The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-21
BY J. 3. Reese.

Tallahassee, April 2o.-rhe house
judiciary committee this afternoon
voted to report both the senate and the
house bills against the race track ia
Vorably tomorrow.
The senate passed Informally the
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment to abolish the Office of county
treasurer. The measure was warmly
debated.
The Stokes three-cent rate bill was
passed to third reading in the senate.
Senator Stokes presented a resolu-
ton today for the late Charles w.
Jones to have a statue in statuary hall
Tt Is provided that q commission shall
be appointed by the governor to ascer-
tain the cost and report. Jones was
Florida's first Democratic senator af-
ter the war.
Congressman Dannitte Nays was In
Tallahassee today and occupied a seat
beside the speaker for a while in the
house during the morning session. He
said that he would be a candidate to
succeed himself. He thinks the con-
gressional reapportionment bill will be
passed by the house Of representatives
az It was introduced by Crumpacker at
the last session, but has doubt about
its passage In the senate
Senator Hudson's child labor bill was
made a special order for Tuesday.
SENATOR BRYAN CRITICIZED.
Following the public hearing on the
anti-rack track measure which took
place In the hall OF representatives last
night, when w. NJ. Toomer, attorney
for the race track association sharply
criticised senator Nathan P. Bryan. for
taking part in the speaking and ex-
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evil, the question came up again to-
day IN the house and was the subject
Of an animated debate for a brief
while. Senate bill No. 80, which is the
companion bill Of house bill No. SO,
the anti-race track measure, was re =
ported to the house in the messages
from the senate. Representative Mat
thews moved that the bill be placed
upon the calendar Of bills for second
reading. The contention Of Mr.. Mat
thews was that the bill was identical
with the bill already before the COM
mittee and that there was no need for
the committee to consider this bill in
particular. The motion was opposed
by Mr.. Chase of Duval, who said that
he did not want anything but a fair
deal, that he was not talking for the
race track people, but he didn't see any
reason why preference should be showr
the anti-race track bill. The upshot
was that the bill was referred witt
instructions to report tomorrow morn
ing when the house bill was reported.
DON'T WANT CONVENTION.
In the senate this morning thu
movement for a constitutional con
vention was killed by a vote Of II -
IS. The resolution was introduced b!
Senator Dayton during the first day
Of the session. Senator Dayton no
only wanted a state constitutions
convention but he desired convention
to amend the federal constitution. Th
senate passed the latter, which wa
killed in the house yesterday. and tn
senate itself administered the knock
out drops to the state convention to
day.
Committees ARE OFF.
Among the house committee whic
are to visit the various state institu
tions are:
To visit the hospital for the insane
Representatives MacWilliams. WarreI
Middleton, Littell.
Phosphate plants: Representative
Wilson. Terrell and Epperson.
TO visit the Everglades: Represen