The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-31
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sumption Of some people that they can
run over him measures reekins
politics. by simply stating tnaL NON
ing of the kind is invovled- ne ui
rot saw this privately either. he lrioi
tc, make il perfectiy plain on the moor
of the house Tuesday afternoon.
The approach OF an electrical storm
cut short the session of the houss
Tuesday night, and for that reason
did not get through with the pians
mapped out for it. The house caienaa-
was cleaned of local bills. inciuan ~
tLose introduced in the mouse Isn.
up TO that very day. Bur the ssn 49,
bills so they could be taken up py tne
house at the nigh session and olsposeu
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1t is not sa hard to please the COM
pulsorv dipping people after ALL Since
the senate killed their pet measure they
are as smiling as ever. We still nave
a good law in the local option meas
ure," they declare. Some of them even
go so Tar as to sa ythey believe that
better results can be obtaine6 by the
provisions OF that act than by the one
they tried so hard to pass.
Mr.. Phillips of Columbia county. Is
one of the happiest men around the
capital these days The killing OF tire
compulsory dipping bill in the senate
is responsible for this exuberent state
of mind of the gentleman from Column
bia- He declares that only one thing
could have suited him better. ana tnat
would have been for the measure
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Mr. Marshall. of Broward county,
says he thinks the legislature is go
ing to accept his amendment provid-
ing for an eight million dollar Ave PER
cent bond issue for good roads. IL!
amount to be increased as soon as the
auto license tax viii ltake care OF
greater amount. 1t certainly received
O whiirl wind start, being unanimoue-
ly reported favorably by the house
committee on constitutional amerd-
ments within three hours after its
introduction.
The number of bills in the house
reached the eight hundred mark Tues
. day morning, and are now rapidly
climbing toward another hundred. Yet
l. was stated yesterday that only Al
even two dozen general bills he
reached the governor up to that time
for his approval. There will, however
be no derth of local laws at the end
of the session. II there is a county ~
the state that ha snot already got
from one to half a dozen local laws
Iassed It would be rereshing to have 1t
pointed out And great many of them
have not stopped at the last figure
mentioned.
Tuesday was the hottest day of the
session, and maybe of any other ses-
sion. That is. it WAS the most do
pressing The temperature was not Sd
high, and there was a good breeze
blowing, but the humidity was so low
that it was difficult to keep comfort
abue, even under a fan. This was fol-
electrical storm-a half dozen of them
III fact. This relieved the temperature,
but is is said TO have done considerable
damage In the near section.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in what the governor is going
game bill. The opposition to this
measure ha snow been transferred to
his office and the outcome is awaited
with interest. Mr.. Scruggs is of the
opinion the governor will sign it, be-
cause the referendum clause was at
tached to 1t before 1t was passed I'm
der this provision, an election is to
be held on Tuesday after the first Mon
Gay in September.
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