The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-15
Senator Bitch Changes His
Vote and Calls Up Bill
Again Today.
TWENTY VOTES ARE
NECESSARY TO PASS
Nineteen Votes Favorable
and Twelve Cast Against
the Bill.

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Tallahassee. FRA, April is.-ThouRh
they failed 70 muster sufficient strength
IN todays battle In the senate By one
vote. the Temperance forces hghtnw
for submission - an amendment. have
not yet given up the struggle Senator
Bitch. author Of the resolution chang
I'd hts vote 70 make q reconsideration
possible and under the rules IL comes
up again tonorrow. out n IL expected
the vote viii b. delayed fUr some time
Twenty votes we're necessary to carry
the resolution. and twelve were cast
against giving ~ ever nineteen.
Those voting against the submission
follow:
Csaikins. Fsrris, Fogarty. Gorton
Himes Johnson. Jones Mcclellan.
Roddenberry. Wells. Wills. Zim. and
President Davis. Senator Conrad was
absent because OF illness
The house recessed az m O'Clock 20
give an opportunity % hear the dis
cussion and rsconvened at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. on reeonveninr and
hearing the roll cell adjournment was
ordered until 40 o'clock tomorrow
A resolutian providing for the inves-
tieatson bf the NarsAnna Reform
school ire. which resulted IN the less
OF eight lives, passed the house. The
probe commission viii consist of five
members.
RAILROAD MEASURES
One BIZ received the favorable vote
~ the house committee on railroads
and telegraph Tuesday afternoon. one
will be reported savorably with amend
mente. an unfavorabie report wlil be
attached 70 one and action on three
ether Measures was deferred until a
later date.
The measure reported favorsbly with
slight amendments r. house bin Ne.
ZOE. by Bnssey ~ Palm Beach, a hsii
entitled. an act to require railroad
companies doing business in the state
Of Florida 20 install telephones ~ their
passenger deDots ard freight depots
In certain cities and towns IN the state
Of Florida.
House bIii No fzs. BY Davis of 81
John, relating - the hours Of labor
81 certain servants or employees in
railway repair shops within the state
q Florida having installed or using
or operating any dangerous OF noise
producing machinery within viii he
reported unfavorabiy ~ the commit
tee
Action was deferred on house bin
No "a. By Prevatt. 81 Clay. entitled.
an act 70 require railroad companies
and express companies % furnish
proper and necessary ears fer the
transportation Of perishabie vegetables
ana traits within a certain time.
Several other BILLS % less Imperial nee
we're deferred until some future date.
TIE FISHING LAWS.
Two pieces Of Legislation, both in
the shape % amendments - present
laws covering the business, are under
consideration by ths fisheries commit
tee - the house ~ Representatives.
though neither ~ them have been in
troducea a. yet. The amendments are
% vital importance 20 the fishermen
~ the state. II is understood shell
/ FIsh Commissioner Hodges e. urging
an increase IA hts salary 20 three
/ thousand dollars per annum and Il
urging the adoption of several amend
menfs 60 cure what he believes 20 "a
defects IN the present laws governing
shell ash. principally.
Il is probable that the salt water
/ ash Of the state wili - put In bis de-
I partmsnt and legislation touching on
I the nsh 81 the coasts IL before the
! committee for itN consideration. AmonR
other things. u r. being proposed that
I a tax be levied on the TONNAGE OF beats
I snxaFed in the ashinK industry. A
/ tax on alien fishermen ls being urged
1 ~ citizen fishermen ~ certain sections
/ but such q tax ia believed Would -
/ declared unconstitutional. hence ths
/ proposed tax on tonnaKs. This 10 *.
Il pected 20 rrcclpitate = fight bv to
larger fish dealers % the state Thoss
engaging larger craft tn deep sea neh.
/ in9. Ia which they deal principally. are
expected 20 fight this feature Of tn
1 proposed legislation