The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-04
Senate Tackles the
Appropriation Bill
Carrying 81, 74S,613


(contInued From First Paae)
Sc ting appropriation bills as special
order for day. Adopted.
Senator Baker moved to make pen
sion bill order after the other bills.
Adopted.
The senate took up the West TesO-
luton relative to the drainage work
Senator Harris said the senate should
gull together the last few days and
that this resolution would raise much
discussion. Senator Johnson said he
believed the senate should not en-
<5yT ~ V~UrK II KNOWS little or nottT-
ing about.
Senator MEIER used to be against
drainage but his visit to the gIades
Changed him and he spoke for the
Ter of the /. l. board to visit the
work regularly.
A substitute by Senator Harris sug-
gesting that the trustees inspect the
work regularly was adopted.
The senate agreed to the house
amendment to the race track gamD-
ling bill. TT seems the best we can
d. said Senator Sloan. but I bow
my head in shame that the legisIa-
ture of my native state should listen
TO blacklegs and gamblers above the
good people Of our state. II is dis
gushing to me-" Senator HUMPHREYS
spoke along the same lines
Senator Buchanan objected to Sen
ator Sloan's explanation going on the
journal because of its wOTdi1E while
he expressed full faith in the honesty
of Senator Sloan.
The senate then took up clnsidera-
ton of the state expense G. apprO-
rriation bill.
This was gone over line byline and
some reductions made SenaOT John.
son introduced the majorit of the
amendments.
Al, effort was made to rduce the
salary Of the governors privte secre-
tary from $1,000 to s1,z00 but this
failed
| the secretary of states ofic was re-
duceG from $500 to SI50C
III the comptToIier's officeI special
Clerkship drawing $1,000 wa cut out,
| the stenographer and typewriter was
cut from $1,000 to $1,000 and the
| book keeper in the tax redeIption de-
partment from 81 500 to $500.
The item OF postage, statineTy and
! iI.ciJe ntaIs in the state ssasUrer's
C.fcc was trimmed from 10 to $500
year.
The salary of the ASSISTANT chief
clerk in the superintendent of public
| Instructions office was ntie 81 200 |
| instead of 81 500 The elk hire in |
| the prison department of s commits !
| sioner of agriculture's apartment |
was reduced from $500 ! 1880.
/ The salary o. the ste chemist /
was slasned from 81, 500 $4,000 and /
| his travelling expenses fro $1,000 to |
! $500. The salary of the atItant gen
! ersI was reduced from $4,000 70 |
| $4,000
! Senator Buchanan offerean amend |
Tneut including an appreciation OF |
| $4,000 for barns. several and var /
| iaus other Improvement needed at /
tue state rife range at lack Point /
near Jacksonville. Senat Buckman /
I spoke for the amendmenand so did /
Senator Grill Senator lTris deliv-
| cred q foreefui and eloQpt address
in support of the amebnent. He
/ urged that while the AnFean is as
patriotic as ever the tried soldieT
il necessary to the natioIydefense.
/ Senator Cone vigoroIy assailed
the amendment and sth that he
considered the state encPments an
absolute cTap-shooting fte.
Senator Massey and sator Hud-
sol each spoke in behalf ian amend
n.ent.
Senator Flournoy offerean amend
Taent 10 the amendmen naking the
appropriation $4,000 mad o. S1O.-
600. Senator FioUTnoye liYered a
masterful speech in Ialf of the
state troops.
Adjournment was takeduring the
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