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MINORITY FOUGHT FOUGHTTHOUGH FOUGHTI FOUGHTTHOUGH
I THOUGH TAMED TAMEDDfOVNCBD TAMEDDf TAMEDDIJIOVNOIiD
Df DfOVNCBD OTE OirD BILL CREATING LEGISLATIVE VE COM COMMI8ON COM1II COalMIR
MIR 1II MI8ON ION TO INVESTIGATE NV I I1 I FUND > BUT Dtf DtfXAND DBMAN DEM
MAN M A N D FOB COMPLETE INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONPA88W INVESTIUATIONpAlISJILr IN VESTIM TION TIONFd8aii
PA88W pAlISJILr TBS BILL BILLAlter BILLAhr
Alter a great deal iiI of 1 talk recriminatory and otherwise otherwisetin
tin Beoate gassed paedseHouse the House bill a as amended Thursday ThursdayA
A Legislative 4 ilative commission to investigate the theT
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atai text of unfairness to the Joint Committee CommitteetJiatan Committeendttpt
tJiatan ndttpt ttMapt to conceal coogilaaa oi etbing waft the theN thefir
N fir its arguments rgt > > amesptN erf erfir adaft
ir pr 7TT i imade
n t ttloa r made aft all allen
1 vesMga tloa I ft proffer P proper JWJ JWJt jdoftnfter jdoftnfterit vier viernegeACof
negeACof t t it its to difficult to toitentioo tobat to6S
> en what bat grounds tWia t M itentioo of whitewash whitewashby whit whitb1
by Senators eaat ltl Haifcis and au Beard existed existedtbe exbrtedtile eiitedthe
tile opposition oppo itiOil to the tb biO denoted if it indicated indicatedthat iudicatedthat indicatedthat
that the minority did not care for further in inand lJ1aDd inand
and its insistence in 1ateDce that the exhibits of the com comcluded cOlPbe combe
be included in th the report spread pr d upon the Journal Journalmore Journalmore Journalmore
more directly to the desire of those opposing the theon theloa theion
loa on that the ending of all investigation was the thesought thet
t sought soughthen lOuptbeD soughthen
hen election of members of the t e commission occurred occurredwho occur occurw occurredwho
who w o opposed oppo ed the bill were we given Ojtpor opportunity WlitY to toe toe toe
e but declined whether because of sulks or pretense pretensenking pretenseding > > e ediq
ding by the members of the old committee or with witht withtent withtestt
tent t to force expression expru ion that the commission was ad adrtration adtration adtration
tration in its complexionIt complexion
It is up to the public to choose the right answer answerfirst answerIint answerJirot
first action was taken by Senator Witor Beard soon after afterSenate afttr8enate aftersenate
Senate convened yesterday ye te1dll morning when he moved movedwaive movedwaive movedwaive
waive the rulesand rule and put p t the bill on its passage passageHe paaageBe
Be said I dont like the bill on account of the amend amendits
tI its tis but I recognize the fact that unless I this thi bill is issd il1lthere isthere
sd there is i danger of an extra session being called calledspite calledn
n spite of Mr Beards eard declaration for the necessity nceeMH t oi oibill 01bill o1bill
bill he voted against ngainlLttit it when it did come un > f fuggestion fO fouggestiuu < >
uggestion being made that the action on the bill be beuntil beerred
erred until the investigating committee submit its itsotiou it ithiu
i ti tl d 6 hiu is w otiou
report 11801 Mr i Beard > eara IU wiumiew wiumiewWhen wi wiWbcm WIAIUCWWheu i r ew
When the report was finally ball Mubmitted HulHuit tcd it revealed f laled the thefact tbefact thetact
had dscovered dscoveredirregular d8coveredt
fact tint the Investigating Committee
w irregular in the fund as far a aM it had probed probedpanyiug Jlobediicq1DpDiq probedhcegmpanyiug
t iicq1DpDiq l panyiug the i report i port > ort were several Iii vtrul exhibihttheof exhibits exhibihtthe the theof
tp of the expert accountants newspaper clippings clippingsof Cl1ppi KH KHof
of tie th Truvtees etc etctuHI aud after the report propei propeiread proWJre projwbeen
keen keenreport read re Mr Hudson moved that it be spread on the theexclusive theI
1 exclusive of the exhibitsBeMsd exhibits exhibitsBeard u bitJI bitJIBeard
Beard offered a substitute that all of the thet r rthe rp rpt >
