The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-18
BY Fred NJ. Allen.

Tallahassee, Fla, May Ill de-
ncunce as unqualifediy and basely
false any intimation By legislative
committee or other person that | have
violated any law in use of railroad
traBsportat in Florida or else
where If they are honest and have
proof let them proceed; II they have
not the proof they are not honest
and dare not proceed. l ask this tele-
gram be read TO the house.
FRANK CLARK.
The reading o. this telegram ad-
dressed 10 Speaker Ion l.. Farris was
the very first thing off the bat in
ihe house this morning and gave
tast body plenty TO think about. The
session was 4 busy one and was not
devoid of fireworks by any means.
The house decided TO print 500 cop
les of the governors special WALES
claim message soon after the session
was opened.
TO PROTECT FISH.
Representative Stokes of Pensacola,
introduced q bill protecting the fish
in Bayou Chico.
The most important measure intro
dUcei was one by Speaker Farris
is considered one of the most impor-
PRODUCTION has already aroused much
comment.
Representative Kelf54of Baker. won
out after 4. lard tight % his bill ap-
propriating S2.500 for the completion
OF the OluSteC monument Jackson
ville's representative endeavored to
have 200 copies of the Jacksonville
charter bill printed but the house sat
down on the proposition and the mo-
tion was lost. The session was lie
cidedly breezy although many of the
members left the nall 70 slip into the
senate chamber to hear the speech
of Scrator Beard and the discussion
over the WALES claim message.
Alter long discussion, the house,
this afternoon. killed the Nicely gen
eral primary bill by a big vote. In
the committee of the whole tic bill
was 50 amended as 10 kill it's pur-
pose, and this resulted in it's death.
1t was intended TO eliminate the sec
OnJ primary.
FOR STATE UNIFORMITY.
After a discussion taking Up the
entire afternoon, the senate allowed
the Cone state uniformity text book
bill to pass to the calendar on third
reading This leaves both state and
county bills on third reading Dayton
offered many amendments as we'll as
did others to Kill the bill. but failed
every time. The vote averaged about
fifteen to eleven in behalf of the bill
throughout the votes on amendments
10 kill.
WOULD ABOLISH SCHOOL.
Recon- that If The state re
form school cannot be run without
such eNOTbitant expense il would DO
advisable 10 abolish the school, the
special Investigating committee sub
mitted rather warm report today.
THE SENATE SESSION.
Twenty-Onc members Mere present
when the senate was called to order
at 10 O'Clock.
Ellis were introduced Is follows
Senate bill 445. Sloan, lesalizin=
Barlow bond election
446. Sans, relating TO appeals.
AZ. Sam. charging powers OF
state attorneys
AS. Sans. relative to verdicts.
Consideration of resolutions:
House memorial No. Is. Moore,
asking Improvement Of west Florida
rivers.
Ubon request of Senator CottreH
a committee of conference consisting
- Senator CC--e1. Harris and Flour
loy was appointed 20 confer With The
house relative to the Dbl abOlishing
the Lafayette county court.
The consideration Of IHe governors
nessasa relative TO tlc Wales claim
vas then taken up. Senator Beard
took the floor and severely attacked
he message.
At the close OF Senator Boards re-
marks q special message was rcceiv-
I'd from the governor asking that
special committee Of members of the
senate be appointed 10 look up the
facts aad see IL his message would
not De proven correct.
Senator HUMPHREYS expressed re-
srct II tire matter coming before the
senate. believing that personality had
got into Ii He expressed tla belief
-ba5 ii had become question o. We
-2eity between the governor and Sen
ator Beard and urged that the COM
nittee asked 10y the governor be APP
Lointed.
Senator Beard wished 10 amend his
motion TO keep the message from the
governor on the journal until the