The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-23

upon by this legislature and system de-
! vlsed which will remove inequalities so
/ undemOcratic and place Florida before
/ the world not as She stands to-day, put as
a rich state, with a low rate Of taxation.
/ Already noted in these columns, the i'm
/ portant legislation of the week IS hardly
such as to call for further comment.
1 Mr.. POmpez's bill prohibiting the en-
| plOymeut of children under ID in factories,
| is likely to create a stir among the cigar
makers of Key West, where such labor Is,
l believe, very commonly employed.
Dell's House bill apportiOning the school
| tax among the whites and blacks upon a
property basis, is so clearly uncOnstitu-
tional as to insure its final defeat, despite
the feeling in its favor among large class
of our people. The passage of such a
measure would probably do more to retard
Immigration than a dozen worlds fairs
could counterfeit.
A notable measure is that to regulate
the holding of party primaries and con-
ventiOns and to punish illegal voting, in
troduced by Senator jeff B. Browne OF
Key West. This measure is so carefully
drawn, that, if it became law, it can
hardly fail to insure that purity of the
ballot in which all intelligent democrats
have an interest so great. Much of the
discomfort which lent strength to the
third party movement here arose from the
evil conditions this bill is designed
to remedy and if Senator Browne
succeed in carrying il through
he viii have earned the everlasting graft
tude of all who have any adequate com
prehension of the political situation in
this state
The movement to abolish the county
boards of health seems gathering force,
and the state board may itself feel the
influence of the reaction. The people of
Pensacola, however, are determined to
retain the present system SO far as their
own part is concerned.
Another bill for the creation of the
office Of state inspector of institutions
has been introduced. More fortunate
than its predecessor, it was referred un-
der suspension of the rules.
The Senate committee on railroads
meets Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
when will be heard the arguments of
those who advocate the re-esta blishment
of a railroad commission, On Wednesday
the opposition will be given a hearing
Several bills in the commission direction
have already been introduced, and the
corporation crusade in the House is likely
to be headed by the alert little Nicholson,
and in the Senate by B.P. Calhoun. Few
men in the state have upon their people a
stronger hold than Senator Calhoun. and
should he urge the re-establishment of
the commission he will give the wagon a
great push.
The general feeling here seems to be
that the moment is inopportune for the
repetition of an experiment so doubtful,
and that measures against discrimination
upon the part of common carriers would
more fully meet the necessities of the
day
Representative Gilchrist-"the gentle
man from De Soto" of whom so much has
been said-is at all events one of the most
popular men in the House, and at those
little suppers his hospitable soul delights
to give may be seen gathered the repre-
sentative men of the state A speaker Of
much fiuency and force, he was very APP
propriately chosen to introduce to the
House the visiting editors and the ladies
who accompanied them. This he did in
graceful and appropriate phrase
Mr.. Gilchrist, who has been a constant
advocate of economy, explains his position
in reference to the attaches by timely
reference to the fact that il has hitherto
been the custom for committee chairmen
"to pension off as clerks of committees
some of their friends Now a man is clerk
to seven or eight committees" These
are the words of the gentleman from De
Soto, and not mine. Butt believe | can
guess upon which side public opinion will
be found stretched out, taking it's ease in
the bland sunshine of political econ
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