The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-18
Couples Attention of House
To the Exclusion of
Everything Else.
GRACEVILLE PEOPLE
MUCH DISPLEASED
Representative Lewis Final
ly Succeeds in Getting
Both Recommended.


again occupied the attention OF tho
House today 20 the exclusion Of every
thing OF Importance or otherwise, ex-
cept routine, when consideration OF
business ~ reports OF committees,
nrought mp the senate bin changing
the county lines Of Jackson. Washing
ton and Holmes counties.
Mr.. Lewis Immediately arose and
made motion 90 recommit the bin 20
the committee on county organizations,
which favorahly reported the bin as II
passed the Senate Mr.. Lewis said
that he had been assured BY = major
ity % the members or the COMMITTEES
that no action on the bin would be
taken until his constituents affected.
had had an opportunity 10 be heard:
that relying on this promise he had
notified bis people. who arrived last
night Mr.. Lewis referred 20 quite
number ~ the citizens Of GracevilIe,
who came In last night. 60 pro-
test against the passage % the Dill In
its present form. which leaves the
Graeeviiie community In an Ell shape
strip. six miles wide and nine miles
long ar. Lewis said that In spite
- this prs niae the committee met
Friday afternoon az two o'clock. and
without the presence Of the people en-
titled 20 be heard. had reported the
bili
SIR. Davis ~ Jackson. said that the
matter had been fhreNhed oat through
u In lhe committee meeting when op-
roaenfs az the bill a. well as those
favorsnT II were present. and that ne
cprosed the recommitment on the
Ground that IL would do no good and
that Il would only unnecessarily delay
Is passage
Mf Maypoles opposed the recon
mitment 81 the bsli on the same
ground that NJ. Davis ala. and resent
! "a the insinuntion, BY Mr. Lewis, that
I the committee had not acted In good
good faith in not giving Mr.. Lewis the
time that no asked for and reminding
( him that he had been notified of the
meeting OF the committee. And went
on % say. that n the house kept on
{ recommitlng bills az the request u the
gentleman from Jackson. for hearings
I from his constituents that the thirty
thousand people Ira Jackson county
could delay the bin until the session
I closed Nv coming here in small
/ punches day by day
/ After several members ~ the com
/ mittee had made statements denying
that the committee had acted In bad
1 faith towards Mr. Lewis. and after Mr.
Lewis had assured them that he did
not mean 70 charge them with any
thing wrong. unparilamentary. or un-
gentiemaniy and after Mr.. Lewis had
7 made two earnest speeches Of some
length and volume and after Mr. Ma
roies showed symptoms Of having
several IN his system Mr. Davis set
tied the whole matter ~ saying, that
a. the gentleman from Jackson seemed
50 much worried about IL, and as he
was his colleague he would withdraw
4 hts opposition 10 the recommitment
/ whicsh good example Mr.. Mapoles
I followed
And - she bin t. recommitted and
/ the delegation from Gracevilie headed
/ BY I'd Stokes will get chance 20 pre-
I sent fts objections 90 the bin as Il
stands and 20 point out how the BAL
can be fixed 20 satisfy them as well
a. the PEOPLE q Holmes and Washing
/ ton counties
AIMED AT CLUBS.
Although the statewide prohibition
4 People as "a RUE arc WtAf ttAFA 10 t~t ANr
+, liquor traffic alone for the rest % this
session. and come back and make the
| statewide fight again next session;
/ this sentiment Is ~ no means unani-
nous Mr.. Penny of 81 Lucis intro
duced a bin In the house TO-DAY prohs-
+ biting the selling or disposal Of intnxi
/ eating liquors in clubs % any kind IN
/ dry counties. Mr. Williams 81 Brad
/ ford. said today that he would intro
/ duce Monday. a PHI prohibiting the
i shipments o. intoxicating liquors from
/ wet counties into dry counties.
Mr. Newton 81 Orange has gotten
/ a favorable report on his inheritaBcs
I tax Bill. imposing 4 graduated tax, a
/ from two 70 four per cent on all In
+ herftances Mr. Newton. also. sue
/ eeeded in stopping the indefinite post
ronenent % his Torrens system 81
land registration bin which he tough,
for when ne was a member % the 1907
/ legislature Mr. Newton IL At the
age. q foolish hopes and ~ his token
hopes to gee this bin through but ths
vote 70 indefinitely postpone plainly
Hhowea that Mr.. Newton hopes as wei
az his Torrens bill win not como u
PASS. n
Mr. Hurtenbach and Mr. Ander~r
swapped soothing and pleasant greet.
inRa yesterday after Ir. Anderson
negative vdae had defeated Mr,. Hnr.