The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
BY Frad Nj. Allen.

Tallahassee, Nay 20y--AIl of this
morning was taken up by the house
with the discussion OF ali pending
uniformity Of school sf6&t book meas
ureS and no finah 10 Jon was reached.
The senate was Elm Fsecret executive
session for over aw0 hours ana u *
understood that Important action VAS
taken but nothing was allowed to
leak out
The house received p letter from
Judge r. NJ. Call stating that n cad
never used any railroad passes but
had always paid his railroad fare.
The house passed the Carter Dill re-
lating to jurors.
Nothing was given out concerning
the matters under discussion in the
executive session of the senate today.
The session lasted two hours and fol-
lowed close upon a scorer caucus at
tended by nine senators. 1t Is under
stood that all viii be made public
shortly. Ii is stated that the matter
under discussion is OF much interest
and even sensational.
All of this afternoon was taken I'D
in the senate with the discussion CT
the Williams oyster bill and adjourn
ment was taken before final action.
The house also devoted the entire If
teTnoon 70 the state and COUNT uni
formity bills, but With 10 result
THE SEMI
Fourteen members were present
when the senate was called &c order
at 10 O'Clock
Not being quorum present. recess
was taken for half an hour when
twenty were present.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate bill No. 470, Gir8rdea1. pen
sion for Joseph Gilmer of Jefferson
county.
The senate then went into executive
session until 1890.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration of senate bill No. 100.
HUMPHREYS, for the purchase of state
prison farm. The bill was finally
passed to third reading.
The Williams oyster bill was then
taken I'D for consideration and Occu-
pied the remainder of the morning
session, as it was read section by
section Adjournment was taken dur
ing its consideration.
SENATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Twenty-Five members were present
when the senate was called to order
at 80 o'clock, when the pension bill
Was taken up.
Senator HUMPHREYS spoke strongly
for the measure. Senator BrOome
ed that it was originally prepared by
Comptroller Groom and Governor Gil
christ His address was marked by
his characteristic elOOUencp.
Senator Dayton said the legislature
would be glad to pay all the veterans
pensions if the state treasury could
stand it. He defended the Dill and
also eUlOgized both the governor and
the comptroller.
Senator Baker said that the GOV
ernOr, state treasurer and comptroller
met with the committee by his per
sonal invitation and asserted that so
far as he knew the bill did not Origi-
nate with these officials. as they were
simply asked for information.
Senator HUMPHREYS took strong ex-
ception 70 the remarks made by Sen
ator BTOOme concerning the governor
and the comptroller. He said he could
have found out better If he hal asked
any other members of the committee.
Later in the session senator
BToome arose to a point of personal
privilege and expressed regret if he
had said anything hUTtfUl to the feel
inRs of any senator After long de-
bate the bill was passed to third
reading.
The senate then proceeded to the
head of miscellaneous business
Adjournment was then taken.