The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-29

pose Of encouraging works of Florida
Historical Society
No. 1868, Mahaffy of Gadsden, relat-
ing to liability of railroad companies
having relief departments for en-
ployees.
No. 365. Bynum of Hamilton, fixing
railroad passenger rates at not ex-
eeeding three cents a mile nor two
Gents on mileage books
No. 367, Pattishall of Hillsboro. re-
curing fire insurance companies to
deposit securities with state treas
uref.
prohibiting fire insurance companies
from combining to fix rates.
No. 1863, Pattishall of HillsborO, pro-
hibiting detention of any female in
house of prostitution.
No. $40, Miller of Lake, for preser-
walton and protection of game in
Lake county.
No 81, Light of Marion, relating to
publishing of list of qualified voters
No. 373, Hull of Manatee, prohibit
ing catching of fish in fresh water
lakes of state with nets or seines.
No. 374, Newton of orange, repeal
ing section of statute relating to state
holidays.
NO. 3Il. DurrancS OF FOLK, creating
new municipality Of Barlow.
No. $50. McCaskiII of Santa Rosa,
requiring social clVbS to publish list
of members and to give place of res
idence.
No. 3S1, Hardee of st. Lucie, relat-
ing to maintaining of public high
ways.
No. $50, MacWilliams of st. Johns.
providing special tax for maintenance
of state educational institutions.
No. 3S3, Robertson Of Suwannee, re-
lating to pardons.
No. SS4. Robertson of Suwannee, au-
thorizing governor to call special
terms OF circuit courts in cases of
emergency.
Must Reduce Expenses.
The following report was submitted
TO the house yesterday afternoon by
the special committee appointed for
the purpose. The report shows most
conclusiveIy that the Legislature will
have to be decidedly economical dur
ing this session sunless taxes are
raised considerably.
House of Representatives. state of
Florida, Tallahassee, April %, 1909.
Hon Ion Farris, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your committee appointed
under house resolution No. 81 for the
purpose of securing information to
the house of all the resources and ap-
preparations of the state, so that at
the end of the session or any time
during the session, the house may
know the appropriations of this 1eg-
islature shall exceed it's resources,
and keeping up with all laws carrying
an appropriation or providing an ad-
ditiOnal revenue, beg leave to make
the following report:
We find on page 9 OF the treasur
er's report an itemiZed list of the
gAneral revenue fund of 1908 amount
ing to 1915. 6S6.1S. This does not in
clude any balance but actual receipts
into the general revenue fund from
Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1908.
Unless this legislature provides for
additional revenue, the state will
have in its general revenue fund dur
ing it's next two years in round num-
bers 100000, or S1.00O,000 per year
We also find in the comptrolIer's
report on pages from "a to 81 incIu-
sive, the estimated itemiZed expenses
OF the entire state government for two
years commencing July 1. 1909, and
ending June so. 1911, the total amount
ing to S1.375. 7S2.47 or 6S7,S91.0O per
year.
The above does not include the ex-
penses of the state schools or any
appropriation for any person outside
of the departments of the state gov