Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-10
FROM GEORGIA.
An Extra Legislative ScssiOn-State BOuds
and State Road Lease Brown and
TO0mbS,

1O0mbS,
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. S.
The Legislature of Georgia is actively at
work, striving to complete the present ses-
sion in the forty days to which the law linn
its it, unless extended by two-thirds vote.
A very large number of bills are on the cal
endar. Should the storm of adjournment
be severe, the legislative eXpedient is not
new to heave overheard such bills as cannot
be carried through. Such storms are not
frequent enough. One of the worst curses
of free institutions is excessive legislation.
Stability-or as my old friend, Jim Hall of
Anderson county, termed it, Stdy-n6ttity-
in almost any shape is better than the nev-
er-ceasing and rapid mutation of this fast
era in governmental philosophy.
The chief subjects of legislative interest
here have been the action OH the bond
question, and Oh the State road lease. Gov.
Bullock, during his administration, had
signed as Governor railroad bonds of Vari
Gus companies to the amount of nearly
twenty millions of dollars About five mil
lions were signed without authority Oflaw.
These will not be paid by the State. Those
signed under proper legal authority are rec
ognized as just liabilities. The celebrated
house of Clews, New York, hold most of
these illegal bonds.
The State road lease is under discussion
now in the House of Representatives. Gov.
Bullock, under law authorizing him to
do so, let the State road Western & Allan
tic r. r. to company composed of large
capitalists for monthly rental of S25, 900.
Another bid was made at $50, 800 per
month, but the proper security for faithful
performance was not rendered by the latter
company. The bargain was closed, there
fore, with the only party ready to comply
with the legal requirements. Gov. Joseph
f. Brown, now the President of the COM
pany, and others connected with the trans
action, have been continually assailed with
charges of malpractice in procuring the
lease; and the last legislature appointed
special committee to inquire into the affair.
As usual there are two reports as the first
of the proceeding; the majority condemn
ing the lease, the minority sustaining it.
AS an exception to the general rule, the
latteris vastly more popular, and there can
scarcely be doubt that the lease will be
sustained by an overwhelming vote.
The subject of this lease was very near
to causing duel recently between eX-Gov.
Brown, and Gen. Toombs. The latter had
imputed to the former corrupt practices in
procuring the lease. Ex-Governor 3. re-
piled through the newspapers in q scath-
ing letter of denial and denunciatiOn.
Large Robert" as late Oregon newsp-e
per STYLES him, talked of "pistols and cof-
fee''-sent friend to Ex-Governor Brown,
to know if he would recognize the "Code
of Honern-but failed to send challenge,
although Ex-Governor B. distinctly init
mated in more than one way, that he
would recognize" That is the present
aspect of the affair.
We meet here a number of East Tennes-
seeans whose faces would look familiar on
landscapes with Cumberland and Smoky
Mountains in the distance. We may men
ton Col. Reuben Arnold, and his brother,
Mr.. Pryor l.. Mynatt, Judge John l..
Hopkins, James Dever, w. M. Lowery,
H. r. Cox, Horace King, Billy Newman,
A. M. Wallace, Campbell Wallace, Mr..
Stirchi, and others.
The elegant hotel known as the Kimball
House is the center of attraction on these
lively evenings after tea. A fine brass
band discourses elegant music in its centra
arcade, The flashing fountain sends up
its waters which fall into the reservoir,
sparkling under the gas light like millions
of diamonds. To perfect the gay seems, the
forms of " fair women and brave men," !" are
seen in infinite variety of fineries. Stories
are told of gay fiirtations, and serious
match makings; but we are too old and
too busy to listen to them, or repeat them.
We hear that among these brilliant beings
are two celebrated authoresses well known
In the Southland but we name them not
lest we make mistake.
Atlanta is certainly fast city. Its pop
ulatlon is estimated at $1,000, and it is
growing more rapidly than. ever before.
Inc Inc weather is now delightful, but ten
days ago it was so sultrV that we sought
our rural home, located farther South, for
Drlet space, in preference to these city
heats. NJ