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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-18
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the Sen
ate was called to order at $3.50 o'clock.
On motion of Senator Buchanan, the
rules were waived ana Senate joint
resolution No. 1926 by Mr.. buchanan
Proposing an amendment to Article
IL of the Constitution of the State of
Florida, relative to education, to be
known as Section 16 of said Article,
providing for the levy OF special tax
for the support and the maintenance
of the University of the State of Flor
ida, the Female College, the Institute
for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb. and
the Colored Normal School, was read
the second time, the rules further
waived and the resolution read the
third time in full and passed, % to 6.
Bills On Third Reading.
Bills on third reading were then
considered and Senate bill No. 1919 by
Mr.. Crane-For regulation of practice
of veterinary medicine and surgery
and providing for board of examiners,
was read in full third time and passed,
"a to 1.
House bill No. q by Mr.. Dudley of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Section S44,
general statutes, relative to compensa-
tion members county school boards,
increasing per diem to So, Adams
amendment, read third time and pass
ed, 20 to 5.
Senate bill No. 1O2 by Mr.. Hum
Understanding Section 324 Of the
general statutes of the State Of Flor
ida, the same being Sections l and q,
Chapter 1852, Acts Of 1899, as revised
by the commissioners appointed under
Chapter 5267 OF the statutes Of Flor.
ida. authorizing the board Of public
instruction Of any county of the State
OF Florida to contract debts for the
purchase of real estate to be used for
educational purposes, for the erection
Of school buildings. and TO provide
for the payment thereof, approved
June /, 1898, and TO authorize the IS.
suance OF bonds, and TO provide for
tue calling Of elections, and TO vail
cate bonds already issued or voted for
under the provision of Chapters 1878
and 1852. was read third time in full
and passed Is to ~.
Senate bill No. 1S5. by Mr.. Zim (by
request Defining what shall consu'
tute due diligence on part Of banks
in collection OF checks, drafts etc, and
fixing liability Of bank, drawer, maker,
guarantor. surety and endorser was
read third time in full and passed,
2S 70 0.
BY permission Senator Hudson IN.
troduced a resolution authorizing the
secretary OF the Senate 20 employ
a proofreader to supervise all printing
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Speaker Signed Bills.

The business Of the House was sus-
pended for a few mhutes while the
speaker signed enrolled bills, after
which the House resumed the regular
order.
Mr. Wilson Of fernando gave notice
Of a, motion 10 reconsider the indef-
mite postponement OF House bill No.
40. Mr.. MacWilliams moved the
report OF the internal Improvement
fund investigating committee be re-
forred to the House committee ap-
pointed to investigate this committee;
agreed 20.
House concurrent resolution No. "a,
by Sir. Doke OF Acknowledging TO
interstate commerce; passed.
senate bin No 3i5, by Mr. Beard.
Nor statue TO Cen. Edward Kirby
smith in National hall, was called uD
out OF the regular order on motion Of
Mr. Reese OF Escambla and passed,
yeas At, nays q.
House bin No. az. BY Mr. Malone
OF Monroe. substitute for House bin
No. t5S BY Dir. wartmann q Marion
relating TO disposition Of destitute In.
natics
The House adjourned AZ 1856 D. m.
until 9 a. m. Friday.
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.


