Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-27


tiles for the state college of agriculture
and the experiment station, and will
stress the fact that the state should pub
fish all the valuable information regard
ing farming that it can obtain.
ELECTION OF SENATOR
On July II the first vote will be taken
for the election of United States sena-
tor to succeed the late Senator A. s.
Clay. At noon on this day, each house
of the legislature. will vote verbal
ly on candidates for senator. On
this first vote, house and senate will
vote separately. Since the voting will not
be secret the result wiz be known inn
mediately but it will not be declared I'M
til noon of the next day The senate will
then adjourn to the house and the vote
of the day befofe will be declared If
no candidate hassreceived a majority, the
election win be Adeferred until the next
! day Both houses will then meet to-
gether at noon and vote. Only one vote
day will be taken; and until there is a
choice, house and senate will meet to-
gether daily at noon and vote
Important school legislation will be
urged The school commissioner in his
annual report indicated what this will
be. In this report he suggested that
school teachers be paid monthly, deplor-
ed popular election Of county school COM
missioners and recommended county
boards of education, and particularly
urged the county unit plan. He is also
in favor of compulsory educational law
that will leave a good deal to the discre-
ton of school officials
TRAINING SCHOOL
A bill will be introduced providing for
home and training school for backward
children and for epileptics. Such home
Is urged by the trustees of the state asy-
lum at Milledgeville. The bill has been
prepared. The trustees have recon-
mended that the law governing the asy-
hum be amended. He says:
/ So as to prohibit the commitment to
it Of senile harmless imbecies and help
less paralytics; also same epileptics and
feeble minded.
2. SO that the three nearest adult rela-
tives may have the right to waive the
present required ten days notice of trial
for lunacy.
3. So that any person who brings a
patient to the sanitarium and aban-
dons such patient on the sani-
tarium grounds. shall be arrested
and tried and punished as for
misdeameanor.
| A. So that nine members shall consti-
tute the membership of the board of
trustees; that at the first appointment
three shall be appointed for two years;
three for four years and three for six
years, and thereafter three shall be ap-
pointed every two years for term of
six years.
5. So as to permit the board of trus-
tees to secure the services of an at
torney at law as it's legal adviser.
6. So as to change the name of the
sanitarium from the Georgia State San
itarium" to the Georgia State Hospital
for the Insane"
BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
The old bienniel session fight will be
resumed, and 1t seems likely to cause
split biennial session are opposed by
Governor Smith.
The creation of a highway commission
to supervise and assist road building will
be urged. This commission would con-
sist of state officials, who would serve
without salary, and of road engineer.
The only salaried individual connected
with the commission would be the en-
gineer.
The change of the time of the COVER
nors inauguration to January 1st may
be authorized. Such a change is advo-
Gated by Governor Smith.
He has recommended that the Octo-
Der state election be consolidated with
the November congressional election, and
this will be considered by the legisla-
ture.
Several bills looking to a reformation
of the prison system will be introduced.
One will provide that all state jails
be put under the supervision of the pris-
on commission and that reports of the
condition of THESE jails and of the class
of prisoners confined in them be made
TO the commission. Another will pro-
vide that every judge be glen the power.
If he thinks fit, to suspend the sentence
of a prisoner who has been convicted of
an offense less than a felony.
Efforts win be made to have the au-
tomobile law changed in several re-
spects. Among other things, a change
is desired in the present system of
numbering cars. 1t is possible that an
amendment to the constitution will be
secured. making a substitute tax ad
alorem on automobiles as personal
property, making it payable annually,
and devoting il to the expense of a
state highway commission or some sim
liar purpose.
WATER POWER SURVEY.
Five Thousand dollars will be APP
propriated as Georgia's share in cooper
ating with the national government in