Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-26

The new legislature seems to av-
ersge up pretty high in the quality OF
its membership
Ine general impression is that il.
is a frst-class body Of men. and may
be looked upon 80 apt to acquit itself
well Of the important work there is
ahead
After both Houses are well under
way. it will be found. so this writer
thinks that the contests for the
speakership OF the House and the
Presidency ~ the Senate will leave
few II any scars.
The contests have been waged. in
the main. in a manly way and the
results viii be accepted unauestion-
ingly and uncomplainiEgiy.
To be sure, there will be for a time
little soreness here and there. and
maybe there will be a few who fail
to recover rapidly from thei- natural
ly keen disappointments, but event
ually things will settle down TO "A
friendly basis and the work Of the
General Assembly is sure to go for.
ward in mutual respect and consid-
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 will make a
big hit with the people now, If 1t gets
right down TO business, forgets the
preliminary battles, and enacts those
reforms the people are expecting, and
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
Tinsley Ragland Of Talbot, has his
trusty little sniokersnee out for the
proposed new county Of Warner.
Ragland lives in Talbot from which
section Of the new county is pro-
posed TO be taken. and he will not
listen. He says his county needs In
its business all the territory II now
has and that he win fight 'em to a
finish, and II necessary die, before
anything shall be whacked from
grand old Talbot
Believe Tinsey. there will be moth
ing doing in the county OF Warner
line this year.
Representative W. II. 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 in
all public schools He thinks that
tho printing contract should be let
out 10 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 rs cents per pupil,
which would effect 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
epce has been that a tremendous saw
ing was effected. Since these prln-
ciples have been tried out in Spald-
ing County, Mr.. Connor 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 81 cents;
in Pennsylvania, 70 cents; In Mary
land, So cents; in Maine, So 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 Legisla-
ture has passed, Mr.. Common intends
to push his measure with all his
might, until It shall have been con-