The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
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should i pass the senate it will meet
the opposition Of the local representa-
tive in this house.
Senator HudSUn'S motion to recon-
slider the vote of several days since
when Senator Cones bill. providing
for committee to visit the state
property at Lake City, formerly the
site of the University of Florida, TO as
certain whether any public use could
he made of the abandoned property,
was called up and carried. and the
original resolution providing for COM
mIttee was adopted by a vote of Is to
l.. Senator HU Ison and Senator Crane
both explained in voting aye" that
they did not feel bound any further than
this, and Senator Beard was amongst
those voting no" Senator buchanan,
author of the now famous Buchanan
law, opposed the appointment of the
committee, voting with the minoritv
Senator McCreary's bill providing
that in the publication Of the session
laws the publisher need T 1t send
copy TO every registered voter in the
county in which the publication is
made was passed in the senate on
third reading
Governor BTOWaTd transmitted TO
I Ii houses of the legislature q petit
tiCn addressed to him asking the pas
sage Of a child labor law. which was
ordered spread on the journals of the
respective houses.
Pensacola Bills.
a bill was introduced in the house
by Mr.. Reese of Escambia, requiring
the city council Of Pensacola to name
as repositories the banks Offering the
best rate Of interest for the money de-
posted with them, also one relating to
the Improvement CT the streets, alleys
and public ways OF that city.
Mr.. Decker, of HiIlsDCrough, intro
duced a bill legalizinS ordinance loo of
the Town Of TarpOn Springs.
Mr.. Wartman of Marion introduced
a bill leGalizing the expenditures Tor
the new court house of Marion county
by the board of county commissioners
&C that county.
The following bills were passed on
third reading, and will go to the SEN
ate:
H. B. No. Sc. by Mr.. Clarke of Jeffer-
son, repeating section 1921 of the Gen
eral Statutes OF 1906, relating TO du-
Ilicate pleaGings.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Baggett, Of
Eccambia, eXempting from taxation
the property of Young Mems Christian
Associations, when used only for the
purposes for which the association vas
Mr.. ReeGe's Bill.
II. =. NO. 81 by Mr.. Reese of Escam-
bia, requiring the recording of notorIal
seals and signatures in the Offices Of
the circuit clerks of the various cum
ties.
II. b. No. 73 by Mr.. Clarke of Jeffer-
son, amending sect'Cn sos of the Cen
eral Statutes, relating TO notice and
tax for county jaiiS and court houses.
H r. No. 113 by Mr.. DUPONT, of ST
Johns. requiring the payment of a
heavy license tax by gypsy bands, The
house was enIivened by a speech from
the inimitable gentleman from St
Johns upon the subject
House concurrent resolution No. 16,
by MI MilIineT of Madison. request
ing the governor to remove Sheriffs
failing to enforce the local option
liquor laws, was adopted. Mr. Bag
gets bill providing a penalty and liza
biliieS for telegraph companies negli-
gently failing to Immediately transmit
and deliver messages was passed on 10
thirI reading. and his bill relative to
The refusal of telegraph companies or
the employees to accept messages re-
tains its place on the calender, 200
copies ordered printed. The bill of
Mr.. Mathews of Marion authorizing
the railroad commission to employ
special counsel, was made special or
der for Friday at il a. m. together
with the bill of Mr. Carter Of Alachua
providing for an assistant attorney
general.
Veto to Messages.
The special order of the day was the |
of the veto messages
fled with the secretary of state by the |
governor after the adjournment of the |
ass legislature All were sustained |
with practical unanimity except the |
first one returned. the act requiring |
he funds of the Internal Improvement |
Fund Under the protection of the state |
treasurer bond. Speaker Matthews |
'uled that a motion to reconsider the /
yetoed bill was necessary. aud n roll |
,all was taken, resulting in the pass |
ng of a motion TO reconsider by Sc TO !
3, and on motion or Mr.. Watson OF /
DadC, the veto was made a special or |
Ter for next Wednesday. in order that !
ne members might in the meantime /
aniliarize themselves With the veto |
Message. Mr. MacWilliams of So !
Johns made a lengthy speech against |
sustaining the veto. declaring that ne |
lid not wish to be misunderstood. |
md had only the highest personal es-
eem for the trustees. all OF whom |
zero his personal friends, at the same
inc he thought it preposterous that
ne Legislature should create a board l
# trustees which all future legisIa-
Ures would have no control over. and |
that We're true, the legislative in
-esugariOn would be a farce. Mr.. VIII
on of Hernandez asked Mr. MacWil-
Jams whether. if the trustees were
polished By act of legislature. the
rust would not remain. and when the
ebate was finished. the issues in
olved seem to be as clear as mud
his question involves propositions
eparate and distinct from others
-hiCh have been considered III refer