The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-15
LEGISLATORS ARE
To ASSEMBLE SOON
Georgia Body VIII Convene in
Two Weeks
WARM FIGHT IN SENATE
Jack sIaten VIII Be Elected Speaker
of the House Without Opposi-
tIon-A Flood of Bills to
Be Considered.

Atlanta. June 14-(Speoial.) 1.-Two weeks
from today at noon the general as
senbly of Georgia will convene for the
session of 1905.
For the house the organization day
promises to pass without scene or incident.
Jack Slaton will be elected speaker with
out opposition. The senate will be the
storm center of activity
There are four candidates for the pres
idency of this body and today each claims
to have enough votes pledged to insure
his election after the first ballot.
Beginning next week the candidates for
this high office are expected to open up
campaign headquarters and begin caucus
ing. For the past two weeks the quar-
tette of candidates have been In the city
almost daily.
In the house John 7. Boifeuillet of Ma
con, for years the clerk Of the house,
and who will be reelected to this honor
by the house will call to order the lower
branch of the general assembly, prompt
ly at noon.
j. M. slaton of Fulton will be nominated
HIlu eltCttQ SptdhbI HlhilpLA bPpeniNioAA
He will thank the members for the honor
conferred upon him and will then turn to
the election of speaker pro tenn
C. d. Dunbar of Richmond and Il. I.
Steed of Carroll are the candidates for
this honor and both claim to have enuogh
pledged votes to insure election on the
first ballot. Both have served previous
terms In the house and have host OF
friends among the old members and the
new members.
No Opposition to Boifeuillet.
John T. Bolfeullet, the ehicient and
popular clerk of the house win be re-
elected to the position which he has filled
SO creditably without opposition, and he
will name D. f. McClatchey of Marietta
as MS reading clerk. Mr. McClatchey has
one # the clearest and most powerful
voices ever heard in the house. He has
held this position for six years. The
other appointees by the clerk will be an
nounced by Mr.. Boifeulllet later.
Hot Fight In the Senate.
Charles l.. Northern of Atlanta, the
very popular and capapie secretary OF
the Senate for a number OF years, will
assemble the Georgia Senate ana call for
/ ilOtnlHdllOnS lOI lIlt PiGnluollt9 VI AAinh
| body. Immediately Murphey Gambler OF
| the Thirty-fourth district will be nomi-
mated for the place. w. S. West of the
| Sixth district will be placed in nomina-
| ton, will b. s. Miller or the Twenty
| fourth district and A. o. Blalock of the
Thirty-fifth and probably W. ID. Mills Of
the Thrty-ninth.
With these candidates in the field 1t Is
an assured fact that there will be no cleo
| he d,at ha1 cd nha mi
| for several more. There are forty-four
members of the Senate and It requires
| twenty-three votes to elect.
| Secretary Northern will be required 10
! use the tact of a Crisp ana the rod OF a
Reed to handle the parliamentary prac
tees of this body until the speaker Ia
elected.
Flynt Hargett of Columbus will be
made messenger of the Senate, and S.
| w. Postell of Atlanta assistant messen-
ger.
c. S. Northern of Atlanta will be elect
| ed secretary again without opposition.
| Former Representative Clarence Wilson
| Of Clay was a candidate for this Of
| flee, but withdrew from the race several
months ago, Mr.. Northern will re-appoint
his former corps of assistants.
SIaton at Work on Committees.
Knowing that he is to be elected speak,
err of the house Mr.. Slaton of Fulton has
already begun TO make out his commit
| ties. OF course they will not be COM
pleted or announced until after his cleo
ton is declared and the announcement
| made to the house.
| In the senate it Is very probable that
each of the candidates will make up his
committees before the senate meets In
order to delay the proceedings In
the event of his election.
Governor Is Writing Message
Govrnor Terrell is engaged in writing
his annual message to the general as
sembly which will be sent to that body
on the day of its organization. Lower
taxation will be the theme of the mes
sage He will outline legislation looking
toward this end.
In view of the fact that this is to be
"A new legislature there will be an un-
usual flood of bills. The contest for
governor viii be influenced by the legis-
lation passed and vice versa. The con-
test for new counties, eight in number,
| will begin at this session. The chiid
| labor bill will come up again and ike
wise much other important legislation
Recommends Lower Taxes.
If the governor has his way about 1t
| the people of Georgia will have to pay
less tax in future than in the past.
In his annual message to the general
assembly this month he will recommend
| legislation which If carried out will con-
siderably lessen the taxation now imposed
| in Georgia.
Governor Terrell returned this morning
| from Warm Springs, where he has been
spending several days in rest and recup-
| Grafton.
Incidentally he has outlined the main
points of his message which Is to be
sent to the legislature two weeks from
| tomorrow.
The governor has not divulged the exact
| nature of this legislation proposed but
will. during the next ten days outline
| it thoroughly in his message and urge
| the importance of its passage.
Governor Terrell made his remarkable
| race for governor the first time on the
| idea of lower taxation for the taxpayers
of Georgia and during his second term
which will begin on July l. of this year,
he intends to continue his good work
| along these lines.
The reading of his annual message will
be awaited throughout the state with
| much interest.
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