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

Legislatures fiscal session
The incoming Governor VIII take a
very vigorous stand against ex-
cessive appropriations.
| In several speeches he already has
placed the Legislature on notice that
| he win not sign appropriation bills
carrying more than the State can
afford 10 pay, even II ne has to go 10
the unusual length Of vetOing the
entire general appropriation bin in
seeking 10 sustain his ultimatum.
Several Legislatures Of late have
appropriated more than the entire
income Of the State, and the conse-
quence has been heavy annual en-
baTTassment 10 the Executive Depart
ment in undertaking TO meet the bill
thus incurred.
Individual Legislators, anxious to
plaCate the folks back home" have
pressed appropriation claims regard
less Of the States ability to pay, and
then put the matter up TO the Gov
eruor for solution when the time
came to meet the amounts set aside
here and there for specific purposes
Need for Economy Felt.
There seems TO be a feeling among
the boards Of trustees Of the various
State institutions that the State must
call a halt on increased appropria-
tons until some effective means Of
increasing the revenue has been en-
acted into law, and to that end the
impression is deepening constantly
that the demands made upon the
Legislature this year by way Of APP
propriations will be modest Few in
creases VIII be asked for, and then
only when absolutely necessary.
Realizing that the State has no
money with which to pay increases
anyway, the various boards Of trus-
tees apparently have determined to
make a virtue OF necessity and not
ask favors just now
This attitude Of the boards Of con
troll II persisted in will greatly aid
the Legislature in evolving a scheme
TO raise more revenue, and TO that
extent win simplify the biggest prob
lem the General Assembly has 10
face.
Among some Of the more impor-
tant measures to be introduced dur
ing the forthcoming session OF the
Legislature are: A bill to regulate
child labor; a bill TO restrict the prac-
tice Of medicine; a bill to reform and
codlfy the banking laws: a bill TO
revise and extend the health, quaran-
tine and sanitation laws; a bill 70
revise and simplify the registration
laws ana the manner Oh HolNlub pIl-
mary and general elections; a bill to
provide for biennial instead OF annual
sessions Of the Legislature, with a
provision for salaries for the mem
bers instead Of a per diem system
Of compensation, and no limit on the
time of the Legislatures sittings;
bill 10 require railroads, in the discrc-
ton Of the Railroad Commission, TO
provide underpasses and overpasses
at all grade crossings; a bill to pro-
vide a new Executive Mansion for
the Governor and his family during
his term Of service; a bill looking 10
the release Of the Western g. At
lantic Railroad and It's extension to
the Atlantic seaboard; a bill to pro
vide for the refunding of $S,166, 900 Of
state bonds. maturing in 1915; bill
to amend the convict laws in such
wise as to permit the State to par
ticipate IN the Federal aid to good
roads act; a bill to furnish TO the
Secretary Of state fire proof files
for the many precious documents now
utterly unprotected; a bill to pro-