The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-29
SALARIES OF THE JUDGES
THE BILL TO INCREASE THEM RE-
COMMITTED.

Two Amendments Proposing to Re.
duce the Amount Fixed by the Bill
Voted Down-A Bill to Accept the
Proffer OF Federal Aid to Agri-
cultural Colleges.
ATLANTA GA, Nov. 2S,-In the Senate
to-day the special order was the bill to fix
the salaries of the justices of the supreme
courts and of the judges of the superior
courts. The bill makes the salary of the
chief justice of the supreme court $1,000,
that of the associate Justices $4,000 each.
and that of the judges of the superior courts
IS, 800 each.
The general judiciary committee proposed
to amend by making the salaries of the
chief justice and associate justices of the
supreme court 81 900 each and that of su-
perior court judges $4,000 each.
Mr. Sanford moved to amend this by
making the salaries of the supreme court
justices So, 800, and the superior court judges
So, 50j each.
SPEECH BY THE BILLS AUTHOR.
Mr.. Bartlett, the author of the bill, made
an argument in its behalf. He favored the
amendment of the general judiciary, max
ing the salary of the chief Justices Of the
supreme court $4,000, the same as that of
the associate justices. Indeed he had of
fered that amendment i'll the comnittea
He made a forcible argument showing the
laboriouS work of supreme court Judges,
which, in more than one instance has
resulted in the death of members Of that
bench. The pay of the justices is entirely
inadequate and small in comparison with
the salaries paid by other states. Mr.. Bart
lett cited to the Senate tho salaries paid the
supreme and superior court justices Of all
the other states, showing that they all, with
one or two exceptions, are far more LIBERAL
than Georgia. The bill provides that it
shall not affect the salaries of judges now in
commission.
THE WORK THEY DO.
He showed from statistics that our su-
preme court judges do more work those of
any state according to population and re-
ceive the poorest pay. He urged that the
necessity for such economy, if it existed in
1877, does not now exist The taxable
property of the state has wonderfully in o
creased and the tax rate has been greatly
decreased. With tho increase Of property
and population there has been a proDor-
tIonate increase in the work of our judges.
There is no reason now why they should
be paid niggardly salaries. The amendmet
offered by Mr.. Sanford was lost by vote
of Is to 81.
THE COMMITTEES AMENDMENT LOST.
The amendment proposed by the com
nittee was lost by vote Of Is to Is.
Mr.. Hall then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the amendment offered by
Mr. Sanford was lost.
Mr.. Ballard objected.
Mr.. Hall moved to recommit the bill
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hall introduced bill to provide for
what shall operate as the re-conveyance Of
property decided to secure debt, in the same
manner as the cancellation of mortgages.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing:
To amend the act providing for the ap-
appointment of q solicitor of the county
court of Oconee so that the official shall be
a resident of that county.
To authorize the county commissioners of
Thomas to sell the present Jail lot and in
vest the money in another
Mr. whitfield introduced bill to accept
$780, appropriated by congress for agri-
cultural purposes, with tho provisions and
conditions attached thereto, and that the
same be distributed among the agricultural
colleges of the state.
In executive session the following ap-
pointments were confirmed.
Walter c. Beeks to be Judge Of the
county court Of Spalding county for the
term of four years from Aug. II, 1889.
John ID. Pope to be solicitor Of the county
court of Dougherty county for the term Of
four years from Aug. a. 1889.
John Milledge to be state librarian for
the unexpired term ending Sept 81, 1889,
and for the term Of four years thereafter.
At the close of to-day's session both houses
adjourned until Friday morning at IL
o'clock,