The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-13
WALES CLAIM Is
AGAIN BROUGHT UP
Bill Is introduced In House BY Repre-
sentative Bailey of Jefferson.
BY JOHN c. TRIcE)

/ BY JOHN C. TRlCE)
TALLAHASSEE, May 12.-At the be-
| ginning of the morning session or the
/ house of representatives Mr.. McRae OF
i Santa Rosa county got the house TO set
/ as a special order for IL O'Clock Tuesday,
May 18th, his bill affecting the co-opera-
i tive marketing bureau. This is house
bill No. ass, and is now on second read
/ ing of the house calendar.
/ Mr.. Moore of Franklin county, the
| chairman of the committee on temper
ance, got the house to set for nearing
all the bills affecting prohibition en-
| forcement They are made special or
ders for Tuesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
and are made continuing orders from thai
time until disposed of by the house.
| Mr.. Scales of Taylor county attempted
| to get the house to set for special order
the house bill providing for the retire
| ment on half pay of state officials who
| have been forty years continuously in
the state service and the publicity bill.
Forty-nine of the members voted with
him but the motion was defeated by the
rule of the house which requires that
AZ members shall vote for such motions or
they are to be declared defeated by the
speaker.
The Stuart bill providing for the ap-
pointment of a composite board of medi-
cal examiners, was up on motion to re-
on yesterday asked for it's return from
the senate. The motion to reconsider
was carried but the motion to recall the
bill from the senate failed to get by on
this vote, so the bill will not be recalled.
The chairman of the committee on ed
ucation, Mr.. Ellis OF Alachua county,
moved that the house bills on education
which had received favorable reports by
the committee, be set for consideration
by the house next Monday at o'clock
The motion was agreed to. The bills
included in this order are house bills
454, 244, 2s2, 354, 31s, "a and 419.
Mr.. Young of st. Lucie county offered
a house resolution for the preservation
of the - of artesian wells in this
state. In this behalf it recommends that
in future all artesian wells we what is
known as "shut off wells" The resolu-
ton was adopted without opposition.
Mr.. Bailey of Jefferson county, intro
duced bill directing the comptroller of
the state to draw his warrant for the
payment of what is known the WALES
claim. 1t went to the committee on ap
preparations at the request Of the in
PRODUCER.
Mr.. Bailey also introduced memorial
to the congress of the United States ask
ing that all confederate soldiers be
placed on the federal pension lists. He
did not ask for immediate action and
it went to committee.
House bill Alt, removing the disabili-
ties Of married women. which had an
unfavorable report from committee, was
on motion recommitted to the commit |
tee that Mr.. Miller might appear in |
behalf of the bill at it's next hearing.
The house passed four bills and con-
sidered several on second reading. Dur !
ing the consideration Of the latter the |
Torens land registration system bill was
reached. 1t is a bill of more than a
hundred sections, and the house readily /
accepted a suggestion from the intro
ducer, Mr.. Newton, that it be read a
second time by it's title only.
The bills passed are:
By Mr.. Davis of Leon-House Bill No.
40. A bill to be entitled An act to pro-
vide that motions for a new trial and
other motions in writing and all docu-
ments filed in evidence in any court
of this state, shall be deemed and held
to be part of the record of the cause
and not required to be included in bill
of exceptions in any case.
By Mr.. Davis of Leon-House Bill No.
53--A bill to be entitled an act to pro-
vide for the loan by the state to state
ton of the salaries of such officers and
time for regular quarterly payment
thereof.
BY Mr.. Davis of Leon-House Bill No.
56-A bill to be entitled an act to pro-
vide for the certification to the supreme
court of the state of Florida by and from
inferior appellate courts of any aues-
ton or proposition of law for the in
struction and guidance of the inferior ap-
pellate court SO certifying the same.