The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-09

crowned himself with glory by this.
manner in which he presided over the
committee of the whole during the
speech. He insisted on order also
IL was nearly 1 o'clock this morn
ing before the house finally adjourn
ed There was much parliamentary
play at the last and that killed a
lot of time The winding I'D of the
midnight session was not without its
humor
Speaker FaTris was on the floor as
he had been outside mucn of the even
ing. When the roll was called on the
adOLti of the MacWilliams resolu-
ton o. censuTe he asked TO be ex-
cuseG, but Representative Robertson o.
Suwanee refused to allow the unani-
nous consent necessary to excuse a
member from the roll call vote.
In that case, Mr.. Speaker, l would
like to ask what will happen if |
refuse to vote?" quried Mr.. Farris
Under the rules the sergeant az
arms Will be required to place you
uHder arrest" replied Speaker Pro
TEN Stokes.
And supposing I simply allow my
self to be placed unler arrest?' Uuer-
led Mr.. FarTis further.
Put he didn't wait for a reply hut
voted. Explaining that he wasn't ac-
very we'll as he had been out of
Tallahassee two or three DAYS. he yot-
ed against the resolution And re
sergeant at arms was saved the trou-
bic o. placing the popular speaker IN
der arrest.
ALL HOPE LOST.
All hope of creating the office OF
paTGOn attorney was lost when the
Ecuse killed the Nicely bill creating
that office this week
1t was an almost unanimous vote
and therefore decisive. This legisIa- |
turc is trying to economic and it's |
pretty hard to create a new Job as a |
result. There is rather a sentiment |
towards cutting out a few existing |
jobs
One % the most deserving matters |
before the legislature and one. in /
fact, against which no arguments that |
will hold water can be brought to /
bear are the measures now before the /
two houses providing for an apprO- /
p. alton of $4,000 for the payment OF /
the Tampa State Fair certificates. |
The appropriation was made bv the |
last legislature. The fair was held |
in good faith. Thousands of people |
entered exhibits and many scattered
al over the state were awarded prem
iumS. These premiums nave never |
Teen paid because the appropriation |
has never been made available by the !
state officials.
The present measures propose to |
appropriate the amount directly out |
of the general revenue fund and to /
thus secure the payment of TN prem |
lum certificates at as early date as !
possible.
CHARGES BY L'ENGLE.
Something o. a ripple was caused |
nv the communications received from
Claude L'Engle in which he asserted |
that he, a citizen of the state. was |
refused access to certain public books /
in the office of Comptroller Groom and /
that the comptroller let out certain |
printing which he, as state printer. |
SHOULD have received at that time |
under the terms of the state printing |
contract which he held. In the house /
The matter was turned over to the |
two judiciary committees to investi- |
gate Jointly.
Twenty-Five more days ends the ses-
SION. And the members and every |
body else concerned are beginning to |
look lOngingly at the calendar every |
day when the days session begins. |
BEt twenty-five days viii slide by /
quick and. then the fun of explaining /
20 the constituents why he voted so |
and so on sUcn a measure and why |
be didn't get such a measure through |
NIL be the next thing on the program |
far the distinguished legislator who /
laE the honor to be a member OF !
ether house