t the six volumes of the I I reports be sure spreS IPreflUUl surebut
S Journal but the motion was lost lostMet IOtttoIfIOt losto
to concealment of the exhibits of this thi re rer ren reIhued
oIfIOt o Met t to the
Hsaimed n Senator Willis Willisr WllbllBul Withudren
r the theittae tiltttee tlwttee
commended
of his motion
r Hudson Bul D in support
ttee for its work and declared it would nut be fairfor fair fairfor talrt
Ul an incomplete te report on th thWe tliW theWe
t for the senate to spread IIIp1
the completion of oftils ofIoJel of1s
for
< working to provide
We W ai ate now
tils 1s investigation IoJel ption said Mr Hudson HudsonI
1 demanded Mrrne Mr Mrone MrDe
incomplete import Iort
I Do > 0 you want an
one De of Mr Will WillI WillisI
I understand that this report is i complete 4 4I t tu > a certainod certaii certaiieriod i iriod
nod said Mr Willis and in justice ju tke to th tk people of ofdiktrirt ofd ofdiitrie
know and tbe people of my district districtit
diktrirt d trkt t I want to
it t to know about these exhibits exhibitsargument edtibUIthe ribibltiThe
the argument gdvt advanced > d that the report JOrt was infoui infouiprevailed IIWOUIpnwaU04 Ineouiprevailed
prevailed a4 04 fllft motion of Mr MrJt HfM war warpiHj warsited
piHj piHjTh Jt sited sitedp d dp
p p + Th rule were warp suspoaMt a vote of 90 yeas tel tg I aav aavhit Jtavan4 VI VIian
ian an4 hit tbe tb Ul was tak take B op p ftfrr N actioaMr actioa actiOLHr cUoslfr
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that the power was placed ill illto t tto
to elect the members of the theit theIt
it puts it in the power of ofwhitewash t twhitewash
whitewash committee he erl cried di k ki
1 warn the Senate that wfetnj wfetnjthe w wthe
the commission to get men menmen wllt4 wllt4men
men who are fair
1 am confidenttiat confident that 0ce G Gcontinued < Il Ilcontinued
continued MX Beard but buttigation tktlll iIINI iIINItigation
tigation and I dont want wantthem a athem
themHenator them themSenator
Senator Broome declared declaredadministration r radminiotration
administration and he fearedthat feared testedthat
that possessed the same sameMr sameMr
Mr Henderson thot thotcharging thi thicharging
charging the joint committo committowas
was a lafleotion on the word wokwould wordwould
would not for that rea reaw reawHe i iHe
He declared that it itBrowardandthei itBroward
Broward Browardandthei Browardandtheithe and the s4gi t
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theIn In Qp ado cI1 to t te tt M > If Ij Hi i Heafemt Heafemtand Ilea Ileaand
and the otter < K r1 Xw ajftfeit tfe f bUl ICr Gone made madeforceful a aforceful aforceful
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forceful speech sppethHie aIL H HHe t tpointAMl
He pointed ont tfe that reasoa rsasns for l a lull i and o pJeteveetiption plete i ivestigation ins insvestigation
vestigation of Ittae the e fund taD4ba in order thattor that tor all time chawes ehaneIand charassand chawesand
and insinuation of wto wrong doing would old be removed remcv d or orelse orel orelse
else el if irregular i ar transactions had occurredthey oeourre4 V would befound be befound befound
found and the guilt placed where it itMr belonged belongedMr
Mr Cone laid special stress ou the value of a mans mansgood mangood mansgood
good name and the effort e OIt that sumtfd be made aa e to sustain tuatainreputable sustainreputable taiD taiDreputable
reputable character characterI
HI I would rather have the who I t J Fund sunk to the thebottom thebottom thebottom
bottom of hades than to have one man wronged declared declaredMr
Mr Coneit Cone Cone14Jt one oneIt
14Jt It has been said Ill d here that Governor Um Broward I oward controls controlsthe
the Legislature Lep ature said Mr Cone Then if be l does he is isthe 11the isthe
the greatest Governor that Florida Flulj feu ever er load ad for no noman no1UaU nueau
man or M et t of men has ever been a uWe to control the Leg Legislature LeglIJature Leglature ¬
islature islatureThe lIJatureThe latureThe
