The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-27
BY Fred NJ. Allen.

BY Fred M. Allen.
Tallahassee Fla, May 26.-After a
hard and business-like afternoon ses-
sion the senate today passed to third
reading forty-four measures and killed
five.
Among the bills passed to third
reading is one by Miller. of Santa
Rosa, governing the issuance of good
roads bonds by counties and regarding
bridges and other distractions TO navi-
CATION others are d bill by Cook
providing FOR the payment of five
hundred dollars to the estate Of any
reace officer violently killed in the
discharge of an official duty, and an
other by Cook validating certain tax
deeds in Washington county, and the
Conway house bill, requiring news
hpapers to mark as advertising, news,
editorial or cartoon matter which is
paid for
The Broome railroad liability bill
was passed to third reading.
GENERAL REVENUE BILL.
All of this afternoon was devoted
by the house to the consideration OF
the general revenue bill An effort
as maaesto amend tsfso IS to l0geT4
the tax on express companies but this
failed
An amendment was adopted except
inS from the bill companies shipping
less than two hundred barrels Of fish
Or oysters in year. e.
THE SENATE.
Twenty-seven members were pres
eDt when the senate was called to
order at s o'clock.
342, Cook, relating to cases in cnan-
Gerry and writs on land. To third
reading.
2S2, Sloan, to prohibit operating of
phosphate mines or sawmilles on
Sunday. To third reading
343, Sloan, prohibiting tampering
with witnesses. To third reading.
396s Sloan, prohibiting running o.
freight trains and other trains on Sun
day excepting passenger and mail
trains. Indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 116, MacWilliams.
of ST. johns, providing for method
or reduction of capital stock of cor
pOrations for profit. To third reading
No. 292, West, relating TO payments
TO state by corporations other than
banking, insurance and public utility
corporations Indefinitely postponed.
Joint resolution 252, West, consti-
tUtional amendment to section l, ar
ticle II. Indefinitely postponed.
253, Buchanan, proposing cOnstitu-
ticlel amendment relative to pardons
| Indefinitely postponed.
4S7, Stokes. of Escambia, propos-
! ing constitutional amendment relative
to the judiciary department. To third
reading.
/ 2S9, Grill. relating to legislative de-
partment, constitutional amendment
I To third reading.
ment relating to amendments. To
third reading
/ 297, HUMPHREYS, for the organization
management and cooperation of agri-
cultural (viecuIturaD and hortfcuI-
/ tudrl non-profit cooperative associa-
lions. To third reading.
House bill Nc. 597, HiIlburn. OF
/ Putnam, legalizing bonding election
/ neld in Putnam county in November,
( 1908. To third reading
! House bill No. 225, Stokes of Es-
Gambia, prohibiting loan sharks An
amendment was offered by the COM
mittee TO strike out building and loan
associations. Adopted. Senator Buck
man spoke in behalf o. an amendment
excepting pawn shops. Senator Beard
/ opposed the amendment and so did
! Senator Cone. The amendment was
/ lost, only Senators Buchanan and
/ HUMPHREYS voting for It. To third
reading.
Senate bill 213, Henderson. pro-
viding free transportation for sheriffs
/ Indefinitely postponed.
/ House bill No. 49,, Trammell. pre-
scribing punishment for commission
! of misdemeanor when not otherwise
provided by statute. To third read
/ ing.
Senator Harris moved adjournment
which was lost by q vote of I9 to s.
! No. SIS. Beard, providing for en-
/ psoyment Of a special counsel for the
state. Indefinitely postponed.
/ No 337, Buckman, 70 publish full
! statement in receipt of warehouse.
whar<ing. timber and lumber inspec-
/ tors and other baileTs of like clarac-
ter. and for not keeping on hand a
/ sufficient quantity of goods Of proper
character. quality and grade TO cover