The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-19
By Fred M. AIIe,..

By Fred M. Ailc...
Tallahassee, May IS,-The house
this afternoon passed the Farris bill
placing the duty of assessing railroad,
telegraph and sleeping car companies
upon a board composed of the comp
tTOller, attorney general and president
of the railroad commission, instead of
placing the burden almost all on the
comptroller. as at present. 1t passed
by a vote of 30 to I.
A memorial, by TidweIl, asking con-
gress to make an appropriation for
Improvement of the ChattahOochee
river as far up as Planters landing in
Jackson county, was passed.
Stokes introduced a bill relating to
persons beating their way on railroad
trains.
Nearly the entire morning session
of the senate was today occupied by
the discussion of the general pension
bill The discussion was not brought
to a conclusion but was finally post
poned until tomorrow
The house passed the Davis bill re-
lating to the railroad commission
without dissenting vote after a long
discussion. This bill greatly strength
ems the existing law and is an i'm
pOrtant measure.
THE SENATE.
Nineteen senators were present
when the senate was called to order
at $50 o'clock.
Bills were introdured as follows:
452, HUMPHREYS. rel 15fas to married
zomar's acknCNfedsi kssafe
453: Mcleod, regarding public roads
in Hamilton county.
As an order of the day the senate
- n
relating to the admission of attorneys
to practice. To engrOssing commit
tee.
On motion OF Senator Massey the
senate proceeded to the consideration
of bills on third reading.
Senate bill No. IS, Dayton. to pro-
vide for the temporary transfer of
money from one county fund to an
other. Lost Il to IS.
. 1879. Dayton. prohibiting use of
nets with less than ] IL inch mesh
Il. Dayton. for relief of Geo. r.
Carter. sheriff of Citrus county. for
loss of fees amounting to S2,OSI.O3-
Passed, 70 to 1.
1876. Cook. in relation to the entry
of judgments and DEGREES on super
sedeas and appeal bonds against prin-
cipaIs and Sureties, and the issuance
of execution therein. Passed
315. Dayton. to provide for clerical
aid for the Judge of the sixth judicial
circuit Passed, II to -.
IOS. Grill. amending the pure food
and drug act. Passed
As special order the senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the
HOsfOTd pension bill
An amendment was offered by SEN
ator Buchanan striking out the quail
ficatiOn of less than $4,000 real and
personal property
Senator Baker said that the COM
mittpp spent DAYS of careful work on
the measure Senator HUMPHREYS stat
ed that in the states present COndi-
ton the really needy aud not simply
the deserving should receive a pen
sion. Mr.. Buchanan spoke in favor of
changing the property qualification so
that only veterans having a gross
annual income of less than $500
should be made eligible
Senator Harris made an eloquent
sneech i'm favor of Tetrenchment and
of the bill under discussion. While
having highest tribute to the aged
veterans. he pointed ont that the
pension roll is increasing at the
rate of two day under the present
law. He held that under the pro-
posed law the pension millage could
be held down TO four After hearing
the arguments senator Buckman with
drew his amendments
Senator Johnson charged that Un-
der the present law deseTters have
snapped proofs. and by this means
got on the pension roll.
The senate then decided to con-
tinue consideration of the matter to-
morrow
Adjournment was then taken.
THE HOUSE.
a quorum was present when the
house was called to order at sos
o'clock by Speaker FaTTis- Prayer
was offered by the chaplain.
The house received a communica-
fi6n from Judge J. B Wall protesting
that he had not held anything except
lawful means of spOTtation in the
form of mileage. mostly over the A
c L. rather than the SeaboaTd
a message was received from the
governor transmitting his veto of the
Tarpon Springs charter amendment
hill The veto was sustained.
A resolution by AIR Register pro-
yfdiug for night session was adopt
ed
The following bills were then in
CContLaued on Third Pase.)