The Senate was called to order at
s'O a, m. President Harris lin the
ear and a quorum present. Some
t1e was consumed in making various
rreCdong in the journal
The following were among the bills
hrotuced:
senate bill No. 40, by Mr.. johnson
SECURING all cotton buyers in this
sA'o to keep a record of purchases
= cotton aud prescribing the manner
salch such records should be kept.
senate bill No. Al, by Mr.. John
- BY requo1t-To fix a docket fee
N charged by county judges in all
arH cases.
" permission Senator Beard intro
''A new bill No. 412-To establish
@lniy court in and for Escambia
10y The rules were waived and
eII read the second and third
vac and passed, 2S to 0.
non S. Pasco was rendered the
-'e'ies OF the floor upon motion
senator Rroome and invited to and
'ea a seat at the right of the
a''sat A number Of other promi.
1 CITIZENS including Hen. S. NJ.
800. we're extended the courte.
q The floor.
SehooL5Ook Bill.
u senate then resumed consider.
q Senate bin No. 1O1 by Mr..
u -''es and the substitute BY Sen.
e.4ae offered therefor, both be
y 'eaooLbook bills under dis.
s. the Senate adjourned
Ion. 'oag and torcible discussion.
! - uoa and dereat Of several
q ~ !. s, On final vote both the
y. ~. 'le substitute we're lost. the
ll to IS.
. 49, 49, on No. lOl, together with
4 ~ adopted amendments. was
49,, .'ea printed and placed on
-, we. .assr the nead OF special
49,, -. .,'.lag' however, on second
So. 90 SIN subject to further
\. '' ., By permission. senate
- - 80 y NJ. crevs-Amending
-'' AID saoO general stat
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Introduction of Bills.

BY Mr.. Calkins of Nassau Regulat.
ing the publication in newspapers as
news matter or editorials, matter paid
for as advertising; judiciary,
BY Mr. Mckenzie of Putnam, for
erection of statue to stephen r. NAL
lory, secretary of the navy of the G,
S. A., in hall at Washington,
BY Mr.. Willis of Boundary
evils of Levy county; read under sus.
pension Of rules second time by title on.
ly. Mr.. Kirkland of Lake objected to
the bill because members from coun.
ties adjoining Levy Sere absent Mr.,
MacWilliams agreed with Mr.. Kirk
land, and a motion to put on final
passage was lost,
House bill No. SIS, by Mr.. Faulkner
of Taylor-validating certain strip jof
Taylor countya passed under suspen-
sion of rules.
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...,tor Grill Passed the Senate
y ~, wills Lost Out on Effort
Sen !, Levy County Boundary Line
. .....d on Waiver Of Rules
friends Of the immigration
,,.s are somewhat encouraged
I. t.ct that the bills of Messrs.
-, If Citrus and Dupont OF 81
have successfully passed their
,t reading in the House without
material amendment.
Tho senate and House Thursday de-
- large share Of their time to
n. on third reading and some i'm
,.,, hills were passed by each
Pure Food Bill.
n. Cribs pure food BILL called up
n Of its regular order and passed
n the Senate, was quite a victory Tor
~ senator from Putnam, who has
ION fighting along this line for a
,nmbsr of years, and it is now up to
be House. 4
The House bill with Senator Adams
4 Der day amendment increasing pay
! members of school board passed the
senate all right, as did Senator Willis
Nm recurring bond of county commits
rouers,
A most necessary, and Interesting
/ b every taxpayer, measure introduced
MS afternoon is the Adams bill, pro
yIding for tax levy for 1907 and 1908.
This bill will receive immediate at
inton from the committee on finance
ana taxation.
An tle statesmen and politicians
all remain in the city and the hotel
bibles are crowded at night and polit-
ral states are being made on the
average Of every fifteen minutes-and,
b. the way, only two weeks, including
Sundays, remain of the regular SEES
fo1 Of 1907.
Speaker Matthews, who has been
shsent for a week on account of Ill
ssss, has returned and was greeted
Eih warm applause and numerous
landshakes in making his way from
Ae doorway to the chair during the
Arly part Of the morning session.
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RlIIs on Thlrd Readlna.

Senate bill No, 90, by Mr. Adams
Relating to guarantee analysis Of fer
tilizers; passed.
Senate bill No 40, by Mr.. Adams
Relating to commercial feeding stuffs;
passed.
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Select order.

