The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-15

deceased, and Of the minor children Of Helen &
Racey, decesed. read the third time and unase(]
Adjourned.
THURSDAY March 3, 1881.
The roll was called-a quorum present
message was received from the Assembly
stating that the Assembly had receded froir
Assembly amendment in section line Il
Senate bill No. los: to be entitled An oct q
regulate the sale and use OF spirituous fiuuors
and refused to recede from all the other Assem-
bly, amendments to said bill
On motion the further consideration Of the
message was indefinitely postponed.
Assembly bin No. z76: to be entitled an act
to amend an act to incorporate the Presbyterian
Church OF Jacksonville, approved March 2,
1910; was received from the Assembly read the
first, second and third times and passed.
Assembly bill No. 241 to be entitled an &C,
requiring transportation companies to forward
freight BY such lines, routes or connections a
shippers may direct; was read the third time
and put upon its passage and lost
The following message was received from the
Governor.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Tallahassee, Fla, March 3, 1881. {
HoN. L. w. BETHEL, hssidsnt Of the Senate
SIR have the honor to return, without nv
approval, . bill originating in the Senate and
entitled an act to change the seat of government.
1t provides in the first section that the seat
Of government be changed from Tallahassee, in
Leon county, to Gainesville, in Alachua county.
or such other place in this State which major
ity of the registered voters of the State shall
select; Provided that the removal of the seat of
government and the erection of the capitol
building shall be accomplished without cost to
the State
The erection OF new capitol and the re-
moval TO it of the archives and other propertv
belonging to the State, and necessary to saisfac
tory management of the State government are no
ordinary undertakings and will cost vast amount
Of money. The bill in question although hav-
ing the general provision that this cost shall not
fall upon the State at large, makes no pro-
vision as to whom it shall fall on, and while
holding out TO the voter the hope that such
change can or will be effected without expense
it is entirely devoid of such provisions as present
10 the voter any idea as TO how by whom, or
in what time the new capitol building is 10 be
constructed or the removal effected It makes
no provision as to the size or character of the
buildings TO be erected In a word, it neither
enables a voter to determine, or any city or
community TO understand the exact terms upon
which any favored place becomes the capital
1t leaves all this to be arranged, if at ALL by the
Legislature to assemble after the election shall
have been held Should there be a failure upon
the part OF such Legislature and the fortunate
LEGALITY to agree upon terms, the election would
have been fruitless. Certainly so important
measure requires more certainty.
The bill, moreover, does not express any leg
Islative preference as to any particular locality
The Second Article of the Constitution provides
that " The seat of government shall be and re-
main permanent at the city of Tallahassee, in
the county of Leon, until otherwise located by a
majority vote Of the Legislature and by q major
ity vote of the people, The only construction
that this bill can sustain is that the people shall
act first as to selecting such location Certainly,
if the people are to act first, they should under
stand fully and precisely all the terms Of such
location.
/ may further say that In my opinion this bill
does not permit q citizen to vote for Tallahassee
If he should so desire. If the people are to act
first in making the selection, the provisions
should be such as TO let each voter express HIM
self through his ballot a. to his preference Of any
place in this State. This is question upon
which the people should be permitted and ena-
bled to act with The clearest understanding of
all the conditions and surroundings affecting ii.
| surely would not be an obstacle to the free and
prompt exercise of this right No one will 20
further than myself in the prot ection of popular
rights or the advancement of the desires Of my
fellow-ctizens, as expressed through their bal
lots or representatives and IN order to secure to
the people such action az may be necessary for
q submission OF the question under discussion in
such manner as they may understand fully the
issues before them, and that practical results
may follow their action should it be in favor Of
change of the capital, ! return the bill thus
promptly before yeur adjournment.
Very respectfully,
W. D. BLoxHAA, Governor.
Which was read. The question was will the
Senate upon reconsideration agree to pass the
bill: the yeas and nays were called for and the
vote was: Yeas-Messes Brysou, Chandler,
Cone, Dell, Lee, Mckay, McKinnon and Robin
ct N-:11
Duncan, Hatcher, Hendry, Jones, Judge, Mallo-
ry, McKinne, Polhill, Sharpe. Speer, Thompson,
Walker, Wallace and Willard-17 SO the bill
was not passed.
The following were read the third time and
passed
Assembly bill No. 2ss: to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Tropical Peninsular Railroad
Company.
Assembly bill No. 220: to be entitled an act
to regulate the practice of medicine in this State
and for other purposes.
Mr. Willard obtained unanimous consent and
introduced Senate bill No. 251: to be entitled
an act to appropriate two hundred dollars to
supply the deficiencies in the general appropria-
ton bill; which was read the frst second and
third times and passed.
Mr.. Sharpe obtained unanimous consent and
introduced Senate bill Ne. 262 to be entitled
an act TO appropriate four thousand dollars for
the support and maintenance of the Bureau of
Immigration Of the State of Florida; which
was read the first second and third times and
passed.
Assembly bill No. 267: 10 be entitled an act for
the relief of George H. Mays, of Duval county,
was read the first, second and third times and
passed
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed its session.
A communication wes received from the Gov
ernor stating that he had signed and deposited
in the ONCE Of the Sectretary Of State the fol-
lowing acts, which originated in the Senate, to-
wit: An act to incorporate the Pensacola Street
Car Company. An act to provide for the pres
ervation and safe-keeping Of the records and
vouchers in the ONCE Of the Comptroller. An
act to protect sailors and TO prshihif persons en-
gagged in the business Of shipping sailors, and
the agents Of such persons, from boarding YES
sells and remaining thereon In the ports and har-
bors Of this State, without the consent ef the
masters OF such vessels. An act to proyide Tor
the completion, printing distribution and sale OF
the Digest Of the Laws Of Florida, and fe1 other
purposes. An act to designate the holidays 10
be observed in the acceptance and payment Of
bills Of exchange, bank checks and promissory
noteG An act fixing the time Tor holding the
Circuit Court in the Fourth Judicial Circuit An
act prohibiting special taxation IN certain caaes
An act to amend the Gfst Section of Chapter
S100, Laws Of Florida, to be entitled an oct pre-
scrihing uniform Of rate Of fare on railroads,
approved March II, 1879. An oct IN rslafion 70
land grants made and to be made at the present
session Of the Legislature. An oct to amend the
nrst section 0f an ct apfspved March 8, 1871,
and entitled IN act to regulate criminal proceed
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