The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-22

homely phrase and is making tho whole snair lau
luz SOCK the people AS for tbs white citizens Of
State their opinions and sediments DO beat defined
Dy tho narration of incident which transpiFed asl
night in sitsias room or the United states Hotel
An old and well known citizen Of Georgia resiieni u
6fiuin had arrived NJ this place In the evening, and
wnie sitting tho stove gccosted by old &c
guam ance IA the toilo"pg manner.--
Hos are you. Cooneis Glad 10 500 you What are
you dong hereY Are you delegate 10 tue Recon trac
.'Sirm replied tho Colonel bristng M md twirIing
ms gray noustsches do look like man who had
been steaiins sheepy"
what moro emphatic expression OF opinion do you
necdf IL viii take nity thousand bIyoncts and hlty
years OF Juno TO make tho whites Of Georgia Consent TO
negro rulo
Another Discussion on tho Cotton Tax Qucs-
ton-inviting Ex-t2ovcrnor Of Gcorgin 10
tao Fioor-A SUPERFICIAL Speeci,-Rivai
Nuintto DeieZates-an Ordinance Relief
Acknowledgement Of Committee on Rules-A
Lengthy and Amusing Observation-Disclosures Of
the MnlsttO Bradley.
ATLANTA Ca Dec H. 1867
Ono OF the city journals s1pporting tie negro
supremacy laws OF Congress ous in long editorial
this morning dcnounciBg the report OF the New York
Associated Press agent OF the proceeding Con-
voniion. Now. II tho be told, the agent whoever
he may b., only DO blamed for having reported
the exravagances OF that honorable body faithfully
as they occurred Divesed Of every prejudice,
positively that laughable ridiculous
OF proceedings wero never with ,ssod or hoard than
those which inaugurated tho nondecrpt assemLlage
nov In session at tins place. IT. one. the negro
minstrel companies OF New York could reproduce tho
scene as actually TRANSFERRED the performance would
have run unparalleled in tho annals Of tho stage
would "nighly bring down the house"
Tho Convsn,ion met this morning at tho specified
hour and the calling OF the roll having been dispensed
with. motion made 70 reconsider the vote by
which the petition to Congress rotation cotton
tax was LAID the table A long discussion ensued
aud an effort TO lay tho motion on the table do
feated.
Before the vote was taken Mr. Hopkins, a delegate
who IS now under heavy bonds 10 answer charge Of
pcjiry. . bill charging him with that onercs having
boon found BY grand jury, each member OF which
had taken the OATH asked be excused from voting
on the subject. flo said that official engaged
collecting the tax cotton. and no had letters
from Judge Keily(Cries or ssordsr end laughter dnr
ing which Mr. Hopkins resumed his seatl
Nc H. turner, negro, here arose and after fcw
preliminary remarks tnat when he hai attempted
to speak before he had been gagged down. there.
fore he not prepared 10 vote.
The Presden. said that language was not respect
full aud further remarked that no attenpt had been
made tn gag him down.
before any vote could bs taken Turner voted ''no.n
The next business q motion rescind the
and Governors Of Georgia 10 seats on the floor
lively debate followed during which the first really
TACTICAL speeCnoS wore MADE
Mr. Adkins. tall old country looking man, with tho
most unstates nanlke aspect imaginable, up = t
Of vriuous indignation to ard In resembling the obnox
Gus resolution He didut want any Governor and
Governors there's they Ill rob b,s and instead OF
beng honored deserved TO be dshonorod which sug-
gssted ideas Of virtuoas maidens beset BY rufans.
Hs didn't want them there; and although he
declared that he Was the most foFgiving OF meD,
he also strongly intima,ed that u no could do
anything 70 send them all TO the devil he would perform
the act with aacry. He won't on, saying that he pro-
tested against nvitng men 10 seats on tins floor who
f,t<.k rcA As.n~ a.
Governor Jenkins OF Georgia. refused surrender
Brownlow man who had killed Union men, Was this
the man 10 invite to ths i0ory And vigorously pulling
his suspenders tho honorable gentleman being minus
vest, he subsidized
H. ii. Turner lmuiatto) now rose and said that he
could not agree with the remarks Of the gentleman who
had Just spoken. Why not allow the Governor and
sx-overnors st the floor OF the Convsnonf They
admitted to the door Of Congress- and he didn't
whether they we're robels copperhsads or what elss
they called, they ought to be admitted there 70
refuse 70 admit them would % sign OF fesr; would
Bradley muatto) denounced Turner for his conserva-
tive remarks and said that no ought 70 bs taught proper
President and reminded BY Mr. Spear to address the
Chair.l
Bradley asked to be excused and assured the Convsu
The President excused him in few remarks which
crea. ed much laughter.
on and only ceased when he had thoroughly exhausted
Bentley lano.her muia,to) said they were there for
invite ihsrs who 6xing plans AZ ropes
round their nec~s; shafts what they we're doing His
present motive was for the good Of tho Slate; that's
what IL was II we are . republican, be there IL we
are democrat. be there. That's what he thought He
drm republican; that's what he He
n home and he was one here He wanted them 10
know that Hs went on In this strain for some
MINUTES.
Ailer further discussion the motion was lost
An ordinance was hero offered and adopted to give
relief to persons de0i providos th.t aud after
passage oil eves and sales for debt shall cease and
that all evis and sales made after It's shall
his power 10 place The ordinance In operation.
Several motions and resolutions wsro male and
lengthy discussion INDUCED H. when the .ommes on
Rules made thor report, which read by sections
and amended. until tho close Of the session. Daring
tho debate Bradley mad5a speech OF most insoent
characte while dsnounoins one section o. The rules re-
ported. He told the committee tnat It's members didn't
know anything OF what they had been sent 10
they ddnr know what this suoj.c, meant and
what that subject meant Several times he was
calei TO order, but the President sustained
10 hn satisfaction. To the conservatives ana whiie
spectators or shs must,o sdventurer using such
bot his radical colleagues chafed beneath the casgaon
administered IL was, psrhsps the nrst spectacle Of the
kind witnessed In tho South.
A letter from General Pope was read thanking the
Convention for the kind invitation TO visit u durug its
session and promising TO make call At an carry day
Some other unmporiant business was then gone
through with, and the Convention adjourned
have . name tine mob assembled In convention
people soous their dsssssss ana their THE dslssass
utter acK OF Antccedent the most appropriate title for
the Georgia Reconstruction Convention would DO that Of
sThe Great Unknown"
Sonc Observation-Disclosures 81 the Dele.
gates-A Aluiatte w ould.bc Govcrnor-sena-
torial Desiges-A Few Rcc0rds-Wbat the
Convention Did Ts.Day-Bradiey Alarmed
for iis snfety-A soft.ssaped Mensbcr With.
draws his Resignatien.
ATLANTA, Ga. Dec 10, 1897.
The excitement consequent upon Mr. Bioun.s conduct
IN the Convention Friday last did sna after the
adjournment The honorable gentleman felt aggrisvsd
Had be not In . noble spirit o. desire for orce mmo-
lated himself upon the altar OF niggsrdom, Lost the
respect OF his white nsThbors az be ever had ~ and
sksd social otracsm all for the good Of ths State aud
the OF the supremacy laws OF consress And
was he TO be lightly cast aside mis- words laughed ~
and bis vehement soqucncc made tho subject OF unds
gused sneer BY Adam A. Bradley and the other maas-
take part in this great humbug. m.scaled .
Coo thar Mr. Rount