The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-11
BY ]. n. Reese.

TalIahassee, Fla, May 10.-If the
recommendation of the senate appro-
priation committee is approved, John
Gorrie the discoverer Of the process
for making artificial ice, will have a
place in statuary hall in Washington
as one of the two F1oridians entitled
to such distinction. The bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for statue to his mem
ory was reported favorably by the
committee while similar bills for for
mer Governors Bloxham and Broward
and the late Senator Charles w. Jones
were unfavorably reported. It may be
inferred from the action of the COM
mittee that Gorrie was regarded as the
one of the four proposed as having
achieved the widest reputation and the
greatest good.
The Joint committee has set apart
Sunday afternoon, May 81, for a mem
orial service to former Governors Blox-
ham and Broward. The memorial to
Rroward will be read by Senator Lewis
w. Zim and that, to Bloxham by Repre-
sentative Gornto.
A model Of the bronze statue which
it is proposed to erect by popular sub
scri3.tion to Broward has been submit
ted to the Broward monument, COM
mittee by Sculptor ]. H. Pillars, Of
Jacks onvilIe.N The model is in the GUS
tody of Major Harry Bethel, secretary
of the committee, and will be displayed
Ein the hall Of representatives the latter
part of the week. Friends of the late
governor have commented favorably
upon the work, and the monument
committee viii begin to wage an ac-
tive campaign for funds The esti
is rtolosed to erect the piece in ths
Capitol Square. ',se.
NC FEARING IN FORESTRY BILL.
Senator Williams, who was chairman
of tile Committee to, investigate the
progress of the Everglades drainage
work, is again in his accustomed place,
as are the other members of the com
mittee, but the senator has given up
the idea of having a hearing on his
forestry bill, which had been set by a
senate resolution for tomorrow. The
resolution, to be more accurate, was a
concurrent resolution which the house
failed to pass, and SO there will be no
hearing. Senator Williams is not the
least discouraged, however, for he Is
receiving letters OF endorsement from
prominent lumber and naval stores
men. Their only objection to the bill
is the revenue producing feature which
places a tax on the lumber and naval
stores industries. This section will
probably be amended, but otherwise
the bill is likely to meet the approval
of majority.
NO BILLS IN SENATE.
No new bills were introduced in the
senate today, which was taken by the
legislators as very good sign, and
that the senate may be able to finish
up it's work by the end of the session.
1t is not necessarily a certain indica-
tion that the crop of bills is all har-
vested in the senate.
HUGHES AND BAILEY.
rather humorous passage at arms
took place in the senate over the
Humphries cooperative insurance bill,
between Senators Dayton and Malone.
Dayton couldn't see the use of so much
insurance legislation, and from this
premise he scared away to the insur-
ance investigations as conducted by
Governor Hughes in New York, and by
some chance Senator Bailey of Texas,
was rung in. Mr.. Malone asked Mr.,
Dayton If he hadn't rather follow Gov
ernor Hughes, even though Repub-
lican, with his insurance cleaning REQ
ord, than Senator Bailey, with his Wa
ters-P Pierce OIL Co. record. Mr.. Day
ton parried by saying that he wasn't
considering anything but insurance and
knew nothing about coal oil.
ERROR CAUSES coMMoTIoN.
A clerical error caused some furry
among members who were interested
in the petition to the president to par
don certain persons convicted of peon-
age in Florida, when the item appeared
on the Senate Journal without the
name of w. s. Harlan. who was the
chief defendant in the cases and whose
term of sentence is longer. The item
appeared in the report Of the commit
tee on enrolled bills as Senate Sub
stitute for House Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. 81" Such errors having fire.
ouentIy invalidated measures, no time
was lost in looking up the bill as 1t
had been enrolled to ascertain IL the
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