The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
introduced By Senator Single
tary Creates Considerable
Comment.
TO CUT EXPENSES
OBJECT OF BILLS
Bill to Increase State Marketing
Bureau Appropriations Is
introduced
(By JOHN C. TRICE)

TALLAHASSEE, April 11.-Senator
Singletary shot a bombshell when tie
senate convened this afternoon with
the introduction of bills to abolish the
state board of control and the state
board of health. Abolishing the state
board of control would mean abolition
of the state plant board as WELL which
is run by the state board of control.
Back of the constitution" a slo-
gan raised in the governors message,
is the thing to which Senator Sin
gletary points as his motive in offer
ing the bills, though he did not state
that Governor Hardee approved his
bills, or in fact knew of them. The
state board of control has in charge
the higher institutions of learning, the
State university. The Womans col
lege, ETC., and the state plant board.
1t is alleged the activity of inspectors
for this body in getting endorsements
for the program of legislative appro-
priations asked for the state colleges
that has especially raised Senator
Singletary's anger.
1.-The lack of judgment shown by
members of this board in asking fer
an appropriation three times as large
as the largest the state haa ever
given for this purpose, shows that they
have no regard for the interests of
the taxpaying public said Senator
after the senate adjourned
Monday. My bill will place the con-
troll of the states institutions OF learn
ing back in the hands of the state
board of education, composed of the
members of the governors cabinet
where 1t should always have remained.
| believe the state can depend upon
these elective officers to keep their
feet on the ground and to keep in
touch with the people in the matter
of taxation"
His bill calling for the abolition of
the state board of health would place
the duties of the office in the hand
of a state health officer, who should
be paid a salary of $4,000. Singletacy
looks on the three members of tbs
board as merely excess baggage and
does not hesitate to say so.
Senator Singletary also introduced
4 bill to appropriate $4,000, instead
If Sis, 900 for the biennial expenses of
he state marketing bureau, which he
is doing an excellent and
practical work for the farmers of the
state.
Singletary also put resolution call
ng for an investigation of the clerk
If the supreme court. The resolution
vas a senate resolution, but spoke OF
occurring the information for the ben
it of the legislature, which would
make it in form concurrent resolu-
ion. Mr.. Singletary had meant TO
make it merely a senate resolution, and /
IN his attention being called to this,
.sked to have the matter held up for !
he day. 1t asks the judges of the |
upreme court to instruct the clerk OF !
he court TO make a detailed account ,
# the fees received by him for all of ,
he various services for which he /
axes fees, both from the lawyers the
ublic and from publishing houses. Part
+ his salary is paid by appropriation
rom the legislature. and Mr.. Singleton 5
esolutio nrecites tha. all other officers,
art or all of whose salary has been
ased on the fee basis, have been re-
ured to max: a report of their taking,
kept the clerk of the court. Talbot
Whitfield is at present clerk of the court,
,hich position he has occupied since
Governor TramEaelrs time, to whom he
yas private secretary. Mr.. Singletary
ill decide tonight whether he will ask
Or q concurrent or a senat resolution.
Senator Wells but in a joint resolution
yhich rerited that the practice of send
lg committees to each of the state in
titations usually cost more than it was
rorth and asked for a joint committee