The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-04-14
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
Our warrior Statesmen eusy-MrS
Perdae in TaIishs ssee-Miss Bell
winning Distinction-The
Brown Raskin Case.
Tallahassee, April Il, 1905.

Brown Bsskin Case.
Tallahassee, April Il, 1905.
Special Correspondence Ocaia Banner:
Marion county was well to the front
yesterday afternoon in the short ses-
sion of both the senate and the house.
Senator Brown intOduced three bills;
one for the payment to the county of
all back rent on the Ocala Rifles ar
mory, the second regulating the
width of 5ires on heavy wagons on
hard roads of counties and the third
authorizing the issuing of kcounty
warrants for the erection or remodel
ing of the Marion counry court house.
The first two measures were stimuli
taneously introduced in the house by
Messrs. hartmann and Sistrunk,
respectively. The last named bill
will be introduced in the house within
a short time. All of these bills are
endorsed by the Marion county board
of county commissioners.
special house committee to be ap-
pointed to whom shall be referred all
measures effecting state institutions,
educational and otherwise. In dis
cussing the question with your cor
respondent this morning Speaker
Gilchrist intimated that this COM
mittee will not be appointed until
after other special committees APP
pointed to visit the state institutions
shall have completed their work and
submitted their report.
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Mrs. B. T. Perdue, of Ocala, is here
working for the passage of a bill pro-
hibiting the shooting of live pigeons
from traps, by gun clubs or other Or
CARNATIONS, or individuals. 1t is be-
lieved the measure will pass.
Senator Brown upon request of the
governor has nominated the follow
ing delegates from Marion county to
the southern interstate convention of
the National Good Roads association,
which will be held in Baton Rouge,
La, April % and %: III. W. Long, L.
p. Miller, S. R. Pyles, W. w. Clyatt
and T. c. Hall.
Miss Jefferson Bell, formerly of
Ocala, is making quite a reputation
as brilliant legislative correspon-
dent. Miss Bell, in addition to her
duties as city editor of the Tallahas-
see Capital. is special correspondent
of L'Engle's Florida Sun, the Tampa
Tribune and other papers, and also
assists Mr.. S. B. Russ in his excellent
news service furnished number OF
other papers in the state.
The legislature will probably accept
the invitation OF the chamber OF COM
merce of Pensacola TO visit that city
for Saturday and Sunday in order to
see the magnificent fleet of war ships
now in that harbor. After rhe return
of the members on Monday it can be
safely said that the two houses will
get down TO the daily grind in ear
nest. Most of the committees of both
houses are organized and hard at
work and from the number of bills
already introduced it is safe 20 say
few of these COMMITTEES Will have very
much idle time.
A meeting of the third house has
been called for Friday night, April
21 Whether or not this meeting has
been called for the purpose OF locat-
ing what Frank Clark once called the
''Dough-Bag, does not appear IN
the printed call.
The senate held another very short
session today, adjourning al 1880 a.
M, until tomorrow morning at 10.
The committee on privileges and