Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-23
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The CoYrespondence Between
Gen. Meade and GOV. Ienktns Of

The COYrespondence Between
Gen. Meade and Gov. Ienktns Of
Georgia. ssyossd ao4 soissse
|nl HRARQUARTERs 3D MIL. DIsTRIcT;)
Georgia, Alabama and Florida.)s 81
isria sii--ATLANTA,G GA..Jan. q. 1867
His Ercellency, Charles j. Jenkins, Pro.
0isionuz G6re,nor of tie State Of Geor-
gia, Milledgeuille, Ga: ssTR
IafDBAR SiR-lI have7 the honor to sub
nit herewith for your consideration
copy of an ordinances recently adopted
by the constitutional convention Of the
state of Georgia, and a copy of the in
dorsement, thereon made by aBvt. Maj
Gen. John Pope, who, at the date ofsnch
Endorsement, was in command of this
military district: I also inciose copy
of letter addressed to Gen. Pope by
John Jones, Esq, provisional treasurer
of the state of Georgia. HaF,a yatswsr
You will observe that said ordinance
authorized and directed said treasurer
to advance -the-disbursing officer of
1.-THE convention therein named, out of
the treasury of the oStateao Georgia
the .sumof S &c, ,00D, todefray the expeni
ses of the convention, ahdsthep pay and
mileage Of its) members to the 23d day
of December, 1867, and that Gen, Pope's
Endorsement on said ordinance author
lied and instructed the treasurer to
paysthe sum designated in the ordinance
to the sdisbursingi officer of the convens
tion, for the purpose specified, and to file.
the, ordinance with his Endorsement
thereon, and the receipt of said !disburs-
ing officer, as the treasurer's voucher for
the amount so paid. Theg treasurer de-
clined to pay the amount SO ordered to
be paid, on the ground that he held his
office under the constitution of the state
of Georgia, adopted in 1865, being
sworn tojperform its duties according to
that constitution and the laws. of the
state, by which he alleged he was for
biddeu to pay money out of thefreasnry,
except upon warrant of the governor and
sanction Of the comptroller general, and
that, having entered into heavy bonds
for, the, faithful performance of his dus
ties SO prescribed, he was compelled to
decline making the payment ordered by
the convention and authorized by
Gen. Popea SUnder Nthese Scircum-
stances, / deem it proper to request
you to-issue an executive warrant on the
state treasurer for the payment of the
amount, and for the purposes specified in
said ordinance. am clearly Of the
opinion that the convention is authorized
by the reconstruction acts of Congress
to exercise such legislative poweras may
be pecsssary for tito discharge the duties
which those acts impose on the conven.
tion. To enable it to discharge its duty.
the payment of its current expenses, and
Of its members, is absolutely Vi essential.
In this view, I consider the present or
dinance as fan appropriation made by
law in the sense used blythe, censtitu-
ton of Geosgias which prescribes that
"no money should be drawn from the
treasury Of fsthis state,i except sby,appro-
priation made by law; and /, therefore;
trust that you will not hesitate to give
the sxecutivszwarrant required by the
treasurer. IF am correctly informed,
there ii. q precedent forthe action, Of this
convention in the appropriations made
BY the Constitutional convention which
assembled in this, state. in 1865. .bho'i'
| Youwin please show this communica-
tion to the comptroller general. os.
/ Hoping that IN the performance Of
the difficult and embarrassing duties
Eno% ,deyolyed upon me, Igmay have the
co-operatioif and assistance of the execu.
tive department of the State Of Georgia,
seI am, most respectfully, yourobe dient
servant, q Jun GEO. G. .MEADE,.aa 80 81 81
Maj Gen. UsS j. a., Commanding Third
Il Military District.sps7 81 ~ MOI siqas'y
VI .s3nsuIfh
-.baod EXECUTIVE DEPARTmENT,ql !.
4 MILEEDGEvILLE, JAM 10, 1868. n aoi
III MAJ Gen. d(1e0rSe q. Meade. IT. 8. A.