The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16

-tIo1s1o uoum 10 SuIpusds su1 puoAsq
cal effort and a futile paving OF the
atmosphere there was no concrete re-
suit Of the investigation. there were
no fewer clerks employed and no
change made In the personnei OF the
ONCE holders. The resolution omits
the ofice of the superintendent OF pun
lie instruction. In some OF the olner
offices, II not all. relatives OF the ON
Gals are employed and have been Tor
several years, and as ayerred pre-
viously, there has been no secret maze
of the fact The argument which the
oficiaIs and their friends engage Is
that the work is being done well and
eff1cientIy and that the state can ask
no more.
PRIMARY CHANGES.
Senator FIournoy introduced resc-
luton in the senate today which may
result in radical changes in the prl-
mary system. The resolution was
adopted without the preamble. which
was a rather severe arraignment OF
the system, and the senate. while VIII
| ing to agree to the motive OF tns
resolution. was unwilling to concur IN
the wording of the preamble. Senator
Massey made the objection. A COM
mittee Of FIVE will be appointed to
recommend changes in the law.
THE SINGLETARY BILL.
Representative Frank Chase, chair
man of the committee on finance and
| taxation. has given notice that there
will be public beraing on the bills.
affecting county officers to be held the
afternoon of Tuesday, April 25. The
most important OF such bills is the
Singletary bill abolishing the fee sys-
tenn. Representative Singletary is
/ from Jackson county. Sheriff Hays
Lewis. from the same county, is In
Tallahassee. Chairman Chase served
notice in person on the Jackson coun-
ty sheriff that the meeting would be
held, whereupon Mr.. Lewis said:
/ 60 ahead and pass the kind of bill
you want to pass. and don't mind me
Mr.. Lewis did not attend the meeting
of the sheriffs association held here
this week, which adopted resolution
to do all in its power to defeat the
Singletary bill.
RACE TRACK CAUSE DOOMED.
1t is rumored here today that the
race track men have little hope of
winning out or even gaining any con-
cessions from the legislature that will
make their business possible in Florida.
Il
/ been arriving and the lobby of the
Leon hotel has been filed with them.
The decision of the judiciary commit
tee, division B, to report the anti-race
j track measure favorably and the fur
Their knowledge that there were fewer
than a bakers dozen in the house ia
vorable to a continuation of the sport,
has caused a gloom to spread over tho
assembled cohorts Of the track. It IL
likely that the bill win be amended, or
that an effort will be made to amend
it. to allow pool selling for limite1
time, five DAYS it is said, at county
fairs. But even this would not allow
the racing game to continue. 1t Is
doubtful whether such an amendment
would be adopted.
PINELLAs COUNTY BILL.
The expected has happened, and the
Pinellas county people will be up in a
short time to lobby for the passage OF
their bill, which was introduced in tho
house today by Representative Butler
of Palm Beach county. It is, the first
county division bib TO be offered, but
. There win be others.
Il TO RELIEVE CONGESTION. s
The conditions on the east coast and
more or less throughout the fruit and
vegetable section this year as to con
, gested traffic and shortage of cars
which has entailed great loss to tht
growers, is sought to be corrected by
) a bill which was presented today by
Representative Ellis of Alachua. II
provides that the transportation com
panies shall furnish cars and equip
; ment promptly and provides a penalts
{ for each failure. 80
: TO EXEMPT STATE LANDS.
: Mr.. Matthews offered a bill exempt
: ing the state prison farm from taxa
: ton. The lands are situated in Brad
3 ford county, and were recently pur-
4 chased for the location of the state
r prison farm. The tract covers more
than eight thousand acres, and it Is
4 probable that an addition of upwards
OF seven thousand viii be made to this
= area, as the state holds an option al
: FIVE dollars an acre for the entire body
: SILVER SERVICE BILL.
Representative Jennings of Escam-
l bia, introduced a bill providing an ap,
preparation for the purchase of a sill
{ yer service for the battleship Florida
The amount is not stated in view OF
! the fact that popular subscription IS
being raised, and the appropriation Is