The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29
FAVORED BY THE SENATOR.
-ovrNsTEIN WILL SUPPORT THE
ALL CHEATING CITY COURT
SOLICITOR.

..,,eement Made by One of the
Arexentatives in the Legislature
Political Friend Here-Re-
..ded by the Supporters of the
.,re as an Assurance of Its
,..saCe and They Are Correspond
~ JubiIant Representative
,,-norough VIII Spend the Day in
,.aDnah-Bnu Likely to BE In
o5rced Early in the Present
noel, and Pushed as Rapidly as
possible.
letter received yesterday by a local
',.-,,ian. from one of Chatham represen-
.,r.s in the Legislature, stated that Sen
Wv crovenstein had positively and final
:. se+srnjned he would support the bill
'-..,irr the Office of solicitor general of
~. citv Court of Savannah. and had so
,otifed Mr.. Osborne.
The conservative wrote that the letter
b.. solicitor General Osborne had been
-,i-+sn bv Senator Grovenstein Thursday
,igbt and been received the following
,,orr,ng. The writer of the letter TO the
r,Iiticisn here said he had seen the COM
r,,nicafion TO the solicitor general, and
mas familiar with its contents There is
49,, doubt about the TACT that the assistance
If the Senator will be a most valuable
t,,tor in the effort to pass the bill, and
,,at ,n. securing it the local delegation has
nraced a feather in its cap.
II is said that Senator Grovenstein bases
his determination to support the measure
rnon the fact that the revenues of the of
Gre as il is now constituted, are sufficient
10 attract the ambitions of two thoroughly
competent men and that the emoluments
are 100 greatly in excess of those paid 10
other servants OF the county and state.
The Senator believes further that the City
court of Savannah should be placed on the
same footing as the City Courts of other
eues in he state, in almost all of which,
Z NOT i'm all. there are separate solicitors
for these tribunals.
The supporters of the legislative delega-
t7n ana of the bin believe that the sup
mort of the Senator from this district car
lies with 1t the certainty of the passage
Of The bill. They say they had never enter
aimed a doubt but that the bill would
rass. but the promised support and in
fueuce of Senator Grovenstein renders as
sr3uce dOub,y sure.
gentleman high in the councils of the
Liberal Club stated day or two ago to
Morning News reporter that the repre-
sentatives had already mad enough votes
promised to assure the passage of the bill
through the lower house of the Lesisla-
ture and virtually the same proportion of
promised support in the Senate. This. Of
I..,F,
able to understand exactly what It is that
the bill is designed to accomplish, for as
ye. ii has never been sent to Atlanta.
There are said to be a number of members
OF both houses who will ultimately favor
and support the bin but who are unwilling
10 announce their intention until they
have seen d copy and know exactly what
It contains and what it is designed to do.
The letter from the legislator that con-
tanned the announcement of the support of
Senator GroVenstein for the measure, said
that the solicitor general is doing every
hing in his power to accomplish the de-
feat Of the proposed measure. He is said
to have rallied around him politicians Of
influence from every part of the state,
who are working hard in his interest, But.
the letter continues, they will not be able
to accomplish their desired purpose. The
legislator announces in the most positive
terms mat the Dill VIII become Jaw.
Hon, J. J. McDonough, one of the dele
cation, is expected to arrive from Atlanta
this morning, and il is possible that Mr..
Mcmillan will come with him. When the
representatives. return they win carry
with them to Atlanta copy of the bill,
with a certificate from the ordinary that
us title and caption were published i'll
the Morning News thirty days ago. To-
morrow morning the bill win be in AT
hnta, and it will be introduced promptly.
Once placed in the legislative mill the
wheels will be revolved with all possible
rapdty, and the bill viii soon become
law or be defeated, as the strength of its
supporters and opponents develope and the
faJes decree.
One thing is certain. The opponents of
the measure are not nearly as certain of
It's defeat as they were a day or two ago,
nor would it seem, is Mr.. Osborne. Then
1t was announced that he would be back
in Savannah in time for the session of the
grand jury, on tomorrow afternoon, but
there is now no definite announcement to
This effect made by his friends nor do
the indications point to his coming. On
the contrary, they are all the other way.
tbs friends still say that the bill will be
lost, but it is with nothing of the blithe
assurance that characterized the same
statement made bV the same men, only q