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

And Gan act to allow railroad COM
panies in this State to make reduced
rates for delegates to meetings OF re-
ligious bodies, fraternal socletles' Gu
ucational and other associations reg
ularly organized in, the State OF flor-
ida, and to leave it optional with
such railroad companies as to Wheth-
err or not such reduced rates snail De
extended to the general public"
This means that these important
measures will be enacted into law
The House Committee on Canals
and Drainage, of which Mr.. McKen-
zie il a member, has made favora-
bile report "on the BILL" making 1t
unlawful for the Florida East Coast
Canal and Transportation Company.
to make amy change in the way OF
tolls or otherwise for the use OF Its
canals leading from Jacksonville dowa
the Fast Coast of Florida to Miami
until said company shall have restor-
cd it's canal to the specifications pre-
scribed in Section 3 OF Chapter $500,
Acts of 1889, Laws of Florida, ana
maintained said canal according 10
, said specifications for reasonable
, length of time, and prescribing penal.
ties for the violation of this Act, :,
This report will doubtless be read
r with interest and pleasure by tine
a naonle of the entire East Coast.
/ hill of far-reaching importance
nassing the House and now before tht
:, Senate is, "An act to provide for TN
bringing of suits by the State t,
i. Quiet titles to lands acquired througl
e non-payment of taxes; to PROVIDE 10
y the sale and conveyance of such lana
J. and the disposition of the proceed
= from such sales"
p Both Houses by almost unanlm L,
r vote have passed the Carleton pill
1t "An act granting to Courts OIL ohal
r cerv in this State jurisdiction to ef
4 ioin and suppress all nuisances .whiic
n TEND 10 annoy the community or II
IS iure the health of the citizens IN ger
eraI or to corrupt public morals, {
or is manifastly injurious to the publ
ia health, safety and morals of the con
he munity. h., ;,+r
~ duced the following: can Act to +
,ir the number, prescribe the terms
on office of the Justice of the Supren
Il. Court. and to provide for the a
r. no;ntment of another Justice OF sa
r. court, and to fix his term OF otfl
and for the election of his success(
,te and to prescribe certain reguiaUl n'
"a for the government OF the Suplei
M Court when sitting in body or
he division" AS this bill calls 1or
or additional Supreme court judge:
ate office not needed, except 10 q
M "some one iob-'tis needless to
his If will not pass, though Govern
ia )Catts is using all his power to tol
the Legislature to act favoraoly
,se order that he may favor one OF
en- sunnorters and friends in the hlgh
,es In the Senate an amendment "
oc ,,,onod on the House pension bill
emit rs to again put the $4,000 prope,,
clause in operation. The House
,m- nrovided pensions to all OLD soldi
on Who could make the prescribed pre-
An Tive Senate amendment reads. ,.
rial "And whose property vaiuatl
on both real and personal, including
ms, property of his wife, if she s 1
to have deserted her husband goes
UGH exceed the sum Vi fiNe
,ro- as, OOO) Dollars, exclusive OF ms
of her home and the land on when 5,
home is located, not to exceed one d
ton of land" .,o ,,o,,,s
eek The Senate also reduceo cry Hton "
as from S21O per annum to SlSo.
for House has steadfastly refused to
ess, cur in this amendment, and conn
of tee on conference has been appolin,
for II is to be hoped that the, comm,
use will report in favor of the orig
Of sum-$21O-as named by the no Hou
pro- Both Houses have passed me
,,lat- "To require County Boards OF fu
9th Instruction to advertise Tor o'uS
con- public work and for furnishing SCI
asses supplies in certain cases, and pro
NO a penalty for failure to aoVei
e an for bids :4;o,,
De Without debate or opposition ,
used the House and Senate have passed
oses, House Memorial "to memoriaiiZe
ture,