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

Charles $. Northen and John T
Boifeuillet. Secretary II the Senate
and Clerk Of the House, respectively.
viii be named to their Offices without
opposition. Each has served for
years Tn previous Legislatures
While both branches Of the Cen
eral Assembly will be organized
promptly, It will be Monday OF next
week before they get down 20 the
annual Legislative grind
Wednesday, the Senate and the
House will do nothing more than
elect their presiding officers and adop,
a few perfunctory resolutions incl
dent 10 organization.
Thursday. Governor Brown Will
send IN his farewell mesaarge, which
Will be read IN both Houses The
Senate will receive from the retir-
ing Governor such Executive commu-
nications as he may see At to de-
liver. and they will be given iTnme-
diate consideration in Executive ses-
sion.
various state house officers cast by
the people last October will 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 Saton will sand
in his first message TO the General
Assembly. after which the new order
Of things in the capitol win get well
under way.
Governor Brown to Review
Governor Browns farewell mes
sage will be review OF his ad-
ninistration, and Will deal both with
the finished and unfinished business
thereof
With respect 10 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 70
zee 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 10 sure
TO be an extremely interesting and
significant State paper.
Governor Slaton's first message will
deal extensively 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 ali others II 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.
It Is understood, too, that he will
urgently recommend an inheritance
tax in Georgia as fine source OF
revenue
Governor slaton's message, as will
Governor Browns. will be optimistic
in tone, and viii refer in detail 10
Georgla's present splendid status
both agriculturally and commercially
and It 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 to be
taken up for consideration I'm the Leg
islature viii be a measure providing
Tor the election Of a successor TO
Senator Augustus O. Bacon, in the
senate Of the United States.
This bill as II viii carry an appro-
pFiation, VIII originate IN the House,
and Will be introduced by Mr. VIM
berry, OF Bib, Senator Bacou's home
county II viii call for an immediate
election and win require that the re-
turns be sent in TO the Legislature
Tor canvassing before the expiration
OF the 50-days' limit Of sitting CON
stitutonality imposed upon the Gen
eral Assembly.
Bacon in Clear Field.
Senator Bacon, who VIII 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 ONCE will
be merely Il matter Of legal process.
The incoming General Assembly Is
looked upon generally as strong
body, and much is expected Of n
d. II Is regarded as a non fractional
Legislature, having been named
neither as a smith" or "R-own''
body L is the first Legislature
elected within the past ten wears OF
which as much might be said
Early in the session, Il is evident
enough now. the Legislature viii be
literally swamped with proposed new
measures
There are scores Of ambitious new
members anxious 10 win their LegIs-
latiYe spurs just so soon as thew
may. There are also many campaign
promises 70 redeem, ia greater or
less measures and this win precipi-
tate in part the anticipated avalanche
of business.
From present surface Indications
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