Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-17
FROM FL0RIDA'S CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE.

"I Can Bring MISREPRESENTATION
As 20 the Probabilities
Two Great TVants-UnIte Ihe East
and Vvest-The North and South
Men and Needs OF West Florida
One of Our PIllaFs-DOn't Les It
Fall-Two OF the Former Great-No
Party Quarrels Yet-Medieal Men
4 In Session-Legislature 90 be Sent
TO the LunaTie Asylum = Middle
Florida Fair-HOw Affected by the
late SaOrms-PrOducis of the Field
The Ladies' Department-Fancy
WOrk-some OF the Pretty Things
Colonel Sentry la a Tight Place
Served Him Right.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, January i3.-Some men
have high opinion Of their qualifications for
office and bright conception of the duties
required. just before the election of officers
for the two bodies, got glance at the letter
of an applicant for the position of Sergeant
alarms. He stated his wants, and went on to
mention the reasons why he could grace such
position 81 am six feet high" said he.
land strong in proportion. If quorum is
required. and am sent out to arrest absent
members, guarantee to produce them, and
/ to yank them cut Of any place where they
may be found. without delay or hesitation. :"
This writer was in earnest, and evidently
labored under the idea that brains wero at a
discount and muscle at premium. The wor-
] thy mans appeal was disregarded-a result
& too often attendant upon true merit.
4 Speculatons as to the Cabinet continue to
ha aHa nd rhnnoht "a G0yAFn0F
: has made some changes upon the slate since
4 the arrival of the Legislature. The young De-
mocracy will be recognized by the selection of
two or three progressive, energetic men from
its ranks The local pride of the various sections
OF the State win be gratifled by seeing gentle
men from all the great divisions of Florida thus
honored Whatever may be the Governors
final decision in making up his Cabinet 1t is
! very certain that after the first ebulli-
ton of disappointment on the pert of
some has SHbsiied, there viii be general and
! hearty acduiescence. OF course there will be
some grumblers, there always are, but the
slight discomfort Will soon evaporate and the
clouds give way to sunshine If the Governor
had several hundreds Of appointments to make,
as was the fate of his predecessors, Instead OF
only two or three dozen, his position would be,
/ at times, one of serious embarrassment, and
considerable personal annoyance, but h S trials
and troubles on this score have been vastly di-
! minshed by the Democratic voters assuming
the major part of the responsibility. He should
be, and doubtless is, grateful to his party, for
this consideration of his comfort.
Two great works are necessary to put this
State fairly on the path to material progress
and prosperity. The heads of the men who
originally devised the railroad system in this
State were, essentially, level. Had it not been
for the war and its attendant evils their origi-
nal conceptions might have been carried by
this time into effect, and Jacksonville been
linked to Pensacola Fernandina to Tampa.
These two trunk lines, with branches to all
points when demanded by trade and popula-
tion, would long since have solved the problem
of immigration and expedited the settlement
of our vacant public lands. If the property Of
the State, at present mass OF inert strength,
could be relieved of the incubus that presses
down its mighty force and fetters its powerful
limbs the blockade would give way, and the
ships now lying outside, with their cargoes of
men, money, brains and energy, would enter
our harbors and discharge their valuable car.
gees.
West Florida, with it's wealth of fertile lands
its huge area of virgin forests, its staunch
Democratic population, its inviting climate
and varied productions, would be no longer
almost a terra itcOg1lttG to the rest of Florida
The East longs to clasp the West in fraternal
I embrace to know more Of her resources and
I to cultivate closer relations with her people
No jealousy exists on the part OF the former
towards the latter. and Jacksonville will re-
1Oice in her inmoSt heart when the time
I arrives, as come it must, when one of her
citizens can take an early breakfast at home
and late supper in our queen city of the
Gulf, Pensacola.
admire these men of the West There is a
large element among them, springing from the
Scotch-Irish stock and they retain many of
the virtues that adorned their brave res0Iute
ancestry. It is said that in some of the coun-
ties the name of almost every maR you en-
counter commences with the prefix Nc, and
that there are in their midst Iineal descend
ants Of all the clans that won the Scottish
tartans.
