The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-04
DRY BILL IS
MADE LAW BY
50 TO | VOTE

Tallahassee, Dec. Especial. Aft
er consuminga large part of the morn
ing in trying to- amend the bill sub
mitted by the Committee on Temper
ance, TO make effective the nineteenth
Article of the Constitution Of this
state, as amended at the general cleo
ton held November fifth, to become
effective on January first, 1919. the
house passed the bill by vote OF
sixty to one. The amendments pro-
posed were mostly minor ones, design
ed TO correct technicalities, and most
OF them were adopted. A few amend
ments were proposed to lessen the
penalties in cases where persons
happened" to violate provisions OF
the bill, and these were promptly dis
couraged by the champions of the
prohibition legislation.
Speaking against an amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Phillips OF Columbia to
add the word ''wilfully" in a certain
section providing for the suspension
OF officers who neglected to enforce
the provisions OF the act, Mr.. Botto Of
Monroe county. said, ANY officer was
presumed to know the law and il he
lOL nc WAS dOlllS
''wilfullyr' Mr.. Phillips amendment
was lost.
Answering Mr.. Williams defense Of
his amendment to make it legal for
person TO have in his possession more
than four quarts OF liquor IL 1t were
purchased prior to the passage OF
this act Mr.. Bryan. the chairman OF
the Temperance Committee, said:
mfr. Sneaker that is Just the pur-
pose of this bill. l understand there
is one man in this county who has
three hundred cases and that's too
much whiskey for one man to have"
Mfr. Williams maintained that 'if /
any man has invested his money in !
any article during a time when the
purchase OF that article is legal, it IL
not right that he shall be deprived !
OF that article" He said:
''Mr Sneaker. I did not especially re-
for 10 the party in Leon county, hut /
there are many men in Florida who !
have more than four quarts"
Mr. SrruTgs' amendment. permitting ;
the makinr of vinegar. was also lost !
HuIley Invited toSpcak.
A resolution by Mr.. Lewis OF Jack. /
SON. inviting Senator lincoln IIul'ey |
Of Stetson University. to deliver ona
of his hum nrous addresses to the Joint !
session OF the legislature TONIGHT at 3
o'clock and ~ invite the girls from !
tho State College for Women tn be |
present in return for their courtesy
in havin~ the members Of the legisla- (
two 10 DINE with Thorn onSunday. was !
aTnntnd ~ tho house.
4 ~osalution introduced nv Mr. Mil |
fer NJ nuval was "dorted IN the ha,lse
nrroi7t'ng n ennnmitsee Of three from /
thc houen and two from the senate 10 |
innuiro into iha Moods nf The state in |
com nlctinG q definite and nerrnannnt |
systrm Of hard surfaced roads and |
ann"tairinc accnroteiv the number 81 /
r7iles thHt Shntr'd he ha-d-s,lrfacad in
tho stain. ard thnir condition. end tn
rpnort ami rprornmond to tho nnv' I
session 90 tho legislature tho cnartino
of such laws &c arc necessary to meet
the needs ot the state
Earris Resolution Killed.
A concurrent resolution by NJ. Har-
ris If P'nellas. that no legislation
shnuld he considered which is not in
i-nduced md brought to the attention
or me legislature prior to noon on
- DSday. December 3rd was voted
down iny,fhe house. A somewhat SIM
liar resolution has been adopted in the
senate. to the effect that no legisla-
tion not embraced in the call and sub
segment message Of the governor,
shall be considered at this. extraord-
inarv session ~ the legislature
DR.. Eiwond Meade. a special agent
of the rural economics bureau Of the
United States Department of the In
terror will address a joint session OF
the Legislature this evening.