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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1894. BONDS WOT SUBJECT To Ten .Per Cent, on State Back Notes. A Washington special to the Con? stitution says : Mr. Felix.A. Reeves, the solicitor of the treasury, has rendered a decision which will be of interest to every citi? zen of Georgia. It was rendered at the request of Mr. R G. Clark, of Rome. Mr. Clark wrote to Secretary Carlisle stating that the connty com? missioners of Floyd Connty proposed to issue a certain amount of connty bonds, bearing a low rate of interest, io de? nominations of five, ten and twenty dollars. One of the purposes in view in issuing these bonds was the intention . -of using them the same as local cur- ! rency. Mr. Clark inquired whether | such action would conflict in any way with the 'United States banking laws. Mr. Carlisle referred.the letter to Mr. Reeves, who advised the Secretary that no statute of the United States pro? hibits the issue of county hoods io any denomination. According to Mr. Reeves any county has a right to issue bonds when net in contravention to the Constitution of the State. As to the State bank tas of .1875, Mr. Reeves says that the word "corioty" is not enumerated among the corporations, persons, firms, associations, State banks or -State banking associations, and, therefore, county bonds are not subject to the ten per cent. tax. *VN?T?E6," ??OT "BONDS." Mr. -Reeves also held that the word unotes" could not be regarded as in? cluding county bonds, and he was, therefore, of the opinion that the pro? posed issue of county bonds would not be taxable under the Federal statutes. A talk with Solicitor .Reeves by The Constitution correspondent procured fron bim the further statement that whether the bonds issued by a couoty bore interest or not, bis opin? ion would apply the ?ame. These bonds ?he admitted, could be in denomi? nation aa lew as one and two dollars, and coa?d be used as a local circulating me??Mi. This would mean, provided Mr. Ree7es'8 decision holds goods, that the counties can provide the people with all the money they require. The only possible eh an oe of conflict with the United States authorities on this ques? tion would be in the manufacture of these bonds er ?otes in a form re? sembling United States .currency, as in ! the case of the Mississippi bonds re? cen ty seized. This, it is said, could \ be easily avoided, warning the en? graver of the new money not to imi? tate any vignette, seal or scroll work , now in use by the dotted States. Tbe question is whether er not Mr. : Beeves's decision conflicts with that \ clause of the dotted States which pro- ? rides that no State shall "-coin money : or emit Mils ol credit." Toe Supreme : Court in Craig vs. the State of Mis- \ souri has decided that no State can j issue currency in aay form-of course : a county is a part of a State, but : whether these Floyd Coaoty bonds will ; be considered currency in that sense \ that people will be required to take it : remains to be seen. BETTES PRICES FOB COTTON. \ Proposed Action of the Georgia Agricultural Society. ATLANTA, Oct. 17.-A special meet- \ ing of nhe executive committee of the \ State Agricultural Society has been * called te' assemble to Macon on Wednes- j day, the 24th instant, "to consider the j present ruinous price of cotton and to take some steps, if possible, to remedy md avert impending disasters " The call is issued by Hon. John 0. Waddell, president of the Sute Agri- J cultural Society. The meeting will * take place on the second day of the I State fair, which begins in Macon on the 23d instant. j President Waddell, in issuing the ? call, says he wishes "to be distinctly understood as opposing the selling of j cotton to the injury of creditors, but it is believed that the best interests of f debtor and creditor will be subserved if 1 advances can be made on cotton, so as to allow it to be held over, thus stoppiog tbe large daily receipts, and at the same time giving the farmers an oppor? tunity of securing advances on their cotton by which they can meet their obligations and at the same time hold their cotton for better prices." i Part of the call reads as follows : | "A brief suggestion as to the plans j indicated-money is plentiful and at a M low interest rate in the banks. The j banks and commission merchants, who | j are our friends, can be induced to ad- i i vance a reasonable amount on cotton, ; and thus allow the farmer to hold his 1 cotton another year, and at the same time enable him to pay his obligations ! - to nearly the full amount of his cotton. At present prices, it is impossible to 1 more than pay the cost of cultivation, picking, gioning and guano bills, leav- j ing the farmer nothiog with which to ; meet other jost obligations. If the plans and suggestions, which you may promulgate be adopted by the other ? cotton States, we believe good results i ] will follow. j < "There can be DO doubt that the !1 cotton acreage will of necessity be j | greatly reduced next year, the crop j reduced in consequence and the cotton ? < carried over must command better ? prices." ! Fiften hundred delegates are attend? ing the congress of street railwaymen in Atlanta, Ga. 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