The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-17
GOVERNOR SERVES NOTICE ON
LEGISLATORS INTENTION
EXERCISING HlSPOWER ROFVETO
Bills Will Be Enacted Just the
Same Over Veto If Vote Is
Unanimous, it Is Stated.
SENATE KEEPING
UP WITH IT'S WORK
Several Measures of General In
terest Were Taken Up in Both
Houses During Day.
(eY HERBERT A. FELkEL.)

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(1Y HERBERT A. FELkEL.9
Tallahassee. Fla. April 16.-Impor-
tant In the extreme IL the special
message OF Governor Cats sent to the
legisla ture today putting both branch
es on notice that he will veto any
and all local bills providing for radi-
cal changes In the various counties
and cities unless such bills contain
referendum clauses.
He says he will not be respOnsa6ie
for making laws for the people with
out any notice being served on
them and oft times against their wish
es All local bills will continue to
pass. however and will be enacted over
the governors veto II the local dele
cations are unanimous for them. It II
stated.
Again today, as the result Of the
general disposition Of the senate &c
keep close up with its work and ~
the same time give it's committees
all the opportunity to work. that body
cleared it's calendar. received q num-
ber of new bills, passed measures
from second to third reading. acted a
naily on some on some on third read.
ing, completed routine order Of bs1si-
ness and adjourned shortly after !
o'clock till Thursday afternoon.
Senators Igou and Carlton. members
OF the joint committee named 1T this
extraordinary session to report to this
session. a plan for q state system high
ways, introduced two msasures accom-
panied by the report. Tho biils carry
-out recommendations OF the committee
which include . constitutional amend
ment to bond the state for goo4 roads
the Abolition Of convict lease ayptens
and "a two mill tax to maintain prise
oners on public roads.
Reimburse Counties Preposed.
A bill to appropriate $l.23o.26 to re-
imburse counties and individuals that
loaned money to the state to defray
war time expenses Of state council
of defense. was defeated on final pass
a.e. A two thirds vote Of all senators
elected whether present or not was
necessary because the bill provided
for the appropriation not otherwise
contemplated or authorized by law.
The measure. which had been intro
duced by Senator Wilson. failed to
pass by a two thirds vote. 1t was
claimed by those opposing the bill that
1t would be a bad precedent to en-
courage boards of county commission
ers to spend or loan money in the
hope of a future legislature passing =
relief bill.
New Proposed Bills.
Senator johnson introduced an
law which will permit q roadstsr to be
converted into a cart by means of
building q box AFFAIR on the back and
still be in the IS limit.
1t was explained that many country
people have such conveyances which
should not be required to pay the same
rate az the high powered motor trucks
or touring cars.
MacWilliams introduced . bill pro-
viding for a local board Of visitors
for educational institutions now under
the board OF control, the new body to
consist OF citizens OF the town In
which school il situated.
Andrews. by request. introduced bill
to provide for state chemical depart
ment to be headed by the state chem
list, assisted by clerks. inspectors.
stenographers. bookkeepers, ETC.. for
the enforcement OF pure food ana drug
statutes.
Carlton proposed a measure to reg
ulatte child labor. It prohibits boys
under twelve years and girls under
1c selling newspapers in towns Of over
six thousand population and provides
tnat no DOy or Elrl un00f 0lxvo&n snail
work in store or ONCE or serve az
deiiverer of packages or a. messenger
in towns Of over six Thousand popu-
1ation.
The present law fixes age Of boys
at IL or under who shall not work I'm
stores, Offices, az messengers. etc., and
ximply provides that such boys to-
gether with girls under 16 shall nos
work more than six days . week and
eight hours day. The proposed Law
would prohibit all such work by chill
dren of both sexes under 18.
The president announces that the
state association Of county commia-
sioners was meeting In annual session
at the court house here today.
The president signed ana sent on
the road to executive ofices. Hully's
bill abolishing the criminal court OF
Volusia county and establishing a COM
mission form OF government In De-
Land.
Z Two house bills by woodruff, OF Or
enge. changing the form Of government
in Orlando and giving women the right
to vote in municipal elections there
passed the senate, but MacWilliams
and johnson voted against one grant
ing equal suffrage.
The house resolution. inviting con.
gressman Clark to address the logfsla.
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