The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-14
BY J. II. Reese.

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Tallahassee, May 13.-The house to-
day passed the Chase commission gov
eminent BILL Tidwel attempted to
have reconsidered the vote by which
his hobble skirt bill was defeated and
came near to succeeding, as he lacked
but few votes of it,
The. Sloan anti-saloon bill passed
the senate. It is similar in character
to the Davis bill. eliminating screens
and music and restricting closing
hours. Both houses adjourned at noon
TEXT BOOK BILL.
Sentiment in the house has been
changing rapidly during the past week
on the state uniformity text book bill,
and 1t looks now as if the Cone bill
will be substituted for the Terrell bill,
and that Florida will fall in line with
other southern states and adopt uni
formity.
The senate passed the Cone bill by
IL to 5. Before the Cone bill came
over to the house the Terrell bill had
been favorably reported by the house
committee on education. The commit
tee. therefore, didn't have the oppor-
tunity to consider the Cone bill with
the Terrell bill, and having reported
the Terrell bill favorably the merits of
the measures will be fought out on the
floor of the house Monday. All bills
adoption will be the special order Mon
day.
Senator Gone is confident that his
bill will pass. Several influential mem
bers have announced their support of
the measure, and. It Is believed that a
majority win favor 1t when the argu-
ments are presented. 49,
4 ADVANTAGES MANY.
The. advantages of the uniform sys=
tenn are SO many" said Senator Cone,
that no reasonable man could decide
any other way IL he understands the
situation have letters from every
state superintendent in the south en-
dorsing uniformity and testifying that
the system has operated to the pro-
curement of school books at lesser cost
than is possible under tho system we
have, or the system Of county adoption
which the Terrell bill proposes. In
South Carolina the other day the state
let its contract for books and there
were AZ competitors; the result is
bound to close prices when this is the
condition. Let any member of the
house. or board Of education think for
a minute and say how many book
companies compete in Florida. It's all
one way, practically: The American
Book Company gets IS per cent of the
business and competition is frozen
out"
The third house will convene Mon
day night, having been twice post
poned the session promises to be more
entertaining than ever.
Several talented artists will have
part in the proceedings, among them
being Hon. Robert McNamee, OF Tam
pa. Mr.. McNamee was at one time
speaker of the house. More than that,
he Is musician, was once a newspa-
per man, has been and will ever re-
main q politician and jolly good fell
lrvrY To akk
the Gridiron Club in Washington, to
which distinction, by the way, was
never attained by any United States
senator from Florida. Mr.. McNamee
will pull off q number OF pleasing num-
bers, and is a potent member OF the
committee on arrangements.
The newspaper correspondents have
been at work for a week Matching up
material for the session. This is al
ways an event during the sitting of
the legislature and packed house is
assured.
The legislature and the members,
the governor and state house officials
all come in for their share of the ridi-
Guile, which is heaped upon their heads
without chance at protest. 1t is the
day Of the attaches In court, and they
make the best of It.
MERRY CONTEST ON.
There will be a merry contest over
the appointment of the extra judges
and solicitors IL the senate bill for
eleven judicial circuits goes through
the house. 1t seems certain that this
bill or one creating a greater number
of circuits will pass the house, though
there may be some sporadic opposition.
The need for the extra circuits is gem
orally admitted, and the demand for
them comes from every quarter OF the
state.
Prospective candidates have been
coming to the capital for several
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