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 HovsEs &c vEAY sUsY

They Are Working pay and Night i
Order to Finish Az Business Pos
sIbIs Between This and Closing
Day-Mueh VIII be Left UndOne.
The situation at the close Of the
1ifty-seventh day OF the Legislature Of
1907, with but three days remaining
IS not all that could be wished for
by the friends Of the great number of
bills now on the calendars and which
only 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. 1909. The tension
was maintained during the entire az
ternoon session, which was directed
% the consideration of this bill. and
just prior to adjournment Senators
gave notice practically to the effect
that the bin would not come to a 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
tions being for the year 1908, and
first half OF 1909 SIN. If the oppo.
nents desire to continue the contest
and offer to each OF the remaining sec
tons all the amendments offered TO
the FIRST, and the debate is also con-
tinued, another day could be easily
consumed. This bill, proposed by the
committee on appropriations carries
a substantial increase over that Of
1906, and It 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 10 the amount he is now
receiving Others adopted increased
the salary Of the state chemist, and os
some Of the clerical force in various
departments over that called for in
the bill
Plea for state Arsenal.
A monster petition was nled In tho
Senate by the First Brigade, Florida
State troopsf relative to State arsenal
Wednesday afternoon. Il the special
order Is strictly observed, will come
up IN the Senate the bill passed by the
House making It unlawful to transport
liquors from wet to a dry county
This is the companion bin 10 that
IS Senator Humphrles, which was
by the introducor TO make
room for the House measure.
The House BILL amending charter
of stetson University was again post.
poned in the Senate until Wednesday
n $3.50 o'clock
The increase IN the salary of the
sdiutantgeneral TO $4,000, embraced
N the bin, which has nov passed both !
ioiDes was also by amendment pro.
rided for IN the state expenses ap.
,ropriation bill h
IN the House the death Of the State
lie insurance bin by indefinite post.
,onement viii probably also mean ,
bat the companion biz OF Mr.. Tram.
nell IN the Senate. which has been !
"a special order for some time, win !
lot be called up this session at any 4
ate.