The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-06-10
LEGISLATURE
MEETS soon
GEORGIA LAW MAKEEs WILL
GATHER in ATLANTA LATER
THIS MONTH.
Many Important Bills Are 70 care
Up Dsrins the Session. Mnieh
Premises to Rs a very Inter
esting One.

Atlanta, June 9Ehe geaeral as
searssiy os georgia VII convene on
June a.. WHICH Is two weeks fronl.
Welsiesaav This is not ihe lsgislau
tsas which has iast been elected as
thaught by me but the second and
last session Of me legislature sworn
m enc year ago.
since the last session, I've mem
bers have been removed by death
Sesator Akin Of Barlow, and Repre-
sehsaaKes Williams OF Laurens, Neel
o4 Bartow Was Ct Pulaski aud Gallo
way Of Walton The successors OF.
each have been chosen aud viii appear
to begin their duties on the iirst day
lf roe session.
Senator Akin was the presiding
oit9csf 81 the senate and ms death
will necessifate the choice OF his sue.
csssor as the FIRST business before tiie
senate several names have been
mentioned for the place, among them
senator F'lynt of snalding, Senator
Martin OF Whitfield Senator Hardmaa
OF jackson and Senator Steed OF oaF
rcli
Hon John N, Slaion viii be in the
speakers chair in the house OF repre-
sentatiyes.
a number OF important matters were
left over FROM the last session and
VIII promptly engage the attention Of
the law makers.
W, and a. Extension.
The frst business which culaes Up
is known Is house bin No. s, or the
hill authorizing the continuance Of
the Western and Atlantic railroad to
The sea This bin has already been
set as the arst business before the
house 1t was introduced by Repre-
sentative Alexander. of Dekalb. and
goes befcre the house with the fayora-
ilIe report of the committee on the
West IN and Atlantic railroad Mr.
Alexander stated at the close of The
last session that he would urge the
passage of the bill with all the force
ct his commend
The anti-pass bill will also be one
1af the important measures before the
senlhlg
AZ The last session Representative
Joe Han of Bibb introduced a bill
on this subject which forbade the use
AZ free passes to any public officer Ell
the state. Representative Perry Of
Han presented bin which In its
feHlns was about the same as the pass
order issued by the state railroad
commission. namely. forbidding the is.
Stance Of passes to ANYBODY Mr.
Halls bin passed the house and bill
ssmllsr 10 Mr. Berry passed the sen
de This Was the status Of the matter
aaen The last session adjourned
ghe present regulation on the saJ-
Of free passes is merely an, ORDER
o the railroad commission. which.
lreM its nature. can be revoked or
eeanged by the~ e~present or subsequent
commissions At any time. It is the
aesire of the members Interested %
ne question to make the regulation
ronger still BY Its incorporation into
tae statues Of the state.
Anti-Lo5bying.
The antl,lobbying bill Of Represen4
tatiye SeaDorn Wright of Floyd @as
also pending at the time Of adjourn
81 asnt Of the last session. Mr. Wrieht's !
bill had already passed the house aud
- will epdeavor to have it pass the
nate al the approaching session.
Another important bill which IS
Eending Is that Of Representative Al (,
xander OF DeKa1b. which seeks 70
revise the laws regarding the incor-
neration of railroads One feature Of
the bill IS to secure the demonstration
ef foreign eonlpaniess Other featu-es
seek to throw additional safeguards
Ground the operation Of the pubic
ntility cQrIiorations
Still another important question III |
treated IN pending bills of Represen-
tatiye Boykin Wright Of Augusta. snd |
others on the subject Of regulating
primary and other elections A fea- /
tire OF this proposed legislation IS to /
preYent certain contributions in polls |
zeal campaigns: and to require eandi |
dates to give ans account OF their tx,
Dendftures and the sources from !
Nnich the contributions are herired. /.