The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-28
BY J. n. Reess.l

Tallahassee, Fla, April 27.-"Pn
never quit fighting for this bill until
the last day of the session." said Rep
resentative Singletary, who will be
known to fame during the present ses-
sion as the member with one bill only.
Mr.. Singletary's bill is the measure to
abolish the fee system by which coun-
ty officers are paid, which was ad-
versely reported by the committed.
THE people should understand just
how the committee stood on the bill,
said he. When the first vote was
taken It was a tie vote to report the
bill without recommendation; several
members of the committee were in fa-
vof of the bill with amendments, and
there was only one member who was
uneduivocally against it; so I do not
feel discouraged; fact Of the matter is,
I have just begun to fight. 1t is prob
able that the bill will be amended, but
I believe there are members enough in
favor of 1t to put 1t through the house.
/ know that some members who are
against it are beginning to get uncom-
fortable because of the numbers of let
ters and kilograms they are receiving
from their constituents asking them to
support the bill. There can be no
doubt that the reform is needed and
the people are in favor of 1t. If the
question were submitted TO the people
the verdict would be almost unanimous
IN favor of II. But If it should happen
that the bill Is defeated at this session,
I believe the issue will be made pretty
well throughout the state in the next
elections and the next legislature will
pass a measure abolishing the fee sys-
tenn. This is the only bill that I shall
1ntrnducSS-zam going to give my entire
attention. aside from voting right on
other questions. to advancing its pass
age, and don't intend to give up, and
I'm not a bit discouraged"
SOMERNiLLE Is CONFIDENT.
Representative Somerville, who has
a bill similar to the Singletary meas
ure which suffered a like report from
the committee, is also hopeful He
SAYS an amended bill will be offered
and probably substituted for both the
bills. Mr.. Singietary and are work
ing together for the reform" said Mr..
SomerviIIe, "and i think the house is
with us In the majority"
6hONAhOS IDEA REVIVED
Good roads is the subject paramount
in Tallahassee today, for the County
Commissioners Good Roads Associa-
tIon Is in session here. There are sew
eral measures before the legislature
looking to the construction of a state
wide system Of good roads. Mr.. Angle
OF Polk. has three measures looking to
the building OF such a system One Of
them provides for the establishment of
a state highway commission, another
for s6oIishing the convict lease sys-
tenn and putting the convicts to work
on the roads, and another is a resolu-
tion for constitutional amendment to
bond the state for ten million dollars
to construct the system.
Mr.. Angle has gone into the subject
studiously and estimates that to build
roads Of vitrified brick fifteen feet wide
the cost viii be no more than five
thousand dollars a mile. He has OBJ
tanned the cost OF such work from In
diana and other states, and has
brought to his aid the recommendation
Of Governor Broward in his message of
1901 for roads of vitrified brick. The
former governor may not have been
the first to recommend such a system
and material. but he was among the
first. Mr. Angle will have strong
backing for the enactment of his good