The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-24
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LEGISLATIVE
ODDS AND ENDS
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BY JOHN c. TRIcE.

Tallahassee. May 23.-There was
some notable lodging the other day
when the question of going TO the
Everglades was up in the house. There
was only one thing to be seen In the
visions of the future by many OF the
members. that being, what are the
people at home going to say.
Discussing the citrus canker bill in
the house one day this week. Mr..
Lewis. OF Jackson, exclaimed in that
roof raising voice of his, the time
has arrived when the people of Flor
ida will not submit any longer or
course. he was referring to the ex-
travagant appropriation, which he
characterized as the most gigantic
place supplying legislation he had ever
known. But the people are submit
ting. and the legislature piling on the
jobs Compulsory dipping and com
pulsory school attendance both have
the citrus canker law skinned a block
for making new jobs.
Mr. Weaver, of Taylor county, said
if it was so necessary to continue the
canker eradication work, and the cit
rus business was so wealth producing
floor of the house, he could not see
why the growers were unwilling TO
shake themselves loose from one single
penny on a box to help pay for it. He
said it seemed to him the citrus people
grew hot and cold on the floor of the
house. When citrus eradication, he
said is under discussion, the growers
are very poor, but when other mat
terS are being discussed it is the
largest and wealthiest industry in the
state.
Committee work in the house is
now almost a thing of the past with
a majority of the committees. This
being the case, and three sessions a
a day of the house provided for until
the end of the session, there ought
to be some bills passed between now
and the adjournment.
Mr.. Whyte, of st. Lucie county, has
been paying his respects to the chief
executive this week. He says that he
was promised the st. Lucie fish bill
would be signed just as soon as it
reached the governor, but it was We
toed instead.
~ oCSSAOA VI tie l0SlSldIuT0 ever
accomplished more in the short time
1t was sitting than the extra session
last winter. During that session the
same members of the house We're here,
but they were allowed to smoke while
at work, and they kept their seats
Few, if any, legislative bodies were
ever further behind than the house at
present. The members have not been
allowed to smoke when they were at
work, and the hall is full OF them all
the time. Many a record vote during
this session would likely have been
different had all the members been in
their seats.
Another thing in this connection
The senators have always been rather
lax in the enforcement of the smok-
ing rule-frequently abandon it alto
gether as to the members. It is also
noted for keeping a clean calendar,
and for holding shorter session, find
ing time to adjourn over from Friday
until Monday morning during all but
the very last days of the session, and
to enjoy the golf links in the after
| noon. Yet the house holds the view
| that it is unethical to smoke while
! legislating, but wants to be known as
| progressive body.
This writerwould like to sit in the
| house all the time and hear all that