The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-18
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, JANUARY IS, 1881.

Circuit Courts in the Third judicial Circuit; re-
ferred TO Judiciary COMMITTEES h,
By Mr.. BYrne- assembly bill No. IL; to pro-
vide for the payment Of costs, % as 10 enable
Justices Of the Peeee TO enforce the law in petty
crimes where both plaintiff and defendant are
insolvent and unable to pay; referred to Judiciary
COmnittee. f.ss f,.gts-s. 4 =. s+..s.. :
BY Mr. Green-Assembly bin No. IS; TO be
entitled an act to provide for the payment OF
assessors for enrolling The militia In the year
1876; referred to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr., Bighan-A memorial 10 Congress for
the improvement Of the Wacasaasa and Wekiwa
| rivers In this State; referred to Committee on
Commerce and Navigation.
BY Mr. Robinson Assembly bill No. 10; to
be entitled act regulating the sale of personal
| property levied upon for the payment of taxes
due and unpaid referred 70 Committee on Fl.
nance and Taxation.
Mr.. Speer offered the following resolution:
RssOlued, That this Assembly, as q body, will
visit the Lunatic Asylum, at Chaitahoochee, on
Saturday next, January 1eth, and We respect
thesame with the Assembly which was adopted
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported upon the case Of A. b. Mcleod and A,
S. Kennedy, contested election from the county
| Of Walton, that for the cface Of Assemblyman
between Messrs. A. b Mcleod and A. s. Ken.
nedy, each having received two hundred and
fifty Weight votes, consequently there was no cleo
tion, therefore creating vacancy of one Assem-
blyman from said county Of Walton, and
recommended the adoption of the following
| resolutions:
Rssolued, That owing to tie vote for Assem-.
blyman in the county of Walton between A. B.
Mcleod and A. 3. Kennedy, thereby creating q
| vacancy, we therefore respectfully request the
| Governor to order an election for Assemblyman
in said county Of Walton as early as practicable.
Res0tced, That we recommend the Committee
on Appropriations to insert eighty dollars each
to the said A. B. Mcleod and A. s. Kennedy in
the general appropriation bill, TO remunerate
them for actual expenses incurred; which was
read and adopted.
Mr.. Plummer, Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation, reported upon AS
sembly memorial No. 2, memorial to Congress
of the United States asking for an appropriation
for deepening and cleaning out the Apalachicola
bay channel, recommending its passage
Mr.. Cooper, Chairman Of the judiciary Com
mittee, reported upon Assembly bill No. 1, enti-
tied an act to prohibit the use Of indecent Ian
guage on the public highways, lanes Streets or
public grounds in this State. reporting subst-
tute therefor, which substitute they recommended
do pass.
Also upon Senate bill No 4, entitled an act to
authorize commissioners 10 swear witnesses and
legalizing oaths heretofore administered by
| them, and recommended its passage Also upon
Senate bill No. 5, entitled an act to authorize
Dunlap F. Judah, of Pensacola, to take charge
of and control his own estate, without recon-
mendation.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The following bills were read the second time.
and ordered engrossed for second reading to-
morrow
Assembly bill No / /; to be entitled an act TO
prohibit the use of indecent and obscene lam
guage on public highways, lanes, streets or pub
lie grounds. A substitute adopted in lieu of the
original, and ordered engrossed.
Senate bill No. A. an act TO authorize Com
missioners to swear witnesses, and legalizing
Oaths heretofore administered by them.
Senate bill No. 5 an act to authorize Dunlap
+. judah, of Pensacola, 10 take charge of and
manage his own estate. Cn motion, the bill was
read third time and put upon its passage.
The vote was: Yeas 90, nays 3; so the bill
was passed.
BY Mr. MoOre-the rules being suspended
Assembly bill No. 90; to be entitled an act TO
establish Department of Agriculture for the
State of Florida referred to Committee ON Ag-
riculture.
The Speaker announced the following Stand
ing Committee on Fisheries;
Mr.. Perry, of Monroe, Chairman; Messrs
COttrell, Stringer, Canova and Whidden.
message was received from the Senate, stat
ing that the Senate had adopted joint resolu-
tion that a committee of three from the Senate
and five from the Assembly be appointed for the
pulPOSC VI pIOIOoluB dlucuuulCutS W Tie OOu-
stitution.
Also the following joint resolution:
Be 1t reSoIoed by the Senate, the assembly concur
ring, That committee of three from the Senate
and five from the Assembly be appointed 10 visit
the State Asylum and report the condition of the
inmates and the management of the Asylum,
and to ascertain what repairs and enlargement
of buildings will be necessary for the comfort
and health of the patients. and make such other
recommendations as will be for the best interest
Of the State and good government Of the Asy.
lum.
BE IL further reSOlued, That like committee be
appointed TO visit the convict camp and report
the condition, management and treatment of the
prisoners, and report what legislation, If any, is
necessary for the treatment, government, man
agement and discipline of the convicts.
Which was read, and Senate joint resolution
relative to the Asylum and convict camp was
taken up, read and adopted.
Senate joint resolution relative 10 cOnstitu-
tlonal amendments was read and c0ncurred In.
The Speaker announced Dr. W. H. Carter as
Chaplain for the Assembly
Adjourned.