The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-11
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lin Tallahassee

In Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE Ia Rep. Cobb,
Volusia County, today proposed
regulation of agencies or persons
offering ''life care' plans.
The plans are designed to pro-
vide maintenance Of those who
participate in them for a certain
period Of years or for the rest
of their lives. Regulation would
De under the state insurance COM
missioner.
TALLAHASSEE IRA bill which
would outlaw racing scratch sheets
and wall charts in Florida was
introduced in the House today by
Rep. Williams, Seminole County.
The measure would not prohibit
publication of racing information
In newspapers or In official track
programs.
The bills would make . legis-
latiye declaration that dog and
horse charts and scratch sheets
ARE designed primarily to serve
the interest OF illegal off-track
gambling through bookmakers."
A similar act, winch would have
made the ban applicable also to
newspapers, was passed by the
1881 Legislature. Fuller Warren,
then governor. vetoed it and the
House sustained him.
TALLAHASSEE Dr. A Senate
House conference committee to.
day began the task Of resolving
differences In the general appro-
priations bills passed by the House.
Although the Senate's total mon
ey bill is only about two million
dollars higher thaa the House bill,
the differences in many items is
sharp. The Senate approved near.
" 312 millions for operating state
institutions and agencies during
the next two years and allowed
81 millions for new buildings. The
House granted about sos millions
for operations and 80 millions for
capital outlay.
The first session was explora-
tory only. with no serious effort
TO bring items on which the House
and Senate differed into line.
I'VE were concerned with look
ing for those items In which the
greatest difference exists" Sen.
Dayton, chairman Of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, said.
"Our first meeting found us agreed
only on those items on which We
already were In agreement"
The conferees met In ! spirit Of
cooperation, however, and no Sc.
rious difficulties in reaching q So
luton agreeable to both Houses
is expected. Dayton said.
The conference committee, made
up Of Sens. Dayton, Collins and
Fraser, and Reps. Moody, House
appropriations chairman; Fascell
and Mcfarland, win meet again
at 8 am. Tuesday.
8 TALLAHASSEE R,-The South.
ern Ccvernors' Conference win
hold Ito annual meeting 1t Bocal
Ration Nov. Ia.
Aides Of Gov. Dan McCarty said
his invitation to hold the meeting
In Florida had been accepted by
Georgia Gov. Herman Talmadge,
chairman Of the conference. and
other executives Of Southern
states.
Details If the program and the
agenda of topics for discussion
have not been worked out.
B TALLAHASSEE R-A bin codi-
lying laws applying to the states
salt water fisheries was introduced
today by the House Salt Water
Fish Committee.
Committee Chairman Mitts, Lee
County. said the 65-page measure
Is intended b make conservation
laws easier to enforce and more
understandable.
TALLAHASSEE tRA bin de-
ciaring no one has any property
rights in illegally possessed gam
bling equipment, narcotics and oh.
scene literature or pictures today
was passed by the House si-l and
sent 70 the Senate.
The measure would forbid the
return Of such articles when seized
under search warrants or by
search without Q warrant. Rep.
Williams, Seminole County. spon-
sor Of the bin. said Il puts the
contraband in the same class with
bootlsgsed liquor which ID not re-
turned to Its possessor y It Is
seized.
The lone voter against williams
bill was Rep. AIridgs. Brsvard
County.
TODAY I'm THE