The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-20
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Tallahassee, April 1s.-The house
this morning passed the Pensacola pri-
mary bill, which will De approved by
the governor.
The Pensacola charter bill is expect
ed to come up for passage Monday.
Former Senator John s. Beard, OF
Pensacola, this afternoon addressed
the house claims committee with ref
erence to the bill allowing Sydney /
Wales to bring suit against the state
for collection of the Wales claim. in
which the Beard estate is interested.
Sentiment for paying the Wales claim
In full or allowing it TO go to the
courts IL Increasing daily, and there
seems TO be no doubt whatever that
the aged claimant will at last get .
fair chance to prove the validity of his
claim.
SIMMONS FOR JUDGE.
In all probability Governor Tram
mel will on Monday morning send to
the senate the name of Daniel A. Sim
mons. one OF Jacksonvi1le's best known
lawyers. as circuit judge in and for
Duvai county to succeed Judge George
Couper Gibbs, successor to Judge Rhy-
don M. Cali, recently appointed federal
judge for the southern district or flor-
ida
Mr. Simmons was in no sense an APP.
pIIcant for the judgeship, and did not
apply for the honor directly or inol-
rectly A thorough lawyer and abso-
1uteIy clean man Is deuaanded for amy
branch OF the Judiciary, and il is un-
derstood that Governor Trammell has
voluntarily rendered the place to Mr.
simmons because the Jacksonville man
meets every requirement There IS no
doubt but that the senate will con-
firm the appointment. Asked IL the
appointment OF Mr.. Simmons was as
sured. Governor TrammeH said: IT
In probable, although Mr.. Simmons has
not sought the position either by per-
sonal appeal or through his friends
Mr.. Simmons is a native of Ala
harms. but has spent most of his life in
FLORIDA He has practiced law twelve
years. He was practicing at Chipley,
washington county, when appointed
private secretary to the late Governor
Broward. at the end of whose admin
fstraiion he moved to Jacksonville and
quickly took rank among the hrst
lawyers OF the metropolis Mr.. Sim
mons is a thorough student of the law
and a spirit of absolute fairness,
coupled with a faculty for getting at
the bottom of things, adapts him Pc
culiariy to the work he will be called
upon to do in Duval county.
a DIVISION FIGHT.
One OF the most interesting county
division fights scheduled for the ses-
sion Is that of Representative z. r. b.
Kite, of Alachua, for the formation of
the county of Santa F'e out Of portions
of Aiachua, Clay. Bradford and Put
ram counties. The wide-awake Ala
chuan, who Is chairman of the convict
committee, will have the opposition of
his colleague, Mr.. Adkins, and Senator
McCreary, OF A.achua, but is deter
mined to night to the last ditch
In giving his reasons for the forma-
faon of the new county. Mr.. Kite pre-
sented the following interesting facts:
"The new county would have an
area of SIS square miles, or 36S,649
acres, which Is greater than the area
of twelve other counties In the state.
The assessed valuation OF the section
affected is about 100000 and It has
. population OF about 10.500. accord
ing to the census figures OF 1910. This |
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