The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-29


have this court subjected to ignorant
and laundering criticism; I shall use
no harsher terms; it is Of the great
est importance that the legislators and
the people understand the operation of
the system Of pleading and practice
under which we labor and what steps
are necessary to change IT. believe
that the governor is perfectly honest
and that his motives are good, but he
has the most laundering and awkward
manner in approaching things. He
seems to forget that the government Is
composed of three coordinate
branches-the legislative, the judicial
and the executives; 1t is provided that
neither shall interfere with the other;
yet he comes in and interferes with the
judicial branch without warrant or in
vestigation; he cites a number of cases
in which he says that justice has not
been done; perhaps not, who knows
the integrity of the law must be pre-
served by the courts, no matter how
foolish the law may be If 1t is not I'M
constitutional. Not only does the exc
cutive department seek to interfere
with the judicial, but he would have
the judicial interfere with the legis-
lative."
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Justice Hooker says that he has re-
quested a hearing before the judiciary
committee of the senate to more fully
explain the objects Of the bill pre-
scented by Mr.. Winthrop. The house
judiciary committee reported the bill
without Recommendation. The courts
are subjeced to much criticism" said
Justice Hooker, which is undeserved,
simply because the people do not I'M
derstand. They have no newspapers to
talk for them, because there are. few
newspaper men who are yersed in the
law or who understand the forms of
practice and rules by which the courts
are bound. The changing of a system
or the reformation of a thing of this
kind should not be guided by the ca
price of the governor; an investigation
on the part of competent lawyers, as
provided in the Winthrop bill, should
precede the adoption of a system for
Florida. And this commission should
be chosen by the legislature and not
by the governor, for there's no telling
what sort of a commission he would
appoint, though l must say that with
all the cranks he has in his head that
I believe his motives are good"
HENDERSoN'S RESOLUTION.
Seantor John Henderson's resolution
for a lieutenant governor is to have
another trial, though it was twice de-
feated in the senate-once upon the
first vote and next upon reconsidera-
ton. 1t came so near getting the con-
stitutional vote in the senate that Mr..
Henderson wants 1t tried again, and
the resolution was offered in the house
this morning by Mr.. Watson Of Dade.
1t is possible that the house will pass
it, though not highly probable. If it
gets by the house 1t may stand bet
| ter chance in the senate. There is
really no stern unbending opposition to
1t in the senate.
IN THE HOUSE.
Senator Hudson moved to strike all
after the enacting clause of his child
labor bill and to accept the house
amendments which place the age limit
for children employed as newsboys at
ten, messengers at twelve, factories at
fourteen, and dangerous occupations
at sixteen. The amendments have not
been voted on in the senate.
1t is likely that the house bill for the
removal of the capitol to some point
east of the Suwannee will be substi-
tuted for Seantor Zim's constitutional
amendment moving the capitol to st.
Augustine. Zims resolution has been
unfavorably reported and action in the
house Wednesday on the other bill will
determine whether Zim will accept the
bill as a substitute.
The sergeant-at -arms has been di-
tod INxr h.
clear of all except those admitted I'M
der the rule, and to post a rule to such
effect.
The senate passed Hudson's bill re-
quiring judges to charge the law to
juries before the arguments of law
yers.
While presiding in the place of the
speaker today Representative Mat
thews received a telegram that his
house was burned and the loss COM
plete. Matthew's brother had a mar
row escape.
THE HOUSE ADJoURNs.
The house adjourned at noon until
Monday. The senate held an afternoon
session, but the attendance was slim
and many bills were passed over in
formally.
NOTES BY THE WAYsIDE.
John r. Willis, who was a member
of the senate of 1907-9, was il ITALIA
hassee today. He came up to get his
commission as county judge of Levy
county. He succeeds Judge Ben Freid-
man, who died recently, and who had
held the position for the past twenty
years. Judge Willis won his endorse
ment before the county committee by
a vote Of one. W. P. PinneI was the
other aspirant; the committee stood
Z to 6.
Peter o. Knight dropped in last night
and will be in Tallahassee for several
days. The legislature may now be
said to be complete. No legislature
would be wholly supplied with all es-
sential oils and elements If Peter O.
was not on the sept.
Representative W. A. Macwilliams
returned to the house this morning
from st. Johns, where he has been at
tending circuit court He was warmly
welcomed and lost no time in getting
in the game again. He is one of the
most active members. His capital re-
moval bill is special order for next