The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-12-08

The House met at 8 A. NJ, and
was called to order by Speaker
Smith.
Mr.. w. ID. Anderson moved to
reconsider the action of the House
on yesterday in passing bill to in
corporate the Atlanta and Tennessee
Railroad Company.
lie wanted the reconsideration in
Justice to the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad Company, which
has already been chartered, and
hindered by II. |. Kimball, who was
a curse to it as well as to the coun-
try. The Atlanta and Tennessee
Railroad will cover pretty much the
same line and there can certainly
be no use for both.
Mr.. Simmons of Gwinnett, oppos-
cd the motion; he was in favor OF
allowing charter to any road pro-
posed to DO built with private sub
scription.
Mr.. Jackson also opposed the mo-
ton to reconsider, remarking that
the charter asked for now will COM
plete chain of railroads through
kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia
he was willing to charter any road
which private persons propose to
build with their own money.
Mr.. Pou thought there was no reas-
on why fair competition between
railroads should not be allowed, and
was in favor of granting the charter
asked for. Moreover, fifteen thou
sand dollars per mile State aid had
been granted to the road from Ma
rietta, and yet not lick has been
struck on it, and refusing this char
ter might defeat road through that
section of the country.
The motion to reconsider vas lost.
Mr.. jackson moved to take up
the bill to secure to educational pur-
poses the fund now due to the Edu-
cational Department He said that
he thought he could suggest an
amount to insert in the blank which
would meet general approval. The
motion prevailed.
He proposed to insert 1927 1854,
the amount of poll tax collected, and
the liquor tax collected, since 1868.
Mr.. Putney said that a much
larger sum than the amount propos-
ed was due to the Educational Fund
and that the interest on $327,Oo4
would not meet the demands, and
pay the teachers for services already
rendered. The passage of the bill
in the proposed shape would amount
to reputation and render the law
useless.
Mr.. Jackson also moved to amend
the bill by ordering the destruction
of all bonds issued by the Legisla-
ture in 1870. This motion prevail
ed.
The motion to fill the blank with
327,064 prevailed.
Mr.. Dell moved to further amend
by prohibiting any further issue of
bonds for educational purposes un-
der pre-existing laws, This amend
ment prevailed and the bill, as
amended, was passed.
Mr.. Pierce offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, The present State
School Commissioner is stranger to
our people, and so little acquainted
with our wants and desires that nm
der his management the system OF
public instruction is now, and will
always DO, failure therefore, be
it s.t.-
Resolved, That he be requested
to resign at once the office be now
holds.
On the motion to adopt the yeas
and nays were called, with the fol-
lowing result: Yeas 10, nays 70.
Mr.. Hoge offered a resolution ten
dering the use of this Hall to the
Democratic Convention which as
in this city tomorrow, and
for the adjournment of
this House from to-day over until
A. NJ. on Thursday.
Mr.. Bacon offered substitute
for taking RECESS from
laif past eleven e'eloek A. NJ. TO-
morrow until seven P. NJ. The sub
;titute was adopted.