The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
THE LAW MAKERS ARE ON THEIR JOB

The third proposed local law is to
amend the charter of the town of
BrOnwOod by changing the time of
the municipal election from the sec
ond Wednesday in January to the
| second Wednesday in December, ana
to provide for alternate terms of two
years similar to the law of Dawson,
and for the registration of voters
and board of tax assessors.
No Opposing Candidates.
There will be little trouble in or
ganiZing the senate and house.
J. NJ. Slaton of Fulton and J. H.
Holder of Jackson will be elected
president of the senate and speak
er of the house, respectively, with
out opposition. C. S. Northen, sec
rotary of the senate, and John T.
Boifeuillet, clerk of the house, will
retain their positions without con-
tests. For president pro tenn of the
senate Julian McCury of Hart county
seems to have a clear field but for
speaker pro TEN there are three can
didates-S. R. Fields of Crisp, r. n.
Hardeman of Jefferson, and E. H.
McMichael of Marion.
Irwin Withdraws From Race.
After reaching Atlanta Senator r.
win gave out on Monday the follow
ing announcement of his withdrawal
from the race for president pro TEN
of the senate:
ITO Members of the Senate:
have had assurance of the active sup
port of many friends in your body
for the position of president pro
TEN, and desire publicly to express
my appreciation of the support.
That your body may be organized
tremendously l have withdrawn from
the race. With best wishes for nv
friend, Senator Julian B. McCurry.
Truly, JOHN r. IRWIN"
Speculation as to Legislation.
There is a great deal of specula-
ton, as there always is, about the
legislation to be accom-
plished at the session of the general
assembly, and there is no man who
can predict what a day may bring
forth. Nothing has been published
as to the plans of the prohis and the
ants, and others who may have
axes to grind.
1t has been stated by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union that
they propose to Danish near beer
from the confines of the state. If |
they make this move it is the gem
eral opinion that there will be bit
ter tight, almost as great as that
which was on when the prohibition
law was up for consideration.
Important Problems.
No assembly of Georgia lawmakers
in recent years has had more serious
and difficult problems to cope with |
than those which will confront the
body of hOnorables that will gather
today. Among them may be men
toned ways and means to defray
the expenses of the state govern
ment, the prompt payment of school |
tearchers and the reorganization |
OF the school system, biennial ses-
Sions of the legislature, the crea-
ton of a state department of labor, !
better methods of collecting the rev.
enue and more just and equal dis
tribution Of taxes.
The Treasury Depleted.
The most pressing problem that
Will face them for solution, in view
of the present depleted condition of
the states treasury, is the one first
stated in the above enumeration
ways and means. The new admins
tratiOn will enter upon it's duties !
with an exchequer practically empty, |
with the public school teachers un-
paid, and with the state running be-
hind on some other of it's obliga- |
tons. AS the constitutional limit |
in the tax rate has already been
reached, and any addition to the
burdens now borne, whether by con-
stitutional amendment or otherwise, |
will not likely be considered with
favor by the people for an instant, |
it will readily be seen that the situa-
ton presents difficulties that will
yield only to most arduous labor and
thought on the part of the law
MRS. III. G., I'll. SMELL, DIES