The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-10

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on second reading passed by the senate
and Immediately certified to the house
q local bill relating to the employment
Of police onlcers by the city Of Palatka
and another local measure providing
for the election Of an assessor Of taxes
for the city Of Palatka and fixing his
ter Of ONCE.
Local Bills.
A local bill proposed by Senator
Wilson Of the twenty-seventh district
amending the charter OF the city OF
Sarasota. giving authority for the es-
tablishment Of municipality owned gas
and electric plants without acquiring
any such plants now In existence also
passed the senate under waiver OF the
rules and was certified to the house.
Senator Mcleod introduced . bill
providing for the refund by the comp
troller Of al automobile license moneys
collected under the law OF 1917 which
has since been declared by the SUI
preme court to be Unconstitutional In
the total amount to about $4,000.
/, A local bill passed and Immediately
certified to the house iegaiixes the
issuances OF bonds to tho amount Of
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Daytona Beach.
The report OF state Auditor J. WIN
Yon was received and ordered spread
on the journal its contents also were
referred to the committee on finance
and taxation.
The governors message received
Tuesday was referred to the commit
tee on executive communications.
DR.. Hulley's successful league Of ma
lions resolution follows:
Whereas. the civilized nations OF
the earth have been involved In
costly. CHASTITY world war. and
Whereas, the hearts OF the people
In all lands are weary of strife. and
Whereas. the representatives of
the government OF the United States
are endeavoring to bring about
league of nations to insure q perma-
nent peace.
Therefore. be 1t resolved. by the
senate. the house OF representatives
concurring. that we endorse the prin-
cipal OF q league OF nations and thar
we express our entire confidence in
President Woodrow Wilson and his
conferees in Paris and that we endorse
their efforts both for world peace and
for a league of nations.
The senate adjourned until II
o'clock Thursday morning Mt which
time 1t IL expected the standing COM
mittees to be named by President
Calkins Will be announced.
Houee Hoids Short Session.
The house session OF the house OF
representatives was short this morn
ing. 1t lasted only about three quar-
tiers OF an hour. Soon after that body
,loH lrar thoA
it was his intention to complete the
committee. of the house tomorrow
morning. To do this he said 1t would
be necessary for the body to give him
az much time as possible today to APP
ply to this work.
After calling OF the roll and shor.
r-ayer By the chaplain. by direction Of
the speaker Miss McCaskill was sworn
in as reading clerk OF the house. On
account of a slight indisposition she
was not present yesterday when her
election took place and could not be
sworn in at that time. Rep. Crews
Of Bradford county, who Is a justic5
Of the. peace. administered the oath.
A buzzing of conversation in the
galleries called for the drastic action
by the speaker. He. sent q page for
tho sergeant-at-arms and directed
that official to see that order was kept.
The disturbers of the proceedings
forthwith decided to adopt the better
part OF valor and 1t was not necessary
even to further reprimand any during
the whole session.
Members OF the large legislative
committee OF the Florida State Teach
er's Association arrived here today in
the interest OF certain proposed legis-
lation endorsed by the educational in
terests of the state In annual conven-
ton. DIR. Fons A. Hathaway, county
superintendent OF Duval county. and
Prof Dixie NJ. Hollins, who holds the
came position In Pinel1as county, az
rived with the other educators.
A letter was read from Hon. Ernest