The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-11
Tom West Admits He May
Be a Candidate for At
torney General
Stokes INTRODUCES BILL IN
SENATE TO REGULATE PAS
sENoER RATES ON RAILROADS
AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE
sLoAN SHARK" 6ILL-HoUsE
WRANeLEs OVER THE EMPLOY
MENT or COMMITTEE CLERKS.
BY J. X. Reese.

TaIiahassee, April 10.-The senate
committee which invited Hoke Smith
20 address the Florida legislature on
the income tax amendment received a
telegram from the Georgian tonight
declining the invitation with regret,
but with hopes that the amendment
would be ratified. The committee
wired an invitation to Senator Bailey
Of Texas, to speak on the amendment
Representative Tom West today ad
nftted that he was thinking of max
ing the race for attorney general. He
said, however, that he was not pre-
pared to make any positive statement.
The house and senate convened this
afternoon at 8 o'clock after an adj
journment from Friday noon. The
house spent some time in a wrangle
over committee clerks, there being a
determined opposition from Represen-
tatives MacWilliams of st. Johns ana
Dougherty OF Volusia against the en-
pioyment Of as many clerks as the
resolution provided for. Watson o.
Dade, Floyd Of Franklin and Wells of
Leon stood out for a larger number
and won
Floyd offered a resolution on the
death OF ]. N. Coombs. who died at his
home In Apa.achicola yesterday. Fe
was chairman of the state Republican
committee, q man OF means and charit-
able deeds.
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate Dayton offered reso-
luton providing for the submission oc
the question OF a constitutional con-
vention to the people. and another
looking to the enactment Of a law
against the white slave trade. Hudson
offered child labor bill. Perkins one
to license automobiles, and Adkins one
to provide for q state board OF PEN
sanns. In the house several communi-
cations were received from the state
bar association, one OF which related
to the increase of judicial circuits from
8 to 1s. IN the senate a resolution
was offered for a special committee 70
consider this matter and draft bill.
President Gone viii announce the COM
Ynftfee later Senator McMulIin offered
q bill to pay thirty thousand dollars in
premiums due exhibitors at the Tampa
fair two years ago.
J. II. Sheriff., OF the Pensacola 7. NJ.
c. A, is here IN the interests of the
Juvenile court bill. He opened the
house with prayer this afternoon In the
absence OF the chaplain
In the senate Stokes offered bill 20
regulate passenger rates on railroads
and an amendment to his loan shark"
bill Of the last session.
CAPT. LEWIS MAY RUN.
Political announcements are a daily
happening about this time in Tallahas-
see, the latest being that of Capt. J..
Stuart Lewis for the office of adjutaut
general Capt Lewis is captain Of the
Bloxhan Rifles and is a thorough mill
tary man. He is said to be strong with
the officers and men of the state troops
from long association on duty with
them and having been IN the railway
mail service he Is pretty well known
throughout the state. There are thoSe
who regard his candidacy with thu
feeling that Adtutant General Foster
win have q strong opponent in him. It
Is assumed that the adJutant general
win be q candidate to succeed himself
Capt. Lewis said today that he would
be a candidate but was not yet ready
to make formal announcement.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
The question OF equal suffrage Will
be submitted to the legislature at this
session In the form Of joint resolu :
ton providing for a constitutional
amendment to that end Several Of
the members have received post cards
printed for the purpose OF addressing
members on the subject. The card IA
signed In each instance by some wo-
man who wants to see the provision
made for votes for women. 1t urges
the representative or senator addressed
to exercise his best endeavors to have