The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-19
SOLONS MEET june "a
Many Important Matters Are
to Be Considered.
new PRESIDENT OF SENATE
State Conviets, Anti-Lobbying, Western
and Atlantic Road Extension Billie
to Come up First Of Session.

Atlanta, Ga.-The general assembly
Of Georgia will convene on June "A.
This Is not the legislature which has
just been elected, but the second and
last session of the legislature sworn
in one year ago.
Since the last session, five members
have been removed by death, Sena,or
Akin Of Barlow, and Representatives
Williams OF Laurens, Neel OF Barlow,
Way of Pulaski, and Galloway OF Wal
ton. The SUCCESSORS OF each have been
chosen and will appear TO begin their
duties on the first day OF the session.
Senator Akin was the presiding otri-
Ger of the esnate, and his death will
necessitate the choice of his successor
as the first business before the SEN
ate. Several names have been men-
toned for the place, among them Sen
ator Martin of Whitfield, Senator
Hardman of Jackson, and Senator
Steed OF Carroll.
Honorable John NJ Slaton will be
in the speakers chair in the house OF
representatives.
A number of important matters
were left over from the last session,
and will promptly engage the attention
of the law makers.
The first business which will come
up is known as house bill No. 3, or the
bill authorizing the continuance of the
Western and Atlantic railroad to the
sea.
The anti-pass bill will also be one Of
the important measures before the as
sembly. The present regulation on
the subject of free passes Is merely an
order of the railroad commission,
which can be revoked or changed by
the present or subsequent commits
sions at any time.
The anti-lobbying bill of Representa-
tive Wright of Floyd was pending at
the time of adjournment of the last
session. Mr. Wrights bill had already
passed the house, and he will endeavoI
to have it pass the senate at the ap-
preaching session.
Another important bill which is
pending is that of Representative Al
exander of DeKaIb, which seeks to re-
wise the laws regarding the incorpora-
ton of railroads. One feature OF the
bill is to secure the domestication Of
foreign companies.
Still another important question is
treated in pending bills of Representa-
tive Boykin Wright OF Augusta, and
others on the subject of regulating
primary and other elections. A feature
Of this proposed legislation is to pre-
vent certain contributions in political
campaigns, and to require candidates
to give an account of their expendi-
lures and the sources from which the
contributions are derived.
A most important matter which
will occupy the attention of the leg
islatnre under the head of new matter
will be the disposition Of the state
convicts. The five-year lease of the
conyicts will expire before the next
session of the legislature a year from
now, and it will be necessary for the
approaching session to solve the qIes-
ton. That there will be number of
views as to the solution is certain.
Another matter of interest will be
the bill which will be introduced by
Representative Shaw of Clay, making
the commissioner of pensions, who is
now appointed by the governor, cleo
tive by the people.
Representative Shaw, together with
Representative Mcintyre of Thomas,
will also present bill to make final,
in the superior courts of the state, YER
diets involving not more than $500.
1t is probable that the legislature
will be asked to make an appro-
priation to secure an expert forester
to visit the section surrounding the
Ducktown, Tenn, copper works and
make an examination of the present
condition of vegetation.