The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-09
Measure to Restrict Suffrage
to Whites Voted Down
48 to 5.
HEAVY VOTE WAS
GREAT SURPRISE
Although the Result in the
House Was a Foregone
Conclusion.
BILL WAS INTENDED TO TEST
VALIDITY OF FOURTEENTH
AND FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS
TO CONSTITUTION OF UNITED
STATES TEST OF STRENGTH
ON COUNTY DIVISION.
Special to The journal.

Tallahassee, Fla. MAY S.-After a
debate of one hour and thirty minutes
The house of representatives this af-
ternoon voted down the Beard reso-
luton proposing to restrict suffr: ge
to white male voters, with a view
to testing the validity of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments. The
vote was forty-eight to fifteen, though
the resolution had passed the senate
by a vote of twenty-three to eight.
Messrs Reese, Calkins and Dupont
spoke in favor of the resolution and
Mathews of Marion, knight of Citrus,
and McWilliams spoke against it.
The result was a forgone conclusion
but the heavy vote was a surprise.
Those voting for the resolution were:
Messrs Baggett, Bradshaw, CalkinS,
Dudley, Dupont, Farris. Faulkner.
Griggs. Harvell, Long, Milliner, Ogil-
vie, Reese, Watson and Wilson of
Lee. A fair sized audience listened
to the debate.
In the Senate.
The senate committee on city and
county organization for two hours
this afternoon listened TO arguments
on the Pinealles bill Messrs. Hum
pfrfes and ADAMS, OF the COMMITTEES
voted against the Palm Beach coun-
~ bill this morning and Crane and
Willis for it, which was the first test
o. strength in the senate on a matter
of this kind. Wood spoke in favor of
the Pineallas bill and Palmer, Drew,
Hines and Yancey against it. No
new ground was covered.
Governor and Mrs. Broward held a
reception tonight in the new execu-
tive mansion.
Morning Session.
This morning the state senSte put
itself on record for progressiveness
in the formation of new counties
when population and weakh permit
IL. by the passage of NJ. HudsOn's
bill to create the COUNT of Palm
Beach out of the northern half of the
county of Dade. The cote was 20 to
Il, Senator Canova not voting.
Senator Hudson is citizen OF
Miami, seat of the present county.
and in spite of opposition in his home
city rose above local feelings to what
he believed to be his duty TO the just
demands of the people of the north
ern portion of his home county and
made a long speech in favor of the
measure. He was opposed by Senator
Sans, who wanted TO go on record as
against any county division PROPOSE
ton that had not been passed upon
by the people Of the county. and by
Senator Buchanan. who figured out
that tn creation of new counties at
this particular time would reduce the
representation of his county, Duval.
Mr. HUDSON replied that if the senate
wanted to knl the bill because it
would impair the voting strength of
TIE present counties 1-69th, he had
nothing moreto say. Senator Adams
voted against il out Of respect to The
wishes of hi district and did not de-
sire his volt 10 be considered as an
expression Sainst the merits of the
bill
The rhousepaSSed "A number OF bills
on third reding, including Judge sgd
L. Carriers tttorney's admission bill,
and two hvMr. Reeses, of E,scam bia
providing Uht. the council of Pensa-
cola shall designate as city depaSi-
tories the ondls offering the best rates
OF interest and one authOrizing
boards OF Dunty commissioners 70
employ attrneys. although several
amendment wer talked in 10 the lat
ter.