The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-28
IN notice as to the fun purport of his

on notice as to the full purport of his
resolution.
The introduction of the dividing res
olution was looked upon by many of
the members of the house as a sort
of joke at first. But they soon found
that it was no joke so far as Mr..
Mathis is concerned. Nor is it a joke
with a large number of the members
of the house. It will require three
fifths Of all the members elected to
the huose. or 81 votes in favor of the
resolution to pass it. There is no way.
OF course to definitely tell in advance
what the exact vote will be. but from
the discussion this morning and from
the forecasts OF the house by men well
versed in this kind of thing. it is be-
lieved that large majority are in
favor of passing the measure.
The starting of the resolution was
carefully looked after. There was no
waving of the rules and reading the
resolution by title only. The rules
had to be waived of course to get it
to third reading on the same day it
was introduced. but in each instance
the provisions of the constitution We're
carefully complied with, before read
isg the resolution the third time
Mr.. Mathis, of Holmes county, the
introducer Of the resolution, opened
the discussion for it's passage on third
reading. He recalled to the house
that he had promised some days age
to Introduce this resolution the next
morning. That he had not done so
then for reasons arising after the
promise was made. That it was now
introduced through no. Feelings of re-
sentiment against any one or against
any section. He believed that the
time had arHved in the history of
the state when such division as that
proposed in his resolution and bill
would be the very best thing that
could happen for both ends OF the
state. The proposed division was not
only geographically the correct one to
make. but it was such as the widely
interests of the people
would suggest.
Mr.. Folks, Of Marion county, OBJ
jected to any division scheme, but he
most objected to the West Florida |
people dividing the state SO as to give |
to them all the cream.
Mr.. Brooks, of Monroe county. |
quickly resented this insinuation that |
the western part of the state was SUI
perior to the section he lives in. We |
insist that we have the cream Of the |
state and will retain it in this pro- (
posed division, he said. South Florida !
was willing to the proposed division. /
he declared, and he believed the mem |
bers of that section would vote with /
him to pass the resolution and the /
bill
Mr.. Perry, of Lee county. said it /
was ridiculous to talk about Florida
having the cream of the state left
after the southern part had been cut |
off. 1t was his opinion that South
Florida would have all the cream, and |
there would only be left to Florida |
that which underlies the cream. Dis
carding a spirit of levity and contin-
uing in real earnest, he declared he |
favored the proposition for the good /
he believed it would do both sections
of the state.
Mr.. Scruggs, of Leon county, OPP |
posed the resolution. He said that he |
realized that in the progress of states.
as in the rearing of families, there |
often comes "a time when there must |
be a parting of the ways in the inter |
est of forward strides of good gov
eminent. When the time comes, he |
declared, when South Florida de-
mands to be separated from the moth
er state, we will give her our bless
ings. But thank God that time has
not yet arrived. He intimated this res
olution was introduced at this time
for the purpose of filibustering agains.
time, but failed to state just why.
Mr.. Greene, of Bradford county, said
that at first he thought the introduce