Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-05-24
sryaTE PASSES Mr.. JOHNSON'S
AMENDMENT TO LIVE OAKS
CHARTER
THE Chief ISSUE
Cranes Bill to Amend Drain
/ age Act of 1905 Will Probably
p Be Adopted

II drainage or the reclamation of the
.scision what is known as the Ever
y,ades scored victories yesterday in
,uo branches of the legislature, in
he adoption of the Reese resolution in
,be house and the advancing of the
crane drainage bill ~ Shird reading
In the senate.
The Crane bill is an amendment
u the drainage act of 1895, recently
sselared unconstitutional by Judge
oeke. of the Federal court at Jack
.ouyilIe, and the intention of the new
bill Is TO conform the original act to
he requirements of the constitution
II the state and of the Uuited States
b all respects. 1t specifies that tax
b i've cents per acre shall be levied
h drainage district, the boundaries
II which are set forth in the bill.
There were several amendments Of
Tered. one by Senator Beard, whose
bill repeating the drainage act in
so was killed several days ago in
The house, in which it originated
restricting the operation of the law
% two years, which was lost, 10 to
z. and one by Senator Johnson, re-,
hurting the work to be let out by
contract. This was voted down, II
o 3, and the bill went to the ems
rossing committee.
Senator Crane, answering Senator
oanson's argument, read from the
eport of the joint committee, which
nspected the drainage operations,
howing that the trustees had car
led on the work cheaper than the
FEDERAL government has contracted
pr similar work. Senator Johnson's
ontention being that the trustees
ave other duties as state officials,
hich require their time too much
be devoted to carrying on the
rainage work directly.
Mr.. Reese's resolution on the
!. Ouse was adopted without a dis
entng voice, though some refrain
rom noting at all. 1t was rath-
lengthy, commencing the action
Inc trustees of the Internal I'm
! 0sement Fund, for defending the
ue Of the state to swamp and over
= sed lands claimed under various
: ~ grants. and favoring the fight
= OF the suits if necessary to the
snest courts in the land.
y % lar drainage, the chief issue in
'e'al warmly contested campaigns
n ! been seldom referred to in either
" 'se' considering the prominence of
81 ! issue. and it is a fact worthy of
~ - not an expression of opinion,
n : every test of strength so far on
rp question has resulted in victory
y me supporters of the governors
y image plans.
Is er question of vast import
er :" the state occupied the atten-
~ y me house last night at it's
evening session this year, that
,ss esod road. Six bills were under
/ uon, the one prepared by
Mn' committee ON public roads
uNays. incorporating a COM
rr between the Parkman and
= 'ls oiiis, and also bills by
ssis' Mr.. Smith and Mr. Nc
: the latter two being similar
NJ Inc senate bill is identi-
senator Adams bill and
I'M ~. 70 be the most popular
W ,...s 'ne mouse. In brief, the
compromise bill, and the
Y Doth provided state
: commission for the pur-
~ ! constructing state systems,
0mitn bill provides for the
.;n b. i. aA not to exceed seven
. q as,,.aiiy by counties, and the
Nh Of the convict hire
- he various counties for road
~ sscoFding to assessed valua-
t.,s o0mmittee's bill provides
~ ensacola. Jacksonville TO