Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-05-28
THE GOVERNOR APPEARS To
HAVE LEGISLATURE HIS
OWN WAY
ADMINISTRATION MEASURES
Every General Bill Enacted Into Law
This Session Has Been Favored
BY the Administration

Tallahassee, May Ca lSellnS OF
nrofound relief, even in those who see
their cherished bills slowly dying on
the house and senate calendars, per-
vades the capital at the thought that
four more days, including today, will
hiring to a close the Legislatures ses-
sion of 1907. In spite of the small
amount of results apparently accom-
plished, the strain of the past two
months, or at any rate, the latter of
|tte two, has been great upon the
legislators and others interested in
nublic affairs, including, of course,
the third house." and all are glad
hat the end is near.
From now on, and for some nights
mast. the light will burn in the dome
| CT capitol building in token that the
legislative body is in session. The
house held no session last night, for
the first time in nearly a week, and
the senate held its first nightly ses-
sion, which lasted about twenty minu-
lies, and resulted in dispOsing of five
local bills. 1t is a physical impossi-
Ibility now to dispose of any great
amount of the work before the two
houses. and most of the bills will be
withdrawn before the session closes,
zhich there is little or no chance of
passing.
all VITO did not have the political
situation of the state pretty we'll at
fingers end are surprised at the COM
blete victory of the drainage scheme
bis session. With the bitter fight
bat had been made for the past year
more upon the administration of
iogernor Broward, the drainage pro-
Get being first and last the center and
circumference of the contest, attack
rom every conceivable standpoint
impracticable, impossible, idiotic,
AUST, visionary and everything else
o]eetonable, the drainage amend
nent IN the confusion of issues
fcoght about in the general cleo
% overwhelmingly defeated; it Is a
we less than a miracle that this
Aa and much abused project of the
'se1nor's should have received the
eelsement of two-thirds of the SEN
: e and three-fourths of the re-
1ensatlves. But this Is practical
Shas happened. since the Crane
perIeeting the drainage act of
= after passing the senate by a
\ v ~ to IL. passed the house of
ulatives yesterday morning by
" % 10 IA, a clear majority
~ ennre house being registered
e iavor. and nearly three-fourths
e ~ present and voting. 1t is
- Npeating ancient history to saw
0sernor Broward made his
ff sa primarily upon the issue of
~ nlns the Everglades, and except
ueieat OF the constitutional
sn' last year, the proposition
- we endorsement of both
ae and people every time it
~ 'eiore either. What makes
victory of the drainage
Ae more remarkable is the
uosernor Broward, in his
IS u'.ennial message to the legis-
Aot refer at all to the
ung it for a short special
several weeks after the ses-
q. The decision of Judge
a .s ains the drainage act of
% ae'natitutional SO far from
r as he advocates of drainage
~ = - mem the key to making
as s'aforn to the constitution,
Dh s. ssnesed the Crane bill will
!. 81 weston was pretty thorough
-. ! =, passing it under susDen,
- - -. Without debate. The
~ : Who voted against the
,sQ a'sempt on the floor to