The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-18
LEGISLATORS ARE SOON ID ASSEMBLE. Busy Time Ahead For GeorgIans
 at the Capital PLANS TO WORK CONNECTS The Present Lease System May Be changed-lnvestieation May Be
 Made of the Dismissal of
 Brown From Office.
PLANS TO WORK CONNECTS

Atlanta, June 17.-(Special.) )-One week from today the general assembly of Geor- gia will convene for the second session Of the present term and will be fraugh5 with interest.
 President John w Akin of the senate the upper branch of the general assembly ,vii hold the center of the stage, for the first day at least, for his successor will have to be elected.
 So far there have been announced only two andidates-Senator James J. Flynt of Griffin and President Pro Tenn E. T. Steed of Villa Riea. Both announced soon after the death of Senator Akin and have been assiduously campaigning ever since Both men have served long in the legislature and each has a host of friends.
 The opinion is, however, that Sena tor Flynt will be elected, it being argued Senator Steed has been honored by being made president pro tenn. While in the city today, Representative Joseph D. Boyd of Griffin. member of the present house, and a close personal friend of Senator Flynt, said: Senator Flynt will be named as president of that body on the first ballot. He lacks but two votes of making this a positive assertion, and I feel sure he will get these"
 Down To Business.
 With both branches organized they will get down to business at once. The open- ing days of the session will be made live ly by the introduction of bills to care for the convicts for the next five years, as the present leases expire in March, before the next general assembly con- venes. Already there have been any num- br of suggestions. The prevailing senti- ment is to the effect that the present sys- tenn is to be improved greatly, and many are in favor of abolishing the system of leases altogether, and have all of the convicts work on the state roads ana make the Georgia highways the best in the south.
 With the revenue of the state already crippled by the prohibition law, and the tax rate at the highest possible point, there are many who argue this source of revenue cannot be cut down, and tho convicts must be leased again. It is safe to assert if they are leased again it will be for a much higher rental than the present lessees are paying, for many o1 them, by sub-leasing, have made fortunes at the expense of the state. i
 A close second to this, and in the minds of many taking priority, will come the investigation as to the removal of Gov -plQCt .Inganb fror, ba of flee of railroad commissioner. It is re- called he was removed after the legisla- ture adjourned last year, and the law giving the governor the right to suspend a commissioner also requires him to show to the legislature, at its next session, the reason for so doing, and let the body de- eide who was right
 Famous Letter.
 This explanation will come in special message to the general assembly, and may bring to light the famous unopened let-> ter' which 1t Is stated vast sent to Gov erner Smith by MT. Brown.
 Now that MT. Brown has been honored by the people of Georgia it Is thought that this investigation will bring to light many very interesting disclosures.
 That MT. Brown has friends and sup porters in the house is without question, and these will make the investigation a very interesting one. What the result will be, whether MT. Brown or the gov ernor will be sustained, is a matter which IS for conjecture rather than surmse. Next only in importance to the convict question IS that in regard to the measure pending to change the personnel of the state school board in view of the fact that the H.000.000 book contract for the next five years is to be made this fall.
 This bill will bring up all sorts Of arguments and will be watched with in terest.
 Many Bills Pending.
 According to the pamphlet, soon to be issued by Clerk John T. Boifeuillet of the house, 1t will be seen that there are in the neighborhood of 300 bills pending, enough to keep the house busy all the session, without the introduction of any more new matter. But 1t is safe to pre- dict as many more new bills will be in troduced as are already pending.
 Those members of the house who have thought the afternoons could be found free to attend the baseball games will find, to thelr disappointment, that there will be committee meetings very nearly every afternoon.
 As this Is the last session of the legis- lature during which Governor Smith will be in office, unless he should follow the regular session with an extra session." il is expected he will keep behind the solons to have them put into law all of the reforms he advocated during his two campaigns before the people of Georgia. whether this legislature has experienced change of heart" as the voters of Georgia have, or not, is a thing to be watched and waited for
 Certain if is the coming session will be