The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-09
House gain Refuses to
Hear Rssage of Chief
4sk ExEutive Read. !
CHASE cAMlssIoN GOVERN
MENT BIZ GOES TO ENeRoss-
ING RON AFTER SLIGHT
AMENpM Mt - JENNINGS IN
TRoDuce MEASURE TO PEN
SION TEss4aRa WHICH WILL
BE SUBSTITUTED FOR FORMER
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Iallan4SSSvh1dy cs-Lue mouse To-
day snubbed he governor for the third
time during le present session by re-
f1sing to hea his message read. The
same messagtn regard to judicial cir
cults which u 8 sent to the senate Fri
day afternooreached the house today
Reaves move that the message be
read but thahouse voted the motion
down.
The TampI fair appropriation bill
went to third reading. It has been
passed by thlsenate.
The case lommission government
bin went to to engrossing room after
a slight ameAment as to the pay Of
mmissionerI
Tfdwell's, hbble skirt bill, which
came from thscommittee on Indian af-
fairs with Avorable report, went to
third reading Reaves made q motion
to indefnitet postpone. which the
house in a strit Of levity voted down.
TO PElsIoN TEACHERS.
Speaker Jennings introduced meas
ure to pensin teacher, which will be
substituted or his former bill. The
substitute psvides for the retirement
on half paykfte7 twenty five years of
continuous ervice. The former bill
provided foi a reserve fund to be ac-
curnuIated y the teachers themselves.
ScofeId OF Citrus, Introduced a bill
creating tn county of Bullock from
Levy and Marion. The measure is not
seriously rgarded. though the pro-
moters of te bill are in earnest.
1t is runpred that J. e. Wood. for
mer superintendent Of Suwannee coun-
ty, win announce this week for state
superintendarH on tie state uniformity
lRAakfarrps I7aS S. ia E sIfaI1aseee. bat
has ssB1ed no Hatenent
Senator Como went before the house
committee this hfternon In the interest
of his uniform lin. A decision is held
up. the committee being divided.
House Messenger Edwards was sum
mnned before tie bribery Investigation
committee tonight. He stated before
going into the committee room that ne
had done nothing that he, was not will
ing to tell and had nothing to be afraid
or ashamed of.
A FARCE INVESTIGATION.
The committee to investigate the
state house of1ser held meeting to-
night and examined one of the clerks
in the tax redemption department of
the comptroiler'i office. A resolution
was put through the house today re-
quiring this committee to report with
in ten days.
A prominent member of the COM
mittee stated tonight that the resolu-
ton was probably intended and would
have the effect OF making the investi-
cation farcical and he doubted if any
further effort would be made at a real
inquiry.
The Leon hotel is brilliant tonight
with the most elaborate reception of
the session aside from the governors
affair. Mayor and Mrs. j. o. Wright
are the hostess and the legislators and
their wives are the guests of honor.
SIXTH WEEK BEGINS.
There were but forty eight members
present when the house began busi-
ness this morning, but the absentees
began to drop in after the arrival OF
the noon train and there was almost
a full house when the grind began in
earnest. The introduction Of bills is
growing less as the days creep on to-
ward the close of the session. This is
the beginning of the sixth week and
the calendars are growing bulky. The
greater part of the morning session
was taken up with consideration of the
Chase commission government bill. 1t
was a lengthy bill and the reading
consumed some time. The usual scenes
of inattention and boredom were pres
ent while the bill was being read; it
reminded one of the day the governors
message was read. Some Of the mem
bers made the pretense Of being inter
ested, but these were few. The bill
had been printed and distributed sew
eraI days ago. and all the members
who were really interested in the
measure had read it. The bill went to
the engrossing committee with only