Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-05
HOUSE DEFEATS
BUDGET BILL AT
TUESDAY SESSION


Tuesday, after an extended debate,
killed the bill to create a budget COM
mission. The bill was introduced
at the 1919 session and was debated
several times, and each time laid
on the table by it's supporters to
prevent it from being defeated.
At the 1920 session the efforts to
pass the bill were renewed, and it
has been debated several times in
the house. In the. debate Tuesday
those who spoke against the bill
were Messrs. Johnson, of Barlow;
Covington, of Colquitt, and Stewart,
of Atkinson. Those speaking for the
bill were Messrs. Pace, of Sumter,
and Anderson, of Jenkins.
The bill was killed by disagree
to the favorable report of the con-
stitutional amendments committee.
The vote was 100 to SIS.
The bill proposed to create by con-
stitutional amendment a budget COM
mission composed of the governor,
the attorney general, the superinten-
dent of schools, the chairman of the
appropriations committee of the
house and the chairman of the
| finance committee of the senate. This
commission would have prepared an
| nually the appropriations bills after
examining the needs Of the depart
| ments and institutions of the state.
The bill originally provided that no
appropriation recommended by the
commission should be exceeded with
| out a tWo-thirds vote of the house
and the senate. This provision fur
nished the main objection TO the bill,
as it was contended that the author1-
A.. -fe,1o m
subordinate to the authority OF fVe
men.
Amendment Offered
To meet this objection, Mr.. Pace,
of Sumter, offered an amendment
| providing that appropriations recon-
mended by the commission could be
exceeded only by majority vote OF
the house and Senate. Some of the
supporters of the bill objected to
this amendment on the ground that
the budget commission would then
be practically without authority.
Governor Dorsey has several times
in messages to the legislature urged
the passage of the budget bill or
some other measure which would
make for greater efficiency and
economy in the handling Of the
states finances.
by Mr.. Kimsey, of White, increasing
the fees of ordinaries in counties OF
$4,000 population and less. The
average increase provided for in the
bill is about 25 per cent ~,
The house also passed a bill by
Mr.. Daniel, of Heard, authorizing
guardians of insane persons to make
deeds to property in pursuance Of
bonds for title given by such insane
persons prior to their insanity.
also passed the bill by, the Fulton
delegation to amend the constitu-
ton of Georgia so as to authorize
the issuance of street paving bonds
in the city of Atlanta, and passed
a bill to amend the constitution so
sions to all Confederate soldiers VINO
resided in Georgia prior to January
/, 1920.
Local Bills Passed
The following local bills were
passed by the house on Tuesday:
By Mr.. Johnson of Chattahoochehe
TO fix primary laws for Chatta-
Mr.. Guess Of DeKalb-To re.
quire all parties in DeKa1b county to
nominate candidates by primary on
same date and by same managers
| and clerks as state primary.
By Chatham Delegation-To au-
thorize city council of Savannah to
| fix and regulate rates of baggage
| and cab companies, hacks, taxi COM
| panies, public automobiles for hire
| etc.
By Chatham Delegation-To au.
| thorize city of Savannah to use any
| property acquired for dock purposes
as factory sites, warehouse sites
etc.
By Gwinnett De1egation-To ex-
tend the corporate limits of the town
| of Grayson.
By rarWhittaker, sof Rockdale-
To authorize council to levy school
| tax in Conyers.