The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-01
CREATIONOF
new CIRCUIT
UP TO HOUSE
NEW SEVENTEENTH WOULD EN-
BRACE COUNTIES OF ORANGE,
oScEOLA AND LAkE-SENATE
VOTE, 17-f2.
g HERRERr FELkEL.

Tallahassee, May 31.-Senator Igou
today took up his bill to create a new
judicial circuit to be known as the
18th, advanced it through second and
third reading, passed IL and had the
action OF the senate Immediately GER
titled to the house. The new circuit
win contain Orange. Osceola and
Lake counties, leaving Brevard, Vo-
Iusia ard Seminole In the old seventh
circuit. while the fifth judicial circuit
viii cor sist of Marion Sumter, Citrus
and fernando, Lake having been TAX
err out of that circuit and placed in
the new seventeenth.
The vote on the final passage of
the bill was taken after spirited
debate In which Senators SingSetary
and Roland opposed the creation OF an
additional circuit and Senators Igou
and Carlton, the latter as chairman OF
the committee which had recon-
nended the bill fayorably, spoke in
favor o. division.
Senator Sing1etary read letters and
s4etitions protesting against the bill
and declaring that there was no con-
gestion Of the dockets and no demand
from the bar of the old circuits for
division. The Marlanna senator de-
to make new jobs for politicians at
the expense OF the people. The one
created last session to contain his
county -kAs unnecessary, he said, and
he had been against it,
Judge Wilson is my friend and I
wouldn't do anything to hurt him."
said Mr.. Singletary, "but he hasn't
got enough to do. There is not enough
work to keep him busy six months
In the year. He has a good time and
attends to all his private business.
He is president of the bank. TIA"
circuit created the other day for Polk
county was not needed, and if I had
been here I would have voted against
Il. Whenever you make a new cir
cult you make a place for a judge
at $500 a year, TO say nothing 81
the state attorney and other expenses.
Senator Igou said he resented the
statements made in the letter that
Senator Singletary had read from
Judge Bullock, to the effect that poll
ticians we're behind the forming OF
this new circuit. Il have a letter
received from the judge this morn
ing" sad Mr.. Igou, saying that he
is taking no part in the question.
II never have Introduced a bill IN
this legislature or any other for the
purpose of playing politics. 1t is a
pity that the judges Of the state have
been forced into politics by having
been placed on the ticket. When I
Introduce or support a measure 1t Is
because I believe it will operate for
the best interests of the people of
the state" Most Of these petitions
and resolutions against the circuit
were sent to the capital before the
boundaries had been settled and the
differences. adjusted. He read letters
and kilograms to show that there was
great demand for division and that
the work of the present seventh cir
cult was too heavy for one judge and
one state attorney.
The vote on the final passage of
the bill follows:
Ayes: Senators Anderson, Carlton,
Cash, Crawford, Eaton, Hughlett. HUI
ley, Igou. King Lowry, Mathis, Moore,
oliver, Rowe, Russell, Stokes and
Turner. an.
Nays: Senator'S Andrews, Baker,
Bradshaw, Butler, Crosby, Johnson,
Mac williams, Malone. Plympton. Ro-
land, Singletary and Wilson. (12).