Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
PEACE DELEGATION
Of j. s. Commended
IN JOINT RESOLUTION
Georgia Senators Urged to
Back WiIson-BiII to Give
Half of States Revenue to
Schools introduced

A Joint resolution commencing the
work and results attained by the
American delegations at the peace
conference. indorsing the principles
laid down by President Wilson, upon
which the League of Nations cove
nant is founded, and calling upon the
United States senators from Georgia
to support and ratify the peace
treaty, was introduced in both the
house and senate Monday morning.
the senate are ". II. Doris, of the
the Thirty-sixth. Representatives
Zach Arnold, of Clay, introduced the
resolution in the house. Under the
rules the resolution will lay on the
table for one day. 1t will most like
ly be adopted Tuesday.
After calling attention to the fact
that the peace treaty has been sign
ed and that universal peace now
reigns the resolution points out that
these results have been Accomplished
delegation. High tribute is paid to
President Wilson as the guiding
spirit in shaping the diplomatic
policy of America at the peace table.
Il is further indicated that the treaty
mixes international law reality
anu uoSS away Will Ih0 ASHG VI VII
The resolution provides that a
copy shall be transmitted to Presl-
dent Wilson and to the two senator's
from Georgia under the Great Seal
of the state.
Hugh Manson Dorsey took the oath
of office to succeed himself as gov
ernor at a joint session of the Geor-
gia house of representatives and
Cof n
hall of the house, The inaugural
were attended by a large
audience Of spectators. who filled the
galleries and crowded onto the moor.
The gvernor's wife, two little sons
and other members Of his family &C.
cupied reserved seats on the floor on
the right of the speakers rostrum:
After taking the oath of office
Governor Dorsey was presented with
the great seal of state by S. Guyt
McLendon, the new secretary of
state, to whom 1t was Immediately
by the governor. Under the
law the secretary OF state is the
seal ofsstate and affixes it 10 of 4
ficial documents at the direction of
the governor and none other.
Next on the program was Gov
ernor Dorsey's inaugural address.
which was received with the closest
attention by members Of the legls-
lature and the spectators as well.
The address was quite brief and
straight to the point and dealt with
only a few matters considered of
leading Importance by the governor.
Secondary matters will be discuss
ed by him in his message to be
transmitted later. The governor
stressed the Importance of tax re-
vision and the enactment Of laws
to put an end to lynching and mob
VIOLENCE.
The record-breaking brevity OF
session of the Georgia sen
ate, during which there was intro
duced a bill designed to put more
teeth in the state prohibition law,
and the speed displayed by the house
of representatives in hurrying along
the bill which affects the salary in
creases granted the Legislators
under a 1918 constitutional amend
ment, were features of the third
days activity of the state assembly
This bill increases the pay of
members of the legislature from 81
to 81 a day.
constitutional amendment auth
orizing this increase of pay was
passed by the 1918 legislature and
was ratified by the people at the
general election last fall.
The bill carrying into effect this
authorization was introduced in the
house of representatives Thursday
morning by the Clarke county dele
cation