The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-25

ator Cone spoke several times IN sup
port of his amendment, which he
pleaded for in the name OF an that is
"just and fair and right"
NO FLORIDA CITIZEN IN TT.
Senators Henderson and johnson
were all but positive in their asser-
tions that the governor should be aIi-
thorized as soon az possible to make
the offer Of a reward sufficiently large
to induce detectives OF ability TO go
to work on the case. Senator Hender-
son said: This is an atrocious crime
which reflects upon the entire state
and everything possible should be done
to clear up the affair and place the
guilt where II belongs. doubt II
there was a single citizen of Florida
who was there on that occasion. IL
you limit It to a small amount there IS
no inducement for people engaged IN
this sort of business 10 put forth any
efforts to hunt down the lynchers."
Senator Johnson's remarks were
along the same line It was strongly
limited that the lynchers came down
from Georgia and did the bloody work
at Lake City, although Il name Of
Georgia was not mentioned. This, in
fact, has been the theory entertained
about Tallahassee all the while. The
man, Smith, who was kflled by the
negroes lived near the Georgia line
and his relatives are said 10 be Geor-
gians The Henderson bfll and the
amendment were referred TO Judiciary
committee A to frame bill that
would protect Columbia county against
the expense of the prosecution OF the
lynchers.
FLOURNOY IN THE RING AGAIN.
Senator FIournoy's bombastic Ian
guage was again in evidence today
when he denominated the Buchanan
bill as the most abominaole bill ever
placed upon the statute books of Flor
| ida. The senator declared that the
| University of Florida was a university
in name alone, that II had neither the
students nor the curriculum to justify
it's stands as a university. He was
speaking in favor of establishing a
state normal school at DeF>uniak
Springs. Senator Flournoy said that
he knew from experience that the
regular students regarded normal
students at the universities and COL
leges with contempt, that they were
hardly treated cfvilly and that the
state Of Florida should follow the lead
of other states and establish an indie
pendent state normal school The con-
stitutionality of the bill was ques-
| toned, in view of the Buchanan law,
and this in addition to the motion
made under the rules of an unfavorable
report from the committee ON educa-
ton put the bill to sleep.
TO HAVE SELECT CALENDAR.
The house today adopted the select
| calendar, after the lead of the senate.
giving each member the privilege 70
select one bill and have It placed on
the calendar which shall have preoe-
dence over all other bills.
A resolution was adopted Also to al
rect the secretary of state to have pub
lished and bound the laws of the ses-
sion for the members and principal at
| taches.
The Williams oyster bill came over
from the senate today and was placed
on the calendar without reference at
ter a sharp slxirrnish- The bill Is a
lengthy one and certain members
claimed that it should be considered
in committee This was regarded by
the friends Of the bill as an effort to
delay it and present it's passage
TO HAVE COURT HOUSE.
Forty-two sturdy citizens of Gadsden
came over to Tallahassee yesterday at
| ternoon and went before the judiciary
committee of the senate with a petition
of 450 names protesting against the
passage of a bill. to restrain the county
commissioners of Gadsden from pro-
ceeding with the construction of the
new court house. Some time ago
number of citizens, $40 strong In ped
ton, went to the legislature in an at
tempt to keep the county commission
ers from going ahead with this i'm
provement after all the requirements
of the law in the premises had been
complied with. The bill went through
the house, but when that sturdy old
patriot, Senator Broone, reached for IL
in the senate he declared that he
would not let it go through with his
consent until the commissioners had
been heard. 1t appears that the oppo-
sition to the Improvement had never,
presented their protest to the commits
sioners, but had gone over the heads
Of the county authorities and straight
to the legislature. The result of the
hearing last night Is that the bill was
| decided to be unconstitutional and its
| ipdaaufta postn0nennant Is eyDeCted.