The good names of u men Il are at it I atafce ad therefore 1 1demand 1demand 1lemand
demand that a full investigation in aeOttdauc ce with the theprovision theprovbdoDJI therruvisions
provision of this bill be made ft b bsenator added addedMenator fLlIenator
senator Johnson Job ridiculed r the th aftriaMfttfo and the thebill tilebill theill
bill ill and denottnced the tMlDO8ment movement t oojsMai the 5 Ia Iaga Lavestiiatiou iavesti iavestigutiou
ga gutiou tion saying saying if was a bluff of lu ttJe ifrsjiUitration ifrsjiUitrationThe f OD ODIhe n nThe
The Legis LegisJaturo Lr tUlO + o reminds 4a me of ty r tfSt l he said dulu dulutar asur as asfur
fur ur as the drainage propoaition tion is opwM because uae they theystuck tJeyet
et stuck to it 4 I
HI J dont charge shah UJtao4iW1th aartody with WTthin he declared declaredand dec1arunt declaredand
and unt then atU at c dbod Qt tkt majority of th the fl aate nate saying sayingthat sayingthat ling lingthat
that the members Wile afraid not0p1NIs not notare ha bill If they tlwvare theyso thevUle
are not no i he ontiaued oa way UK UKharm 111 ui so will do no noit DOharm noharm
harm They Whey neederst need ot War the theMr L U3 it ittg LtMr atH atHMr
Mr Johnson tafspded t tIN men menami we d 11I eohl ltt lttnuel ttee
ami charged that fc h bad 4 been beenuiuendment n nV 111 uyttee the tbeutue04nt theaneudmeut
uiuendment uiuendmentMr euttj 8t tg mtm At ut utJIJr ofMr
Mr Crane dM ft ftthat with withtllat aU said saidthat
that BO a uptsio M Mthis eylst t a atl by bythis
tl this ll action actionact Lcgi Lcgiad to toact
act as it itreailt duluia4 411t 11 hN O the tIaerea ISU taw the theresent
resent rea t of its 1 Iil
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that hew hewket be betet w UIIt IUS11i4 ka W NT mar warket maring
ket valueI value <
641 I fetid et dale tfciftMr tblsirrlNe Uf tU tUIIr 100n rid ridMr
Mr Harris tat W ow I Ir WlfKe bslt a th thtbe tl tltile B slggsr in inthe
tile woodpile and sssssbody Bsjito Jy > k > to toHenator toiteutor n nsenator
senator Buefcftuui B isyteuUd tad tii tiithe tl tlt lldstrtioa on onthe
the t work of u tme cosuwinBe S I laid d tl tlutive 01 ue e ease easeutive o outi
utive uti ve session 10JIa and de defended the tfeethis peltq icy Ja Jathi inthis
this he was aM aided a1 ed by Mr Mrsidered KrSpl JI a J Ipttid eon etDidend eonsldered
sidered the sourc soa > tco of tfcftit eritic ti M ad Pd n ni ads atteation au auHOD adsI
Ion I to theta h I bet et t wont t OD doing u f fOn r4 Kf KfYea l lOa
Oa parf paswgs of 0 WU thevoe thevoeMessBslMttJM af afy it
Yea y MessBslMttJM fVfi f11 > i > tnrs Ai49fdl Baker 0ltats OotlMsIr pt Onuift OnuiftKeel ON ONe arM4 arM4Crews
e Crews U1tI lips + itt ftiJ1trllfT1I a1l4lr JJOS JWILI xa xae1 Mass Massrney
e1 Keel Withers West Uth f fbL fleaa fleaaPMr IIn1IYaya m mKays
Kays PMr Mr PresidMt Uwutor Haftfil Hrogtc Orii OriiOUrk 0rUIUIaJk ClsiqtUrk
tUrk H HeadenoD < dron Jefemson McO cCrq ty IMma m J Wil WIllieII IL
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viola violstts the rms of the theiUota r rotation that f 1at stipulated uIaW uIaWmat adjourn ftdjourament adjournment
ment at 8 880 80 the member of the BOOM Bo Ie of 1007 marked markedtime Jliarke4time tauntedtine
time with warm heart throb that spring naturally ngturall r In theheart the theheart tIaeheart
heart after the battle is over and the thehId field is i fair and quiet quietA
A few bill were passed in the morning none of any anygeneral 8D1general anygeneral
general importance except the bill of Senator Trammellproviding Trammell Trammellproviding TMWUproviding
providing for additional help to rural schools This Th pro provoked p pvoted proyoked ¬
voted some discustiou di and Mr Willis of Levy kept food goodhis foodhis podhil
his record to the last latJ by objecting to the passage PUI because becauseit
it meant the expenditure of more money Mr Watson Wataoncalled Wa Watsoncalled oD oDcalled
called the laugh on the gentleman from Levy when be said aidthat saidthat saidthat
that he would be for the bill because u the gentleman from fromLevy troIDLevy fromLevy
