The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-15
BUSTO RESOLUTION
KILLED in SENATE
(BY JOHN c. TRICEl

TALLAHASSEE, April 14.-That the
legislature is not yet ready to endorse
the principal of protection, even for
the interests peculiar TO Florida, was
shown in the senate this morning when
1t killed the Busto resolution sent over
from the house, memorializing con-
gress to enact a duty of 2 cents a
pound on lines imported into this
country in imitation Of the 2 cents
duty imposed in protection of the Cali
fornia lemon growers. Senator Malone
spoke for the resolution, pointing out
that lines grown in Mexico, Cuba and
the Bahamas come into competition
with lines grown on the Florida keys
and urging that if there as to be any
protective bill, the products of this
state are as much entitled to it as
those of any other. The proposition
was killed by viva voce vote, there
being but a few scattering yeas.
Among the important bills intro
duced was No. 100 by Senator Single
tary authorizing the internal improve
men board to sell the state lands in
the Everglades. The bill does not
quite follow the tenor of Senator Sin
gletary's bill of two years ago which
directed the board to close out the
states interest in the Everglades and
which many thought would not have
been wise policy. This bill provides
that the lands may be sold If any
thing in excess of 800 acres is sold it
mnst be advertised before sale. The
proceeds of the sale are to be divided
as follows:
Fifty per cent to the ate school
fund.
Five per cent to the public road and
bridge district funds in the Ever
gqades, provided that they raise like
amount.
Ten per cent to the state road fund
to. be appOrtioned. among the counties
as the automobile license fund is now
apportiOned.
Thirty-five per cent to the internal
Improvement board to be used to pay
for drainage tax and other expenses
of the board.
A number of bills were introduced
by various members, the title being
given in full elsewhere. Among them
was one from Senator Plympton abol-
ishing the town government of Lake
City and forming a city; another by
him validating the act of the county
commissioners of Columbia county in
turning the county bond issue over to
the state road department to be used
in building a road through that coun-
ty. Senator Turnbull put in bill fix
ing the minimum age of school teach
ers at is except in cases of necessity.
Senator Tom Campbell had a bill al
lowing the state department of public
instruction to sue school book publishers
who sold their books anywhere at a low
er rate than is granted to this state.
Senator Cooper out in a bill allowing
DeSoto county to issue $4,000 in time
warrants for the completion of the Char
lotte harbor bridge.
Senator Eaton had bills validating the
bond issue of special road and bridge
district No. 4, Polk county, the acts of
the county commissioners and a change
in the Barlow charter.
Three propositions advanced by Sem
ator Stokes were advanced to the order
of third reading. One, to encourage the
formation of Florida corporations, proved
that advertising one time instead of :our
shall be sufficient 1t is possible to or
ganize corporations in other states with
out advertising at all, he pointed out It
also provides that the preferred stock
shall not exceed two thirds of the total
value of the property. Another bill re-
pealed the law passed in 1928 by which
fathers may will or deed the custody of
their children to other than those of the
mother and the third was the plan al
lowing either house of the legislature to
call on the supreme court for legal orfn-
ions.