The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-01
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
BEGINS 5O-DAY GRIND
ANNUAL MBLE OF NEW
MEASURES FIRST DAY. I'M
PORTANT BILLS IN.

nesday morning for its annual fifty
| day session the general assembly of
Georgia was faced with consideration
| of diversity of legislative proposals
through the introduction of new meas
ures in both houses, including those
| for increasing the term of the govern
or from two to four years, for substi-
tuting the electric chair for the gal
lows in the state, and for the issu-
ance of a $40,000,000 bond issue for
the Improvement of state highways.
Other measures include one for re-
newal of the fight for the creation of
Peach county, through the introduc-
| ton of bill by Senator Smith OF the
! Twenty third district
40-Million Dollars Road Bonds.
Representative Mann, of Glynn
county, introduced bill providing for
an issue of $40,000000 of state bonds
for highway improvement. This bill
was referred to the committee on
amendments to the constitution. 1t
provides for bond issue in the state
of Georgia for building roads in the
state, and asks that the governor be
authorized to provide for the submits
sion of the proposed amendment to
the voters OF the state at the next
general election The bill also pro-
vides that during the year l924-25 the
bond commission should have the
power to issue and sell not to exceed
the principal sum of $3,000000 of
state bonds each year.
The bill to establish a College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts as
branch of the University of Georgia,
to be known as the South Georgia
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
was introduced by Representative FL
lis, of Tiff; Knight, of Berrien; Jones,
of Cook; Bozeman, of Worth; Toole,
OF Decatur; Weaver, Of Terrell, and
Wingate, OF Baker The bill would
provide for the establishment OF the
college in the city of Triton, Tiff
county, on the tract OF land where the
Second District Agricultural and Me
chanical college now is located. Free
tuition would be given to all residents
of the state of Georgia under the bill,
and the college would be ruled as a
junior college.
Political Regulation Moves.
Two bills designed to regulate po-
litical events in Georgia were among
the new ones. One, introduced by
Representative Miner, of Dodge coun-
| ty, would be IAN act to nix the date
of holding party primaries held tor
the purpose of nominating the candi-
dates for president and county county
Office; TO prescribe the method OF Sc
lecting and fix the number OF dele
gates to party conventions, and for
other purposes.
The other bill, introduced by Rep
resentative NELL, OF Muscogee, would
provide for nomination by political
parties or organizations in this state,
Of candidates for national, state and
county Offices.
The first bill would set the third
Wednesday Of April as the day for
the primaries and the bill by Repre-
sentative Neil would have the third
Wednesday in May as the date. The
latter bill would not take effect until
January, 1926.
Bills for Biennial Sessions
Among the most important bills
before the house as unfinished BUSH
ness is the biennial sessions bill, pro-
viding that the Legislature shall meet
only every other year instead of an
nually as at present. Comment among
members of both houses indicates a
strong possibility that this measure
will pass this year 1t will be con-
stitutional amendment to be submit
ted to the people for ratification at
the polls next November 1t passed
the senate last summer and comes be-
fore the house as unfinished business.
Other matters which came up on
motions to reconsider adverse action
at the last session included the for
estry bill to provide forestry com
mission for the state, which was again
defeated, and the bill to require all
motor vehicles to come to a stop at
all railroad crossings
rs Days Enough for Pace.
Senator Pace, of the Thirteenth, in
ltroduced a measure which would linn
| it the present session to Is days, with
sine die adjournment July 10Th.
When it came up for consideration
the resolution was defeated by vote
of II to 10.
Senator Pace, in urging adjourn
ment sine die on July 10Th, spoke IN
behalf of his resolution, declaring that
to adjourn would be a great saving
to the state.
He said that since there has been
a 30-days extra session this year and
there was only incidental legislation
TO come up adjournment would be
proper and fitting.
Would Reduce Number of Legislators
A bill by Representative Arnold, of
Lumpkin, to Change the apportion-
ment of senators and representatives
in the general assembly of the state
Of Georgia" would provide for twelve
senators and fifty-one representatives,
the new number to take effect after
the terms OF the present members OF
the general assembly expire. The new
apportionment would be one senator
from each congressional district. and
one representative from each OF the
ffty-one state senatorial districts
Representative Blease, of Brooks
county, is the author Of bill to create
an agricultural board consisting OF nj
teen members appointed by the gov
ernor. which would have power to
elect a commissioner Of agriculture.
REPRESENTATIVE Davis of Thomas,