The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-01
ABSTRACT
LEGIS SLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SATURDAY, January %, 1881.
SENATE.

senate.
The roll was Called quorum present.
The following bill was introduced: Il
BY Mr. Bryson-Senate bill No. 65 TO be en-
titled an act for the relief of Caroline Jones, of
Suwannte county; read the first time by its title
and referred to The Committee on Claims
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
made the following report: II
SENATE CHAMBER,
Tallahassee, Jan. 21, 1891 (
Hon. L. W. Bethel, President Of the Senate:
STR-The Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions, To whom was referred the case Of J. G..
Greeley. contestant, VS.. J. E Lee conlestee from
the Eighteenth Senatorial District Of Florida,
ask leave to submit the following report in the
above stated case:
Your committee after carefal investigation
of the evidence upon Intimidation, this being the
ground upon which the Contestant rested his
case, is of the unanimous opinion that there
were acth Of intimidation on the part of some of
the supporters of the contesjee: that there were
cases oi Threats and menace: but the testimony
IS so vague, indefinite and unsatisfactory that
y0ur curImiltce can come 10 no definite conclu-
sion rs t4 the number of voters affected thereby
To sustain the Charge of intimidation evidence
Should lave been iBtniuCed showing that The
result w4s materially affected, or that by reason
of such Intimidation the true vote could not be
ascertalned with certainty. See McCrary on
Eectlonf. p. 354, Sec. 4lG; Harrison VS. Davis, 1
Bartlett 34l; Bruce vs. Loan, ibid 1872 Bronl
berg VS.. Harasun, "A ConcfeSs, Isl scss. II. OF r.
Your lcommiitee therefore recommend the
adoptonl OF the following:
Resoirli, That ihe contest in this case be dis I
missed, ind that ]. E. Lee is entitled to his seat
in the Senate. Respectfully,
J. II. Mex nnc Chairman
Which was read and adopted.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation
reported on joint resolution asking I'm appropria-
tiOn from CpnrrCS~ a survey and omen the Su-
wannee river from its mouth to Ellaville, Fla.
al the mpulh OF the Withiacnochee, recommend
ing lis passage
Ca m9tion, the rules were waived the resolu-
tion read the second and third time and passed
Mr.. Grill, from the Committee on Immigration.
reported IA substitute for senate bills Nos % and
and so, which as, motion, laid on the table
until TUESDAY The 2Jih.
Mr. Niblack, Chairman Of the Judiciary Com
miltee reported on Assembly bill No 90, being
an act entitled an act for The protection of sheep
aud Other stock. and Tor the benefit Of stock
raisers recommending It's passage. The rules
were waived, the bili read The second and third
time and passed II
Assembly bill No 40. 10 be entitled an act to
give concurrent jurisdiction 10 the courts OF Wal
ton and Washington counties over The waters ot
Choctaw hdtciiie bay, was read the second time.
the rules waived and read the third time and
passed.
Senate bill No -, To be entitled an act to reg
ulate The licensing of physicians and surgeons
the practice oi medicine, surgery and Obstetrics
Was read The second time and indefinitely post
poned n
Assembly bill Nc -, TO be entitled an act to
regulate The bringing OF suits by married women
was read tie second lime, and indefinitely post
poned.
Senate bill Ne u, 10 he entitled An act for the
relief of A. Moseey, Sheriff of Leon county was
read the Fhrd time, and Indefinitely postponed.
pl hill No n he. fiflr6 n torf the