Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
GOV. SLATON To TAKE Up
TAXATION IN MESSAGE


House will DO nothing more than
elect their presiding officers and adopt
few perfunctory resolutions incl
dent to organization.
Thursday Governor Brown viii
send n his farewell messarge, which
will be read in both Houses. The
Senate will receive from the retir-
ing Governor such Executive commu-
nications as he may see fit TO de-
liver, and they will be given immc-
diate consideration in Executive ses-
sion.
Friday. the vote for Governor and
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. sIaton
will be inaugurated.
Monday. Governor Slaton will send
IN his first message to the General
Assembly. after which the new order
Of things in the capitol will get we'll
under way
Governor Brown to Review.
Governor Browns farewell mos
sage viii be a review Of his ad-
ninigtration. and will deal both with
the finished and unfinished business
thereof
With respect to 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 to
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 is sure
10 be an extremely interesting and
significant State paper.
Governor Slaton's first message will
deal exhaustively with the problem
Of taxation and the necessity Of more
revenue wherewith to meet the cor
stantly growing demands of the State
institutions.
II the incoming Executive has one
hobby above all others 1t 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,
II Is understood, too. that he win
urgently recommend an inheritance
taxs in Georgia as a fine source OF
revenue.
Governor Slaton's message, as win
Governor Browns, will be optimistic
in tone, and will refer in detail 10
Georgia's present splendid status
both agriculturally and commercially
and II 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 10 he
taken up for consideration in the Leg
islature will 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 It will carry an appro-
priation, will originate IN the House
49, "AAA NC fllAuuuAtu DIV MT. w lTn-
berry, OF Bib, Senator Bacon's home
county. II Will call for an Immediate
election and viii 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 Cen
eral Assembly.
Bacon in Clear Field.
Senator Bacon, who win be the first
senator elected under the recently
ratified Federal constitutional amend
Inent, VIII not be opposed. He al
ready has been named as his own
successor in a Democratic primary
md MS formal election TO Office win
De merely matter OF legal process.
The incoming General Assembly is
looked upon generally as a strong
BODY and much is expected Of H.
IS regarded as a non fractional
Legislature, having been named
neither as a Smith" or Brown"
oooy. II Is the first Legislature
elected within the past ten years OF
which as much might be said.
Early In the session. IL is evident
enough now, the Legislature will be
literally swamped with proposed new
measures.
There are scores Of ambitious new
members anxious TO win their Legis-
latlVe spurs Just so soon as thew
may. There are also many campaign
promises TO redeem, in greater or
less measures. and this VIII precipi-
tate in part the anticipated avalanche
of business.
From present surface Indications
81 looks as II at least two new coun-
ties Will be created by the incoming
egislature-Barrow in North Geor-
gia, and Gambler in South Georgia
Besides these two. however. there
VIII be other new county proposals
submitted for the critical ANALYSIS
and consideration Of the General AS
sembly.
TAX Reform Prominent.
PROFESSIONALLY, however. the one
big problem about which the entire
work Of the new Legislature will re-
volve win be the matter Of tax re
form
The State must have more revenue
with which TO pay its absolutely nee
essary bills, even If no single appro-
priauon is enlarged, and the tax
rate, constitUuonally restricted to
five mills, cannot be raised.
Various forms Of special taxation
viii be proposals the inheritance