Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21
SENATE REQUESTS
HOUSE To OBTAIN
FUND FOR PENSIONS

The senate Thursday adopted
unanimously a resolution by Presi-
dent Carswell and Senators Landlord
and Mason calling on the house of
representatives to get busy and en-
act at once some emergency reVe-
nue. measure to pay the sums due
Confederate pensioners and to meet
other obligations.
President CarswelI, speaking on
the resolution, declared that in 1918
the voters ratified a constitutional
amendment placing on the pension
roll ADDITIONAL Confederate veterans
and widows of veterans, that the
legislature in 1921 appropriated
enough money to pay these pensions
for 1922 and 1929 but failed to raise
sufficient revenue to meet them, and
that Governor Hardwick was forced
to veto the appropriations on the
ground of insufficient funds, thus
leaving many of the pensioners I'M
paid.
The resolution added that the pay.
ment of these pensions was made an
issue in the gubernatorial campaign
last year and that most of the peo-
pie felt this tantamount to instrUc
ton to the state government to pay
these obligations.
GeOrgians Behind Measure
The resolution called attention to
Governor Clifford Walkers inaugu-
raj message, which dWelled on the
fact that in three elections the peo-
pie of the state in an hnspeakable
mandate had declared generous treat
ment and "a square deal for the Con-
federate veterans.
Wherefore" the resolution con-
tinued, 'in order to meet these. pen
sions, it becomes necessary for this
legislature to raise additional reVe-
nue. for that purpose to the amount
of about S6,000,000, and as the con-
stitution prohibits the senate from
originating revenue or appropriation
measures, the senate hereby respect
fully brings these facts to the imme-
date attention of the house and asks
earnest consideration of same at a
very early date in order that some
necessary revenue measure for
dOANhly 1cliolIlS ll1SOS CSoCllllcI IunuS
may be originated in and acted upon
by the house Of representatives be-
fore the 1928 legislative period
reaches the heel Of it's session and
serious danger from congestion
arises
President Carswell, In his speech,
declared the resolution was founded
on cold-blOoded business PRINCIPLES.
tJo tba Ioracopt ic
ly half over and no measure has
yet been proposed through which
funds are to be raised this year or
at an early time for the payment
Of pensions.
81 am afraid" he said, chat the
house will pile. up appropriations
without accompanying them with an
adequate revenue measure. If tho
house votes to pay these pensions
and sends the bill to the senate I'M
accompanied by revenue BILL the
senate will have to- kill it. AIhe
house should not pass the buck to
the senate
Sound Action Urged
Senator EanllfOrd said the reso
luton should by all means be adopt.
ed in order that the house be fully
advised as to the senate's attitude
before it proceeded further with it's
work. He placed himself on record
as unalterabIy opposed to voting for
any appropriation until he could see
where the money was coming from
to pay it.
Senators Henderson and Mayson
also spoke for the resolution. They
made it clear that it was not in.
tended to criticize the house of rep.
resentatives but rather to impress
on the house the need for quick and
sound action. No senator offered
objections to the resolution and it
passed unanimously. A messenger
took it Immediately to the house.