The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-03
IS IT PEACE Or
ONLY 4 TRUCE
At CAPITAL ?
Extra Session of Legislature
Probable-Pressure Is
Brought on Governor.
PRIMARY LAW IS
BIGGEST RESULT
Only Partial Relief From
Tax Troubles Is
Secured.
PRIMARY LAW is
BIGGEST RESULT
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal


Tallahassee, June 2.-Peace after
war, or calm after a storm, adequate
ly describes the capitol this morn
ing, for after the boisterous session
of yesterday, nearly all of the legis-
latOrs returned to their homes and
the administration building is quiet.
AS to the governors position on the
appropriation bill, there still remains
some doubt as to the outcome, for his
friends are urging him not to veto 1t
as he promised.
Apprehension is felt Tor the ulti-
mate solution of the dihiculty, for on
July LIST, when the appropriation is
due, unless there is money obtained a
serious situation VIII result. Should
it be vetoed, thereby cutting Off the
states running expenses, there can
be but two solutions. First, and more
probable, is to call an extra session.
If this is done, matters will begin
where they left off Friday afternoon
when the legislature adjourned sine
die, after a test vote had been taken
in the senate and all present voted
against being driven into making the
tax commission appropriation, The
money to pay the necessary expenses.
Whether authority exists for doing
so without legislative enactment
raises a third question, all centering
on the necessity for an extra session,
if the bill is vetoed.
1t is understood that the governors
friends are using every effort 10 per
suade him not to veto the measure,
for to do so would almost certainly
force an extra session.
Though the unusual situation pre-
vaiIing hampered much legislation,
much qualification is felt that the pri-
mary law was changed, for nearly
! every legislator in both branches
| realized the necessity for doing so.
! Though relief was looked for in the
matter of taxation, not all that was
| expected has been given. However,
some laws have passed which afford
| some degree of help for the burdened
taxpayer.
This was a matter called to the at
/ tention of the legislature by Gov
! ernOr Cats in the special message at
! twenty minutes to twelve yesterday
( that and the reapportionment bill
! Everything possible had been done to
get the tax bill through at this ses-
sion, but the senate insisted on GER
/ tain amendments that the house
would not agree to, and the bill died
in conference.
For agriculture and similar inter
ests the legislature attempted much
and several bills passed, but were W.
toed by the governor.
To the primary law, however. the
Legislature points as one Great de-
mand accomplished. The provisions
of the new law are as follows:
| I, Provides for two primaries.
2. First primary on second Tues
day in May and the second primary
two weeks thereafter.
3. Provides for election of county
! executive committeeman Dy the uuah
| fed electors of the district.
4. The state executive committee
elects a national committeeman, dele
gate to the national convention anC
dominates all presidential electors.
=. Congressional executive com
mittee abolished. The above pro
visions for the election of county an,
state executive committeeman anC
other members of the party organ
ization removes alF these names from
the ticket, thereby making the ballo
much more comprehensive and sim
, pie.
6, We vote directly for the presi
dent and president.
7. The vote for president an,
, vice-president operates as an instruc
ton to the delegates to the nationa
convention.
s. Registration books open in pre-
i cincts during the month of February
8. Registration books open in tn
office of supervisor of registration
from LIST to 18th of March of eacl
year in which election is held
10. Electors in cities of 10000 0,
more required to register every tw
years.
II. Electors in other precinct
only register when changing rhei
place of residence.
II. Filing fee of 3 per cent of tn
annual salary heretofore assessed i
taken off.
- Filing fee of 2 per cent of an
nual salary heretofore assessed is re
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