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 iE both
branches to-day until July z, the
House 70 reassemble at IL a. m. and
| the Senate at noon.
When the General Assembly meets
/ Monday It will have before It exactly
3S days OF life, as it viii have usad
up twelve days by that time. It is
limited to total sitting Of so DAYS.
Today's proceedings in both
branches We're more or less perfume
tory and adjournment was effected
In each before IL o'clock.
The committees, however, are we'll
ahead of the Senate and the House.
and both will have full opportunity
to catch up all time that will 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-thirds of eacn.
An echo of the successful fight to
unseat Representatives Macarthur, Of
| Wheeler, and Browning. of Bleckley
was heard to-day In resolution pro-
| posed by Mr.. Wheatley, Of Sumter.
Powers Of Delegates Asked.
| This resolution, which went TO the
Committee on Rules, provides that
| both Macarthur and Browning shall
have seats in the House, with the
| right to consult and be consulted on
local matters, but shall not be per
mitted to vote or serve on commit
| tees.
II this resolution goes through
Messrs. Macarthur and Browning will
! occupy positions in the Georgia Leg
islature somewhat similar to that oC-
Cupled by territorial delegates on the
| floor of the House of Representatives
in the National Congress.
| The resolution will have many SIM
porters, provided 1t comes from the
Committee on Rules with a favorable
report, but strong fight unuuestion-
ably Will be made against its adoD-
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 thai
the crush of matter is growing far
too heavy for the present Committee
on Engrossing to handle.
Virtually the entire Legislative
membership either left Atlanta this
afternoon or will leave Tonight.
many of them going to various Fourth
OF July celebrations throughout the
| State.
The recent recommendation of
Judge Roam that the office Of public
defender be instituted in Georgia in
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 a bill seeking to
set up this office. and it is now before
the General Judiciary Committee for
consideration.
Paid Like the Solicitor.
Blackburn's bill proposes that the
| lawyer assigned to the defense OF a
| pauper or ignorant defendant shall
be paid for his services from the
county treasury. in the same manner
| that a Solicitor is compensated, ex-
cept that his pay shall not arise from
fees incident to the case at bar.
In this way 1t is figured that poor
! defendants may have their rights on
! trial safeguarded to the same extent
that the State safeguards its own in
terests which is exactly what the
law. in theory, contemplates.
This bill has the Endorsement of
lawyers generally. and the judges of
the State are said to favor It almost
| as a unit.
The outlook for its passage seems
| to be good
Another bill that is attracting a
| good deaf of attention among law
| yers is the bin to reinstate William
| Il. Kent a member of the last Legis-
lature. who recently was disbarred
from the practice Of law in Georgia.
| This bill was proposed by Mr. Ed
| mondson, of Brooks, and will be
1 pushed vigorously.
Mr.. Kent was diSbarred from the
| practice Of law during the session of
| the last House, and his friends claim
/ that there was much behind the &C
/ tion that was unwarranted and I'M
/ just.
Action Arouses Interest.
| They viii make strong plea to
| have him reinstated this year
| Disharments are rare in Georgia,
4 and as Mr.. Kent's was effected for
| alleged unworthy practice. the action
| Of the Legislature. in the attempt
| that will be made therein to upset the
| findings Of the court that put Mr.
Kent of the list of praCtiCing attor-
neys in Georgia, will be watched with
keen interest