The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-05-01
JUDGE HAS GONE ON RECORD IN
OPPOSITION TO NEW DIVISION
WHICH is FAVORED BY THE
CONGRESSMAN.
BILL HAS BEEN FAvoRABLY RE
PORTED AND 1T is THOUGHT
WILL PASS IN SPITE OF THE
JUDGES OPPOSITION.

A special from Washington. pub
lished in yesterdays Atlanta Con-
stitution, says:
Representative Brantley and Judge
Emory speer have locked norns over
the formers proposition for the ere
alton Of new division of the soutn-
em district OF Georgia with headquar-
ters at Valdosta.
MIR, Brantley some time ago intro
duced bill providing for a south
western division OF the southern dis
trict to consist Of seventeen counties
in the western half Of the southern
district and two counties from the
northern listrict. Judge Speer has
gone on record in opposition to the
new division and Savannah Influences
are being exerted against it, AS it is.
all OF the business in those counties
Of the western half of the southern
district is transacted at Savannah, ana
naturally the Savannah lawyers and
Savannah people generally are in IA
vor Of maintaining the present stat
us. Judge speer claims that the bus
mess, as SHOWN by the records OF his
court from those counties, is not sur
ncient to warrant a separate division.
As rule, federal judges oppose the
creation of these divisions which nee
essitate their holding court at smaller
cities. but the policy OF congress has
heen to carry the courts to the peo-
PIE.
Bill Reported Unanimously
The house committee on judiciary
evidently did not let the arguments
of the judge affect taeir ,lac.sion. for
in the faca of his conteufions. Or
rather his statements. the committee
gave unanimous report in favor Of
Mr. Brantleyr bin.
It Is eX ee'ed talt Ire III VIII he
brought befre the house some lay
ue49 week.
Under its terms the proposed new
southwestern division of the southern
judicial district ia to be composed Of
the counties Of Baker, Berrien, Brooks
Calhoun, Charlton, Cllneh, Coffee. De-
catur, Dougherty, Echols, Irwin.
Lownaes, Mitchell, Thomas, Ware ana
Worth, Of the southern district, and
the counties of Early and Miller now
in the northern district.
Case To Be Tried at VaIdosta.
With regard to the Character of the
cases to be brought before this divis-
ion of the district. it is provided that
all suits not Of local nature in the
circuit and district courts against a
single defendant. inhabitant of the
state Of Georgia, must be brought in
the division Of the district where he
resides, but if there are two or more
defendants residing in different divis-
ions of the district, suits may be
brought in either division. All issue
of facts in said suit shall be tried at
a term OF the court held in the divis-
ion where tn suit is brought.
to9L1utADlS LOT crime In aUV of
the counties Of the division shall be
cognlzable within such division; ana
all prosecutions Tor crime heretofore
committed within either of the said
counties taken from the northern dis
trict or committed IN the southern
district as hitherto constituted. shall
be commenced and proceeded with as
Il this division had not been made.
Provision is made for the transfer
by consent OF all parties to the suit
or by order of the court. to the new
southwestern division, of all civil suits
now pending IN the circuit OF district
courts Of either district or division
from which the counties constituting
this division nave been taken.
To Be Effective January I.
In all cases of removal Of suits
from the courts of the state Of Geor-
gia to the courts Of the United
States in lne southern district of
Georgia, such removal shall be to the