The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-14
FISH HATCHERY
BILL Is KILLED
Senate Acting On Idea That Florida
Doesn't Need "a Navy" Re-
fuses Federal Offer.
(By JOHN C. TRIcE)


TALLAHASSEE, May 13.-Acting
on the idea that the state Of Florida
didn't need "a navy" the senate,
Thursday, killed the concurrent resolu-
ton from the fisheries committee rela-
tive to accepting the offer made by
the federal bureau of fisheries to loan
the state the steamer Vegan together
with three small boats to be used for
a floating fish hatchery.
The proposition was tied UP with
Senator Epperson's Ebill providing for
a fish hatchery. This had been cut
down from $4,000 to $4,000 and was
amended again today by Senator Ep-
person of the game and fish commit
tee to strike out all but the enacting
clause thus killing the bill.
The concurrent resolution was on
the calendar pending motion to re-
consider the vote by which 1t had
passed. Getting out of the parliament
airy tangle in which the measure was
wound, Lindsay began an attack on
it. He pointed out that the Vega is
$50 feet long, draws seven feet Of wa
ter, and is rated as worth $255,000. 1t
will cost $4,000 year to operate
her and he pointed out that since the
boat is merely loaned the state would
be responsible for any accidents. He
urged that the responsibility was too
great for the benefits likely to be re-
ceived, saying that since the state
would take over the boat at the end
of a spawning season, she would be
on hand for practically 10 months
without being of any use. He moved
to amend the measure by cutting out
the Vega.
Malone, Of Key West, also spoke
against the measure but opposed Lind
says motion, saying this would leave
it up to the state to take the other
three boats offered.
''This is no time for the state of
Florida to invest in navy, he said.
1t was pointed out that the three
small boats offered are connected with
the Vega and finally Lindsay with
drew his motion to cut the Vega out
of the list and the resolution was voted
down in it's entirety. This disposed
of the plan for floating fish hatch
cry at this session.
Singletarys bill for a memorial to
the battle of Mariana passed on third
reading, as amended, in the senate. 1t
provides $4,000. There were eight nay
votes, Senator, Bradshaw, Butler. Hull
ley, Johnson, Mapoles, Overstreet, Ro-
land, Rowe.
The Weaver bill calling for a teach
ers pension at the age of IS, the money
to come from Withdrawals from the
pay, held by the state, was killed in
the senate, yeas to 20 nays. Weaver
made a gallant fight for his bill which
he said he introduced by request but
for which he had become a strong
proponent. Russell and Singletary
made good talks against the measure
which was sponsored in Jacksonville.
1t by no means has the unanimous
support Of the state school teachers.
Senator Crosby was successful in his
fight to pass a bill forcing county
school superintendent to report
promptly to the state superintendent.
Senator Mapoles fought the bill be-
cause he said it put the penalty on
the school board instead Of the sup
erintendent. Crosby showed that it
penalized the superintendent by loss of
salary if he didn't make reports
promptly and passed the BILL,