The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-08-24
HEruDlATlON.

-at REPUTATION.
The Constitutional Convention ofehe
State Of Georgia, by a nearly unani-
NOUS vote, lu6 to- l6, has adoPeeu
clause declaring certain bonds issued
by the existing authorities oi tho State
illegal, null and void, and prohiotttng
the Legislature from paying them Oh
rsctly or indirectly. The following are
given ns the character of some ofthe
| obligations: $50
The State purchased from III. J. KIM
bali the Capitol building, in which the
Convention Ia now sitting, for $780, ,OOO
| in bonds. These bonds were turned
over to him, and the State recelveti
i titles to the property. He then pledged
el2O, ,OOO Of the bonds with BoorInan
Johnston and $l:N,OOO with RusfseIi
Sage, both of New York. shortly al.
ter this had been done Governor But
lock. without authority Of law, agreed
| with l<imh,ll that he should repiaeo
these bonds with II new issue. He nc
ICor,liurly delivered tu Kimbail $780,
i an, ,,f new bonds to substitute for them.
Kimball failed to take up the OLD
bonds. The state settled with Russell
sage, hut rcp,,diatel Johnston's claim.
ii Another case Ia that OF Messss-
Branch T. Co., OF Augusta, va. ,.. n". %
/. the Legislature was preparing its nrsI
; act Of reputliation II dsrlarei ny u
\ spt,cial act, which passed both Houses.
, and was signed by the Governor, tnaC
< thu, Mmnn and Brunswick Railroad
bonds were binding and valid. upon
the assurance Of this act MtSsrs. branch
|" \. Co. bought about $lW,OO worth OF
!: these bonds. AUerwau the l-eE'si"-
- . (ure reputliatetl them.
/ A third ease Ia thnt Of tho Scott bonds
~ Th...s, bonds were issued long before
y tho war aud are, Hf course, perfectly re-
10 ru,nr. When tho bond Investigation
~ was going on in lS72,an act was pa'sstu
70 requiring the holders Of all Georgia
rs bon,ls to have then, registered anew at
Il. tho ,rrc.surcr'., office. Mr. Scott, who
held some Of these bonds, forwarded
10 them to Atlanta to have them register
u Ell. The party to whom he sent them
" failed to have them registered, and
~ they are consequently rept'diateu.
u. In the Convention Governor Jenkins
," st,oke in favor of ren'itting the CLAIMS
rs npon the state to adjudication by the
Sncrame Courts Of the State. Ile fn-
~ yored IA fair legal investigation ana u
y. ~ judicial determination nj the rights ot
81 81 the alleged bogus bondi'olders.
as General ,rosIrnlls cl,,.Mpioned rePu-
ls' d,atton, saying that the state was not
es- bound for u single dollar appropriated
'ep under tho reconstruction Eovernment
'ss that 1t was n ,ls,rpNtion by aid ot the
'ys the acts Of the do fncto officers wor'
ht' without tho consent or authority of tn
'su people of Georgin.
.n- The Columbus (ia.) Enquirer say
rug that wnen Col. IL. l.. Mott, of tia
'"'" CITY, was last In Washington with Hon
II. w. nillard, no called on Secretar
are Of the Navy Thompson. Mr.. Iho'hl
.nn- son did pot hear Col. Motifs nam
.sce distinctly. After the conversation III.
l,,n iulle.l somewhat, Col. Mott Desa"
,wa- ask Mr.. Thompson about his ola nom
rtss1 ~ Cu'Pel'pe'' W. 49, Ii,I N,
,r..e family aud persons. "Wh"t 49," M
nrn- HiIiiard say your name was - aske
Irts, Mr.. InohtT, W., Nit II;
glad 10 500 ynu," giving his hand
mil. hearty grasp. Turning to Mr.. Evnrt
ithy who was preasen'' ~ TO-, -, s.,,v
viuv "This man taught mo how 20 sew
ami Then all resumed seats, ana nier
,.".r- tales of olden time followed. Wh'
- a. Col. Mott wasa young man he was
thew tailor in Culpepper, and Mr.. 'rhomps
was u boy Of twelve or fourteen.
vhnt latter frequented tho formers shop n'
ce nf learned something Of tailoring. i
hem, Two ia" "'' '''' '
nv ;u- | wears.