The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-07
LEGISLATORS AND
LEGISLATION
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LEGISLATION 9
(5Y JOHN c. TRlcE).
Tallahassee, May ga bunch of
disappointed political plotters We're
hemoaning an energetic failure to get
the legislature made a particeps
criminis to one OF their little local
schemes they had expected to easily
steer through the courtesy channel
How the devil do you expect to do
anything on cigarettes and Matches
significantly inquired a successful pilot
of many ambitious hopes
when came here consulted the
Lord about the many duties that would
confront me, declared member of the
house the other day. But I had at
that time never heard of the live stock
sanitary board as a dictator to this
body. and never asked the Lord any,
thing about it.
1.-THE best way to reach a man is
through his stomach" philosophises an
old writer. The women of Wakulla
county must be familiar with that doc
trine. At any rate they enraptured
those who attended the Waukulla
Springs picnic in that self same man
ner. Rep. Folks, of Marion county.
was so Full after the dinner had
been served that he had to make pub
lie announcement Of emotions that
that stirred his innards."
At the wakulla Springs picnic an
effort was made to pursuade Rep.
Marshall to permit his name to be an
snounced as a prospective candidate for
the position of Comm issioner of Agri-
culture of Florida But the gentlemen
from Broward county declined. He
said his star of political hope beck
oned in another direction, where a
larger field of endeavor opened up and
different atmosphere prevailed.
Ex-Gov Albert W. GiIchrist Is at the
capital this week shaking hands With
the legislators and renewing old ac-
quaintances among Tallahassee people.
Mr. Gilchrist is, excepting only Gov
ernor Blaxham one of the most popular
men here that ever occupied the execu-
tive chair, and when he comes to
town he is one of s'the boys"
May we all rest under the shadow
of Thy love, forever" was part of the
chief executives blessing at the pic
mic table at WaukuIla Springs last
Saturday Until that blessed moment
this writer was. under the impression
Gods love was the light of the world.
The metaphor has not changed that
view.
Captain Blount and his tank captured
the crowds while at the capital.
Whether they were as successful in
emptying the pocket books of the tight
wads or not, is another question.
There is some talk of introducing a
bill at this session of the legislature
to pay those who lost fruit trees by
the operations of the citrus canlxer
eradicators. 1T would bankrupt the
state" declared a popular member of
the house, That does matter" re-
piled another member. IF some one
will introduce it I viii vote for it."
The saying that a calm always fol-
lows storm was notably demonstrate
ed at the opening of the house ses-
sions 70 rthe week. Those members
of the last weeks session We're as
meek as lambs, and the business of
the house moved as smoothly as a new
car running on a macadam road
Salaries of the superintendent and
other attaches of the State Hospital
for the Insane viii be fixed by the
Board of Commissioners of State In
situations (the cabinet) instead of by
statute of 1899 as as at present and
the name of that institution win be
changed to the Florida State Hospital.
the insane part being dropped, If a i
bin introduced today by Senator King
becomes a law.
A public hearing on the SingIetary
bill authorizing the sale of the Ever
glades was announced today for 9
O'Clock on the evening of Wednesday.
The bill has passed the senate and is
now before the house COMMITTEES W6ich
will meet in the main chamber OF that
body to hear from those interested In
the passage or defeat of the measure
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