Mr.. Williams of Jackson moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which
House bill No 29S, relating to salary
of State chemists, was indefinitely
postponed
Mr.. Willis OF Levy opposed the mo-
ton to reconsider. After discussion,
the motion to reconsider was carried,
ayes "a, nays IS. The bill was then
read in full and Mr.. Willis OF Levy
moved to insert $3.50 for travelling ex-
penses instead Of $1,000. The bill was
put upon final passage and passed,
yeas "a, nays 16.
House bin No. 425, appropriations
for State colleges, made special order
for Friday at D. M
Messages from the Senate were read
and bills referred to proper commit
tees.
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

The House or Representatives was
called to order at 9 a. M
Mr., Knowles in the chair.
Prayer by chaplain.
Correction of journal.
Naturalization of RilIs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
SAY HARTMAN MUST
ANSWER COMMISSION

New York, April 18.-Because John
D. Rckeofeller has taken sides with J.
P. Morgan against E. II. Hartman,
the directors of the Union Pacific have
decided that Hartman must answer
all questions regarding the railroad
and take the consequences. This state
ment is said to be practically official.
The directors have been forced to take
this stand by the attitude of the pub
lie, and especially of large estates to-
ward the Union Pacific stock.
Mr.. Hartman is in more easy
state of mind apparently regarding
the questions he is to be called upon
to answer than the other directors Of
the Union Pacific.
It is generally believed in Wall
street that Hartman did not let many
of the directors into his confidence
when these deals we're being made.
They are not involved legally.
A former director who took part in
the transactions was wise enough to
resign from the board as a prelimi-
nary. The directors who want Harri-
man TO du6W0E tdA0 6AO PooA"AOp ooAo
he is injuring the company unreason-
ably by enshrouding it with mystery
The company is being looked upon as
blind pool by important interests
and is rapidly sinking into the same
class as Amalgamated Copper.
President Roosevelt has given lead
ing bankers to understand that he in
tends to establish precedent that all
railroad presidents must obey the law,
and the law says that director of a
corporation cannot be interested in q
contract with the corporation except
with the full knowledge of the stock
holders. The fact that railroad com
pany is a public corporation leaves
Mr.. Hartman without any excuse for
his refusal to answer unless he says
that the answer would tend to incrim-
mate or degrade him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20

Britain stood a. brothers, true and
tried.
THAT word disarmamnt shonld
never have been spoken at peace con.
ference. 4 hate the word as the devil
hates holy water. The minute You
speak OF it people think you are going
to interfere and leave them at the
mercy Of their enemies.
NO government will propose to dis
arm at The Hague. I would not dis
arm one soldier. The cure is to pre-
vent the reckless increase of arma-
ments."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
RATS COMMIT A BURGLARY.

Effect Entrance to u Bread Box Sup
posed to BE Secure.
A man who was graduated from Yale
in 1884 is now bachelor. He lives in
very old house on upper Broadway.
The few attentions his house receives
come from a charwoman of great age
and little activity. Hence there are
rats on the premises.
They are remarkable rats and when
you are told of their achievements by
their landlord you are inclined to be in
credulous. Yet you can't deny the evil
dences OF their intelligence.
In the kitchen is a large cupboard.
On it's broad shelf rests rather heavy
tin breadbox. Generally it contains
bread.
For long time the tin cover kept
the rats out. Then the rats held coun-
Gil Of war, appointed committee on
ways and means and lived on potato
Feelings until the report came in.
The committee did it's work well. 1t
decided that as rats were poorly equip
ped to cope with tin breadboxes in an
upright position it behooved them to
proceed against the box, push 1t off the
cupboard and allow the well-known
laws of gravitation to do the rest.
The plan was a success. Morning
after morning when the owner Of the
breadbox came into his kitchen he
found the box on the floor in confusion.
The bread was gone to the last crumb.
Successive falls denied the poor old
box out Of shape and while the owner
is a mild-mannered person he can't at
ford new breadboxes every week, so he
drove two large staples into his cup
board, fastening them against the box.
Since then the rats have had 10 bread.
Another feat the rodents accomplish
ed handily is even more remarkable.
The owner of the house keeps his -four
in a large cylindrical can. The top
fastens on snugly.
The industrious rats have succeeded
In removing the top from the can on
dozen different occasions. The opened
can is tipped over and the -four is con-
sumed, presumably with great rejoic-
ing.
It requires quite bit of strength to
remove this cover with the fingers, and
how the rats succeed, using their tough
little noses and paws, is beyond any
explaining. But the evidences were
there and the Yale bachelor Is an hon
est man.-New York Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20

on until he should be exhausted and
fall, too, or cutting the rope as the only
chance of saving his own life.
What would you do If you were in
the guides place? Would you follow
the law of self-preservation and cut
the rope, or wait, allowing blind
chance to solve the fate Of all three?
do under the circumstances replied that
he would like to kill all three for being
there at all-that they have no right.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
CALLED TO WASHINGTON
Idaho District Attorney Summoned
Connection With Fraud Cases.

