0, to-wit : A bill to transfer the county of Laurens from the Ocmulgee to the Oconee Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Mr. Alexander, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submits the following 1;eport : M-1. Speaker : The Committee on Corporations haye had under consid- eration the following bill, and finding that legal proofs and notice has been made, recommend that it do pass as amend- ed, to-,vit : . House bill No. 15, entitled an act to jncorporate the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. Respectfully submittfd. J. R. ALEXANDER, Chairman; :Mr. Tate, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, sub=mitted the follo,ving report: Mr. Speake1 : The Comrnittee on. Railroads have had -q.nder consideration the following bill which they instruct me to report ba9k to the Honse with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit: 574 .. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. .A. bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the Macon City and Suburban Street Railroad Company. R~spectfully submitted. CARTER TATE, Chairman. . :The following message was received from the Senate, thro~gh Mr. Harris, Se~rctary thereof: Mr. Sp"eaker: The Senate has passed the following bills of the House, "as amended, by the rcqu~site constitutional majority of yeas 35, nays 0, which I am directed to transmit to the House immediately, to-wit: A bill to alter and. amend an act, approved September 26, 1883, entitled an act, to authorize the Ordinary of Randolph county to submit to the qualified voters of said county, the question of the issuance of county bonds to pay for the erection of a court house in said county, and to authorize the Clerk of the Superior Court, and County Treasurer of said county, to sign and issue said bonds and coupons attached, in case t1vo-thirds of the votl'rs of said county, voting at said election, shall cast their ballots in favor of said bonds; also] for the sale and redemption of said bonds, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to establish a City Court in the city of Columbus, for Muscogee' county, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 30, nays 0. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited~ passed by the re- quisite constitutional majority of yeas 93, nays o, to-wit: .A. bill to repeal an act entitled an act, to proliibit seining in the Connesauga.river, etc., approve.d September 23, 1883. Leaves of absence were granted Messrs., V cazcy, .:E'ite, McCants, Perry, and watkins of Colquitt.. .~ ., TUESDAY, DE.CEMBER 16, 1884. 575 The hour of adjournment (1 o'clock p.m.) having arrived, the Speaker declared the House adjourned until 3 o'clock p.m. to-day. 3 O'CLOCK, P. ::1[. The House re-assembled, the Speaker presiding. On motion of1\'Ir. "\Vomack, the call of the roll was dis- pensed with. The order of business for the session being the reading of local bills favorably. reported the third time, and putting them on passage, the House proceeded to this order. The following bill was read the third time, and proofs of proper publication being exhibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 97, nays 1, to- wit: ' A bill to prohibit camp hunting in the county of Murray by non-residents. The following bill was read the third time, 'and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 92, nays 0, to-wit: A hill to incorporate the Hiles Banking Company of Summerville, Ga. The following hill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 102, nays O, to-wit: A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Thomasville, approved March 3, 1874. The following hill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority. of yeas 97' nays o, to-wit : A bill to amend section 21 of an act approved March 3, 1874, incorporating the town of Thomasville. 'rhe following bill was read the third time, and proper proof.'> of publication being exhibited, passed by the 'requisite constitutional mnjority of yeas 99, nays 0, to-wit: 576 . JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to. amend an act, approved March 3, 1874, incorporating the town of Thomasville. The following bill was read the third time; and prOJJer proofs of pu~lication being exhibited; passed as ainended, by the requisite constitiitional majority of yeas 91, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to amend an act, approved March.(), 1875, entitled an act, to consolidate, amend and codify the various acts incorporating the city of Forsyth; in the county of Monroe. - I The following bill was read the third time, and proper. proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requi- sit~ constitutional majority of yeas 98, nays O, to-wit: . A'bill to amend the road laws of this State, so fa~ as the. same relates to the cou~ty of Catoosa,. and for other purposes. The following bill was read the third time, and proper .. proofs of publication being exhibited; passed by substitute,_;;. . o; :. by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 105; nays. to-wit: A bill to relieve H. C. Perry and H. P. Howard, sure- ties on the penal bond of John P. Padgett. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proos of publication being exhibited, passed by the requi- site constitutional majority of yeas 97; naxs o, to-wit:. A bill to submit to the qualified voters or the county of DeKalb, the question of prohibition. . .1\{r. Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitte_dthe following 'report : Jfr. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the following bill:. which they report back with the ,recommendation that the introducer be allowed to . witlt' draw, to-wit: TuEsD.p:, :PECEBE1't ~G, 1884. 577 A biH to repeal an a.ct entitled an act, to prohibit' the sale of spirituous liquors within three miles of Anderson. ville, in the county of Sumter. The. committee have ah;o had l}nder consideration the following bill which they_ recommend do pass, to-wit : Sena.te bill No. 5, which is a hill to amend section 1419 ot th~ Code of 1882, so as to allow Ordinaries and County Commissioners, discretionary power to grant or refuse license in quantitie's less than one gallon. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proo'3 of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 91, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to provide for the appointnient of Tax Assessors for _the city of Newnan, : .. The following bill was read the thir!l tipw, a~d proper ' pr~ofs o publicatipn being exhibited, passe<:J. by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 93, nays 0, to-wit: . . ~ bill to s11bmit to tl~e qua~ifi~d voters of the coupty of Gwinnett the question of prohibition. . The follo,\ring hill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibite4, p~ssed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 97, nays 0, to. wit: A hill to incorp01~ate the town of Jug Tavern. Mr. vVatkinR, of Gilmer, offered a iesolution, which was tempor{lrily tabled, !lS follows: A resolutionInstructing the Treasurer to pay .lion. B. C. Duggar, Representative froi!l the county of Fanriin, his per dier.n and mileage from tl~e _beginning of the .session to the day he assumed his seat in the Honse. 37 ; : 578 JouRNAL OF THE RousE;. By consent of the House, the following bill waa taken up for a thir"a reading and passed, to-wit: A bill for the relief of Fee \Vilso~1, of the county of Richmond. The House went into Committee of the Whole House; with Mr. Crenshaw in the chair. Mr. Cren~haw, chairman of the Committee of the whole House, made the following r'eport : 1Wr. Speaker: The Committee of the \Vhole House have had under consideration the following bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to-wit : .A bill for the relief of Fee Wilson, of the county of Richmond. The bill was then read the third time, and the .report of the committee agreed to. -- And on the question of the bill, the yeas and nays being required to be recorded, the roll was called and the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs..:_ Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Buker, Ballard, Bartiett, Bench, Berner, Bond, ' Boyd, Brandt, B:cantley, Brinson, Brown, Calvin, Canaday, Gordon, :\lilner, Greer, }1ontgomery; Gustin, Moon, Hackett, Mooie, Hall, Morgan, Hamilton, Niblack, Haralson, Palmour, Hardeman, Parker, Harrell of Decatur, .Patterson. Harrell of Lowndes, .Peeples, Harrell of Webster, Pool, Harris, Pringle, Harrison, Reagan, ; Hurt, Reilly, Hartridge. Richardson, Hawes, Robbe, Heard, Russell of Clark, Herndoi1, Hussell of Harris, Cash, Cason. Chancy, Chandler, ChappelL Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn. Crenshaw, Dart, Davenport, Dorminy, Duggar, Durden. Eason, Ellis, E\erett, Feagan, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin. Fraser, Gardner, TuESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1884. 579 Hines, Holling:; worth, Hopson. Jenkins, ,fohnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Floyd, ,) ones of Miller, ,Jcmes of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski. Langston, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCook, McLendon. l l c~Whorter, Ylason, }lattox, }[eyers, }liddlebrook:;. }filler, Scott, Shurley. Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Stevent', Stewart, Studdard, Tarver, Tate. Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd. Usry, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Williams, Wilson of Mcltosh, ~Wimberly, \'Votnnck, Word. Wright. Those not voting are .Messrs.- A vary, Barksdale, Beck. Butt of Hall. Butt of Marion. Carithers, Clay, Dennis, Gill, Goodwiu. Gresham, Griffith. Hawkes. Heath, Hightower, Humphries, ,Johnson of Screven. .Jones of Fayette. Lewis of Greene. Lively, Lott, ;\lcCant>, Maples, Matthews, Perry, Ray, Raybon, Reynolds, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford. Staten, button, Thomas, Veazey, Walker, ~Watkins of Colquitt, Willis, Wilson of Camden. }lr. Speaker. Mr. Wheeler voting in the negative. Yeas, 134. Nays, 1. Not voting, 40. 580 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. So the requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill was passed. The order of business was then resu~ed. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority ofyeas 101, nays~' to-wit: A bill to amend an act, approved February 17, 1854, to incorporate the city of Covington. The following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 101, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to provid~ for one panel of Grand Jurors for each term of the Superior Court for Sumter county. 'rhe following bill was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exhibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 104, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Troup, the question of prohibitiop. On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the rules were suspended, and the following bill taken up and read the second time to-wit: A bill to incorporate the Macon City and Suburban Street Railroad Company. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Beck. On motion of Mr. Lofley, the House adjourned until 9. o'clock to-morrow. .ATLANTA, GEORGL\., Wednesday, December 17, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. "'WEDNESDAY,. DECEl\IBER 17, 1884. 581 The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Those present are ~Iessrs.____: Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, .Bartlett, Beach, Berner, .Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, .Butt of Hall, Butt of :Uarion,. Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Duggar, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Hall, Hnralson, Hardeman, ~arrell of Decatur, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Har.t, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Herndon, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .rones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski. Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lofley, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, 1\IcCants, 1\IcCook, ?lfcLendon. McWhorter. :lfason, Palmour, ~arker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon; Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell ot Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglas, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Tens ley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer; 582 Joun:NAL OF. '!'HE HousE. Fite, Fitzgm;ald, J;'Iynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gustin. Hnckett, . :\Iatthews, )fattox, l\Icyers, )fiddlebrooks, )filler, .miner, )fontgomery, :\Ioon, 1loore, :\lorgnn, Niblack, Webb, wmfams, Willis; Wilson of Camden, Wilson of lllclntosh. Wimberly, \Vhe~ler, vVomnek, vVord, \Vright, :'11r. Spcnker. Those absent are niessts.- A vary,. Beck, Dart, Gill, Greshnm, Griffith, Hamilton, Heath. Lively, Lott, , Maples, 'Vntkins of Colquitt. The J Olll'llal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Harrison gave notice of a motion .to reconsider. ~fr. Harrison moved to reconsider so much of the action of the Honse yesterday as relates to the passage of a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to repeal all laws relatitig to , l~ead rights, so L'lt; as they apply to the county of. Franklin. The motion prevailed and the bill was committed to the Committee on the Special JIHliciary. On motion of Mr. Gustin the rules were suspended and the following. bil.l was read the third time, and proper proofs of publication being exliibited, passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 94, nays 0, to..,wit: A bill to incorporate the Macon City and Subm~ban Street Railroad Company. On motion of ~Ir. Harris, the ri.tles were suspended and the following bills, with Senate amendments, were taken up an~ the mn~ndments thereto concu.rred in, to-wit: , A bill to amend ari act entitled an act to authorize the city of Sandersville to levv and c~llect a tax for the main- tai~ance of public schools.in ~aid city, approved September 8, 1881. . . WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, i884. "583 Also, a bill to amend an act, approved September 26, 1883, entitled an act to authorize the Ordinary of the county of Randolph to submit to the qualified voters of said county the question of the issuance of county bonds for the purpose of building a court. house. . Also, a bill to establish a City Court in the city of Columbus. Also, a bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the Executive, Legislative aud Judicial departments of the State government, for the fiscal years 1885 and 1886. The House concurred in Senate amendments to the bill, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19. And concurred in as amended, Senate amendments Nos. 8, 12 and 13. .A.nd disagteed to Senate amendments, Nos. 3, 5, 10, 15 and 17. Also, the following bill which was read and the Senate amendments thereto concurred in, to.:wit : A hill to establish a City Court for the city of Carroll- ton. Mr. Lamar, of Pulaski, offered a resolution which was agreed to, tendering the thanks of the House to Mrs. J. H. Gregory, for the artistic manner in which she has executed the portraits of ex-Governors Herschel V. Johnson and ' Alexander H. Stephens. . The order of unfinished business being the introduction of a minority report submitted by Mt. Harrell, of web!>ter, . from the Committee on Finance, the order was resumed. Mr. Harrell, of \Yebster, withdrew the report. Mr. Cash offered a resolution, which was laid over under the rules, authorizing an increase of' the salaries of \,Y. H. Chapman and \V. E. Quil_lian, night watchmen at the Capitol. The regulat order being the. call of the cou,pties, the or- . der was displaced, on motion of Mr. Ellis, and bills pending for a third reading were taken up: . 584 .JouRNAL. OF THE HousE. The first biil in order for a. third rending was- A bill to establish aTechnological School, and appropriate money to maintain the same. On rriotion of Mr. Harris, this bill was made a special or-: der for the first Tuesday of the prospective' .July term. The next bill for a third reading was- A hill to amend paragraph 15, section -7, articl~ 3 of the Constitution. This bill had been reported back by the Committee on the General Judiciary, to whom it was referred with therecommendation that it pass .by substitute. Upon the pasl'age of the bill the yeas and nays were required to be called, and the call was made and the vote \vas as follows, to-wit : Those voting in the a:eyirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Alexander, Andrew, Baker, Bullard, Bnrksdale, Bartlett, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvi~, Canaday, Cash, Ohandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, .Corn, " Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hnwes, Hnwkes, Heard, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Floyd, .Jones of Fnyette, .Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Huncock, Little, Morgan, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Hay bon, Heugan, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of Hnrris, Scott, Shurley,_ Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawforcl Smith of Douglas, Snend, Spinks, Stevens, Stcwnrt, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, wEDNESD.A.y, . DECEltiBER 1'7, 1884. 585 Dorminy, Duggar, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagan, Felton, Fitzgemld, Flynt, Ford, Franlj:lin, Fraser, Gor97 A resolutionThat the first business in order to-morrow; after reading the Journal, shall be the reading of Senate bills the thii.d time. The order of business being exhausted, Mr. Cren:'lhaw moved to proceed with the reading and the passage of House bills. The motion prevailed. The following bill was read the third time, and passed by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 97, nays 0, to-wit: A bill to extend and make more definite the liens of mechanics an? material men in .the State, and for other purposes. The following bill was read the third time and passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 92, nays 2, to-wit: A bill to require railroad compani!ls, when their passenger trains are more than a half hour behind schedule time, to keep posted at every telegraph station along their several lines. . " The following bill was read the third time, and passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 92, nays 11, to-wit : A bill to amend section 3947 of the Code of 1882. On motion of Mr. Eason, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Thursday~ December 18, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. . Prayer was.offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names : 598 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Those present are Messrs- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, Griffith, Gustin. Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, A vary. Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett. Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of Marion, Calvin, Canaday, Carithers, Cash, Cason Chancy, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Decatur. Harrell of Lownde>, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hawes, Hawkes. Heard, Heath, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, .renkim, ,Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, .Johnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, Chandler, ChappelL ,Jones of Miller, Jones of Troup, Clay, Cleghorn, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Comer, Lamar of Pulaski, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Langston. Lewis of Greene. Lewis of Hancock. Dart, Davenport, Lindsey, Little, Dennis, Lively, Dorminy, Lofley. Duggar, Durden, Lott, Lovett, Eason, Lumpkin, Ellis, Everett. Feagan. Felton, Lynch, )1cCants. McCook, )fcLendun, Fitzgerald, McWhorter, Morgan, Niblack, Paimour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, PerrY, Pool, Pringle, Hay, Raybon, Heagan, Reilly, Heynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell of C.llark, Russell of Harris. Scott, Shurley, Sims, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Crawford. Smith of Douglas. Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley. Terrell, Thayer, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Uoweta, 'l'urner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goodwin, Gordon, Greer, Gresham, THURSDAY, DECEUBER 18, 1884. 599 ~Iason, :;\intthews, ~Iattox, ::\!eyers, :l\Iiddle brooks, Milner, "'Iontgomery, Moon, Moore, Williams, Willis, Wilson of Camden, "Wimberly, . Wheeler, \Vomaek, Word; "Wright, )!r. Speaker. Those absent are Messrs.- Beck, Fite, Gill, Hart, Herndon; Humphries, Maples, l\[iller, Watkins of Colquitt, Wilson of Mcintosh. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Calvin moved to reconsider so much of the action of the House on yesterday as relates to its action on House bill' 384, whose title is as follows, to-wit: A bill to amend section 4578 of the Code. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and on further motion of Mr. Calvin the bill was tabled. Mr. Pringle, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report: JJfr. Speaker : The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the follo,ving Senate bill, wh_ich they have instructed me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to-wit: A bill to provide for preventing the evils of intemperance by local option, etc. Respectfully submitted. C. R. PRINGLE, Chairman. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : 600 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Mr. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the President.of the Senate, and ready foi the signature of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the following 1:esolution, to-wit: A resol~ltionProviding for a recess of the General Assembly until the second W.ednesday in July, 1885. The committee also report as duly enroll~d and sig_ned by the Speaker ot the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate, and delivered to .his Excellency, the Governor, the.following acts, to-wit: An act to consolidate, amend and supercede the acts in- corporating the town of "\Vatkinsville. Also, a resoluti?n to 1~elieve the securitie~ of the Tax- Collector of Polk county. Also, an an act to amend an act to establish a new char- ter for the city of Atlanta, so as to repeal so much as has reference to setting apart a sinking fund. Also, an act to incorporate the town of Alpharetta, in the county of Milton. Also, an act to amend an act to establish a new charter for the city of Atlanta, sp as to provide that the Marshal shall be eligible to re-election. Also, an act to repeal the County Court of_ Monroe county. Also, an act toamend.the charter of the town of Coch1'an in relation to receiving taxes. Also, an. act to amend section 19 of the charter of the town of Cochran, in Pulaski county. Also, an a_~t to repeal ari act to amend the road laws of this State, so far as relates to the counties ofl\fonroe, Hous- ton, etc., approved February 26, 1877. Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon, so as to authorize the erection ot a market-house. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1884. 601 Also, an act to amend the 3d section of an act to provide for a Solicitor for the County Court of Oconee county. Also, an act to amend an act to confirm an ordinance of the City CQuncil of Augusta, creating a sinking fund. Also, an act to make an appropriation to pay R~ J. Wil- son, of Richmond county, for an artificial arm under the act of 1866. Also, an act to amend an act to create a Board of Com- missioners. for the county of Lee. . Also, an act to provide for the disposition of fines and forfeitures in the County Court of Ma?on county. .Also, an act to submit to the voters of Gordon co1inty whether intoxicating liquors shall be sold in said county or any district thereof. Also, an act to make an appropriation to pay John M. Varnadoe, of Telfair county, for an artificial leg, under act of 1866. Also, an act to establish a public .road iaw for thecounty of Whitfield. . . Also, an act to submit to the voters of Clark county, the question of prohibition. Also, an act to incorporate the town of Frazier, in the county of Pulaski. . Also, an act to. provide for registration of voters in the counties of Baldwin and Lee. Also, a resolution authorizing the borrowing of money by the Governor. The committee also report as dqly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, and the President of the Senate, the following act, to-wit: An act to incorporate the town of Dupont, in the. county of Clinch. Respectfully submitted. THos. _J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. ..The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Harris, Secretary thereof: 602 JoURNAL OF THE HousE. JJfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to-wit: A bill to submit to the legal voters of Madison coi.mty, and the town of Danielsville, the question of pr()hibiting the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, in the county of Madison, and the town of Danielsville, in said county, to prescribe a penalty for a violation of the same, and for other purposes. Passed by yeas 24, nays 0. Also, a bill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Palnietto, in Campbell and Coweta counties, ~Q as to extend the corporate limits two miles from the depot of the A.tlantic and "\Vest Point Railroad of said town, to provide for taxation therein, and fo.r other purposes. Passed by yeas 26, nays 0.. The Senate l1as also passed the following Senate bill, by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 30, nays 0, to-wit: ' A bill t.o correct a clerical error in an act, _approved September 30, 1881, entitled an act to alter and amend the charter of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Rail:.. . road Company, to change the name of said company, to increase the capital stock of said company; and for other purJ>OSes therein named, etc. The following additional message was received from the Senate, through 1\tfr. Harris, Secretary thereof: JJfr. Speaker : The Senate has had under consideration House bill No. 177, a bill to be entitled an act to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and public institutions, etc., for the fiscal years 1885 and 1886, and has receded from certain amendments made by the Senate. thereto, and insists upon certain others. The Senate also declines to agree to the amendment of the House to the Senate amP.nd!llent No. 8, fixing license for itinerant dealers inbuggies, _wagons, etc. THURSDAY,. DECEMBER 18, 1884. 603 The House then proceeded to take up the order fixed for the morning session, which was the reading of Senate bills the third time. The following Senate bill was read the third time and . passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 88, nays 0, to-wit : .A bill to amend secti n 66 of the Code of 1882. .Also, the following Semite bill, which was read the third time, to-wit: .A bill to amend section 1419 of the Code of 1882. Upon the question of the pa8sage of this bill, Mr. Gustin called for the yeas and' nays, which call was sustained, and the call was made, and the vote is as follows, to-wit: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, Alexander, Andrew, Arnheim, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Canaday, Cash, Cason, Chandler, Clay, Cleghorn, Oome~, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Greer, Montgomery. Griffith, Moore, Hackett, :1\Iorgan, Hamilton, Niblaek, Haralson, Palmour, Hardeman. Parker, . Harrell of Lowndes, Patterson, Harris, ,Pool, Harrison, Pringlo, Heard, Reagan, Hines, Reynolds, Hopson, Richardson, Humphries, Russell of Clark, Jenkins, Scott, Johnson of Clinch, 'Shurley, Johnson of Screven, Smith of Bryan, Jones of Fayette, Smith of Douglas, Kytle, ~pinks, Lamar of Baldwin, " Staten, Langston, Stewart, Lewis of Greene, Sutton, Lewis of Haneock, Tate. Lindsey, Teasley, Little, Terrell, Lively. Thomas, Lolley, Turner of Coweta, Lovett, .Turner of Floyd, 604 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Duggar, Eason, E!liG, Everett, Felton, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Franklin, Fraser, Goodwin, Lumpkin, Lynch, l\IcCook, McLendon, McWhorter, Mason, Matthews, Mattox, Meyers, l\lilner, Usry, Veazey, Watkins of Gilmer, "\Vebb, Williams, Willis, Wimberly, Wheeler, "\Vord, Wright. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Adderton, Baker, Bartlett, Brnndt, Calvin, Carithers, Chancy, Chappell, Connell, Durden, Feagan, Ford, Gardner, Gustin, Harrell of Decatur, Harrell of Webster, Hnrtridge, Hawkes, Hightower, Jones of Miller, Lamar of Pulaski, Lott,. McCants, Middlebrooks, Ray, Raybon, Reilly, Robbe, Russell of Hnrris, Smith of Cr,awfo::-d, Snead, Stevens, Studdard, Thayer, Thrash, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of :Mcintosh, Womack. Those not voting are Messrs.- Beck, Butt of Marion, Dart, . Fite, Gill, Gordon, Gresham, Hall, Hart, Hawes, Heath, Herndon, Hollingsworth, ,Johnson of Floyd, Jones of Troup,. Maples, Miller, Moon, Peeples, Perry, Sims, Tarver. Walker, Ward> Watkins o~ Colquitt, l\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 111. Nays 3~. Not voting 26. So the requisite constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the bill was passed. The following Senate bill was taken .np for a third reading, and, on motion of Mr. Wheeler, indefinitely postponed, to-wit: A bill to provide for the certiorari of. certain cases in the Justices' Courts of this State, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1884. 605 The following Senate bill was read the third time and passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 115, n~ys 5, to-wit: A bill to provide for the discharge of certain articles paid for rent, from the lien of any judgment, decree, or other process against the party making such payment, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Cabaniss, Secretary pro tem., thereof: _jlfr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the following joint resolution, by the requisite constitutional majority of .yeas 31, nays 0, and I am instructed to transmit the same to the House at once, to-wih A resolution- Resolved, that the Senate, tlze House concnrring, Remit back to the Finance Committee of said bodies, respectively, the appropriation and tax acts for fhrther consideration. The following Senate bill was read the third time, and passed by the requisite constitutional majority of yeas 106, nays 5, to-wit: A bill to amend section 280 (a) of the Code of 1882.. On motion of Mr. Harris, the order of business was suspended, and the House proceeded to the consideration of the Tax Bill, with the amendments, insisted on by the Senate, and the House amendments thereto rejected by the Senate. The House receded from its disagreement to Senate amendment No. 10, in relation to :i tax on walking matches. The House refused to recede from its disagreement to Senate amendments Nos. 3, 5,-15 and 17, and asked for a committee of conference on same. The House refused to recede from its amendment to Senate amendment No. 8, and asked for a committee. of conference on same. 606 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. On motion of Mr. Harris, the resolution of the Senate to recommit the appropriation and tax bills to the Finance Committees of the respec~ive bodies, was taken up for consideration, and on further motion of Mr. Harris, laid on the table. By unanimous consent, the action of the House this morning on passing Senate bill No. 10, was reconsidered, and the bill remitted to a place on the calendar. Mr. Harris offered the following resolution, which was agreed to, to-wit: A resolution- That a Conference Committee, to consist of the Finance Committee of the House and Senate, be appointed to consider the tax bill generally and adjust the differences between the Houses thereon and report their conclusions. The order of business was resumed and the following . Senate bill was taken up for a third reading, to-wit : A bill to provide for preventing the evils of intemperance by local option in any ,district, incorporated town, city or county, in this State, by submitting the_ question of prohibition to the qualified voters of such dis~rict, city, etc. Mr. Crenshaw moved to make this bill the special order for the first Thursday of the prospective ,July session. The following message was received from the Senate; through Mr.. Cabaniss, Secretary pro-tem.,' thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has consented to the request of the House for a Committee of Conference on House hill No.177, known as the General Tax Bill, and has appointed the Finance Committee of the Senate as the Committee of Conference. The Speaker caused to be announced the appointment of the Committee of Finance as a Committee of Conference on the part of the ~ouse on the Tax Bill. The following additional ~essage was received from the Senate, through l\ir. Cabaniss, Secretary p1o tem., thereof: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1884. 