The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
HOUSE GETS DOWN
TO REAL BUSINESS
Passes Bill Deferrng Tax Sales For the
Present Year Until August.
iey JOHN c. TRIcEl

il TALLAHASSEE, April 26.-Those who
had about come to the conclusion thai
the house of representatives had inhibited
an overdose of inexcusable sIothfuIness
mad an awakening this morning. The
good feeling pervading last nights session
carrie dover until this morning and in
fact all through the morning session. AS
i a result. the grind of business was ac-
tualiy phenomenal, as compared with for
mer morning sessions of that body.
! Since Friday last there had aecumu-
| lated quite assortment of communi-
cations from various sections of the
state, and from various organizations
seeking the passage of various matters
OF legislation, and the defeat of other
matters before the house. The last OF
these read was an invitation from Mrs
J. Stuart Lewis on behalf of Anna Jack
] son chapter o. d. G. inviting the mem
| bers of the House and the attaches to
\ attend the memorial services at the
cemetery this afternoon The invitation
was accented by a unanimous vote of the
| house.
Mr.. Davis of Leon county offered a
resolution providing that the house set
aside Wednesday afternoon of each week
for the consideration of senate bills OF
a general nature, and that no other mat
tiers are to be considered at that time
The resolution was adopted,
MT. Newtoni chairman of the commit
tee on rules, offered a resolution pro-
viding for the holding of two sessions
| daily, morning and Afternoon as follows
From 10 to / o'clock for the morning
session, from to $50 in the afternoon
In urging the adoption of this resolu-
tion Mr., Newton made plea for stick
ing to the regular order of business. HIS
resolution was adopted
| Mr.. Bailey of Jefferson county, rising
to question of personal privilege, stated
that he hated to do so. but that in the
| discussion of the. reapportionment mat
| ter an attack had been made on several
| of the counties of the state, among them
| his county. Therefore he requested that
a paper which he had prepared be read
by the reading clerk. The paper sent
up was a rather bitter attack upon the
gentleman from Lee county. Mr. Perry
\ In reply Mr.. Perry treated the matter
lightly. relating an Irish story as illus
trating his attitude
1 An invitation was received and read
from the governor. 1t announced a re-
| ception to be held at the mansion OF the
evening of Thursday of the present week.
and invited the members of the Ieeisla :
ture. attaches and the public generally
to be present.
i Mr.. Miller, on behalf of the committee
TO investigate the road department. asked
for further time. in which to make the
report provided for in the resolution an
thorizins the appointment of the com
mittee. He stated that he thought II
would be possible for the committee tc
make its report by Wednesday Of next
week There was no objection and the
further time asked for was granted.
| Mr.. Moore of Franklin county, In ac-
cordance with notice heretofore given.
moved that the house reconsider the vote
BY which & adopted Mr. SANS motion
| looking to the establishment of a fedora
fish hatchery in this state, the purpose
being to offer an amendment throwing
further safeguards around the granting
of control OF breeding grounds to the fed !.
eral government. The vote was recon
sidered; the amendment offered by Mr.
Sans himself, and the amended resolu-
| ton adopted.
in the. senate messages reading
clerk reached the capitol extension bill
carrying 100000 appropriation There
seemed TO be no disposition to thrash out
the matter at the time Therefore on
motion OF Mr.. Williams of Leon county.
the bin took the place of it's companion
| bill on the house calendar of bills on sec
| ond reading.
| The Holloway relief bill was taken IN.
advanced out OF its regular order and
| passed. 1t carries an appropriation OF
| s625.s5 to pay for certain alleged services
rendered the state as rural school in !.
/ spector by virtue of an appointment made
| by Governor Cats, without the recon-
mendation of the state superintendent
and for which the latter refused to pay
being sustained in such refusal by the
supreme court.
| Mr.. Ellis of Alachua county called up
| out of their regular order house bills 322
and 323, and secured their passage as
emergency measures. The first of these
bills validates the outstanding indebted
| ness OF the various county boards of
public instruction. and the latter pro-
| vides that such indebtedness may be
| liquidated by the issuance of interest
J bearing coupon warrants for that purpose
An amendment offered to the latter bill,
| by Mr.. Ellis provides that the funds may
/ be obtained from the sub-district schoo,
| funds OF the county, where such funds are
in hand by the sub-dfstrict trustees for
| investment.
When the house adjourned at 1 O'Clock
it had under consideration a bill intro
duced by MIR. Hunter. as chairman of the
committee on finance and taxation, de-
ferring the publishing of the 1920 tax
sales advertisement until August of the
present year.