Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-11
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

houses OF the Legislature adjourned
from Friday TO Monday, and with
many Of the members either az their
homes or In jacksonville for the brief
recess Tallahassee Is very quiet to
day and both home people and visitors
are preparing for Easter Sunday to
morrow. AS usual. during the lcgisla.
tive session. the churches resting
among the old red hills OF Leon will
be crowded and the sermons more
than usually impressive.
Both houses are now organized. the
committees named. the preliminary
routine accomplished and the Florida
Legislature OF 1909 Is ready 90 settle
down TO real business and earnest
work on Monday
Already numerous bills have been
introduced and referred to proper com
mittees. many OF these bills being Of
iar-reaching importance. while others
are purely of a local nature. Already
the Legislature has gone ON record
as favoring economy Of the strictest
sort and II preliminary indications
can be relied upon this Legislature
viii. In this respect at least, leave an
excellent record behind Il.
Alachua county Jared very well in
deed In committee appointments.
Judge Carter has been made chair
man Of the Committee on Education.
and is also a member Of the Commit.
tees on Judiciary and Constitutional
Amendments. Hon. T. A. DOke has
been assigned to the Committee on
Claims, Agriculture and Legislative
Expense Senator McCreary Is chair.
man OF the Senate Committee on Min.
ing and Mineral Resources. and Is
also q member Of the Committees on
County Organization. Indian Affairs
and Public Health.
The Alachua delegation have al.
ready introduced several bills to say
nothing OF others in course Of prepa-
ration. The House bill introduced by
Mr.. Doke. relative TO school books. the
companion bill to that introduced by
Senator McCreary in the other branch
OF the Legislature. has been referred
TO the Committee ON Elections and has
already provoked quite fair amount of
interest. The delegation are now all
comfortably settled az their different
clearinghouse and are all In good
trim 20 look out for the interests Of
their Alaehua county constituents.
Senator McCreaTy and son, Elmer.
who Is the messenger of the Senate.
are located at Mrs. Greenhow's on
MunrOe street. where Mrs. McCreary
will join them about the Goth.
The State Board Of Control Is SEIZED
uled 10 meet In Tallahassee today and
an important session Is probable.
There is still more county division
talk In the air Senator Hudson yes
terday introduced a bill creating the
new county Of Palm Beach. This Is
the proposed new county which the
press OF the State has generally sug
gested be named after Mr.. Flagler.
There Is also talk OF another new
made from a slice OF both Ma II
rion and Sumter. As both the Sen.
at0r and Representative from the pro
posed new county are opposed 60 the
measure, and very strongly SO. there
Is Of course no chance for success.
Il Is said should the new county De
formed. az some time In the future
wildwood would be made the county
seat.
The first oratorical guns Of the pro
hibitiOn legislation will be fired on
Thursday. the 18th. az n a. m. On
motion Of Senator Beard yesterday
Senate Bill No. lj was withdrawn
from the further consideration Of the
Committee on Temperance and made
the special order for the day and hour
mentioned. This provides for State
wide prohibition by legislative enact.
ment. the Senator claiming In effect
that an amendment to the constitu-
ton 20 arrive az the ends desired Is
not absolutely necessary.
Governor Gilchrist has decided on
the evening Of Thursday. April p. as
the date upon which the usual Cover.
nor's reception will be- rendered the
members Of the Legislature and dis.
tingulshed visitors.
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