The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-26
WILL
GAIN MEMBER BY
.APPORTIONMENT
Senate Joint Resolution Adopted
By House at Night Ses-
sion in Easy Manner
HARMONY PREVAILS IN
HOUSE AFTER RECESS
Representative Phillips of Co
lunbia Leads in Having Re-
appOrtionment Carried.
(sy JOHN c. TRicE)

TALLAHASsEE, April 25.-The fable
Of the lion and the lamb lying down to-
gether was enacted in real life here to-
day, by the almost unanimous action of
the house of representatives on the SEN
ate joint resolution putting into effect
the reapportionment of the state.
When the house adjourned Friday with
this matter stilI pending for the third day.
there was to all appearances troublous
times yet to come. A little cessation from
the hostilities of the contending factions,
q little calm looking at the situation
square in the face. unbothered by the i'm
petuousness of the conflict. aided by the
mediation of some of the leading minds,
worked wonderful change.
When the house met tonight at 6
o'clock the war clouds had vanished The
chips had been flung from the shoulders
of very nearly all the members and the
atmosphere Of an old time campmeeCug
prevailed throughout the entire hall One
member, Mr.. Jennings of Hamilton coun-
ty, said the bill as agreed upon did net
suit him. but that he was so good a loser
that he was going to support il anyway
Phillips Leads Off.
When the calling of the roll and prayer
by the chaplain had been concluded, MF.
Phillips of Columbia county rose and
moved that the rules be waived and the
house Immediately take up unfinished
business. This was agreed to without
objections.
Mr.. Phillips the ntook them IN regular
order and moved that the house recon
slider each Of the amendments heretofore
adopted by the house to the senate joint
resolution. This was agreed to,
Then Mr.. Phillips offered an amendment
to the senate joint resolution accomplish
ing very nearly the same thing as theac
various amendments. The new amend
ment provided representatives in the low
er house as follows; In counties of more
than 100000. four representatives; in
counties OF $4,000 to Ice, 900, three repre-
sentatives; in counties Of $1,000 to 30, 900
two Representatives; in counties OF lesa
than 1900. one representative. The
basis of representation TO be the last fed
eral census preceding the apportionment
Vote Is 68 to 2.
This amendment was agreed TO by a
roll eau vote of 46 TO l. The amended
resolutions was then advanced to its third
reading and was adopted by a vote OF 6S
to 2. The resolution as adopted still car
ries the provision that If the legislature
does not comply with the mandatory pro
vision to reapportion every ten years, the
governor may call the offending members
into extra session for that very purpose.
Immediately after sae passage of the
reapportionment measure the house on
motion of Mr.. Stokes adjourned until &c
o'clock tomorrow morning,
For this happy elimination of the sit
uation, which seems to satisfy nearly
everybody, great credit is due to Repre-
sentatives Raborn OF Walton county,
Perry of Lee county, Phillips of Column
bia county, Parrish or Brevard county,
Young Of st. Lueie county, McRae OF
Santa Rosa county and Davis of Leon
county.