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

The neE Legislature seems to av-
erage UP pretty high in the quality of
its membership
! The general impression is that 1t
is a hrst-class body Of men, 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 NJ the Senate win leave
few If any scars.
The contests have been waged, In
the main. in a manly way, and the
results win be accepted unquestion-
ingly and uncomplainiEgly.
To be sure. there will be for a time
a little soreness here and there. and
maybe there will be a few who fail
10 recover rapidly from thei- natural
| ly keen appointments. but event
uallv things will settle down TO
| friendly basis and the work Of the
| General Assembly is sure to 20 for
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| Grafton among the members.
After all. only one man could win
| the Presidency Of the Senate and only
| one man could be Speaker. EXpe-
rlenced and able men have been
picked out to preside IN both Houses.
The General Assembly viii make a
| big hit with the people now, If 1t gets
| right down TO business, fOrgets the
| preliminary battles. and enacts those
/ Inc asH
| have been given the right to expect
Of it.
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 # out early in the game.
Tinsley Ragland Of Talbot. has his
trusty little snickersnee out for the
proposed new county Of Warner.
Raglnnd lives in Talbot from which
section OF the new county is pro-
posed TO be taken, and he viii not
| listen. He says his county needs In
| its business all the territory It now
| has and that he viii fight EN- to a
| finish, and IL necessary die, before
anything shall be whacked from
| grand old Talbot
Believe Tinsley. there win 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 I'm
| all public schools He thinks that
the printing contract should be let
out to the lowest bidder and that
the books shall be supplied to the
pupils at the actual cost TO the state.
According to Mr.. Connors argu-
| ments the average cost OF text books
annually per pupil now Is about $500;
and that II his provision should be
! enacted, the price would be brought
down to about 10 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 OPP
Grating identically the very law that
he proposes and that their expert
ence has been that tremendous saw
| ing was effected. Since these prin-
| clples 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 SO cents;
in Pennsylvania. 20 cents; in Mary
land. SO cents; in Maine, IS cents.
Since this is the year when the
State Board of Education is to 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 Legisia-
ture has passed, Mr.. Common intends
to push his measure with all his
! might, until II shall have been con-