, 1865-11-10

*1Ausca u c0utIQCr tatS proposition.
u The judicial article OF the Constitution II
S2 taken up, and lengthy discussion ensu
s. upon the proposition to take from the e,
g eInor ihe power OF appointing the Judges
. ~. tne supreme Court, and to give thcT eli
e finally carried by 2os yeas to H nayss = T
y ~ Judges are three In number, and ARE tn h.
% t1elr ofisces for term not less than sir rea,
u lne court is one Of appeal, aud not one
"a original jurisdiction. '39
g, SEVENTH DAI-Sov, lsr,
n A ordinance was reported and passe
- aunofaHng the Governor to borrow half
IL mlllon Of dollars on the faith Of the Stafe +
= bond or otherwise, to carry On the State ~, y
Ia ernment iill the revenues can De realized
r. Inc judicial article of the coustftutjon va
r completed. The election Of the Judges I
me superior or Criminal Court, herefofof
Eestea ;ss N ne 4o odegislatqre, was, by vote
q Ens also The. election oi States Attorney m y
' Solicitors. No other changes of iu1nnrfnnc
> were made in the article 'S'A'e
!, TIE WAR DEBT QUESTION.
THIS subject has more interest for these i,c1
esates than any other single question Orouell
D before the convention. It. Is the one poin
On w. Mhfsn t,aey manifest extreme scusitiveuesa
have had frequent occasion to refer, who il
lawyer who has some local Influence. who i'm
served In the lower house Of the Lerislntnn
| and was colonel In the rebel service, who
} lhc worst malcoutcut in the convention
. moved resolution directing the COMMITTEE
. Of sixteen to inquire aa 10 the nrnnrirf1
0t selling the Atlantic and Great Westen
halfway with view Of enabling the State tr
pay her debts The House refused 1y a decf
sire vote to suspend the rules and consIde,
this resolution.
This railway is the line from Atlanta Ia
Chattanooga is the exclusive property Of The
state, and yielded In the three OF four venr1
last preceding the war o yearly income q.
nearly million OF dollars. The revenue to
the State from this source alone in the month
dyc thousand dollars.
Immediately on the refusal OF the House to
conssder the Matthews resolution, Mr.. Cohen
OF savannah, introduced an ordinance for tic
saic OF The Great Western aod Atlantic Tail.
foaa, and tor the incorporation of the pur-
million Two hundred thousand dollars. pno.
posed to tx the shares at one hundred dollars
each, and to receive In payment for such
shares national currency ut par, Georgia bonds
Issued heiore Tie war at ninety fire cents ON
the dollar, and the various issues constituting
the Eo-called war debt at rates ranging fIom
| twenty to seventy fiFc cents On the iollar.
The peculiar feature Of the bill WAS, of course
the indirect proposition TO pay the war debt,
| INC multiplied Issues Of bonds, treasury notes,
H.
value fixed upon each and the real PURPOSE
Of the bill was to transfer the road, the bride
OF the Stale, to the holders Of the debt crca-
ted in aid Of the rebellion, md thus eradc the
direct issne presented By the President in bis
Telegram to the provisional Governor,
Mr. JGehua Hill said the bill was yery tnee-
nious1y drawn, but he thought its purpose
was easily enough apparent, and be proposed
10 meet the issue It raised at once. lie was
alike opposed to the salt Of the soad and 10
I'm ffT fEa Had Ia
believed moreover, that the Convention had
nothing to do with the subjects thus pre-
sented, and be was sorry any ono had seen
Ut to brics forward such disturbing 4neas.
nre. he could trutidully say he had no part |
In bringing On the var, and he wanted no
reference here to the questions involved in II.
The President had said 10 him long nyo that |
the State must ignore The war debt, and |
nothing could be made by attempting to |
as9id 1hat conclusion. Gensenaen toould do |
sf",1dy GytAe 1elN Of The 1rc<ide,1t and tint The
ao}re II.
Mr. ]. r: Parrott, Of Barlow county, law.
yer, q gentleman Of thirty y.hye years or there
sbon!s, With the 9!aekcst Of eyes, hair and
ture, and was conscripted into the army, next |
got the floor, and made the speech Of Tie ses.
sion thus far. He alone, nf all the speakers.
put the question on It's true basis. Hawas at.
ierlS md nnalierab1y opposed to the assnmp-
and he would resist here and erery where all
Efforts to tax the Poor people Of the State for
the benefit Of the shylocks who hold H. He
said no one proposed to pay Georia's share
Of the Confederate States debt. No one pro-
houses, for the ruined fortunes Of the thou
the payment of these bonds ID liz hands &
OF men. lat and sleek, who never
saw the forefront Of battle. and
were careful TO keep DOT Of hazm's way In the
state should pay-that to the orphans whose
property 1t bad, By Legislative enactment.
forced into State securities but beyond that
i never should, with bis consent, pay dol. !
lar Of the debt created in the effort to debase
the old flag: He spoke for three-gna1ters Of 6
IN hour with great force and much eeloquence, =
md his speech created decided sensation :
not more by It's fire and vchemence than by !
rs toiluess and nncomp pfomfsIngnes lie Is IN
nc minority Of the Convention on this aues- !!
cry are 4ocd In their praises Of his course.
