The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-22
SESSION OF HOUSE.


RESOLUTIONS.
Communication from governor
transmitting copy of report of United
States forestry department.
House resolutions were next in
order.
House resolution No. 81. by Regis
ter of Hamilton, authorizing speaker
to appoint an assistant janitOT. Adopt
ed.
House resolution No. Sc, providing
that speaker appoint two expert
StenOgTapheTs in order to take care
OF the volume OF mail matter attached
to the office.
Hardee of St. Lucie. and Robertson
Of SuWannee, objected.
Alexander of Volusia, favored res
olutiOn, stating that committee clerks
were not for purpose of attending to
the letter writing of the house
Bynum Of Hamilton. said he had
been here two weeks and had not
raised his voice on any measure froEI
the floor. He thought there should
be two stenOgraphers and one clerk
shin.
Smith, in explaining purpose of his
resolution, said some of the clerks
had been appointed to their positions
and had come on to Tallahassee at
considerable expense In Justice to
them he believed they should be paid
such amounts as would at least guar
antee their expenses.
Motion to lay motion on table pre-
vailed
SILVER SERVICE WANTED.
Communication from Jacksonville
Board of Trade, transmitting resOlu-
tiOns memOTializing the legislature to
make an appropriation sufficient to
purchase a suitable silver service for
the new battleship Florida Upon
motion matter referred TO committee
on appropriations.
House resolution No. IS, BY Chase
of Duval, that Florida representatives
in congress be urged to use all hon
orable means to puTsuade the presi-
dent of the United States to not ap-
point any Objectionable persons to
federal positions in Florida. removing
the present collector of internal Teve-
nue. and appointing a good white man
as q successor.
Resolution adopted unanimously.
Knowles of Monroe, assigned chair
and speaker retiring to floor.
House bill No. 297. Farris of Duval
enabling cities aud towns to fix
charges for furnishing gas for light,
heat, etc.
House bill No. POS. Farris of Duval
enabling cities and towns to fix rates
for telephone service.
House bill No. 2g9. Farris of DuvaI
for licensing of plumbing and super
vision of plumbing
House bill No. 800, Stokes of Es-
Gambia. regulating amount of credit
to be allowed COnvicts on fine and
costs.
House bill No. sol. Stokes of Es-
Gambia, for relief of Clarence Brown.
House bill No BOZ, Virgins of Es-
Gambia. for relief of Z. D. Beggs.
! House bill No 303, Virgins, of Es-
/ Gambia. amending statutes relating to
| meals for jurors
House bill No 3O4, Sheppard of
| Gadsden, prohibiting selling of fire.
arms and selling of ammunition
| House bill No. sos, Wilson of Lee,
/ to protect wild deer of state.
House bill No. 309. Thaggard OF
| Liberty, establishing and maintaining
| telegraph lines in such manner as to
guard against damage by lightning,
| etc.
House bill No. so. Light of Ma
rion, providing for license and tax
/ for purpose of rendering public SER
! vice in state.
| House bill No. 81, AGREE of Osce-
ola, governing county executive COM
mittee in counties providing for as
! SeSSment of candidates and cOmpen-
/ satiOn of committeeman.
Committee from senate announced
/ that senate was prepared at u o'clock
TO meet with house to confirm joint
| ly the election of a United States SEN
/ atOr.
| Special order report of commission
| appointed last session to investigate
| trustees of internal improvement
| fund.
Carter stated he had some remarks
| to make as chairman of the commits
| sion.
| Carter said he wanted to make his
| remarks regardless of whether the
| house decided to postpone matter or
not, or whether it cared to hear re-
port at all.
Judge Carter then began an ex-
haustive resume of the work and
findings of the commission. Judge
| Carter reviewed the actions of the
| various trustees since the fund was
created in 1855. His remarks were
fOrcefui and impressive, and there
! was just that quantity of eloquence
that seemed TO hold the undivided
attention of the house.
! Representative Alexander. Repre-
sentative knight, of Bradford. and
Senator West we're made a commit
tee to telegraph to Mr.. Fletcher that
he had been unanimously elected by
the legislature a United States sena-
tor
Senator Buchanan at this juncture
rose and stated that Mr.. Fletcher was
/ not present owing to pressing bust
ness in congress, and that he would
read a letter of acceptance of the
! honor conferred from Nh Fletcher