The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
LEGISLATURE WILL MEET IN GEORGIA
Questions Which Will Prob ably Come Before Law
 makers This Week

Atlanta. June -(specia1.)-The Geor- gia legislature of 19l1-12 will convene for it's second session on Wednesday next, June 26. and the outlook is for business session with the usual desnltory. excite ment furnished by measures upon which there are sharp lines of division. |. Many of the members of both houses have gone to Baltimore to attend the national democratic convention. ana while there has, of course, been no 1ofmai agreement, 1t Is said there IS facit un- derstanding that no important business will be transacted until the convention has adjourned, and the travellers nave come home.
 This means that the Tippens bill. to pre- vent the sale in Georgia of any beverage containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol, will not be acted on early in the Session, although 1t is the first measure on the house calendar II will hold it's place on the calendar, but along with other measures of importance, will probably go over until after July |, when a full attendance Is expected. The usual adjournment on July l.. Is anticl- pated, but if is not expected July 1. or any other days will be declared non-legis- lative days. as the policy of the general assembly in recent years has been deeid- edly against this course.
 It is expected the state primary will be called about August 20, and if final ad- journment should be postponed through declaring certain days non-legisatiYe days, this would throw adjournment pretty close to the primary, because as it is now adjournment sine die win come on August IA.
 In addition to the many new measures xsrl f9 ha int Ia ing session. the legislature carries over from 1911, number of bills which are likely to provoke conflict. There Is a serious division, for example, on the re- peal of the dog tax, and another struggle is promised over the effort to give all county officers terms of four years in- stead of two.
 There is prospect of considerable de- bate over the pending measure to pro- vide for legislative session of ten days, in January, every two years for the pur- pose of organizing and inaugurating the governor within reasonable time follow ing the election. The measure has many friends, and it will also be contested. 1t was one of the measures recommended by Governor Hoke Smith,
 Much interest will attach to considera- tlon of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States to elect senators by the people. There is no doubt that some opposition will be aroused against this measure on account of the provision permitting federal super vision, despite the fact that 1t goes no further than the present federal law gov- erning presidential and congressI<n elections.
 The report of the special committee rp- pointed to investigate the state depart ment of agriculture will excite some in- terest. Both sides admit that the laws governing the department are lax. so it is quite probable there will be some amendments, particularly in the direc- tion of cutting down the patronage of the office.
 It is not anticipated that the capitol removal bill will do much at this session. though Joe Hill Hail will push 1t in the house where it has a favorable report. In this he has been promised the assistance of Thomas D. Watson.
 The legislature will have enough to keep 1t busy for 50 days and more