The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-19
ny HEReERT FELkEL.

Tallahassee. April lS.-Without one
word Of debate and in les than five
minutes after the joint resolution was
introduced by Senator W. L. Hughlett.
e constitutional amendment providing
for woman suffrage was submitted to
the people Of Florida by the senate
this morning and the resolution was
ordered immediately certified to the
house.
There were but five votes against
It Twenty-six nenatoro voted "aye.'
under the order Of Business known as
sstntroductiDnse q b13Io and Joint reeoiu-
t1u1Sa z vl,,cls - rached shor<ly after
g ec1aek -
serting the Thirteenth district. intro
duced the woman suffrage amendment
and moved that the rules be waived
and the resolution read q second time
Immediately instead of going over un-
der the rules.
Although 1t was known that the
resolution would receive the constitu-
tional three-fourths majority necessary
to submission of a constitutional
amendment In this state, Senator john
son moved that In view OF the i'm
portance OF the resolution 1t be referred
to the proper committee. This was
promptly voted down, the women lob
byists having agreed to withdraw thei-.
primary suffrage bill providing tha
constitutional amendment was speedily
submitted.
NJ. Johnson's motion was a substf-
tute. but the chair ruled that the mo-
tion Of Senator Hnghlett TO waive the
rules took precedence over the motion
to substitute. and 1t was on the vote
to waive the rules that Senator John
sons suggestion that the measure take
Its regular course was defeated. The
resolution was read a second time and
the roll called on OTIS final adoption.
Senator Bradshaw was absent, having
been excused because OF illness in his
family. Those voting may were SEN
ators Igou. Johnson, King, Mathis and
Turner.
sAutoists TO Get Refund.
Senator McLeodss bill to refund to
owners Of automobiles with a seating
capacity not exceeding five persons. all
license taxes collected by the comptrol-
Ter for 1918 in exces Of $500 for the
full year and $3.50 for the half year.
passed the senate today and Is now on
its way to the house. The bill instructs
and authorizes the state comptroller TO
refund some $35.0OO collected by his
department under a misinterpretation
of the law Of 1917. There was no dis
cussion when the bin came up on third
reading.
other General Measures.
Three other geenral measures were
passed by the senate today and certi-s
fled to the house. They were: A bill
for the relief OF A. T. Coleman, sheriff
OF Sumter county. Florida. for the loss
Of fees during his suspension from Of
flee. and bill making appropriations
to pay the e. o. Painter company for
freight paid by said company on -cer-
tain Supreme court reports.
A bill was introduced to slightly in
crease the fees of sheriffs in the small
er counties.
A letter from Congresman Frank
Clsrk said he appreciated the invita-
tion Of the legislature to addres it In
Joint session and would be here on the
23rd
The house resolution. inviting Alton
B. Parker to address the legislature on
the League OF Nations. was adopted
and special message from the COVER
nor urging the guarantee Of bank de-
posits was spread on the Journal but
not read. (as the result Of motion
yb Senator Johnson).
The committee substituted or the
mortgage bin Of the Live Stock
board, which was being read
1t the time OF adjournment yesterday,