607 Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in th~ following resolution of the House, and I am instructed to transmit the same forthwith, t~-wit : A resolutionTo appoint the Finance Committees of the House and Senate to adjust the difference between the two Houses- on the Tax Bill. The order of business was resumed, and after some time spent in debate, Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, called for the previous question. Upon the call. for the previous question, Mr. Chappell called for the yeas and nays; which was sustained, and the call was made and the vote is as follows, to-wit: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Abbott, A.dderton, Alexander, Andrew, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hu11, Canaday, Cason, Chandler, Clay, Cleghorn, Corn, Crenshuw, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Duggar, Ellis, Everett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Heard, Hines, Humphries, Jenkins, .,Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of Screven, ,Jones of Fuyette, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis 9f Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lolley, Lumpkin, Lynch, ~IcCook, .l\Iason, }fatthews, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reynolds, Richardson, Scott, Shurley, ~~ Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglus, Spiriks, Stevens, Stewart, Sutton, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, Usry, \Valker, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, Wiiiiams, 608 JouRN..n, OF THE HousE. Felton, Fitzgerald, Flynt," Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Griffith,. Hackett, Mattox, Meyers, )Iilner, Montgomery, l\Ioore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Willis, Wilson of Camden, Wilson of ~Iclntosh, "Wimberly, Wheeler, W~rq, Wright. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- ~rnheim, Baker, Bartlett, Brandt, Butt of ~[arion, Calvin, Carithers, I.Jash, Chancy, Chappell, Connell, Durden, Eason, Feagan, Gardner,. Goodwin, Gordon, . Greer, Gustin. Harrell of Decatur, Harris,' Hartridge, Hawkes, Hightower, Hopson, Johnson of Floyd, ,Jones of ~[iller, Lamar of Pulaski, Lott, Lovett, l\IcLendon, Middlebrooks, Ray, Reilly, Robbe, Russell of Clark, . Russell of Harris, Smith of Crawford, Snead, Studdard, Thayer, Thrash, Turner o.f Floyd, Womack. Those not voting are Messrs.- Beach, Beck, ciliner, Dart, Fite, Gill, Greshnm, Hart, Hawes, Heath, Herndon, Hollingsworth, Jones of Troup, Lively, McCants, McWhorter, Maples, Miller, Moon, Perry, Raybon, Sims, Staten, Tarver, Veazey, Watkins of Colquitt, Mr. Speaker. Yeas, 104. Nays, 44. Not voting, 27. :. :,._ So the call for the previous question was sustained. /Mr. Ba~tlett. moved that the .House adjour~ until 9 <>'clock a. m. to-morrow. ..:; . Mr. Hall moved "that the House adjourn until 3 . o'clock p. m., and that the afternoon session be devoted to the introduction .of ne'v matter. i\ir. Ste\~al:t m~ved to acljourn. THURSDAY, PE.CE.)IBER 1,8, 1884. , ~}.: , ', I :;. , \ } r ' ' ) l. '- J. 609 ' ~ !. { Upo_n ,the__m?,tion to aqjourn, ~~~ Chappell called fort,he yeas and nays, which call was snstainecl and the call was made, an~ the vote is as follows, to-w~t : Those voting in the affirmative are :Messrs.- Adderton, A.rnheim, Bnrtlett, Brnndt, Calvin, Uarithet"ti, Cnson, Chancy, Comer, Crenshaw, I~engnn, Ford, Frn:;er, Gnrdner, Greer, Gustin, Hurrell ot' Deentur, Hightower, Hopson, .Johntion of }'loyd, ,Jones of :Miller, Lamar of Pulaski, Lott, Lynch, :Me Wlwttcr, ~!eyers, )[iddlebrookti, Peeples, Robbe, Hu~sell of Harris, Smith of Cmwford, Snead, Stewart, Studdard, 'l'h:tyer, Thrash, Turner of Floyd, \Vihon of Umnden, \Vilwn o(~[clntosh, \Yom:tck. Those voting in the negative are ~Iessrs.-. Alexander, Andrew, A vary, B:tllard, Barksdale, Bond, 'Boyd, Bmntley, Brown, Butt of Hall, Bittt 1if :Marion, Cunncltty, Unsh, Uhandhn, Ohnppell, Clny, Ulegborn, Connell, co'rn, Dnven port, Deitnis, Dorminy, Duggar, 1~:1:1011, 39 Haralson, Hardeman, Hurrell of. :Lnwndc>', Harrell of_ \Vcb::ter, Hnrris, Harrison, Hnrtridge, Heard, Hines, . Humphries, Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Screven, .Tones of :l!'!tyette, Kytle, Lnmnr of Baldwin, Langston,-Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey. Little, Lolley, Lo,ett, Lumpkin, Jf'orga11, Niblack, J>almour, I>:nkcr, Pool, Pringle, .J{eugnn, Heynolds, HichurdHon, Russell of _Clark, Seott, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, Smitb of Douglas, Spinks, . Stevens, Sutton, Tnte, Teasley, Terrell, Thomas, Turner of Coweta, UHy, }\"ard, 610 Jou.RNAL oF THE HousE. Ellis, Everett, Felton, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Goodwin, Griffith, Hackett, Hall, liicCants, ::lfcCook, Mason, llfatthcws, ::IIattox, ::IIi! ncr, }fontgomcry, Moore, "Watkins of Gilmer, Webb, "\Villiams, Willis, \Vimberly, "\Yhcclcr, 'Nord, wright. Those not voting are Messrs.- Abbott, Baker, Beach, Beck, Berner, Brins01i,. Dart, Durden, Fite, . Franklin, Gill, Gordon, Gresham, Hallliltou, Hart, Huwes, Hawkes, Heath, Herndon, Holliugsworth, Jones of Troup, LiYely, ::\[cLendon, . ::IIaplcs, }[iller, Moon, Pattcrsou, Perry, Ray, Haybon, Heilly, Sims, Stu ten, Tarver, Veazey, "ralkcr, '\Vatkins of Colquitt, ::lfr. Speaker. Yeas 40. Nays 97. Not voting 38. So the motion to adjourn did not prevail. The hour of adjournment having arrived (1 o'clock p.m.) the following leaves of absence were granted : Messrs. Wright, Brandt, Hawes, Jenkins, Dennis, Ellis, Moon of Cobb, and Heath. The House then adjoUl'ned until 3 o~clock p.m. to-day. 3 O~CLOCI~ P.M. The House reassembled, the Speaker presiding. The roll was called and the following members answered to th<>ir names, to-'wit: Those present are Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexunder, Andrew, .t\rnheim, A vary, Baker, Balhm1, Bartlett. Berner, Bond, Boycl, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of H,tll, Butt of Murion, Calvin, Canaday, Cnrithers, Cash; Cason, Chancy, Chandler, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Uomer, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, :porminy, ])nggar, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, .Feagan, Felton, Fite, l<'itzgera ld, .Flynt, Griffith, Pntterson, Gustin, Peeples, Hackett, Perry, Hurnlsim, Hardeman, . Pool, .... Pringle, Harrell of Decatur. Hty, Hurrell~>!' Lownde;;. Haybon, Hurrell of IVte is as follows, to-wit: .,_. Those voting in the affirmative arc Messrs.- Adderton, Arnhcim, Baker, Bartlett, Bram1t, Oarither:;, Onsl1, Chancy, Chappell, Connell, Eason, Feagan, Fitzgerald, Ford, Franklin, G a r d. ner ~- :. , Gordon, Greer, Gustin, . Hall, Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Hartridge, Hawkes, Hightower, Hopson, ,Johnson of Floyd, Jones of Miller, Lamar of Pulnsk-i, Lofley, Lott, Lovett, )lcCnnts, McLendon, Middlebrooks, Ray, Reiily, Robbe, Snend, Stevens, Studdard, Tarver, Thayer, Thrash, Turner of l<'loyd,' \Vilson of }[clntosh, womack. THu:RsnA:.Y', :D~bEbr:irEli is; iss4. Those voting in the negati~~ ~r~ .~:Iess~~:~ Alexander, Harrell of \Vehster, Pool, Ballaril, Harrison, Pringle, Bnrksdnle, Heurd, l{eugnn, Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Hlftinune.s~hrlrs, ,J enku.ts, ,Johnson of Screven, Hey1iol\ls1 , Hich;irdson. Hns~ell bott, Gill, :?irnj1les, Andrew. Gre~hnm, ){eyers, .<. \.vnrr, Hart, :i\Hller, Beck, Hawes, )[oon, Calvin, Heath, I{Uybon, Comer, Herndon; Sims, Dart, Durdnn. Holling:nvprth, ... .lolmsori of Clinch, Tnte, .......... Watkins of Colquitt; Ellis, )[cWhorter, )lr. Speake!:. Fraser, Yea~'47. N~);~ioo. :N~t,oth~g-28. 614 .JouR~AI, OF THE HousE. So the motion did not prt>vail. Mr. Hardeman called for the prevwus qtw:-:tion on his amendment. Mr. Gardner offered a privileged resolution, properly approyed, inviting Thos. I. \Villiamson, of the county of Pike, to a seat on tlw floor of thP House. Upon this, .Mr. Cr<>nshaw called for th( y<>a:-: aml nays, which call was sustained am] th<' f'atl wa,.,; BUHle, and tlw vote i::; as follows, to-wit : Those voting in the affirmative are MPssrs.- A.ddPrton, Alexander, Andrew, :trnhl'im. Avnry, Bnker, Bartlett. Beach. Berner, Brundt. Btnntle~. Calvin, Carither~, llnsh. Cason, Chancy, Chappell, Connell, Davenport, Denni;;, Durden, Eason, Feagan~ Flynt, Ford. Praf".er. Gardner. Gre.'r, Griffith, Gustin, Hall, Harrell of Decatur, Hat'!'ell of "Lownde;;, Hartridge, Hawke:;, Hightower, Hopson, .Jchmon of Clinch, .John,;on of Floyd, ,Jones of .Miller, Lamar of Pulaski, Lofley, Lumpkin, Lynch, )feCnnts, }liddlebrouks, llontgon1ery, Ray, Robbe. RnssE'Il of Clark. Russ<'II of H a rri " Smith of Crawford, Snead, Stnten, ~teven~~ Studdard. Sutton. Tarver. Tate, Thayer . Turner of Floyd, Wilson of Camden. Wilson of )fcintosh, ''Vheeler, Womack, Wright. Those voting in the negative are Messrs.- Barksdale, Bond, Boyd, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hnll, Butt of )furion, Clumdler, Cleghorn, ,Jenkins. ,Johnson of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, ,Tones of Troup. Kytle. Lamnr of Baldwin, Langston, Lewi:-: of Gr('ene. L(wis of Hancock, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Reagan, Reynold>. Richardson, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Duught-', TnunsDAY, lh:c.E~t:Bi<~n-18, 1S84. Crenslm w, Duggnr, Everett, Felton, Fite, Fitzgeruld, Frnnklin, Hnckett, Hamilton, Hnralson, Hnrdemnn, Henrd, Hines, Humphries, Lindsey, Little, Lively, :l\Ie\Vhorter, :llfaoon, :Matthews. )futtox, :Milner, )foore, )lorgnn, Niblack, Pulmonr. Purker, Patterson, Spinks, Stewart, Terrell, Thomas; Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Venzey, 'Valker, 'YntkinH of Gilmer, webb, Willinms, Wimberly, \Vord. Those not Yoting are Messis_.- Abbott, Balhtrd, Beck, Vaundny, Clay,Comer, Vorn, Dart, Dormii!Y Ellis, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greshnm, Harrell of vV c,bster, Hnrris, Harrison, Hart, Hawes, Heatl1, Herndon, Hollingsworth, Lott, J~nvett, liicCook, )LcLendon, :l\[nples, :l\Ieyers, Miller, :l\Ioon, Perry,, Raybon. Reilly, Sims, Smith of J~ryun, Teasley, \Yard, Watkins of Uolquitt, Willis, :llfr. Spenker. Yeas 66. Nays 69. .Not ;oting 40. .So the resolution was not agreed to. Mr. Bartlett moved to ~tdjourn. Upon this Mr. Crenshaw called filr the yens and nays, which was not sustained. The motion was then lost. The vote of the House recurring on the call for the pre vious question on the motion by Mr..Harcleman;and the. substitute by Mr. Russell, of Harris. lVIr. Gustin called for the yeas and nays, "which call was sustained, ancl' the enll was made and the vote is as followsl to-wit: :. ' :~ i : 616 . . ' . \. ' ~ ~"i' . . {1 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. Those voting' ii~ the affirmative :{re Messrs.- Arnheirn, A vary, Baker, Bnllnrd, Bn~ksdnle, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brnntley, J3rinson, Brown, Butt of Hull, Butt of :Uurion, Cannday, Cnson, Chandler, Olny, Cleghorn, Comer. Corn, Davenport, Dennis, Dorminy, Duggar, Durden, Everett, Feag:m, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Fraser, Goodwin, Greer, Griffith, Hackett, Hamilton, Hnrulson, Hurdemnn, llurrell of Lowndes, Ilnrrison, Henrd, Hines, Hopson, Humphries, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch. .Johnson of Screven, ,Jones of Fnyettc, .Tones of Troup, Kytlc, Lnmnr of Baldwin, Lumur of Pulnski, Lnngston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Huncock, Lindsey, Little, Lolley, Lott, Lmett, Lumpkin, :i\fcCook, :i\fason, M:1tthews. .Mattox, :Meyers, :Milner, :Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Pool, Pringle, Ray, R~agnn, Reynolds, Hiehnrdson, Russell of Clnrk, Scott, Shurley, ,SmitJl of Bryan, Smith of DougIns, Sncnd, Spinks, Stuten, Stewart, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell. Thomas. Thrash, Turner of Coweta. Usry, Veuzey, Ward,. \Vatkins of Gilmer, Webb, \Villilims, Willis. \Vimberly, \Vlieeler, 'Vord. Thos~ voting in the negati~e are Messrs.--:- Brandt, Uurithers, Cash, , , . Chancy,. Chappell, Crenshaw, Gardner, Gustin, . Hall, Hurrell of Decatur, Hartri', Henrd, Hines, Humphries, ,Jenkins, Johnson of Clinch, .Johnson of Screven, .Jones of Fayette, .rones of Troup, Kytle, Lnmar of Balclwin, J.amnr of Pulnski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock. Linclsey, Little, Lofley, Lott, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, l\IcCook, )!ason, )fnttnx, .:IIatthews, Meyers, :Milner, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Nibluck, Pnlmour, Purker, Patterson, Perry, l'ool, }>ringle, Hcngun. Heynolds, Hichnrdson, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Bryan, 'Smitl1 of Douglns, Spinks, Stuten, Stewart, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, 'I'easley, Terrell, Thomas, Thrash, 1'urner of Coweta, Usry, Veazey, Ward, \Vatkins of Gilmer. webb, 'Villinms, Willis, \Vilson of Camden, Wim9erly, 'Vhee,ler, Word. Those not votingare Messrs~- Beck, Cleghorn, Dnrt, Eason, Ellis, Herndon, Hollingsworth, .Johnson of ]'loyd, I~ively, J~ovett, H1iyhon, Sims, Smith:of Cruwford, Stevens, .,Valker, THURSDAY, DECEl\IBER "18, 1884. 619 Gill, Gresham, Hart, Hnrtridge, Hawes, Heath, ::lie1Vhorter, :Maples, Miller, ~Ioon, Peeples, 1Vntkins of Colquitt, 'Wilson of :i\Ieintosh, Womack. Wright; Mr. Speaker. Yeas . 32. Nays 112. Not voting 31. So the s'ubstitute was not adopted. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Govern~r, through Mr. Harrison, Secretary of the Ex- ecutive Department : Mr. Spealce1: The Governor has approved and signed the following acts, to-wit : An act to amend the charter of the town of Cochran, in the county of Pulaski, in relation to receiying of taxes, and to authorize the appointment of Tax Assessors, and for other purposes. Also, an act to alter and amend section 19, of the present charter of the to"~n of Cochran, in Pulaski count). Also, an act to incorporate the town of Frazier, in the . county of Pulaski. Also, an act to incorporate the town of Alpharetta, in the county of Milton, and appoint Commissioners and other officers of said town, and for other purposes. Also, an act to repeal an act to alter and amend the road laws of this State, so far as the same relate to the counties of Monroe and Houston, appt;oved February 26, 1877, and the act amendatory thereof, approved September 15, 1883, in so far as said acts relate to the county of Houston. Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company, and to grant certain. powers and privileges to the same, and to authorize said road to 'consolidate its road with any other road incorporated by this State~ or the State of Tennessee. Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon, so as to authorize the Mayor and Council to erect a market house for public purposes, etc.; and (or other purposes. ~ J. . ' ;. ! ; l ' ,. f - ! i '. .Also, an act to. a.mend the 3d section of an act to J;>:rov~de for a Solicitor for the County Court -of Oconee county, and provide compensation for the same, approved December 5; 1882. I .Also, an aet to consolidate, amenu and supercede the act~ incorporating the to'~;n of' Watlfins,;ille, in the ~~u'nty of Oconee. Also, an act to amend an act to confirm :an ordinan~e of the City Council of _4_ugnsta, entitled an ordinance to create a sinking fund, passed March 10, 1877, and amended by ordinance passed August 6, 1877, and for other purposes. Mt. Carith~rs moved that the House a(~jourri. . Upon this 1\:fr:Bartlett called for the yeas arid ri~ys,,vhich was sustained, and the call was made and' the vote is as fol- lows, to-wit": - .. Those voting in the affirmative are :Messrs.- Adderton, Bartlett, Brandt, O~rith~rs, Chane), Chappell, Crenshaw, Durden, . Fraser, Gardner, . Gn~t~n, Hall, Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Hurtridge. Hawkes, iiig.htower, Lumnr of Pulaski, Liv.ely, ::\hddlebrooks, I{ny, Reilly, Smith of Crawford. Stevens, Ttir;l~r of Floyd. Those voting in the negative are "Nlessrs.~ Alexander, A,ndrew,. Arnheili1, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, ~erner, l~~nd, .Boyd, Bru_ntley, .Brinson, ~r<_>wn, Butt o~ H~l.J,~ r. .Butt of }arion, Hamilton, Haralson, Hn~deman, Har.rell of Lowndes, Harrell. of Webster, Harrison, -T<.>h.n?on ofC~ineh, . .Tohl)~on of Screven, .Jones of :Fayette, Joiie's of Miller, Jones of Troup, Kytle,, , J,:~rr.a:,?.f Baldwin, Lan~ston, Perrj, Pool,. P~il)gle; Heagim, Reynolds, Richardson, Robl:Je, , :.. Russell of Clark, R~s~~ll ~f Ha~~is, Scott, Shurley,. Smitl! <_>f. Bry!:ln .. SJI}jtt~pf Douglus, Spinks, Calvin, Carinday, Cash, Cason, Clay, Cleghorn, Comer, Connell, Corn. Davenport. Denni:<, Duggar~ I~verett, .Feagnh, 'l<'elt', 1lc\Vhortm. ::\latthew~, ::\[attox, )[*?ycr;o:;, ::\[i)ner, ::\[ontgomer,\, )[oore, Nib luck, Pnlmour, Parker, Pattm~,;on, Peeples, Staten, St~wart, Sutton . Tarver, Tnte, Teasley, 'fcrrell, Tl!oma.;, Thrusl1, Turner of Coweta, u.,ry, "cnlker, \Vard, Webb, '\Yillhmhi, Willis, '\Yilson of Camden. \Yimberly, ')Yheelm, \Y6rd,' Wright. Those not voting are Messrs.- Abbott, Baker, Beach, Beck, Chnndler, Dart, Dorminy, Eason, Ellis, FitzgernlJ, Gill, Goodwin, Gordon, Greshnm, Hurt, _._~u\v~s, Heard, Henth, 'Herndon, 'Hines, 'Hollingsworth, 'Hopson, 'Humphries, cJenkins, '.Tohnson of Floyd, "Lovett, '::\[cCook, :McLendon, ::l!aples, ::\[nson,' l\Iiller, ~\loon, 1lmgun, Jtaybo11, !:iitns, Snead, StuddurJ, Thnyer, Veazey, '\Vatkins of Colquitt, '\Yutkins of Gilmer, \Vilson of ::\Icitosh, '\Yomnck,. ::\Ir. Spcnkcr.. Yeas 2p. ~!1-YS 1106. :Not voting .44. The followiu"g message was received' from the througn Mr. C~b.a~ilss, Secret;trv pro tem., thereof: ~ ~ _. .., t r . ! -., Senate, 11fr. Speake1: The Senat~ has passed the following bill of the .House; - 1 ': . ,.. . . , . 