The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-10
LEGISLATORS AND
LEGISLATION
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(HY JOHN G. TRlcE.9

Tallahassee. May 9.--The return or
Mr.. ellis Of Walton county to his
seat in the house this week was the
occasion of rejoicing by all the mem
bers of that body. Mr.. ellis has been
absent more than two weeks on ac-
count OF the last illness and death OF
his daughter, the idol of his heart
and the occurrence has drawn heavily
upon his vitality.
Trust a lawyer to know the pulse
beats Of the people. They are SO ac-
customed to camouf1aging guilty der
fendant, that they may not always
tell all they know. but they are stu
dents of human nature just the same
and absorb a whole lot at that But
for the legal profession, it is very
likely the sherifes compensation would
have been topped with a provision
allowing a $500 reward for every vio-
lation of the prohibition laws in this
state. Then conviction for these OF
lenses would have been almost out OF
the question The prohibition lawyers
knew 1t, and. these same men stood
between the prohibition enthusiasts or
the house and this folly.
The hope is expressed at the capital
that the house has at last found the
proper solution of the vexed question
of the regulation of private and de-
nominational schools. Without decld-
ing the question of right to keep such
a close espionage over and assuming
such a dictatoria1 attitude OF control.
it is pointed out that what is good
for the public schools OF the state
must of necessity be good for the prl-
vate schols.
According to the live stock COM
rntttee. who doubtless speak with au-
thority, the federal government abso-
lt1tely refuses to render aid to the
people of Florida for continuance OF
an educational campaign in the IN
terest of tick eradication, but 1t will
render financial assistance II the leg
islature will assume the role OF die
tator and compel the people OF Flor
ida to dip.
Mr.. Moore who represents Franklin
county in the house, is believer IN
committee work for the bettermeut
of legislation. He declares through
This method only can the full mean
ing of every measure presented De III
gested and analysed. And the gen
tleman from Franklin is not alone
in that belief.
E,vervbody connected with the house
seems to be of the opinion the sher-
IFS of the smaller counties are en-
titled to more pay for the work they
do. Not only the cost of living mas
increased, but the cost of pursuing
criminals has largely increased. hence
these officials are more than any other
county official entitled to increase COM
pensation. But it is the view of some
of the members that if the sheriffs
are not satisfied with what the hour
gave them they ought to be-
The sheriff Of Hillsborough county
is regarded at the capital as a prod
ICY. His fame IS abnormally niieo
with the milk of human kindness and
love toward those who have to carry
the burden of his office. Mr. Wilder.
the speaker of the house, is authority
for the statement he gets ten thou
sand dollars a year, net and that Is
ALI he wants. He is the only living
specinen of his kind out of captivity
The Hon. J. Hampton Jones, one OF
the representatives from Nassau coun-
tv. has come to the conclusion. from
his own admission, that he sometimes
talks too much. He says he came TO
the capital at the beginning OF the
session with some ideas of legislation
in his head, but he talked about them
so much other members of the house
got to the calendars ahead or MIN
with the bills. Other ideas he says are
now Matching from the same source
but he will be burned II ne Is solns
to talk about them until he gets his
bills before the house.
Last night it was noted tnal the
capital city roosters woke up about
three minutes before the town clock
struck twelve, and awakened the
echoes of the old red hills with their
Growing. How do you suppose those
birds found out the clocks had peen
moved forward a couple of hours,
INQUIRED one listener. Guess they are
college educated cocks, promptly re-
sponded DIR. j. A. Hagan, the repre-
sentative from Wakulla county
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