Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-24
TERM BILL
KILLED BY HOUSE
AFTER HOT DEBATE

By an overwhelming vote, the
house of Representatives Wednesday
disagreed to the favorable committee
report on a bill to give the governor
and other state house officials four
year terms. This action kills the
measure fer the session unless mo-
ton to reconsider puts it back on the
calendar.
} Spirited debate preceded the final
vote on the committee report, the
bill coming up for consideration as
unfinished business from Tuesdays
session.
Tax Fight Echoed
An echo of the legislative battle
of last year over tax reform in
Georgia was heard in the house
Wednesday when an effort was made
to take from the table senate bill to
impose an income tax. The house
voted down the proposal 81 to 7S,
but Representative Harris, of JEFF
ferson county, who made the motion
to take the bill from the table, an
nounced that he would make another
attempt Thursday morning.
The income tax bill was passed
bled by the house late in the session.
At the extra session an income tax
bill was passed in amended form by
the house, but the senate would not
agree to the provisions for certain
exemptions.
The house adjourned at 1880 p. m.
until 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
Local Bills Passed
Several local bills were passed dur
ing the morning session, among them
q measure restricting the school tax
levy in Richmond county to ten
mills and making this provision eff
fective January /, 1926.
Another local measure amends the
charter of the city of Savannah so as
to extend the city limits, to provide
for the erection of an athletic sta
dunn, for the establishment of a park
in memory of Commodore Josiah
Tattnall and for the appropriation
by the city government of not more
that 100000 in any given year to
advertise the city's advantages. The
same bill makes any city employee
who has served for % years eligible
for a pension.
Great interest was manifested N
DlllS
before the house committee on con-
stltutlonal amendments, set for We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock. Dis
cusslon of these bills was postponed
at meeting of the committee held
tuesday afternoon. Marion Jack
son, Atlanta lawyer and official of
the Municipal League of Georgia
| was present to speak for the meas
ures, while Preston S. ArlIwright,
| president of the Georgia Railway
and Power company, was ready to
! oppose them.
New House Bills
The following bills were introduced
in the house Tuesday:
Ey the Meriwether dciegation-
froVldlng municipal government for
the town of Bullochsville.
Bv the Meriwether delegation-To
amend the city charter of Warm
Springs.
BY the Meriwether delegation-To
amend the act establishing the city
court of Greenville.
Bv the Decatur delegation-To
amend the act establishing the city
court of cambridge.
BY Representative Dubois, of
Clarke county-An act to authorize
| Clarke county to establish a tuber.
cul1sis hospital.
BY Representative Wilson. of Wal
ton county-To appropriate $1,000
for the installation of a water sys.
tenn in the Fifth District A. 6 NJ.
school at Monroe.
A resolution was introduced by
Representative Bennett. OF Dodge
! county, asking for an Investigation
Of the freight rates on farm products