Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
NO INCREASE FOR
APPELLATE JUDGES
House So Amends Bill Increasing
Salaries as to Nulify Its Effect.
Giant Petition for Compulsory
Education Is Filed. g.

The house Friday afternoon after hours
o. debate. refused TO increase the sala-
RES OF the judges Of the court of APP
peals.
The BIN submitted by Mr.. Colby OF
Camden. providing for the appointment
Of q nudge in the city court of ST.
Marys. or that county, was read the
third time and passed
This bin brings to light one OF the most
peculiar conditions that has ever been
known IN Georgia
The Judge OF the city court, Hon ID.
p. Rose. died last Sunday. There were
only two white lawyers In the county.
One OF them. the Judge. died. The other,
the solicitor was too young to meet the
are qualification for the bench appoint
nsent Besides, there vas some doubt
that he would want the Bob Of Judge He
was maxfng more money as solicitor.
@The bin as enacted provides that the
3udEe OF st. Mary's court shall be at least
"a years OF age, that he shall receive
SALARY OF 400 per year, and that ne
shall be appointed by the governor. Amy
person possessing these qualifications
shall be eligible to the appointment,
saws the new law. Mr.. Fullbright OF
burke. who was chairman OF the COM
uittee reporting the bin. says that IL the
s6Iicitor doesn't want the job, a lawyer
can be induced TO come 10 ST. Mary
fn0m some other county.
A MAMMOTH PETITION.
Mr.. Llttleton OF Richmond. introduced
n memorial and q petition 300 feet long
ana showing more. than 5000 names In
uupport OF the compulsory education bill
introduced by Mr.. LIttleton and now
sending before the COMMITTEES on educa-
kADn.
the petition. looking like a long wide
ribbon. was unrolled on the floor OF the
house and lifted IN the aisle on the heads
and shoulders OF dozen pages. IL ALMOST
encircled the whole body OF the house.
across the back aisle OF the hall and
dawn the SIDE aisles and across the front.
Mr.. Barrett OF Stephens. asked that the
clerk be required 20 record the petition on
the journal He withdrew his request
When the speaker appeared TO take MIN
seriously and ordered the clerk 70 read 3
rule OF the house.
To the committee on education. where
ne several compulsory education bills
are now being considered. this petition,
said 70 be the longest ever introduced IN
the han Of representatives, was referred
The house passed the bill by Mr..
rnircioth OF Johnson. requiring tax
collectors TO keep cash books In which
certain information shall be recorded
The bin 10 Increase the salaries or
Judges OF the state court OF appeals
fron. "a 600 10 $4,000. introduced by
Me~erx- Vlnson OF Baldwin. Anderson
a. BulEoch. Barkesdale of Wilkes. and
Persons OF Monroe. favorably reported
hv the general judiciary committee.
vas taken up by the house and held
the attention OF the representatives
during nearly an hour OF hot debate.
- nfNnEa6
amendment making the increase 10
Mr. Middleton of Newton. opposed
the Increase. on the. ground, that Il
would mean more money out Of the
rockets OF taxpa yers r--- - ..-4
sfr.s johnson OF Barlow. offered an
anaendmens TO make the. salary $4,000.
r. eject leaving It AT its present fg-
ure.
Afr. Darlington OF Richmond, spoke
FOR the bill without amendment. The
state. ne said. does not want to pay
less for it's judges than some OF the
cities. Augusta among them. do.
Mr.. Wright OF Floyd spoke along the
sane lines. reading statistics showing
that various county and city court
Judges IN the state receive more than
the judges OF the court OF appeals now
90
All OF the speakers were frequently
Interrupted Mr.. Wright particularly
~ns called upon to yield to questions.
and he finally turned TO the speaker
and announced:
Mr.. Speaker. I yield to any MEM
Ger for any question"
tOVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID.
Mr. Wright returned a direct an
4wer TO every question. He addressed
lis speech TO the house, face to face.
Win the ease and effectiveness of an
I'd and experienced legislator, showing
remarkable freedom from the usual
Rndency Of new members 10 address
@1e speaker with their remarks.
Our judges in that court have died
Eom overwork and have practically
zone into bankruptcy by reason OF the
Eadeouate salary paid them" said Mr..
wright Five OF them resigned dur
thg GorernOr TerreIFs administration
rQr the combined reasons that they
were overworlred and underpaid."
Mr. HYfd OF DOoly, who on the ffsr
day OF the present session took such
active and effective part in the not de-
bate upon the McLendon matter. declar--
ing himself for horse sense" in prefer-
e1ce TO technicalities in dealing with
that matter, opposed the Increase con-
fRmplated by the bill under considera-
tfon. declaring that the money in the
state treasury is needed for numerous
essential purposes and .tnat IL the
1qqses feel they are not receiving
enough they should resign.
Mr Lawrence OF Chatham favored the