The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-24
HARD PROBLEM
TAKEN UP FIRST
House Adopts Novel Plan Of Disposins
Of Heavily congested Calendar
BY JOHN C. TRIcE

TALLAHASSEE, May 23.-The
house Of representatives this morning
adopted a novel plan to cope with it's
heavily congested calendar. The whole
of the session it has been working with
an apparent desire to get rid of the
hard problems first. Progress in that
direction has not been as satisfactory
as most of the members desired, SO it
has decided this morning to try the
opposite plan. Accordingly Immediate
" after the corrections of the journal
had been completed. Mr.. Phillips of
Columbia county. moved that. the
house do resolve itself into a commit
tee of the whole, taking the whole cal
endar with it.
A little more than half an hour la
ter the committee of the whole rose
and took up the passage of bills, re-
sulting in a large number being passed
and couple being killed.
The committee of the whole dgree-
ment which enabled them to do this
was that the roll Of counties should be
called for the passage Of bills. On
the call of a county the member or
members of that county could each
call up one bill Of a general nature for
the purpose Of passing it. There was
an agreement among the members that
these bills should be selected from
among those bills they had on the cal
endar that carried no appropriations
with them, and should be such also as
the introducer thought would not re-
quire much time for amending or dis
cussion.
In this manner the way was paved
for the passage of II bills and thus
greatly relieved calendar composed
this, morning of 81 pages. with only
ten more working days of the session
after today Really only nine more
working days if the custom Of the last
few sessions is adhered to. for the pas
sage of bills, for the last day is con-,
sumed entirely with catching up with
enrolling and signing of bills prepara-
tory for the adjournment.
The agreement entered into In the
committee of the whole was in the
main adhered to, with the result that
there was less wrangling during this
mornings meeting than at any former
one during the whole Of the session.
What few members wanted to look
upon as an infraction of the agreement
was the calling up by the gentleman
his bill providing for the erection Of
afsuitable memorial on the site of the
holding Of the first constitutional con-
vention of the territory of Florida. It
carried an appropriation of $4,000 for
that purpose. Mr.. Fields, when objec-
ton was raised. stated that he had
been out of the room when the matter
of appropriations was mentioned, and
tl,af I,
itation was to bills that would raise
no discussion or call for amendments.
All objections were withdrawn and the
bill passed.
Another bill which produced bit Of
discussion was one by Mr.. Jennings of
Hamilton county, providing for the APP
polntment of four convict inspectors
at yearly salary of $1,000. The sal
airy was reduced to $1,000 and the num-
Der of inspectors cut to one. after which
Mr.. Jennings moved the indefinite post
ponement Of his own bill. The house
refused to do this. and passed the bill,
the introducer and a few others voting
no.
A short time before the time for the
noon recess a telegram was received
by Mr.. Harris Of Pinellas county an
nouncing that Hon. F. A.. Wood, form
erly a member of the house had passed
away. On the suggestion of Mr.. Har-
ris resolutions of coincidence were
passed and the speaker instructed to
wire Mrs Wood the deep sympathy Of
the members of this body.
A letter was read from the Hon.
Park Trammell, acknowledging the re-
ceipt for the invitation to speak in the
8: 30 tonight. and accepting such invi-
tation.
At o'clock the house recessed until
8 p. m.