Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-30
APPROPRIATION BILL
HAS BIG OPPOSITION
Several Big Knives Are After Cut
ting Expenses Of State.
soTH HousEs ARE vERY eUsY

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They Are Working Day and Night Il
Order TO Finish Al Business Pos
sIbIs Between This and Closing
pay-Mueh VIII be Left undOne.
The situation at the close Of the
1lfty-seyenth day Of the Legislature Of
1907, with but three days remaining
IL not all that could be wished fol
BY the friends Of the great number Of
bills now on the calendars and which
only a few can by any possible chance
be reached IN this regular session.
When the Senate convened for the
afternoon session, It was clearly ap.
parent that dark clouds hung over
that body and the cause was the ap.
preparation bill for expenses OF the
state Government for the two years
ending June 30. 1903. The tension
was paintained during the entire af.
fefnoon session, which was directed
70 the consideration Of this bill, and
Just prior to adjournment Senators
save notice practically TO the effect
that the bill would not come to vote
until every effort had been made to
secure the full consideration OF the
measure,
AT adjournment, the pending amend,
ment was on the first section, cover.
ing the expenses OF the last half OF
1907. The principle involved Wednes.
day will be settled after this section
Is disposed Of, the remaining two sec
lions being for the year 1908. and
first half OF 1909 STILL II tho oppo.
nents desire to continue the contest
and offer to each OF the remaining sec
tions all the amendments offered to
the frat and the debate Is also con.
tlnued, another day could be easily
consumed. This bill. proposed by the
committee on appropriations, carries
substantial increase over that OF
1905, and II Is along this line the
'eglslatire battle Is being fought. the
opposition endeayoring 20 reduce the
appropriations called for in the bin to
more nearly correspond with existing
law
or all the amendments so far adopt
cd, only one decreases the amount
called for In the bill, that OF Cover.
nors private secretary which was
placed back to the amount he is now
receiving. Others adopted increased
the salary Of the state chemist, and Of
some OF the clerical force IN various
departments over that called for IN
che bin,
Plea for state Arsenal
a monster petition was aled In the
Senate by the First Brigade, Florida
State roopsp relative TO State arsenal.
Wednesday afternoon, Il the special
order is strictly observed. viii come |
up IN the Senate the bin passed by the
House making It unlawful 70 transport
liquors rom wet 20 a dry county /
This Is the companion bin TO that |
% senator Humphrlos. which VAS
withdrawn by the mtroduoer to make
room for the House measure.
The House bill amending charter
of sletson University was again post.
poned IN the Senate until "Wednesday
81 s:so o'clock.
The increase IN the salary Of the
to $4,000, embraced
a. the bill' which has nov passed both
lo,Nes, was also by amendment pro.
sided for IN the State expenses an.
preparation bill
m the House the death OF the State
life insurance bin By indefinite post,
ponement will probably also mean
that enc companion bill OF Mr.. Tram,
neil IN the Senate which has been
on special order for some time. viii
not be called up this session at any
rate