The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-06
Pension Bill is Debated On
Last Full Day and Many
Old Soldiers Will be Bene-
fitted.
ACTION ON SUFFRAGE
IS YET POSSIBLE
Road Measures Are Now in
Good Shape to Go to Gov
ernor-Rose-McRae Quar-
rel is Again Aired.
feY HERBERT FELkEL.)

Tallahassee, Fla, June 5-Many fea-
trues marked this afternoons session
of the house. Members working against
time stopped for debate over the special
pension bill to grant pension to w. H
FL. Altman, Confederate soldier who
served during the war in F1oridl
regiment and has recently returned TO
the state. The house yesterday re-
fused to pass a special act to grant
him pension.
A companion bill passed the senate
and came over with senate messages
today was passed with an amendment
was added to include all cases where
residence of a year is shown. Also
PASSED an amendment 70 the genera
pension act to include the nlil1la y
other states which were barred from
pensions by the state of Florida
During the debate Altman stood with
General" Ed. Bailey, of Monticello.
Both old men with arms around eacn
other made a deep impression on the
house and softened the hearts or leg
islators who laid down the gap py
adopting an amendment to the genera
law in a special act
The house sustained the governor N
his veto of an act reducing the stato
health levy to one fourth of mill
which the senate had passed over MS
veto.
Late this afternoon Governor Cats
sent a special message to the legisia
ture recommending ratification Oh It's It's
suffrage amendment which the u
Congress- adopted yesterday. The gov
| in rQqlIIar an0
due order it would add an imperishable
laurel to the state to be the first state
in tb. union to recognize woman as the
aoi,aI of man in the right Of suffrage
The secretary of state says Wnlie
M cArtification of state amendment has
been made none are usually made. Ihe
,roh ibftfon amendment ratified at spe-
cial session was ratified without GER
t,ficate to State 1t is understood the
resolution of ratification is ready an6
.. poll is being taken preliminary Z
introduction.
The road measures are now IN gooe
shN1e go to the governor for MS ap'
J nroyaI The senate concurred IN tn'
| house amendments and an EFFORT 10 re-
consider the vote by which the senat'
adonted the resolution proposing thu
amendment to the constitution provio'
ing for a bond issue of five per cen
of assessed valued failed.
/ The special committee to Investigate
friction between Commissioner OF Agrl
! culture McRae and State Chemist Ros'
/ reported today and found no serious
basis for the charges made by Ros
lasinst McRae for failure to enforc'
! the pure food and fertilizer laws. tn
ecommittee reported that blame Tor non
| enforcement of the laws appeared t
I lest on the solicitor OF the crimina
court of record of Duval county TO
failure to prosecute. The commltte
found differences between heads o
| these departments temperamental an
! de setored the states interests suffering
from a lack of harmony between thes
| officials.
Eli Futch, of Alachua, succeeded i
getting his resolution proposing sub
mission of an amendment to the con
stitution to call a constitutional con
cention TO revise the state constitution
again before the house on motion I
reconsider the vote by which it faile
of adoption yesterday.