The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-02
Drug Stores May Sell A1co-
hol for Medicinal and Me-
Cnanical Uses II cloo, sss5s e
Bill Passes.
OTHER MEASURES
KEEP SENATE BUSY
Considerable Time is Taken
Up in Argument Concern
ing Employment of Secret
Prohi Detectives.
(sY HEReERT FELkEL.l

Tallahassee, Fla, May Tomorrow
| at 1880 the senate will consider the
temperance committees general bill
amending act of the extraordinary ses-
sion for enforcement of the state wide
! prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition, it having been made special
order for thtat hour, May 2.
1t places the sale of alcohol for me-
chanicaI and medical purposes in the
hands of drug stores, providing heavy
penalties for it's unlawful sale, pro-
hibits the sale of brandy and whiskey
| on physicians prescription as permit
ted now, imposes heavy penalties on
those selling intoxicating extracts and
patent medicines to be used as bev-
erages and tightens up the present law
in several particulars.
1t permits, however, the possession
of as much as four quarts of liquor
in ones home provided it was there
before January /, last.
The joint temperance committees
bin to authorize the employment of
detectives was passed by the senate to-
day but not till after it had been
amended on motion of Senator Mac
| Williams to provide that the county
| commissioners instead of the circuit
| judges and prosecuting attorneys
should employ experienced men to fer
| ret out crimes whenever it be deemed
necessary.
Senator's Russell and MacWilliams
stated they considered the sheriffs of
their respective counties competent 20
enforce the prohibition laws without
the aid of special detectives.
Chairman Stokes of the senate tenn
pefance committee defended the bill
and opposed the amendment. He stat
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assist in the running down of all kinds
| of criminals and not for enforcement.
of the temperance laws. Alone. He
also said that the bill contemplated
only the occasional employment of de-
| tectives in special cases and only in
counties where the services of extra
officers seemed to be necessary.
HuehIet Says Let v. S. Government
Do II.
Senator Hughlett said he understood
the federal government was making
extensive preparation for enforcement
of the liquor laws after July 1 and that
I'VE have surrendered our states
rights and the law in the future will
be made and enforced from the CEN
tralization of authority at Washing
ton" He understood that thousands of
government detectives had been en-
ployed and that enough of them to
enforce the war prohibition would be
turned loose in Florida after July l.
Senators Stokes and Carlton feared
the amendment, which was adopted,
would seriously cripple the bill because
the proceedings of the county commits
sioners are printed in numbers of the
counties and their meetings held open
ly.
Cotton Bill Reconsidered.
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which the Carlton bill to establish
board of charities and correction was
killed on yesterday was reconsidered
TODAY on motion of Senator Wilson
and the bill passed by vote OF II
to II.
If the house and the governor act
fayorabIy on the measure the. state
prison farm. the hospital for the in
sane and the industrial schools Tor
boys and girls will be placed under
rev unsalaried board, functioning SIM
ilary to the board of control.
Senator Hughlett introduced a meas
IRE prohibiting and providing for pen
alties for Setting on fire or burning
of forest woods, lands or marshes
Senator johnson proposed bill 20
definite regulate domestic and 1orelgn |
investment companies
several local measures were intro |
duced and some of them passed under
waiver of the rules. and Senator But |
Ter submitted a bill to amend the pres
ent divorce laws. providing that par
ties seeking legal separation must re-
side in the state one year before
divorce can be granted. The bill also
nrovides that no divorce may be grant
ed If both parties are guilty of adult-y
or if they committed adultry Tor the
rurpose of obtaining divorce.
Senator Igou introduced two bills
one to appropriate 100000 for an ad-
dition 10 tie capitol building here
and the other to confer the right or
eminent domain on the board OF state
institutions.
Senator Crosby introduced meas
ure to require a license from the
county commissioners in order to carry
or have in ones possession an auto
attic rife or shotgun, and making the
present laW in regard to revolvers ap-
oly TO automatic rifles and shotguns
as we'll
Many small Measures
Senator Wilson introduced Dill
% vest in the L L board the riparian
Fights and title of all reclaimed lands
In the Everglades on the edges OF