Connection With Fraud Cases.
Boise, Idaho, April H.-United
States District Attorny Buick has lett
for Washington. called there by the
department Of Justice It is under
stood he has been summoned in con-
nection with the timber fraud cases
and PARTICULARLY the reported indict-
ment Of Senator Borah, formerly attor-
new for the Barber Lumber Company
The object Of his going is not made
nown. but it is the belief that this
matter will be gone over fully there.
A copy of the testimony before the
grand Jury was taken for the attorney
general. It is the belief here that no
official encouragement of the indict-
ment will he made until the DEPART,
ment has gone over the evidence, and
this implies another conclusion, that
should the evidence prove insufficient
to warrant the action taken. the in
dictment will be dropped at once.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20

hopelessy to the rope and with one
arm broken. The guide had just time
to make one twist Of the rope round
slight projection Of rock and was able
to wedge himself SO that he supported
his companions for a time; but as there
was only one twist round the rock, the
slightest movement would have made
the rope slip and the guide would have
been dragged down. There was no help
within miles. The problem for the
guide, therefore, lay between. hanging
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Opinions of Great Papers on Importa


ana the companies then make an agreement to keen
rates up, the community Is OF than before IN
the strategcal game which community plays with pub
TIC service companies 1t Is difficult determine in the
case OF the telephone service how far the actual threat
ened establishment Of rival company stimulates me-
cnancal improvement and the natural tendency
OF monopoly to extortion No community settle the
question without careful study.-Youths Companion. Fl
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20

to the advantage of every subscriber that all
users of telephones should be the system with
him. More than system means that subscriber
must have than instrument, be out of
muncaton with part of the world of telephoneusers.
1t is difficult however, adjust human nature to ideal
mechanical conditions Established companies without
rivals the motive of competition to keep rates down
and service good Therefore communities have well
coined companies which promised better and cheaper
service Dual systems like labor strikes their face
economic losses yet it be worth while to endure the
temporary discomfort and loss in order to better
conditions ultimately. The butcher may be on one
TEN and another yet low rates may bring
two instruments within previous cost Of one, and
may increase the number Of subscribers within call
as to atone the inconvenience. If finally
pany absorbs the other the community have become
well established in low rates that the surviving COM
pany dare not raise them.
On other hand the effect of competing companies
Is sometimes merely divide the telephoneusers of
community without adding many to the total number
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN BRITAIN.

N England the Board Of Trade has bureau
: !: ::
Xxi whose work 1t is to Investigate railroad acct
IWuL dents and in England the roads sometimes
kSSsA-2 go year and kill only one passenger Here
EGMWNV have been killed in six months than in
AssOV@&l ten years there. This English bureau has
a trained railroad expert at it's head He
mas an assistant and staff of clerks Three army eng
neers are detailed assist him. Under special statute
no evidence takeE by this official investigation can be
used cited employed in suit for damages Plaintiff
defendant in such suits may call the witnesses
their previous testimony cannot be employed to cha
lenge or the evidence given the trail for
damages.
In England, result when accident comes an
inquiry begins in day by experts who have been going
accidents for years. There is rush Of police,
and prosecuting officers for Exhibits of bysand
for souvenirs, of newspaper for objects to
photograph and of railroad to conceal awkward evil
dence The official Investigators take possession and
their inquiry holds the of accident Railroads gain
public and railroad improvements in Great
Britain have followed the reports of railroad inquiries
into accidents As the bureau investigates signal
safety appliances it's officials responsible for their
condition and familiar with them-Philadelpha Press
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for the qualification of mere within,
to dare providence In such q manner.
But what would you do?
whale Ninety-nve Feet Long.

