The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

rs, a bill to protect the people against
compensation, compromise and agree
ments between insurance companies,
whereby rates of insurance were
raised or fixed. Pages 734, 735 Jour
nal of 1911.
On senate bill No. 4, bill provid-
ing for an inheritance tax, Mr.. Da-
Wis did not vote, but was paired with
the Journal is that if both were pres
ent Cone would vote "yea" and Davis
would vote "nay." Pages 933, 934
Journal of 1911
Mr.. Davis also voted against SEN
ate joint resolution No. PIG, relating
to suffrage and eligibility and includ-
ing what is known as the "grand-
father clause" Pages 1869, 1870,
Journal of 1911.
In the session of 1913, Mr.. Davis
voted against house bill 161, a bill
amending Chapter 1886, Laws of
Florida, creating a state board of
pensions, etc. The bill passed by 26
to 1. page 1898, Journal of 1917 /.
Mr.. Davis explained his vote by say
ing the bill would increase pensions
by $4,000 year in the aggregate.
This was a bill to increase pensions
of Confederate veterans.
During the session of 1913, when a
substitute for house bill No. 1913 was
pending, an amendment was offered
to the bill requiring street railways
renting advertising space in cars to
pay an annual tax of S. per car. Mr..
Davis voted against this amendment,
which would have taxed the corpora
tons for the benefit of the people.
| page POOP, Journal 1879
At the session of 1915, when house
joint resolution No. l, prohibition
amendment came up Mr.. Davis voted
against this resolution. page 274,
Journal of 1870. The resolution had
passed the house by the requisite
| three-ffths vote The vote in the
senate stood 18 for and Ii against,
but Senator Bitch changed from yea
to nay, SO he could move to recon
slider. Blitch's vote made 10 and il
Davis had voted yea there would
have been 20 for the resolution
which would have been three-ffths
and it would have passed, and might
have saved the state lot of trouble
| and expense.
At the same session, senate bill
222 was offered. The following amend
ment was offered to this bill: "Pro-
vided, that no Intoxicating liquors
wines or beer shall be sold or given
to any minor or any person who is al
the time drunk or intoxicated" Davis
voted against this amendment. pages
639-640, Journal of 1870.
An amendment was also offered re.
quiring saloons to close at O'Clock
in the evening instead of o'clock
Mr.. Davis voted against this. Page
GAL, Journal of 1879.
/ Then there was senate bill 10, Civ.
4 ing the state treasurer, on complaint
of citizens of discrimination of insur.
ance rates, power to investigate, pun.
ishing such discrimination, etc. Mr.
| Davis voted to strike out the enact.
ing clause. page 1419, Journal Of
1850 He also voted to indefinitely
postpone senate bill 10. page 142a
Journal of 1879.
And senate bill 334, making it un.
lawful for intoxicated persons tt
| drive an automobile in Florida. Mr.
Davis voted against the bill. The
vote was 81 for and l against. Page
1927, Journal of 1879.
Session of 1915, senate bill 314, al
lowing cities and towns to adopt
/ charters and amend their own char
tiers, Mr.. Davis voted against the
bill. pages 1625-1626, Journal 1879
! At the session of 1917, senate joint
resolution No. a. prohibition amend
ment, Mr.. Davis voted for the resolu.
ton, but said he voted for it because
he believed the people of his district
favored it. He was against it. (See
1 pages 208-209, Journal of 1910.
Senate bill No. LA, relating to
schools: Mr.. Davis offered an amend.
ment that in elections in school dis.
tricts to determine if free schoo
books should be furnished, none bu-