The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-03
MANY BILLSOF
INTEREST In
SENATE GRIND
PROHIBITION, FERTILIZER IN
SPECTION, PENSIONS, FISHING,
AND NUMEROUS OTHER MEAS
URES INCLUDED.
BY HERBERT FEL.,-L.

Tallahassee, June 2.-During its all
day grind of Saturday the senate
passed under waiver of the rules the
Mcleod bill relating to the destruc-
tien of confiscated liquors, giving the
sheriffs authority to destroy what
they have hand and otherwise
clarifying the present law.
By vote of 81 to 2. the senate
passed the house bill by Mr.. Wood
ruff. to amend section 1871, general
statutes, relating to analysis of fer
tilizer by the state chemist, method
of procuring samples, etc. An amend
ment prescribing a certain kind of
instrument for obtaining samples from
the sacks Of fertilizer was voted down
after Senator Singletary said the
amendment would result in the farm
er being unable to have fertilizer
analysed at all.
The Hughlett bill relating to the
creation of Everglades drainage dis
tricts wholly or partially within the
Everglades drainage district, was
slightly amended and passed.
The senate also passed the Mar
shall house bill to lega1ize and vail
date all land surveys, field notes,
maps and plates thereof made under
direction of the chief drainage en-
gineer.
The Wicker house bill relating to
pensions, enabling the state comp
troller to put into effect the general
pension bill already passed, correcting
certain inconsistencies and to make
the 1919 pension act effective July l.
without increasing the millage, pass
ed the senate.
After it had been amended to ex-
empt any island in Biscayne Bay,
through the senate Saturday the Wat
SON house bill to grant certain water
front riparian rights and submerged
lands in Biscayne Bay, east of the
city of Miami, to the city. Senator
Mac Williams added the amendment
over the protests of Senator Hugh
lett, the former claiming that he was
afraid the bill in it's original shape
would complicate the property rights
situation, recently settled by the
opinion of the supreme court in the
Brickell case
The house bill by Mr. Mathis to
amend section 1892, general statutes,
as amended by chapter 1902, acts of
1909. relating to challenge of jurors,
passed the senate with slight friend
ly amendments.
The house bill by Messrs McKen-
zie and Tilghman, providing for the
catching of herring. the length of
nets and size of meshes to be used
and the time for catching in the ST
Johns river in Putnam county, which
had been sent to a committee and
reported fayorably, passed the senate
1t was originally on the local bill
| calendar. but objection was made on
the ground that it was not strictly
a local measure.
The bill by Senator Andrews au-
thorizing the secretary of state 10
furnish each member and attaehe OF
| the legislature a bound copy of the
| journal of the house and senate for
this session, was indefinitely post
/ poned, because a similar bill which did
not include the attaches had been
passed previously.
| The Hulley senate bill. No. At, was
passed.
/ Senator Mcleod withdrew his bill
seeking to amend section 5, chapter
5452. acts of 1905. relative to CONNER
cial feeding stuffs.
Senator Baker withdrew his COM
pulsory school attendance bill which
| had received an unfavorabIe report
at the hands Of the committee on
education TO which it had been re-
ferred.
| The senate passed the house bill
| by Mr.. Glazier, No. "a, the same be-
| ing an act to extend the present law
relating to witnesses testifying in
liquor cases to include evidence given
| in other criminal cases as well.
The senate also passeu the house
bill by Mr.. Watson, providing a meth
Cd of obtaining final discharge and
settlement by executors and admins
traitors and for the giving of notice
| thereof
The Baker senate bill making il
| the duty of the state board of health
to make certain analyses and pro-
viding for expert testimony, passed
Saturday
The Busto bill relating to the COM
pensation of the Monroe county solicit
/ tor. was indefinitely postponed when