The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16
PARDON BOARD OF FLORIDA.
1T mas BEEN CRITICISED on Two
OPPOSING LINES.

THAT the Hoard Has neen COnser-
vative-Csse OF the Atlantic. VAL
dosts and Western Against the
Jacksonville Terminal co. HAS
Been AmIcabIy Dismissed - Good
Results shown An the Florida
Chemists Department.
Tallahassee. Fla. Dee 5-The State
Pardoning Board OF Florida Is az present.
ana Tor some time past, has been the OBJ
feet OF two lines OF criticism, diametrical-
IS opposed
one complaint IS that IL Is next 20 linz
possible 20 secure favorable action. ana
tho other ia that shers Is too liberal use
OF the pardouing power The records
furnish convincing evidence that the
board has been extremely careful aud CON
sentative about recommending tho Gov
crnor % pardon or commute sentences.
The last oncisl report and Laser records
show that tho number OF pardous ana OF
combinations recommended by tho pres
cut board and granted has been fewer alb
solutely and greatly smaller iu proportion
10 the number OF oonylcts than was rec
commended BY she OLD board AT the same
time the number OF conyicts Ia the PEN
iteniiary has increased az least 100
Aside from this fact OF comparison.
which points strongly to conservatism by
the present board. tho board has pre-
seribed certain regulations which o.
requires 70 be rigidly observed
Ia an pardon applications A
complete record OF the court proceedings
ana statement o. the evidence ia the
case must be- filed with cine board and
there - a general rule that no pardon or
'ommu a4on Will be granted unless the
trial judge or the state attorney. who
prosecuted tho case, joan ln the petsion
therefor
The members of the board believe that
persons who criticize them for being too
free in the exercise Of olemency do so
through ignorance OF the facts.
Case Has Been Dismissed.
The case 81 the Jacksonville Terminal
Company and tho Atlantic Naldosta and
Western Ra lwsy Company has been dis
m ssed from the Supreme Court docket
upon a showing hy counsel thas tine At
lanuc. Naidosta and Western Railway
mas purchased ouc-fourth % the Terrni-
nal Company capital stock H. now IN
fuA enjoyment OF all tn terminal facii-
tiles in Jacksonville. anl that there - no
longer any issue Boz o spute between the
l.urunts The adtufioators had IN tho
case before rs dismissal sustained the
Erant Of powers 20 the Railroad Commis-
sion.
state Chemists Department.
The State Chemists Department In
| Florida is more than f-supportinE For
instance. the last annual repors Of the
state treasurer-for iS99-s nows that there
wos paid into the treasury by the chem ~
from the inspection faes on commercial
fertilizers 2.0oi o.. white tho total ex-
penses OF the chemists department were
but S36is59 making a balance IN tho de-
portment favor 81 s. % a. which. un-
dor the Supreme Courts ruling. should
be available FOR use by the state Chem
lists Department.
The idea 81 those officials who are in
tcrcsting themselves IN the movement 70
secure from the next Lesls allure ena =
ments which will enable the operations
Of the Chemists Department 20 b. ma
ttrially extended o. laf all che money
received from the inspc ton u fertilizers
should be APPLIED 90 TIE emp' yment o.
a larger force IN che chemists laboutory
ana THAI inspections and analyses shall
be made OF an foods and food rfuns pre-
nared. mauufac urcd sold or imported
for use as food or drink for man. horses
or cattle. The sale OF any article OF food
or any food stuffs. which are adulterated
or misbranded viii be made an iudictable
ononse.
Connecticut and a few other states nov
have such a food inspection law. as f.
proposed for FLORIDA. and . Is understood
that state Chemist W A. Rawls. or
Florida. viii devote considerable space 10
hlr forthcominr annual report 90 setting
forth the benchts which would accrue TO
Fiortiians. were such q law enacted in
Florida. SO fdr as sounded the members
= the next Legislature take kindly TO
the proposed plan. and. n IL IS carried
through. the State Chemists Department
viii soon be- one OF the most impor ant
as well as most useful in the state gov
eminent
Florida Election Returns.
owing 20 che irregular shape IN which
the returns from Taylor county OF The
election held or Nov. e were sent up, the
state Canvassine Board did, not complete
the oaleia count OF Fiouda's vote until
Thursday OF this week
The highest VOC received by any Bryan
prt sidential e,ector was given TO william
- Ellis. es07 votes Peter u. Davidson
led tho Republican electoral ticket with
1914 votes. on the Peoples party Bark
err ticket, ". a. Weeks ran ahead, get
ting i.07o votes. John &. Pepper led the
Prohibition electoral Ticket with 2.23i
votes ana Ernest UntermanD received
the highest vote. col on the Social Dem
ocrat CDebs) ticket
PcnsacoIa's Growth.
Pensacola Is having remarkable busi-
ness development. II her present rate Of
growth a.ong alI lines Is maintained FOR
few years she will become the wealth
lest and most important commercial CEN
ter In + orida.
From the point o. view OF social galety
Pensacola a.so proposes 20 distance al
her Florida sister cities this winter. on
Dee - tho North Atlantic squadron I'M
der the command Of Rear Admiral Farqu-
har will arrive az that port and spend
three weeks loa,ing and maneuvering Ia
the magnificent h1rhor. The fleet VIII
hon 70 on a cruise Ia the CUT. but viii
return in time for the citys Mardi Gras
Carnival ard remain two weeks
TALLAHAssEE sOUTuEAsTERN.