The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-30
A TALK WITH SENATOR WRIGHT.
He Discusses Local Measures From
His District.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 29-'The Senate is
close up with its work" said Senator
Wright. of the First district. to-day in
discussing the calendar of the Senate
Our committee have acted promptly,
and the action of the Senate itself upon
all measures that have so far been before
it, has been harmonious and prompt. So
far as we are concerned we could get
| through our work considerably short of
the allotted fifty days for the session. At
the same time the Senate has done a
great deal of important business this ses-
sion, and it has, | believe been well done
Speaking of matters effecting his own
district, Senator Wright said:
The local bills for bingham county
| are naturally my first charge. The Chat
ham muddle is the Houses affair. The
fight over that bill properly belongs in
the House, and hence l have not troubled
myself much about it, OF course, If there
is anything contrary to the constitution
in the measure, l will see that that is
remedied by the Senate.
But of the local bills, my wine bill for
the regulation of the sale of domestic
wines in Effingham county, and the bill
to establish a county court for bingham
with the bill by Mr.. Hopkins, of McIn-
tosh county, TO change the judicial cir
cults are the important ones
What does your wine bill PROVIDE"
1T is intended to allow the growers of
grapes, who manufacture them into wines,
to sell the wine i'll quantities of ten gal
Ions and upwards. The bill has already
passed the Senate and probably reported
by the House committee, which practi-
cally insureS its becoming law.
I'VE have had no little trouble over the
county court of Efingham. but | think
when the present bill becomes a law
there viii be no further trouble Last
session had an act passed abOlishing the
county court. You see the Judge of the
court, as it then existed, received fees for
a conviction. He did not get any salary,
and in case Of acquittal got nothing. The
abolition of the court was generally APP
proved, but the grand jury wanted an
other court, and my present bill requires
| that the Judge shall be paid a salary in
stead Offices.
~ addition have introduced a general
| bill requiring that all judges of county
courts shall be paid a salary. No argu-
ment is necessary to show that a fee sys-
TEN for Judges is iniquitous."
And how about the proposed new ju-
dicial circuit3'
you may say for me, that while there
is practically no opposition to the bill
which Mr. Hopkins, of Mcintosh county
has introduced, from the representatives
of the district directly affected, yet ! do
not believe the bill will become law.
Why! Because there is a decided ten
dency among the members of both houses
to oppose anything that carries with it an
expenditure of money. At the same time
our claim for new circuit is a just one,
and intend to do my best to secure its
success. AS it is, Chatham county alone
furnishes enough litigation to constitute
circuit by itself, Fulton county, which
is only one-third larger than Chatham
county, has practically two circuits and
we believe Chatham is entitled at least
to be one circuit. Liberty. Mcintosh,
Tattnall. Bryan, Bulloch and Eftingham
are all willing to become another circuit.
Tattnall has been reported to be against
the proposition, but this is mistake
Senator Wilcox, of the Second district,
does not favor the new circuit, but his
opposition is the strongest we have to
contend with.
Senator Wright, who has been on the
sick list, suffering with bad cold has
fully recovered and is again filing his
place as one of the wheel-horses of the
| Senate.