The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-06-06
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE
DOING


Tallahassee, June Among the
bills Of a general nature passed by
the house of representatives during
the past week are the following:
Providing for the protection and
regulation of the shell fish industry
in the state. and placing the same in
charge of a shell fish commissioner.
Submitting a constitutional amend
ment providing that one-half of all
money hereafter received by the
state school fund be distributed to the
several counties for the benefit of the
public schools.
Creating Wilson county from parts
of Walton and Santa Rosa counties.
(Now pending in the senate)
A bin prohibiting the appointment
OF pilots, pilot boat owners and other
interested persons as pilot commits
sioners.
An act making it unlawful to circu-
late false statements derogatory to
banking institutions.
A bill increasing the powers OF the
railroad commission in the regulation
OF common carriers.
Requiring the publication of names
of signers of petitions for local option
elections.
Requiring insurance companies to
pay losses within thirty days, or pay
interest on the same at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum.
Approprlating funds for the State
Reform School and providing for the
establishment of an industrial school
for girls.
Prohibiting the wearing of the garD
or insignia of religious societies by
public school teachers while perform
ing their duties as such.
Requiring the keeping of uniform
plats or maps of real estate by county
assessors and circuit clerks.
A concurrent resolution requesting
the appointment of democrats to po-
sitions in the consular service of the
United States.
The general pension bill.
Providing that cities and towns may
amend their charters by vote of the
people thereof, without reference to-
the legislature.
Providing that travelling men and
others absent from home may vote
wherever they may be on election
day.
The house this afternoon passed
the child labor bill, which had pre-
vlously passe the senate. making the
age limits as follows: Ten years for
newspapers, twelve years for stores,
fourteen years for factories and mills,
sixteen years for factory workshops
and mills. eighteen years for messen-
gers before in the morning or after
10 at night. The bill also establishes
the office of state labor inspector.
Mr.. Floyd made strong plea for
the bill, and this was remarked upon,
since the oyster shippers of Apalach-
icola, Mr.. Floyd's town, have always
.strenuously opposed child labor legis-
lation. The house also passed a bill
prohibiting the sale of liquors on cleo
lions and Sundays, and the furnishing
of liquor to minors, drunkards and
women. The provisions exempt the
big resort hotels in Florida.
The Bryan primary bill was signed
by the governor today. 1t is claimed
by some that if the bill is passed that
all corrupt practice clauses of the
present primary bill will be repealed,
and it will be necessary to pass cor
rupt practice act to accompany, which
is not probable at this session.
A resolution was adopted to adj
journ at noon Friday. 1t was a busy
day in the senate, fourteen bills be-
ing passed, among them the employ
er's liability bill, which had previous
IN passed the house. The s6,000,000
bond issue for the completion of the
Everglades drainage was debated and
went over for special consideration to-
morrow morning. The state prison
farm bill was passed, and one author
ling the employment of convicts on
the roads This is, in way, supple
mentary to the Lindsay act, which is
now In the governors hands, but
which has not been approved.
A bill for the establishment of sum-
mer training schools for teachers was
passed.