The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-30

orders of the day for tomorrow; which was
agreed to.
The following bills were introduced and re.
ferTed:
entitled an act for the relief of PHmus Daiz and
Samuel Small, of Monroe county, Fla; to
Judiciary Committee
By Mr.. Greeley-Senate bill No. 100: To be
entitled an act TO extend the limits of the city of
Jacksonville, and abolish conflicting municipal
corporations; to Committee ou City and County
Organizations. Also, o,ISenate billiNo. 11S: To be
entitled an act 10 change the name of the
Arlington & Atlantic r. r. Co.; to Committee
on Railroads. Also, Senate bill No. 49, To be
entitled an act to grant certain lands to the Jack
sonvile q Atlantic r. r. Co.; to Committee on
Railroads. Also, Senate bill No III: To be en-
Titled an act to incorporate the Grand United
Order OF the Sons and Daughters of Jacob; to
Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Baker-Senatc bill No. 115: To be
entitled an act to amend Section %, of an act
entitled an act for the assessment and collection
OF revenue, Chapter 3219 18S) Laws of Flor
ida, approved March 5, 1891 to Committee on
Finance a,s1 Taxaf, -
BY MIR. Malory-Senate bill No 116: 10 he
entitled an act to repeal Chapter 1862, Laws of
Florida, being an act 10 provide for the election
OF a State Printer, approved August 6, 1868. Mr..
Mallory moved that the rules be waived and
that the bill be read the second time The mo-
ton was lost and the bill was referred to Judi
ciary Committee
Senate bill No % To be entitled an act in
relation to Bsolvent debtors, was indefinitely
postponed.
vorably on Senate bill No. So, to removed the
Capital from Tallnhassee to Gainesville and
Senate bill No. "a, to re-establish the Bureau of
immigration, with amendments
The following bills were passed on third read
ing:
Senate bill No 81 To be entitled an act to
carry into effect the third section of the tenth
Article of the Constitution OF this State, and for
Other purposes therein contained;
Senate bill No. S5: To be entitled an act to
amend and repeal Section 33, Chapter 1887 of
Laws of Florida;
Assembly bill No o: To be entitled an act for
The adoption of Kate Mazina and Frederick Lee
Messer;
Substitute for Senate bill No 81 To be enti-
tied an act to incorporate the Suwannee Real
Estate Agency;
Senate bill No 40 To be entitled An act to
incorporate the Artesian Well Company of Flor
ida;
Senate bill No. 16 To be entitled an act to
grant aid tor the construction of the Thomas
vile, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad
The following bills were read, amended and
ordered engrosscd:
Senate bill No 9: To be entitled an act for
the relief Of Jas. A Picket, Jr;
Senate bill No 56: To be entitled an act to
define the boundary line between Lafayette and
Taylor counties IN this State
Senate bill No 107 To be entitled an ACT for
the restoration OF certain persons TO citizenship
Senate bill No. l03 To be entitled an act in
relation TO the adoption OF Children
Senate bill No 78: To be entitled an act for
the relief of Reuben s. Mitchell. of Marion
county;
Senate bill No 81: To be entitled an act for
the relief OF General w. c. Bird and Others
Adjourned.
Assembly.
The roll was called-a quorum present
The following bills were introduced and re-
crred:
By Mr.. Wetmore-Assembly bill No. 1856: To
be entitled an act to establish reform school
for Juvenile offenders; to Committee on Educa-
ton
By Mr.. Bevill-Assembly bill No 1877: To be
entitled an act to provide for the payment of
physicians in investigations of INDECENT luuatics
aud insane persons TO Judiciary Committee
By Mr.. Keathly-Assembly bill No. 1873: To
be entitled an act TO further define the duties OF
Clerks and Treasures of the several counties in
this State: to Committee on judiciary
By Mr.. Robinson of Jackson-Assembly bill
No. l39 To be entitled an act 10 relation to the
assessing ot cost in cases of larceny; to Com
mitee on Judiciary
By Mr.. Goodbread-Assembly bill No 14O: To
be entitled an act for the adoption of two chill
uiNk O1 ltdf ulOu H. NJ. OtdTIl0R anu his Vile,
Samantha Startling 10 Committee on judiciary.
By Mr.. Clyatt-Assembly bill No. 141 To be
entitled an act to amend Section of an act en-
titled an act TO authorize State Attorneys to
compromise certain claims; to Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Mller-Assembly bill No 142: To be
entitled an act in relation to small estates and to
save the same from wasteful cost and expen-
diures; TO Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Harris moved to suspend the rule and take
Assembly bill No. 1913 up out of its regular
order; which was agreed to, and the bill, to be
European Steamship Company, was read a
third time, and put upon IFS passage and passed.
On motion, Mr.. Stripping was excused from
voting on the passage of this BILL
Mr. Harris, Chairman OF the Committee on
Education, reported on Assembly bill No. u, to
be entitled an act for the erection and mainten-
of an institute for The education OF the deaf
mutes and also, Assembly bill No. 116, entitled
an act to repeal Chapter 1887, of the Laws of
Florida, approved January 16, 1855, and to carry
out the provisions of the acts approved January
g, 1853, and January "A, 1851, and for other pur-
poses, adversely to the passage Of the first
named bill in its present shape, "not because of
lack OF sympathy with the purpose it has in view,
nor because OF doubt that il is the States duty,
al the earliest practicable day, to secure to the
unfortunate deaf mutes the benefits of an educa-
tion, but because of the unconsttutionaity of, at
Section 3, which requires the Superintendent of
Public instruction " to cause 10 be set apart aud
paid over 10 the Trustees of the said Florida
State Institute for Deaf Mutes,a pro rata share of
all funds under his control for educational pur-
poses, for the support and maintenance of said
Institute :; and because the outlay of IS 000 pro-
posed by the bill for the purchase of site, and
the erection of buildings for the Institute, may
possibly be avoided, as the State is the owner Of
buildings already erected, grounds, &c, suitable
for the use; or easily made So of such Institute.
Section T. Article 8, ofghe Constitution pre-
fixes the enumeration of the sources of the COM
mon school fund with this language: The CON-
mon school fund.- the interest of which shall be
exclusively applied to the support and mainten-
ance of common schools, and purchase OF libra
ries and apparatus therefor &c.
Section 7, same article, says: Provision
shall be made by law for the distribution of the
common school fnnd among the several connties
Of the State in proportion to the number Of chill
dren residing therein, between the ages of four
and twenty-one years'
These clauses of the Constitution clearly
show that no part Of the common school fund
can, under the present Constitution, be diverted
from the use Of the common schools. Hence,
this Committee is prevented from approving the
bill as II now stands
Bill No. ff6, aboye referred to, proposes the
removal Of the East Florida Seminary from
Gainesville back TO Ocala, whence Il was re-
moved to Gainesville, by act OF the Legislature
in 1865 Without expressing an opinion - to
the wisdom or legality Of the removal from
Ocala, where II had been legally established,
your Committee beg leave to Suggest, a. pre-
veutative ct the angry controversy vvhfrh