The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-24
Relative to f7veSfiga-
fion into Conduct
of State Hos
pifai.
WOMEN ATTACHES OF cHkTTA-
HoocHEE ASYLUM ADDRESS
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE
MAKING STATEMENT RELATIVE
TO CHARGES AGAINST INsTITU,
TIoN.
Special to The Journal.


Tallahassee May 23.-The principal
thing done in the house this afternoon
was the indefinite postponement of
the license tax bill, drastic measure
that hit everything in sight.
In the senate when the Buckman
school consolation bill came up Mr..
Harris moved to go into a committee
of the whole. Mr.. Raney moved that
the bill be set for Thursday afternoon,
which, after long debate was done.
This preliminary skirmish is regarded
as a victory for the opponents Of the
measure.
;; In the house a telegram from DIR.
Gwynn, former Superintendent of State
Hospital for the Insane, To the speak
er, was referred TO the special investi-
/ cation committee on asylum. DR..
] Gwynn is in West Virginia and asked
an opportunity TO be heard.
/ The substitute for the jamestown
! exposition bill passed the house and
will probably be substituted for the
| bin in the senate which has passed
second reading.
| Mr.. Weiss bill creating board Of
park commissioners for Tampa passed
| the house.
| From Female Attaches.
In the house Monday morning a pc
tition was read from the women at
taches OF the State Insane Hospital at
Chattahoochee. as follows:
The Governor, the President of the
Florida Senate and the Speaker of
| the House of Representatives, Talla-
| hassee, Fla:
'Gentlemen-Our attention has been
called to the outrageous attacks made
| in the newspapers of the state upon
the honor, integrity and virtue of the
ladies employed at this institution.
I'VE understand these a/acks have
grown out of the recent visit of COM
mittee from Tallahassee, and we are
at a loss as TO how to defend our
selves.
Not one of US were questioned rel
alive to any matter and we consider
il the most awful blow, that could have
been struck defenseless women.
Feeling that TO remain silent under
this unmerited insult is unbearable
land conscious of our innocence we de-
mand specie charges and a thorough
: and complete investigation of them
We trust that womanhood is not with.
lout defenders in your respective bodies
and in the name of that chivalry which
our state has heretofore been able to
boast.
I'VE plead at least to be confronted
with our traducers and be given an
opportunity of defense. When YOU
: realize how awful this Is to us, and
how helpless and weak we are, you
will surely not refuse to heed our plea
with great respect
annie Campbell. Bertha Campbell
Ruby McCaskey, Fannie Cole, Lena
Hawkins. Annie January. Bessie Rus
.lsell. Emma Strain. Jennie Johnson
Rosalie Gregory. Kate Lewis, LjdS
+ Bowers. Emma StalISworth. Mary Eel
o lows, Jane Mcintosh, Pearl Trammel
Lee Bowers"
nj other Business.
ST Mr.. Matthews, of Bradford, offereC
/" a house resolution calling upon thu
Judiciary committee to prepare ant
report a proposed constitual amend
Iment making special franchises clear
lIy subject to taxation The resOlu
ltion was tabled
III Mr.. Kirkland, Of Lake offered
resolution relative TO the payment o
1.-THE contract price for conviets by tn
ri present. lessees. which was adopted.
nj Mr.. Girardeau, of Jefferson, sent t
eel the desk a letter from former Attol
Iney General VIM. B. Lamar. now cor
al gresham, relative TO the employment
h lof special counsel while he was attOl
o. ney general Of the state.
eel The following new bills were intro
iduced:
BY Mr.. Pirrong, of Calhoun-Rels
-Itive TO payment of taxes on lano
a which have been advertised for sal
for non-payment OF taxes.
Ill BY Mr.. knight, of Citrus-To pr,
vide for refunding Of taxes unlawful
assessed and paid and the cancels
ton of tax sale certificates in certai
Iii cases and conferrMg certain power
upon the comptroller in that rezarl
and to require the treasurer 10 pa
warrants drawn upon him by u
{ comptroller for such purposes.