The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-14
LEGISLATIVE ODDS
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fey HERsEaT FELkEL.)

Tallahassee, April 1S.-We Should
have constitutional convention and
the result ought to be a document
not over three typewriter pages dou-
ble-spaced'', said Senator James F.
Calkins, of the 10th district. president
convened made himself famous by his
aphorism that '.te present constitution
is an instrument that shackles Florida
to the past" He believes that there
is no danger of Bolshevism taking
hold of the convention and creeping
into the constitution, which he says
ought to contain a short bill OF rights
f01tUWed By a few general provisions
1t ought to be so general and short
that it would never have to be no
danger or fghting over the prepara-
tion OF such a document. Prohibition
doesn't belong in there, neither did local
option: all such things should be left
open so that the legislature can meet
the changing conditions of the ages
as the sentiment Of the people demands
without the red tape of amending the
constitution and testing out in the su
preme court every bill that is enacted
to see whether or not it is constitu-
tional, according to Senator Calkins.
Five important insurance measures
were favorably acted upon by the
house insurance committee which was
in session practically all day yester-
day, State Treasurer John c. Luning
meeting with committee by invitation
of that body. Other insurance meas
ures are in the hands of the commit
tee and are being considered.
The house good roads committee and
the joint good roads committee holding
over from the extraordinary session
have held numerous meetings in the
past few days. calling In members of
the state road department at times,
but no definite report as yet has been
framed.
-bfiik
Senator ". A. MacWilliams will
make a friend Of every newspaper
man in Florida who is not already
swearing by him when he introduces
his memorial to congress in the shape
or q concurrent resolution asking that
the zone system postal law be re-
pea1ed. It's operation has been most
expensive to all newspapers and maya
zines. has decreased their circulatfons
and has not improved the postofiice
department or lessened it's operating
expenses. Il Is said.
Hon. A. Cary A. Hardee. twice speak
er of the house-in Is and '17-now n
candidate for governor of the great
state OF Florida, has been greeting
friends and admirers at the capital
for several days. He says all this talk
OF late years about the railroads. teIe-
graphs, telephones, wireless, hard high
ways, etc. bringing cities and towns
close togheter and making the worl
smaller reads all right, but that any
man who attempts to campaign Just
this one state from end to end viii
md out that it's a pretty big world
we live in and that Florida is truly a
great state.
Senator MacWilliams. one of the
most active and valuable members
OF the legislature. is preparing a bill
10 prohibit foreign language newspa-
pers In Florida The measure, which
probably win be introduced Monday.
provides that II any newspapers, mag
axine or periodical prints q paraRraph
IN foreign language IL must print
the Engltsh translafton In q parallel
column Te bin ID aimed at any enemy
propaganda that may be attempted In
this state In future
Fred G. Warde, who is well remem-
bered at Tallahassee where he used To
come In years long past as a member
OF the third house and to lobby : bff
- spending = few days at the capital
this week Now he is lobbying for the
city Of Fort Myers. He IL secretary
Of the board Of trade there and Il
boosting the town with every breath.