Levy was against it if for uo other reason And AndWall there tkaewas therewas
was more merriment at the excuse eX1 enBe of the Levy Lev county eeuDVmember countymember countymember
member when Mr MacNVilliams introdU introduced < ed a bill b l to tochange tochalJge tochange
change the name of the county ount of Levy to BloxhaQL It Itwas Itwaat Itwas
was entered as a House1 Hill No 11999 and after having been beenread beenread beenread
read the second time it was made the special order for thenext the thenext thenext
next Legislature LegislatureThe
The 11 House o use spent It nt the day waiting on the Senate and andwhen andwhen ancIwben
when the message llu atue came over they the were acted on with wittpatch din dispatch dinpatch ¬
patch and a recess rec taken until another Installment lutallmeatIt sssa sssait ate ateIt
It was during these tbe e intermissions iut4IIII intt tiliolUJ that someone some ODe of the thetalesmen thtltatt1MWen thestatesmen
statesmen was called to the chair and each of the tMlllentativltlt Ptpro Ptprotentative + o oaentativca
tentative was given an opportunity to talk It didnt mat matter matter matter ¬
ter what he talked about attention was given and the tiletook day dajtook daytook
took the type tl of an allday singing singingThe
The important eveut of the th day was the thero roorganUation roorganUationof JC IDlatiODof
of the commission to investigate inve tigute the acts and doings OOID of the theTrustees theTrWlt theTrustees
Trustees TrWlt of the Internal Improvement Fund The House Housebill Rouebill BotueLull
bill providing that the commission should be composed of ofeight ofeiglll ofsigh
eight t members seven of whom should be the members memberscomposing membenol1lluatiug membersrt
composing rt the Joint Commit oIJIUlitht U which had conducted the theinvestigation theiUVlMtigntioll theuvcstigutiou
investigation thus far and the additional member to be beRepresentative beHcplttttmtative beltcptentative
Representative Knight of Columbia was amended by the theHenate theellllte thedeuate
Henate so that the entire commission was made elective electivethree e1eetivethr electivethree
three thr members welU n to be from the Henate and to be elected by bythat bytbat byhat
that body and four members from the House to be elected electedby
by y that body bod thus reducing the th number frm eight again againto
to 0 seven sevenThe leV8DThe sievesThe
The bill was amended in some other particulars l and in inall 1DaU Inill
all of the amendment aw dmeu the House concurred without ella dislussion ellacuion dlsuslon
lussion except t as to the election of the members membenlThe membersThe membersThe
The Senate amendment to the bill and the U report of th thavestigatlug tat tatInvestigating a aJuveltiaUug
Investigating Committee 1tJ were re considered at the thetiUtt sane sanetime wadeline
time not upon motion but by incident The Senate lenatAtup IBS IBSlage ass asswge
lage was received r4 elved ed and read and at that moment Mr MrJriggs litOrtlP Mrlriggr
Jriggs of the committee submitted d the reportMr report t tMr
Mr Watson gave opinion ol inluu hut the amendments of 0 the theHenate tbo8el1ate theleuate
Henate making the membern lUlMrM of 41 the t b ruwwlwion < tolJUnl om tnisrion loD elective electivewa
wa M a r11e4 reflection tion on the House and HIM on 11 the tit Speaker aud the themembers tMwewbtma theiewhers
members of the coiuuiittfe lie 11 ntuted that be would not notserve DOterYe notervt
serve on the comiotaskU comiotaskUMr
Mr ttte stated as a member of the Investigating Committee Com 40 40Il Cowittee ¬
Il mittee tt that he did not regard r the action as u reflection reflectionn re ocUoD ocUoDoa
oa n anybody anybodyMr
Mr Mat MaeWiU Williams was WI opjiosed ull to concurrence in bIte lie thebate liepenate
bate te aw nnyrmlgait fldM d sad aj ad d Mr Bkfcbourg favoed fa eoaeurfe concur concurranee aiacurspec
spec fe Be e thou t hongM Iao it the proper eourw eo to take sd he heon il ilI illIlpued heIlpued
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