The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-12
Rocky Road Ahead
of Fee System Bill
CONTINUED from First Pase)

stated that the work Of mailing out
four thousand journals day was more
than that person could perform with
out aid, and that two assistants were
needed to give the work the necessary
dispatch. Mr.. Littell said he had op-
posed the employment Of extra clerks
from the beginning Of the session, but
he had done so without avail; he now
proposed that clerks be employed
where they were needed most, and
urged the passage of his resolution.
This brought matters to focus, when
a motion to pass the subject until FRI
day was agreed upon.
PERKINS ANTITRUST BILL.
Senator James w. Perkins has pre-
sented an antitrust bill which is said
to be q copy of the Texas law. The
Texas law has been passed upon by
the federal supreme court, and It is
taken as a good example of what an
anti trust law should be; it has the
appearance of being a thorough and
somewhat drastic measure. At least
one section Of 1t will be of interest TO
the newspapers and their readers. This
is section thirteen, which reads as fol-
lows:
THE following corporations, CO.
partnerships, firms or individuals are
also adjudged a monopoly and subjec.
to all the pains and penalties pro-
vided in this act: Every corporation.
partnership, firm or individual
which may gather items of news or
press dispatches for sale to newspapers
and which shall refuse to sell said
items of news or press dispatches to
more than one newspaper to a stated
number Of inhabitants in any city,
town or subdivision of the state of
Florida or within certain radius of
territory; every association Of news
papers formed for the purpose Of ex-
changing items of news and press dis
patches which may require of its MEM
bers under pain of FORGETTING their
membership that they do not sell to
or exchange with newspapers not
members of said association any item
Of news or press dispatches"
LICENSING MOTOR VEHICLES.
Senator Perkins has also a bill
which will create considerable opposi-
ton from those who are interested in
the promotion of the winter tourist
traffic. The bill is a revenue producing
measure which proposes to put money
into the road and bridge funds Nv
levying tax on all motor vehicles that
come into the state for a period Of ten
days as we'll as those that are alrea 1y
in the state. The license fees are
according to the horse power
of the vehicle. Senator Perkins is
frankly of the opinion that the people
who come into the state during the
winter season and bring their auto
mobiles with them should help to keen
up the roads. He says that these
foreign cars contribute no little to the
damage of the road, and that there is
no come back" from their owners. He
scouts the suggestion that they pay
indirectly by spending money at tho
hotels and for the concomitants to life |
in Florida while on a vacation trip. |
He says that the money spent at the |
resort hotels does Florida very little |
good, because the hotel managers bun |
die II up and take Il away with them. |
His bill is designed to collect a specific |
revenue from the sources that cause |
the greatest damage to the roads.
UNIFORM TEXT BOOK BILL.
Senator Crane today introduced a |
bill to provide for a text book commits |
sion and q uniform system of text |
books. For several sessions an effort !
has been made TO pass such meas |
ure, but the influence OF the book trust |
has always been felt in Debating such |
The chances for 1t this |
time seem favorable so far as the SEN
ate is concerned.
Senator Johnson introduced q dog /
tax bill. The same member also Of !
fered a bill today against the publica-
ton Of any editorial or news items in a |
for which pay was taken by |
the publisher.
Senator Adkins proposed bill for a
to be erected to the memory |
Of ex-Gov william d. Bloxham ir
Hall at Washington. The /
provides that commission /
shall be appointed to raise funds for
the erection Of such q memorial. Reso-
luton on the death Of Bloxham wee /
offered by Watson In the house and
reading this morning.
Representative Watson has intro |
duced a measure to amend the law re-
Iating 20 priority OF liens giving the
lien upon both real and per-
sonal property for labor performed. |
and that liens for materials furnished