The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-08

Escambia and was referred to the ju-.
dietary committee. If there is any op-
position to the amendment it has not
been heard. Members seem general
ly to approve it.
INCREASE OF JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
A measure of great Importance is
that relating to an increase of the ju
dicial circuits. A committee bill has
been prepared and will be offered in
the senate increasing the judicial cir
cults to thirteen. This is in accord
with recommendations recently made
by the Florida Bar Association. It
represents an increase of five circuits
over the present number. The bill
will undoubtedly evoke lengthy debate
and more or less wire pulling, under
the guise Of just division and expedi-
ency, for the location of these new
circuits. In every county of the new
divisions there are men who would
like to be elevated to the bench, but
1t is to be apprehended that there
will be many more who will have the
willingness than the number of posi-
tions can accommodate. The creation
Of these courts Is likely to meet with
considerable opposition. While it is
generally admitted that the circuit
courts are over worked and that liti-
cation is delayed to the expense of
litigants and the various counties on
account Of such congestion there are
always to be found those who will op-
pose anything that looks to the crea-
ton of more offices, even IL the ends of
economy and efficiency are TO be serv-
ed by the act At the present, stage
Of the proceedings it looks as If this
measure would be one to bring about
longer and more heated debate thar
some others OF more far reaching mo-
ment.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.
Representative Tom West has a bin
which he thinks viii be winner be-
cause 1t viii supply a growing need in
Florida and will call for very little
money at the outset. He introduced
the measure Thursday, providing for
the establishment Of an agricultural
school in each congressional district.
Such schools are now being operated
in several states, Georgia being
nearby exempliiaction Of their good
work Mr.. Vests bill provides that a
trustee shall be selected to repre-
sent each county In the district on the
governing board Of the schools, and
that the board may receive as q do
nation land for the location Of them.
There is little doubt that every county
would offer the site without cost, or
that some landed citizen would indi-
vidually make the doantion in each
district. The buildings and equipment
would not cost much to make a be-
ginning, according to the calculations
of Mr.. West, and the money to run
them would be amply provided for in
the funds arising from the sale Of fer
tilizer and feed stuff inspection tags.
This revenue has grown to consider
able proportions under the direction Of
the state chemist, who has boasted for
some years that his department was
the only department OF the state gov
ernment which was Of itself self sup
porting and a revenue producer. No
tuition is to be charged at the pros
pective schools, and the pupils are to
be given the benefit Of the sale Of the
produce on the farms to the extent of
one half of the amount realized, the
other to be devoted to the support of
the Institutions. The bin was re-
ferred to the committee on eduaction
and will probably be favorably report
ed.
STATE SPELLING CONTEST.
Preparations are being made for the
state spelling bee to be held in Talla-
hassee April 27, and the various coun-
ties have selected their representa-
tives. An unusual contest was closed
this week in Columbia county when
Miss Emily Appleyard, daughter of the
! state printer, was chosen after a con-
| test continuing over four weeks. The
list Of words used in the county con-
tests was supplied by the state super
intendent Of public instruction. This
list was exhausted in the Columbia
contest and the county authorities
prepared a list which was run
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