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

elect their presiding officers and adopt
a few perfunctory resolutions incl
dent to organization.
Thursday. Governor Brown VIII
send IN his farewell messarge, which
will be read in both Houses. The
Senate will receive from the retir-
ing Governor such Executive commu-
nications az he may see At to de-
liver and they viii be given imme-
diate consideration in Executive SEES
sion
Friday, the vote for Governor and
various state house officers cast BY
the people last October viii be can
vassed by the General Assembly. as
the law requires. and the results de
clared This is a necessary Formally
prior TO the Inauguration Of the new
Governor and state house officers.
Saturday, Governor John NJ. Slaton
will be inaugurated.
Monday. Governor slaton will SEND
IN 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
rage will be a review Of his ad-
ninistration, and will deal both with
the finished and unfinished business
thereof
With respect 20 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 it may be accepted
as authoritative that It will deal very
vigorously and in characteristic vein
with the question OF law enforcement
and to 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 con
stantly growing demands Of the state
institutions.
II the incoming Executive has one
hobby above all others It is the prop
or 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 10 understood too
urgently recommend an inheritance
tax in Georgia as fine source OF
revenue.
Governor Slatons message. as viii
Governor Browns. will be optimistic
in tone, and will 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 a 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 Il will carry an appro-
priation, viii originate in the House
and Will be introduced BY Mr.. VIM
berly, Of Bibb Senator Bacon's home
county. 1t VIII call for an Immediate
election and win require that the re-
turns be sent in 10 the Legislature
Tor canvassing before the expiration
OF the 50-days' limit Of sitting con-
stltutionality imposed upon the Cen
eral Assembly.
Bacon in Clear Field.
Senator Bacon. who viii be the ars.
senator elected under the recently
ratified Federal constitutional amend
ment, viii not be opposed He al
ready has been named as his own
successor IN a Democratic primary
md his formal election to office will
De merely matter Of legal process
The incoming General Assembly Is
looked upon generally as a strong
BODY and much is expected Of H.
II Is regarded as a non fractional
Legislature, having been named
neither as a Smith" or Drawn"
body. Il is the first Legislature
elected within the past ten years OF
which as much might be said.
Early in the session. II is evident
enough now, the Legislature will be
literally swamped with proposed new
measures.
There are scores Of ambitious new
members anxious to win their Legis-
lative spurs Just 50 soon as they
may. There are also many carnnaiVn
less measures. and this Will precipl-
tate in part the anticipated avalanche
of business.
From present surface indications.
It looks as II at least two new coun-
ties will be created by the incoming
Legislature-Barrow in North Geor-
gia, and 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.
Unquestionably, however, the one
big problem about which the entire
work Of the new Legislature viii re-
yolve win be the matter Of tax re-
form.
The State must have more revenue
with which to pay its absolutely nee
, essary bills, even if no single appro-
priation is enlarged, and the tax
rate. constitutionally restricted TO
five mills cannot be raised.
Various forms Of special taxation
will be p-optsed-as the inheritance
tax for instanCe-but the paramount
puzzle to solve win be how TO get