The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-25

The Pensacola charter .mard-,.,,..
giving the city the right 10 ras1,I. -
public service corporations. which yrss
defeated at the last session os a..
legislature. will be called mn hv sene
ator John p. Stokes during tba s,r,,o
session Of the legislature. which Gov
Gilchrist has called to convene -, o.,
tober l. Va
The only matter to be cons,aer.d
py the legislature, according To the
svVelHor call, Is the Jacksonville
cnarter bin, but Senator Stokes Ia
clares that the legislature NAV tska
up any matter that It may desire NV a
two thirds vote, and that IN addit,on
10 the Pensacola charter amendments
which he intends calling un. he ar
poets the Sloan saloon measure and
the Angle convict lease bill. both of
which were vetoed by the governor. TO
be called up.
Senator Stokes declares the naomi.
or Pensacola, or great majority Of
them' desire the passage OF the amend
ments to the city chartar giving the
city the right to regulate the rates
and service of the public utilities d1in0
business here. and he proposes to
make fight for the passage Of the
amendments at the extra session. The
charter bill, containing all of these
amendments. passed the senate at the
last session, but in the house that
portion relating to the public corpora-
tons was stricken out.
Speaking Of the extra session 10
Journal representative yesterday SEN
ator Stokes said
CANNOT n IMT1r TfMr
"once the Legislature is convened IN
extra session In pursuance of the gov
ernor's proclamation, It may continue
in session for twenty DAYS. The GOV
ernor cannot limit the time of the ses-
sion. That is a matter falling exclu-
sively within the province of the Iegis-
lature.
The legislature convened IN extra
session may consider the matter for
which 1t was convened, also any other
matter called to its attention by tho
governor while in session, also any
other matter by two-thirds vote Of
each house.
The special matter for which tha
extra session is called is to consider
and act upon proposed measure re-
lating to the waterfront of the city OF
Jacksonville. Whether the attention
OF the legislature VIII be confined to
this matter is a problem discussed
throughout the state.
1t has been suggested that the gov
ernor might call to the attention of
the legislature the proposed bills
drafted by the circuit judges Of the
state In conference, recently held at
Tallahassee on the call of the gov
ernor, copies Of which were published
In last Sundays Journal These are
all important bills. i question, how
ever whether they are of such inn
portance and urgency as to REQUIRE
at the extra session.
This Is a matter, though, that Is up
to the governor, unless two-thirds of
the members of each house vote to
consider these bills, in which event
they VIII be taken up for consideration
whether the governor calls them to the
attention Of the legislature or not.
The fact that the governor may call
these bills or any other matter 10 the
attention OF the legislature in extra
session, does not mean that the legis-
ature must act upon them. It merely
means that, in that event, a majority
II each house may enact such matters
nto law. A majority may refuse to
enact such suggestions into law, and
nay even refuse to consider same.
CONSIDER OTHER BILLS.
1T has also been suggested that the
legislature would probably consider
Ind act upon what was known at the
asst session as the Sloan bill and the
Angle bill. The former proposed TO
prohibit screens, ETC., in saloons, and
he latter proposed to abolish the bar
'arous system Of leasing the convicts.
had the pleasure Of supporting both
II these bills. and had charge Of the
Angle bill in the senate, and would be
Had Of the opportunity to vote for
10Th Of them again at the extra ses-
ion.
Both the Sloan bill and the Angle
I'll passed both houses and would
lave become laws but for the veto OF
he governor. The Angle bill origi-
lated In the house Of representatives,
md having been vetoed by the gov
rnor before the adjournment OF the
asst session, came again before the
louse on the veto Of the governor and
acked but one vote Of the necessary
wo-t thirds to pass Il over the veto
4 the governor. Unfortunately Rep
esentative Goldstein OF Nassau coun-
y, was temporarily absent from tie
Iouse when the vote was taken, other
wise the bin would have passed, the
governors veto notwithstanding. Mr..
favored the bin and would
ave voted for its passage.
The Sloan bill was not vetoed by
he governor until after the legisla-
ure adjourned. Under these circum-
tanceS it has to Law over until fha