The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-09
Were Under Consideration
By Both Branches of
the Legislature.
BILL TO ABOLISH OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER WENT TO
ENGRosSING COMMITTEE WITH
OUT POSITION-HoUSE SEES
SIoNS UNIMPoRTANT-cOUNTY
DIVISION PROBLEMS.
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BY a. n. HOpeFLS-
Tallahassee, May S.-Both houses
of the legislature yesterday spent
some time in the consideration of va
rious proposed amendments to the
state constitution. One by Mr.. Will
son of Calhoun reducing the. numDer
of county commissioner from five TO
three, and providing for their election
by respective districts was with
drawn after being amended to retain
the number at five, the others re-
ceiving more favorable consideration.
When the house adjourned the nre-
vious afternoon, it had pending be-
fore it a motion by Mr.. Dudley OF
| HiIlsborCugh to lay ON the table the
motion of Mr. Clark of Jefferson to IN
definitely postpone Mr.. Pettigrews
amendment for direct legislation
| through the initiative and referendum
Mr. Kirkland of Lake and Mr.. Rich
| bourg of Walton both spoke IN favor
of the amendment quoting in support
of its principle VIM. ]. Bryan and the
| Democratic national platform, and
the motion to indefinitely postpone
was tabled by a good vote. The reso-
| luton then went to the engrOssing
committee to be prepared for third
reading.
Mr., Matthew's, of Marion, amend
ment abolishing the Office of county
treasurer went to the engrossing com
mittee without opposition, and The
amendment of Mr.. MacWilliams, pro-
viding that judicial salaries shall be
fixed by. the legislature, passed third
reading unanimously in the house.
Pettiqrew Resolutions.
In the senate the two resolutions
by Mr.. Pettigrew which had previous
" passed the house requesting con-
gress TO call a convention to propose
amendments 70 the federal constltu-
ton providing for Income and tnberl-
tace taxes, AM for election or United
States seators by popular vote were
referred back to the committee on
constitutional amendments on motion
of Mr.. Cone. Mr. Grill and Mr.. Buck
man spoke against the resolutions as
did Mr. Beard, who contended that
the calling of a constitutional conVen'
ton would be the most dangerous
thing possible in this day of centrall-
zation to the rights of the southern
safes. MI Crane spoke in favor OF
the resolution expressing the nope
that they would not fail of passage
because introduced by member who
did not affiliate with -tt5b4 tbs Contained
IRlafrttHHe1ff1 were good Democratic prIn-
ciples. Mr.. HUMPHREYS and Mr.. Zim
also favored the resolution. Mr..
Cone expressed himself in sympathy
with the objects TO be attained, but
thought it best instead of requesting
a constitutional convention that con-
gress should be requested to submit
the measures TO the legislatures of
the several states, and his motion to
re-cOmmit them prevailed.
IS Wt syarr in
the senate was spent in the consid-
Grafton of special orders, the first
being Mr.. Clark's bill providing for
the appointment of an assistant attOr-
ney general which, after discussing,
was voted down. The other two were
by Mr.. Trammell, the first requiring
the trustees of the |. l. Fund to ad-
vertise lands for sale was passed
unanimously after some caustic com
ments by President Harris who called
Mr. Adams 10 the chair during the
morning and officiated as a private
member of that body. Mr.. Trammen
in his speech the day previous on the
bill explained that no reflection was
intended upon the trustees. The
other bill of Mr.. Trammell's fixing
the maximum express charge at
twenty-five cents for packages not ex- !
NV pOuHdS III "StSnJ was
passed after lengthy discussion py a |
vote of Il to 9.
In the House.
Members of the house have been /
very cOnsiderate the past few DAYS in !
Withdrawing bills, and this. together !
with the extra sessions, has consider |
ably relieved the congested condition |
of the calendar. The most of the |
house proceedings not already GOV
cred were routine matters of relative /
Though upward of two
hours was spent during the afternoon
session in consideration OF house bill
No. 1914 by NJ. Smith, of Lake, max
ing it unlawful for any person or per
sons. individuals, companies or cor
pOrations, public or private carriers,
to bring into, transport or transfer
to others in any county, district, city.
town or precinct in this state where
the sale of intoxicating liquors has
been prohibited. prescribing cOndi-
tons under which liquor may be
brought into such county, district.
city. town or precinct, defining what
is the plan of sale of such LIQUOR,
and providing penalties for violation
Of the act. Mr.. FarTiS. Of Duyal,
moved 10 indefinitely postpone the
bill, which placed il before the house
Tor discussion. InOSG speaking IN Ia
Tor of the motion were Messrs Far
Kiss, MaCWilliams, DUPONT and Mill
nor, and these speaking against the
pill were Messrs- Crawford. KilgOre. |
Williams and Wilson, of fernando.
The bill was objected to both upon
grounds and as d Ques-
ion of good policy. One of the points I
most strongly brought out being that
While the bill. if constitutional would
prohibit the shipments of liquors from
me county TO another within this
tate. il could not prevent ana did not
i'm TO proven shipments from other
tates, resulting thereby in discrim-
naion against Florida liquor dealers
Ir. MacWilliams argued at length
rom constitutional standpoint
While Mr.. Crawford of Orange made