The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
Bin BY Senator Stokes and Rep
resentative Caro- PASSES Inside
an Hour.
BOTH HOUSES GET
DOWN TO WORK
Two Platoon Firemen's Bill Is
Among Large Number Meas
ures Taken Up by Lawmakers.
fsY HsREERT EELkEl,

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(sY HERBERT FELkEL).
Tallahassee. Fla. April 14.-In less
than one hour today the Escambia
delegation passed n local bill giving
the school board Of Escambia county
the right to issue interest bearing time
warrants for the purpose OF erecting
a high school building to cost $780,
900 and to spend $4,000 to be raised
In the same manner on rural schools
Of the county. the grammar school of
the city and the Gonzalez Smith
Hughes Agricultural school
/ The bill authorizes the purchase of
|a site for the new high school build
ins.
Representative Caro- introduced the
bill in the house at the same time SEN
ator Stokes presented it in the senate,
where he Immediately had it passed
under waiver Of the rules and certf-
fled to the house where Mr.. Caro- took
it lip out Of senate messages, substi-
tuted the senats bill for the house
measure. passed Il and sent it on the
road to the governor.
Senator Doyle E-zCarlton introduc-
ed the so-cal1ed two platoon firemen's 8
bill applying to paid fire companies in
the larger cities Of the state. It Is the
same measure that was presented in
the house last week and provides for
two shifts Of firemen neither Of which
IL permitted 70 wofk ]. ever fonrteenE
heuEs exs The ns a. l14 -
.sssss > ;s'Iyil I6s .ae' :
Pausacola.
IA the senate today Dr. Lincoln HUI
10y proposed bin which provides for
Increasing pensions drawn by old SOL
diers to $z5.00 Z month. They now
draw $500. The Hulley bill does not
increase the number Of pensioners In
that state but adds ten dollars to the
amotnt each Of them shall draw. The
bin was referred cosnmittee on pen
siona.
ur Hulley passed and had immsd-
lately certified to the house = bill CIV
ing neLand commission form Of gov
4rpmsnt.
Two bills were introducsd in the
senate t6lMey to abolish 4be once Of
bond truatoep in this states designating
certain dapositaries and prescribing
tho duties Of county cpnunissioners
Who under the measut4e proposed
would be required to pe61srm the
duties and shoulder al resS Sbnsibilities
now attaching 70 the ollce Of bond
trustees. One = the hllls was intro
drced by Senator King and the other
by Senator WtlDon.
Every F1or3dian who aerved his
country in the array or navy in the
world war viii receive fron the state
will be indicative Of the service he
rendered. II bill introduced by SEN
ator MacWn1iams today becomes q law
an appfopriation for the purchase of
The medals 10 provided for in-the mea-
sure.
Houae opssds Up.
The house met at o'clock and at
high speed the remainder OF the after-
noon.
A COMMITTEES was appointed to ac.
with = committee from the senate to
review the Callkins revision of genera.
statutes and another committee to
draft resolutions upon the death of
Hon Herbert Moore. Of Wekulla coun-
II.
Many new bills Of statewide i'm
portance were introduces and a num-
Der Of local measures passed
Before taking up the REGULAR order
OF business the speaker ANNOUNCED
that under the provisions of an exist
ing statue 1t became his duty to ap-
pefnt committee Of five u act with
= alnilar committee Of three from the
senate. The duty OF s1id committee,
he announced would be 10 review the
rovinion Of the general Statutse OF the
stAfe which would b laid before this
eeeziou- He appointed on said COM
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