The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-16


until Friday morning, April 23rd.
Senator McMuIIen stated that on
that date the temperance committee
of the two houses will consider the
proposed constitutional amendment
soon and asked that the bill be left
until that time.
A notable feature of the morning
session was the extending of the
courtesies of the floor in each house
to Congressman Frank Clark
Twenty-nine members were pres
ent when the senate was called to or
der at 10 o'clock.
lows:
Senate resolution No. %. Grill, COM
mittee on banking employ clerk.
Legislative and expenses
Concurrent No. 8. Cook, memorial
for improvement of entrance to st.
Andrews Bay.
Concurrent No. Z, Sloan, for relief
OF school teachers and officers suf-
fering by supreme court decision and
providing committee of five to devise
plan.
Bills we're introduced as follows:
Senate bill No. 131, Davis, by re-
quest, relating to pay of grading COM
mittee. Education.
No. 1872. Davis. preventing sale of
weapons to minors.
No. 1874, McMuIlen, creating state
board of dental examiners. Public
health.
No. 135, Zim, providing system OF
cheap text books and state board.
Education.
No 1S5. Baker, goth, protection of
doves. Fish and game.
No. 1856, Cook, relating TO entry of
Judgment.
No. 1877, Hasford. relating to boun-
faries of Gadsden and Liberty.
Joint resolution No. 1913, Cook,
amendment relative to homesteads.
Senate concurrent No. ?, Hasford,
for committee to visit and inspect
veterans home at Jacksonville, went
pn its passage. Adopted.
ON SECOND READING.
Bills on second reading:
Senate bill No. II. Beard, requiring
all persons or corporations operating
inteTurban or suburban electric cars to
sweep and clean such cars and keep
them clean at all times. Reported
Fundamentally. West moved to in
that another bill before committee
covers the matter more thoroughly.
Harris suggested laying on table until
other bill is taken up to which Beard
consented. So ordered.
No. z, Sloan, requiring certain state
officials and departments to make de-
tailed reports. Reported favOrably.
TO third reading.
No. IS. Johnston. requiring clerk of
supreme court, in cases in which re-
ports are written, to send copy to
clerk of circuit court of county from
which case is appealed. Reported IA
VOrahlV To third reading
No %, Henderson, relating TO the
drawing Of juTies for the second and
succeeding weeks of circuit courts.
Reported favorabIy. To third read
ing.
No. fl, johnson. relative to the
Issuing of executions against stock
holders of corporations. FavoTably re-
ported. Third reading.
No A, Leggett, relating TO penalty
for cheating Reported favorble. To
third reading.
No. 90, Broome, TO organize county
court in Gadsden county. Favorable
report. To third reading.
No. 80, MCMullen, organizing coun-
~ court in Hillsborough county. Fa-
vOrable report. To third reading.
No. 81. Dayton. prohibiting dis
missal of suits in courts in certain
instances by clerks. Reported unfa-
vorably. Dayton objected. Postponed.
No. 80, Williams, prohibiting at
tending of white gatherings by ne
groes and vice versa. Reported I'M
favorably.
Mr.. Williams said: We cannot be
too careful i'm the question or social
equality in this Southland of ours.
speak from bitter experience. A class
of young white men attend negro
gatherings in my county. thus diSre-
gaTding all rules of society. All
crime nearly from that source Mo-
ton to postpone lost. On a division
vote II to 5 to postpone.
Senate bill No. IL, Beard. prohibit
ing sale of liquor in Florida. Beard
moved to go into committee of the
whole. McMullen moved to postpone
at IL a m. McMullen motion car
Tied IL TO II.
No. IS, Dayton, for transfer of sur
plus funds of fine and forfeiture funds
to the school fund. Unfavorable. Post
poned.
No. Il, Broome, relating to pay of
jurors. Unfavorable. Chairman Mas
sey asked to send back to committee
Done.
No. IL, McMuIIen. exempting in
SuTance companies from payment of
per cent of gross amount of receipts
OF premiums. To third reading.
No. ~, McNullon, providing for
confirmation by Judge granting orders
10 sell real estate belonging to in
fants- To third.
No. 43. McMullen, combining certain
grants and permits given street rail-
ways BY county commissioners. Re
ported faYoTably. To third
No. II. Dayton, for relief of Geo.