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TALLAHASSEE, FLA, MAY Is, 1905.
One of the most eloquent orauOrical
efforts which was followed by success
was the speech last week of Hon.
Carlos l.. Sistrunk, of Marion. in OPP
position TO which is commonly called
speech evidenced much study along
legal lines and received the closest
attention from the members of the
hOuse--sOmething, by the way, not
absolutely invariably accorded Mr..
cisJrunk comes from county where
the turpenIine, saw mill and phos-
phate interests are most important
and these constituents OF the able
young legislator have much to thank
him for.
As a matter of fact it is now con-
ceeded that the bill was entirely too
drastic i'll its multituduous provisions
and would if enacted into law, have
worked very great hardships upon
many of our leading employers of
labor Originally it was presumed
that the bill would only or mainly al
feet railway corporations and was
looked upon as great anti-corpOra-
ton measure, but it was shown by
Mr. Sis1runk and by Mr.. Buchanan,
of Duval, that it would affect every
employer, no matter in what bust
ness he was engaged; even, it was
claimed, including domestic servants.
1t wasn't an easy matter to kill the
bill in the house but the arguments
of Sistrunk, Buchanan and others
We're unanSwerable.
Hon. Ed. l. Wartmann's Marion
county armory bill developed among
other things the enterprise of his
county and the manner in which old
Marion Is alive to her interests No
sooner had this bill been introduced
than there was rapid fire letter writ
ing and telegra phing-by the repre-
sentatives from all other counties
who had in the past furnished armo-
ries for the state troops. Facts and
figures were rapidly secured from
home and the result was flood of
bills almost Identical. and III fact in
some, If not all cases, copies of the
Wartmann bill with, of course, the
figures changed. The final result
was the suggestion by Senator Blount.
and agreed to by Senator Baskin,
that substitute be proposed to en-
brace ali the counties placed in a
position similar to that of Marion.
On Friday the Blount substitute was
offered and on motion of Senator
Baskin took its place on the calendar.
This solution of the problem will
most probably give entire satisfac-
ton. and a large number of counties
will be or should be placed under OBJ
legations to old Marion and her rep
resentatives-
new role as senator, has taken hold
with all the ease of an "oId timer;
and his keen interest is the measures
affecting his district has been noted
by more than one senator on the
floor. He is very close observer
and his opinions seem to carry weight
with his fellow members. Right here
it is well to congratulate Marion
county upon the harmony with
which the members of her delegation
work. There is not, as there has
been in the past, any conflict or play
ing at cross-purposes. That they
have differences may be possible but
any exist they are settled outside
of the legislature halls for in them
il hut
is bound TO be effective. IL. B.