The loyal Georgian., 1866-03-03

the chair, in case of the absence of tn
president from the assembly, or o. hi
Withdrawing from the chair ior the pur>
pose of participating in the proceedi rs
Where but one presiding officer is ap>
poIntc', in the first Instance, his place
can only be supplied, in case of his alb
sence, by the appointment of president
or chairman pro trmprOe, and, in the
choice of this officer, who ought to be
elected before any other business is cone,
it is the duty of the secretary to conduct
the proceedings.
The presiding officer may read sittings
but should r.so ID srate motion or put
question to the assembly.
THE RECoR DING OFFICER.
The principal du'ios of this officer
consist in taking NOES of all the proceed
ings, and IN making true entries in his
Journal of 'all the things done and past
In the assembly; bur he is not, in genes .
raj, required to take minutes of 'partcu-
lar mems spec ches, or 10 make et.t.ies of
things merely proposed or moved, without
coming to vote. He is to enter what
Is done AMI past, but not what is said or
moved.
1t is also the duty of the secretary to
read all papers, etc., which may be or
dered to be read; to call the roll of the
assembly, aud AXE note of those who a,e
absent, when call is ordered to call the
roll, and note the answers of the mems
bers, when question is taken by yeas
and nays; to notify committees OF their
appointments and of the bush ess re elred
to them; and to authenticate, by his
signature, sometimes alone aud some
tunes In conjunction with the presideIt,1
all the acts, orders and proceedings of the
assembly.
The secretary is also charged with the
custody of al the papers, and documents
OF every desci pnon, belonging to the
assembly. as well as the Journal of its
proceedings; and is to let none Of them
be taken from the table, by any member
or other person, without the leave OF or
dor tLe u,oCIIIbfy.
When but single secretary is appoin
ted, his place can only be supplied, du'
ring his absence, by the appoutln, mt of
some one to act pro tenapOfe. When
several persons are appointed, this lneon-
venience is not likely to occur.
The secretary should stand while read
ing oricalling the a>sombIy.-NutiOnaH5t.
Congress, to the surprise of most peo-
pie has admitted the negro to vote in the
District of Columbia, and without any
qua ification We wish, for our part, it
had insisted, when doing away with the
color qualification upon every mans
knowing how to read before exercising
the franchise. The opportunity was
good Que for setting an example that the
states might have followed and the great
principle of equality before the law
would have beeu firmly established by
a measure of this kind as by the one
which was passed. Pictures are now be
ing drawn, II some quarters, OF the dread
full effect which this vote will have in
Irritating the whites Of the District, hut
it is really time that we heard the last Of
this argument If justice can only BE-
done, and the Government Can only keep
faith with the blacks, by irritating
portion of the whites, the latter must get
used to being irritated, and the Govern
ment to irritating them Four " ars ago
this precious sophlsm was out in the
foreground of the battle against emanci-
patton, and events have revealed its value
rhe only way in which the blacks could
avoid giving offense to any of their fellow
citizens would be-to betake themselves
out of the world; but, from so beuigbted
and degraded race, devotion OF this
kind t" the public comfort is hardly to
be expected.--IAe Nation.
There is greatness before which