Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
ASSEMBLY QUITS
To CELEBRATE
4TH Of JULY
Legislature ReConvenes Monday.
Thirty-eight Days Left After
Adjournment.

The Legislature adjourned IT, both
branches to-day until July 7, the
House 10 reassemble at II a. m. and
the Senate at noon.
When the General Assembly meets
Monday IT viii have before II exactly
8S days Of life, as it will have used
up twelve days by that time. 1t is
limited TO a total sitting Of so days.
Today's proceedings in both
branches were more or less perfume
tory, and adjournment was effected
I'm each before II o'clock.
The committees, however. are well
ahead OF the Senate and the House.
and both will have full opportunity
to catch up all time that viii be lost
between now and Monday, after the
Assembly reconvenes, The Houses
can not adjourn for more than three
days at time, except by joint reso.
luton, passed by two-thlrds Of eaco
An echo Of the successful fight tc
| unseat Representative Macarthur, d
| wheeler, and Browning, Of BleCkley
| was heard to-day in a resolution pro.
| posed by Mr.. Wheatley, of Sumter.
Powers of Delegates Asked.
| rms resolution, which went TO the
| Committee on Rules, provides thai
| both Macarthur and Browning shat
| have seats In the House, with the
| right TO consult and be consulted OF
local matters but shall not be per.
| mitted to vote or serve on commit
| tees.
II this resolution goes through
! Messrs. Macarthur and Browning viii
] occupy positions in the Georgia Leg
| islature somewhat similar to tina: oc.
| cupied by territorial delegates on the
| floor Of the House of Representatives
in the National Congress.
| The resolution win have many sup.
| porters, provided 1t comes from the
| Committee on Rules with a favorabI,
report but a strong fight unquestion-
ably VIII be made against its adop.
ton, in any event
New Enrolment Committee.
The House, by a special rule ere.
ated new Committee on ENROLMENT
to-day as ii already Is evident tha
the crush of matter is growing fal
too heavy for the present Committe,
on Engrossing to handle.
/
membership either left Atlanta tbi,
afternoon or will leave tonight
many of them going to various FOURTH
of July celebrations throughout the
| State.
The recent recommendation nj
! Judge Roam that the office of public
! defender be instituted in Georgia il
| contradistinction to the office of pub.
| lie prosecutor. or Solicitor General
| seems likely to bear fruit in the pres.
| ent Legislature.
! Representative Blackburn, of Full.
ton, has introduced bill seeking t
set up this office. and it is now before
! the General judiciary Committee fol
| consideration.
Paid Like the Solicitor.
Blackburn's bill proposes that tn,
| lawyer assigned to the defense of
| pauper or ignorant defendant shall
| be paid for his services from thu
! county treasury, in the same manne'
! that a Solicitor Is compensated, ex
cept that his pay shall not arise from
fees incident to the case at bar.
| In this way II is figured that poo
defendants may have their rights OF
! trial safeguarded to the same exten
that the state safeguards its own in
terests, which is exactly what tn
law. in theory, contemplates.
This bill has the Endorsement o
/ lawyers generally, and the judges O
the State are said to favor il almos
as a unit.
The outlook for its passage seem
to be good
Another bill that is attracting
good deaf OF attention among law
yers is the bill to reinstate William
b Kent, a member of the last Legis
lature, who recently was disbarrel
from the practice Of law in Georgia
This bill was proposed by Mr., Ed
| mondson, Of Brooks, and will b
pushed vigorously.
Mr., Kent was disbarred from tn
practice of law during the session O
the last House, and his friends CLAIM
! that there was much behind the &C
ton that was unwarranted and un
just
Action Arouses Interest.
They will make a strong plea I,
have him reinstated this year
| Disbarments are rare in Georgia
and as Mr.. kent's was effected 70
alleged unworthy practice. the actor
of the Legislature, in the attemp
that vii, be made therein to upset m
findings OF the court that put MI
Kent OF the list OF praCtiCing attor
ueya i'm Georgia. will be watched witt