The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-06-23
LEGISLATURE WILL
MEET TOMORROW FOR
SESSION OF so DAYS
TAX REVISION AND HIGHWAY
LEGISLATION WILL BE LIVE
SUBJECTS OF DISCUSSION.
THE INCOME TAX is OPPOSED
Many Members Have Varying Views
AS to What They Hope to Accom-
plish. Great Pressure From Institu-
tons for More Money.

plSn- GTedt FTSSSuuc rIOIn AHStltu-
tons for More Money.
ATLANTA, Ga-Members of the
Georgia general assembly for the term
1886 will gather tomorrow in the
halls at the capitol and begin the sixty
day grind OF effort to improve, in
whatever degree they can, the condi-
ton of affairs in Georgia.
On Wednesday, June "a, the first
session of the legislature under the
new biennial system will convene.
Under the new, law it will carry on
for sixty days instead of fifty, as has
been the case in previous years. But
with adjournment sine die on the night
of Aug. % there will be no other reg
ular session of the states legislative
bodies until the third Wednesday in
June, 1927.
incidentally, there seems to be
strong probability that the legislature
will actually adjourn at midnight OF
the sixtieth day this year instead OF
putting the hands of the clock back
and staying in session until 3 or 4
o'clock of the following day, as in the
past. For the last day under the new
sixty-day regime is Saturday, and
there undoubtedly will be a strong
sentiment against staying in session
on Sunday under any pretext.
Many Members of Many Minds.
MANY new members have expressed
varying views as to what they hope to
accomplish this year Taken all in all,
these views are constructive rather
than destructive, and hopes are high
that laws of genuine value to the well
fare of the entire state will be written
on the books before the session ends.
There is another strong tendency
which appears good. That is the in
c1ination on the part OF many to de-
vote the time not to the passage OF
new laws, but to the perfecting OF
those already on the books.
One OF the principal subjects Tor
debate again will be tax revision. With
practically all state-supported institu-
tons calling for more money Tor adj
ditions to plants and for maintenance
it seems as though the pressure Tor an
increased state revenue at least Will
cause a majority of the members to
give serious thought to new tax meas
ureS.
The governor again has expressed
himself as favoring some relief tor ad
valorem taxpayers, and has publicly
said that he thinks a classification tax
to reach intangible properties and a
limited income tax seem to him the
best available sources of new revenue.
Income Tax Not Popular.
lust what the attitude of the legis-
lature on this proposal will be, OF
course, remains uncertain, but it is
known that there is a very strong OPP
position to state income tax in any
form.
The commission appointed by the
governor to make a careful survey OF
the needs OF state institutions has
completed its work and made its<re-
port and recommendations to the gov
ernor. 1t is known that this report
includes recommendations of consoli-
dations and redistributions CT the
states educational plant to do away
with overlapping and wastetul ar
rangements of the curricula OF differ
ent institutions.
1t is understood that recommends
lions of this commission will not only
be sent to all members of the legis-
lature, but will form large part OF
the basis for the governors message
to the general assembly.