The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-15
HOUSE RESUMES
DISCUSSION OF
BILL
Amendments Without Number
Are Offered to Measure,
and Some Adopted.
REFUSE TO WAIVE
RULES AND PASS 1T
Bill Automatically Goes to En-
crossing Committee,
Then Calendar.
(By JOHN c. TRIcE)

TALLAHASSEE, May 14.-When
the house of representatives met this
afternoon at 4 o'clock it resumed con-
sideration of the publicity bill, desig-
mated on the calendar as house bill
No. $40. -.-...-
When the noon adjournment was
taken Mr.. Futch of Lake county, had
just introduced an amendment making
the maximum price to be paid news
papers for publishing the proceedings
of county boards, city councils and
various allied county and city bodies,
at fifty cents per inch.
Mr.. Miller, of Duval county, opposed
this upon the ground that the counties
most needing the law are Duval, Hills
borough and Miami, and the CONNER
cial rate of the newspapers in these
counties being more than the rate
prescribed by the amendment, he was
afraid that they would be deprived of
the benefits of the law, if they refused
to accept the rate.
Mr.. Davis, Of Leon county, offered
substitute for the Futch amendment
to the effect that the rate paid should
be the commercial rate of various
newspapers. This was adopted.
Mr. r--Corbett. of st. Johns county,
offered an amendment including in
the list of those who should publish
monthly the expenses of the depart
ment, the livestock sanitary board, if
there be one. There was an attempt
to rule this amendment out of order,
but the speaker held that it was a
proper one, and it's adoption followed.
Mr.. Riddles, of Holmes county, of
fered a substitute for the provision
papers, and posted at the court house.
Williams, of Leon; Scales, of Taylor,
and Young, Of Saint Lucie, opposed
this substitute. 1t was tabled on the
motion of Mr.. Fields.
Mr.. Riddles then offered to amend
the printing provision and make it
provide for posting in every precinct.
This was tabled on motion Of Mr..
Harris, of Pinellas county.
Mr.. Etheridge, of DeSoto county, Of
fered an amendment exempting towns
of 5000 population and less. Subse
quently he consented that it should
read 1000 and less. This amendment
was adopted. - ~
Mr.. Hinson, Of Gadsden county, Sc
cured the adoption Of an amendment
providing that in counties or cities
such publication should be made by
posting in the district affected.
Mr.. Crofton offered an amendment
exempting counties of $4,000 or less.
In support Of his motion he declared
this was newspaper bill, and that it
was his opinion that halt should be
called on the newspapers somewhere.
Replying to this Mr.. Koonce, of Sum-
ter county, defended the newspapers
from the attack of the member from
Washington, and moved to lay his
amendment on the table. The motion
was carried.
Mr.. Keen, of Polk county. moved to
exempt his county from the operations
of the bill. This was tabled on the
motion of Mr.. Davis, of Leon county.
Mr.. Riddles moved to strike out the
enacting clause. Mr. Davis, of Leon
county, moved to table this amend
ment. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Harris, of Pinellas county. moved
to waive the rules and place the bill
on third reading for final passage.
This motion was defeated and there
being no further amendments offered
the bill automatically went to the en-
crossing committee from whence 1t
will go to the calendar of bills on
third reading.