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Rh act in relation to the holding of the Inferior Courts and Courts of Ordinary in Glynn county, which was read the first time. Mr. Griffin ot Hall, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to authorize Hardy Strickland of the county of Forsyth, administrator upon the estate of Mark W Killingsworth, deceased, of the county of DeKalb, to make his returns in the county of Forsyth, which was read the first time. Mr. Ramsey of Harris, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to change and make permanent the place of holding the Supreme Court in the second Judicial District, and to provide for the return of process therein, which was read the first time. Mr. Reid of Harris, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to change the names of Harriet Elizabeth, Nathan Patrick, and Mary Catherine McLeroy, to Harriet Elizabeth, Nathan Patrick, and Mary Catherine Wilder, and to legitimatize the same, which was read the first time. Mr. Pringle of Houston, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to compensate Petit Jurors in the county of Houston, which was read the first time. Mr. Riley of Lumpkin, introduced the following resolutions, which were severally read: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency and propriety of reporting a bill reducing the number of the Justices of the Inierior Courts and Courts of Ordinary in this State, to one in each county, prolonging his term of service* for four years, and giving him a salary or compensation, to be raised by fees taxed in bills of costs in cases tried before him. Also, Resolved, That the Committee on the Penitentiary be instructed to prepare and report a bill to provide for the removal of the Penitentiary of this State from Milledgeville to Atlanta—the rules of House having been suspended, the resolutions were taken up and adopted. Mr. Trippe of Monroe, laid upon the table the remonstrance of sundry citizens of Monroe, against the extension of the line of Butts county, which was referred to a special Committee, consisting of Messrs. Sanders, Watson and Howard, without being read. Mr. Laughridge of Murray, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to fix and make permanent the places of holding elections in the several precincts in the county of Murray, which was read the first time. Mr. McDougald of Muscogee, presented a petitiou of sundry citizens of Columbus, prayingthe Legislature to restrain the City Council of Columbus from encroaching upon the public domains reserved as Commons, which was referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs McDougald, Tucker, and Trippe, without being read.