Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

few perfunctory resolutions Incl
dent to organization.
Thursday. Governor Brown Will
Fend m his farewell messsrEe, which
will be read i'm both Houses. The
Senate will receive from the retir-
ing Governor such Executive commu-
nications as he may see fit 10 de-
liver. and they will be given immc-
diate consideration in Executive SEES
sion
Friday, the vote for Governor and
various state house officers cast by
me people last October VIII be can
vsssed by the General Assembly. as
the law requires. and the results de
clared. This is a necessary formally
prior 10 the Inauguration OF the new
Governor and state house officers
Saturday. Governor John NJ. SIaton
Will be inaugurated.
Monday. Governor Slaton will SEND
n his first message TO the General
Assembly, after which the new order
Of things IN the capitol will get well
under way
Governor Brown TO Review.
Governor Browns farewell mes
cage will be review Of his adj
ninistration, and viii deal both with
the finished and unfinished business
thereof
With respect TO such business as
IS unfinished, the retiring Executive
will make certain definite and pre-
else recommendations TO the Legis-
lature.
While he has permitted no one TO
see the draft Of his last message to
the Legislature II may be accepted
as authoritative that II will deal very
vigorously and in characteristic vein
with the question Of law enforcement
and 10 that extent at least is sure
to be an extremely interesting and
significant State paper.
Governor Slaton's first message will
deal exhaustively with the problem
Of taxation and the necessity Of more
revenue wherewith to meet the cor
stantly growing demands OF the state
institutions.
If the incoming Executive has one
hobby above all others # Is the prop
er support and maintenance Of the
various educational institutions with
in the Commonwealth. and they will
come IN for considerable attention in
his message.
Favors Inheritance Tax
II is understood too. that he viii
urgently recommend an Inheritance
tax in Georgia as a fine source Of
revenue,
Governor Slaton's message. as will
Governor Browns. will be optimistic
in tone, and win refer IN detail TO
Georgia's present splendid status.
both agriculturally and commercially
and II will be demonstrated that her
credit abroad is Al and far ahead
OF majority Of the States in the
Union.
The very FIRST general bill 10 be
taken up for consideration in the Leg
islature will be a measure providing
for the election OF a successor to
Senator Augustus O. Bacon. in the
senate OF the United States.
This bill, as II Will carry an appro-
prlatlon, viii originate In the House
and viii be introduced by Mr.. Vim
berly Of Bib, Senator Bacon's home
county. II viii call for an immediate
election and Will require that the re-
turns be sent in TO the Legislature
Tor canvassing before the expiration
OF the 50-days' limit OF sitting con-
sttutionality imposed upon the Gen
er8l Assembly.
Bacon in Clear Field.
Senator Bacon, who win be the first
Senator elected under the recently
ratified Federal constitutional amend
ment Will not be opposed. He al
ready has been named as his own
successor in a Democratic primary
md his formal election to office viii
De merely matter Of legal process
Inc incoming General Assembly Is
looked upon generally as a strong
ooqy and much is expected Of ii.
II Is regarded as a non -faCtfOua al
Legislature, having been named
neither as a Smith" or Brown
body. II is the first Legislature
elected within the past ten years OF
which as much might be said.
Early in the session. IL is evident
enough now. the Legislature will be
literally s|amped with proposed new
measures.
There are scores Of ambitious new
members anxious 10 win their Legis-
iative spurs lust 80 soon as thew
may. There are also many campaicn
promises TO redeem. IN greater or
less measures and this VIII precipf-
tate In part the anticipated avalanche
of business.
From present surface indications.
II looks as If at least two new coun-
ties Will be. created by the incoming
observation-disclosures in North Geor-
gla, ana Gambler. in South Georgia
Besides these two. however. there
viii be other new county proposals
submitted for the critical ANALYSIS
and consideration of the General AS
sembly
TAX Reform Prominent.
PROFESSIONALLY. however. the one
big problem about which the entire
work Of the new Legislature will re-
N0.ve viii be the matter of tax re
form
The State must have more revenue
with which TO pay its absolutely nee
essary bills, even IL no single appro-
priaton is enlarged and the tax
rate Consututi0ually restricted to
five mills. cannot be raised
Various forms Of special taxation
viii be proposed-as the inheritance
tax, for instance-but the paramount
puzzle 10 solve win be how to get
the assessments up equitably and
fairly so that taxation may be even
" and Justly 6istri butpg in the IN