The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-01
BY Fred M. Alien.

BY Fred M. Alien.
Tallahassee, April 30.-After lis
tening for over an hour TO an eloquent
address directed against the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States by Senator Beard the
Florida state senate adopted his dis
reimbursement measure today by d
vote of twenty TO ten. Being a res
oIution calling for a constitutional
amendment 4 three ffths vote was
required and given the measure.
The senate chamber was crowded
and the senator from the second was
given the most rapt attention
throughout his address He has given
the matter the deepest thought and
his effort was d most masterful one.
Much time was taken up by the
senate in the discussion of the bill by
Senator Massey providing for teach
erS' summer training schools. SEN
ator Dayton wanted to amend it to
have one of the schools at Dade City
in addition to the ones provided by
the bill for Gainesville. Tallahassee
and the coloTed normal at the capital.
The bill finally went to third reading.
Senator Cone made an effort to tack
on an amendment providing that the
bill should only apply TO white teach
CfSr Dut NEtS NdS AAot ~ a bhOOC NONt-
The training school measure also
took up much of the time of the
morning session IN the ha#ss and was
finally passed by that body by d vote
of 80 to %.
The house also passed unanimously
the bill by Robertson of SuwanneG
prescribing d heavy penalty for the
crime of kidnapping.
THE SENATE cONVENES.
Twenty-fOuT members were present
at roll call when the senate met at 10
s'clocH
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate bill No. 296, Sloan. relating
to exemption Of wages from gaTnish-
ment.
29S Sloan. relative to municipality
of Lakeland.
299, BTOOmc, validating Quincy bond
ordinance. Adopted under suspension
800. Grill, relating to practice of
pharmacy.
3O1, Grill, regulating sale of mar
cotics.
3O2, Buchanan. regarding collection
of negotiable instruments by banks.
3O3, West. declaring ChipOla river
a navigable stream.
3O4, Buchanan, relating to court
StCnC2raphcTs.
800, Baker of goth. relating TO right
of eminent domain.
900, FlOuTnOy, creating state game
and fish commission.
Consideration of resolutions:
House concurrent resolution No. II,
MaCWilliam5 of ST. Johns. making
orange blossom state flower Adopt
&
No. -. Thornton of Volusia, COM
mandatory OF lecture of Judge \. o.
Wright on The Confederate Navy"
Adopted
House memorial No. 10. Dupont of
St Johns. memorial to congress in
regard to preservation of old Spanish
fort near Mantanzas inlet Adopted
House memorial No. II. Dupont OF
st. Johns, regarding exemption of
state from the stone and timber act
of the national homestead laws.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Dupont of St Johns, house
concurrent resolution No. 10. Be il
resolved by the house OF representa-
tives, the senate COnCurTing, That a
committee composed. two on the part
Of the house and one on the part of
the senate be appointed TO visit and
inspect and TepOTt-On the needs and
conditions of the state reform school.
located at Mariana. Florida Adopted.
BY Mr.. Sheppard of GadsGen house
concurrent resolution No -. Where
as, The New York Educational Board
have now an agent in this state TO la
Dor among our farmers in establish
ing farmers cooperative demonstra-
tior work: and Adopted
BY Mr. Wells of Leon house con-
current resolution No. Is: Be it Re
solved by the house of representa-
tives the senate cOncuTring. That
committee. composed two on the part
of the house and one on the part of
the senate. be appointed to inspect
and report on the condition of the
capitol building, located at Tallahas-
see, Florida. Adopted
Senate joint resolution No. IS,
Beard proposing constitutional
amendment relating to suffrage, was
then taken up as a special order Mr
Beard spoke in behalf of the measure
for over an hour
The resolution was adopted By
vote of 20 to 10. as follows.
Ayes-HudsOn. Adkins. Baker. goth.
(Corfinusd on Pane Eo,4r0