The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-23

Terrell bill now as 1t did two weeks
ago.
QUESTION OF RULES AGAIN.
When the anti-rack track measure
was called up out Of it's regular order
made the point that the bill could not
be taken up for consideration without
unanimous consent. Representative
Eugene Matthews, who is a well drill
ed parilamentarian, says that the bill
was up by unanimous consent since
nobody made the point. and that It was
under consideration. He claims that
any motion affecting the bill neces-
sarily brought the bill UP for con-
sideration, but there are other mem
bers who disagree. They claim that
the mere motion to recommit the bill
did not go far enough to embrace con-
sideration of the measure; but Mr..
Matthews cites the measure was de-
bated for two hours on the motion,
and that the merits Of the bill were
entered into during the debate and
that it was as a matter of fact con-
sidered, though the consideration was
not final. When Mr.. Chase got the
bill reconsidered 1t occupied place
at the bottom of the thirteenth page of
the calendar, which then consisted of
fifteen pages. When it takes its place
back on the calendar it will be further
down and unless it is taken up out Of
the regular order it will be some time
before 1t is reached in due course.
When an attempt is made again to call
the measure Cloth house and senate
biIls) I'D there can be little doubt that
the unanimous consent rule will be
enforced. The same break will hardly
be permitted to occur twice in the
same body by the same parties at in
terest.
BROWARD MONUMENT FUND.
The appearance of former Senator
William H. Milton in Tallahassee this
week revived the movement to erect
a monument to former Governor Brow
ard by popular subscription. Major
Harry Bethel, who is chairman of the
committee formed shortly after Gov.
Broward's death, has called a meeting
of the members of the committee for
Monday, May 1, at his office in ITALIA
hassee, and plans will be formulated
then which will be carried out. Some
funds have already been collected,
which will be used as a foundation
for the larger fund which will be
raised. Senator Milton, who is treas
urer Of the fund, said: I'VE will have
no trouble in raising enough money to
build a handsome monument to form
er Governor Broward. He was a grand
character and the people loved him
and all that will have to be done in
my opinion is to start an organized
movement in that direction. 1 con-
fess that have done nothing toward
collecting funds, yet I have received
several voluntary contributions; this
of itself is evidence enough that the
money can be collected if an effort is
made. 1 am ready to give time and
effort to the work, for If a public man
ever deserved a monument Broward
did"
CONTESTED CALENDARS
More than three hundred and fifty
bills have been presented in the house
and upwards of two hundred and fifty
in the senate. Three weeks of the
session have passed, and very little
important legislation has yet come to
final passage. Some of the commit
tees have been very slow in report
ing bills; the ehairmen have found
it difficult to get the committee mem
bers together, because of absence and
conflicting engagements. The real
work of the session is yet to come. An
indication of the manner in which bills
are piling up is found by reference
to the bill reference index. The house
committee on education has thirty bills
for consideration and report. If these
bills are properly examined in commit
tee some time will be required and
more than one meeting of the COM
mittee certainly. Chairman Watson
is one of the chairmen who has been
having a fine time of 1t in getting his
committeeman together. The Friday
adjournments have interfered with
effective committee work. Mr.. Watson
is one of the few members who come
to Tallahassee and remain until the
session is over; most of the others
find 1T necessary, or pleasant or con-
venient to get away Friday afternoon
and return Monday afternoon.
The temperance committee is anoth-
er committee which Is pretty we'll load
ed with bills The house committee has
seventeen house bills to report on and
so far two senate bills have been re-
ferred to that committee, making a
total Of nineteen.
The committee on constitutional
amendments has fourteen resolutions
originating in the house and so far one
that has been passed over from the
senate. There is also quite a number
from the senate to be taken up, among
them being one by Zim to change the
seat of government three by johnson,
relating to holding general elections
and county officers, one by McCreary
relating to education, one by Calkins
relating to the levy of special tax for
graded schools and institutions of
higher learning and one by Henderson
for lieutenant governor, and there
are still others. 1t is to be assumed,
however, that some of these will be
killed in the senate and will thus re-
lieve the house committee of that
much.
So far the forestry committee has
only one bill on its list, and the COM
mittee on Indian affairs has had but
two, the latter being the harem skirt
bill and the other a resolution pro-
viding the committee should visit the
Seminoles. Though this last was in