Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14

AlT- MtMltltel OF MARION TlGdN
made positively his first American
appearance az Speaker Pro Tenn Of
the Georgia House Of Representa-
tives, and got away with victorious
eagles and things OF that sort.
The sp6akership Pro Tenn carries
no prerogative other than that Of
presiding waen the Speaker IS absent
from the chair, and. as Mr. Burwe,I
had not been absent minute up
20 the time Of Mr.. McMlchaels par
ticipatiou in the direction OF affairs
IN the House, nobody In the House
knew exactly what sort Of a Speaker
PRO TEN 1t had selected. so far as
his ability TO handle things was CON
ccrned.
Whatever doCbt there may have
been in anybodv's mind that McMich-
ael would get away with things was
speedily removed The gentleman
from Marion seemed perfectly at
home from the very beginning OF
his active career as Speaker Pro
Tenn. and was warmly applauded by
his colleagues when he had finished
Round l.
Mr. McMichatel by the way. is one
OF the best and most convincing
speakers on the floor Of the House.
and has the happy faculty Of making
himself understood perfectly He is
clean-cut In enunciation and exceed
inRlv easy 10 follow.
Moreover he Is very popular among
his fellow members and whatever
he says attracts instant and inter
ested attention.
Judge John T. Allen is. perhaps,
the best speaker on the floor OF the
Senate. And that is no mean com
pliment, either. for there are several
good speakers In that honorable body
Judge Allen not only ~ mighty
good lawyer. but he also is BUSH
ness man Of widespread reputation.
His voice has great carrying power,
without In any way being harsh.
Whenever he arises 10 address the
Senate, ia invariably given close at
tention
Whether one agrees with what he
says or not, Judge Allen never is
at q loss for words IN which to make
himself perfectly plain
Dispensing with the reading OF the
journal In the Senate is not easily
effected. Notwithstanding the fact
that the journal has been examined
and approved. a motion to dispense
with reading rarely gets by without
objection
The Senate is more dignlhed than
the House. as "a rule anyway, and
its methods of procedure are much
moro orderly and repressed
IL is an interesting circumstance
that the Senate Committee on Cousti-
tutional Amendments has reported
favorably a bin 20 raise the total of
Senate membership from A TO 60.
There is an excellent chance that the
bill will pass, and II it does, the inn
preston IL that the people will rat
ify Il.
There is one little page in the SEN
ate who makes II a regular business
10 fall reverently TO his knees while
the chaplain is praying every morn
ing
He doesn't look to be over s or .
years old and he evidently has not
forgotten et-that the proper pray
ing posture is kneeling
A number of Georgia Legislators
to-day forwarded to Washington
some To the President and others to
Secretary Bryan letters endorsing
Colonel J Lindsay johnson. of Rome.
for consulsh.n. preferably in the
orient
Il is well-kuown. OF course. that
the Colonel wishes TO he named Con-
sui to Shanghai, and his friends in
the Legislature-of which he is sew
eral times a former member-evident
ly are DESTROYS of Fastening the APP
pointment along in such wise as they
may.
South Georgia is talking of former
President OF the Senate. W. $ West.
OF Valdosta, for Governor, in success
sion TO Governor SlatOn.
II South Georgia has an eve on the
Executive Office after Governor Sla-
ton gets through. il will be readily
admitted on all sides that Colonel
West would make an ideal candidate
He knows the game. he has the
friends. and assuredly he has the