The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-25
BY ]. u, Reese.

TaIlahassee, April 24.-Sharp debate.
at times furious, occurred In the SEN
ate this afternoon when the considera-
ton Of the two school book bills came
up under special order. One was the
bill OF Gone for state uniformity and
the other that Of Hilburn for county
uniformity Hilburn moved the sub
gtitution Of his bill for Cones and
urged its adoption. He said the bill
was not the product of his own mind
but was In accord with the commission
appointed by the governor to recon-
mend better school laws and met with
his approval He said the adoption of
the Gone bill meant the destruction OF
two hundred thousand dollars worth of
school books.
Hilburn was interrupted by Cone,
who asked him IL he was not aware
that the Cone bill provided that exist
ing contracts should not be interfered
with under the uniform system pro-
posed until such contracts expired.
Hnburn admitted that 1t did. but
said he favored keeping the govern
nnant near to the people. and repeated
his assertion that the Cone bill would
destroy more than two hundred thou
volving that additional cost to the
people. .t-.-
David offered an amendment to the
house Hiiburn bill. whereupon Cone
stated he did not care how much the
bfil was amended as he expected the
senate to reject 1t in any form.
Upon getting the floor, Cone moved
rs q substitute for HIhurn,s motion
that the biil be indefinitely postponed.
He said he was glad the senator did
nak father the bill. for he had met it
in previous legislatures and II was the
same old bflL He said that they had
been Offering 1t for a number of ses-
sfons- Cone was not backward in in
timating that the bill offered by Hill
burn was the bill desired by the So
called book trust" He made strong
plea and the vote to indefinitely post
pone the resolution resulted in fifteen
for postponement and eight in favor
Of It The Cone bill went to the com
mittee on engrossed bills.
The feature In the house was the de-
bate on the bill of Scoheld to prevent
the use OF fireworks and toy pistols.
between Dougherty and the author of
the bin, was killed.
6tokes's bill permitting building and
loan associations to increase their cap
ital stock was passed by the senate
Stokes introduced a bill defining what
shall constitute a days labor for me-
chanics and laborers employed by the
state. county or municipality.
COUNTY OFFICERS TO APPEAR.
A number Of county officers from
several counties will appear before the
finance and taxation committee tomor-
row afternoon for q hearing on the
Singletary bill which seeks to abolish
the fee system. The officers are op-
posed to the bill.
A resolution will be introduced and
probably passed by the Florida Press
Association, in session here. urging the
legislature to pay the WALES claim,
bills for which are pending.
Butler OF Duval introduced a joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment providing for an extra judge
with concurrent Jurisdiction with the
circuit court for Duval county. The
great congestion OF the circuit court
OF that circuit is the cause, and 1t is
argued that the needed relief cannot
be obtained even under the redistrict-
ing Of judicial circuit now planned
Butler said today that one judge could
not do the work even If Duval were
made a circuit OF itself.
OPPOSITION APPEALS.
The opposition which was predicted
would come from the lumber interests
TO tps revenue producing section OF the
forestry bin has developed in the reso-
luton which was passed against the
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