The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-14

was a Singletary convention. They are
here to defeat this bill-that's all.
When it comes to a matter of hearing,
the telephone company can get hear
ing before the senate committee. When
we pass this bill it will go over to the
senate, and the company can have its
hearing there"
REAVES SPEAKS AGAIN.
Mr.. Reaves was granted the time of
Representative Bulloch upon the con-
sent of that member and spoke again.
He said that the discussion had pro-
ceeded to a point where he was placed
in a false position; it would seem if he
voted for a reconsideration of the
measure that he was in some measure
in league with these paid lobbyists AMI
other agents of the telephone company.
He said If a lobby existed that he
knew nothing of it, that he had never
been connected with the Southern Bell
Telephone Company in any capacity,
as a subscriber or otherwise, but il
spite of appearances, he said, L can
not sin that grace may abound"
FLOYD FLAWS THE INTERESTS.
Representative Floyd of Franklin
jumped into the arena at this juncture
and for the second time during the
morning session set the house in an
uproar by his eccentric manner of de-
livery and his keenness Of wit and
sarcasm. THE gentleman from Mana
tee has quoted ecclesiastical language,
perhaps without license. Here we are
again going backward instead of for
ward; here we are talking about some
thing that has already been settled
What is the need to talk of putting Pat
| in Jail; Pat is already in Jail. The
bill has been passed; it's a good bill.
| The gentlemen from Duval are in ia
vor of the bill; their constituents. are
in favor of it. 1t is not the business
of this house to look out after the in
| terests of the Southern Bell Telephone
| Company. This bill gives the authority
| to the city council of Jacksonville 20
regulate that company; you may b.
| sure, Mr.. Speaker, that the Southern
| Bell Telephone Company will look out
after its interests before the city coun-
| Gil of Jacksonville. There is no need
to fear for the property interests of
| this country. The property interests
| are backed up already by the army and
| the navy of the United States, at this
moment, Mr.. Speaker, and by the fed
! eral courts from which injunctiOnS is
sue with great ease. If this bill is
passed by the senate and is approved
| by the governor and becomes a law
we may be sure that the telephone
company will have its lawyers to take
the case to the federal courts and at
| tempt to have it declared unconstitu
ttonal under the clause which fOrbids
the taking of property without due
process of law. The federal courts will
protect the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, Mr.. Speaker, that's what
they are there for; if they don't pre-
tect the company it won't be their
fault
Mr.. Floyd is a rapid-fire speaker and
In this strain he spoke for ten min
utes, opposing the motion to recon-
slider, and upon his effort against the
motion hinged largely the vote against
it, Mr.. Watson of Dade followed Mr..
Floyd in a speech in favor of the mo-
ton.
The motion to reconsider was lost by
So to 9. Those voting in favor of i;
were Gornto, knight, Mcclellan of JEFF
ferson, Millinor of Madison. Porter Of
jefferson, Reaves of Manatee, Scofield
Tidwen, Watson.
Against the motion were: Anglo
Blanton, Brown, Bullock, Butler of