The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-11
|lIER 100 BILLS
INTRODUCED IN
HOUSE TODAY
.r,,7 S T0OA A WHIRL; LAW
yAISd Wi.LELS TURN.
,.r T lat Organization Has Been
~ 'C,la.e.ed Real Legislative
OK has Begun.


n, legislative Press Bureauo
rsIlalassee, April 1l.-(spe, .a)
ror. han one hundred bills were
.o.r, in the House today, COW
reat scope in legislation.
/. number Of constitutional
5,.euls. Among these were the
a.e and referendum, a new
.,s,tutjon and for the direct elec-
,uators.
;v DJls ior redistricting the con-
districts were dropped into
De hopper.
c,n. Of Bradford county. in
.s. !. emorial to Congress ask =.
>. t..i tie tariff on citrus fruit
,~sa rI.sturbed and Acosta. OF
rpya -ate notice of introducing a
,s,lutl calling for a constitution
|. ,lA ention.
II /, thought the immature
.er a.N, which was passed at the
.e session and which has since been
a ii md adjudicated as to it's con-
sivllolAity. is likely to be amend
l,...- the session.
Rea..-e.ltutile Middleton, of Put
ram las a III which is designed t.
mend the law in several important
rr.c .ars, and Representative Wor-
y o. u.ti, is also preparing a
.t.sure which will embody the ideas
,.ra.l upon BY a committee of cit
.us growers and endorsed by the
aun..ssoners of Dade county, ex-
.n,t.ng Dade from the operation OF
tie law. II is claimed in behalf Of
l.ie county that it is further south
Tan host of the citrus fruit coun-
It's aud that a law affecting the date
i maturity of fruit in other portions
ri the State works an injustice on
lte growers of Dade, for the reason
tia, they can put mature fruit on
tie market earlier than other Sec
tons Of the State.
It seems certain that some modi-
tatoa Of the present law will re-
3d., from the several changes in con-
enplation.
szetary Referendum League to Ad.
dress Legislature.
IrdsJn King, Of Washington. D.
e. secretary Of the National Refer
ac,'a league, has been extended an
ay.2'.on to address a joint session
lie legislature early next week.
ilo interest of the proposed
1s'imeat to the constitution put
''' no effect the initiative and
%'feaaHm Mr.. King is credited
w having been instrumental in Sc
V&; TIE adoption Of the amend
l'a' u several of the western States.
US '0en planned to have Mr.. King
u William ]. Bryan address the
S'S.',re the same evening.
Committee Chairmanships.
;" s1rprise was caused upon the
N-0 cement Of the Senate COM
lf ty President Drane among
'ss 30 expected to see the oppo-
- the presiding officer in the
S campaign slighted. On
aFr. it appears that Senator
studious effort to award
ments to the opposition,
bering his friends hanc-
1hins, who was a candi-
presidency. was given
'0mmittee, judiciary A.
on, who was the pres;-
>. opponent, was given
shiD of the committee
eanals ard telegraphs.
!. =. - committee best suited
T. = from the thirteenth
r. he reason that he is
> aev for the railroad COM
p. noculiarly qualified for
>. Senator Zim was given
=. hin on organized labor
D.. IS PRESIDENT of the State
=. # Labor, and he could |
g., sd for a committee that !
Z. litter. Senator Stokes go, |
b.. tee on commerce and nav !
! ich pleases him peculiar
e;, >rringer was awarded the |
s,,,. I'D on mines and mineral |
s,,... Thich is appropriate, for
ri ringer lives In the hard |,
~ ct OF the State, and Sen /
"a. who is the original good |
:. IN, cot the chairmanship Of
,,n''tee on good roads.
those who were warm SUP.