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

Assembly.
| The roll was called-a quorum present
| Mr.. Conant introduced q memorial from hote
keepers OF Jacksonville asking reduction of tn
license tax; referred TO the Committee ON ri
| nance and Taxation
Mr. Howren offered memorial TO Congress
for the establishment of a mail route from TaIla
hassee to Jackson's Bluff; referred TO the Com
| mittee on Post Routes
| Mr.. Bevill, Of Hamilton, offered the following
Res0tced, The Committee ON Constitutions
Amendments be and they are hereby instructed
10 report by bill or otherwise as 10 the expedi-
| ency, policy and Constiahenality of thfs Iepis
lature calling convention for the purpose OF
revising the Constitution OF the State of Florida
agreed to-
The following bills wae introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr. Cason-AssemIIy bill No. 1872: to be
ennLled M an act to Prescr,ser khe mode and man
By Mr.. Tippin- Assembly bill No. 1888: to be
entitled an aci relating TO the measurement and
inspection of timber and lumber to Committee
on Commerce and Navigation.
BY Mr.. Parker, Of Brevard-Assembly bill No.
1874: to be entitled an act for the relief of Rob
ert E. Savage, of Bradford county; to Commit
tee on Judiciary.
be entitled an act TO enforce distinctive wrap
ping and labelling of preparations of morphine
to Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Canova-Assembly bill No 1856: to be
entitled an act to incorporate a company and To
facilitate the construction of a railroad from
Green Cove Spring, on the St. Johns river to
the village of MelrOse in Alachua county, under
the style of 'The Green Cove Spring and Mel
rose Railroad Company; TO Committee on Rail
roads
By Mr. McCrary-Assembly bill No 1877: to
be entitled an act authorize r. W. Nelson, of
Calhoun county. to adopt Usay Smith, and to
make Usay Smith the heir of said Nelson 10
Committee OF Judiciary
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The following were read the third time and
passed:
Senate bill No. 107 to be entitled an act for
the better protection Of passengers on railroad
cars and the employees OF railroad companies.
A memorial TO Congress asking an appropria-
ton to clear out and make navigable the Aucilla
and Wacissa rivers.
Assembly bill No. 115: TO be entitled an act
to clear the title to certain lands in st. Johus
county, heretofore sold by the Trustees of the In-
tarnal Improvement Fund.
Assembly bill No 40 to be entitled an act TO
repeal an act approved February 4 1861, entitled
an act to improve the navigation OF Peace Creek,
and TO drain the swamp and overflowed lands
thereon, and an act to incorporate the Peace
Creek Immigration and Agricultural Society, and
to provide for the sale of the lands covered by
said acts or either Of them, and TO clear the title
of the Trustees of the internal Improvement
Fund to the same.
Assembly bill No. 153: TO be entitled an act 10
prevent the selling, as butter, of oleomargerine
or any spurious preparation purporting to be but
ter. (Mr. Harris gave notice OF motion to recon-
slider the vote by which Assembly bill No 153
was passedl
Assembly bill No. 10: to he entitled an
act to regulate proceeding before Justices Of the
Peace in cases of peace warrants
Assembly bill No. 81: 10 be entitled an act for
the relief of Meredith B. Alternately.
Assembly bill No. l25 A petition for the pas
sage of bill TO prevent the careless use of fire
arms on highways and in Incorporated villages
WAS read the second time and withdrawn
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Bryan, Of
Orange, Cooper and Dougherty committee to
act with similar committee on the part of the
Senate to investigate railroad and canal charters
heretofore granted.
Assembly bill No. 1856: to be entitled an act to
authorize A. D. McKinnon and J. 4. Herrin to
construct lock-mill and dam on and across the
Big Sandy creek in Holmes county referred TO
the Committee on Commerce and Navigation
Senate Resolution No.-:Joint resolution for
the relief of Florentio NJ Huerles; referred TO
the Committee on Claims.
Adjourned.