Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
TAX REFORM BIC
PROFILE FOR
LEGISLATURE
Governors Determined Attitude
Makes Certain Vigorous e.
forts This Session,
BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

1900. g., hove he
ne lHipI SsS'"il
come very well fixed I'D the minus "
members Of the incoming Legislature
-. ~ ,.,,a.,;,.,, If ray reform in
tha' 'He
Georgia is TO be the paramount ouS'-
ness Of the summer session.
po.b tho ra,iring Governor and the
81, 49,, ,b;s
incoming IoNeI l'"' W."
matter on the General Assembly al
tention and recommend il 10 that
,,,- ,.,s,.,s woe, DISTINGUISHED
no'ioi a"ie "-'
CONSIDERATION anu All eau' ''''''
a number Of tax reform programs
e~ar,od mn for PRONUNCIATION imme-
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olateiS upon '''e
together
Not in many years has the prospect
a.. -. -.,.-,,, .-,..r,.5 IN genuinely
bright .---.-.,
with the new Governor uttsII il''', ~
upon II, ana with ms a'u'uue =,
clearly understood INA, theit an ns
no mistake about H. Ine p"aI uS %
trustees OF the various say i', .,'II
uons nave taken touiIs'i WIN S'l.i'I
selves ana nave Pra,llydhs u,,l
mined not 10 ask lot HedFS au 'ai', q
IN appropriations uh'lI he 49, 49,
Treasury Is altogether aDie I" sl"i'u
II is understood that ihe Slate, lihn I'M
Ger It's present system oi ldN' ll.i i''I,
ana CONSTITUTIONAL I'Ii'l'd' 'oliS ui ..l
the taxing power OF lht leg lslal vi -
mas reached the very lliI,it on tNIeIIu
ture moreover IL ~ ueulIl''s III
nnTEf0nu fnHN the new Governor " III
promptly veto anything saVorlhs on
extraVagance IN APPROPRIATION nlllIllss,,
II ne mas Z" Eeii" lhe. thtlIe se ileI az
appropriation nlli IN SEEKING To 'aIiy
his point $1,000. .,.--,...
The legislature WIZ meet therefore e.
with tull KNOWLEDGE OF tne ldSt tilal
Georgia can not Waonle aI"ls Idi 'l.'
under us present ahtlquateu ana ul i.
terry inadequate laAalloh laws. .Not
only VIII poaTu OF tdN equah1ei ;
most hkeiN pe created oN ne next
legislature put various reforms IN
me matter o. taAalloii VIII ne 'i'a'''u
IN many other dlre'tlohs.
vi course. me WORE oi IeIuI iillils
the YAK Jaws VIII pe i9Hs uIdWli on,
iof u VIII ne caIeiullE considered
step oy step as the impression " tha'
u should De ana therefore u Is prom
sple that me huih OF LEGISLATIVE en-
deaVor Gurlng me summer session
VIII ne devoted q" that one question
40 n0' mo" WnsIneT H"NeIiloi
brown VIII ne candidate lot lhlteu
otates senator Whtl Tue liile comes,
sara wen known SCUM Georgia pom
tlclan to-day nut me lded througn
out my part OF the State undouoted-
~ ls that ne VIII be IN the race.
WINE l uhd NOBODY VINO SAYS the
speak at the same time ] do md
many warm supporters 81 me Gov
ernor IN the past taking MN Tor the
senate to-day
! ma Tor ! travel much through
tne country ulat the country folks
are expecting Little Joe TO get into
the race. He is ponulaT with the ru-
RAJ cltizenshlp OF the state and al
WAYS mas been-as a matter Of fact.
] think ne IS stronger there to-day
than ever beforehand they will stick
70 MIN II he runs.
! can not say any more than other
men what would be the outcome Of a
contest between Governor Brown and
senator smith, but ] think ! may say,
with confidence, that such race
anyhodys race until the last vote was
counted, moreover
Judge John Allen, who is "A candi-
cate Tor the presidency ~ the Senate.
7 feel utterly confident Of election. "
said the judge n have more than
sufficient votes pledged 10 name me
President / think it is an over bat
the shouting. The Senate viii lose
little time getting down 10 business"
Dr.. + W Watkins, Of Gilmer Coun-
~, several times "a member Of the
Legislature. and We'll known through
out Northeast Georgia will be "a
candidate for Congress 'u the Ninth
against Representative Thomas NJ
Bell
As IL SIS very well known that for
rner Speaker John ~ Holder will as
candidate again, b. looks as ~ the
Ninth is 10 witness another three
cornered contest
II was three Cornered fight IA st
time that made Bells pathway back
10 Washington comparatively easy
and II the pros ram Is repeated this
time. Bell probably Will ME no ohiec-
tion. He is popular man and may
Re demanded srr.nTr "a hold nFg sss-r,