Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
ROW ON TAXATION
MARKS ASSEMBLYS
OPENING SESSION
CarsWeIl Elected President
of Senate and Neil Speak
er of House-HardWick to
Speak Friday


: showed a hesitancy about taking UP
the state tax porblem, regarded as
the most important issue facing the
1928 session of the Georgia legisla
lure. when Wednesday afternoon 1t
voted down resolution providing
for the appointment of a special tan
commission to investigate the situa-
ton in Georgia snd report back to
the house.
Representative Toomos DuBose.
Df Clarke county. member of the
state budget commission. brought on
The tax issue by Introducing the
RESOLUTION, which provided that the
committee should consist of the
ways and means committee, the
chairman of the constitutional
amendment committee, the chairman
IF the appropriations committee,
The chairman of the two general
judiciary committees, and five other
members of the house, one to be
from south Georgia. one from mid
lie Georgia, one from north Geor-
tia, and two from the state at large.
Resolution Is Tabled
Representative Beck. of ~~'Foll
reunty, offered an amendment pro-
riding that no agent or employe OF
\ corporation should be On this
committee.
A number of representatives OPP
posed the resolution declaring that
t would reverse the usual procedure
st the house in such matters and
hat it was too early to take up
mch an important subject. A mo-
= ION to table was carried by large
majority
Governor HardWick plans to de-
liver his farewell message to joint
lesion of the senate and house at
Il o'clock Friday morning and Gov
rnor-elect Clifford Walker will be
naugurated on Saturday morning at
mother joint session.
A Joint resolution providing for
10Th these events was adopted We'd
6 tesday. Just before adjournment at
O'clock. the senate adopted d reSO-
ution authorizing the committee on
privileges and resolutions to hear the
violence in the contest between
ames G. Vocelle and Charles S. Ar
tow over the Fourth district senate
eat and make recomm
President Curswell indicated that he
could appoint this committee in time
Or it to begin worw Thursday.
The Rev J. W. G. Watkins of
College Park, chaplain of the SEN
te for many years and the father
If Judge Garland NJ. Watkins; of
he Atlanta juvenile court, offered
he invocation in the senate, and
Dr.. S. r. Belk, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, in the house of
representatives.
Chief Justice r. B. Russell, of the
seorgia supreme court, admins
cred the oath of office to the new
enators and Justice w. Frank Jen-
tins, of the Georgia court of APP
Ieals.
Carswell Senate President
Senator George H CarsWell, of r.
vinton. banker and attorney, repre-
hnting the Twenty-first district, was
dected president of the senate with
nut opposition, following the with
travail from the race of Senator
William W. Mundy, of Cedartown, on
Wednesday morning.
The name of Mr.. CarsWell was put
iefore the senate by Senator How
nd Coates, of Hawkinsville, repre-
enting the Fourteenth district. The
Notification committee consisted of
Ienators George w. Landlord, of the
Fifteenth district; E. r. King, of the
Eleventh district, and William w.
dundy, of the Thirty-eighth district.
Speaker w. Cecil Neill of Column
U.S. representing Muscogee county,
Eass reelected speaker of the house
unanimously.
Representative r. E. Russell, Jr.,
( Barrow county, was elected speak
r. tenn without opposition.
Secretary D. f. McClatchey, of the
enate, and Clerk E. 3. Moore, of the
louise, also were unanimously re-
aected.
Mr.. CarsweH, on being formally
hducted into office as president of
he senate, delivered a vigorous
peech in which he pleaded for d
Iession free from factionalism and
I'LL of safe and sound legislation.
ST did not support Governor Walk
h." began President CarsWell, land
!. have no regrets and no apologies
offer, but SO long as he brings
birth measures looking to the prog
,ess of Georgia he will have my
tarm support.
II will net follow Governor Walk.
n bfind1y. Neither will. 1 take the
recommends
Governor and follow them blindy. 1
intend TO take the recommendations
II each of them and get the best
Iut of them.
Education Great Need
"This session, in many respects.
tilf be the most important in a great
many years. The state needs rev =,
Tue to develop it's great resources
md the greatest of Georgia's unde-
,eloped resources are our boys and
tcls. Georgia now stands almost
It the bottom of the list in educa-
ionaI progress and this general as
erubly would dc well to concern it.
telf witt the needs Of our great cd
lcationai institutions"
Women Among Escort
Sneaker Neili was nominated for
e.election by his colleagues, Repre-
entative Hatcher, OF Muscogee coun-
v He was elected by = vote of 1913
n o. Representative Hatcher, Rep
psentative Bessie hempton, of Full
nm county, and Representative vi
Ia. Ross Napier. of Bibb county
we're appointed as a committee 20 as
ort Mr.. Neill TO the chair.
Speaker Neil expressed his graf
Jude for the honor conferred upon
linn and pledged his honest devotion
o the duties and responsibilities OF
he. office He gave q word of wei
nn1e to Mrs. Napier and Miss Kemp
On. the first two women members
a Georgia legislature, and express.
he belief that the active part of
tomen in politics would be q bene-
It to politics.
e. B. Moore, of DeKalb county,
las nominated for reelection as
ERIK of the house by Representative
ara n. Guess, of DeKaIb county.
4. Mnnre WAS paid q tribute for his