1322 JouRNAL oF- THE HousE. as amended, by the requisite constitutional n1ajority of yeas 37, nays 3, and I am directed to transmit the same immediately to the House of Representatives, to-wit: A bill to mithorizc the Governor of the State to issue bonds of the State to the amount of three 'millions, four hundred and fifty-five thousand, oile hundred and thirtyfive dollars, and negotiate the same for the purpose of rais-:ing money with which to pay off that portion of. the public debt which falls due during the years 1885 and 1886, and to proyidc f(w the exchange of new bonds of the State, now outstanding and fi.tlling due during the said years, and for other purposes. The vote recurring on the motion by l\ir. Hardeman to take up the unfinished business of the morning session. l\ir. Russell, of Harris, called for the yeas and nays, which was sustained and the call was made, and the vote is as follows: Those ,oting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Alexander, Andrew, A vary, Ballard, Barksdale, Berner, Bond, lloyd, .Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Butt of .Marion, Uahin, Canaday, Cash, Cason, _Uh:mcy, Chandler, Clay. ClegiJOrn, Gon1er, Goodwin, Greer, Griffith, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Haralson, J::l.ardeman . . Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Heard, Hopson, Jenkins, Jolinson of Clinch, .Tohnson of Screven, Jones of Fayette, .Jones of :i\Iiller, .Jones of Troup, Kytle. Lamar of Baldwin, Langston, Morgan, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson, Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Reagan, Reynolds, Richardson, Scott, . Smith of Bryan, Smith of Douglas, Spinks, Staten, Stewart, Sutton, Tarver, Tate, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1884. 623 Connell, dorn, Davenport, DenniF, Dorminy. Duggar, Durden, Everett, :V..,cng~tn, Felton. Fite, { ~~ (; Fitzgernld, Fl~nt, .Ford. l<'ranklin. Fraser, Lewis of Greene,. Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, }IcCants, }IcCook, }fc" 7horter. Mus on, }lattox. )[eyers, . }lilner, )[on !gomer~. )foorc, Teasley, Terrell, Thomas, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Usry, Veazey, \Yard, webb, \Yillinms, "Willis, :\Yilson of Camden, \Yimberl), \\'heeler, "\Voru, \Vr1ght. Those voting in the negati\e :ue Mcssi'S.- Baker, Bartlett, Brnndt, . Carithers, Clmppell, Crenshaw, Garuner, Gustin, Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Hartridge, Hawkes, Hightower, ,Johnson of Floyd, Lofley, }futtliews, )fiddlebrooks, Heilly, Robbe, Russell of Olurk, Hussell of HnrriR, Smith of Crnwfo~d, Snead, Stevens, Turner of Floyd, \Vllows. to-wit: Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs.- Adderton. Arnheirn. Bartlett. Hmndt, Calvin, Chaney. Chappell. Durden. gason, J?pngaTt. Ford. Fmukliu. Fm,;.,r. (iardneJ', Goodwin. Gu;tin. Hall. Harrell of llPcatur. Hartridge, Hawke~. Hightower. .Tone:; of Millor, Lamar of l'ula.irtlett. Calvin, Carithers, Cash, Chancy, Chappell, Crenshaw, Eason, Ford, Fmnldin, Fraser, Gardner, Gooclwin, Gordon, Gustin, Hall, Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Hartridge, Hawkes, Hightower, Hopson, .Tohnson of Floyd, ,fones of 11Iiller, Lamar of Pulaski, Lolley, Lott, Lumpkin, ~IcLendon, Meyers, 111iddlebrooks, Hay, lteilly, Hob be, Russell of Harris, Snead, Stevens, Studdard, Tarver, Thayer, Turner of Floyd. 'Wilson ot Mcintosh. Those yoting in the negative are Messrs.- A.lexnnder, Andrew, Burksdule, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hnll, .Butt of' 11Iurion, Canaday, <.Jaso~1, 91uy, Cleghorn, Comer. Uorn, Davm1port, Dennis, Dorminy. l<~verett, Fite, -~i tzgcmlil, Harrell of Webster, Harrison, Henrd, Hines, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch. .Jolmson of Screven, ,Jones of Fayette, Kytle, Lamar of Baldwin, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Lynch, McCants, 11Iason, Matthews, .Mattox, 11Iilner, ::IIontgornery, ~orgn.n, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Heagun, Richnrdson, Russell of Clnrk, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Brynn, Smith of Douglas, Spinks, Stewart, Sutton, Terrell. Thom;ts. Turner of <.Jow(lta, Usry, Veazey, Ward, Watkins of Gilmer, Williams, Willis, 'Wilson of Camden, JOURNAL OF THE. HOUSE. ,Hackett, Hnmilton, Hnrnlson, Hnrdemnn, Palmour, Pnrker, Patterson, Peeples, Wheeler, Word, Wright. Those not ~'oting are lVIessrs.- Adderton, Avnry, Bullard, Beaeh, Beck, Brantley, Clumdler, Connell, Dart, Duggar, Durden, Ellis, Feagan, Felton, Flynt, Gill, Greer, Gresluun, Griffith, Harrell of Lowndes, Hurt, Hawes, Heath, Herndon, Hollings worth, Humphries, .Tones of Troup, Lively, Lovett, McCook, }[cWhorter, Maples, ::Uiller, )[oon, Moore, Niblack, Hnybon, Reynolds, Sims, Smith of Crnwford, Staten, Tate, Teasley, Thrush, '\Vulker, Watkins of Colquitt, Webb, Wimberly, Womack, 1\Ir. Speaker. Yeas 45. Nays 80. Not voting 50. So the motion did not prevail. The bill was then read the third time, and the title is us follows, to-wit: . A bill to provide for preventing the evils of intemper- ance by local option, in any district, incorporated city, or town, or co~mty in this State, by submitting the question of prohibition to the qualified voters of such district, incor- porated city, etc. The hill had been reported from the. Committee on Tem- . perance, to which it had been referred, with the recommen- dation that it do pass by substitute. The substitute was read, and then leave of absence was granted Mr. Ch!J.ncy for the remainder of the session. Mr. Ppringle !JlOVed that the House adjourn until 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow, which motion prevailed. FRIDAY, DECEJ\rBER 19, 1884. '633 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, :b""'riday; December 19, 1884. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Those present are :Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexnnder, Andrew, Avnry, Baker, Ballard, Barksdale, Bartlett. Beach, Berner, Bond, Boyd, Brandt, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall. Butt of ::\Inrion, ynlvin, ,P Cannduy, Carithers, Cush, Cason, Chnncy, Chandl!!r, Chappell, Clay, Cleghorn, Uonier, Connell, Corn, Crenshaw, Davenport, Dennis, Gustin, Hnckett, Hull, Hamilton, Hnralson, Hardemnn, Harrell of Decntur, Harrell of Lowndes, Harrell of Webster, Harris, Harrison, Hartridge. Hawes, Hawkes, Heard, Hightower, Hines, Hollingsworth, Hopson, Humphries, Jenkins, ,Johnson of Clinch, ,Johnson of -Floyd, .Tolmson of Screven, .Tones of Fayette, .Tones of :;\!iller, .Tones of Troup, Kytle, Lamnr of Baldwin, Lamar of Pulnski, Langston, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Lindsey, Little, Niblack, Palmour, Parker, Patterson. Peeples, Perry, Pool, Pringle, Ray, Raybon, Reagan, Reilly, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbe, Russell ot Clark, Russell of Harris, Scott, Shurley, Smith of Brynn, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Douglns, Snead, Spinks, Staten, Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Sutton-, Tarver, Tate, Teasley, Terrell, Thayer, Thomas1 634 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Dorminy, Duggar, Durden, Eason, Ellis, Everett, Feagnn, Felton, Fite, Fitzgerald, Flynt, Ford, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Gordon, Greer, Griffith, Lott, Lovett, Lumpkin, Lynch, McCants, ::\IcCook, ::\fcLendon, )faples, Mason, ::\Inttliews, ::IIattox, Meyers, 11Iiddlebrooks, Milner, Montgomery, )loon, Moore, :\[organ, Thrash, Turner of Coweta, Turner of Floyd, Usry, Veazey, Walker, Ward, vV:itkins of Gilmer, Webb, vVilliams, Willis, Wilson of Cnmden, \Yiniberly, "\Vlieeler, \Vomack, W~rd, Wright, , Mr. Speaker. Those absent are ~fessrs.- Arnheim, Beck, Dart; Gill, Goodwin, Greshnm, Hart, Heath, Herndon, Lively, Lofley, Me1\rhorter, }!iller, Sims, 1\rutkins of Colquitt, \Vilson of Mcintosh. The J oumal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Russell, of Clarke, gave notice of a motion to reconsidl.'r. Mr. Russell, of Clarke, moved to reconsider rhe aotion of the House on yesterday in postponing indefinitely Senate bill No. 9. The motion prevailed, and the bill was then laid on the table. Messrs. Durden and Alexander were granted leaves of absence for the remainder of the present session. The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Cabaniss, Secretary p1o tern., the.wof: J1'Ir. Speake1: The Senate has passed the following bills of the Honse by the requisite constitutional majority, to-wit: . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1884. 635 .A bill to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous, or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters, in the county of Fayette, after. submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county; to provide a penalty for a violation of this act, etc. Passed by yeas 27, nays 1. . ".Also, a bill to authorize the surrender of. the charter of the Summerville Macadamized, Graded or Plank Road Com- pany, and to make disposition of the corporate assets. Passed by yeas 27, nays 0. . . .Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the county of Habersham, subject to a vote of the qualified voters of said county, before being enforced; to provide a penalty for the violation of the same, etc. Passed by yeas 26, nays 1. .Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarkes- ville, in Habersham county, etc. Passed by yeas 26, nays 1. .Also, a bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of "\Vest End, in the county of Fulton, approved October 10, 1868, etc. Passed by yeas 26, nays 1. .Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove, in the county of .Jackson, etc. Passed by yeas 24, nays 0.. Mr. Eason moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up a House bill, to concur in a Senate amendment thereto.. . . The motion did not prevail. Mr. Hasris, chairrium of the Finance Committee, and ex- officio chairman of the Conference Committee on the part of the House conceining the Tax Bill, submitted the.following report: ltfr. Speaker : The Conference.Committee of the Senate and the House have had under consideration the several matters of difference between the Senate and Hsuse on the bill to raise a revenue for the support of the State government and the public institutions for the years 1885 and 1886, etc., rind have ieached the following conclusions, which they recommend to the respective Houses for adoption, to-wit : 636 JouRNAL OF .THE Hous:E. ' 1. Amend ;paragraph 12, section 2 of said bill, as adopted by t.he House, by inserting t.he word "itinerant" before the word "dealers" in saidparagraph, and that the paragraph as _amended be adopted. 2. Amend the Senate sub~titute .for paragraph 17 of sec- tion 2, by adding after the words "failure to doso," in line 16th, 2d page, t.he words, "or to post the license as herein required," and that with such amen:dment the substitute of the Senate be adopted in lieu of the pmagraph ad,opted by the House. . 3. Amend section 9 by adding after the word "ma- chines," in the 6th line of the Senate amendment, thewords "manufaetu~ed by companies tl~at have not paid the .t.ax herein reqtiired," and that the House adopt t.he Senate amendment. as so amended. 4. Amend section 10 by adding after the word ''eL'>e- where," in the 11th line of tlie bill, t.he words "at. their true _and full market value," and that the House agree to the Senate amendment striking m1t the last proviso in said:sec- tion.as passed by the House. 5. That the Senate agree to the House amendment to Senate. substitute for paragraph 21 of section 2, fixing a tax for itinerant traders and peddlers in buggies, wagons, etc., at $25 in each county, and that the tax be fixed .at said amount, and that the amendments to saifl paragraph adopt- ed by the House be agreed to. Respectfully submitted. JOHNs. DAVIDSON, Chairman Conf. Com. on part Senate. N .. E. HARRIS, Chairman Conf. Com. on part Honse. The following message was received from the Senate, through i\Ir. Cabaniss, Secretary pro fem. thereof: Jrir. Speal"e1: The Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives touching . FRIDAY, DECEJIIBER 19, 1884. 637 the bill to be entitled an act to levy and collect a tax for the support ofthe State government and public institi1tions, to imy the interest and maturing principal of the public debt, etc. The following message was received fiom his Excellency, the Governor, through l\ir. Harrison, Secretary of the Ex- ecutive Department: Jlfr. Spea1~cr : The Governor has approved and sign~d the following acts, to-wit: An act to submit to the qualified voters of the county of Gordon whether intoxicating, alcoholic, spi1ituous, vinous in malt liquors shallbe sold in said county 01; any militia dis~ trict thereof, provided a majority of the voters of Raid county ordistrict shall so declare, and to fix the penalties thereof,. and for other purposes. .A,lso, an act to provide for the disposition of tines and forfeitures arising in. the County Court of Macon con nty, and for other purposes. Also, an act to alter and amend an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Public Buildings and Public Property and Finances, for the county Of Lee. Also, an act to amend an act to establish a new charter . fa'r the city of Atlanta~ approved Febiuary 28, 1874, so as to repeal so much of said act as requires the setting apart of certa,in funds each year for a sinking fund. Also, an act to amend an act to establish a new charter. for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, so as to pro,ride that the Marshal shall be eligible for re-election. Also, an act t\} establish a public road system for the county of \Vhitiield, to provide for maintaining the same by taxation, and for o.ther purposes. Also, an act to submit to the legal voters of the county Clarke the questionof prohibiting the sale of all spirituous, malt and vinou~ Ii(wors in said county, to give effect to said . election, and for oth.!tr purposes therein !llentioned. 638 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Also, an act to requi;e all voters to register~ to provide the manner in which such registration shall be done in the counties of Baldwin and Lee, and fo1 other purposes. Also, an act to repeal the County Court of Monroe conn.ty, and to provide for the transfer of the mspend the rules and adopted the report just submitted by himself. Mr. Gordon moved as a substitute that the report be tabled . . The.motion to table the report did not prevail. Mr. Boyd called for the previous question, which was sustained and the main question ordered. Mr. Gordon called for the yeas and nays on the motion to adopt the report, which was sustained, _and the call was made and the vote is as follows, to-wit: Those voting in the affirmative are :Messrs.- Abbott, Adderton, Alexander, A vary, Baker, Bullard, Bench, Bond, Boyd, Brantley, Brinson, Brown, Butt of Hall, Calvin, Crmaday, Carithers, Cash, Oason, Chappell, Clay, Gustin, Hamilton, Haralson, Hardeman. Harrell of Decatur, Harris, Hartridgo, Hollingsworth, Humphries, .Jenkins, .Johnson of Clinch, Johnson of Floyd, ,Jones of Miller, ,Jones of Troup, Kytle, Lamarof Baldwin, Lamar of Pulaski,_ Lewis of Groene, Lindsey; Little, Pnlmour, Patterson, Pringl0 Richardson, Robbe, Hussell of Clark, Hussoll of Harris, Scott, Smith of Douglus, Snead, Spinks, Stnten1 Stevens, Stewart, Studdard, Teasley, Thayer, Thomas, Turner of Cowetu, Usry, Comer, Connell, Crenshaw. Davenport. Durden. En son. Elli". FiU<.gPmlcl. Goodwin. Griffith, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1884. 639 Lott, Lynch, )[cConk. :'Ifc "'li<>rtPr. Jlason, ,r.. vero<. ~litldl<:l>l'<>nks, }[ontgomery. ~[oore. Xi black. Veazey, \Valker, \Vard, \Vebb. Willis, \Vilson of Camden, \Vilson of .flcTr.tosh, Wheeler, \Vomack. \Vord. Those voting in tht negative are M~ssrs.- Andrew. HarbdalP. Bartlett. Berner. Butt of ){arion, Corn. Denni>. Duggar. E\erett. Fnag-an. Felton. l<'itP, Flynt, Foron, Hawkes, Hinf~. Hopollowing bill was introduced, and by a two-thirds \'Ote-ypa,.: 92, nays 0-read the first time and committed to the Committee on the Special ,Judieiary : By Mr. HallA bill to prevent all persons from hunting and fishing upon the lands of vV. I. Trippe, of the county of Dodg<.o Mr. Harris offered a resolution providing that the pre;.;ent session of the General Assembly shall end at 4:10 o'clock, p. m. Mr. Clay offered a resolution that a joint committeP of three from the Senate and five from the Hou,-;e be appointed to notify his Excellency, the Governor, that the LegislatnrP is ready to adjourn. A resolution requesting the Governor to incnase the sal- aries of vV. H. Chapman and W. E. quillian, of the capi- tol guard, was then taken up, read and agreed to. The Speaker announced the following committee on the part of the House, to notify the GoYernor that the General Assemhly was ready to adjourn, to-wit : SATURDAY, DECEliiBER 20, 1884. 