The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-12
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LEGISLATIVE ODDS
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circulated here Thursday night as to
the contents of the decision OF the
supreme court In a liquor case decided
that day. brought broad smile 10 the
faces of those who carry around an
habitual thirst. They had VISIONS u
four quarts Cor maybe four cases.
speeding from some of the wet citles-
But that smile faded on the Following
morning when the paper was received
here and the real purport of the de-
cision was learned.
There are some senator's, so their
colleagues say, who will be very care
full to know what is on the calendar
and what is going to come up pe1ore
they leave the chamber again. Tne
Job put over on the friends OF large
citrus canker appropriations has been
the talk of the town. It may not
defeat the appropriation as original
ly intended, but it is the joke OF the
session. and those who are the prunt
of it could not learn to smile Tor some
time after it happened
chic Acosta former member of the
house. and Albert j. Buclxy. both OF
Jacksonville, have been two Of the
most conspicuous members fthe viS-
iting delegation this week. Bucky
is running for councilman at large in
| Jacksonville even while at the capital.
and swears he is getting votes every
day.
Mr.. Futch. of Lake county. declares
the gentleman from Bay. Mr.. Stokes,
knows more about hidiss places for
liquor than any man he ever heard ie
casion of this jibe at the Bay county
representative was the discussion OF
the employment of detectives TO Ter
ret out prohibition violations. the Two
gentlemen are very good friends, but
were ON opposing sides of the question,
and the Bay county man had recounted
a list fully a yard long of hiding places
where 1t was alleged the services OF
detective were needed to locate 1T.
IT is proposed by resolution IN
troduced in the house by Mr. Harden
, of Santa Rosa county. to permit the
legislators to draw more than the six
| dollars a day limit of the constitution.
The resolution passed the house and
| if it gets by the senate the joint COM
mittees on legislative expenses VIII get
busy figuring out the additional ex-
penses the members have been COM
PEELED to put up, and viii perhaps
l somewhat even II up Will @AiCAAA- - -
| not. No other branch of the state gov
eminent is having to live on the sal
], aries paid when the constitution was
/ adopted. Many of the members or
1 the present session cannot pay their
actual expenses out of the salary Of a
legislature
Mr.. Bryan, of Oscella county IN
debate the other day, when he had
. been somewhat ruffled by opposition,
i declared that of all the liquor con-
fiscated in Jacksonville under the pro-
! hibition laws, he had never known OF
any being destroyed. He said one thing
| detectives were needed for was to dis
+, cover where all this liquor Went Thi'
| caused one of the hous wags to remark
j he did not know the officers OF DIVA
| county or Jacksonville were required
| to report to the gentlemen from Osce-
| ola.
These ideal days and Turing night
are the inspiration for many picnic
on the lake shores near the capital
If YOU should arrive here to see mem
her of the law-making body and NJ
one can tell you where he is, just ask
where is the picnic being had today.
Dan't blame them, folks. All work an
no play makes Jack dull boy An
where peach blossoms bloom. there tn
bees will gather.