Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-28
ASSEMBLY LEADERS
LEAVE CITY To FORM
THEIR COMMITTEES

senate, and Cecil Neill, speaker of
the house, carefully avoided reveal
ing their destinations as they left
Atlanta late Saturday for the week
end. They took with them requests
from many members of the general
assembly with reference to the vari-
Gus committee appointments. and
were to spend Sunday in studying
these requests and making UP the
4. personnel of the committees.
The idea prevailed that President
Clay would announce his committee
appointments in full on Monday. 1t
was not believed Speaker Neill
would announce his appointments
for several days. While he has
been reticent concerning the per-
sonnet of the house committees,
rumors in the Kimball House lobby
had 1t Saturday night that Repre-
sentative George Carswell, of Will
kinson, would be chairman of the
consolidated appropriations and
ways and means committees. Gov
ernor' Hardwick has insisted that
these committees be consolidated to
correct tho previous practice of
making appropriations without re-
gard to the states revenue. He has
urged that the committee which
provides the revenue of the state
should also formulate the appro-
priations.
In political circles Saturday it was
generally forecast that Representa-
tive J. W. Culpepper. of Fayette,
will be named by Speaker Neill to
head one of the Judiciary commit
: tees of the house.
Several Determined already
President Clay announced before
leaving the city for the weekend
that he had definitely decided on
several of his appointments, and that
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nounce all of his committees full
when he reconvenes the upper house
Monday morning.
Senator Johnny" Jones, of the
Thfrty-seventh, viii be chairman Of
the senate committee on corpora tons;
Senator w. o. Fleming, of the
Eighth. will head the committee on
the University Of Georgia, and Sena-
tor Russell E. Snow, of the Seventh,
will be chairman of the committee
on railroads. Senator Denis Flem-
ing, of the Tenth, will head the COM
Senator c. l.. Ridley, of the Twenty
eighth, the only practicing physician
in the senate, will be chairman of
the committee on hygiene and SAM
tation.
In addition to these appointments,
It is generally believed to be a prac-
teal certainty that Senator James
r. Thomas. of the Third, will be
vice chairman of the rules commit
tee. The appointment of Senator
J. H. Mills, of the Twenty-sixth, as
chairman Of the agricultural conf
mittee, Is also being forecast.
Ways and Means
The consolidated senate commit
tee on ways and means and appropri-
ations will be headed by Senator 3.
F. Walker, of the Eighteenth, or
Senator o. A. Nix, of the Fifty-tirst,
according to forecasts. 1t is regard
ed as certainty that PresideS
Clay's choice for chairman of the
education committee will be Sena-
tor L. w. Childs, of the Twelfth.
When the senate and house con-
vene ON Monday, q veritable flood of
new bills, both local and general. are
expected to be introduced, touching
a wide variety of subjects.
Governor Hardwick probably will
appear before the house and senate
in joint session on Thursday and
deliver his first message. in which he
will make recommendations for the
reorganization of the states finances.
After brief separate sessions Sat-
urday, the house and senate met in
joint session to attend the inaugu-
ration of Governor Hardwick.
In the senate, a resolution by
Senator Johnny" Jones, recon-
Intending that federal farm loan
banks be asked to leand immediate
aid to farmers in Georgia by cash
house adopted the resolution passed
by, the senate on Friday that the
legislature adjourn on July 1 until
1uly &