679 Messrs. Lumpkin, Harrison, Meyers, Thrush, and Jones of Fayette. Mr. Chappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : J,fr. Speaker : Tl~e Committee oi1 Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the Honse, and President of the Senate, the following acts, to-wit : An act to levy a tax for the support of th~ Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the State Govet;nment, for the years 1885 and 1886, and for other purposes. Alss, an act to appropriate money for thesupport of the civil government for the years 1885 and.1886, and for other purposes. Also, an act to authorize the Governor to issue. three million, four hundred and fifty-five thousand, one hundred and thirty-five dollars, of bonds of the State, for.thepur.,. pose of paying the bonds of the State maturing in 18851886. Respectfully submitted. Tnos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. Mr. Chappell, Chairman of the. Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following additional report: },f1. Speaker : The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House ana President of the Senate, the following acts, to-wit : . An act to prohibit tlu! sale of seed cotton in Henry county between 15th August and' 15th December of each year. Also,an act to incorporate the town of.Gracewood, in Richmond county, and for <;>ther purposes. Also, an act to regulate the time, place and manner of marking and branding sheep and cattle in the county of Mitchell, and for other purposes. 680 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Also, an act to amend an act to consolidate, amend and codify the various acts incorporating the city of Forsyth, in the county of Monroe, and the acts amendatory thereof, approved_March 5, 1875, and the act or acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. Also, an act to incorporate the Union Street Railt'oad Company of Georgia, and to anthol'ize said Company to purchase and consolidate lines of street railroads, and fot other purposes. Also, an a,ct to alter and amend the road laws of this State so far as relates to Catoosa county, and for other pur- poses. Also, an act to prohibit the sale of spirituous, malt or in- toxicating liquors, within thr00 milts of (Harle Mdhodist Church, and Glade Academy, in the county of OgJ<.thoqw, and within certain distances of other given places in this State, and for other purposes. Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate the Atlanta Street Railroad, and for other purposes, approved February 23, 1866, so as to authorize said com11any to extend its lines of railroad to any point in Fulton county, and for other purposes. Also, an act to permit the City Court of Atlanta, to try civil cases at the March and September terms of said eourt. Also, an act to amend an act to amend the road laws of this State, so far as the same relates to the county of Floyd, and for other purposes. Also, an act to repeal an act entitled an act to levy a tax upon all dogs in the county of Floyd, and for other pm- poses. Also, an act to prohibit the manufacture or sale of spirit- uous, malt, or vinous, or other intoxicating liquors in the county of Gwinnett, State of Georgia, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county, and for other purposes. . Also, an act to authorize the town of Cochran, in Pu- laski county, to issue and sell bonds to the amount of seven thousand dollars, or to such an amount thereof as may be SATURDAY, DECE1.IBER 20, :1884. 681 deemed necessary by said Mayor and .Council, for the purpose of erecting and equipping public school buildings in said town, and fo'r .other purposes. Also, an act to appropriate the proceeds of the hire of convicts, convicted of misdemeanors, and serving on county chain gangs from the county of Morgan, to the payment of insolvent costs duE) the different officers of said county.. Also, an.act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous, or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters in the county of Upson, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county, and for other purposes. Respect.fnlly submitted. Tnos. J. CHAPPELL, Cluiirman. Mr. Chappell; chairman of the Committee on Enrol1ment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, the fol- lowing acts, to-wit.: An act to incorporate the town of Jug Tavern, and con- fer certain powers and privileges upon the Mayor, a,nd Council. Also, an act to amend an act to regulate the services of . tales jurors in the Superior .Courts of this State, approved September 25, 1883, so f.'lr as relates to grand jurors. .fi.lso, an act to incorporate the Macon City and Subur- ban Street Railroad Company. Also, an act to incorporate the Hiles Banking Company of Summerville, Georgia. Also, an act to alter and amend section 1455 of the Code of Georgia, and au act amendatory thereof, approved Au- gust 26, 1881, which provides for submitting to the law- ful voters of any county 1n this State, so far as the same re- lates to the county of Floyd. .682 JouRNAL oF. THE HousE. Also, ail act to amend section 1981 of the Code, in refer- ence to mechanics.liens on personal property. Also, an act to submit to the qualified voters of Floyd county the question of the sale and furnishing of any in- toxicating, .alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors in said county, and provide a penalty. Also, an act to provide compensation .for election man- agers and clerks of all general and special elections in Washington county. Also, an act to amend section 3947 of the Code of 1882 in reference to drawing warrants on the. County Treasurer. Also, an act to require railroad companies, when passen- ger trains are more than one half of one hour behind time, to. keep posted at every telegraph station along its line the time such. train is behind time. Also, a resolutioi? empowering the President of the Sen- ate: and Speaker .of the House of Representatives to sign bills and resolutions after adjournment. Also, a resolution requesting the Governor to increase the salaries of certain watchmen and guards of the capitol therein named. Also, a resolution requesting our Senators and Represen- tatives in Congress to endeavor to have established at Dah- lonega a mint of the United States. Respectfully sulJ.mitted. THos. J. CHAPPELL, Chairman. Mr. Cliappell, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : jJfr. Speake1: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and ,delivered to tlH~ Governor, tlle following acts, to-wit: An act to amend the charter of the town of Clark~sville, in Habersham county. .' Also, an act to -permit the City Court of Atlanta to try civil cases at the March and September terms. . SATURDAY, DECEl\IBER 20, 1884. . 683._ Also, :m act to pro!J.ibit the Judge of the City Court of. Atlanta from practicing law. Also, an act to amend an act. to incorporate the town of \Vest End, in Fulton county, so as to authorize the right of eminent domain, etc. Also, an aCt to amend an act to amend the road laws of this State, approved September 28, 1883, so far as relates to Floyd county. Also, an act to repeal an act to levy a tax on dogs in Floyd county. Also, an act to repeal an act providing Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the counties of Cobb, Dooly and Henry, so :fh,r as relates to the county of Cobb. Also, ai1 act toincorporate the town of Sharon, in Tali- aferro corinty. Also, an act to regulate the time, .place and manner of. marking and branding sheep and cattle, in the count{ of Mitchell, etc. Also, an act to prohibit the sale of. alcoholic, spirituous or malt liquors or bitters, in the county of Fayette, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county, etc. Also, an act to prohibit the sale of liquors in Elbert county. . Also, an act to amend the charter of "the city of Griffin, so as to provide for public schools. Also, an act to incorporate the Union Street Railroad Company of Atlanta. Also, an act to amend the charter of the Atlanta Street Railroad Company. Also, an act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in Henry county, from August 15th to December 15th, of each year. Also, a resolution authorizing H. H. Cabaniss to print the public acts. Also, an act to -authorize the town of Cochran to issue bonds for certain purppses. . Also, a resolution authorizing the Comptroller-General to settle the account of J. J. Black, Tax Collector of }"'loyd county. . .'684 ' . ,JouRNAL OF Tim HousE. Also, an aCt to require the Clerkof 'the. Sup~:;rior Court of Bibb. t~ make a generaJ index o_f.recorcls. .. . . Also, an act to amend the act granting certain privileges to R. :-C. Mitchell & Co,; of Fulton county. ., Also, an act to prohibit drunkenness and 'indecent con- . duct in West YimvCemetery, etc. . . Also, an ;tct fo provide for the payment of two Executh;e ,, warrants held by Thomas W. Grimes. . Also, an act to regulate. the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Rabun: ~. Also, an act to authorize the surrender of the charter of . the' Summerville lVIa~aclamized, Graded. or Plank Road: . Company._ . . . .. ' . ..A.l~o, ~n act to amend an act to carry into effect the last clause of paragraph 1; section 1, article 7, of the :Con.stitti:.. tiou of 1877. , .. . .A:lso, .au act to )ncoiporate the to,vn ~f Gracewood, in ~ichmond county. . Also, .an act to (lppropriate the procf_!eds .of the hire.pf convicts in M9rgan cotinty chain-gaug.'to payinmlt:of in-: solvent costs. , . . :: . . . Also, an act to incorporate. the to,vn of Hartnony Grove,- iu Jackson county. Also, an act' to. submit to the legal voters of Hara)son county the questionof the. sale ofliquor. . Also, an. act to prohibit the sale of liquors in thec.ounty of :t:Jpson, after submitting the .question to a vote. . Also, an act. to amend an act to regulate the ..service of tales jurors in the S~perior Courts of this State.' . Also, au act to amend section 1981 of tlie C~de -of -1882... Also, an ;c't to require railroad c~mpauies;' when pass~n , ger trains are behind time more than .half hour, to post no-:: at .tices telegraph statiqits.: Als~, an act to ainend section 3947 of the Code of 1882; iu' reference to :drawing warrimts on the Cou~ty' Treasurer. Also, au. act to provide compen'sation for election mana- gers.and clerks in Washington county. ~... Also; a resolution requesting the Governor to increase the pay of' night watchmen at the capitol; .... : ~85 .:. .. . Also, m~.act to incorporate tlie Macon City.and Subu~ba~ . Street Railroad CompartY .' . . Als<;>, an act to amend 'section-.1'4.55 of the Code o.f 18~2, so lic bridges . 221 c <.JAN ALS, ETC.- A bill-To incorporate Athens & Tallissee Canal Com- pany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G2 498 To ttmend an act to incorporate the Atlautie & Mexi- can Gulf Canal Company . . . . . . . . . 458 CHURUHES- A bill-To incorporate the Methodist Church in Jug Tavern . 235 296 551 CLAIM LAWS- A bill-To urnend the Ulaim Laws. . . 173 OODE-AMEND~IENTS OF- A bill-To amend section 3936 . . . . . . . 45 307 384 To amend section 3554 of the Code . 51 To amend section 2057 of the Code . 51 To amend section 2571 of the Code . 171 To ttmend section 1754 of the Code . 171 To amend section 193ti of the Code . . . . . . . 171 348 To amend section 874 of the Code . . . . . . 171 To repeal section 1278 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 171 To amend section 3947 of the Code . . 172 348 597 To amend section 534 of the Code . . . . . . . . 172 349 To amend section 3696 of the Code . . . . 172 To amend section 4148 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 172 To amend section 1282 of the Code . . . . . . . 172 247 To amend section 3845 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 172 To repeal section 4127 of the Code . . . . . . . . 172 349 To m~1end section 708 of the Code . 173 To mncnd section li10 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 177 To amend section 612 of the Code . . . . . . . . 18u i:l49 702 INDEX. To amim' d section 1455 of the Code . . ; . . . . . . 185 To change section 4441 ofthe Code . . . . . . . . . 185 To amend section 710 of the Code . . . . . : . . 185 353 To amend section 610 ~f the. Code, so us to exempt teachers and pupils from road duty . . . . . . . 185 To amend section 1855 of the Code . . . . . . . 185 551 To amend section 3140 of the Code . 199 To repeal section 1455 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 211 To amend section 4372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 To amend section1689 (N. N.) of the Code . . 234 376 383 To amendsection 1455 of the Cod., . . . . . . . . 236 To amend section 2050 of tl1e Code . . . . . . . . 394 To amend section 7196 of the Code as to salary of Clerk Railroad Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 To amend section 3228 of the Code . . . . . . . . 240 To amend section 4578 of the Code . . 437 552 589 593 594 599 To amend section 1770 of the- Code . . . . . . . . 240 To amend section1249 (a) 1249 (b) 1250 and 1271 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 To repeal section 340 (b)' of the Code . . . . . . . 240 To repeal section 2850 (a) of the Code . . . . . . .. 438 To amend section 1553 (d) of the Code . . 253 552 To amend section 3046 of the Code . . . . . . . 253 551 To amend section 2571 of the Code . . : . . . . 253 551 To amend section: 3910 (a) of tho Code . 263 To amend section 4581 of the Code . . . . . . 263 To amend section 4371 of the Code . . . . 263 To amend section 2385 and 2390 of the Code . 264 To amend section 2573 of the Code . 264 To amend section 2057 of the Code . 264 To amend section 4587 of the Code . 264 To amend section 4083 of the Code . 264 To amend section 1593 of the Code . . . . . 265 549 552 To amend section 3533 qf the Code . 275 To amend section 1593 of, the Code . . . . . . . . . 275 T~ repeal section 1953 of the Code . '. . . . . . . . 275 To amend- section 355~ of the Code . . . . . . . 275 360 To amend section 708 of the Code . . . , . . . . . . 276 To. amend section 1955 of the Code . . . . . . . . 276 To repeal p11It of paragraph 4 of section 4440 of tho Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 'l'o amend sections 1953 (d) and 1953 (e) of the Code . 313 To repeal section 1952 of the Code . . . . . . . 313 To amend section 4372 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 313 To amend paragraph 13 section 934 of the Code . . . 3!i0 To amend an act amending sectim!"l455 of the Code . 363 INDEX. 703 To amend section 936 (a) of the Code 459 To amend s~ction 4575 of the Code . . 460 To repeal section 1646 (a) of the Code . 461 To add a proviso to section 2845 of the Code . 461 To amend section 719 (b) of the Code 551 JO.MMITTEES-SPECIAL AND GENERAL- To conduct Speaker elect to chair . 9 To select a Ohaplnin for the House . 11 To report on Officers to be clect~d . 15 On Rules of the House . . . 15 On Inuuguration . . . . . . 45 On Local und Special Bills . 76 On moving Speukcr's desk . . 201 On General Judiciary . . . . 193 On Portrait of Hon. <.J.. J. Jenkins . 208 Appointed under repi>rt of Committee on Rules . 461 Special Joint Committee on Hailroads 677 On Special Judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 On Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 On Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 283 On Railronds . . . . . . . . 193 On State of the Hepublic . 193 On Internul Improvements 194 On Agriculture . . . . . 194 On Privileges und Elections . 194 On Enrollment. . . 194 On Journals . . . . . . . . 194 On Military Aftuirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 195 On Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 On Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 On Deaf nnd Dumb Asylum . 195 268 On Academy for the Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 268 On Lunatic Asylum . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 281 On Penitentiary . . . . . ." . . 195 On Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 On Counties and <.Jounty Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 196 On Public Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 281 On Immigration . . . . . . 196 On Hygiene and Sunitution 196 On Public Property . . . . 196 On Public Library . . . . . 196 On Privileges of the Floor . 197 On Wild Lands . . . . 197 On Mines and AI ining . 197 On Roads and Bridges . 197 On :i)lanufuctures . . . 197 704 INDEX. On Portrait of Mr. Stephens 206 On Temperance . . . . . . 222 On .Excuses of Members . . 