The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21

The chaplain was absent. and Speak
er Jennings was in a quandary. 1t is
usual for the house to proceed with
out the formality of prayer (if that be
a formality), but Speaker Jennings
being somewhat new to the job was in
a quandary, as aforesaid. He called
his oleagineous friend and former OPP
ponent, Angle, of Polk, and gently
whispered in his ear, viii you kindly
lead us in prayer this morning?" An
gle was stalled for once. He paused;
1t was a painful pause. The speaker
looked at Angle, and Angle looked at
the speaker, neither knowing just
what to say, but Angle broke the
ominous silence. He said, Not this
morning, Mr.. Speaker; am not feeling
very we'll" The speaker then called
Gray, of Gadsden, who is editor, legis-
lator, pedagogue, and half-preacher.
The speaker propounded the identical
query to the member from Gadsden.
That gentleman was somewhat indis-
posed also, but he suggested a way, out
of the dilemma, which was, to call
upon the patriarch of the house, the
venerable member, Hon. L. D. Wall, of
Bradford. The speaker made the call,
and Mr.. Wall responded, and this pre-
liminary being disposed of. the house
proceeded with its accustomed routine.
This is not a prophecy, nor a pre-
diction, neither a forecast, but it is
rather an apprehension. The governor
is going to veto every measure which
comes before him containing the ref
erendum clause. This apprehension
arises not from anything that has been
CLEANED from the atmosphere, or gath
cred from direct interview. 1t is predi-
Gated only upon the frequent objec-
lions raised by members of the house
and senate to the constitutionality of
the referendum clause contained in va
rious bills. 1t Is contained in the Pin
elias county bill, also in the Chase
Sunday baseball bill, and in one or two
other measures. Being no constitu-
tional lawyer, ii is not up to me to adj
wise the governor. 1t seems to be only
discriminative opinion as between
what is constitutional, and what is
not. If the constitution authorized
the referendum, why the necessity or
the appropriateness of the West reso-
luton provided for the insertion of the
initiative and referendum clause in the
constitution. But this resort to the
referendum by our legislators merely
emphasizes the demand for the refer
endum, and along with the referendum
there must be considerd also the ini-
tiative and the recall.
There is at least one senator upon
whom all introducers of joint reso-
buttons may rely for a vote, and he is
the veteran of the senate, the Hon.
Jas. E. Broome. Senator Broome has
been in service for twenty years, and
1t has been his oft-repeated statement
that he has never. and will never, vote
against a proposition to submit ques-
ton of public import to the people
Senator Broome personates the spirit
of true Democracy. Quite opposed to
nf IN o.
senator from Walton, Mr.. Flournoy, he
is at all times willing to refer such
matters as come before the legislature
in proper form for reference, to the
original source of all government-the
people. The aged senator may never
serve his people again in a public ca
pacity, but his upright and correct ex-
ample should. not only be written in
the pages of the states history, but it
should be an example to the more
adolescent representatives who by one
way or another break into the legis-
lature.
Persons who have casually looked up
the countenances of A. G. Cobb of
Ocala, and Representative Igou, of
Lake, have observed a psychic, if not
physical, resemblance between the
two, to-wit: Representative Igou has
people to come to him and say, How
long will your brother be And
Mr.. Cobb has persons to remark to
him.. There is such a remarkable like
ness between you and your brother
fine fellow, Mr.. Igou." This is equally
puzzling to Igou and to Cobb. But ac-
cording to the Law of Psychic Phe-
nomena promulgated, propounded and
observed, by Congressman q mean
Representative Harry B. Floyd there
exists an affinity real, but not &C
knowledged, between these two. which
even they are not conscious of. This
accounts for the likeness and the con-
fusion. Each is a lover of horses.
Igou is horseman. That is to say;