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Rh Mr. Fish, of Bibb, introduced a hill to incorporate the Macon and Eastern Railroad Company; which was read the first time. Mr. Goodman of Bulloch, introduced a bill to authorize Joseph Simms to peddle in the seventh Senatorial district, without paying the license required by law; which was read the first time. Mr. Nelson, of Cobb, introduced a bill to authorize his Excellency the Governor to dispose of certain lands beloning to the State of Georgia. Also a bill to authorize Frederic A. Williams to erect a ferry or bridge across the Chattahoochee river on his own land; which were severally read the first time. Mr. Johnson, of Coweta, introduced a bill to authorize his Excellency the Governor to pay over to the county of Cowetta her proportionable part of the poor school fund for the vear 1848, out of the fund set apart by an act to provide for the education of the poor, assented to 27th of December, eighteen hundred and forty-three; which was read the first time. Mr. Hendrix laid upon the table the memorial of John Holden of the county of Dade, which was referred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Hendrix, Gartrell, Wiggins and Tucker, without being read. Mr. Farmer introduced a bill to reorganize a land court for head rights of land, so far as relates to the county of Emanuel, and to authorize all monies arising from heead rights to be paid over equally to the Justices of the Interior Court of said county; a compensation for their services, and for other purposes therein mentioned; which was read the first time. Mr. Chandler introduced a bill to amend the first section of an act passed on the 7th day of December, 1824, authorizing the Superior Courts of this State to appoint persons to assign and set off dower, and to prescribe the mode of proceeding therin; which was read the first time.

Mr. Phillips laid upon the table the memorial of the citizens of Clarkesville, asking the repeal of all laws previously passed incorporating said village. Also, the memorial of sundry citizens of Habersham county in edition to the organization of a volunteer corps of mounted infantry; which were referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs. Phillips, Morris and Reynolds, without being read. Mr. Phillips, from the Finance Committee, reported a bill for the imposition and collection of taxes for the vear 1850 and thereafter which was read the lirst time, and on motion one hundred and fifty copies were ordered to be printed for the use of this House.

Mr. Ramsey, of Harris, introduced a bill to establish an