Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-27

is a bewtldering mass of placards an
nouncing the various reasons why
this, that and the other new county
should be created by the present Leg
islature.
In all, there are a bakers dozen %
new counties knocking at the door of
the Legislature for admission. and at
least two or three of them are being
viewed with considerable favor.
The proposed new county of Can
dler, to be fashioned Of slices Of those
three monster counties-Bulloch.
Tattnall and Emanuel-was the first
one to get before the Legislature for
consideration. On the opening day a
bill was introduced calling for a GER
tificate of birth from the General As
sembly for Gambler.
This county seems likely to win
out. 1t generally is looked upon as
sound proposition, and many legis-
latOrs are outspoken in their advocacy
of it.
The present Legislature is not hos
tile to the new county idea, when the
idea is meritorious. and It generally
is agreed that Gambler is.
sole test the General Assembly will
put upon proposed new counties will
be that of merit. If it is a good prop
osition, really and truly, it will stand
a fine chance to go through; If ii isn't,
it viii stand little, if any, chance.
That seems to be the beginning and
the ending of the situation the new
counties are up against.
1t undoubtedly seems to be true
Al. 4
Legislatures in the past few years has
very materially increased tax returns,
and there is general satisfaction in
every one of them.
1t is not probable that all of the
new county propositions VIII go
through. but it seems likely that sew
eral of them may.
And, anyway, Gambler, the first en-
try, looks like pretty good bet.
The percentage of lawyers in the
present House of Representatives is
remarkably small.
There are only thirty-one attorneys
in the House, which is hardly more
than half the usual number.
Notwithstanding this fact, however,
the percentage of city Legislators in
the present House is considerably in
excess of the rural membership.
All in all, the new Legislature i'm
presses visitors to the Capitol from
day to day as being well up to the
average, if not of higher quality than
usual.
President Anderson presided over
the General Assembly in joint session
for the first time Thursday,
The joint session, being on the Job
for the first time in its life, apparently
didn't know how to behave.
1t loafed along on its work in an
embarrassed and hesitating sort of
fashion for a few moments, twirling
its thumbs, or words to that effect
until President Anderson finally arose
and said: Wont some Senator kind
~ introduce a resolution providing foI
tellers, so we can proceed with the
count for Governor and State House
Officers?"
Judge Allen promptly arose to the
demands of the occasion and offered
the resolution. as the President had
suggested, and after that everything
was pretty enough!
Through lnadVertence the inherit
ance tax bill offered on Wednesday
by Mr. Swift, of Muscogee, was given
out as having been offered by his
colleague Mr.. Slade. The wrong name
got on the bill somehow.
Mr.. Slade is supporting his asso-
ciate's bill, but has no desire to take
credit for its composition, as credit
for that belongs to Mr.. Swift.
Mr.. Swift is one of the younger
members of the new House and has
never been to the Legislature before.
He already has made many frinds,
however.
J. Walter Wise, of Fayetteville, who
will be a candidate for Congress
again next summer, has been mingling