222 To notify Hon. J. E. Brown of his election to U.S. Scp.ate . 228 On reception of Hon. S. J. Randall and friends .. 328 On Observance of Thanksgiving Day . . . . . . 297 To confer with Commissioner o_f Agriculture . 297 1 On Extending Session beyond 40 days . : . . . 382 On bills relating to returns of property for taxes . 466 On Conference on Appropriation Bill . . . 666 To notify Governor of readiness to adjourn . 678 COMMUNICATIONS- From the Electoral College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 From the Gove~nor in regard to election of Hon.: B. C. Duggar, of Fannin county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 CONGRATULATORY- Congratulatory Message to President Cleveland . . 4G C,_.O. NSTITUTION_;AMENDMENTS OF- A bill to amend paragraph 15, section 7, article 3 . 51 348 584 585 To amend paragraph 1, section 12 of article 6. . . 171 To amend article 6, section 12, paragraph 1 . . . . 172 To nmend the Constitution as to mode of electing judges, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 To amend the Constitution in regard to. local and special bills . . ." . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 To amend paragraph 1, section 12 . . . . . 173 To carry into effect parngruph 6, section 4, article 6 . 185 551 Amending an net. to cnrry into effect thelast clause or" paragraph 1, section 1, article 7 . . 200 237 '279 518 532 662 To amend article 6, section 14, paragraph 1 . . . . . 220 To enforce paragrnph 3; section 1, article .3 . . . . 242 To carry into effect 4th article of section 2 of para- . graph 4 .. : 500 CONVICTS.:.:: A bili..:..:.To create 11 reformatory prison for juvenile con- . victs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 298 To appropriate the hire of Morgan county con- . victs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ :. : . . 239 551 568 To repeal an act to regulate and control Bibb county convicts . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . : . . .. . 262 ~o perfect the pres!mt ._convict system .. : . . . . . 298 ~o encouragil' good behavior of convicts . . . . . 313.549 To iepeal au act to"rcgtihite convicts of Bibb county' . 458 INDEX. 705 COSTS- l' bill-To provide payment of certain costs in Campbell county . . . . 440 460 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ETC.- A bill-To provide for an election in Henry county, on the question of abolishing County Courts . . . . . . 50 326 To define more fully the duties of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in this State . . . . . . . 52 219 Providing for an election in Henry county as to abolition of Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Amending an act creating Commissioners for Lee county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 391 489 To abolish County Court of Worth county . . 263 360 490 To repeal an act creating Commissioners for Cobb county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 To authorize the Commissioners of Newton county to levy a tax to pay for the Court House . . . . . . 438 To repeal the County Commissioner act of Cobb, Dooly, Hall and Telfair counties . . . . . . . . . . 549 570 COUNTY OFFICERS- A bill-To repeal an act consolidating certain county offices in Oconee county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 297 COURTS-COUNTY AND CITY- A bill-To abolish the County Court of Warren county. . . 174 To amend an act providing a Solicitor for the County Court of Oconee county . . . . . . . 175 189 349 436 To establish the City Court of Macon . . 186 267 376 436 To abolish the County Colirt of Monroe county . . 199 240 333 391 412 To create a County Court for Douglas county . . 213 254 546 568 To permit City Court of Atlanta to try civil cases at March and September terms . . . . . 235 278 546 568 To prohibit Judge of City Court of Atlanta from practicing law . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 278 546 569 To abolish the County Court of Clayton county . . 261 631 554 To abolish the County Court of Bibb county . . 262 376 490 To establish a City Court in Carrollton . . 276 443 491 583 '.ro establish a City Court for ColumbLlS . . 2!!6 377 495 583 To repeal acts creating County Court of Elbert county 333 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS- A bill-To establish a Court of Common Pleas for Atlanta . . 174 241 45 706 INDEX. COURTS-J U!\TICEA bill-To regulate the pleas of defendants therein 220 COURTS-ORDINARYA bill-To amend an act authorizing the Ordinary of Randolph county to submit the question of issuing bonds to the voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 COURTS-SUPERIOR- A bill-To change the time of holding in Harris county . . 51 257 272 To change the time of holding in Taylor county . . 171 275 302 411 To change the time of holding in Paulding county . 173 349 487 To require Clerk Superior Court of Bibb county to index records, etc . . . . . . . . 175 188 193 548 564 To change the time of holdiug in Berrien county . . 213 546 To provide only one panel of grand jurors for Superior Court of Sumter county . . . . 221 To change fall terms of Gwinnett county Superior court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 551 To prescribe the time of holding Superior Courts of Oconee Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 To provide additional judges in certain cases . . 3til 550 To fmther prescribe the dtlties of reporters for Su- perior Court~ ..... ... 362 COURT-SuPRE)lE- A bill-To regulate practice in Supreme Court . . . . . . 173 349 To preveut the Clerk of, or his partner, from practicing in the Supreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 To tix the salary of Sherift' of Supreme Court . . . 185 353 CROPPERt:lA bill-To define who are Cropper:; . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 D DUGGAR, HON. B. C.Qualification of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 E EDUCATIONALA bill-To establish a technological school 51 308 386 584 INDEX. 707 To organize the normal department of the University of Ucorgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 To appropriate money to extend the terms of the pub- lic schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 To amend the public school laws of Georgia . . . . . 313 'l'o extend the public school term in Frm1klin county . -!39 Making appropriatiou to support a ::)tate teachers' in- stitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 To authorize the Trustees of the University to accept a brancl college at Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 ELECTIONS- Ron. Mark H. Blandford, elected Associate J nsticc 8uprcmo Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 62 Hon. Robert Whitfield, elected Solicitor-General Ocmulgee Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 64 Hon. Hampson vY. Harris, elected Judge Coweta Circuit . . 64 66 Hon. H. ~I. Heid, elected Solieitor-Geueral Coweta Circuit . 66 69 Ron. E. T. Brown, elected Solicitor-Genera) Western Circuit 69 71 Ron. A. Pratt Adams, elected Judge Eastern Circuit . . . 71 73 Hon. F. G. DuBignon, elected Solicitor-General Eastern Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 75 Hon. C. T. Clements, elected SolicitorGcneral l{ome Circuit 77 79 Ron. J. L. Hardeman, elected Solicitor-General ~lacon Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 !-:2 Ron. J. T. Wells, elected Judge Chattahoochee Circuit . . . 82 84 Hun. T. \V. Grimes, elected Solicitor-General Chattahoochee Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 86 Ron. B. B. Rower, elected Judge of Albany Circmt . . . . 87 8!J Hon. W. N. Spence, elected Solicitor-Genernl Albany Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . 89 91 Hon. J. C. Fain, elected Judge Cherokee Circuit . . . . . 91 \J3 Ron. ,J. W. Harris, elected Solicitor-General Cherokee Cireuit 93 !J5 Hun. C. U. Kibbee, elected Judge Oconee Circuit . . . . . \J6 98 Hon. Emmett Womack, elected Solicitor-General Flint Circuit 98 100 Ron. J. C. Carter, elected Solicitor-General Brunswick Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 102 Hou. B. L. Gaulding, elected Solicitor-General Honthcru Cir- cuit to fill umxpired term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 105 Ron. D. \V. ltountree, elected 8olicitor-General 8onthern Cir- cuit for full term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOfi 108 Hou. vV. R Hammond, elected J udgc Atlanta Uil'cuit . . 120 1~:l Ron. Chas. D. Hill, elected t:lulieitor-Gencral Atlauia Uil'cnit . 1:l:3 131 708 INDEX. Hon. Boykin Wright, elected Solicitor-General Augusta Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 135 Hon. Samuel Lumpkin, elected Judge Northern Circuit . 136 148 Hon. W. M. Howard, elected Solicitor-General Northern Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 153 Hon. J. A. Harley, elected Solicitor-General Northern Cir- cuit for unexpired term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 156 Hon. James R. Brown, elected Judge Blue Ridge Circuit. 156 158 Hon. Geo. F. Gober, elected Solicitor-General Blue Ridge Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 161 Hon. Allen Fort, elected Judge Southwestern Circuit . . 161 163 Hon. C. B. Hudson, elected Solicitor-General Southwestern Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 165 Hon. Oscar H. Rogers, elected Solicitor-General Middle Circuit 165 168 Hon. James H. Guerry, elected Solicitor-General Pataula Cir- cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 170 Vote for United States Senator-first ballot . . . . . . . . . 209 Hon. Joseph E. Brown, elected United States Senator . . . 222 225 A bill-To change time of electing Justices of the Peace . . . 252 A bill-To change time of electing County Officers . . . . . . 252 Contested Election, Burke county . . . . . . . . . . 395 408 416 ELECTION MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS- A bill-Providing compensation for Managers and Clerks of Elections in Washington conn ty . 174 200 432 550 595 To compensate Supervisors of Elections . . . . . . 187 To provide compensation for Clerks and Managers of Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 To compensate Superintendents and Clerks of Elec- tions in this State . . . . . . . . . . . 312 EXECUTIONSA bill-Requiring entries on executions to be recorded . . 264 EXECUTIVE WARRANTS- A bill-To pay two executive warrants held by Hon. T. W . Grimes .. . . . 545 564 EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTHA.TOl~SA bill-To grant letters to in certain specified cases, ctr. . . . 460 EXEMPTIONSA bill-To exempt certain railroad officers from jury duty . . 361 INDEX.' 709 F FEES AND COSTS- A bill-To provide for, payment of Solicitor General's fees, etc. 220 FELO}.Y- A bill-To u:akc wrecking a railway train, etc., a felony . 461 FENCE LAWS- A bill-To regulate elections in Floyd county on the feneo question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 363 646 FERTILIZERS- A bill-To abolish the office of Inspector of Fertilizers . . : 176 To 11uthorizc the ple11 of f~tilure of considemtion in notes for fertilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Defining li~tbilitics of 11gents selling fertilizers . . . . 200 FINES AND FORFEITURES- A bill-To provide for equit11ble distribution of fines in e11ses tmnsferred from Superior to County Courts . . 173 349 To 11mend 1111 11ct providing for disposition of fines, etc., in County Court of Sumter county, so liS to 11pply to M11con county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 442 496 To provide for distribution of fines in tho County Court of J\f!lcon county . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 FISH- A bill-To 11mend the lllw to encoumge tho prop11gation of fish . . . . . '. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 FOREIGN CORPORATIONS- A bill-To require foreign Railroad, Express, Insurance, and other companies to designate an agent in each coun- ty subject to leg!ll service . . . . . . . . . . o' 280 To require 11ll foreign corporations, except railroads 11nd b11nks, to h11ve their charters recorded . . . . 280 To provide for licensing all foreign corporations doing business in this Stnto . . . . . . . . . 440 G GAJ\IE LAWS- A bill-To repenl fin nct,prohibiting seining for fish in Connn- snug~t.river . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 549 574 To prohibit cmnp hunting in Murmy county . . 302 549 575 '.ro prohibit hunting nnd fishing on l11nds of W. I. Trippe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678 710 INDEX. GARNISHMENT LAWS- A hill-To altPr and amend the garnishment laws . . . . . . 275 GATES- A hill-To allow the erection of gates across public roads in certain cases . . . 551 H HAMMOND, HON. WM. R.-OF FULTON COUNTY- Administered oath of office to members Elected Judge --- .... 5 HARDEMAN, HO~. K U.-OF FuLTON CouNTY- Declared clecterl State Treasurer . 41 IIEAD RIGHTS- A bill-To repeal an act to repeal all laws relating to head rights in the county of Franklin . . 277 363 552 572 582 I INAUGURATION- Of Ron. H. D. McDaniel, Governor elect . . . . . . . . 56 57 INSURANCE COMPANIES- A bill-To incorporate thr Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 To incorporate the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 To prevent Insurance Companies from removing cases to the Federal Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 INTERE8T- A hill-To prescribe and regulate the rate of intereo;t in thb State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 M9 To prescrihe the rate of intereo;t on llllection of .Judges and Solicitors-Gcnnrnl . . 59 77 86 87 109 120 131 1~3 153 154 For election of United States Senator . . . . . . . . . . 222 225 INDEX; 711 ,JUDICIAL CIRCUITS- A bill-To change Laurens county to Oconee Circuit . . 297 552 573 To transfer Burke county to the :Middle Circuit . . 352 To tranfcr the county of Twiggs to J.\Iucon Circuit . 442 JUDGES-SUPREME COURT- A bill-To increase salaries of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 To require Judge of Superior Court of Walton county to publish the docket in advance of each term . . . 439 JUDGES-SUPERIOR COURT- A bill-To increase salaries of . . . . . 45 208 JUltoRS- A bill-,.To regulate the service of Tules ;Jurors in the Superior Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 51 300 588 To allow juriP.s of inquest compensation . . . . . 172 340 To provicle one panel ~f Grand Jurors for Sumter Su- perior Court . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 430 532 580 To amencl tl10 law reluting to Grund Jurors . 213 JUSTICES AND NOTARIES-Ex-OFFICIO J. P's.- A bill-To increase the fees of . . . . . : . . . . 45 To fix compensation of ,Justices for mt~king tax lists . 220 To extend the jurisdiction of in city clistricts . 2G4 To rcgulnte the issuing of commissions to Nott~ries, cx- oflicio .J. P's. . . . . . . : . . . . . . . 2G4 L LIENS- A bill-To cxtcncl ancl clcflnc mccht~nics' liens . : 171 348 597 To provicle Rpeeiul liens on crops . . . . . . . . . . 3Gl LIQUOR LAWS- A bill-Submitting to the question of iiqt~or st~lcs to the voters of Bartow comity . . . . . . . . . . . 45 47 203 234 Prohibiting saic .of liquors ncar Gluclc- chi.trch a~cl GlaclcAcadcmy, in. Oglethorpe county . . . . .-. 50 To submit to the voters of each county in Georgia the prohibition of the sale .of liquor . . . . . . . . 52 241 To prohibit sale of liquor near Bethel Colorccl Raptist Church, J.\Ieriwcthcr county . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 To prohibit sale of liquor near Lutherville . . . . . -174 To regulate sale of liquor in Rabun county . : 198 545 5G7 To regulate snle of liquor in Upson county . . 198 3G2 545 567 712 INDEX. To authorize Ordinaries to grant or refuse liquor licensP in certain counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 551 To submit the liquor question to the voters of Madison county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 518 53v To prohibit sale of liquor within two miles of New Fork Church, Madison county . . . . . . 212 546 568 To submit the liquor question in DeKalb county to the voters therein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 576 To submit the liquor question in Gordon county to the voters therein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 489 To regulate sale of liquor in the counties of Schley, Tal- bot and Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 To regulate sale of liquor in Meriwether county . . 234 377 489 543 To prohibit sale of liquor near Pine Level Church, in Macon county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 To submit the liquor quetion to the voters of Harral- son county . . . . . . . . . . . 235 279 546 568 663 To allow sale of liquor by druggists for medicinal pur- poses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 To amend the liquor lllw of Screven county . . 247 313 391 496 To prohibit the sale of liquor in Butts county . . 