The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-08
Senate Sounds Death
Knell of Horseracing
(csntinued From First Pase)

| (Centinued From First Pase)
quiring public carriers to pay for lost
| or damaged freight within a certain
time on to the calendar of bills on
third reading
Many amendments were offered and
! the bill was somewhat amended be
fore it was passed on. A lively dis
| cussiOn was awakened on corporation
subjects and some interesting state
ments were made by some. Senator
Dayton, in the course of his remarks
On the bill, made the statement that
he is railroad attorney and rides on
pass and expects to ride on a pass
as long as he is a railroad attorney.
The house had a lively session all
the morning. The biggest discussion
was on the melton to reconsider the
vote on the constitutional amend
ment embodying the Mississippi
grandfather law ACKNOWLEDGMENT
feature. This was lost by a vote of
thirty-siK to twenty-siX
THE PRoHI PLEDGE.
During the course of the debate on
this subject the statement was fred at
Robertson of Suwannee, who was
speaking against the measure, that he
and other prohibitiOnists had signed
pledge not to vote for any more
constitutional amendments. Mention
had been made of this on the previous
day also and considerable talk had
been aroused by it.
Becoming a little incensed Mr.. Rob
erson replied that he had signed such
a paper and waving a sheet of paper
in the air said he had it in his hand.
He even went so far as to read it.
While pledging themselves to oppose
all constitutional amendments the
signers relieve themselves with a pro-
vision in the pledge to the effect that
where they cOnscientiously feel that
they should support any amendment
the pledge will not be binding. In
other words the much talked of pledge
amounts to little after all. He was
asked to read the names but refused
until several signers gave him per-
mission. This caused a ripple of sur
prise. The SigneTS are:
Representatives HiIburn, Alexander,
earn, PattishaH, Robertson. Virgins,
Richbourg, Brown. Miller, Conway,
Hodges, Doke, Peaden, NcCaSkiH,
Kelley, knight, BoIand, Light. Ogfi-
vie. Soma others signed even more
conditionaIlS.
THE SENATE SESSION.
TweRty-fouT members were present.
when the senate was called to order
at 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate Bill No. 81, Hudson. au
thorizing st. Lucie county to bond for,
roads
372, Miller. relating to agriculture.
373, Massey, relative to Kissimmee-
374. Massey, enabling Kissimmee |
council to levy taxes.
375, Buchanan. for relief of w. J. |
Cook for loss of SO horses.
376, Baker of both, relating to puT
chase of supplies by state, county and
town boards.
ST. Miller, allowing issuing of road
bonds.
Consideration of resolutions:
House memorial No. ?, Stewart, |
asking congress to survey and open
three inlets from the Atlantic into the
inland waters of the east coast. |
Adopted.
President Hudson announced the
following senate appointments on
joint special committees.
Soldiers Home-HOsford and Nc
Leod.
To visit drainage work-Milier and
West.
To inspect capitol-Dayis.
The resignation of r. o. Sellar5
as assistant secretary was accepted. |
The senate then went into the election
of a successor. John G. Collins OF
Tallahassee, was nominated by Sen |
ator Harris, W. A. FTierson of Lees |
burg, by Senator Withers, and A. NJ. |
G. Russell, Jr., of BrooksvAle, by Sen !
ator HUMPHREYS. Senators McMuAen |
and Henderson were appointed tell |
ers. Mr.. Collins was elected.
The senate then proceeded to the |
consideration of bills on their second |
reading.
Senate bill No. 357, Harris. to
exempt and relieve certain territory |
in Lee county from the operation and
effect of certain hog laws. To third |
reading.
No. 147. Henderson by request, for /
clerical assistants for county school /
Indefinitely post |
poRed-
House bill No. ). Carter of Alachua, !
to protect fresh water fish in Alachua /
county To third reading
Special order: Senate bill No. lc9, /
Williams, requiring common carriers
to pay claims for lost or damaged /
freight or express Senator Massey !
amended to INCLUDE reciprocal demuT-
rage Many amendments were offeredi'
and nearly the entire session was
taken up with the discussion of the
measure To third reading.
The senate then proceeded to mis-
cellRneoHs business.
Bills introduced by permission:
Senate resolution No As. Cone, that
only local bills be considered on Sat
uTdaS.
p A memorial from the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers was re-
ceived.
Senate bill No. 37S, for special
counsel for state.
No ara Cone by request. relatinGl