The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-29
BY FRANK L. HuFFAkER.

Tallahassee May 2S.-Single handed
and alone, Representative Mapoles of
Walton county, this morning won a
second magnificent battle in behalf of
the esta blishment of Wilson county
from considerable portion of Santa
Rosa and small portion of Walton
In which he was opposed by both Rep
resentativeS Fem and Bryan of Santa
Rosa. The victory is regarded as the
best achieved by any one man since the
legislature convened, and Mapoles is
being congratulated on all sides. The
victory is all the more appreciated by
reason of the fact that Mapoles.
newspaper editor, has been the butt of
r.dicule by the corporation press since
the session opened, all of which he
has taken with remarkable good ma
ture.
Yesterday afternoon Mapoles passed
the division bill by 81 to 21 and it was
announced that it would be reconsid-
cred and defeated this morning. In
stead of suffering defeat, Mapoles in
creased his vote, winning by SO to %.
His speech in favor of division was one
OF the strongest and most irrefutable
made during the session. The Walton
county man is now preparing for
hard fight in the senate, and he will be
assisted by some of the strongest men
in that body.
POSTPONE SUFFRAGE BILL.
The senate this afternoon indefinite
ly postponed the woman suffrage
amendment by 16 to I5 Cone, Stokes.
Carney and Hines made eloquent
sRee ches I'm behalf OF the amendment
and Finlayson and Johnson against it,
Woman SuffragiSts are pleased with
the showing made, because opponents
of suffrage opposed white women vot-
Ing with negroes.
Cone introduced a grandfather clause
resolution eliminating negroes entirely
and allowing only white men and
women to vote. This was voted down
by 1S to 13. The suffra gists will at
once begin campaign for the next
legislature. The senate passed the
Wells substitute for Drane's child Ia
Dor bill. which is an improvement on
the present law.
The house passed a law increasing
the powers of the railroad commission
and adopting minor amendments tackled
on in the senate and the measure now
goes to the governor. who viii. ap-
prove 1t.
On reconsideration the house again
killed the Farris highway commission |
bill, although the speaker made a fine /
fight for the measure. Good roads
people throughout the state are dis /
susted and will appeal for an extra |
session. West FToridians were respon- /
siole for the defeat of the road meas
ure.
DETECTIVE EMPLOYED.
Temperance advocates have brought /
to Tallahassee detective who is try /
ing to ferret out information regarding
alleged bribery of certain house mem |
hers resulting in the emasculation of
the so-called Davis dispensary bill, and |
some interesting revelations are pos
sihIe.
I'VE are in possession of certain
facts which prove our contention that
money was used In defeating the bill /
in the house" said Senator J. s. Bitch.
chairman of the senate temperance
committee. and If we can only secure
absolute proof prosecutions will re-
suit"
Some of the best members Of the
house, including avowed prohibition
lists. voted against various features of |
the Davis biz, however. They claim
that these features were not only not
effective in behalf of temperance, but
they point to the fact that the same
bill was vigorously opposed several
years ago by c. L. Collins, leader Of
the Anti-Saloon League. and does not
meet with the approval of certain
prominent ministers. These men have
fought the battles of prohibition be-
fore, and their attitude has been so
on that subject that their
vote on the Davis bill can hardly be
Justly criticised
LABOR BILL REPORTED. - |.
The senate committee on labor re-
ported favorably on the bill by Kite of
Alachua- requiring railroad companies
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