The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-25

plans and specificatiors. until he gets
his mind thoroughly cs.sed.
Just nova Bin i not wearing the war
paint lie has been seen % smile
Ike the car that swallowed the canary,
since his pure shoe bin was favorabiy
reported. and when he Is not az meals.
asleep az az prayers. hn is counting or
hls fingers the votes he expects Tor
footwear integrity when his bin comes
up. shse dealers who are here sound
Ing the legislative mind are wearing
an anxious look notwithstanding tie
il bad points.
Elil surprised the House economists
nf which he was hitherto the most
fervent. BY offering 8 resolution 70
pas the state printer for some sixty
thousand journals. which the House
had not ordered. and which would
have reduced the state Treasurer's
balance ~ several hundred dollars.
And 10 iilustrste the beIligerancy 81
Bm Il took two adverse votes on two
different DAYS 70 make him take the
count
Bm Is new after the southern Ex-
press Companies.
PLUGGING Up a HOLE.
County Commissioners will not Ne
allowed 60 issue interest bearing time
warrants 20 take up OUTSTANDING in
debtedness. Question was settled
when Busseys Blr providing this
means ~ fund the three and q hair
millions floating debts Tue 81 various
counties. most ~ which was contract
"a contrary % Law, wis amended Ia
the House % require bond issues on
which the people car vote This
leaves warrants issued on empty
county treasures. ia nearly every
90 unity la the state a hard road 10
travel for payment II the warrants
were Illegally issued. bonds to take
them up are likely 70 ue considered
( by bond buyers IN the stms light even
i IN ratified hy vote - tie people
Y This leaves special tal. levies spread
over a period ~ YEAR, - the only
Z probable solution - this difficulty.
+ which ths County Commissioners -
the various counties have gotten the
/ people into b. not folio wing the law.
and even = special tax levied 80 pay
+ illegal debts weula PROBABLY be held
+ hy the courts as illegally levied u a
tax PAYER should resist paymsn, and
bring suit in quo warranto against
the tax collector Purchasers ~ these
warrants could not succ essfuuy plead
Innocence. because the State Auditor
/ reports repeatedly called attention q
their Illegal issue. II u : lad mess
4 gsneSally and this Legislature seems
lndisposed % 80 into st. All that
seems likely % pass Is q statute de-
signed 60 prevent more Illegal county
commissioner created debts by PEN
allzlng those who DO Ia
Farriss bill making the Attorney
General legal advisor - All County
I Commissioner has q favorable repori
and good prospects ~ passage This
may help some y IL goes through by
doing away with legal advisors 81
boards possessed BY local fseiins
prompting them 20 temper their advice
20 the necessities and the desires a
their clients.
REFERENpUm TO THE FRONT.
Way back yonder IN 1915. when
editoriaily declared the referendum q
be pure democratic doctrine most d
n my friends shook their heads n pits
over my ztraying into paths that lead
20 anarchy. In 1907 and again n
1903 when Farris ~ the hnuse and Tin
, IN the senate introduced initiative
, referendum and recall resolutions
which backed In nay Newspaper, w'
heard loud cries 81 socialism. un.
democratic. revolutionary. impractica
BILE. visionary and etc Nowadayt
the "plutes+ are working this referen
dunn business overtime and are ffirt
I. ina with the Initiative and recai
something scaudlous. gust let ou
. prominent and prosperous business
= men want some special favor from tn
! legislature. sending a delegation mp q
7 set II. and the first thing they will tel
s you after letting their wants D
! known. b that the bin hss the refer
{ endum clause attached 80 that nothinI