The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-01-29


trqHehne,t coming into this Honse He though,
tina the propositions ii.nn some members OH this
question was buiieonb Hs constituency did not
Object TO paving nine dollar per day if le attended
totLe business OF the Legislature. They did not
wish him to receive little pay and then take up the
time of this body by discussing questions OF rptIenc
mPnt. The proposition Of gentlemen would
make it impossible for any but rich men TO come to
the. Legislature. He moved to Indefinitely postpone
the whole matter.
Nh Andrrspn-The substitute offered by the een-
tleman from Lowndes is trihng with a serious mat
Ter, there ii = majority Of this body that wishes
st to keep this pay let be known to the Country
bat there gentlemen here who do not wish such
extravagant pay and they are sincere in it. He
thought it was necessary that this body commence
to rttrench. He made no OF, ecton TO the assaults
made by the gentleman from LOwnles the Re
trencmpllt Committee He wished to meet the bill
offered by the gentleman from ID ,oly It's merits,
and thought that it was not nee airy for members
to receive nine dollars per day for their services
Ny constituents are honorable and they object
this ext avagaiee, and respect their wishes. Ii
they were willing tor me 10 take this pay would
take issue with thenr for it is not right He hoped
the gentleman from Efingham would withdraw his
motion.
Mr.. Ra ais called for the previous question.
Mr.. Williams Of Dooly, arose 10 n privileged
ques ton. He had never been accused Of making
buncomb speech before, and if he hal ever earned
nine dollars day in the service Of the State he did
il Oh that committee.
The vote was taken on Mr. Rawls motion to in
definitely postpone, the yeas and nays being reqnir-
ed were yeas 3D. nays 81 and the Speaker voted i'll
the affirmative, tho question indefinitely post
poned.
The following were among tho bills
introduced in the House on the 23rd:
! Mr. Scott, of F'oyd-A bill creating new Judi
cia Circuit in North Georgia; also, bill incorpor-
ating the Rome Iron Manufacturing Company.
| A bill to fix the fees of Clerks of the Superior
| Court.
bill fixing the fees of Ordinaries.
1--WE publish only of these proceedings
matters of general interest to the people
of the whole State or Of local interest to
this section of Georgia.
On the ODD. the Senate received fom
its Committee the report on retrcnch-
mcnt and ordered fifty copies printed.
Mr.. VIM offered a resolution relating
to the organization of Jurics. A bill was
read giving landlords liens on tenants,
one making it unnecessary to survey
homcstcads and one to give Jurors 50.
per day.
In the House the report of Committee
on retrcnchmont was submitted and or
dered printed. Various bills were intro
duccd, "for the relief of the people"-to
amend the Homestcad-to make it penal
for tenants to sell agricultural products
after night-to submit the question of
eligibility of the negro to Office to the
Supreme COurt-to give lien to mer-
chants, landlords and others on growing
crops.
A bill was on its third reading ''to de-
priye all Courts in the State (docs it in
cludc Federal Courts p Of all power to
enforce contracts made or implied prior
to Jan. LIST. 1665-except against Trus-
tees, or in favor of minors, or when the
vondec is in possession of the property.
One of the members expressed the views,
we suppose of the House, in doubling if
the Supreme Court would sustain the
Homestead Act or whether the present
relief law would stand the test of that
Court. The bill was lost by vote of
104 to 81. "Returning Justice lifts
aIoft her scales"
Nothing of interest transpired in either
House on the 25th. and Goth. Among
the bills on the Goth, we notice one to
establish fqnd for educational purposes
and arranging the fees of Ordinaries and
Sheriff's.