The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-30

~ saturdays Daily;
Tallahassee. April %. 1909.
b the Editor ocaia Banner: =.
Ths Bloxham county bin. by unani-
Inoas vote. Was reported unfavorable
~ counittee. Has not been intro
duced in the senate. Think this move
h. dead.
tn enclosed marked copies show
~ ms scrapping with the boys on
eierlslauve expenses Cut out fifteen
out ~ nineteen clerks.
please tell me people I am going to
vote Tor statewide prohibition.
Yours truly
L. $ LIGHT.
Ths resolution offered in the house
by Mr. Light Of Marion. reducing the
number Of clerks TO five. including the
secretsry 70 the speaker. fought its
way over amendments. motions to ia
be. motions 90 Indefinitely postpone
and motions 90 substitute. TO glorious
success.
The motion was fought by Mr.. Mac
williams OF 81 Johns. who took the
position that constituents did not ex-
pei their representatives to perform
clerical work az Tallahassee. and also
ar clark OF Jefferson. who thought
A child's play for the house TO create
these clerlSships and III them. and
then. a week later. undo all that had
been done.
But with a majority OF the members
o. sympathy with the resolution. all
thc aforesaid amendments. substitutes
motions % table. etc, awaited not, and
t0enty-one clerl1ships provided for
during the FIRST week OF the session
uere this morning abolished. removed,
rescinded. entirely and absolutely done
away with. leaving I'm their places
many fearful fearful and generally
unhappy young and middle-aged peo-
pls. who had imagined themselves fix
ed Cor the session.
BIT the wave of economy which has
atruck the house did not stop here.
hner he vote was taken upon the
f.rr resolution. the vote being 40 to
.s. and notice by Mr.. Macwilliams of
- ...rrT..r, a.. r...rnefas.r A., ~ v,,aaa to
morrou. thc house proceeded on the
.-fcsolution ct Mr. Clark of jefferson,
a. cut down the pay II members by
rcsolVinr that none Of them should
accepi more than his actual travelling
oxpcnso for distance Travelled. instead
of M customary 30 cents per mile.
which has been allowed ever since the
aaopticn OF the present constitution.
AR Godfrey Of Lake. strongly for
IN Light resolution az 10 clerks. was
cQually strongly against the resolution
cutunE down the allowance 10 mem
brrE. Indeed. Mr.. Godfrey grew quite
eloau-nt ON the latter resolution,
clalmlng that 'the constitution fixed
an mileage az 40 cents. and he was
hers o. defend the constitution" OF
rnursa AR Godfrey. in his defense Of
an constitution. together with the
fuenty- three other members who vot-
81 against this resolution. also defend
81 an amount opposite his own name
80 M pay roll but the resolution
uas adopted and the house Of 1909
hns made a record FOR economy that
a uln require years and years Of
-rutuue down expenses" by future
houses d. even keep up with, to say
nothinr of brcaking.-Tallahass sun.
A special o. the Times Union has
the foiioWing % say of 'he passage Of
the prohibition amendment notice Of
tle passage Of which was given in
thess columns yesterday morning:
After "a spectacular fight. marked
uifh dramatic features the Florida
-snaie passed joint resolution No. eS.
~ McMuuen Of Hiusborough. call
ina On constitutional amendment
for statewide prohibition. 10y a vote
of 81 to e.
To women present sang religious
eongr while the vote was being taken.
Tho consideration OF the resolution
GAME as a distinct surprise 10 those
uppasod to o. but d was known. short
ly before the session opened. by the
suhmis~ionists that the fight would
~ drawn on.
Dramatic boa the extreme was the eff
feci given 10 the fight by the earnest
ness shown in behalf Of the resolution
~ senator McMullen. Last night his
n,other passed away at his old home
nt Lareo. but. feeling that it would be