The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-24
BY FRANK L. HuFFAKER.

Tallahassee, May 23.-The house
this morning passed four temperance
measures including the so-called Da-
Wis dispensary bill, which alone
brought on any fight from the liquor
men. Sections of this bill which pro-
hibited sale of intoxicants in less
quantities than half pints in sealed
packages and prohibiting giving away
of liquor were killed by amendment.
The Davis bill had passed the senate
by large vote, but the house amend
ments kill it's force to considerable de-
gree. The amended measure now goes
back to the senate. The anti-treating
clause remains.
The Tomlin bill preventing the fire.
quenting Of saloons and other drink
ing places passed unanimously.
The Bitch senate bill, prohibiting
the shipment of liquors to dry coun-
ties only to persons for private use,
passed by sixty-four to three. This is
practically the same as the Webb bill,
recently passed by Congress after be-
ing in committee twenty-five years.
The bill of Adkins, of Alachuas reg
ulating the manufacture of liquors in
counties where manufacture is allowed
on application to county commission
ers, passed by sixty to one.
Johnson's senate bill prohibiting the
soliciting of orders for the sale of
liquors in counties where it is prohi
bited passed unanimously.
The Bitch bill regulating hours and
time of delivery by common carriers of
Intoxicating liquors passed unani-
mo-tsly.
Senate passed appropriation bill for
state educational institutions, adding
eight thousand dollars to the original
appropriation of $42S,000 for the pur- |
chase of an organ for the Florida State !
College for Women.
Senate and House adjourned from
three to three fifteen in honor of
Henry M. F7agIer.
SENATOR DAVIS VOTE.
While the anti-convict lease bill of
the senate committee on convfcts and |
prisons was before the senate We'd !
nesday, Senator Charles E. Davis. of
Madison moved that it be indefinitely |
postponed, making this motion not be- I
cause he was opposed to abolition of |
the system, but because he wished to |
sound the senate as to its attitude on
the question. Senator Davis stated /
that he would vote against his own
motion, and did So
In press reports the statement that
Senator Davis voted against his own /
motion was omitted, thereby uninten-
tionally leaving the impression that
he was opposed to the senate bill or
other measure for abolition of the
lease system. The fact is that he is
one of the strongest advocates of abo-
lition.
WOULD RELIEVE DRANE,
Representative Kite, of Alachua, this
morning introduced in the house res
olution calling on the board of state
institutions to relieve Senate President
Herbert J. Drane of the ten years
monopoly of the states fire insurance
business. which has netted him thou
sands of dollars. 1t will probably be
acted on Monday, as Kite was forced
to leave the city on business.
The resolution recites the fact that
rotation in office is the principle of
democracy and that other insurance
men are Just as much entitled as
Drane to the patronage. 1t is under
stood some of Drane's friends will
fight the resolution and senate presi-
dent will attempt to cling to the good
thing.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, We are living under a
democratic form of government, which
guarantees. or at least should guaran-
tee, equal right to all, and
Whereas, Rotation in office is fa-
Vored by our government. as shown by
the fact that no president can serve
more than two terms I'm succession.
and no governor can serve Florida
twice in succession. and
Whereas, The Board of State In
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