Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-29
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED In THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
ChfIdren 60 be Compelled 90 Attend
SehOOl-A Bill 10 Incorporate the
Florida Commercial Company
commandments Convict Camp
Committees Report Favorable.


SehOOl-A Bill 30 Incorporate the
Florida Commercial Company
commandments Convict Camp
Committees Report Favorable.
TALLAHASSEE, January 2S.-fu the As
sembly to-day the following bills were in
troduced:
By Mr.. Tolbert-TO regulate proceedings
before Justices of the Peace in case of
| peace warrants.
By Mr.. Wilkinson-Compelling children
to attend public schools.
By Mr. Msrquis-For the prevention of
SANDER
By Mr. MeMeekin-To incorporate the
Florida Commercial Company.
In the Senate the following were intro
duced:
By Mr. MeKinnon--CoHpelling dissillers
! to pay a license.
By Mr.. MeKinne-Enlsrging the equity
jurisdiction of Circnit Courts.
The following combinations were made
to day: Robert Bullock, as Clerk; L. r.
Marshall, as Judge. and A. B. Crutchfcld,
! A0 OuSI1u, "a d2dElOu county.
The committee reported in favor of Bir.
| Willard, the sitting member from the Tenth
| Senatorial District.
! The Committee on Convict Camps viii
make favorable report.
! a Valuable Orange Grove Pears
Versus Oranges-DepOse the King
a. Nna ENazGAnA nnnA
| luslOn-Sketch OF Senator DeIanO-
| A Practical Railroad NTan-WhaG
10 the s'WhaG Is EG ?''-G uess the
Riddle-RuraI Scenes-Judge J. M.
| Baker.
| TALLAHASSEE, January G7.--fn your issue of
| the 25th inst mention is made In letter from
Jacksonville Of an orange grove In Sumter
! county, that OF Mr. Marshall having been sold
recently to Mr.. Embry, of Columbus, Ga, for
the round sum Of forty thousand dollars
Shortly afterwards a gentleman from Iowa
| offered the purchaser ten thousand dollars for
his bargain. The grove In question contains
| forty acres, and was planted twelve years ago.
! Mr.. Embry lie millionaire in embryo.
These big prices ought to convince the peo-
! pie Of Middle Florida that there are some
things that viii pay better than cotton. II they
are timid about setting out orange trees, let
! them try the LIE Conte pear. These trees will
stand the frost, and their fruit brings fine
prices. Let them, then. set out pear trees, and
become the peers of the orange growers.
At the risk Of becoming tedious, l allude to
| these matters, for / am anxious to see this
splendid country around me emerge from its
present condition of lethargy. NY earnest de-
| sire is to see all sections of my State prosper
Gus and progressive The arms and legs, a.
well as the trunk, should be fed and nourished
by the circulating fluid, or the whole
body will dwindle and suffer.
made subject, rather than a despot. want
to see farms of forty or q hundred acres
carved out OF these huge plantations, and In
dustrious, thrifty white men taking the places
Of these lazy, thoughtless negroes. hope the |
readers of these letters will at least give me |
credit for good and honest motives, although
the ideas advanced may be crude, dull and
uninstructive
That Senator Delano, of volusia, is emphati-
cally down" on bogus railway speculatious, |
Is attested by the following resolution. which |
he recently introduced, and which was
adoped:
WHEREAS, The development of this State is |
dependent 20 large degree upon complete I
and thorough railway system; aud, 1pheTeds |
the lands donated TO the State by the General |
Government were designed and should be |
used for the development of all parts OF the |
State; and. tcheredS, charters have been fire. |
quently granted TO impecunious adventurerS, |
whose sole object in obtaining said grants and I
charters was Tor the purpose or SD0CllatinR
on the franchise of the same; therefore be it
Resolved. That joint committee OF three |
from the Senate and five from the Assembly !
be appointed to make an immediate inyestiga-
tion and report at the earliest day possible the |
condition and standing of the various railway
and canal companies Of this State, the extent
to which they have complied with their char
ters; ana be it further
Resolved, That this committee be instructed
to report upon the feasibility or practicabilitY
of aoopting general railway system, to the
the benefits of just and fair proportion OF the
in ernal improvement fund.
