The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

labor commissioner shall be elected by the people instead of being appointed by the governor. It is said the object or this amendment was to take the appoint ing power away from Gov. Hoke smith, The house thinks this appointment should go to the governor. The senate, by the way, has become notorious for its refusei to consider and confirm the governor s appointments, and 1t looks now as if the session would adjourn without it's taking action in this direction. If such should be the case, the governor can make ae'
 interim appointments to the same offices, though it is said they will hold only dur
 ing his term as governor. and that they could be displaced by his successor with appointments subject to confirmation b,' the senate at it's next session.
 Among other important measures which have passed either one house or the other, and which will probably go through finally the last two days of the session. are the game protection bill which secured a splendid Slajority in the house. and |" which it is said the senate Is favorable the state auditor bill for which Joe Hall so long appealed in vain. but which has come from the senate and is now waiting action by the house, a constitutional amendment to increase the governor s borrowing power to 00.000, so as to en- able the state better to meet expenses i'll the fall when treasury funds are low, and particularly to provide for more prompt payment of school teachers bill to permit the collection of taxes from corporations which make their returns to the comptroller general September l. in- stead of waiting until December. and also designed to help the state pay the teach CTS promptly; the anti-lobby bill. which has passed the senate and is pending on favorable report in the house; the con- ,orff ,cnf uhifb has passed the house and must go through, the senate this session, If Georgia is to have immediate advantage of her ad6i- tlonal congressman, and number of special appropria ton measures providing for departmental work of importance which cannot be done unless the money is forthcoming Among these latter are ap- propirations for fighting the boil weevil and wilt or black root of cotton, and for making water power site and swamp land surveys In connection with which the United States government has offered to stand half the expense
 Thus most of the general legislation of the session will be finally enacted within the last two days. always the busiest of legislative days. Several hundred local bills have been put through during the session. but these involve only the brief est formal action after the committee gets through with them.
 The prohibition movement is dead, SO far this session is concerned. though it will become an exceedingly live ques- ton next session. if its advocates decide to stir it up. Swearing at the rules com mittee for it's autocratic action in ref,Is- ing to permit the Tippins F per cent bill to come to vote, it's advocates died hard but they had to give way or block all other measures for the remainder of the session. Had they persisted there would have been no congressional reapportion- ment and no special departmental appro- priations. But the Tippins bill is on the house calendar, and 1t Is thea very frs; general bill for consideration when this same general assembly meets next sum mer Unless some of its advocates eX- perience a change of heart before that time they will come back with a deter imitation to put it through the first thing in the session. Nevertheless. it's oppo- nents have gained a years delay and a lot Of things can happen in a year.
 The usual scenes will probably be en- acted the closing night of the session when the house and senate, while wait ing on conference committees, get tired out and refuse longer to work Then they begin to throw books and papers at each other. Dignity is scattered to the winds and half the members are engaged in try ing to see how much noise they can make. Mock sessions are held. songs are sung. and finally weary and worn. the two houses are almost ready to agree to any, thing to get through with it.