The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-03
HOUSE SPENDS DAY
IN REAL TALKFEST
Attennt Aaes 20 Defeat Automobne Tax
nlI o. Amending IL 20 Death.
lny JOHN e. TRicEb


TALLAHASSEE. June e-The after
noon session ~ the house ~ representa-
ilveN aaH ia reality = talkfest. The SEN
ate automobile license tax hii was re-
summed Immediately after the session con
vened and l. was sttIl pending when tn
revesH for supper was taken Il Il un-
aerstooa Il VIII - taken up again A. the
sight session.
Fer only one short period ~ Few
minutes did the house get of the auto
iuolle Hcense taX BIN during the whole
0f the afternoon. That waN for the pur-
ose 81 iaklne up the appropriation hgn
which bad come baek from the senate
with notice that the senate had refused
60 concur ia n couple ~ the house amend
mants e. tbe bll, namely. the Klsslmnee
Cattle company appropriation % tsoo FOR
The pa ment - the expenses authorized
in ntaeina fhe Investigations authorized
M This legislature and the appropriation
~ $50 eco f0r fhe expenses during the
next fao years ~ the state live stock
sanitary hoard The aouse rccedod from
both these amendments 50 that the an
prbrFiatlons hiii could SO 10 the enroll
ing room without further delay
The amendments thar have Eaan a..
ferea during the afternoon have been
characterized as dltatnrY and while th8s
cannot - applied % 81 81 them Il Is per
haps iaraeiy true as To others
Arnauk the many that were introduced
SOME killed. and some adopted none
raised . greater furof than the one nra-
TttiiRa far TIE distribution N the moueys
arisins from the automobile license tax
among ire faagr congressional districts in
tfe proportion that each paid license
taxes II effect the same provision as
vas written irfo the Hale BIN the other
daN as e. other moneys % be raised h4
THIS legislature The motion VAS made
s. az
and after lonE AMI hard fight Il was
written into THE biil rs q small ma farffv
oi tHe votes - the members 81 the hotien
Another accident that friehteusa the
friends - the h.u out - their vlfa So
Go speaAa vas the passage - the house
an amendment offered ~ AFR Gum
~ Les2 eamnty. pros 8alna thar there
should BE returned - the counties the
percentage ~ the auteu7obilr license tax
que them and hinw Idle ia the treasury
g. - carried tEto the general rnad funds
e THE eounties and expended rs the
county commissioners - ether funds are
expended. strong fnht was made
aE@inst TIE amendment but "a was aaort
81 Is small majority. uhereufsan fhs|
friends 81 the biH vent u,s In fhe a.
pr Hate plead with The house ta recon
slider the vote ~ which the amendment
had hean adopted as ~ has not MEAD
on any nther measure since the langafa
ture assembled Tie p3eaa must haea|
toaehed the hearts - SOME ~ these vheI
voted aEa2ust him Ia the frat lmstanre
because the vote vas reennsiasrea ara
On helms pat again Was defeated
What the tutentlou - the house u rs
20 this hiil has not been disclosed b,tf
II actions speak for anything there FL
~ Intention prevalent AMONG some ri
them thar the hili shah not pass n IN
should - - a vote there - little daubf
hut that g would have enough votes tn
get g ~ the house. Therefore IL seems
e - khe lmtentlon - the members on
nosei e. # g. work - il until Il i too
late for tire senate ~ act upon mif the
amendments offered and get il enrolled
efore 1hs legislature Il adjourned by
constitutional limitation. There also
seems t. he q desire 60 40 confuse the
blH With amendments that ca she event
e Enes lack q the senate ii wlH carry
enough amendments "a make IL unaa
siraete rs that hoay. Mith tire hone -
delaying Al agreement until the end 81
the session.
OF coarss there = no such expressed
Intention. aut that la the Inference -
some - these "a TIE outside who have
been watching the maneavers al day vita
tt ssN &aae