Resolved, That said committee shall have I
full power and authority to Seud for persons
and papers. and to take the testimony of wit
nesses under oath, and to employ clerical aid
IL needed.
Senator DelanO is about forty y-five years OF
age and native of Illinois, He is of average
height and dgure, with dark eyes and com
plexion, and wears. in the shape Of hirsute Or
Daments, only closely trimmed moustache.
He renewed to this State about six years ago,
and resides near Spring Garden, In the midst
OF 1ourishing orange grove of thirty acres.
g1neerlng under some of the most noted and
accomplished engineers in this country, and
has bad charge Of large and important trusts
on public works in the South and Northwest.
Having been reared in q section where he
had ample opportunities to observe the rapid
growth and developn ent, effected by complete
aud thorough railway systems, he is wedded to
the theory that similar system Is the only
true solution to the problem OF inducing inn
migration to florida.
AS u practical railroad man Of protracted
and extensive experience, he does not regard
it as feasible at this time to construct broad
gauge roads over the peninsu!ar portion Of the
state, and recommends the narrow gauge, with
light steel rails.
He Is also firm believer in self-sustaining
agricultural department, upon the Georgia
system, so far as IL can be made applicable 10
Florida. OF broad and liberal views he advo.
Gates warmly a just and equal distribution of
the benefits of the internal improvement
fund among all the sections Of the state.
Senator Delano Is q valuable member OF the
Committee on Railroads, and his knowledge
and practical experience on the subject, en-
title his opinions to great consideration.
The bill introduced by Senator Thompson
for re-apportioning the Congressional districts,
takes Madison county from the Second and
places 1t in the First district
The bill repeating the compulsory pilotage
act, which passed the Senate after hard fight
In its favor by Senator Mckay came to grief
IN the Assembly, and was indefinitely post
poned.
I am endeavoring to gather what inforIna-
ton can relative to the mysterious pillar OF
smoke that still continues to rise from the
midst of that morass in the sou; heas' ern cor
ner or jefferson county. Before the war it
was attributed TO runaway negroes-d during
the war to deserterS, and since its Termination
to moonShtners, CT gagged In the Illicit distila-
ton OF spirits None Of these theories are salts
factory. R. R'sponsible persons living in Talia-
hassee have informed the writer that they have
OFTEN observed visible glow in that direction,
while the same fact is vouched for by witnesses
who have resided in the vicinity OF the mys
terry. where there is so much smoke there
must be some fire" aud whenever the ener-
getic proprietor Of the MORNING News shall it
out an expedition to di cover this geyser, hot
spring, volcano, or what not, why Barkis is |
willing y TO be the historian.
Tallahassee is verify rus in uT6e and yet
retains many OF her former rural habits. Swine
and cattle are permitted 60 roam about un-
restrained, and the former animals have been
voted the entire freedom Of the city. They can
be seen at any time industFiously engaged in
roofing up the sidewalks, and marring the
pleasure and comfort of pedestrians.
So, too. lear sighted person, il compelled
to be out at night may sometimes unex-
pectedly md himself astride OF the broad back
of some milky mother of a herd.' who Is
peacefully sumbering beneath the shade of
one OF the many no0le live oaks.
The bill prohibiting the intermarriage Of
white and colored persons passed the nate
this morning. The substance OF the act will.
be contained In my next letter.
James M Baker, Esq. of Jacksonville, was
to-day confirmed as Judge OF the Fourth Judi
cial Circuit. This well known and esteemed
gentleman has already served on the Supreme
Bench OF this State, and during the war was |
one OF the Senators OF the Confederate States
He is a learned and mo t competent jurist.
The weather continues cool, clear and