The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-12
BY J. n. Reese.

Tallahassee, April 11.-Representa-
tive Singietary's bill abolishing the Gee
system for county officers has a rocky
road ahead of It and II 1t is passed it
VIII be so amended that 1t win nof
look much like the original bill when
1t goes through the mill.
It is likely that some such bill viii
pass as a number Of members are in
favor Of reducing the sum total re-
ceived by certain officers In the larger
counties which are out of all proper
ton to the service rendered, but it ap-
pears the general belief that the salary
system win be difficult to adjust upon
an equitable basis to apply in all coun
ties.
sHERIFFs ARE LOBBYING.
The Florida Association of Sheriffs
il in session here and will take action
to oppose the Singletary bill and any
other measure looking to the same end.
Senator McMullin has similar bill in
the senate. The result of all the agita-
tion VIII likely be compromise meas
ure. The sheriffs discussed at their
session this afternoon the advisability
Of applying for relief by asking for In
creased bailiff's fees and more adequate
allowances for feeding prisoners aud
j
claim. TO be a source of loss to them.
Fourteen counties are represented at
the meeting. Sheriff Robert A. Jack
son OF HiTsborough, is president and Is
IN the chair.
Representative Chase Of Duval today
passed measure giving the city coun-
ell Of Jacksonville authority to regu-
late rates of telephone companies. The
bill went through under suspension OF
the rules and tho Duval member rs--
deemed one Of his campaign pledges
by getting the act passed. The u1ti-
mate object. 1t is said, is to get a sub
stantial reduction In rates.
Both houses adjourned at noon until
tomorrow. Senator ]. N. Wilson to-
day stated that he would be a candi-
date for congress. as was reported.
DISCUSSION RENEWED.
The discussion which started in the
house yesterday afternoon over clerk
ships was renewed this morning and
continued for the greater portion of the
forenoon, and was brought to close
only by motion to pass the matter
for the present and take it up as
special order Friday morning. This ac-
tion was not taken until after six
clerks had been allowed for groups of
tions. In this manner about half CT
the committees have been provided
with clerks and about an equal number
have had no provision made. The dis
cussion grew to the point OF waxing
rather warm at times, the main point
Of difference being between those mem
bers who favored the employment of
clerks and those opposed it that the
house did not need any more clerks TT
this session than were employed dur
ing the last session; this number was
five. AS previously stated, this num-
Der has already been exceeded and
about half the committees are not yet
provided for.
Along with this contention was an
effort to reduce the number Of journals
allowed to each member, which was
fixed the second day of the session at
fifty for each. amended later to make
the total number printed four thousand
per day. Brown Of DeSoto offered a
resolution reducing the number to one
thousand a day, or ten for each mem
bre. This brought on lively discus
sion as TO the cost Of printing. Wells
OF Leon stated that the Journal Gf
Tues y which embodied the govern
or's message was printed at a cost o.
six hundred dollars and that the post
age on that days journal was three
cents each. Mr.. Wells said he was not
opposed to the distribution of as many
journals as the members wanted, bat
he thought the item Of expense should
have some weight with members, ana
that they should be fully informed as
to what the printing of a large num-
Der OF the journal really meant. The
Brown resolution was laid on the table
and this was followed by a resolution
by Litten OF Pasco providing for two
assistants to the journal clerk It was
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