The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-18
DOINGS AT The
STATE CAPITAL

upon recommendation of the board of
county commissioners, appoint pro-
baton officer of either sex, in such
counties, who shall be known as pro-
baton officer of such county as he
or she is appointed.
Senator Wilson's concurrent resolu-
ton to dispense with the guards
around the capitol has been adopted.
MacWilliams' bill making it unlaw-
full for any person or persons to inter
fere with recruiting in the army or
navy of the United States or in the
national guard or naval militia of
Florida passed in the house by a vote
of 40 to IS.
The house went on record for just
and reasonable legislation when it
passed the house committee pension
bill, declining to be led away by SEN
timent or passion.
The special committee appointed at
the last session to investigate the
need for a hospital for epileptic and
feeble minded people, reported more
than one thousand such patients in
the state, but asked for more time to
investigate scientifically and for ap-
preparation.
Some bills that have been introduc-
ed in the senate follow: BY Baker,
free school books for Clay county; by
Willis. to change the time for holding
court in the fourteenth circuit by
Farris. to prohibit transportation of
adulterated food, drugs, liquors, feeds
or fertilizers, and giving the state
chemist additional powers to enforce
the same; by Jones, to memorialize
congress to recognize with some token
the services of Pensacola Spanish
war veterans to encourage enlistment
in the present war
The senate permitted the house to
recall the no fence law for Lee coun-
ty which had passed, and come to the
senate
Gorntos constitutional amendment
for a one-mill tax for school purposes,
which joint resolution had been lost
by the committee, and therefore had
lost its place on the aclendar, was re-
introduced, and by a two-thirds vote
of the senate was put at the head of
the calendar of bills on third reading
Bill introduced by Senator Carlton
fixing the compensation of all county
officials now paid in whole or in part
on the basis of fees or commissions,
has passed the senate.
The house spent the entire day
Thursday on the primary election bill.
Crews secured the adoption of an
amendment binding candidates to
pledge themselves to appoint none but
party nominees.
Governor Cats issued a proclama
ton offering a reward of one hundred
dollars for the apprehension or cap
ture of William Blackwell, who es-
capped from the Escambia Jail charged
with the murder of Bud Davis and
wife.
When Mr.. Williams bill providing
for an additional building for the use
of various commissions and other
state departments was up for consid-
Grafton, Mr. Corbett of ST. Johns coun-
ty, who opposed the bill, offered an
amendment to provide an additional
appropriation of $4,000 to be used to
purchase suitable property for sum-
mer home for the governor of Florida,
the same to be located on Anastasia
Island. st. Johns county. Speaking
in favor of his amendment Corbett
said that St. Johns county has never
asked for an appropriation, and he
felt for this reason that his amend
ment should be incorporated in the
bill. The house, however, declined
to take the matter seriously. and vot-
ed against its adoption.
Mr.. Light OF Marion, who had just
been reading his daily paper, said:
"The Times-Union today says that the
United States congress has just pass
ed, without dissenting vote, to raise
by taxation s1.soO,oOO, O0O-more than
half az rl1uph &C tho op%fra ;rdob@o5