Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
GOV. SLATON To TAKE Up
TAXATION IN MESSAGE


Legislatures fiscal session
The incoming Governor viii take
very vigorous stand against eX-
cessive appropriations.
In several speeches he already has
| placed the legislature on notice that
| he viii not sign appropriation bills
carrying more than the State can
AFFORD % pay, even n he has 10 go 10
the unusual length Of vetOing the
entire general appropriation bill in
seeking 'u sustain his ultimatum.
Several Legislatures Of late have
appropriated more than the entire
income 81 the State. and the conse-
quenCe has been heavy annual en-
barraS smeut to the Executive Depart
ment in undertaking 10 meet the bin
thus incurred.
Individual Legislators. anxious 10
piaCste the folks back horne" have
pressed appropriation claims regard
less Of the states ability TO pay. and
then put the matter up to the Gov
ernOr for solution when the time
came TO meet the amounts set aside
here and there for specific purposes.
Need for Economy Felt.
There seems to be feeling among
the boards OF trustees Of the various
state institutions that the State must
call a halt on increased appropria-
lions until some effective means Of
increasing the revenue has been en-
acted into law, and to that end tho
impression Is deepening constantly
that the demands made upon the
Legislature this year by way Of ap-
preparations will be modest Few In
creases will be asked for. and then
only when absolutely necessary.
Realizing that the State has no
money with which to pay increases
anyway. the various boards Of trus-
tees apparently have determined to
make q virtue Of necessity and not
ask favors just now.
This attitude Of the boards Of con-
troll II persisted in will greatly aid
the Legislature in evolving a scheme
to raise more revenue. and to that
extent will simplify the biggest prob
lem the General Assembly has TO
face.
Among some Of the more impor-
tant measures TO be introduced dur
ing the forthcoming session OF the
Legislature are. A bill TO regulate
child labor; bill to restrict the prac-
tice Of medicine. a bill 10 reform and
codify the banking laws: a bill to
revise and extend the health. quaran-
tine and sanitation laws. bill 20
revise and simplify the registration
laws and the manner of holding pri-
mary and general elections; a bill 10
provide for biennial instead OF annual
sessions Of the Legislature, with
provision for salaries for the mem
beers instead OF per diem system
of compensation, and no limit on the
time of the Legislatures sittings;
bill to require railroads, in the discre-
tiOn Of the Railroad Commission, TO
provide underpasses and overpa sses
at all grade crossings. a bill 20 pro-
vide a new Executive Mansion for
the Governor and his family during
his term of service; a bin looking 10
the release Of the Western a At
lantiC RAILROAD and its extension 20
the Atlantic seaboard a bill to pro-
vide for the refunding of SO. 1855, 600 Of
State bonds. maturing in 1915 a bill
to amend the convict laws in such
wise as TO permit the state TO par
in the Federal aid TO good
roads act, a bill TO furnish to the
Secretary Of State fire proof files
for the many precious documents now
unprotected, a bill TO pro-