The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-25

uent Association. The resolutions cite
that the State Board of Education has
loaned the states of Tennessee and
Virginia the sum of 1884, 500 at per
cent and $177,s00 to other states at
IL per cent and has invested $36s,167
in Florida per cent bonds and $113,-
800 in Florida county and municipal
bonds paying from 4 to per cent, and
goes further to recommend a change
in the laws to permit the board of
education to lend money to county
boards and give the latter authority to
issue bonds for school purposes.
VISITING COMMITTEES AWAY.
The first of the visiting committees
has returned after four days inspect
ing the state arsenal and institute for
the deaf, dumb and blind at st. Au-
gustine, the military encampment site
at Black Point near Jacksonville, and
the State University at Gainesville.
The institutions at Tallahassee will be
the whole be favorable. The Everglades
the whole befavorable. The Everglades
and prison farm committees will get
away today; other committees will
likely finish their work afleld within
the coming week. -
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Among the familiar figures at the
state house today who are not on the
public payrolls is Robert McNamee, of
Tampa. A legislature would not pro-
duce its full complement of distin-
guished persons If Bob McNamee
failed to appear. He is looking the
picture Of health and is unchanged af-
ter many legislative experiences, both
in and out of the halls where the grind
is going on. Col. McNamee will never
be able to get rid of his alleged like
ness to Napoleon Bonaparte. Some
body said once that he looked like Ma
poleon and then others took 1t up and
said so, and though nobody who says
so ever. had a personal acquaintance
with the Corsican, there is no denying
the fact that McNamee used to bear a
striking likeness to the pictures OF the
military genius as he is represented in
HIS pictures. The Tampa lawyer and
politician used to wear an overcoat
hung loosely with sleeves adroop about
him winter and summer, and a soft
hat with brim turned up in cocktail
shape, taken together with his Ma
poleonic features made a figure at
once distinguished and remindful. But
the talented McNamee no longer wears
is probably trying to exercise the sug-
mounted by a Panama chapeau. He
is probably trying to exercise the sug-
gestion of Corsican likeness. With
many other things to absorb his at
tention he has turned to literature a
spell, and is going to produce a book
before very long, and when he does it
will be worth the while and the money
of the buyers. 1t is to deal with So
Geological subjects, and those who
know the McNamee ability and YER
satility are awaiting its appearance
with interest and predictions that 1t
will be one of the best SIX
Capt Frank Sans, of New Smyrna.
erstwhile senator and one of the best
story tellers in the state, adding to his
distinctions that of the smallest foot
| possessed by any statesman in Florida
or any other state, perhaps, Is circu-
| lating about the Leon and state house
corridors. He always gets a warm
greeting at the capital, for everybody
who is anybody knows him. Whenever
| Capt. Sans appears on the scene some
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years ago, when he visited Lake Jack
son, near here, in company with other
members Of the legislature and for
mally took possession of it in the name
Of William Mckinley, then president OF
the United States and commander in
| chief OF the army and navy, firing a
revolver over the waters after the Gus
tom Of discoveries. Upon their return