The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-03
'Today's Action
Tallahassee

The action was taken at the first
meeting of the board which Gov.
McCarty recently appointed.
Clardy, an oil dealer, is former
member of the commission. He
succeeds Cecil NJ. Webb, Tampa,
as chairman. Webb was not re-
appointed to the board.
Pace will replace Ben L. Nc
Lauchlin, Williston, as director
MCLAUGHLIN recently resigned but
stayed on the job until his resigna'
ton was accepted today.
TALLAHASSEE R-The Senate
today refused to concur, on tech
nical grounds, with an amendment
to the nursing home regulation
bill which exempted the Moose
Haven Home for the aged al
Orange Park from provisions Of
the act.
Sen. Collins, Tallahassee, said
the House amendment, sponsored
by Rep. Okell, Dade County, might
endanger the validity of the bill,
which gives the State Board Of
Health authority to set up SAM
tary, safety and operating stan
dardS for nursing homes.
The Moose Haven Home is opera
ted by the Loyal Order of Moose,
a national fraternai organization
Okell told the House its standards
were high above any that might
be fixed by the board of health
Collins told the Senate 0kell had
agreed to drop his amendment
substitute an amendment to pro
vide for exemption from state regu.
lation any home for. the aged op'
Grated by a national fraternal or
ganization which had been in exis'
tence for Is years OF more.
This would make the bill general
and valid, instead of singing out
any single institution for special
treatment, Collins said. Only two
homes in Florida would be affected
by the substitute amendment, he
said.
The nursing home regulation
bill was sponsored by Gov. Nc
Carly. It was designed to prevent
recurrence Of tragedies like the
recent Largo nursing home fire in
which 80 persons died.
TALLAHASSEE II Gov. Nc
Carthy's veto of the House race
track rotation bill today was up
held by the Florida senate by :
27-7 vote.
The Senate's vote means the
present law which gives Hialeaf
the most favored racing dates II
the prosperous mid-winter tours
season remains intact. The House
will not have to vote on Nc
Carty's veto.
McCarty Tuesday vetoed thu
bill which would have rotated thu
choice racing dates among Hialeah
Gulfstream and Tropical Parks
all of which are in the Greater
Miami area. He called it a "dan
gerous experiment" with a sub
stantial source of public revenue
Co-sponsors of the rotation bill
did not plead to override the gov
errors veto. Sens. Stands, Gaines
vile, and Taper, Port st. Joe
said in effect they thought it wa:
a good bill when they introduced
it and still do.
Stands urged the Senate to up
hold McCarty's veto though, and
he voted to do just that.
Johns shouted that the veto was
"cut and dried" and bitterly de-
nouneed it. Sen. Leaird, IT. Lau
derdale, also took the floor t.
oppose the veto. However, he was
paired with Sen. Sturgis, Ocala,
on the vote and Leaird's vote did
not count. Sturgis would have
voted to sustain the veto had he
been present.
Sen. Taper read q note be re.
ceived from the governor in which
he expressed regret he could no;
agree with the merits Of the bill.
Sen. Collins, Tallahassee, a close
personal friend of McCarty's told
senators the governor had a bad
time" making his decision and had
reached it only after comforting
with al persons concerned. includ.
ing representatives Of the three
tracks. Collins thanked Stands and
Taper for accepting the governor i
n0r's verdict.
That didn't please Senate Presi.
dent Johns though.
II am going to have to disagree
that the governor had q bad time
IN making bis mind up" Johns
said.
Johns said the McCaTty,
appointed racing commission had
shown favored treatment TO Hialeah
over GulfStream in forcing OF
personx making Illegal bets al
Gulfstream but net nolessing them
4 they showed upsas Hialeah.
The bills hackers consended the
rotation plan would end the hs.
eanial legislative sqaabbles ogss
racing. But MeCsrsy di1a't agree.