The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-18

Tallahassee, Fla, May Is, 1917.
Special to the Ocala Banner:
The bill for the creation of Turn
bull county was indefinitely postponed
in the senate this morning.
Seals bill providing for the inspec-
ton of closed institutions was amend
ed so as to provide for the inspection
by the state superintendent of public
instruction and by sheriffs under or
der of the circuit court. Jennings
made great speech against the bill
and moved to strike out the enacting
clause, which failed of adoption, and
the bill passed the house by vote of
sc to IL, with an amendment reducing
the penalties.
The bill requiring that all kilograms
be sent between Florida points for 25
cents was introduced in the senate
this morning by Alexander.
Passed McEachern's bill making eff
fective article 10 of the constitution
of the state of Florida prohibiting the
manufacture, sale, barter or exchange
of alcoholic liquors for beverage pur-
poses, which was the last of the pro-
hibition measures before the legisla-
ture, the Davis bill, prohibiting the
sale of liquors in service clubs in wet
counties passing the house yesterday.
Amos Lewis introduced a similar
bill to Fogarty's to compel the govern
or to send in appointments as he
couldn't get the other one from the
committee
The senate indefinitely postponed
Robson's bill requiring that officials
shall give surety bonds, and the Will
liams free text book BILL also passed
the general game law and the bill Civ
ing the women the right to vote in
municipal elections in DeLand for mu-
unicipal purposes.
Governor Cats vetoed the bill ex-
tending the time for completing the
work on revising the statutes, but the
senate passed the bill over his veto.
All appropriations asked for by the
board of control for all institutions of
higher learning passed both branches
SARAH GROOM BITCH.
Tallahassee. Fla, May 10, 1917.
Special to the Ocala- Banner:
Senator Willis has introduced bill
in the senate authorizing the trustees
of the internal improvement fund of
the state of Florida to sell all he tim
Der on Lake Ocheesee, known as
Cypress Lake. in Jackson county.
In Withdrawing his resolution offer
ed yesterday requesting newspaper
correspondents to stick to th~ facts,
Senator Baker paid a fine trj !, to
the papers and their correspvn az nts,
and explained his reason for rai ing
exception to the article on account
of the impression that has gone out
over the state to he effect that Wa
kulla Springs is the place where" for
those seeking refreshments since the
bill to prohibit the shipment into dry
counties of liquors, ETC., has gone into
effect. The senator stated that Wa
kulla county was in fact as dry as any
county in the state.
Senator Calkins has introduced
bill to provide for dispensing with the
requirements of private seals and sub
scribing witnesses to deeds and other
instruments of conveyance.
House bill No. 572 by Mr.. Stockton
OF Duval was passed in the senate.
This bill provides that the city coun-
ell of Jacksonville is authorized to aid
any public safety committee in time
of war, and is made to cover a period
OF two years.
Bill No. 68 by Mr.. Mckenzie of Put
nam has passed the senate. This bill
provides for the monthly payment of
pensions, and provides that monthly
payment shall commence after the
end of the quarter ending June 80.
1917.
A measure of interest to women is
the house bill which passed the SEN
ate providing that In all counties with