The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-07
SLATON AND HOLDER SLATED TO WIN

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of the legislature, but it is expected
this question will provoke another
fight this year. He fayors annual
sessions, and will, it is expected, rec
ommend that the legislature meet on
January l so as to inaugurate the
governor shortly after the election in
October instead of waiting eight
months as is now the case. He
thinks either the whole session could
be held at the beginning of the year,
or a ten-day session at that time and
| the balance of it in the summer.
Politically and in a business way
the coming session of the legislature
! is going to be most important. I'm
! der the federal constitution both
! houses must ballot for a United
| States senator on Tuesday following
the opening of the session, which will
| be July 4, a holiday Whether that
will make any difference or not has
not yet been decided. The first bal
! lot is taken by each house separately,
and on the day following they must
meet in joint session and ballot
again, the joint ballot finally deter
mining the election.
The legislature at this session will
have to prepare and enact general
appropriations and general tax laws,
and these measures, affecting init
mately the interests of the people, al
ways take more time than anything
else.
Prohibition and Anti-Lobbying.
If there is any change at all in the
h elf ic
ticalIy certain attempts will be made
to amend the law, it is predicted it
will be of a minor nature and will
probably affect only that section of
the general tax which relates to the
taxation and sale of near beer. 1t
was through an amendment to this
act that an effort was made two
years ago to stop the sale of near
beer altogether. The fight resulted
in a compromise under which the
sale of near beer was prohibited ev-
erywhere in the state except in 26
cities having a population of $500
or more according to the census of
1900. Possibly the law will be so
amended this year as to go by the
census of 1910, which would admit
one or two more cities to the near
beer list, though the prohibitiOnists
will make hard fight to prevent it,
1t is predicted that the anti-lobby
bill VIII pass at this session. 1t fail
ed in the senate last year after pas
sage by the house, as the result of a
filibustering movement.
That there will be some good roads
legislation there is scarcely any
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progress in road building since the
convicts have been at that work, but
in many respects, both as to con-
struCtiOn in some sections and in
continuity of roads between county
sites, it lacks system. 1t is believed
this work can best be co-ordinated
and the most far-reaching results
attained through the creation of a
state highway commission with an
expert road builder in charge. Strong
pressure will be brought to bear to
secure some legislation along this
line at the coming session
Against Public blinking Cup.
An interesting bill that will be in
troduced with the opening of the ses-
sion by DR.. George Brown of Fulton
will propose the abolition by state
enactment of the public drinking
cup. DR.. Brown and many others
regard the public drinking cup as a
serious menace to health, and be-
Heve that it is the frequent source of
communication of disease. The cru
SADIE against it has been on now for
some years, but it is a matter which
Georgia has never taken hold of
seriously.
Amendments will be proposed to
the new automobile law which is
running rather 'stiffly" at present,
and a lot of old favOrites, such as the
proposal to create a state labor COM
missioner and other perennial
friends that always cause more or
less debate. Occasionally after much
trial one of them slips through and
makes good.
The Western and Atlantic railroad,
the states property, is sure to be the
subject of considerable discussion,
though it is doubtful if there will be
any legislation on it at this session.
1t is more likely that a committee
will be appointed to consider various
problems facing the property to make
report at the summer session of
1912,
There is little question that the
legislature will appropriate $1,000
to be used with like fund furnished
by the national government to make
scientific survey of the water pow
ers of the state.
BAPTIZED AT THE AGE OF 90.
Received Into Membership in the
Congregational Church.
To be baptized and received into
membership in the Congregational
church at the age Of 90 has been the