The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-12
Igou Bill Containing Pro
vision Passed After Acri-
mOnious Debate.
HOME GUARDS BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
Board of Embalning Pro
vided in Bill Passed by
Both Houses.
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 1.-THE
senate spent all the afternoon de
batting bill by Senator IgOu provid-
ing for the payment of officers who
have been suspended, but whose sus-
pension has not been considered by
the senate. The bill provides that
no money shall be paid to the success
or until the senate has passed on the
case, but that it shall be accumulated
| in a fund, which shall be paid to the
officer, if reinstated, or to his sue
cesso- if the suspension is confirmed
by the senate. Senator Farris con-
Quoted violent opposition to che bill,
which was supported by Senator Da-
Wis and President Johnson. The bill
was finally passed and goes tomorrow
to the house.
The house finally amended the pri-
mary election law to its satisfaction
and sent it to the engrossing com
mittee, with fifty amendments at
tached. From there it will be referred
to its original committee to discover
the status of the bill, and provisions
since it has been amended.
The afternoon session of the house
was consumed in considering the road
bills which have recently passed the
senate. No definite action was taken.
Method Enrolling Changed.
Aside from the short debate over
the reconsideration of the vote by
which the senate passed a resolution
changing the method of enrolling
bills, the session this morning was
without special features. The resO-
luton as it passed Wednesday chang
ed a century-old custom. by provid-
ing that instead of enrolling bills by
hand on large sheets of paper, they
should be written by typewriter, on
smaller paper and bound in loose-leaf
binders Violent opposition was with
out avail when the resolution was
first considered and passed, but was
strong enough this morning to resCind
the resolution. AS the house has
( passed the resolution, and refused to
reconsider, a discrepancy exists which
will be difficult of solution, as all
| bills should beenrolled uniformly.
Of the bills passed by the senate
this morning the more important
were those prohibiting the issuing Of
worthless checks and providing a
penalty for doing so. This act makes
the fact that a check is unpaid prima
facie evidence of the violation of the
act, and allows "a hours to redeem
| the check.
Board of Embalming.
! A board of embalming is created
| by a bill which has already passed
I the house, and which passed the SEN
ate this morning. The bill provides
| for the registration and licensing of
! embalmers practicing in this state,
! and penalties for the violation of
| the act.
The library bill, by Senator Jones,
! providing for the creation of a state
/ library, and state librarian, passed
and will go Immediately to the house.
! In a short explanatory speech, the
author Of the bill stated that valua-
/ BILE records of the state are without
proper housing and care, and could
nat be found, as there is no index of
! filing system. The bill merely pro-
vides for the employment of a librar-
ian, and the use of any spare room
in the capitol for the housing Of the
books.
Home Guards Bill.
The home guard bill, drafted BY
| the house committee on militia, pass
ed the senate this morning, and goes
to the governor in a short while. The
| bill provides that any person serv-
ing in home guard companies are not,
because of that fact, ineligible for
service in the army or navy, and can
be enlisted, or conscripted, as any
other. Not more than four companies
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