The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-19
EXTRA SESSION ORDERED
Its DOcks-But Other Matters
May he Attended To


| Tallahassee. Aug. 19.-In response TO
the petition of Jacksonville citizens
and the board of trade Of that city
IGovernOr Gilchrist has called a spe-
| cial session Of the legislature 10 meet
in this city on October /.
| The special session will consider the
matter Of municipality owned docks
for the city of Jacksonville That
| city is anxious TO own its own dock
| age facilities as does Tampa and the
session is expected TO pass a bill which
will permit them to go ahead and ac-
quire the land and build the docks.
Other Legislation May he offered
In view of the special session of the
legislature called to meet in Talla-
hassee Oct. l. the following from
Dixie is quite interesting:
Albert w. Gilchrist. governor of
Florida, has decreed in his wisdom TO
call special session of the Florida
Legislature in order that special legis-
IatiOn can be had for Jacksonville.
The board of trade, anxious for
municipal docks. has induced the gov
ernor to call this special session. The
board is seemingly afraid TO trust the
newly elected representatives from
Duval county and Park Trammel the
next governor.
Governor Gilchrist told me of his
purpose to call this extra session, and
he endeavored to impress me with the
Importance Of this special session
lasting only one day. lie dwelt on the
desirability Of having the special ses-
sion convene at noon on a certain
day, and then passing the Jackson
VILE bill that same afternoon, and the
members returning to their families
the next day. Great scheme this.
But Governor Gilchrist does not own
the legislature. They are men who do
their own thinking, and from letters
coming to Dixie this week the legis-
lature is very likely to consider some
other matters before it adjourns.
Many of the members are chagrined
over the governors vetoes of various
bills after the last session adjourned.
and it is said an effort will be made
to pass these bills over the governors
veto. These bills include those reg
ulating the liquor traffic and then
some.
1t is known to Dixie that leading
prOhibitionists have been very anxious
to have this special session and they
have been very careful to conceal their
interest from the governor
The legislature, in special session,
by a two-thirds vote, can do anything
it pleases and it can pass these anti
liquor bills over the veto of Governor
Gilchrist. the governor having vetoed
them after the legislature had ad-
jOurned.
During the last session of the legis-
lish n hn
convict lease system passed the House
by vote of A. to IS and the Senate by
a vote of q to :. 1t was a good bill
and the veto came just the day before
adjournment. The bill lacked but one
vote of being passed over the gov
ernor's veto, and this vote could have
been obtained but for the fact that
Harry Goldstein, of Nassau county,
who would have voted with the ma
jority, was called from the House a
few minutes before the vote was taken.
Representatives Hendry and EppersOn,
heartily in favor of the bill, voted to
sustain the governor because of tech
nicalties.
1t is understood that Representative
Angle, who introduced the bill. is very
anxious for its final passage and will
make a fight for it to triumph over the
governors veto when the special ses-
sion meets. That Angle can secure the
passage of this bill is generally con-
ceded, as it lacked only one vote be-
fore of the necessary two-thirds.
OF course, the temperance people,
who are largely in the majority, will
make a fight to override the COVER
nors vetoes on liquor legislation.
Uniting with the advocates of the
anti-convict lease bill they will easily
have twO-thirds of the legislature and
several votes to spare.
If the Legislators assert their rights.
there will be something doing in this
special session. Dixie has heard from
a number of the members and every
thing at present indicates that the
hOwlers for a special session for spe-
cial legislation are going to get
something that they don't expect"
OF course, the temperance people are
very much interested in the Sloan bill
which prevents screens, chairs, tables.
curtains, partitions, etc, in any saloon
or place where intoXicants are sold.
This bill passed the Senate by a vote
of II to 8. the three senators were
Johnson. Calkins and John c. L'Engle.
The bill passed the House by vote of
Al to :. The bill in both houses re-
ceived IS votes. while only 10 voted
against it. The absent members with
one or two exceptions favor the b,ll.
Therefore, two-thirds of the legiSla-
n Will oh