The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-09
Speciaf to The journal.

Tallahassee, Apr. S.-The second
calendar week of the legislature opens
nuspiciously to-day, with one cloud to
darken the horizon-the death of Sen
Rtor Newland, which occurred Friday
at Live Oak, where he had been cri-
tically i'll for some time For the
fourth time since the senate last con-
vened a member has been striker
down by death. an extraordinary large
number, considering the fact that the
total membership of the upper body is
only thirty-two. Senator Newland was
a follower senator, as were two of his
colleagues who have died during the
past few months, the other having
been elected to the senate at the last
general election. and died before the
session convened. The question was
reluctantly raised in the senate, upon
the resolution to appoint a committee
10 draft resolutions in memory of the
deceased members, whether he had &C
tCally been a member of the senate
and Ii was held that one becomes a
senator upon election, without waiting
Tor the session to convene The SEN
ate adjourned Friday 10 meet at three
O'Clock this afternoon, but it will prob
ebiy adjourn Immediately out of re-
spect to the memory of the late sena-
tor from Suwannee county.
One Session Per Day.
4 Four days last week were spent in
session by the two houses, each hold
ing one session a day. For the present
that is all they are likely to hold,
though later on in the session, with
av7a7r 4
will likely take two sessions and to-
ward the last the legislature will lit
orally be at work morning, noon and
night. unless this body profits by the
example of the ones proceeding it, and
disposes of matters more rapidly at the
beginning of the session
No "Third House."
The distinguishing feature of the
present Legislature is the absence of
the Third House" the lobbyists who
for so many years were the first On
the ground, and the last to leave. So
far there seems to be no suspicion of
lobbying, unless the two or three
prominent labor men of the state who
are here to look out for their inter
ests of their people during the session
can be so designated. Pat Murphy is
here. but Pat is not saving much or
doing much, SO far as the public eye
can see, and the Old Guard who in
days of yore were such faithful attend
ants. in the main are missing. So far
IRoth houses have managed to get along
pretty well without the advice and
consent of the Third House and should
the latter not convene of its own mo.
ton this time. there is little danger
4of it being called together in special
session by any of the departments Of
state now doing business at the CAPT
toll
Business Transacted.
During the first week of the session.
no laws of general importance have
been passed. the only ones goinS
through both houses being local acts
relative to Pensacola. and BradentOwn.
Senator Buckman's bill which passed
The upper house under suspension of
the rules to restore the grand jury
10 a number ranging from twelve 70
eighteen, as in the days before the
general statutes of 1906 went into ef-
feet, is now before the judiciary com
mittee Of the house, and without doubt
viii receive a favorable report when
It's chairman, Mr.. NIcWilliamS, returns
nom st. Augustine. where fer several
days he has been assisting in the cele-
Ponce de Leon a few hundred years
ago, the old Spaniard who sought uli-
successfully the Fountain of Perpetual
Youth in the Land OF Flowers where
no one dies except of old age.
The house has passed but one reso-
luton OF general importance H. r. No.
]. by -. Dorman of Suwannee. CON
demning the peonage article in the
Cosmopolitan Magazine, a resolution
having in view most excellent obiec.
the defense or the good name of the
state from unwarranted attacks. bur
hurdeneC down with an unnecessary
number of "Whereases," and passed
lin a way that unfortunately is likely
10 take from it the force it deserves
from the fact that il was passed with
out the consideration that should
have been given a resolution of that
importance, and further detracted
from it that IL should have been the
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