The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-15
THURSDAY, February 10, 1881.
Senate.


The roll was called-a quorum present
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred
By Mr. Cone-Senaie bill No $50: to be en-
titled an act TO promote immigration to the State
of Florida; 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
By Mr.. Niblack-Senate bill No 151 to be
entitled act authorizing and requiring the
Comptroller to audit and allow the account of
John c. Henry, deceased, late Sheriff of Colum-
ba county, In settlement of account on the Comp
| troller's books to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Walker-Senate bill No. 152 to be
entitled an act in relation 10 the contingent
expenses OF the Circuit Courts; TO the Committee
on Appropriations. N
BY Mr. Jones-Senate bill No 1873 to be en-
titled an act for the relief OF James S. Turner of
Levy county, Florida; to Committee on Claims
BY Mr.. Delano-Senate bill No 154: to be
! entitled an act to incorporate the Palatka and
Indian River Railway Company, and to grant
certain lands to the same; to the Committee on
| Railroads.
Mr. Lee obtained leave and presented petitions
for a Local Option Liquor Law.
| Senate bill No. 10s: to he entitled an act to
| give to the legal voters of certain voting pre-
cincts the option Of determining whether the
sale therein of intoxicating liquors shall be
| licensed; read the third time and passed
| Mr.. Dell, of the Committee on Agriculture and
| Immigration reported that in the opinion of
majority said joint committee il is not advisable
recommend that the Committee on Agriculture
be- instructed to prepare bill upon that subject,
and that the substitute for bills Nos. 90 and 80
be returned to The Committee on Immigration.
| Mr.. Thompson obtained leave and presented
petition from a committee appointed BY the
| Florida Fruit Growers Association at its annual
meeting, held in Jacksonville January 26th, re-
questing that the Legislature rescind resolution
passed al a previous session TO transfer the Ag-
ricultura College Fund from the Trustees of the
| Agricultural College to the Common School
| Fund of the State and recommending thai the
Truestees of the Agricultural College Fund take
| steps to establish an experimental farm and
| garden as early as practicable as q preliminary
and necessary Steps to the organization Of an
| agricultural college; which was read, ordered
spread upon the journal and referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture
Mr.. McClenny obtained leave and introduced
Senate bill No 1856 to be entitled an act to amend
| Sections and Of an act entitled an act reg
ulating the mode of suing out writs of error and
prosecuting appeals in the Court of Appeals of
| the Territory of Florida, approved February 10,
| 1882; referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Thompson obtained leave and Introduced
-SeuaIe bill No. 1855: to be entitled an act in
relation to the powers and duties of Sheriifs and
others in Incorporated cities and towns; referred
| to the Committee on Judiciary.
| Mr.. Bryson obtained leave and introduced
| Senate bill No 157 to be entitled an act in re-
latiOn TO the Illegal employment of laborers and
servants; referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
| A message was received from the Governor
stating that he had signed and deposited 10 the
Office of the Secretary OF State the following act,
| which originated in the Senate An act relating
| to the intermarriage of white persons with per-
| sons of color.
! The following were read the second and third
/ times and passed.
Senate bill No. 149: TO be entitled an act to
authorize William T. jackson to construct
| boom on the Suwannee river.
| Senate bill No. IA: to be entitled an act TO
| legalize the town government OF the town of
| Quincy Florida
| Senate bill No. l34: to be entitled an act for
| for the protection of Fisheries and f0r other
/ purposes was read the third time and put upon
/ its passage and lpsE
/ Assembly bill No 1877: to be entitled an act
| to provide summary proceedings against delin-
4 qucnt tenants was read the third time and
| passed.
Assembly bin No. o. to be entitled an act to
| furnish the Attorney Generals 0fiice With Su-
preme Court reports; was read the third time
and passed.
Assembly bin No. s3 10 be entitled an act
to grant 70 A. Il. Mcmillan the right 70 straight
4 en-, clear and improve the creek known as the
| Big Pine Barren creRk In Escamhia county,
/ Florida; placed back on It's second reading and
indefinitely postponed
nv McKinnon moved that the vote taken by
which Assembly bill No. 10, 10 be ensiiIea an
act to repeal and dissolve mnnicipal corpmn1ions
under certain ciTcumstances and 10 provide The