They have waited long and pat emily for the
whistle OF the locomotive, the harbinger of
progress, and that Rubicon. the Chattahoo-
chee llver, must be passed
Quick, certain and cheap transportation is
one of the distinctive features upon which the
( Democrats built their splendid majority OBJ
tanned during the last campaign Their leader
Governor Bloxham. stands pledged to this
policy, and the people are looking eagerly and
anxiousy to see redemption of the pledges.
What is necessary to be done should be ac
complished by this Legislature It will not
assemble again for two years, and there should
be, and are in the present body Of law makers.
cient ability to discover and apply some means
that will be efficacious in setting the proper
machinery in motion. Let them bend their
energies to the big work needed and not frit-
I ter away the term of the session in the discus
sion Of matters of trifing moment.
Among the magnateS of the opposition here
are ex-senator ConOver and Little Giant
Dennis. To these brilliant luminaries the lit
tie candles reader p; ofound obeiSance and
yield implicit obedience. 1here is some curl
oSity expressed as to the reasons for their pres
Z ence. They cannot affect the Senatorial strug-
gle, as that que ton has been settled. They
are both shrewd, sharp tacticians, fertile in
expedients, wary and perSevering, antagonists
not to be despised
Thus far there have been no evidences Of
partisan feeling partisan legislation in either
house, ard the daily sessions have been
harmonious What may arise at a later period
remains yet to be developed. Less than a
fourth of the Assembly and a sixth of the
Senate consist Of Republicans and the thin
ness of their ranks will neither permit them
materially to retard legislation or check the
course Of business.
The papers in the case OF ex-Congressman J.
T. Walls, against Col. ]. B. Dell, Senator from
Alachua, have been placed in the hands of the
proper committee. The contest in this county
Is not based upon any hope of uRseating the
present members, 50 much as upon ths desire
to aid Col. Bis5ee in his plan of operations.
The Medical Association of Florida met last
night in the Senate Chamber and were address
ed by DR.. c. J. Kenworthy of Jacksonville.
They have framed an important bill to regu-
late the licensing of physicians and surgeons
the practice of Bnedici,e, surgery and 0bstet-
rics the sale of certain medicines and for other
purposes, which was introduced to-day by SEN
ator Judge and ordered printed.
1t is also IN contemplation to establish q
State Bureau of Vital Statistics.
The Legislature has accepted the invitation
of Messrs. Conant and Hawkins, receivers Of
the j., P. & NJ. r. r., rendering special train
for the purpose of visiting the Lunatic Asylum
at Chattahoochee, on Saturday.
If possib1', Senator Jones has telsg. aphed
that he will address the Legislature on the 18th
inst.
The business in both houses was unimpor-
LaDb. Inc NaDf16t appointments nave NOT vet
been made public. Weather charming
! TALLAHASSEE, FLA, January Al managed
to find time to run out to the fair grounds yes
4 terday afternoon. They are situated ON
1 level plateau, two miles from the city the road
4 leading through several pleasant streets, and
I up and down some beautifully undulat Bg
! country. The main building is a large struc-
ture, sufficiently spacious for the accommoda-
ton OF numerous exhibits. A portion of the
I lower story had been secured by the good
l25iies Of St Johns Church, where 8 hountiful
I tat.3 was spread for the refreshment of the
hungry. 1t is pleasant to hear that their lahors
Of 10 have been successful, and that they
| will realize handsome sum to assist ia the
! rebuilding of their church. My experience
! Tallahassee are numerous. and that they are
/ thoroughly conversant with the art of getting
I up good dinner This is demonstrated in the
fact that several Of the lean gaunt legislators
from the East and South are rapidly Increase
ing in rotundty. and Did fairito return to their
constituents with aldernlanic proportions
1t was very unfortunate for the Middle
Florida Fair that its opening followed so close
ly upon the late season OF Wretched weather.
Hundreds Of articles and numerous specimens
of fine live stock we're expected and would
have been present but for the above reason
( This section OF country has ample material
for a display at once large, diversified and at
traciive, that would have been an index Of her
resources and an evidence OF the skill and in
6ustry of her people. Many had reached the
conclusion that the exhibition would be post
poned, and the foods that have prevailed had
dampened the ardor of all concerned TO a
| considerable ex ent. This is the cause why
the exhibits in the various departments were
I COMPARATIVELY 50 gcanty The displav two