The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-30
BY Fred M. Allen.

pened thick and fast in the state SEN
ate this morning. When the dust of
battle had cleared away and adjourn
ment taken at 100 O'Clock. resolu-
tions had been adopted to investigate
the entire legislature to ascertain
how many members are riding on
railroad passes in violation of the law,
calling for statements from all de-
partment heads as to the expenditure
of 1907 appropriations and another
calling for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the report
of the /. I. Fund investigating COM
mission and make recommendations
to the legislature.
CHASING Jennings as freebooter,
Senator Beard spoke for over an hour,
reviewing the report of the commits
sion, especially paying attention TO
that part referring TO the actions of
Jennings. He bitterly assailed the
former governor and reviewed in
fOrcefu1 array the sums which he re-
ceiyed from the state in various ways.
He offered resolution calling for the
appointment of = eullaniJtee of five
lawyers to inves gate what steps
could be taken in hJ5tItuSlng suits
against the trustees and all others
concerned for the amounts which he
ingIy wrongfully paid out. A reSOlu
ton by Senator FlouTnOy providing
for committee of three to recon-
mend to the senate what steps might
be taken was adopted instead.
LIST OF PASSES.
A resolution offered by Senator
Harris of Key West. was adopted
which requires the railroad commits
sion to furnish list of all members
Of the Legislature, department heads
and their employees who have re-
ceived free passes from the railroads.
There was plenty of debate upon all
the subjects touched
Senator Clark introduced a joint
resolution to the effect that revision
of the constitution is necessary. This
starts the ball rolling for a cOnstitu
tional convention.
The senate resumed work at .
O'Clock, though some of the members
wished TO adjourn until tomorrow.
The session of the house was COM
parativeIy quiet and little was done.
PROHIBITION BILL AMENDED.
By a vote of twenty-SiX to three
the senate this afternoon concurred
to the house amendment TO the Nc
Mullen prohibition resolution and IT
now becomes effective and goes to a
vote at the next election. McMullen
moved for concurrence.
Buchanan. Harris and Sans were
the faithful three.
The senate killed the bill by Harris,
increasing the salary of the attorney
general to thirty-five hundred dollars,
after Senator BrOOme had spoken
strongly against it. The vote was
nineteen to ten.
SENATE coNVENEs.
Twenty members were pres
ent when the senate was called to or
der at 10 o'clock
Resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows,
Senate resolution No n. FIOurnoy.
for committee of three 10 investigate
report of l. l. investigating commits
sion and report recommendations re-
gaTding proper action Set as special
order at II o'clock.
No. IS Johnson requiring reports
from state officers regarding eXpendi-
ture of l9O7 appropriations and names
Of employees with their duties with
object in view of cutting out eXtraya-
gance Johnson spoke for the resO-
luton and moved irs adoption. In
speaking he said he had heard that
some offices are being made family
affairs and also that some clerks do
not work half the time. He asked for
a closer scrutiny of regular appropri-
ations. Cone moved that the TesOIu-
ton be printed and made special
order for Friday afternoon Harris
thought printing of resolution
needless expense and asked that con
sideratiOn should be postponed until
1C o'clock.
Senator Cone offered an amend
ment covering members of 1907 and
1909 legislatures and whether any
have received free railroad passes.
Senator Johnson said the object Of
the amendment was TO ride il to
death Senator Cone urged that in
vestigation should go clear to the bot
tom and leave out whiUewash brushes
and find out if senators have been re-
ceiving railroad passes in violation of
the law No senator should object
to having his record inves tigated.' -