The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-29
FEE AND BOOK
BILLS De DATED
BOTH HOUSES
Valuable Time Last Week
of Legislature Is Spent
In Discussions.
LEGISLATURE TO
ADJOURN FRIDAY
Senate Disapproves of Sew
eral Removals on Part
of Governor Cats.
tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

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Tallahassee, May 28.-Though much
business was before both branches
of the legislature, the senate and
house consumed practically the en-
tire morning sessions in debate on
two bills, the senate on a proposition
to extend the uniform schoo, book
system to the high schools, and the
house on the fee bin. which passed
the senate two weeks ago. Both bills
precipitated heated debates and pre-
cluded any other action. In the sen
ate the uniform school book bill was
defended by Senator Farris and op-
posed by Senator Carlton, the latter
claiming that it would work great
injustice on the high schools of Es-
Gambia, Duval and Hills6orouch
counties Farris protested taat it
would save enough money to defray
the expenses Of the legislature, and
that it could work little injustice, but
even if it did, very few students
would be affected. The bill WAS un-
der consideration when the senate adj
Journed at noon and passed shortly
after converting at three o'clock.
Tax Bill Goes Over.
The tax bill which was de special
order for II o'clock, but which was
delayed by the school bill, was next
considered. Senator Jones srEbstitut-
ing the house bill for the senate bIl
they being duplicates. After two
hours of reading and discussion Of
amendments the bill was allowed to
go over until tomorrow.
Fee Bill.
When the house took M the fee
bill this morning, Johnson, Of Escan,-
bia, offered an amendment, striking
out everything after enactlng clause.
and inserting matter similar to the
Jones bill, which was defeated in the
senate. Though ne led a great de
Tense for his amendment, and created
much interest. the amndment failed
, to be adopted and the bill went to
the expressing committee, in praC-
tiCally the same form that it passed
the senate.
Convict Bill.
This afternoon the house passed
bills extending the time of contract
with school book publishers for sup
! plying books for the next five years.
The convict bill, providing for the
use of convicts on the state roads,
passed the house also. The change
of venue bill, allowing cases to be
moved from one circuit to another
circuit, also passed the house. 1t
differs from the present law in that
now cases can be moved only from
county to county.
Fishing Regulations.
! At the request of Food Commits
| sioner Hoover, a bill was introduced
! by Clark. of Alachua, in the house
: this morning, and hurried through
both branches permitting Ire United
. States to use pound nets in the
/ waters of Florida to catch fish, pre-
: serve them, and sell them to the state
at actual production cost. The vote
will probably be reconsidered as some
claim that it will injure the state
fish business.
] In an executive session lastin= over
two hours the senate tonight cOnsid
cred the removals by former Gov
! ernor TrammelI of four county COM
missioners of Duval county. Three
were agreed to, while TIE fourth wa:
not consented to by the senate. TIL,
removal of Judge Johnson, in HamiI
ton county, by Governor Cats. wa.
also considered, and not concurrcd in
No other business was before tht
BODY tonight. having been set asid,
by special motion last week for tn,
consideration of executive business.
A concurrent resolution was passet
by both branches today setting Fri
day at noon as the hour for the ad
iOurnment of the 1917 session.