The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-13
WRANGLE IN HOUSE.
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ing eleven members coming from each
congressional district
This bill is in line with a recon-
mendation made by Gov. Terrell in his
first message to the legislature
Another interesting bill was intro
duced by Senator Comas of the Third.
to authorize the Supreme Court to ar
range the different judicial circuits of
the state into districts. and to rotate
the judges so as to equalize the work
as much as possible At present some
of the Superior Court judges are on
the bench the greater part of the year,
while others sit for about six months
in all.
The Senate BILL which failed of pas
sage was that by Senator Perry of the
Thirty third, to amend Section los of
Volume of the Code so as to pro-
vide that the compensation of special
criminal bailiffs shall be fixed by the
judge of the court in which they are
appointed, instead of by the ordinary
or County Commissioners as now pro-
vided.
In executive session the Senate ap-
proved the appointments of judges and
solicitors made by the Governor and
transmitted to the upper house Mon
day.
A resolution was introduced by Sem
ator Middlebrooks of the TWenty-sev-
enth, favoring an exhibit of the states
resources at the Louisiana Purchase
Exhibition at st. Louis in 1904 The
paper was referred to the Committee
on the State of the Republic.
Senator Perry introduced a bill to
amend that section of the Code rela-
tive to the Incorporation of railroads
so as to relieve electric street rail-
ways from the operation of the law
which prohibits roads establishing
parallel lines within ten miles of each
other. The measure is designed to en-
courage trolley companies to operate
suburban lines and help in building up
rural districts.
The following Senate bill was pass
ed:
BY Senator Perry of the Thirty
third-To provide for the payment of
costs and fees in eases in which serv-
ices are performed by special criminal
bailiffs of the Superior or City Courts
and for the disposition of same.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
BY Senator Sweat of the Fifth-To
prohibit the adulteration of spirits tur-
pentine and to prescribe punishment
for the same.
BY Senator Park of the Thirtv-sev-
enth-To provide for the admitting to
bail OF parties who have been con-
Victed of offenses bailable before trial
upon filing motion for new trial or
bills of exceptions to Supreme Court.
After a lively discussion the House
Committee on General Judiciary late
this afternoon, by the close vote of IA
to II, made a favorable report of the
bill, which if passed, will cause the
Southern Railway to be incorporated
in Georgia.
The measure was introduced by
Messrs. Hall, knight, Underwood,
Rankin, Tfgner, Glenn, Richardson and
Deal and one of it's most important
provisions declares that roads not in
corporated in the state shall be re-
garded as trespassers and will not be
entitled to defend any action brought
against them for damages for injury
to person or property until they do
incorporate.
Unless incorporated in Georgia, the
bill declares that the occupation of
any street or road, whether public or
private, by any railroad shall be lille
gal.
Those who spoke on the bill were
For the measure-Messrs Hall of
Bibb, Overstreet of Screven and Akin
of Barlow. Against the bill--Judge
Hamilton McWorther. Hon. Fleming
duBignon and Mr.. Wilson of Clay.