The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-11

the sberiffs. There win De an Increase 4
In the smaller counties but a decrease /
IN the larger counties. The leRssla- l
tors ara asking themselves why Il il
that sheriffs feed prisoners anyhow.
The syHtem was started \ long time
ego when the sher1ms didn't get much
business 20 enable the sherins T. make
enough g make a living out OF the
office bur as the Hherinra business has
grown Il may be found upon inquiry
that the sheriff makes enough out 81
the other fees 0f the 0fiice TO sustain
them in comfort and feelinx 81 the
prisoners may Be- done directly by the
county commissioners ~ contract lei
70 The lowest Bidder. This certainly
would be simpler method than
the present ore ~ having tho counties
pay Tor what they get N proportion
% their Size. Just like everybody else
does these DAYS
COUNTY DIVISION.
There are at least two county divl-
sion bills n sight though there r not
likely 90 be but one county division
hght The old subject that has been
up several times 20 divide Levy County
and create the new County Of BIoxhan
VIII be urged again by Jasper Willis.
who has been On this 500 without
ceaAing every legislative year since
1893, Senator Bitch OK Levy county
IT, Tor division, but The house member
r. not, having beat his opponent on the
county division issue by just four votes
Bitch and Willis say that they are
going % get the county divided thls
time sure. havnt seen the other man
The other project 20 divide santa
Rosa and create ere new county 81
Pines. has no opposition developed -,
ana T. likely to 81 through early in
the session. This Is a big count, ana
division can't hurt II any. Ia has al
ways been demonstrated that county
division helps "a every way on ~.
broad principle that the smaller ~.
unit of government e.. the closed 40
the people can the government ~
brought
PROHIBITION FIGHT.
Statewide prohibition is now in both
houses, Iuruouil OF Jefferson county.
vii nave charge n Il ia the house ard
aateh 81 Levy. in the senate There
i cohsFicoously lacking that orraniza-
ton headed hy Oklahoma Joe. when
the amendment was put through in
1908. The NJ. g. n. a. have no head
quarters opened 80 far as can he seen
nor have tho Anti-saloon league rooms
Tor the entertainment of visitors and
tne education Of lerislatorA 5ut Mr
Crook. who looks like senator NfrvvU-
iiama, IL here representing the Anti
saloon league. and he saws thar they
nave a good majority IN the house For
amendment and are safe In TIA senate
other folk who are here ana ~ \ 49,
fefent way of thinking than Wr Cro,lr
don't quite see 10 his way ana No
one knows a. this time whether there
- a majority for or against the amend
ment All that one sees in the utaa a.,
drst Of the sentiment against The ale
~ LIQUOR. and the obataucv az those
who are selling IL 20 stay On the los
the prohhitionist went 20 the hat
hrst Thursday with a bic paraae ~
| decorated automobiles ana carriage.
women with hedges and girls with
sashes, with a band incauded. There
was speaking also - Don G. Mcmillan
ana Pastor Russell not ne % the svn-
alcated sermon. but onother one. AZ
night former Governor Patterson az
Tennessee spoke for prohibition IN the
High School auditorium.
POWER ABBREVIATED.
One legislative subject ON Witch
everyone agrees Is thar the power and
privileges OF the county comulssieners
| must be abbreviated. This class ~
public oncera have gotten into a per-
fectly inexplicabie habit OF ahuttina
their eyes and going ahead and spend
ing the peoples money without rerara
Z ~ Hfrh -. a
| the county commissioners have oxag
hoating debt on the people of F1ori.
ia without warrant or authority OF law
n iast a little short Of three and 1
half million dollars. Starting with
Sa0o0oe debt Ia Duval. practically
ever county T. involved In greater Of
smaller amounts a. the within 81 ths
county commissioners may have urRee
then Goldstein ~ Nassau. Hurten.
bach Of Eseambia- n the house. Farris
n Duvol Calkena ~ Nassau. ~ tn
senate are working on the subject m,
prevailing BELIEF is that it Is perfect,
useless 90 pass more laws telling IA,
county commissioners what they can
DO, unless there Is = puntattve proyi
sion n the law Or laws that viii LAND
the county commissioners On the coun.
~ iaiI Y they break them. Senatal
tarris proposes 70 make the attorney
general the OFFICIAL legal advisor of al
boards ~ county commissioners. thu
insuring the commissioners legal al,
Vice from a strictly legal standpoint
instead ~ the advice they have beer
getting from local attorneys employed
by them. which IN most cases fitted
With the desires and wishes OF ths
county commissioners themselves.
How vel do We remember tire great
but fruitlcas efforts made - ~ Var
Nalsar - Nolusia last session 10 bust
the Southeastern Tariff Association
which be and others have called the
insurance trust and The meanest a
| them all This time. the southeastern
Tarir Association e. in danger ~ be-
ing busted sure enough ~ the twenty