The weekly true Democrat., 1905-06-16


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Tallahassee, Friday, JuAs u, 1905.
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The Supreme Court of New Jersey
has sustained the constitutionality Of
the law which prohibits the shooting Of
live pigeons as that Of Workmanship.
The Brooksville Argus Is kept busy
these days defending the Jennings ad-
ministration. Well that Is only as
might be expected, II not as it should
be, for did not most all Of Brooksville
come to the capital with that admins
ton.
Secretary Shaw announces that the
payment Of the second instalment Of
Sl2, 900, 900 Of public deposits, called
from the depository banks. will not be
required until July LIST, but may be
made by the banks at any time on or
before July 10.
Frank G. Bigelow, the former Mil
waukee banker, began serving his ten
years sentence at the Federal prison
Monday His hair was cut and prison
suit given him. He was photographed
and measured by the Bertillon system.
Bigelow will be given a clerical posi-
tiOn.
The Governor vetoed IAN act provid.
ing for a study of the State forest con-
ditions by tha agricultural experiment
station Of the University Of Florida in
cooperation with the United States
Department Of Agriculture, because
the University Of Florida having been
abolished the bill will be imperative
and would only tend TO confusion and To
cumber the records
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Perhaps Governor Broward's future
attitude towards the disclosure Of con-
ditions existing at the State hospital
may remove the almost universal i'm
preston that he stands ready TO de-
fend the administration Of his imme.
diate predecessor against the almost
innumerable counts Of the indictment
fled against II by the Legislature,
simply because some Of the subordinate
officials Of administration boards Of the
State government happen to belong to
both administrations.
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Many thoughtful persons believe that
Governor BrOward and the ''hold-Over"
members Of his cabinet" were in
veigled into the issuance Of the broad
side protest which the Legislature
declined to receive, by an unnatural
and irrational impression that their
own official integrity had been delber-
ately attacked. However strong that
impression may have been forced upon
them by the cunning insistsnce Of those
interested in obliging them to share
unduly the responsibility for the condi-
tions unearthed by legislative action,
the general impression seems to be that
they were purposely, yet unnecessarily,
alarmed; and that few connected them
with the real causes Of the conditions
reported TO the Legislature
Through the support Of South Florida,
Albert Gilchrist was elevated 10 the
SpeakeTship. Despite this he worked
against the Tampa fair bilL In the
matter Of ingratitude GilChrist meas
ures up to the average political stan
dard. -- Palatka Times Herald. That's
not all, he lead nine other members Of
the House In an effort 10 refuse TO ac-
cept the report of the committee on
conditions at the insane asylum But
then, he was very much in evidence at
all times. when doings Of the jennings
administration were questioned His
hand was again seen when he appointed
the second asylum investigating com
mittee, and Representative Noble may
tell the public something more about
that matter yet.
Those who charge that the first asy-
lum investigating committee made
their report not on facts AZ found, but
for the purpose Of bringing discredit on
the Jennings administration have only
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