Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-14
TALLAHASSEE LETTER.

"shoe string election ballot is a
thing of the past. both branches Of
the Legislature having passed Senator
McCreary's amendment to the cleo
ton law providing that the ticket may
be printed in one or more columns.
This win make the ballot much more
conYenient to handle.
The many newspaper friends Of L.
j. Brumby viii be pleased to learn
that he has sufficiently recovered from
his recent severe illness to enable
him to resume his duties as ITALIA
hassee correspondent of The Times
Union, which he so efficiently and inn
partially performed up to two weeks
ago, His condition was so serious
at one time that the services of a ply.
sician and trained nurse were required
for several days.
One of the most enjoyable of the
many social functions at the Leon
Hotel during the past six weeks was
the hop rendered by Miss Glenn Hamp-
ton in honor of Miss Irene, daughter
of Senator and Mrs. H. H. McCreary.
Miss Belle McKinstry of Gainesville
has been the guest of Miss Julia Ken
nedy for the past few days.
The Senators who have succeeded
in getting an adjournment from Fri
day until Monday, in order that they
might spend Sunday at home, got it
where the chicken got the ak" last
Friday The working members be-
came tired of such action, and not
only refused to adjourn, but went so
far as to hold a session Saturday even
ing.
Senator James E. Broome has been
a great sufferer the past week from
lumbago, but the veteran statesman
from Gadsden manfully remained at
his post in the Senate when he should
have been in bed.
A great deal has been said of late
regarding lobbyists, but the fact is
that the State officials, or at least
some of them, are the most indefatig-
able lobbyists that Legislators have
to contend with. They all want their
salaries raised, and some of them are
none too modest to tell you so.
Wonder if any of them will decline
to run for their respective offices next
year, in case they do not get the de-
sired increase?
Hon. j. w. Watson of Dade has a
very hard fight on his hands to keep
the House from passing the bill divid-
ing Dade county, which Senator Hud-
son got through the Senate last week,
The county is 1926 miles long by S5
miles vide, and there is undoubtedly
merit in the bill. The main reason
for asking for division in most cases,
however, is that there are not Offices
enough to satisfy the ambition Of GER
tain individuals.
The new law permitting county
commissioners to transfer money
from one fund to another will prove
Of great benefit to Alachua county,
as 1t affords the opportunity to use
the large amount in the county treas
ury for road building and county
schools.
The indications are that this Legls-
lature will be the most discussed (and
cussed) ere the next election OF any
that has convened for many years.
The pension roll will be nearly
doubled If the pending bill becomes
law, as the property qualification
will be removed, home guards and re-
serves permitted to draw pensions,
and the AMOUNTS largely increased IN
some instances. Those in position TO
know state that the four mill tax levy
will not near meet the requirements
of the bill
Capitol removal talk Is mere bun
comb. and the bills introduced on
the subject were more for the purpose
OF teasing" the people OF Tallahassee
tbay, .n,,tbfug etea Ruf the old resi-.