The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-08

There's as good tlSh IN the sea as
| have ueen caught out" Please tip
my hat to Miss Myrtice).
Herbert Felkel, of the St Augustine
Record was among those who came to
the capital to be present at the con-
vening of the legislature. AS a news
paper correspondent at the last four
sessions of that body, Herbert has
greatly endeared himself to those who
have to do with the making of Florida
laws Universal sorrow prevails here
that his duties in the ancient city are
such that he could not remain up dur
ing the whole of the session. He has
already returned home.
Tallahassee roses were never more
abundant at this season of the year,
nor more intoxicatingly sweet. They
threaten to become common if such
thing is possible, because of the gem
erous distribution of them by the
charming ladies of the city.
Senator McWilliams, the president
of the senate, is an old legislator, rs
familiar with the routine of legislation
as he is with his office Added to this,
he has the attributes of quickness and
thoroughness, as we'll as efficiency
On the very first day of the meeting
of the senate he announced his COM
mittees and the very next day one
bill was passed.
Unexplained, the above paragraph
might carry to one reading between
the lines a reflexion upon the speaker
of the house. 1t should not do so. For
nearly a year the president of the
senate has known he was going to
preside at this session, and for the
same period he has known who was
going to sit in the senate as members
The speaker of the house did not know
for a certainty that he was going to
preside over the house at this session
until last Monday night about the mid
night hour. This makes the difference
in the time required for the two
branches of the legislature to get
ready for work
The Rev. Crooke, he of anti-saloon
league fame, is at the capital. He viii
not tell for publication what he is here
for, but he admits il is not for crooked
work. He is wearing a smile that will
not come off, and looks as wise as an
owl, but he is not hunting up the press
gang now to get himself interviewed
as he once did.
Mr.. Stuart, of Hillsborough county
gives promise OF becoming one of the
most active members Of the house of
representatives. He is comparatively
young In years and this as his first try
at Florida Iawmaking. He is not, how
ever, a stranger to the duties of the
legislator, and the prediction is made
that before the end of the session he
will be classed among the leaders of
the house.
After about 80 years as janitor or
assistant janitor Of the house, Eugene
Hawkins has this time gone. to the SEN
ate.
Those who think the sale of the
western part Of the state to Alabama
is not going to be much of an issue at
this session of the legislature, are go
ing TO have a rude awakening. The
political prognosticators here, or at
least those of them who have had time
to consider the matter, predict that il
will not pass at this session, yet they
admit II is going TO ne HVely Tilt.
Two strong forces in the middle and
western part of the state are going
to unite in opposition to the looping
off of the western part of the state.
Those who oppose capitol removal will
be most active because if that section
is taken over by Alabama the major
part OF the argument for keeping the
capitol in this section falls. For the
same reason those in the middle Sec
ton who favor division of the state
as suggested by the Mathis bill at last
session, will oppose it 1t is pointed
out here that these two forces, added
to those who oppose the plan upon
state pride alone, will make formula
BILE bunch.
During the speakership contest one
of the spectators carefully cauvassed |