The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-29
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LEGISLATIVE
ODDS AND ENDS
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BY JOHN c. TRlcE.

Tallahassee, May 27-With only ten
more working days for the regular
session of 1919 left, and all of the
greatest problems of the session yet
unsolved, it is difficult to See just
now the thing is going to end. The
general revenue, or taxation, bill has
Just gone over to the senate and those
florldlans who think the bill passed
by the house would bankrupt The
realty owners of the state are relying
on the Senate to make of it what
they call a sane bill. In that event.
1t is problemat4cal what the house
will do. Many OF the members of the
house freely admit they do not know
anything about the bill-that they fol-
lowed the leadership of those whom
they thought they could follow to lead
them right.
In case the senate should take the
view that the bill would be reuinous
to the landed interests of the state,
and eliminate all the radical changes
In the present law, the question is,
will they continue the same fealty
to their leaders. In case they should,
the probabilities are that a deadlock
would follow. But if they should
break away from the leadership in
the house. for whom Mr. Weaver is
the spokesman, then it might be pos
sible to clear the decks in time to
handle some of the most important
now pending.
1t has been charged that the intro
duction of the state division resolu-
ton was a fiIibuster It is generally
conceded that no such intention was
entertained by Mr.. Mathis, but it is
claimed that he never could have go.
the encouragement he did but for the
reason that other members desired
to delay legislation until certain com
promises on other matters could be
arranged, because they were afraid
certain other bills might be called up
and passed that would absolutely
Illustrate the plans of certain lead
ers.
If it be true that such was the pur-
pose, it BODIES ill for general 1egisla-
| ton, very little of which has been
passed, because there is no possible
way of telling where it will end. There
are any number of measures still be-
fore the house upon which it is pos
sible to filibuster longer than the re-
mainder of the present session. The
game bill, the fish bill, the license
tax bill and the general appropriation
bill are only some of those upon which
1t is possible to spend a lot of time.
An extra session is the very last
| thing that the members could be
accused of wanting. If there is any
one thing they can be accused of be-
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the session. But the fact remains that
| II something is not done, and done
quickly, there is going to arise a ne
cessity for an extra session. What the
governors attitude will be has not
been taken into account. for an emer-
gency could arise giving him no dis
erection in the matter. It is hoped by
the members that this will not hap
pen. but the trouble is there is no
concentrated opinion of how to pre-
vent it.
Tallahassee. May 2s.-Talk about
! fish stories, DR.. J. A. Hagan, the rep
resentative from Wakulla county, has
the best one yet. STILL he is SO modest
the writer has not heard of his tell
| ing 1t since he came to the capital.
L
ture met the doctor caught an eight
pound fresh water trout in his wood
! pile. Or rather, he shot the intruder
| If you do not believe it, ask the Wa
kulla representative. In, the Language
of Mark Antony, The says so. and he
| is an honorable man.
| Quite number of the attaches ana
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ture spent Sunday at Wakulla Springs
where they have mineral water, good
eats, fine bathing and refreshing
breezes the year round. Some of the
water down there is said to be actually
! Intoxicating If taken too freely.
The gentleman from Lee, Mr.. Per-
ry, says he is dreadfully in earnest
about getting up his reapportionment
Dill He says he is willing to be the
target for all the criticism that would
naturally follow such tactics, and
| block every other piece of legislation
until the end of the session, or force
| the house to take UP and dispose of
this bill. He is not sure, however
that he can get enough of the mem
bers to follow his lead to put this into
| effect. He is working on it, however,
and declares he will resort to that
method If he secures the strength
necessary.
News comes to the capital that
some of the cattle raisers in adjoin-
ing counties are getting rid of their
cattle as rapidly as they can. They
are of the opinion that it is better
to go out of the business than COM
ply with law or become violators of
the law
In some quarters the constitution is
thought to be a terrible impeachment