Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
.SIOELIGHTS|
ON POLITICS.
Ry JAMES 3. NEVIN.

Far from believing the new county
movements in Georgia dangerous. I'M
necessary, or in any way undesirable,
Representative Ennis, of Baldwin, in
clines to investigate carefully every
one of them, and TO favor those that
appeal to his business sense and in
telligence.
"As a preliminary proposition"
said Mr.. Ennis to-day, Il think the
new county movements are all right.
They are evidences to me that Geor-
gia is growing and expanding every
day. and the fact that people in I'M
favorably situated localities here and
there are hampered in their prog
ress because Of their unfavorable To-
cation appeals to me.
II try to put myself in the other
fellows place, and to think what I
would desire done II lived where he
lives.
Il am informed that the tax values
in the eleven new counties created
within the past few years have in
creased an average of 100000 per
county, / understand that Comptrol-
Ter General Wright's books show this
to be tIue. Why. then. isn't that
pretty good way to increase our reve-
nue.. since increasing II is so neces-
sary?
Moreover incline to favor small
counties rather than large ones. The
small counties are better governed, as
a rule. an0 certainly relief from pet
ty annoyances are much more easily
obtained when one has easy access to
his county seat.
ITO me a new county proposition
is a business proposition, pure and
simple, and nothing more. If it is
good business for the county pro-
posed, and good business for the
State, l am for tiff it is not, l am
against 1t.
ITO be sure, l do not favor the in
discriminate creation of new coun-
ties They should have reason and
common sense behind them. At the
same time, do favor giving all those
knocking at the doors of the State a
square deal and full and free hear
ing.
II am satisfied that some Of the
propositions now pending in the Leg
islature have real merit behind them,
and deserve to win out"
Both the Senate and the House
waste much valuable time OF the State
backing and flTng. doing and undo
ing clumsy things. and metaphorically
stepping on their own toes forever
more.
Tuesday, IN the House, not less than
dozen bills were, by unanimous con-
sent, withdrawn from one committee
only to be referred TO another. Mem
bers are supposed TO know that COM
mittees to which they wish their bills
referred. and unless it be palpably i'm
proper the Speaker generally gives
bills the directions members wish.
Through lack of experience, how
ever-or mething-members Of the
present House forever are getting bills
referred to the wrong committees
and the undoing of that work next
day takes a lot of time.
Not only that. but bills introduced
by unanimous consent coms IN ore at
a time, whereas a simple motion per-
hitting all members desiring to in
troduce bills to do so at the same time
would greatly facilitate matters.
Three attempts were made to get such
a motion through Tuesday. but every
time Il was objected to. The bills
came along, one at a time, neverthe-
less!
Tuesday the House, through these
awkward tactics, wasted not less than
80 minutes of time that might have
been applied TO something else-and
to waste 80 minutes every day for 80
days makes, in the aggregate, pretty
big waste!
Governor John NJ. Slaton is the first
Governor Of Georgia to keep an auto
mobile instead of the ancient and hon
orable landau, drawn by a pair Of
thogoughbredS.
The executive stables have been