The Dawson journal., 1883-08-09
Dawson. Ca, August 0, 1888.
I.etter from senator Parks.

Letter from Senator Parks.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 6, 1888.
.Mcssrs. Editors
As begin this communication, L
retrospect the work of the Legisla-
ture for the past week, and l find
that not much was done in the way
of general Legislation since l wrote
YOU last. The time of the House
has. been been chiefly engaged IN
acting upon innumerahle local blliS
that can be of no interest to your
readers, or to any one else except
the localities directly to be affected.
The House has spent nearly three
days in considering the general local
option law" and the bill has not yet
been perfected or passed. and its
ultimate destiny is involved in doubt
The bill has been so loaded with
amendments that even its friends,
some of them, do not own it and
will vote against it. 1t is now devel-
oped that there are grave q consti-
tutional difficulties in the way of the
enactment of such q law by the
House of Representatives. The bill
will be finally acted on this week.
The Senate keeps engaged in dispos-
ing of the occasional measures that
ore introduced by its members, and
in acting on the few House bills
that have already reached this de-
partment of the Legislature. In
the Senate last week q bill was pass
ed TO make it misdemeanor for q
laborer to willfully abandon the
service of his employer without first
paying for any and all advances of
supplies on money that he may have
received from his employer. The
Senate has passed q bill to prevent
the abatement Of letters of admins
tration upon lhe marriage of a female
administrators or execu trix. The Sen
ate has passed abill amending the Act
by which artificial limbs were furn-
ished to manned Confederate SOL
diers, by changing the time from
five years to three years, when the
same may be renewed. A bill has
passed both the House and Senate,
amending section 1927 of the Code,
by striking out the words, Except
horseman's pistols This little
amendment will save much time OF
the courts In trying cases of persons
charged with carrying concealed
weapons. The Senate has passed
the bill to redistrict the State, and
the only change made by the bill as
to our district is to transfer Quitman
county from the second TO the third
congressional district. Your cores
pondent and others from the district
this change. but it was I'M
avoidable, so the committee insisted
by whom the bill was framed, and
they succeeded in defeating my a.
mendment to keep that county in our
district, The election for Judge of the
Supreme Court resulted in the cleo
ton Of Hon. Mark n. Blanford, of
Columbus, who was chosen on the
ninth ballot. He is regarded as an
eminent lawyer, and will no doubt
make an efficient and acceptable sue
cessor TO the late Judge Crawford.
The supporters of Judge j. T. Clark
deemed it inexpedient to put him
IN nomination, as so many of his
friends in the Legislature were com
mitted to the other aspirants before
Judge Clarke concluded to enter the
race. He did not care to have a
scramble before the Legislature for
this high office, and so, on the day of
the election his name was not voted
for at all.
Some interesting developments are
Anticipated when the committees re-
port thah have investigated the L4un-
attic Asylum and that are now inves-
the, Agricultural Depart
ment, and, the. Marietta and, North
GA. r, R. management. Your readers
shall be duly informed on these SUBJ
jects and other legislative. matters of
public interest by
Yours and their ob't servt,
j. G. P: