The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-15
Of the Assembly. pursuant 70 the Ioin
a. stAted in the message.
Adjourned.
FR5DAr, March 4, 1851.
senate.

aNtVuFnN
FRSDAr, March A, 1851.
senate.
The roll was caIled--a quorum present
oRDERs or 1HE DAY
Assembly bin No 155 10 be entitled an &C, IN
relation to the custody, feeling and maintainance
o prisoners charged With Or found guilty Of
crimes, offences or contempt Of court: was read
the second time and indefinitely postponed
mr. Niolack obtained unanimous consent and
introduced Senate bill No 253: 10 be entitled
an act to amend Section 10 of an act TO regulate
criminal proceedings betoFs Justice Of the Peace.
hEst secsnd ard ,hiFd times and passed.
NJ. Thompson obtainea nnanimeus cousent
ana MISUNDERSTANDING Gilf No. a54 to be en-
uiied an act to make appropriations for criminal
prosecutions; which was read the first, second
and third times and passed
MI. Chandler offered the follow ing resolution
Rssetesd That the thanks Of the Senators of this
Legislature be extended ~ the Hou T.. w Beth
q, resident OF The Senate, for the courtesy i'm
partlality and ability with which he has presided
over the deliberations OF this body.
Mr Lee offered the following as a substitute
nesoaea oE Ne S1ate ef FEarakt, That in con-
sideration of the ability, uniform kint,utss ana
courtesy with which the deliberations of this
Dody have been conducted bv our presiding on /
Ger, Lieulenant-Governo L. W. Bethel. during |
the present session, we hereby. tender to him a
unanimous vote OF thanksy Kesoired further.
mat the Senate unanimously commend the Sec
retary Of the Senate, the Assistant SECRETARY the
oergeant-at- Arms and the pther officers aud al
taches OF the Senate Tor their faithlulness and
earnestness in the discharge of their respective
duties during the present session which was
read and unanimously adopted l
Mr. Mckinne offered the following rcsoIutlon
As an expression Of the appreciation of the
senate for the uniform courtesy an,l kindness
which Senators have received in their sslcal in
tercourse with the citizens iof Tallahassee during
the session OF the Legislature now on the eve of
us adjournment, Resotsed That the thanks of the
Senate are hereby tenderedto the citizens of Tai
lahassee for their courtesy and kindness to the
members OF the Senate with our wishes for their
future prosperity and happiness; which was read
and unanimously adopted.
he Senate went into executive session at
1880 At 1910 the doors we're opened
Ihe committee on Indian Affairs male the
following report:
SENATE CHAMBER
Tallahassee, March 4, 1881
Hon. l. ". BETHEL, President of the senate
SIR-1our Committee on Indian Affairs beg
leave to report that-Upon the principle that
Ignorance is blissit is folly to be wise, we con-
gratulate the Indians of our State upon their
contentment quietude and domestic happiness.
That while we cannot congratulate them upon
progress in the arts and sciences save those which
belong to the warrior and hunter, they have
made advances in civilization, and enjoy hap
py indifference to and freedom from disturbing and
distracting issues and complications into which
progress would lead them: and upon their great
wisdom in studied and persistent separation from
political life. We would. further submit that
while the Florida Indians refuse to vote and pay
taxes, they are politely social, generously hos
pitaole, peacefully harmless, and cost the State
and government nothing, and ask nething but TO
be let alone Very respectfully,
VIM II. SHARPE, Chairman.
Upon motion OF Mr. Grill, unanimous vote of
thanks OF the Senate was rendered to L. B.
Wombwell for his energy and promptness in the
duties pertaining to his position as Enrolling
Clerk
The hour of IL having arrived in accordance
with ajoint resolution passed by both branches
OF the Legislature, the President announced that
the Senate was adjourned nine de.
COMBINATIONS
Edward Dunn, to be Commissioner of Pilotage
IN Escanbi county
Patrick Houstoun, J. T. Bernard, A. 4. ALI
son, W. Fl. Bradford, A Paterson and j. L. Clarke
to be members OF the Board of Trustees for the
West Florida Seminary.
Assembly.
The roll was called-a quorum present
Senate bill No. So: to be entitled an act au-
thorizing the Board of Internal Improvement to
enter into contract With Charles NJ Brown,
Frank McIIlvain and William B. McIllvain for
the opening up and making permanently naVi-
gable the waters of the. WithlacoOchie river;
was taken up and read the second time, amended
and passed
Senate bill No. 242: tc be entitled an act sup
Elementary to Chapter Sill, Laws Of Florida
and extending the time for redemption of lands
sold for taxes assessed since the year 1876; read
the second and third times and passed.
Senate bill No. 224 ID be entitled an act 10
r.
other purposes; was read the second and third
times and passed.
Senate bill No. 16O: t9 be entitled an act tor
the relief of Henry Jernigan of Walton county
was read the second and third times and passed.
Mr. Morgan, Chairmah Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections made the following
report:
ASSEMBLY HALL,
Tallahassee, March 8, 1881. {
HoN- j. J. HARRIS, Speaker Of the assembly:
SIR-Yonr Committee on Privileges and Elee-
tons, to whom was referred the case of con-
tested election of j. B. McCarty against T. S.
GoodbFead, from The coanty of Lafayette, beg
leave to report that owing 10 the sickness Of
Mr. Goodbread and the failure Of Mr.. McCarty
to appear before the Committee, an inyestiga-
ton of this case has beer deferred from time to
time until too late to make such investigation
therefore, the Committee beg leave to report the
papers back to the Assembly, and request they
be aled In the Office of The Secretary of State
which was read and adopted.
The hour Of II o'clock having arrived. the
following resolutions we've taken up under special
order Senate joint resolutions, proposing
amendments TO the Constitution Of thrs State
= That Section II Of Article w. of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Florida be amended SO
as to read as follows
The Legislature shall not pass special or
l0cal laws IN any of the following enumeFn-
ted -cases, that Is TO sag 4 For the punishment
Of crime or misdemeanpr; providing for chang
ing venue OF civil and criminal cases: granting
divorces 7chauging the names OF persons; vacating
roads, town plats. streets, alleys and public
squares; for the assessment and collection of
taxes for State and cotinty purposes; providing
Tor opening and conducting elections for State
and county of3ceEs, ard designating the places
Of voting !; providing for the sale ol real estate
belonging 70 minors, OK other persons Iahoring
under legal disabilities read the third time put
upon its passage, and net having received the
requisite two thirds vote, did not pas
That Section Of Article XVI of the Con-
stitution Of the State Oh Florida shall Be, and is
hereby amended 20 as 10 read as follows
The several Judici4l Circuits shall be as fol-
lows: The First Judicial Circuit shall bs COM
posed Of The counties 0f Escamhia SANTA Rosa,
walton, Holmes, Washington and jackson the
eecnnd Judicial Circzit shall he composed Of
the counties Of GadsdeR, Liberty, CaIhaun,
Franklin, Leon, WakuIla and jefferson; the
third judicial Circuit Ahall be composed af the
couniies of Madsson. Taylor, Lafayette, Hamfl-
ton, euwannee and OblHmhia fhs RauEth Ju-
dicial Circuit shall be romposed of the counties
Of Nassau, DuyaI, Baker, Bradford, Clay and
81 Johns the Eifth JudicinI Circuit shaH Be
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