The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-25
GEORGIA SOLONS.
ARE IN SESSION
The Usual Tide of Bills To Save
The Country Has Been
Presented

Legislature declared itself open and
ready for business thir morning and
got down to work. The house was
tcalled to order by Speaker Burwcll. Il
prayer was recitcd by Bishop Warren
Gambler, John T. Boifeiu!e called the
roll and the session was on its way.
In the senate the s0lons got down to
business with but slight formality.
! The calendars OF the two houses
were cultured already with bills side
tracked last summer. but that didn't
/ hinder the members from pouring in Il
| :tream OF new ones. all designed to
cave the state from impending disas-
! ter.
Bibb county lawmakers have bill
to legaliZe the sale of real beer under
the laws now applying to the well
known nigh beer" which has helped
to make Georgia famous. They're
selling the real stun, anyway. so why
not let's have 1t done lcgally?" they
said
The veteran of all bills. one which
has bObbed up at every session since
the legislature met on Marietta
street, is still waiting action. 1t pro-
vides for creating the Office OF lieu
ltcnant-governor. Nobody has any
! real objection TO having lieutenant
governor but somehow they Just can't
get chance to vote on that bill
lvgr- dsickb- E-toditl mfwyp INV
The suffragists of the state threaten
to turn Atlanta into q miniature Lon
don and use real militant methods II
Trey don't get action on the bill giving
hem the vote. The organization has
many workers in the Held and several
Of them arc pretty enough to make
single membcrs-and maybe u mar
ried one or so-do anything dc3ircd.
There are six new members in the
houce this year. five taking Office
through the death of previous mem
bers and one taking the place OF a
member resigned. They are III. A., Pea
cock. of Dougherty; A. p. Deadwylcr.
of Elbert: 'Bion' Williams of. 'Meri-
wether. #. 3. Carroll Of Catoosa, G.. :;
Glenn of Whitfield and John d. Clsik
of Mcintosh The last named y,as
elected only yesterday to succeed the
late Representative Atwood He had
no opposition.
Gov. Slnton's message will be read
tomorrow.
The house. so far. io without a real
leads. Just who will make himself the
Napoleon OF the Representatives is yet
to be discovered. but it Is probable
that out OF tho rank and file some gen
eral will arise before the cession is
we'll under way.
The equalization bill is likely to
bring OH the big fight of the year. 1t
pasced last session by bare one vote
and It's opponents are confident OF re-
pealing 1t this, year. The bill .prohib-
itne' the shipment of liquor Into dry
territory Is apt to bring on a general
prohibition antf-battle before it is set
tied. The bill was hurled in, commit
tee last year after bitter fight but is
sure to reach Ana! vote this session.
The school book question. Represen-
tative McCrory's bill TO have the state
publish school books, Is also still OH
the calendar and to Judge from the
Newspaper controversy OF; the past
winter is likely to be debated with
considerable ,acrimony.
The leasing of the Western and At
lantic RAILROAD properties Is also to
come up and with it the Atlanta plan
to erect great concrete plaza over
the tracks of several railroads With
In the heart OF Atlanta. The city Is
heartily back OF the plaza plan anu the
leaders Gay the state would profit rs
much as the city by cooperating in
putting the plaza across. go.
The salary versus the fee System
arises again in Representative Nc
Michaels bill to put Solicitor-general
: on straight salary. While it would
materially reduce the income OF soli-
cftnrS In the larger cites: it might he
OF advantages IN quiet counties where
f cases are few and fees far between.
The child labor fight Is already be-
0 ing vigorously launched by it's cup
8 porters, and red hot fight fs antici-
0 pated. The strike now on in an At
lanta cotton mill is expected to play
I an important figure In the debate.
The first harbinger of the legisla-
u ture today Has John T. Bcifeiullet
clerk OF the house. who arrived in his
usual spotiess apparel and his ever
ready smile to prepare the House for
busineEs.
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