The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-16
Sen. Roddenberry's Failure
to Appear Prevented Bill
Being Called Up.
LOCAL OPTIONISTS
AND PROHIS. JOIN
Will Put Through Original
Package and Closing Hour
Law, They Say.

Tallahassee. April Ex-senator Rod
aenberrys failure q appear in the
senate this morning biilghted the faint
hope that Senator Bitch had OF the
reconsideration today % a change III
Senator Hoddeuberry'a vote and the
gain 81 the ether vote neceissary
Cor the reconsideration o. the prohi-
bitionsbin
This caused Senator Bitch 70 ex-
plain when the senate convened this
morning, that az he lid not thnk
any good could be accomplished BY
4 be would not make the motion 20
reconsider. 81 which ne gave notice
yesterday when he changed hts vote
70 the prevailing side
This disposes 81 The consideration 81
statewide prohibition At this session.
but "a does not end the aght OF the
prohihifionists % reduce BY al posHi-
bic legal means the consumption -
Intoxicating liquors IN Florida
REGULATORY LAWS.
TIE prohihltionlsts wnl join wish the
local optionlats. who believe IN regu-
lating. bnt not In prohibiting. except
in county units. This combination -
expected e produce q siIfaclent num-
Der Of regulatory laws fhis session with
plenty o. teeth in them. % practically
put the har-rooms cut 81 business
Chief among these - the Davis origin
n package and early closing hlli. which
he got through the senate last session
and which was emascnlatcd ln the
house BY amendment s-his biil pro-
vides that no intoxicating iiquors shall
be sold except la original packages %
not less than half pints. and that the
contents Of these packages shall net
- drunk within Atty feet % the SELL
ing place. II also provides for closing
Of all hhr-rooms from SIX y. ma. to 8
a. N.
Senator Davis r. reported 70 have
agreea 70 introduce thin hill IN the
senate tomorrow and the prohibition
lists, with eighteen sure Votes. and with
the vote 81 Senator Davis and one or
two others who voted against the
amendment but declared against whis-
key selling. except 90 be able 10 push
this biiI through the senate Friday
under 4 suspension - THE rules and
/ to get n through tire house BY the
same process not later than Monday.
This Be Il known IL the expectation
/ but also. hs h known I have seen
/ such blighted ~ the killing frost az
/ an unfavornble vote ia tho Florida leg
/ islature.
There are ten or = dozsu other iiauor
| regulation bills being prepared. At q
/ which the prohsoitionistti are deter
mined 20 push through a. the earliest
/ possible day. they being not little
vexed because one vote in the senate
I kept the question % deciding for oF
against the liquor selling from al Of
the voters o. F7orida.
COUNTY DIVISIONS.
/ Senator = H LINDSAY ~ Bonffay
/ representing the third senatorial ais
/ trict. which embraces ths counties ri
1 Holmes and Walton. VIII probahis
shortly oner = hlfi providing for ths
i cr,atioa ~ two additional counties q
E West Florida Mr. Lindsay - IN re-
eeipt e numerous requests calling fas
the establishment 81 = new counts
taking in three townships ~ tha east
ern side 81 Santa Rosa ccunty ard ms
many On the western Rfdss 20 Wn1fou
Z county. similar requests have eotns
+ from people realtiaE "a fhe eastern
edge 81 Walton county ana the west
ern side Of Hoinea II 10 suxwnatea
! AAs~t AAAtAN AfE Aa@Nf3 h0skAH tts&MENstN Gs
the seat ~ the county crests az Wal
+ ton and Santa Rosa portions. No agts
+ Ter the other proposed county has
Z been decided upon.
FISH DEALERS Arrive.
Fish dealers from many sections a
the state reached Tallahassee weanss-
day for the purpose q appearing BE-
+ fore poiut meeting ~ the senate
ard house committees on fisheries IA
+ connection with the proposed Ieglsis.
/ ton 81 placing ealt water Aah 0naes
+ tia shell hsh commissioners and alas
f placing = tx en- alien fishermen and
/ their boats and ether legisaati0n cen
corning them.
FER several days the a8lieries cem.
mittees - both houses ia 3alnt Nes-
sinus have been Wrestliulg win ths
Hesitation touching on th@ ashiuw IN.
dnstry 81 the state Amoa9 Sune oil
+ the thInes decided upon and mhsrl
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