The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-14
Bridge Toll Bill
Causes Lively Debate
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when the measure came before the
senate.
Senator McEachern, chairman OF
the committee on temperance, and
author of the joint resolution provid-
ing for the prohibition amendment to
the constitution, in few words urged
the passage of the bill. Senator Oil
yer, in explanation of his vote, said
that at this time the people OF his
district had called an election, and
that he would vote against the bill
and allow them to decide on the con
stitutional amendment.
The roll call was ordered and the
hill passed.
Citrus Canker.
Practically the only other feature
of the day in the senate was the de-
bate on the citrus canker eradication
work which was raised on reconsid-
Grafton providing that every bill car
ryihg appropriations, whether on Sec
ond or third reading, should be refer
red to committee on appropriations
which should decide whether the state
could afford the amount of money en-
tailed.
When the resolution was adopted
the citrus canker appropriation bill
was on its third reading, and under
the resolution must be referred to
this committee. Opposition developed
to having this done, and the motion
to reconsider the resolution provoked
the debate. The motion to reconsider
was finally killed and the bill was
sent to the appropriations committee
Other Bills.
Of the bills introduced this morn.
ing none were of particular import
ance. A number of bills were intro
duced by Senator Igou restricting tn
operation of insurance companies II
the state, and all were referred to tn
committee on corporations.
Senator Carlton, of the eleventh, in
troduced a bill providing for stat,
tuberculosis hospital, while Senator
Plympton would allow county COM
misSioners to borrow money to meet
outstanding Indebtedness after the
budget for the ensuing fiscal year
had been drawn. The bill limits the
amount of money to be borrowed to
95 per cent of the tax budget for the
fiscal year.
Electrocution.
Senator Jones introduced a bill pro-
viding for the payment of bailiffs in
circuit courts the same amount paic
jurors. A bill providing for electro.
cution instead of hanging in Florida
as a means of executing the deatf
penalty was introduced this morning
by Senator Roland.
A rather uninteresting bill occupied
more of the houses time today thar
any other measure. 1t was the weight:
and measures bill by Stewart, of Mas
sau, which would make all produc
be purchased and sold by weight in
| stead of measures, and prescribing
the number of pounds for bushel il
various articles.
The most important bill introduce
in the house was the one by Repre-
sentative Epperson, of Levy count!
which would prohibit state bank
making loans to officers, and to di
rectors exceeding Is per cent of tn
capital stock, or to invest any of tn
surplus in stocks of any other corpo
ration or in bonds other than govern
ment, state, county or municipal, or
issue certificates of deposit for an!
thing except actual concurrent cas-
deposit. To those who violate tn
provisions of the bill, it prescribes
penalty of as much as twenty year
in prison and a fine of $4,000, an
making the officers of the bank SUI
iect to summary removal by tt
comptroller and making them inelig
BILE to hold office in similar institu
tions for a period of five years.
Representative Harris, of Pinella!
introduced a vocational educatio
bill.
The house killed Mr.. Wilder's bi
which sought to correct the bad sty
and awkward expressions In laws no
on the statute books.
Representative Jennings passed
bill on is third reading by unanimou
vote. 1t relates to foreclosure o
lands where the property lies in tw
counties and makes it necessary t
advertise in both counties.
If the senate takes the same viel
that the house did, recruiting negro,
or other labor to take them to tn
north. will soon cease, for the hou:
passed Smiths bill which makes tn
license for such recruiting agents SIS
900 in each county and prohibits tt
issuance of a license for less than
year. The penalty for the violatio
is $500 or six months in jail. tt
penalty was reduced from twice thes
amounts in order to give count
Judges Jurisdiction.