The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-01

CONGRESS- of the United States to I'M
pose graduated income taxes; to regu-
late profits on war supplies and SER
vices, including transportation, and to
enact legislation regulating prolts
on necessities of life"
Putnam County Members Pass Need
ed Legislation.
At the Monday session of the House
REPRESENTATIVES Tilghman and NC
| Kenzie introduced the following bill
Of interest to Putnam county: An
act authorizing the widening OF the
right of-way of public roads in Put.
nam county" under "waivure OF rules"
the bill was pushed to speedy pas
sage, and was sent to the Senate
where Senator Middleton had it pass
ed by again "waiving the rules"
Senator Middleton has introduced
the following bill: "An act to repeal
CHAPTER 6236 of the Laws OF Florida,
Acts of 1911, entitled can Act to pro
hibit certain dispositions of citrus
fruits. which are immature or other
! wise unfit for consumption, and the
misbranding of citrus fruits" and
Chapter 6515 of the Laws of Florida,
Acts of 1913, entitled can Act to de-
, fine immature citrus fruit and to NIX
standards for mature citrus fruit; to
Mace the execution of the immature
citrus fruit law, Chapter 6236, Laws
of Florida, under the general provls-
{ ions of the pure food and drug law,
: Chapter 6l22, Laws of Florida, and
y amendments thereto, and to make APP
!, nropriation for the enforcement there
- f op,opdotorv thereof
" The Mckenzie bill-"An act for
10 10 the establishment of a minimum wage
10 for females employed in any manu-
:, Featuring, mechanical or mercantile
% establishment, hospital, office, laun-
drv. bakery, restaurant, hotel or the
= alter in this State, and providing Tor
i, the enforcement of same has Deen
- nassed by the House by vote OF Az
II To Is. In spite of the fact that this
IL hin is endorsed by the State Fedora
- t;on If Labor, the State Temperance
~, ~ Unions. the Women's Clubs, Young;
IL Women,s Christian Associations and
noonv reform and church organlza.
e. q. tons lions, it is being so hotly contested
Of that it's passage, even IN ah!el'oeo
ne Roth Houses have passed the Corn
id tO-Illgnnltln OIL lcieN'i'S w - g.,
ce of way to certain property-nlore cA
mr. tended mention of which Is siVei
ms above. ;,,tro
in duced the following: "A J0lnt neso
an luton proposing an amenenien'
ON Section Is of Article ~ OF the Col1
i've stitution of the State OF florlaa' re-
NV ative to the Executive Dcparomea,t;.
, ,nr The resolution has been "faVorGpl
r rc reported" by the Committee on Sol
~; in stitutional Amendments, OF "nic
his Clark, Jr, is chairman. In SUI SUI
Of stance the measure proVloes 'lio
where a vacancy occurs IN any 49,
vac tv office by reason OF death, resi IG !,
60 ton or removal, an election shah !
Wv called within sixty days. at whlc
biil time the voters shall decide the que'
ore tion as to his successor.
,nf The Senate has killed the Mchel
W. zie bill, "Relative to the compenss
il, tion of members of the Board OF CouI
w. w. commissioners and School board
u rn This bin was passed by the House :
,ot q vote of two to one, but the oella
and voted adversely. N ,u
,,cb Young merchant and progressive CT. y.
,crc zen of East Palatka,, arrived d. u
wv capitol Sunday night for a short sVa
,;on combining business and pleasure:
Tho Tho MIR, Earnest Appointed on State
,on- Health Board.
nit. At an executive session OF tne DC
tied ate held Saturday, the following x a a
Too Monuments, made by Governor Cat'
iaa"' W" G. T. Frecker of Tampa, Ed
ri, Earnest of Palatka and J. E. GRAY
, piiI, Of DeFuniak Springs to be membe
'4 for Of the State Board of Health un
, tniJ As these gentlemen were arde
US naigm, the appointments were expe'
both ed ed and were confirmed without OPP
t,le '''''''' H. S. MCKENZIE.