The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-24
NO DRINKS AFTER MINI
If Mathews Bill PASSES the Senate-lt
VIII Make Only One Hour Differ
enee In OcaIa Saloons

Tallahassee, May Eff the SEN
ates attitude is the same as that
shown by the House, yesterday after
noon, there will be no la wful buying of
drinks after O'Clock in this state, for
the bill of Mr.. Mathews of Bradford
county, requiring all saloons to close
their front and rear doors at the hour
mentioned. was adopted by the House
late yesterday afternoon.
Just before the vote upon the final
passage was announced, Mr. Bullock
changed his vote from nay to aye in
order that he might be recorded vOt-
ing with the prevailing side and there
fore be allowed TO move a reconsid
Grafton. 1t was then that Mr.. Math-
ews. author of the temperance meas
ure, put one over" the opponents of
his bill He moved that the rules be
waived and that the reconsideration of
the vote be considered Immediately.
fearing that Mr. Bullock hoped to ere
ate or have created enough sentiment
against the bill to defeat it on the fol-
lowing day. \ motion to reconsider
goes over until the morrow under the
rules. Mr.. Mathews saw this and
made his motion TO waive the rules and
proceed with the reconsideration. This
carried. Then Mr.. Mathews moved that
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the 8 o'clock closing hour bill
had passed be laid on the table, which
was done by vote af the House. \
vote can not be recOnSidered but once,
so the bill goes on to the other end of
the capitol, passed by the House, and
there is no chance now for the House
to reconsider or recall it.
A Sensible Amendment
Senator West introduced a bill pro-
viding for the discrimination of sec
Ond primaries. The bill provides for
first and second choice, and that three
second choice votes shall be counted as
one first choice. If the bill passes only
one primary will be held in the state
for the nomination of any official not
withstanding the number of candidates
running.
| The House refused to reconsider its
vote by which Representative Angle :
is10.0O0.OOO bond proposition failed to
! be submitted to the people
A Long Time Between Local Option
Elections
| The House passed a bill by Repre-
sentative Mcleod, requiring that the
! time that shall expire between local
| option liquor elections be four years
instead of two as is now the law. Mr.
! Mcleod made a speech that was 50
! forceful and logical that it resulted in
reconsideration of the vote by which
the House had previously killed it and
resulted in the passage of the bill
This should Get Them
Senator Henderson introduced a bill
| OffarpCr S1 600 reward for evidence
| leading to the apprehension and con-
viction of the Lake City lynchers. The
governor has a man on the ground Sc
curing data.
AS was expected. Governor Gilchrist
signed the bill creating Pinellas county
The affirmative vote of three-fifths OF
the qualified electors residing in the
boundary of the proposed new county
will confirm the establishment OF
| Pinellas.
The Senate passed the bill increasing
the comptroller's salary to $4,000 PEI
annum.
Bradford Not to be Divided
The Bradford county delegations
which met here Saturday with tn,
Bradford representatives and senator.
to decide whether or not Bradford
county should be divided. creatins
Dekle county, to be named for one O
the old citizens of the Lake Butle
section Of the county, came to the con
clusion that they could not agree, $,
tne bill will not be introduced this ses
sion. One man said if a new count!
were created out of Bradford that /
shouldn't be named Dekle. but Butle
or Flagler Lake Butler would hav
been the county seat.