The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-12
DAY IN SENATE
AND HOUSE is
TAKEN UP BY
LOCTL BILLS

islators was another that took that
course. It came over from the SEN
ate this morning, was called up and
passed It carries an appropriation OF
$40, 900 or SO much thereof as Is neces-
sary. for the purpose Of paying per
diem and mileage OF members. officers
and attaches Of the legislature at this
session.
Supreme Court Congestion TO Be
Proved.
That the president OF the senate ap-
point three members Of that body as
select committee to investigate the
congested condition of the Supreme
courts docket and recommend bill
or bills for the purpose of giving ade-
quate relief, the measure to automatic
cally become the order of the day
when reported. was ordered today by
successful senate resolution offered by
Senator John p. Stokes Of Pensacola,
representing the Second district. Sen
ators Stokes, Macwilliams and Hulley.
the only members Of the senate who
discussed the resolution, were appoint
ed on this COMMITTEES.
Speaking to his motion that the res
olution be adopted. Senator Stokes said
the court was from eighteen months
to two years behind with its work. that
he understood it cost as much to feed
the prisoners held in various county
jails OF the state awaiting Supreme
court decisionc as the salary of an ad-
ditional Judge would amount to, and he
declared that delay OF justice was al
most equal to denial to 1t.
The author of the resolution referred
to the fact that judgments bear inter-
est, and told OF one Of his clients whose
case was delayed two years before It
was decidedin his favor. BY that time
the man against whom the Judgment
had been obtained had gone bankrupt.
Stokes declared he was in search OF
relief for tax payers regardless OF who
is to blame. il anyone. He did not know
whether six justices instead of the
present five would bring about proper
relief or how feasible tn. plan to divide
| the court into two sections would
prove.
1.-The constitution provides that any
| time the legislature may provide for
| the election of additional fiustices.
the senator said, but whether one
could be appointed to serve until next
election he did not know.
I 1t had been suggested that five JUS
| tees be retained but given stenogra-
pliers, he said, some lawyers believing
that would relieve the situation. AL
present the judges have to write their
| opinions in longhand," Senator Stokes
lstated. Eve are face to face with a
condition that is intoierable. and my
fresolutoin seeks to have various plans
investigated to ascertain which VIII
! afford the greatest and quickest relief
/ MY idea in making the measure the
order OF the day is to keep from be-
ing crowded toward the foot or the
Icalendar by local bills or in conse-
auential general bliss" He referred to a
famous ..l..rder case from his section
! that had long occupied place on the
/ Supreme court docket
/ A favorable report on both the COM
! pulsory 1ucetion bill and the meas
ure provi-irg for free text books has
/ been ordered by the house committee
on education which probably also will
recommend that the latter be amend
: cd to include free clothing for needy
children, it being claimed that text
books helps little unless the pupil
also is properly clad.
-he bill granting suffrage to all won'- :
en- in Florida over 81 years or age
as for as primary elections are con-
cerned, which will be introduced next
week in both elections are con
week in both branches of the 1egisla
ture, spells it "Sufferage Wherever
the word appears in the bill.
or course after this fact Is print
ed the bill will be corrected before
introduced. The measure which gives
woman the rigth to hold any public
Office.