248 333 441 490 To prohibit the sale of liquor near M. P. Church in Walton county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 To increase the liquor license for Colquitt county . . 250 363 To prohibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Methodist church at Barnett . . . . . . . . . 262 Providing an election on prohibition in Clark county and city of Athens . . . . . . . . . 277 315 447 543 To prohibit sale of liquor in one mile of Shady Grove Church, Oconee county . . . . . . . 277 363 549 572 Prohibiting sale of liquor in Habersham county . . 278 363 532 554 To submit to the voters of Floyd county the question of prohibition . . . . . . . . . . 236 278 549 570 663 To submit the question of prohibition to the voters of Gordon county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 392 To prohibit the sale of liquor in Chattooga county . . 294 To increase the liquor license for Greenville, Meri- wether county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 377 495 To prohibit the sale of liquor near Glade Church and Academy, in Oglethorpe county . . . . . 296 549 572 To regulate the sale of liquor in Rabun county . 2!l7 INDEX. 713 To. regulate the snlc of liquor in Meriwether county 297 To suppress liquor traffic in Fayette county . . 302 531 554 To submit the liquor question to tho voters of Henry county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,308 To prohibit the sale ofliquors in Elbert county . . 333 549 571 To prohibit sule of liquor ncnr Andersonville . . . . 343 To provide for preventing intemperance . . . . . . . 360 To provide for nn election .on prohibition in DcKalb qounty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 550 To submit the question of prohibition to the voters of Gwinnett county . ~ . . . . . . . . . . 376 550 577 To repeal an net prohibiting sale of liquor near churches and schools of Andersonville . . . . . . . . . . 439 To" submit prohibition to the voters of Columbia county 440 460 To submit the question of prohibition to the voters of Troupe county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 550 580 To repeal the prohibition net of Miller county . 495 LUNATIC ASYLUM- A bill-To secure postal rights to the inmates . 351 M McDaniel, His Excellency, H. D., of Walton county, declared elected Governor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 MARRIAGE- A bill-To prohibit the intermarriage of whites and 11Iongo- liuns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 To ndopt the common lnw of mnrriugc to the customs of civilization . . . . . . . . . . . 352 l\IEDICAL- A bill-To promote Medical Science in Georgia . . . . . 187 353 To enforce the lnw relating to the practice of medicine und snlc of drugs in this Stntc . , . . . : . . . .. 280 MEMORIALS- l\Iemorial of Hon. Chus. C. Jones, Jr . . . . . . . . 227 Tcmperunce memorial of citizens of Randolph county . 360 11rESSAGES-EXECUTIVE- ]>nges on which they nrc reported . . 16 41 225 226 227 274 275 299 374 375 42~ 528 541 619 637 660 662 666 669 714 INDEX. MESSAGES-SENATE- Pages on which they are reportad . . 11 15 44 45 46 49 52 203 204 218 233 251 274 306 314 327 347 348 359 373 382 392 399 405 408 414 430 451 470 471 498 501 509 514 527 539 566 569 574 587 588 594 601 602 605 606 607 621 634 636 655~660 663 665 666 672 677 678 686 687 MILITARY- A bill.:__To provide for better organization of the State Militia 177 To organize the Militia of this State . '. . . . . . . 437 MINORS- ~ ' A bill-To enable parents to control t.heir minor .children . 200 551 I -' MISCELLANEOUS- A bill_:_To prohibit the sale of cotton seed in Henry county, between certain dutes . : . . . . . 52 296 550 559 663 Making it unlawful to discharge any person for voting aguinst the wishes of his employe . . . 172 247 To prohibit the sale of cotton seed, etc . . . . . . 176 361 ~ To rcgulute the sule of seed cotton, etc . . . . . . . 185 361 To amend. an net granting privileges toR. C. :J\Iitchcll & do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 186 240 549 551 562 To prohibit drunkenness, etc., in West' View Ccmc~ tcry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 241 545 564 To rcgulutc traffic in seed cotton in Decatur and Ran- dolph counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 To mukc counties liable for damages in certnin cases. 220 To fix license of persons buying fnrm products for fu- ture delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 To establish a rcformutory prison . . . . . . . . . 227 To establish an Inebrinte Asylum. . . . '228 237 252 551 To prevent sale or-barter of farm products by tenants or croppers without written consent of lamllord . . 241 To provide for remuneration of property owners in certain cases. . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . 276 Authorizing the Governor to subscribe for Jones' His- tory of Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." 312 To provide a State Depository for convenience of the State Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 To prohibit burial ncar source of the water supply of Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 To rent or lease-the water power of Indian Springs Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _459 Ceding to the United S~atcs lands for Militury Posts . 678 INDEX. 715 MISDEl\IEANORS- A bill-To make the wilful violation of labor contracts penal . 441 To make drunkenness a misdemeanor. . . . . . . 500 MORTGAGES- A bill-To require cancellation of . . . . . . 264 To declare certain deeds, mortgages deed liens to be void . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 To prescribe when mortgage liens shall take effect . . 276 To declare the dignity of mortgage liens on growing crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . 298 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS- A bill-To amend the charter of Oochran . . . . . 50 221 348 434 To amend section 19 of the charter of Oochran . . 50 222 348 434 To_ allow the Mayor and Council of Cochran to issue bonds for schools . . . . . . . . . ; . 50 222 545 562 To amend the new charter of Atlanta . . 52 184 217 245 518 To authorize the Mayor and Oouncil of McDonough to issue bonds, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 327 452 To amend the charter of Sandersville . . . . . . 174 201 To authorize the town. of Sandersville to le:vy a school tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 201 348 434 582 To incorporate the town of Frazier, in Pulaski county. 174 188 348 434 543 To incorporate the town of Alpharetta; in Milton county. . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 188 349 434 518 To amend tho charter of Macon,. as to sprinkling the streets of said city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 436 To amend and consolidate the nets incorporating the town of vVatkinsville. . . . . . . . . 175 188 333 436 To nmend the charter of Macon in regard -to a market house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 331 To incorpornte the town of Dupont.. 186 254 349 495 496 To amend the charter of Macon as to sprinkling the streets . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . . . . . . . 187 To amend an act confirming an ordinance of Augusta198 221 412 442 To incorpornte the town of Gracewood . . 198 221 530 553 663 To amend the charter of Marietta . . . 198 254 551 595 To amend the charter of Griffin . . . 199 219 277 313 506. To. authorize .the ?.Iayor and Oouncil of Savannah to construct se\vers in the streets . . . . 212 306 326_ 411 To amendthe charter of Pahnetto . . 213 267 343 441 '527 716 . INDEX. To amc~d:thc charter of Conyers. . .. 219 546 To incorporate the town of Harmony Grove . . 235 297 531 553 663 To amend the charter of Dublin . . . . . . . . 235 297 To amend the charter of Clarksville .' . . 235. 279 532 553 To amend an act to establish a new charter for Atlan- ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . 235 278 44!) To prohibit the city of Atlanta from letting out public works to be performed by convicts . . . . . 235 331 To amend .tho now charter of Atlanta . . 235 27ff 440 To amend tho charter of Social Circle . .. . . 249 362 To amend the new charter of Atlanta . . . . 236 278 To amend tho new charter of Atlanta . . 236 278 447 To amend the charter of West End . . . 240 531 553 To incorpornt., the town of Sharon . . . .247 54Q 571 To incorporate tho town of W arrcnton . . . 250 363 To amend the charter of Griffin . . . . . 250 313 549 571 To amend the charter of Alapaha . . . . . . . . . . 263 To authorize Palmetto to establish a school system . 267 342 441 506 526 Providingfor an election in Athens on the question of establishing a school system therefor . . . . . . . 277 To amend the charter of Thomasville '. . . . 314 550 575 Tonmend section 21 of an net incorporating the town of Thomasville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 550 575 To amend section 13 of an act incorporating the town of Thomasville . . . . . . . . . ; . . . 314 550 576 To amend and codify the nets incorporating Forsyth . 334 363 552 576 To amend the charter of Rutledge . ; : . . . . , . 343 ~'o incorporate Jug Tnvern . . . . . . . 412 498 552 577 To amend the charter of Covington-. . . . . . 438 550 580 To nmend the charter of Dallas . . . . . . . . . . 533 0 ; ORIHNARIES- . A.bill-Authorizing the Ordinary of Bibb county to preside in cases of trial for lunacy, etc. . . . . , . . . . 264 To nuthorize Ordinaries to appoint gunrdinns for lunatics, idiots, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . '.. . . . 275 ORGANIZATION 01<' HOUSE- Called to Order by Bon. 1\Inrk A. Hardin, Clerk . 5 Roll called, mid. Members elect qunlified : 59 Election ~f Speaker . 9 Election of Clerk . 9 INDEX. 717 Election of Speaker pro tem. . 10 Election of Messenger . . . 10 _Election of Door-keeper . . . 10 Senate notified of organization . 10' p l'RACTICE- A bill-To amend the rules of practice in Superior Court . . 240 To provide for making parties in certain cases . . . 252 To authorize proceedings in equity in certain cases of insolvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G3 Authorizing plea of/failure of consideration in suits on notes, etc., given for COH:~mercial fertilizers . 2G5 To amend the practice in the Supreme Court . 264 To regulate applications for new trials, etc . . . . 298 To regtilatc practice in Superior Courts . . . . . 313 To authorize recovery by husband or father for da~>m- ges to wife or minor child . . . . . . . . . . 360 _PRINTING- A bill-To print 300 copies of Report on Lull!ltic .Asylum ~ 389 To print 500 copies H. B. No. 149 . . . . . . 404 To print 300 copies of Mining Report . . . . . . 451 To print 400 copies of Report on Penitentiary . ; . 486 To print 500 copies of' Report of Committee on'J\Iincs and Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4!J8 To print 300 copies of General Option Bill . . . . . 532 PUBLIO PROPERTY- A bill-Authorizing the Governor to sell certain property of the State . . . . . . . . 279 R RAILROADS- A bill-To incorporate the l'l.omc Street R.R. , 50 241 308.389. To incorporate the Union St. R.R Co.. 50 2!1 550 558 G63 To amend the charter of Atlanta Street ltailrond Co. 50 241 550 558 To require R.R Companies to pay tttxes by counties 51 234 To prevent change of passenger schedules without notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 To amend the clutrter of the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 175 349 518 To require railroad companies to pay trixes by counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 ;308 389 To regulate the running of passenger tt~ins .. 177 348 597 718 INDEX. To incorporate the Macon City and Suburban Railway Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 213 267 580 582 To repeal an act to facilitate service on Railroad Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . 185 545 To amend the charter of Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 436 Hequiring railroad companies to fence their lines . . i99 T~ incorporate Monticello, Eudora and Social Circle Railroad Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 .To define the liability of railroad companies for injury to stock . ' . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 Requiring. railway companies to make speedy payment R: for stock damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 To authorize the sale of the W. ~ A. R. . . . . . 360 To amend the charter of West End and Atlanta Street Railroad Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 RAILROAD COMMISSION- A bill-To prescribe the mode of procedure of in certain cases 265 RECESS-. 56 RECORDSA bill-To regulate the registration of deeds; etc. . . . . 199 5~6 To provide for a general index of records, liens, etc. 220 To provide for the record of Justice Court judgments .240 REGISTRATION LAWS- A bill-Providing a general registration law . . . . . . . 172 Providing for registration of voters in Oglethorpe county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 To ~quire registration, etc., of voters in Lee county . 235 To require registration of all voters in Baldwin county 248 To require registration in Baldwin, Lee and Oglethorpe counties . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . 332 441 448 542 To provide for the registration of voters in Savannah . 456 RELIEF LAWS- A hill-To relieve Geo. C. Morris . . . . . 1 45 To relieve W. P. Simpson and A. W. 'Ledbetter . . 50 241 To reiieve W. A. Kelly . . . . . . : . . . . . 200 To relieve John Varnadoe . . . . . . . . . 200 441- 487 For relief of Wilkinson county . . 237 For relief of J. \V. H. Underwood . . . . 237 For relief of Chas. F. :McCalla . . . . . 248 For relief of 1\Irs. Mary Key, Guardian . 2G2 To rcli~ve Confederate soldiers who have lost an eye, eyes, or limbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 INDEX. 719 To relieve F. A. Crawford . 279 To relieve R. J. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . 279 441 491 To relieve James W. Woods . . . . . . . . 294 551 572 To relieve Fee Wilson, ofRiehmondcounty . . 312 549 578 To relieve L. C. Perry and II. P. Howard . . 343 363 552 576 To relieve Owen F. Reilly, of Chatham county . 459 To rei eve E. V. Johnson, of eartow county. 459 REPOHTS- Of Committee to wait on Governor and inform him of organi- zation . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 Of Committee to select a Chaplain . . . . . . . . 44 Of Committee to inform Governor of his election . 47 Of Committe on Inauguration Ceremonies . . . . 48 Of Committee on Officers to be Elected . . . . . . . 53 56 Of Committee on Officers to be Elected (supplemental) . 59 Of Comn:ittee on Hule~ . . 87 109 121 133 154 170 171 181 184 371 393 411 428 429 445 457 567 Of Committee on Local and Special bills . . 182 204 230 257 258 285 292 328 329 357 426 456 513 Of Committee on Privileges and Elections . . 207 286 to 292 317 322 325 326 336 340 395 413 Of Committee on Corporations . . 215 273 274 303 331 344 384 425 466 467 513 530 548 573 Of Committee on General Judicinry . . 216 231 232 237 238 239 259 283 284 310 329 369 370 380 385 392 ?98 414 469 562 563 Of Committee on Finance . . 217 233 245 260 276 293 309 332 344 345 349 358 382 383 394 400 415 424 437 469 506 539 585 Of Committee on Temperance . . 230 231 311 330 371 372 403 425 426 462 531 576 599 Of Committee on Railroads . . 281 253 304 331 345 358 539 573 Of Committee on Agriculture . . 232 233 246 2U6 267 284 374 375 402 403 424 467 468 514 Of Special Committee on Portrait of Mr. Jehkim . . . . 242 243 Of Special Committee on Portrnit of Mr. Stephens . . . . . . 246 Of Committee on Educ:ttion . . . . . . . . 250 304 381 446 627 Of Committee on Specinl ,Judiciary . . . 251 253 260 261 284 305 326 350 352 357 370 371 379 380 393 403 462 558 Of Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation . . . . . . 259 400 507 Of Committee on Enrollment . . 265 273 305 309 327 351 356 372 373 385 S99 400 412 42\J 431 434 4G1 476 50tl 527 541 570 595 5\!9 600 625 652 657 67:3 67\J 681 li82 to 686 Of Committee on Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 306 381 435 Of Committee on lkmovtd of Speaker's Desk . . . . . . . . 306 Of Committee on l~oads and Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . 427 468 Of Committee on Observance of Thanksgiving Day . . . . . 308 720 INDEX. Of Oommittee on Asylum for the .Blind . 334 Of Committee on Lunatic Asylum ... 386 Of Committee on County and County Matters . 401 Of Committee on Penitentiary . . . . . . . . . 401 477 to 486 Of Committee on Mines and Mining . . . . . . 423 448 Of Committee on Public Printing . . . . . . . 463 508 Of Committee on State of Business before the House. . 471 495 499 502 Of Uonferencc Committee on the Tax Bill . . . 635 638 Of Auditing Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670 Of Uonference Committee on the Appropriation Act . . . 