Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-05
HOUSE HAS FIGHTS
Of ITS OWN AHEAD
AFTER RENO MILL
Constitutional Majority viii
Be Here Monday When
First Bulletins Come-Leg-
iSlatorS Love a Good Scrap

Having jumped into the middle of its
FIRST week Sith both feet. and marched
into it's second week with much fanfare
OF trumpets over the Barron AFFAIR
(which hasn't materislized yetl. the 1910
house OF representatives will change its
tactics and slide easily into its third week
after lay-OfI till Tuesday for the Fourth
OF July Publications and the bulletins OF
the JefTries-JOhnsOn fight.
constitutional majority OF the house
viii have arrived in Atlanta Monday af-
ternOon well before the fight begins.
Fights are so much in tone with the
Georgia house OF representatives. Its
membrs live in an atmosphere Of verbal
assault and defense.
Tuesday morning, after the Jeffries-
Johnson mill. when the house ne-convenes.
Il viii have three important fights of its
own Immediately before IL:
The biennial sessions measure.
The compulsory education bin.
The Barron AFFAIR.
OTHERS MAY POP.
And then besides all that il will have
hanging heavy heavy over its head. what
shall the owner do TO redeem it. the fol-
lowing other measures that may pop at
any moment.
The fight to abolish the state court Of
appeals. or
The tight against the senate bill 10 in
crease the appellate judges salaries.
And the hghs to abolish the tax on
dos.
The senate bill. already passed. to pro-
vide for biennial sessions OF the state
legislature. was put down as special or
der for July right at the beginning of
the present session. before the disas-
90 - - III
and I'm the bloom OF its youth led forth
20 slaughter. That bill was hauled out
from the sepulchre on the day after the
massacre, only 10 have its dead body
trampled upon What will happen 10
the senate bill. which the be-togaed gem
tlemen OF the upper house so tenderly
turned loose upon the field of battle. is
hardly q problem. Appearances are that
II viii be bOpped-if it over comes TO a
vote.
FARM PRODUCT BILL HID.
But like the bill to exempt farm prod
ucts from taxation. which is now hid
ing behind the bushes and bandaging
Itself weepingly. the biennial sessions
measure may find discretion the better
part Of valor and stay out of sight.
Friends Of the farm-prOducts exemp-
ton bill Tits authors, IN fact. outnum-
bered by the conscripts under its ban
polled the house membership and that
they have a good round two-thirds ma
Iority.
But they claimed that before the ar
tllery opened on them the other day;
and right then. in the moment Of their
need. when they went TO look for that
majority. IL wasn't there at all. Some
members preferred to be recorded as
mot voting and thereby stand some
re MA Oh ,0H1
euse 10 the expectane constituents at
home They were caught on the job next
Say. though. replacing others who had
secemped- And since the ayes and noes
we're called for again, they were enough
IN numbers 10 save the measure from in
uant destruction, and conveyed II safe
y TO the rear.
SAVED 1T FOR HIM
What happened 10 that bill yester-
lay" one OF the truant members Of the
organization asked confidently Of one
" the bills authors the next day after
the second disaster.
Put Il on the table for you to vote
on later" was the reply. uttered with
much meaning.
highly thoughtful" stammered the
first speaker But what the dickens
lid you want TO do that forg'
Farm products and taxes. you know.
form very ticklish combination for a
man who's I'm office TO try TO beat And
then. on the other hand. there's the shin
ng jewel Of consistency 10 be guarded.
Men who get UP and hurI bombs into
class legislation" and "unconstitu-
donaT' affairs labeled otherwise than
his. don't like to play into the enemy's
hands 50 easily.
That farm products business Is the
oooger IN the houses cellar.
SCRAP ON EDUCATION BILL
There viii be something OF a fight
N the compulsory education bill, but
aot much Sentiment Is getting too big
about the state for the house to stand
On technicalities much longer. or for Il
10 mix the colors OF the education meas
IRE with the standards of other things
that call for money from the treasury
There win be some talk about "this rat
hole OF public schools" and the fight
may be sharp. but the indications are
hat IL will be short and successful
Tor the bill
The Barron matter Is q stew that the
nouse Is stirring with q long spoon. The
sommittee wears the chefs apron Just