The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-01
BY J. II. Reese.

By u F1s nSSSGs
Tallahassee, Fla, May 21.-Senator
Stokes has not yet concurred in the
Jennings amendment to the Pensacola
charter bill and both houses are await
ing developments with the keenest in
terest. 1t is possible the bill may be
called up in the senate some time dur
ing tomorrow.
BY a large majority the house today
indefinitely postponed the Williams
oyster bill, which has been before the
legislature twice in the past four
years. The bill was designed to pro-
tect the natural oyster beds of the
state by imposing a license tax upon
all oysters gathered and by recognizing
and declaring the ownership of the
state IN and to all reefs of oysters
growing naturally along the coasts
This bill has always met with bitter
opposition from the oyster interests In
Pensacola and Cedar Keys.
SALARIES ARE RAISED.
The senate passed an appropriation
bill raising the salaries of all state
house officials to $4,000 per year, at
the same time requiring officials to
turn over all fees to the state which
heretofore were considered legitimate
perquisites OF the position.
Attorney General Park Trammell
today gave formal notice that he
would not resign as had been tntt-
mated. His salary has been raised In
common with other state officials and
IL is now said that he never really
had any intention of resigning so long
as his Office was not Disseminated
against in the several salary increases.
Senator Hudson's bill preventing
the consolidated ownership of railroad
and canal companies that occupy
paraIleled lines has passed both houses
and awaits the governors signature.
This bill Is regarded as very I'M
portant measure on the east coast
Another act TO pass both branches is
the bill drawn by Mr.. Butler of Duva1.
..aaashorizing the proprietor or manager
or any hotel in the state to sell un-
claimed articles left in the hotel by
any guest and apply the proceeds OF
guch sale on any account the hotel
may hold against the guest.
AGAINST LICENSE TAX.
Representative Tom West of Santa
Rosa spoke In favor Of an amendment
to the general revenue bill lstriking out
the clause that provides license tax
on newspapers Mr.. West, who, mas
announced himself as a candidate for
attorney general, is among those fair
minded and appreciative public men of
Florida who realize and acknowledge
the immense aid to state development
given by the newspapers. thousands
upon thousands of dollars worth OF
free advertising is the yearly contri-
button OF the press to the cltlzens OF
Florida, but seldom does 1t receive its
we'll l-deserved need of praise and ap-
probation.
Alachua county wants the initiative
and referendum and means to have IL
II demand and influence can obtain IL.
Yesterday 200 word telegram was
sent to Senator McCreary signed by
VHT NxT Il
Taylor and other prominent and tnf1u-
entail citizens of Gainesville, urging
him to support the resolution, to the
end that a re-apportionment OF repre-
sentation could be secured the power
Of the smaller counties overruling the
wish Of the majority be abolished.
This aspect of the case seems only
recently to have occurred to the gen
tlemen hailing from the lesser coun-
ties, and their point of view has ap-
parently worked a sudden and com
plete change in their conception OF
the meaning of the constitution and
the wisdom of submitting all questions
to the people.
FAVoRs GRANDFATRER CLAUSE.
Senator Carney of Marion, made a
strong plea this morning in favor of
adopting the grandfather clause reso-
luton proposed as an amendment to
the constitution. He said that his
county and other counties needed 1t
particularly in their efforts to get in
the dry list. Senator F1ournoy op-
posed the resolution as being "un-
sound In theory and wrong in prin-
ciple." He affirmed that it was un-
necessary under the primary system.
but was willing to have it il the state
was to have the initiative and referen-
dunn The motion to reconsider was
carried by vote of Is to Z.
President Yonge and Ed. Wartman,
members of the State Board of Con-
troll. were present when the senate
rassed house bill No. 67s authorizing
the secretary of state and the clerk
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