Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-03
LEGISLATURE SETS
RECORD FOR SPEED
IN BEGINNING WORK

IDENTIFY set out TO break all Speeu rec
crds in it's session of 1928. During
it's first four days it got on the CAT
endar all the measures that were ex-
pected to be the big issues for the
These measures included bills
for the repeal of the tax equalization
law, a bill for the enactment of an
income tax, a bill to increase the tax
on gasoline and oils for highway
purposes, and a bill to abolish the
fee system in counties OF more than
1000 population.
Other important measures that are
ready for introduction, but have not
yet been presented because the roll
call of counties for the introduction
of new measures has never been
completed, include an act to exempt
property from ad valorem taxes for
state purposes, and substitute in
come or special taxes, and
measure providing for biennial ses-
sions of the legislature.
President George Carswell, of the
SoDdlG, anu cDGdh6I CSCll 4NC4llg "a
the house, will keep pace with their
colleagues ny announcing their COM
mittees in record time. President
Carswell had his list completed Sat
urday, but withheld it's announce
ment until after the appointments
are read on the floor of the senate
Monday morning at 1870 o'clock
Speaker Neill, with more than fifty
committees 10 appoint and 206 mem
bers to satisfy, if possible, was nee
essarily delayed longer in complet-
ing his committees, but expected to
have them ready for announcement
when the house convened Monday
morning at 11:3O o'clock. The only
committee announcement that has
been authorized is that of Represen-
tative Herman Miner, of Dodge
county, as vice chairman of the
rules committee of the house.
Committee Chairmen
Senator William w. Mundy, Of the
Thirty eighth district, one of the
ablest members of the house of rep
resentatives at the last session, who
withdrew from the race for president
Of the senate on the morning of the
election, had been slated for impor'
tant committee assignments. How
ever. Senator Mundy has requested
President Carswell to take care OF
his friends first and has asked that
no Craftsmanship lie given him.
Senator George w. Landlord, OF
the Fifteenth district, a close asso-
ciate CT President Carsweu in the
house last year, will be made chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee of the senate, it is said. Senator
Landlord is one of the best known
men in Georgia, and a brother OF
Congressman Landlord.
Senator G. A. Johns, of the TWen'
ty-seventh district, who is the only
comeback senator, was chairman
of the manufacturers committee ano
vice chairman of general judiciary
committee No. last year.. and will
be continued on the same commit
tees, it is said.
Speaker Neill has not indicated any
of the committee appointments ne
will make except that of Repre-
sentative Miner. However, 1t Is
predicted that he will reappo1nt seY
eral of his cformer committee char
men, who are experienced, probably
including Representatives DuBose, o
Clarke, and Culpepper, of Fayette, a.
respective chairmen of the appro
priations and ways and means com
mittees; Guess, of DeKalb, as chair
man of general judiciary No. l
Hatcher, of Muscogee, as Chairman
or vice chairman of general judiciary
o. of CoTTnn chairman
of the temperance committee; Ennis
of Baldwin, as chairman of the STATE
| sanitarium committee; and Perry
man, of Talcot, as chairman of tn
penitentiary committee.
1t is said that Representative Bes
sic Kempton, OF Fulton county, WI
head the Western and Atlantic rail-
road COMMITTEES, very impOrtan
appointment in view of the proposed
plaza project in Atlanta.
Repeal of Tax Law
Members of the legislature looI
upon the repeal of the tax equallZa
ton law as the most urgent issue
Just at present. There is pendins
in the state senate a repeal bill In
| troduced by Senator Pace, of the
| Thirteenth district, and in the house
| there are two repeal measures, one
of them signed by forty represent
atives.
Former Governor Hardwick, in
his message delivered Friday, rec
commended the repeal of the ta1
equalization law after some suhsti
tute measure has been agreed upon
while Governor Walker, in his mes
sage, delivered Saturday, recon
mended the immediate repeal of the
law. There is a division of sent1
ment among the legislators s tC
which recommendation should be
followed, but the majority seem tt
incline to the views of the new gov
ernor. and there appears to be lit
tie doubt that the adoption OF the
repeal measure will be one Of the
first acts of the legislature.
A. limited income tax bill has beer
| been introduced in the senate by
Senator Landlord, of the Fifteenth
district, and a similar bill has beer
introduced in the house by Repre-
~sentatives Wimberly, of Toomb'
county, and Tyson, of Mcintosh. l
is believed that an income tax meas
ure has more friends in the present
legislature than it had in the las
legislature, when it was defeated by
j a close vote.
Representative Elders, Of Tatnal
county, has ready for introduction
a tax measure patterned after tha
! in North Carolina, eXempting prop
erty from taxation for state pur
poses, and substituting an income
privilege, inheritance, occupatlonal
or luxury tax, as the legislature may
favor This measure is also said tt
have many friends in the assembly
provided a limit is put on the income
tax that may be assessed.
Gas and Oil Taxes
Representative Mann, of Glynl
county, has introduced a measur
to assess a special tax of cent
per gallon on gasoline and cent
per gallon on motor oils, payable b.
dealers, the proceeds of which woul'
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