Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
SENATE VOTES NEW COUNTY
AND HIGHWAY PROBE BILL

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Clarke county. and chairman of TIL
house committee on appropriation
and ways and means.
The plan, he said, has been sub
mitted to Governor Hardwick ant
approved by him, and will be intro
duced in the house as soon as thu
details can be worked out in a bill
1t is not intended to present the
plan as a substitute for Governor
HardWick's proposal of a state in
come tax in lieu of all ad valoren
taxation for state purposes, but to
put the tax on soft drinks and gaso'
line as an emergency measure to ex
tinguish the current deficit of nearly
100000 in the state treasury.
The soft drink and gasoline tax
explained Chairman DuBose, would
be levied only so long as necessary
to pull the state out of the hole,
and would be dispensed with after
the states revenues had been entire
ly reorganized by substituting an in
come tax for the existing system OF
ad valorem taxation.
Outstanding features of the SEN
Passage of the bill by Senator ]
E. Davidson creating the new coun-
ty of Peach.
Removal from the table and pas
sage of the McMichael house resolu-
ton directing the state highway de-
partment to submit a general report
of its operations to the general as
sembly.
Passage of a bill by Senator
Johns, making growing crops in
Georgia personal property, and pre-
venting officers from making levies
on crops in cultivation.
Introduction of a resolution by
Senators Golucks and Fleming, of
the Tenth, aimed at the establish
ment of friendly relations between
the state college of agriculture and
the state department of agriculture,
and providing for a vote of conf
dence in both.
Introduction of resolution by
Senator Fleming, of the Tenth. call
Ing on congress to enact legislation
providing for the payment to the
state OF Georgia of approximately
$12,000,000 which was collected by
the government Immediately after
the Civil war as a tax on raw cot
ton-it being alleged that the impo-
sition of this tax was illegal.
Senator John Fl. Jones' bill for the
establishment of the Australian bal
lot system in Georgia was given It's
third reading and then explained by
Senator Jones in a short speech, aft
err which he agreed, at the request
of several senator's to defer final
action on the bill until next Thurs
day.
The senate, by vote Of ~
b to 2 PASSED tie Senator Sen Dao cn5nt
of Peach. to be cut from Houston
and Macon counties, with Fort Valley
told the senate that the creation of
this county was the issue on which
he made his race. Speeches by a
number of senator's in support of the
bill preceded the vote.
Senators Golueke and Fleming Of
fered resolution which seeks to es-
tablish friendly relations between the
state college of agriculture and the
state department of agriculture. and
urging that vote of confidence be
given to both. The resolution,
which was similar to one introduced
In the house. recited that the re
cent unfortunate publicity" the agri-
cultural department ard the state COL
lege have received has worked to the
detriment Of the agricultural inter-
ests of the state. 1t declared there
is plenty of room for both depart
ments to function; recommended that
the state college at Athens confine
its activities to educational work. and
that the state department of agricul-
ture confine its activities to admins
trative work. The resolution would
authorize the president of the senate
to name two men to join with a COM
mittee from the lower house to ar
range friendly convention between
DR.. A. NJ. Soule. of the state college,
ana Commissioner of Agriculture J.
for one day, and will come up for
action in the senate on Friday.
Highway Debate
After vigorous debate the senate
voted to take from the table the
house resolution by Representative
highway department to make a gem
eral report covering its activities
since it's creation by the general as
sembly. Senator Nix, of the Fifty
first, opposed reconsideration of the
senate's action of Tuesday in tabling
Lne measure, ana senator Belldh, OF
the FOrty-Second, urged that action
on Senator Wohlwender's motion to
take the resolution from the table be
delayed for one week, declaring that
the lower house now has under con-
sideration resolution. providing for
an investigation of all the depart
ments of the state.
Senator Ellis, of the -Forty-sev-
enth, chairman of the committee on
public roads, asked five minutes to
explain his position on the resolu-
ton. He charged that the highway
teen months of it's operation ex-
pended approximately 100000 and
that approximately 100000 had
been expended since that time. He
announced the intention Of his com
mittee to make a thorough inquiry
into the departments operations
and urged the senate to pass the
MoMichael resolution.
Senator Dennis Fleming, Of the
Tenth. revived the old fight to COM
pei the United States treasury to re-
turn to the several states the money
collected in alleged Illegal cotton
taxes during the years 1S65-69. i'm
mediately following the Civil war, in
a resolution which sets forth that the
proximately $12,000,00O was due the
state of Georgia as shown by the
records of the federal treasury The
resolution requested congress to en-
act immediate legislation to provide
for the return Of these funds. and
furthey provided that The disposition
of the funds received by the state
of Georgia should be disposed OF
as directed by the general assembly
The resolution was laid on the table
for one day.
Trolley Fare Rebate
A lengthy communication from the
Capital Removal association. takina
issue with Governor Hardwick's rec
ommendation concerning the sale of
the present governors mansion and
the erection of a new mansion in or
near Atlanta. was read to the senate
by Secretary MCClatchey, but no ac-
ton was taken on it.
The privilege of the floor was ex-