Atter brief personal explanation by the 9
mover Of the ordinance in which be ayowcd Q
lis purpose to secure the payment Of the en- q
Ire war debt, the bill WAS tabled by strouc 9
majority.
EIGHTH DAT, nov. Cd. y
Air. Goode, OF Houston county, an ex-rebcl I i
roposition to declare ill State Offices vacant n
n tue first OF the coming January, so that. I r
8 he frankly said, the onts may become the II
1s''-the particular IS ins" he aimed at being a
hose who had held comfortable offices Ct
trough the war; and the particular "outs'' oj
cling those who had fought for the State, aud fe
aEticularly those who were wounded. The n
ropotition struck a snug before It rot fairly a.
aoat, however, 10 the person Of an ex-rebei v
!aior carrying lame leg, az one Of the fruits tn
Il. EfS,-~n ~nfE ri u
ver, and he wanted no class legislation for cr
,e benefit Of the old soldier or any one else, | "
40 vino, moreover, wanted no further aIiu-
on to the var or anything else calculated to
eoplc: His sensible little speech carried the o.
opposition to the table almost unanimously. u
Mr. Matthews, of Oglethorpe, with the re. Of
ark that the negroes were behaving badly he
some counties, moved d resolution for d be
,ecial committee on the subject Of county GO
ilitia organization. Passed. Fit
Mr- Lloyd. Of Savannah, moved aresolution r.
king the Preaident, ,tin the name OF the Con- ht
;ntion, to pardon old Commodore Tatnall, an
20 i DOW living at Savannah In very .,
'ope1ty. One Hopkins, who is so-called ar r
mon candidate for Congress-, urged unanl- o. o.
ons vote for this resolution On the eround W
at the old man is entitled 10 special favor sel
The hands of the State for having deserted 81
~ important position in the United Stafes tn
avy At the beginning of the war to cast his ip.
rtunes with Georgia The resolution passe6 elt
lth half dozen dissenting voices. IN
An edott to enlarge the powers Of the cot 1ol
n Sale Investigating committee led to most set
Early apparent the fact that t'ibere Is some sol
Ing rotten in Denmark" and that several hts
ndsome State qnar1els are fattering IN the en
TX. sut
The legislative article Of The consultation th'
Is taken up md finally finished. 4 Strong me
4To ID NV faA
secure q reduction of one.thlrd In the evt
mber OF Senators and about onehalf In the an'
mber OF Representatives. The general Ques. &c!
n Of reduction was argued some days poi
Q and agreed 10 by small majority in the IN Gnl
ssalon; sa In of that vote the fQa
1sider the yarions schemes OF reduction,
d report plan ior carrying out the will OF :.
body. Tbs report so far as It re1atedto
Senate was readily carried, but 4
Ct q lengthy and excited debate Il | ciat
views respecting the House Of Representa- Mi Mi
cs, and the whole report was f1ualy tabled IT,
vote Of 1Ca to 10U. The Legislature oh
;selore = M G remains as teEelofors- Senators nro
: lb9 Representatives The election takes not
biennial ginning this year on the frst ttsc Hsc
'naay J. IN December, and afterwards on the :1c
: Thursday In November, and continuing lie lie
/ uro5o.it,on T., .s+,,,,.h *. .... VII
,ffcn,s "a tha i..Js ~ u.sn Luz "nlte pop tho
! witbout dix,s;an. =. =. aep1esatatson was cloa
- ~ rneke fha q. ~ - aiso pFoPosl. Iith
: h hoeis Tho Ia IL thess,a populatlon" Ste
'etotorr, Representative population.H nsa' n.n'
TIE 1leA1s y. aA1 FREEDMEN. Pill
The committee Of sixteen reported the fol- cha
7ing clause for insertion Ia the Constitu~ asst
], and 1t was agreed 10 without debate or I We
ttlon: deb
II sha1 be The d1ty Of The General AEsembly at owt
,eu session, md thereafter u the public Helhse eve