The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-02
Legislature of Fla.
Ends 1911 Session
CONTINUED from First Paga)

state treasurer. The house refused to
concur in these amendments. and
asked that a. committee of conferences
be appointed from the house and sem
ate to arbitrate the matter. Repre-
sentative Tom West of Santa Rosa,
who is also a candidate for attorney
general was in some doubt about tho
constitutionaljty Of his right to vote.
on the question of raising the attor-
ney generals salary, and asked the
advice of several Of the most promi-
nent lawyers in the state. They were
of the opinion that he would not be
violating the constitution thereby. As
this was the main point at issue the
conference committee win recommend
that the house concur in the mooted1
amendments forthwith.
SESSIONS DEGENERATE.
The night sessions Of the house have
ldegenerated to the plane OF low COM
ledy and are disgraceful in their slip
lshod, hit or miss, who cares a CONT I
mental atmosphere. Most of the time
the reading clerk for the occasion
reads the bills so rapidly and indis-
tincly that hardly anyone can under
stand him. and members vote without
realizing what measure is before them,
as they stroll about the house smoking
and shopping each other or sit with
coats off and their feet elevated ONT
l
Will adjourn with over two hundred
; bills unconsidered tomorrow. In spite
: of this fact, members waste time in
, PRODUCING freak and foolish resolutions
. merely to kill time.
BY a vote of 50 to the house this
! afternoon passed Senator Finlaysons
bill preventing the leasing OF state
Pconvicts after January l, 1911, when
! the present lease expires. This meas
ure accompanies the main object of
the Angle bin which the governor We
, toed Monday.
NO REGULATION BILL.
Senator Stokes failed to pass his
, bill allowing the regulation OF gas and
electric light companies by city coun-
ellis. He made heroic fight on this
measure as 1t practically made good
, the provisions In the Pensacola char
ter which Speaker Jennings had
stricken from that document in the
: house.
, The announcement was made today
that Senator George w. Dayton, OF
Dade City. has entered the race for
attorney general. Mr.. Dayton has
been rendered the earnest support of
the most substantial business interests
Of southwest Florida
. TRAMMELL AGAIN DENIES.
Attorney General Park Trammell
. says that il is untrue that he has re-
signed and further that he was not
, conferred with and was totally un-
aware Of the statements that were
sent out, and it was a surprise to seeI
: them in print. That It Is probableI
! that he could have been appointed
state attorney for the. tenth circuit, If
! he should have wished to make a
change but after deliberate considera-
tion he has fully decided that he shall
J not do so and that he VIII serve out
his full term as attorney general, re-
ports and rlmors Of which he knew
, nothing until appearing in the press
= to the contrary Notwithstanding.
; Mr.. Trammell says that from a,
: financial standpoint he would on ac-
! count of having the opportunity TO do
; a civil practice II he were state attor-
; ney have an income far in excess over
the attorney generals salary, but that,
he is interested in the state work and
! prefers serving out the fun term as
attorney general to which he was
, elected.