The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-03
All Except Half An Hour
Was Given to Dipping
Bill Which is Still Not
Disposed of.
RECESS rs TAKEN
UNTIL MONDAY A. M.
Serious Charges Are Made
Against Shell Fish Com
missioner BY Mr. Mario of
Citrus County.
fRY INo. c. TRIcEl-

Tallahassee, May with the ex-
ception of little more than half an hour
this has been a day given over in the
house to the question of compulsory
dipping.
A tempest sprung from the western
side of the house during consideration
Of the matter and was added to by
other things until at one time it look
ed like it would be out, but oil was fl
nally poured upon the troubled waters
by the introducer of the bill moving
to recommit it together with an amend
men offered by Mr.. Epperson of Levy
county, to the committee on livestock.
This course was adopted, and little
later a recess was taken until Monday
morning, by which time il is hoped the
''risibilities" of members will be suf-
ficientIy cooled off to resume consid-
Grafton coolly and dispassionately.
Immediately after opening services
this morning the session, the only one
held during the day, Miller of Duval
moved the house .ake up senate bill
254, which prescrfbes the manner in
which returning sailors and soldiers
and young men who have become of
age since the registration books last
opening, may be qualified to vote in
the coming city election in Jackson
Vile. His request was granted and the
bill was soon read, advanced and pass
ed. Quite number of new bills were
introduced and referred to appropriate
committees.
Mr.. Deas of Hamilton county, while
the Journal was being corrected, stat
ed he had voted for the Phillips
amendment to compulsory dipping bill
on yesterday, and desired correction of
the Journal to so state. The correc-
ton was ordered. A little later dur
ing the session a statement was made
by Mr.. Tillis that his name had not
been recorded as voting. That gentle
man himself stated he did vote and
voted for the amendment. After a
pow-wow the speaker ruled the only
way the matter could be gone into, as
it would change the result of the vote
was to direct the chief clerk to por-
cure the original roll call and recheck
it. A motion was made directing the i
clerk to go after the roll call and re- !:
check it. A good sized majority of !
present voted for this instruc- .
ton to the clerk, but the speaker de- /.
clared it lost for lack of two-thirds /
of those voting. (
The quetsion, he said, involved the (
waving of the rules and going back
to an order of business which had been
passed, which could only be done by
a two-t thirds vote.
Mr.. NARROW of Citrus county, pre-
sented a set of resolutions embracing
some pretty serious charges against
shell fish commissioner They were
without discussion voted down.
After having been in session for only
forty minutes the house resumed con-
sideration of house bill on comupl-
sorry dipping, this being the fourth day
it has been under fire. They ham i
mered it again until just a few min
utes before the hour fixed for adj
iourning, and referred the bill, to-
gether with pending amendment by
Mr.. Epperson back to the livestock
committee. The companion bill, num-
Der 4, went back to the committee with
t. Both retain their places on the cal
endar as special orders, and will again
come up as soon as they are reported
back by the committee. II
Shell Fish Commissioners Arra:gned. J
In the house this morning serious ]
charges wer emade against the shell !
'ish commissioner, but the house SEEM
ID to take little interest in them as
t voted down the measure by large ]
and without discussion The
charges came before the house in the
shape of a set of resolutions by Mr..
NARROW of Citrus county
In the preambles it is set out that
he fishing laws of the state have not ] ,
,een carried out, that the fish COM !
missioner has used the patrol boat the s
,eafoam. as a home for his family !
.arrying them with him from place to
,lace at the expense OF the state, and t
las not collected enough from the in !
.ome of the commission to defray the 1
expenses OF same. The governor there
ore is called upon TO see that the laws
re administered. the Seafoam not used 10
or private purposes and the taxes h
collected l6