676 677 RESOLUTIONS-OF HousE- Providing that Speaker appoint Committee on Rules . . . 11 15 Seating Hon. Joseph McWhorter, of Oglethorpe eounty . . 11 12 Providing for a committee to inform Governor of organization ofHouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,12 Authorizing appointment of two gallery keepers by Speaker . 12 13 Providin! for the dmwing of seats by members . . . . . . . 12 Inviting reporters of the State press to seats in House . . . . 12 Providing for a joint committee to report what elections by this Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Authorizing the Messenger to appoint six pages . . . . 13 To open and declare the vote of State . . . . . . . . 15 Instructing Clerk to prepare and distribute Manual, etc. 15 Instructing Clerk to furnish the Code, etc., to members . 15 Instructing Clerk to have 500 copies of Governor's Message printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Providing Committee to notify Ron. H. D. McDaniel of his election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Providing Committee to secure a ball for Inauguration cere- monies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Providing a joint session for election of officers . . . . . . . 45 Requesting the Speaker to uppoint a Committee on Temperance 47 207 Declaring the seat award!Jd to Fannin county vacant . . . 52 59 Directing the Clerk to have a JHunual of House published . . 59 Requesting the Governor to order an election in Fannin county 75 Requesting certain information from State School Commission- er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 184 l!'ixiug time for consitlering contested elections . . . . . . 76 197 To prevent smoking in the Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 ltelative to introduction of new matter . . . . . . . . 174 181 To relieve sureties of Polk county Tax Collector . . . 176 312 447 To adjourn over w1til Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 179 l!'ixing the hours for meeting and adjournment . . . . . . . 182 INDEX. Providing for a Committe~' on Manufactures . . . . . . . '1.82 209 Authorizing Jackson T."Taylor to index the Journals . . . 182 207 Providing. for a committee. to enquire of the Commissioner of .Agriculture as to the mode of inspecting fertilizers . . . . . 184 Ordering suspension of payments by the Capitol Cqmmission for the present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 198 208 Authorizing H. H. Cabaniss to publish the Public Acts . . 187 559 560 .Relating to acceptance of portrait of Hon, A. H. Stephens . . 189 206 Providing for printing lists of Standing Committees . ; 197 Relating to removnl of Speaker's stand . .. . . . . . . 198. Providing for casting votes for United Stutes Smator . 201 Providing for printing all general bills . . .. . . 204 Appointing T~anksgiving Day . . . . . . . . . 204 Providing for adjournment on 28th November .. 204 Providing for a Joint Committee on Public Debt. 206 Authorizing purchnsc of portrait of Hon. C. J. Jcnk'ins . 209 Providing a Joint Committee to notify Hon. J. E. Brown of his election, as United States Senator . . . . . . . . . . . . 212._227 Relative. to economy in public. expenditures . . . . . . . . . . 216 Providing a Joint Committee to notify Governor that General Ass.embly is ready to adjourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678 .Providing a Joint Committee to investigate the nets of the Capitol Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Relating to establishment of a Mint at Dahlonega . . . , ~42 450 Tendc~ing a seat to Thos. I. Williamson, Esq . . . . . . . . 614 Authorizing the Governor to pay Hon. J. A. Green $2,000 . . .'250 Authorizing the Governor to borrow money for casual deficicn- cics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255 To amend Rule 39 of tho House . . . . . . . . 255 To relieve Joe Boauchampc of Butts county . . 266 To provide a portrait of Bishop Gco, F. Pierce . 267 To provide a portrait of Rev. Jessie.Merccr: . . .. 268 Providing a Committee to'confer.with Uommissioncr. of Agri-. culture and State Chemist on inspection of fertilizers ; 268 Providing a portrait of Hon. John Milledge . 279.~ To amend Rule No. 38 of the House . .:. . . . . . . . 280 Providing for two daily sessions of the House . . . . : : . 281 Offering use or'Rripresentntive Hall to citizens of Georgia, etc . 296 Requiring action before adjournment on all notices and leaves of absence on Clerk's desk . . . . . . . . . 298 Authorizing printing of 300 copies of reports on. the Burke county election case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Providing for adjournment until after Thanksgiving . . . . 301 To amend section 809 of the Code . . . . . . . . .. . . 312. 313 Making Burke county contested election a special o~:dcr . . .. 328 . 46 722 INDEX. Inviting Hon. S. J. Randall and party to seats . . . . . . . 328 Providing a joint committee to fix the tim<> of convening the Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Relating to a temporary loan . . . . . . . 347 464 Providing for two daily sessions of the House . . . . . . . . 356 Relative to extending the session beyond 40 days . . 356 382 405 406 408 Suspending sale of property of mreties of the Bank of Rome 359 Relative to introduction of new matter . . 362 404 Relating to Rule 39 on leave of absence . . . . . . . . . 373 405 Relative to employing female clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Providing a Joint Committee on Jii'oposed amendments to the Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Relative to adjournment until Monday . 377 Relative to suspension of Rules . . . . 367 Relative to change of hour of meeting . 368 Offering use of' hall to citizens of Atlanta . 368 Offering u&e of hall to Electoral College . . . . . . . 368 369 379 For relief of J. J. Black, Tax Cllector ofFloyd county . 383 545 562 Relative to prolongation of session . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Providing for daily sessions from 9: 30 o'clock to 1 o'clock, p.m. 408 To rescind the contract for building the Capitol . . . . . . . 460 Relative to an afternoon session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Providing for two sessions of House daily . . . . . . 413 427 429 To recommit the Burke contested election to Committee on Privileges and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . 416 417 418 421 Fixing a day for final adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Providing for three sessions each day . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Directing suit to be dismissed against the lessee of Indian Spring Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 To amend paragraph 2 of section 1 of article 5 of the Constitu- tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Declaring it the sense of the House that the Capit61 should be built of marble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 To appoint a joint committee on all bills on returns for taxes . 466 To change the time of dnily sessions . . . . . . . 466 Authorizing the purchase of pans for usc of register 470 Fixing a certain order af business . . . . . . . 472 To limit debate . . . . . . . ... .. . . 486 Providing for n recess oil 20th December until 2cl Wednesday in July, 1885 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Providing for ndjournmcnt sine dte on the 22d December or sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 Providing for a joint committee on railroads to report at ,July term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 Providing for printing daily abstract of ,Journal and Calender 50!) INDEX. 723 Authorizing two members of the Auditing Committee to re- main after adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . 676 Requesting the Governor to issue a proclamation in regard to the cholera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 To appoint a conference committee on the tax bill . . . . . . 606 Providing that the rules should not be suspended . . . . . . 536 Providing for immediate transmission of bills to the Senate 562 567 Instructing Treasurer to pay mileage and per diem of Hon. B. (), Duggar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 664 Of thanks to Mrs. J. R Gregory for the artistic execution of certain portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 To increase salaries of night watchmen at Capitol . . . . 583 678 To regulate the business of evening session, December 17. . . 588 Fixing the order of business for morning of December 18 . . . 597 Authorizing the Speaker and President to affix their signatures after adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 Authorizing three members and the Clerk and Assistant to bring up unfinished business . . . . . . . . . 670 Returning thanks to Hon. W. A. Little, Speaker 670 RESOLUTIONS OF SENATE- Providing for Joint Session to count the vote of the State, etc. 16 Relating to Rules for Joint Sessions . . . . . . . 41 Providing for inauguration of Hon. H. D. McDaniel 53 Providing for election of United States Senator . . . 207 Relating to arrears of lessees of convicts . . . . . . 211 .Making Committee of Senate and House on Rules a Joint Com- mittee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Fixing 20th December as the day for the recess . . . . 502 511 513 Relative to harmony of the races under Democratic rule . . 365 427 Inviting Hon. J. L. M. Uurry to address the General Assembly 408 To recommit the tax bill and appropriation bill to the Finance Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 To make certain changes in the Rules . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Providing a Sub-Committee to visit the Lunatic Asylum during the recess . . 672 0 0 0 0 0 0 Directing publication of list of bills pending before the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 672 Requesting our Representatives and Senators to vote for the repeal of the Internal Revenue Laws . . . . . . . . 672 Relating to establishment of a branch Mint at Dahlonega 0 676 ROAD LAWS- A bill-To rp,peal an .act providing an additional system for working public roads . . . . . . . 0 51 348 376 To repeal an act providing an additional system of working public roads . . . . . . . . . . 172 549 724 INDEX. To repeal an act to am1md the road laws as to Houston and Monroe counties . . . . . . 174 188 349 435 518 To repeal an act providing for working the roads in Douglas county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 281 283 To amend road laws as to Catoosa county . . . . 175 550 To add a section to the road laws . . . . . . . . . 361 To amend the road laws as to Dodge county . . . . 175 To repeal an act as to Pulaski county, woviding addi- tional methods of working roads . . . . . . . 186 549 To repeal an act as to Cobb county, providing addi- tional methods of working roads . . . 187 230 270 301 To amend the road laws as to Floyd county . . 236 278 549 To repeal an additional act for working public roads of Morgan county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 549 To amend the l'oad laws as they relate to Chattooga county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 295 442 490 To establish a public road system for Whitfield county 272 391 447 1'o regulate road working in Catoosa, Dodge, Doug- las and Pulaski counties . . . . . . . 296 349 573 576 To amend the roai laws in reference to Catoosa coun- ty ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 549 s SEATS-DRAWN FoR- Certain members permitted to select seats . 12 Others drew for seats . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SENATE BILLS-- A bill-To amend an act to relieve maimed and indigent sol- diers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 To provide for preventing the evils of intemper- ance . . . . . . 505 531 606 629 632 640 642 652 655 To amend section 66 of the Code . . . . . . 543 596 603 To provide for certiorari in Justice Courts in certain cases.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 59? 604 To provide for discharge of certain ~trticles paid for rent from judgment liens . . . . . . . 543 596 605 To amend section 1419 of the Code . . . . . 543 596 603 To amend section 280 (a) of the Code . . . . 543 596 605 To provide for licensing foreign corporations in this St,tte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 To allow assignment of dower in certain cases . 543 To further protect landlords in the collection of rents . 543 To authorize executors, etc., to make certain invest- ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544; INDEX. 725 To amend an act authorizing proceedings in equity in caees of insolvency . . . 544 To amend section 1954 of the Code . 544 To amend section 4738 of the Code . 544 To amend section 4130 of the Codjl . . . . . . . 544 596 To amend section 3446 of the Code . . . . . . . . 544 Defining and regulating voluntary assignments . . 544 596 To repeal an action in relation to the hire of county convicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 596 To change time of holding Superior Uourts in Hall county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 596 To authorize defendants to file defense in forma pau- peris in distress warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 Authorizing Governc1r to furnish University with cer- tain law books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 596 To authorize husband to recover damages for homicide of wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 596 To amend sub-section 4 of section 3854 of the Code . 545 To authorize the father or mother to recover damages for the homicide of child, etc. .. . . . . . . . . . 545 STOCK LAWS- A bill-To repeal an act prohibiting live stock from running at large in Warren county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 To prevent live stock from running at large in Hall county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 281 To regulate the time, place and manner of branding sheep and cattle in Mitchell county . . . . 248 297 571 To prevent stock from running at large in Bibb county 263 To submit the question of stock running at large in the 241st district, G. M. . . . . . . . . . 395 230 554 663 To submit the qu~stion of stock running at large in 220th district, G. M. . . . . . . . . . 53 428 556 663 To prevent stock from running at large in Columbia county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 460 To prevent stock from running at large in Bibb county 458 T TAX LAWS-- A bill-To fix compensation of Tax: Receiver of Fulton county 175 To fix compensation of Receiver, Collector and Treasurer of Houston county . . . . . . . . . . . 175 349 Providing for a tax of one-tenth of one per cent. for support of public schools . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 To regulate the fixing and collection of taxes on property accumulll.t!ld by written liens . . . . . . . . 185 To repeal the dog tax of Floyd county- . 186 217 236 278 549 To fix the compensation .of Tax Recei:ver of Fulton county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 To amend jln act fixing compensation of Tax Receiver and Treasurer of Houston county . . . . . . . 188 435 To levy and collect a tax for support of .Government and Public Institution8 . . 225 247 427 43'2 433 452 to 456 466 472 476 493 494 583 605 To exempt $100 w.orth of property from taxation to !)ach head of family . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 To equalize the burdens of taxation, etc. . . . . . . - 267 To authorize a tax on dogs for school purposes . . . . 361 - To require Tax Collectors to .record the names of all defaulter_s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Providing for the appointment of Tax Assessors for the city of Newnan . . . . . . . . . . . 364 550 577 To provide for a correct assessment of taxable property 460 TURNPIKE ROADS....... A bill-To authorize surrender of charter of Summerville Graded Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 221 J>30 553 To establish the grade of turnpikes . . . . . . 199 551 u UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA- A .bill-To repeal an act to make the income of the State Uni- versity permanent .. : . . . . . . . . . . 200 To organize a Normal Department of the State Uni- versity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 To authorize the Trustees of the State University to accept a branch college at Albany . . . . . . . 280 v A bill-To more effectually prevent illegal voting . . . . . . 185 w wARRANTS-EXECUTIVEA bill-To pay executive warrants due !Ion. T. W, Grimes . 187 INDEX. \ ~ ,727 WITNESSES- ci . A bill-To compensate expert witnesses in certain CMCS 212 591 To compensate resident State's witnesses in criminal cases . . . . 266. WRIGHT, HON. W. A.-, Declared elected Comptroller-General . 42 173