The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-18

Bell and Conant.
Mr.. Conant moved that the Special Committee
| on Temperance be allowed TO employ clerk for
not exceeding fifteen days Agreed to-
Adjourned. sl.
THURSDAY, January 1S, 1881.
Senate.
The roll was called-a quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The journal was read, corrected and approved.
Mr.. Bryson offered Q memorial TO Congress
asking for the extension of the mail route from
Cedar Keys, In Levy couty, to New Troy In La
fayette county, to Ellaville, In Madison county,
Florida, above New Troy referred TO Commit.
| tee on Post Routes.
On motion special committee Of i've was
appointed by the President on Roads and High.
ways, TO act during the session Of the Legislature
| the committee being Messrs Polhill Sharpe Nc
Clellan, Speer and Walker.
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr. Polhill--Senate bill No. 25; to be en-
titled an act in relation to the punishment OF
crimes and misdemeanors; referred to Judiciary
Committee. ssj 4A H7asa
BY Mr. Delano--Senate bill No. &c; to be enti.
tied act in relation to the public records Of the
several counties Of this State referred TO Judic-
iary Committee
BY Mr. Judge-Senate bill No. 81; to be eu,i.
tied an act to regulate the licensing OF physicians
and surgeons, the practice of medicine, surgery
and obstetrics for the sale of certain medicines.
and for other purposes; referred to Judiciary
Committee, and on motion 200 copies of the bill
were ordered printed for the use of the Senate
and Assembly.
BY Mr.. Crill-Senate bill No. 90; an act TO
relinquish the claim of the State of Florida to
lands in the former Palatka Reservation embraced
in certain entries and warrant locations in the
United States Land Office referred TO Commit
tee on Claims; also, Senate bill No. 90; to be
entitled an act for the relief of Thomas 6hally ;
referred to Committee on Claims.
The committee on Commerce and Navigation
reported ON Senate bill No. 13, to be entitled an
act TO amend chapter $3.50 laws of Florida, being
an act entitled an act entitled an act to prevent
excessive rates of pilOtage, recommending its
passage. Messrs. Mallory and Thompson, of
said committee reported adversely on said bill
and recommended that it do not pass.
Senate bill No. 13; was called up for second
reading, but. upon motion the further considera-
tion of the bill was postponed until Monday
next
The President announced that he had in bis
possession the testimony in the contested case of
Greeley VS.. Lee, of the 18th Senatorial District
which upon motion was referred TO the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
AT Ills the Senate went into Executive Ses-
sion.
AT 1910 the doors were opened and the Senate
resumed its regular session.
HeCclVer3
of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Rail-
road rendering special train for the use of the
General Assembly to visit the Lunatic Asylum
at Chattahoochee on Saturday, the 18th inst,
free of charge. On motion the invitation was
accepted by the Senate, and the thanks of the
body returned
Senate bill No. Is; to be entitled an act for
the better preservation of legal advertisements,
was read the third time and put upon its passage
The vote was: Yeas 90, Nays 8. Passed
Senate bill No. 20; TO be entitled an act TO
Make Usay Smith an heir-at-law Off. w. Nelson,
was read the third time and put upon its passage
The vote was: Yeas 81, Nays I. Passed.
Adjourned.
COMBINATIONS.
r. L. Griffith, to be Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Manatee county.
A. L. Watson, TO be Sheriff for Manatee county
Council A. Bryan, to be Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Leon county.
Charlcs c. Pcarcc, to be Collector of Revenue
for Leon county. u
G. A. Groom, to be Assessor of Taxes for Leon
county
John nj. Beggs, TO be Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Madison county.
NJ. II. Waring to be Collector Of Revenue for
Madison county.
B. d. Wadsworth, to be Assessor of Taxes for
Madison county.
Assembly,
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Carter, Chaplain of the
Assembly.
On motion, the reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
The following memorials and Joint resolutions
were introduced and placed among the orders of
the day
BY Mr. Bevil of Hamilton.-A memorial TO
Congress for the establishment of a mail route
from Live Oak, in Suwannee county, to Bellville,
in Hamilton county Also, memorial 10 Con-
gress to establish mail route from Bellyille,
Fla, to Monticello, Fla.
By Mr.. Bevill of Sumter.-A memorial 10
Congress asking for a mail route from Sumter
county, Fla, to Barlow, in Polk county, Fla.
By Mr.. Bevill of Hamilton.-A joint resolu-
ton asking an appropriation from Congress to
survey and open the Suwannee River from its
mouth to Ellaville, Fla, at the mouth of the
Withacooche River. Also. a joint resolution to
amend Section 18, Article g. of the Constitution
of the State of Florida. Also, Joint resolution
to amend Section 49, Article s. of the Constitu-
ton, so as to give the election of county officers
to the people.
On motion, the members of the Florida State
Medical Society, now in session at Tallahassee,
and the Governor and Cabinet, were invited to
visit the State Lunatic Asylum at Chattahoochee
on Saturday next, in company with this Assembly.
Mr.. Getzen introduced q joint resolution re-
quirIng the Committee on Public Lands to in
quire into stumpage privilege Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands
The following bills were introduced and
placed among the orders of the day:
By Mr.. .Plummer,-Assemblyb bill No. 81, to be
entitled An act for the relief of Charles GWynn,
James Elwood, Joseph Acosta and John Smith,
of Monroe county.
By Mr.. Nattel.-Assembly bill No 28, to be
entitled An act to require stevedores to pay a
license tax.
BY Mr. Byrne-Assembly bill No. 90. to be
entitled An act for the protection of sheep and
other stock, and for the benefit of stock raisers
By Mr.. Robinson.-Assembly bill No. so, to
be entitled An act for the better protection OF
animals running at large.
By nv. Green.-Assembly bill No. 81, to be
entitled An act for the relief of Daniel Morri.
son, Jr.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections,
in the case Of the contested election of r. E.
Hughes ct al, against Charles l.. Fildes ct al,
from the county of Alachua, made the following
report:
Whereas, the Assembly did, on January Is,
1875, adopt aud declare the following to be the
law governing notice of contest to seat In this
Assembly, your committee report that the law
governing contest of election is very explicit,
and not to be mistaken, and Is as follows (see
Thompson's Digest, page 78, Section 10, Article
Contesting Elections): "If any candidate of the
proper county or district contest the election of
any Assemblyman, he shall give notice thereof
in writing to the person whose election he con-
tests or leave written notice thereof at the house
where such person last resided, within ten days
after the canvass by the Judge Of Probate, ex-
pressing In such notice the points on which the
same will be contested, and name the Judge of