The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-31
Expense Bill and the One
Making Appropriations
are Both Enadted. -
A GOOD PORTION OF YHEGAsT
WHOLE DAY GIVEN fp'sREEcH
MAKING AND THE.xsivINo OF
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kpotf kdjourn until 11:15 D. m. last
hfter adopting, after a hard
the Harvill substitute for he
senate pilotA commissioners bill, cut
ting out provision for commissioners
TO prescribe all necessary regulations
Adjourn To-day at Noon.
The closing hours of the session are
extremelys busy ones, both houses adj
3ourning sine die at noon tomorrow.
immigration and Fairs.
Mr.. DupOnt's immigration bill was
killed in the house, and also the Madi
son fair bill, while the DeFuniak and
Tampa fair bills were pasesd and Ger
titled to the senate. Both of these
bills will pass If they reach a vote in
the senate.
Both houses passed bill by Mr..
Alternately, of Orange, asking the gov
eminent for the use of St Francis
f"-'.'rl's at st. Augustine for a state
arsenal
- appropriations and legislative
expense bin to-day passed both houses
and the license tax bill again came be-
for the senate and was advanced to
third reading
A Hot Fight.
IEere was a very hot fight in the
semitic on the house bill to create a
commission TO continue the |. I. Fund
investigation, and numerous amend
ments were adopted. The appropria-
ton was increased to $4,000. and it is
provided, instead of countining the
members as at present, that the SEN
ate elect three and the house four
members. Mr.. Crane failed by a few
votes to get the necessary two thirds
to take up the Tampa Fair bill out of
regular order, and the DeFuniak bill
was likewise held up to-day.
House Actions.
The house killed Senator Harris's
state board of health bill and passed
Senator Cribs geological survey bill
The house also voted down bill to
place statue of the elder Stepher r.
Mallory in the national Hall of Fame.
Mr.. Mathews of Marion, opposing and
Mr.. Reese of Escambia. saying he
thought other claims should be con.
sidered, and that Governor Bloxham.
Governor Call, Senator Jones or Judge
Augustus Maxwell were as great Flor
ida civilians as Mr. Mallory.
Removal Dead.
The Dupont Capitol removal bill
was pending when adjournment was
taken at six o'clock, and was killed
kp night, IA to SO.
= Inc senate this morning passed
the legislative expense bill.
The house passed the TrammeII
bill authorizing the railroad commits
ION to sue in behalf of individuals.
and under suspension of rules bill
providing for the appointment of
commission to locate the remains IF
Ponce de Leon and bring them to St.
Augustine.
Confirmed by Senate.
The following members of the state
board of health were confirmed by
the senate:
f. NJ. Henry. Tampa; H. L. Simp-
son, Pensacola; Harrs Fozzard, Jack
sonville.
Presentations.
silver service was presented to
Speaker Matthews by the houes 10
night, speech by Mr.. Malone. and
cut glass set by house attaches.
speech by Chief Clerk Killum. Mr..
MacWilliams presiding.
President Harris was given a sill
yer loving cup by the senators, speech
by Senator Trammell. and a platter
was presented by attaches through
Mr.. Worth. MesSrs TTammell Crane
Beard and seven or eight other soma
tors made speeches.
Mr.. Dudley Very Low.
Representative Dudley is sinking
rapidly but his amazing vitality still
keeps him alive.