Largest Of all animals that ever
lived on this planet is the great sui
phur-b bottom whale Of the Pacific ocean.
One specimen which was measured was
feet In length and thirty
Ave feet IN girth. It's estimated weight
was 294O 900 pounds
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
WHAT WOULD YOU Dor

A Problem Involving Life and Death
In Mountain Climbing.
What would you do If you were in
the position Of the upper man shown
In the accompanying illustration? The
problem may not be one unknown in
high mountain climbing. Suppose that
while cutting steps in the snow on the
top of preciplce, one mountaineer
missed his footing, who chung almost
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
TELEPHONES AND COMPETITION.

VERY community which has telephone SER
vice Is likely to be confronted by the ques-
ton of granting francise to rival COM
pany. Each case must be decided by the
governing circumstances, but every case will
show the popularity Of the telephone prob
lem The telephOne is q natural mOnODOlv
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the most fruitful Of death. This is we'll known
is an entirely preventable disease In its early stages
fresh air and sunshine all the remedies needed 9th
treatment not only unnecessary but in
harmful But the discovery OF these simple remedies
very origin There has hardly been for the
general public realize the truth govern themselves
in accordance with it. They need education It much
easier to follow expensive and difficult Of
treatment for what grandfathers called "od fash
toned consumption" than simply to live outdoors
abundanty but not too much Of nutritious
do all the you feel able to do Yet modern medi-
cal science prescribes nothing for this disease
Boston Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20
OPPOSE CREATION Of
AN IMPERIAL BODY

London, April 18.-An official alb
stract of the proceedings of the colo
NAL premiers gives no idea of the
trend of the discussion nor the atti-
tude of the different premiers upon
the matter under discussion. which
was a proposal to establish an imperial
council with permanent secretarial,
instead of the present system of peri
odical conferences.
Several morning papers protest
against this official secrecy, notably
the Morning Post, which, attributes it
a desire on the part of the colonial
office to block any attempts to make
the conference permanent and init
mate that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
premier of Canada, is seconding the
colonial office in this endeavor.
From unocff1ial sources it is learned
that while New Zealand and Cape Col
opy support the Australian proposal
to make the conference permanent,
Canada and the Transvaal oppose the
creation of any imperial body which
could usu p the functions Of the gov
ernments of self governing colonies,
and that the discussion was adjourned
to enable Lord Elgin, secretary of
state for the colonies, to draft some
sort Of compromise between the con-
flicting views. It may be taken for
granted that the conference will not
approve the creation of permanent
council having any executive or adj
ministrative powers.
Commissioner Yerkes Resigns
Washington April 16--John w.
Yerkes, commissioner of interHal rev.
enue, has resigned, and his resignation
has been accepted By the president.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-20

Tor necessary rules and regulations the value Of
good conduct They imbibe ideas of social relations
which exert potent influence upon the formation of
character.
In order that such instruction shall not be neglected
nor perfunctory impaired it is teachers
shall be under no CONSTANTS influences which may
impair their Of obligation teachers or interfere
with the faithful and efficient performance of their du
ties Especially important is it that they shall be abso
lutey free of any political control or dictation.
Whoever would prostitute the peoples schools to poll
tics Is public enemy of the most dangerous character
Such person Is to be feared than any external
enemy for he would sap the foundation Of institu-
tons and pollue the source to which children and
the children Of the future look intellectual adj
vancement and moral guidance. The anarchist Is not
more to be condemned than the who would make
the public school political machine-Chicago Journal
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Bad Times.

"Hasn't that man seen better days?''
eyes before they ruled him on the
+rock n-Baltimoxe American.
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NATURES CONSUMPTION CURE.

HE census bureau has published it's annual
report on mortality statistics and from it
some very interesting facts may be OBJ
tanned and very important deductions made
The report applies only to certain so-called
"registeredy cities, but taking it as it stands