The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-15
BY
Chas. o. Andrews.
Tallahassee. Fla.

needs ehanKinw usst for better s.rv-
See H. that relative 20 ths iudicial de-
partmenL IL b. faet 20 be noted
that OF ne twenty amondmsn1a pro-
Irased and ioat ~ the polls. ten q taat
number were relative TO oranges IN
the judicial article. which amend
msnts sought 70 Rive ne legislature
a broader neid Ia which 70 pass Laws
more suits4 TO e growing state with
= desire for hest service - its people
nd 20 rne4t ths changes - govern
mental coalitions
VI is rot wlthin the scope of an
article q thIs nature 20 eBumerats
the msrfts q the ten proposed amend
mentm that were defeated. and we're
for ths purpo~. - b~ttsring our sys-
tsm o. fur1spF1dencs. Taey we're such
aa nxin9 = higher qualhication Tor
certain judicial ofiicers -wuapop ering
the Legislature % establish cogrts
which would have Insured an early
and speedy rial - both eivn ard
criminal casee sizing Ere natary of
supreme iudrrs - an amount eona-
nseururmte wtfa the increased cost 81
living ard win enc great increase On
she wcrk what VS. corsiderss q
not be considered - nov &c the work
has mere than doubled ara ths cost
Of living practically doublet.
ifauv Avs e vital Importance -
ire people - Florida. not pracftcaf -
cnumerate asrs. have ben sracted
~ our legislature only 70 Be declared
Unconstitutional within ths last dee
ada when they were submitted "a
fha iron-eiad tests - our fundamental
document Tire voter has refused 90
uew On
Rsasons fsr Opposition.
Thsra are two reasonH assfKnsi
w'hv = constitutional oonvention has
not been called. thc chief reason haa
been . fear en- the part ~ west and
nia6is Flortda thst tha capita would
hs renewed frum Tallahassee. TIE
iast Legislature undoubtedly settled
this question fsr Sod, for a bin wa
/ introduced 20 H1hmit % the sn1uius
Novsulher slection the proposition az
% whether o. not the people desired
rhanEe Ia tha iocatlon - taa oap-
ia, and after soEla vs7 flowery
speeches The measure vns defsated
/ ~ q vsry decided vote Theruupou .
tAu wss paaa@d appropriatinE ont
hundred thousand dollars b be used
IN erecting a modern supreme oouri
/ building IN the citv ~ Tallahassee
T.afsy IN the session twenty-five thou.
sAnd dsliars vas appropriated - re-
paig and improve ne capitol buiid-
Ing
The other condition thst has oper-
/ atsd 20 postpone ths cAiing ~ a ON
stitutionai convonfion e that q ma
/ Jnvfry IN ths Legislature opposes Z
| caRnEe fn ire orportionmsnt o. ren.
/ reeentativea In the senate and IN
/ huuse--ln thfs way ths smaller coun.
/ ues are cautroiiing Ire larEsr. Lals
county. for instance with a poDuis
/ ton 81 only $3.50. has one senator ans
, two representative. waile such eoun.
l aes a. Walton and Holmes with 4
/ cnnblned population - 1e.0tT havs
L anh the same REPRESENTA- fon o. N
/ LEGISLATURE az Lake county. Hills
/ horo county. win 7A8Tt population
has ths same number ~ members q,
Nassau. With ios25 o. Lake VIII
s.5so.
AZ 10 Reapportionmsut.
ssotlon q article vi OF the Flor
3da constitution provides that IN
legislature o. 1887. and every 90
years thereafter. sAau reapportson IN
representation in Ire senate and en-
house 81 Representatives accorolng q
/ population.
THIS was complied wtth IN 1897. bu
the legislature o. 1907 falscd q 90 81
| They seemed 70 have decided TIA
they were the cole interpreters .
,hsir duties though n does an IN
justice 70 = unatority OF the state. IN