Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-04
Senator Walkers Resolution
Gives Executive Authority
to Pay Out Money as It
Comes In

A resolution introduced in the SEN
ate Tuesday by Senator B. F. Walk
err of the Eighteenth district, chair
man of the appropria tions commit
tee. would authorize Governor Hard
wick to take charge of all money
now in the state treasury and all
that comes in from every source, and
apply it to the payment of appro-
priations for the state sanitarium.
tuberculosis sanitarium, soldiers
home. school for the deaf. academy
for the blind, pensions for civil war
veterans and upkeep of the common
schools, and to hold UP all other
appropriations until enough money
is Forthcoming to pay them.
The resolution voiced vigorous OPP
position to the bill now before the
senate providing for the discount Of
the next five years rental of the
western & Atlantic railroad, declar-
ing that such move would be the
entering wedge towards Involving
hands of money sharks and might
mean the ultimate loss o. the rail-
Appropriations to the state high
way department, market bureau
University of Georgia: University
Technology. State College of Agri-
culture. Farmers institute. the
twelve district agricultural schools:
library funds. prison funds, board
of health, supreme court FUNDS,
Georgia Normal and Industrial col
lege, South Georgia Normal college.
Coastal Plains Experiment station,
veterinarians expense in combating
ihog cholera. theological department..
and other institutions would be held
up until such time as the state
treasury is in shape to pay them.
The resolution declared there was
| no disposition to cut, repudfate, or
tions. but that since it is impossible
| to pay them all at this time, pro
| vision should be made to first take
care of institutions for the help
| less ard for the maintenance OF the
! Another provision provides that
SO 1-3 per cent of the salary of all
state house officials, officers md
! employees of the state and other
persons whose salarieS Go come me- III tpo N
! and converted into the fund for the
! payment of appropriations until the
| treasury, in the Judgment of the
! governor. has sufficient funds to
| states the resolution, ''and it is to
! be regretted that every amount ap-
! propriated cannot now be pald IN
! full but existing clFcuLuSlduceS
make this impossible, and looking
| to the good of the state, to its ffu-
| ture interest and welfare, and for
! its protection and its people. and
| giving such financial aid and as
| sistance, and doing the best it can
| 10 administer justice, this body :
compelled to ask all institutions and
other persons affected by appropria-
! tions, to concur in this resolution;
and to give their aid. help and
> Tl lie discount of the w. & , rem
tails was declared by the Treso ltlon
| to be an exceedingly, dangerous
proposition, and urged strongly that
the senate defeat the bill now be-
fore it for such discount.
Discussing his resolution, enator
| Walker declared that it had been in
| troduced for the main reason of
averting the passage of the measure
to discount the w. e. a. rent notes
for five years. He declared that
one Of two courses was open to the
state discount of the rent notes, or
adoption of his resolution, and he
expressed the belief that his resnlu-
ton would be adopted before the
end of the week.