Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

The neH Legislature seems to ay-
erage up pretty high in the quality OF
its membership.
Inc general impression is that il
IS hrst-class body Of uen. and may
be looked upon as apt to acquit itself
well Of the important work there is
ahead
After both Houses are well under
way. it viii be found, so this writer
thinks. that the contests for the
Speakership Of the House and the
Presidency Of the Senate win leave
few If any scars
The contests have been waged, in
the main, in a manly way. and the
results will be accepted unquestlon-
lngly and uncomplainiEgly.
To be sure, there will be for time
a little soreness here and there, and
maybe there will be a few who fail
10 recover rapidly from their natural
! " keen disappointments but event
ualy things viii settle down to a
friendly basis and the work Of the
General Assembly Is sure to go for
ward In mutual respect and consid-
GRAFTON among the members.
After all. only one man could win
the Presidency Of the Senate and only
one man could be Speaker. EXpe-
rienced and able men have been
picked out 20 preside in both Houses.
The General Assembly will make a
big hit with the people now, II 1t gets
right down TO business, forgets the
preliminary battles, and enacts those
reforms the people are expecting, and
have been given the right to expect,
OF 1t.
Judge william Josiah Nunnally of
Floyd. although he has been in At
lanta only a day or so, already IS well
acquainted with half Of the Legis-
lature and is making himself known
to the other half just as fast as
he can
Not only is Judge Nunnally sure
to take high rank as a constructive
Legislator. but he is evidently going
to become immensely popular with
his colleagues He IS a fine fellow
all right, and everybody seems to
have found It out early in the game.
Tinsley Ragland Of Talbot has his
trusty little snlckersnee out for the
proposed new county OF Warner.
Ragland lives In Talbot, from which
section of the new county is pro-
posed to be taken. and he will not
listen. He says his county needs In
its business all the territory II now
has and that ne viii fight 'em to a
| finish, and II necessary die, before
anything shall be whacked from
grand old Talbot.
Believe Tinsley. there viii be moth
| ing doing In the county OF Warner
! line this year.
Representative w. H. Conner OF
Spalding, proposes to introduce some
highly important legislation in the
present House.
For one thing, he proposes to have
uniform school system over the
State and to use the same books In
all public schools. He thinks that
the printing contract should be let
out to the lowest bidder, and that
| pupils at the actual cost to the State.
According to Mr. Connor's argu-
ments the average cost of text books
annually per pupil now Is about $500;
and that, IL his provision should be
enacted, the price would be brought
down to about 70 cents per pupil
which would effect a saving in Geor-
! gia each year OF some 100000. In
| his studies OF this question. Mr.. Con-
nor has learned that many other
| States in the United States are op-
Grating identically the very law that
he proposes and that their expert
| epce has been that a tremendous saw
| ing was effected. Since these prin-
| ciples have been tried out in Spald-
ing County, Mr. Conner thinks the
| State should give heed to them.
In the State OF Ohio, where this
law is in operation, the school books
cost each pupil annually 62 cents
in Pennsylvania. 20 cents; in Mary
land. GO cents; in Maine, IS cents.
Since this is the year when the
| State Board of Education Is 10 sign
contracts for the public school books
for another five years, and also since
the board has determined not to sign
any contract till after the Legisla-
! ture has passed Mr.. Conner intends
TO push his measure with all his
! might, until 1t shall have been con-