Governor Brown Urges Tax Cuts and School Aid Reforms
Governor Joseph M Brown in his annual message warns Georgia faces a nearly empty treasury and low school fund payments. He urges economy, an audit department, streamlined railroad oversight to three commissioners, highway building, university system expansion, and pardons reform while calling for restraint on new appropriations and changes to registration and prohibition laws.
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Railroad Commission
Georgia
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
Joseph M. Brown
Commonwealth
Christopher May Runs For Senate In Hall
Hon. 8. K. Christopher of Hall, a three year house member, is touted as a state senate candidate. His record includes fifteen bills with most passing, and a pending measure for biennial sessions may boost a bid. He will likely pursue the senate while not running for the house again.
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K. Christopher
Hall
House
State Senate
Hall County
General Assembly
Christopher
Senate
Smith Nominees Before Senate in Georgia Session
The Georgia senate opened its fifty day session with most members present as Governor Smith's message was read and initial bills and resolutions were reviewed. A report from the audit committee urged improved agriculture department management and a push to end slip shod methods. A resolution to reopen Smith appointments was laid on the table for a day. A joint committee to study the state health board was proposed by Beauchamp. Governor's message dominated the day as W. W. King joined the state sanitarium and penitentiary committees.
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Georgia Senate
John M. Staton
Auit
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Wednessday
Hoke Smith
J. F H. Sheppard
Smith
State Board of Health
House
J. C. Beauchamp
W. W. King
State Sanitarium and Penitentiary Committees
PRESIDENT SLATON NAMES PAGES FOR THE SENATE
Lobbyists hustled in the Georgia Senate early Tuesday as 80 hopefuls campaigned to be appointed as pages. President John M. Slaton named the six chosen pages: Robert Foreman of Atlanta Wilmot Littlejohn of Americus Mack E. Duggan of Sandersville St John Meacham of Williamson Tully Cornwell of Monticello and D F McClatchey Jr of Marietta for the session.
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John M. Slaton
Robert Foreman
Atlanta
Wilmot Littlejohn
Americus
Mack E. Duggan
Sandersville
St. John Meacham
Willamson
Tully Cornwell
Monticello
D. F. McClatchey, Jr
Marietta
Banking Bill Set for Discussion by Joint House Senate Committee
A banking bill introduced Wednesday in the Georgia General Assembly will be discussed today by a joint House and Senate committee. The panel, led by Representative Turner of Jones, calls all bankers and interested citizens to attend at 3 pm Thursday to debate the measure before it moves from the calendar to the floor. The bill would create a separate Department of Banking to regulate the industry. Members include Burwell of Hancock, Blasingame of Walton, Ashby of Lowndes, and Thompson of Madison.
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House
Senate
General Assembly
Georgia
Department of Banking
Treasury Department
Turner
Jones
Burwell
Hancock
Blasingame
Walton
Ashby
Lowndes
Thompson
Madison
Three Men Seek 1913 Speakership In Three Cornered Race
A three cornered contest for the next house speakership is shaping up with H J Fullbright of Burke, R N Hardeman of Jefferson, and W H Burwell of Hancock named as leading possible candidates. Each has not declared officially, but supporters are mobilizing and the field could widen before the state primary and nominations.
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H. J. Fullbright
Burke
Hion
R. N. Hardeman
Jefferson
Hardeman
W. H. Burwell
Hancock
Bill” Burwell
Senate
For White Slavery Case in New Orleans Indicts Man
June 26. Ben Manteleone, relative of a local hotel proprietor, was indicted by the U S grand jury on violating the white slave law. Irene Davis, Chicago chorus girl, testified as principal witness. He is believed to be in Colorado Springs and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.
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Peoria
Atlanta
Brown
Eiarehouse
New Orleans
Ben Monteleone
United States Grand Jury
Irene Davis
Chicago
Manteleone
Colorado Springs
Wright Seeks Tax Law Revisions in Annual Report
Comptroller General W A Wright calls for broad revisions of the state tax laws in his annual report. He backs an inheritance tax, proposes routing near beer and soft drink taxes through tax collectors, and urges reformation to tax personal property more fully. He also urges changes to enforce the dog tax and revises insurance laws, aligning with Brown's fiscal stance to curb appropriations until revenue plans form.
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W. A. Wright
Brown
Wright
General Assembly
Hearings On Judge Hanford Impeachment Charges Set
Congressmen James M. Graham Edwin M. Higgins and Walter L. McCoy, delegated by the House judiciary committee, arrived in Seattle to take testimony on impeachment charges against United States District Judge Cornelius H. Hanford. Hearings, to be public, likely start tomorrow.
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Judge Hanford
Seattle
Wash
James M. Graham
Edwn M. Higgins
Connecticut
Walter L. McCoy
New Jersey
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Victor L. Berger
United States
Cornelius H. Hanford
Washington
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