The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-19
House Slows. Down During
Day and Wrangles Over
Employfent of Assistant
Janitor.
ADJOURNS UNTIL
MONDAY AT 4 p. M.
One Bill Proposed Would
Prohibit Teaching of Ger
nan In the Public Schools
Of Florida.

mousse slowed 0Own IOOay from tue
speed it has been going all the week.
and after a short session adjourned
until o'clock Monday afternoon. Men,
bers living too far away to do this
led by Mr.. Bryan, OF Osceola, made
q night for the session Monday morn
ing at the regular hour but Mr.. Sans
motion to adjourn until the hour nam
ed above prevailed Al Of Is members
voting for it.
Immediately after the opening cere-
monies. by direction of the speaker.
the clerk read a telegram from Win
ter Park, urging this legislature to
provide for the establishment and
maintenance of an institution for ths
care and treatment of the feeble mind
ed.
The speaker announced he had re-
ceived a communication from Hon.
Frank Clark to the effect that he would
b. here on Wednesday of next week,
and would be glad to comply with
ne reQueet o fthe legislature to ad-
dfe aenbers at an hour named by
lEee4 apnonncad a:ao.
osctoole "Wednesday u1ght hsd been tcn-.
tativeIy agreed upon by himself ana
the president OF the senate. The house
agreed.
not adjourn over until Monday after
noon, some members got excused un-
til that time. A good part OF tine
time of the session was consumed In
wrangling over the appointment OF
an assistant janitor. 1t came up on a
resolution offered by Mr.. Phillips. Of
Columbia, directing the speaker of the
house to employ such assistance. Thsre
was SO much opposition it was with
drawn. A few minutes later the same
was renewed by action that
some one be employed to clean UP
the hall and the compensation given
for same be taken from the salary
Of the janitor.
After a lengthy discussion the mat
ter was disposed OF by a substitute
motion by Mr.. Green. that an assis-
tant janitor be employed and that he
be paid for his services on approval
Of bill by the committee on legisla-
tive expenses
Mr.. McRae. of Washington county.
attempted to straighten out confusion
Of the committee, Offering a resolution
to the effect chairmen OF the COM
mittees confer each day and call their
SO that two or three or more
to which member belong
ID would not be meeting at the same
time. The effort was defeated.
The introduction of new bills brought
many to the desk; many are important.
For instance, Messrs. Green, Of Brad
ford, and Hayes. of Jefferson, both in
troduced bills forbidding the teaching
Of the German language in schools of
or having German text books
therein.
Special orders fixed for today at
II: 80 o'clock were continued until mex. |
week. soa as not to interfere with the |
early adjournment of the house to-
lay. They include the Williams, of |
Leon, bill for compulsory school atten- |
lance. the Futch,( OF Alachua) bill for |
.ick eradication, and live stock SAM |
AIRY board bill, by the gentlemen last |
BY order continuing them, school bill |
will be considered next Tuesday at /
I1:30 and the other two bills will be |
considered on Thursday afternoon.
The much talked of employers LA |
,ility bill was introduced by Mr.. Gates,
# Escambia county. and went to the /
committee on organized labor.
Child Labor Bill.
The Office of labor inspector will be /
Lbolished If the committee amendments I
o the Carlton child labor bill are I
ldopted and the measure passed by
10Th houses of the legislature as
Lmended.
The original bill, aside from max
ng some slight changes in the pres
mt age limits as previously report
d in this correspondence. provided for
state inspector at a salary of $1,000
n assistant labor inspector at salary
4 $1.S00 q year and their expenses.
The committee recommended this
morning that the bill be favorably rec
with an amendment placing
he inspection in charge OF the pr0ba-
ion officers Of the counties that sucf,
mcials. the bill only applies to child
abOr in towns of over six thousand