The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-06
BY ]. HUGH REESE.

Tallahassee, June 5.-The investiga-
tion of the alleged bribery matter re-
ferred to by Gornto on the floor We'd
nesday afternoon. when he moved to
postpone the Indian war claims bill,
was reported on by Chairman Floyd,
of the select committee today. Spen-
Ger moved that Gornton be ordered by
the house to divulge the name of the
man, as well as the other representa- :
tive whom he had told the committee
had also been approached, but whose
name he had refused to reveal to the
committee.
After the motion passed Gornto
gave the name of Newlans, of Suwanee.
who readily rose to a point of personal
privilege and stated that he did not
know the name or general appearance
of the man who had said there would
be something in it for him to vote for
the Indian war claims bill Questioned
by Farris he said ii was not Captain
Sam Hope, who is here in the interest
of the claim. Capt. Hope is eighty
years of age and was in the Indian
service. He had been engaged in an
attempt to collect this claim from the
state in the interests of the claimants
representing several hundred widows
and old soldiers for a number of years
1Farris asked Captain Hope, who was
seated In the gallery to rise, and
pointing to him, he asked Newlans IL
he was the man who had made the
that Captain Hope was not the man
All the while the discussion was most
heated and disorderly. Finally a mo-
tion was adopted requiring the COM
mittee to proceed with the investiga-
tfon and add to its port the pro-
ceedings in the whole -.euse afternoon.
SENATE MEASURE PASSES.
TheNsenate measure giving the legis-
lature power to create new courts and
fix the salaries of the judges of all
courts, including the supreme court,
was adopted by the house and will now
go before the people for ratification.
motion of Martin to take up and
pass an amendment providing for
constitutional convention, was voted
down twice. The bill providing that
all state officers should keep a record
of~+heirefee was passed and goes to
the governor.
GIFTS TO PRESIDING OFFICERS.
After a brief business session to-
night President Drane of the senate
and Speaker Farris. of the house, re-
ceived gifts from the members and
attaches of those bodies. respectively.
President Drane's gift from the mem
bers was a silver loving cup, appro-
priately inscribed and was presented
by Senator Ffnlayson. The attaches
presented a silver water pitcher with
Reading Clerk Columbus Smith as
their spokesman.
tIOyQs on Dendn OF the I1eInbeTS Ol
the house presented gold v-"tch with
Monogram Lid and Diamond set back
TO Speaker Farris, and Chief Clerk
KeIlum, presented on behalf of the at
taches a watch chain set with dia
monds.
DISORDERLY SESSION.
The business session that preceded
the presentation ceremonies was one of
the most disorderly ever beheld in the
house and this condition was referred
to by the speaker in his acceptance.
He said that the members were rest
less because of their arduous work for
the people and asserted that this leg
tslature had accomplished more than
any other for good government.
The house passed Turnbulps bill to |
allow the supreme court justices three
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