Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-30
APPROPRIATION BILL
: HAS BIG OPPOSITION
s.-.r.l Big Knives Are Alter Cut
ting Expenses Of State.
,or4 HOUSES ARE VERY BUSY

- Are Working Day and Night In
order to Finish All Business Pos
.lbI. between This and Closing
n,y-Muoh VIII be Left undOne'
The situation at the close of the
..,r..evepth day of the Legislature OF
,oo7 with but three days remaining
= not all that could be wished for
sy the friends of the great number of
Suls now on the calendars and which
only few can by any possible chance
NJ reached in this regular session.
when the Senate convened for the
,tterroon session, it was clearly APP
nsrent that dark clouds hung over
mat body and the cause was the APP
D,oprjation bill for expenses Of the
stste Government for the two years
ending June 80, 1909. The tension
was maintained during the entire af-
tenoon session, which was directed
TO the consideration of this bill, and
INST prior to adjournment Senators
gave 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
tons being for the year 1908, and
first half of 1909. Still, if the oppo-
nents desire to continue the contest
and offer to each Of the remaining sec
lions all the amendments offered. to
the first, and the debate is also con-
tlnued, another day could be easily
consumed. This BILL proposed by the
committee on appropriations, carries
a substantial increase over that of
1905, and 1t is along this line the
legislative battle is being fought, the
opposition endeavoring to reduce the
appropriations called for in the bill to
more nearly correspond with existing
law.
OF all the amendments so far adopt.
ed, 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
the bin.
Plea for State Arsenal.
A monster petition was filed in the
Senate by the First Brigade, Florida
State troops, relative to State arsenal.
Wednesday afternoon, II the special
order is strictly observed, will come
Up IN the Senate the bin passed by the
house making it unlawful to transport
LIQUORS from a wet TO a dry county.
THIS la the companion bill to that
u Senator HUMPHREYS, which was
withdrawn by the introducer TO make
oom Tor the House measure.
The House bin, amending charter
u ste'son University, was again post
'oAed in the Senate until Wednesday
i $3.50 o'clock.
The increase in the salary Of the
to $4,000, embraced
7 the bill, which has now passed both
olses' was also by amendment pro
''ed for in the State expenses APP
lopriation bill.
N the House the death OF the state
le Insurance bin by indefinite post.
Onement viii probably also mean
-at the companion bill OF AIR. Tram.
Ecu IN the Senate. which has been
Z special order for some time. viii
y be called up this session at any