Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07
GOVERNOR To SIGN
BIENNIAL SESSIONS
MEASURE At ONCE
Marks End of Bitter Fight.
Must Be Ratified
at the Polls

The[ biennial sessions bill passed
Tuesday by the Georgia house OF
representatives went back to the
senate Wednesday to be engrossed,
and will reach the desk of Governor
Clifford Walker within a day or two.
The governor has stated that he will
sign it Immediately, making it the
law of the state, provided two-thlrds
Of the voters ratify the bill as an
amendment to the constitution in
the regular election next November.
The bill provides thta biennial
sessions shall become effective in
1925, Immediately after the leglsla-
ture meets next year and ratifies the
action of the voters, if the voters
approve the new measure. This
means that there will be a session
of the legislature in 1925, lasting 90
days, and no session in 1926. In the
future sessions of the Legislature;
would be held in odd years, and cleo.
tons in even years, so the newly
elected members may get their seats
without waiting year and a half.
If the voters of Georgia ratify the
biennial sessions program, there will
be only three states remaining that
hold annual sessions of their legisla'
lures. They are New York, Massa'
chusetts and South Carolina. South
Carolina voters also will pass on
biennial sessions in November.
The biennial sessions bill was
passed by the senate last year, thir-
ty-eight members of the senate
joining in it's authorship. However,
it struck rough sailing in the house
and was bitterly opposed by several
of the leading members of that body.
Opponents of the bill tried to
force a vote on it last Friday when
there were less than $50 members
present, but it's supporters succeed
ed in having the vote postponed I'M
til Tuesday.
Vote Closely Watched
The vote was watched with great
interest because it was realized that
there might be difficulty in securing
the 1873 votes required for passage
of a constitutional amendment.
When the halfway mark was
tn chill and 2S against it, indicating
vote of only 126 for the measure.
Supporters of the bill Immediately
began rounding up absentees and
when the roll call was finished the
vote stood 1877 for the measure 70
43 against it. Before notification
of the roll call a number of mem.
bers who had been absent came into
the hall and cast their ballots, bring
ing the total to $50 for the bill and
45 against it.
Those voting for the bill were:
Representative Adair, Adams, of
Franklin; Anderson, Arnold, Atkin-
son, of Camden; Atkinson, of Chat
ham; Aubrey, Bandy, Bannister,
Beck, Bennett, Bleckley Bowden,
Boswell, Brady, Branch. Burgin,
Burt, Galloway, Carr.
Childs, Christopher, Clark, Collins,
Copeland, Cox, Cumming, Curry, Dan
iel, of Troup, Davis, of Floyd,
DeFoor, DeLaPerriere, Dixon, of
Wilkinson; DuBose, Evans, of War
rem; Eve, Fleming, of Columbia;
Fleming, of Hancock; Fowler, Gillen,
Greer, Griffis, Griner, Grovenstein,
Haddock, Habbrick, Harrell, Harris,
Hatcher, Of Burke; Hatcher, of Mus
cogee; Head, Hillhouse, Hines, of
Decatur; Hines, of Sumter; Holden,
Houston. Howard, of Chattahoochee;
Howard, of Long: Hume, Huxford.
LYMAN
Jenkins, Johnson. of Forsyth;
Jones, of Coweta; Jones, of Floyd
A. D. Jones, of Meriwether; Jorden,
Kempton, King, Knight, Langley,
I O ho | inf I
Clure, Mcdonald MCCARTHY, Maddox,
Mullins, Napier, Norman, of Col
quit; Norman, of Henry; Orr, Owen
Pafford, Parker, Peek. Perkins, Of
Habersham; Perkins, of Muscogee,
Perryman. Peterson, Phillips. of Jas.
per
Picl1en, Pitts, Pope, Price, Reville,
Riley, Roberts, Robertson, Rountree,
Rowe, Russell, Rutherford, Sapp,
Shedd, Shettlesworth, Simpson, Sin
g,ttary, Smith, of Bryan; Smith, of
Fulton, Smith, of Jefferson; Smith
of Lamar; Spence, Stanford.
Steele. Stevens, Stone, Strick.
land, Sutlive, Sweat, Swindle, Tatum,
Toole, Triple, Turner, Van Landing
ham, aughn, Warren. May, Weaver,
Whitley, Whitworth, Williams, Will
son. Wimberly, of Toombs; Wimber.
ly, of Twiggs; Wingate, Winship,
Woodruff, Worthy, Wright. Total
800
Against Measure
Those who voted against the bill
were:
Representative Adams, of Towns;
Barrett, Bell, Blease, Bozeman, Bran.
men, Bussey, Camp, of Campbell;
Carter, Covington, Daniel, of Heard;
Davis, of Thomas; Dixon, of jenkins;
Duncan, Duvall. Dykes, Elders, En-.
mis-, Evans. of Screven; Fletcher,
Fortson, Foy, Golden, Guess, Harris,
Holton, Howard, of Screven; John.
son, of Bacon.
w. l. Jones, of Meriwether; Kirk,
land McMullin, Meks. Miner, Mont
somery, New, Parrish, Penland
Phillips of Telfair. Stanley, Stewart.
Stovan, Tippins, Tyson. West. Win.
berry of Laurens. and Wood. To,
tai As.
Those who were absent and not
voting were: Representatives Bird,
Boatwright. Camp, Of Coweta: Gull
pepper, Ellis, Harrison. Jones, of
Cook. Logan McCrory Pickering