The morning news., 1894-11-01
LAWMAKERS OF The STATE.
Senator Osborne Proposes Relief for
The Supreme Court.

He Introduces a Bill TO organizs Five
District Courts of Appeals-The Du-
ties of the Courts to Fall Upon the
Judges of the Superior and City
Courts-The Pay of the Legislators to
Be Cut on During Their Visit to
Macon.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 31-One hour was all
the time consumed by the legislature to-
day in legislation for the dear people. The
balance of the day went to the senatorial
campaign, which, the saints be praised,
VIII probably come to an end tomorrow.
Senator Osborne introduced several i'm
portant mea sudh etao eatotao sbrdhrd
portant measures to-day. one of which
was bill to give relief to the supreme
court. His bill proposes to do this by or
sanizing five district courts of appeals,
the courts to consist of the judges of the
superior court in the circuits grouped to-
gether in each district and the Judges OF
the city courts in each district. The
courts are to meet four times a year: first
district in Atlanta; the second in Athens,
the third in Savannah the fourth in CO.
lumbus and the NTH in Macon The
'iNi n VI tit superior courts In the county
Where the district court Is held shall
be the clerk of the district court for that
district. These district courts shall hear
appeals from superior and city courts IN
thelr respective districts from any final
judgments or decisions Of those courts
on motions from new trials granting or
refusing to grant, or dissoIVing injunc-
tons for the appointment or refusing
to appoint receivers, on rules against Of
hcers OF the court and on all certiorari
cases. An appeal to the supreme court
can De mad from the district court onlv
In cases involving the constitutionality OF
a state or federal statute,or where capitaI
punishment Is involved. The Judges Of
the district court are to be paid four
cents a mile going and returning from the
sessions of the court and 81 for each day
engaged in holding court, which shall be
paid out of the state treasury.
lie also introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, asking for the appointment
or a committee of three from the Senate
and five from the House to consider and
report upon some plan to relieve the su-
preme court
Mr.. Brown of the One Hundred and
Thlrty-ninth district, introduced an im-
portant bill this morning 1t provides that
hereafter the solicitor general be paid a
H&ed salary OF 1900 each, and that the fees
collected by the solicitors be turned into
the several county treasures
Mr.. Cumming introduced bill to recti-
late the law of assignments for the beue-
1t OF creditors and to fix the rights and
duties of assignors. The bill Is intended 10
prevent creditors giving any preferences,
except such as are entitled to priority un-
der the laws of the state.
Mr.. Cumming also introduced a bill to
provide for the appointment OF auditors,
and to fix their compensations and to pro-
vide method of making their reports,
and to regulate the practice where ex-
ceptions are filed.
Senator Mccarthy introduced a bill in
the right direction this morning He pro-
poses to submit an amendment to the peo-
pie providing for the election of the su-
preme and superior court judges, and the
solicitors general by the people, the su-
preme court judges to be elected by the
voters of the state and the judges of the
superior courts and solicitors to be elected
by the qualified voters of their judicial
districts. A similar bill was also introduced
in the House to-day by Mr. Houston OF
DeKalb
In the house this morning Mr.. Furguson
of Lee, after the usual opening ceremo-
pies called up the resolution introduced by
him yesterday to abolish the special agri-
culture committee. The resolution was
laid on the table.
The resolution of Mr.. Branch pop, CALI
ing on the treasurer for information con-
corning the amount of cash on hand and
on deposit in the state repositories for the
year CHUNG sept oV, 1881 was COnSiQered
by unanimous consent 1t was opposed by
Mr. Hurst of Walton on the ground that
1t would place an unnecessary burden on
the treasurer. on his motion It was laid
on the table.
Mr.. Doolan OF Chatham county called up
his resolution to cut off the day selected
to go TO the exposition I'm Macon from the
constitutional number Of fifty, and deduct
the pay of the members. IL was made a
concurrent resolution and passed. The
senate concurred in It when il came up in
that body, the state will not have to
foot the bill for the legislatures Macon
junket.
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