The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-16
Assembly.

Executive Session: Adjourned.
Assembly.
The roll was called--a quorum present
Memorials to establish certain mail route
were offered and referred.
The judiciary Committee reported adversely
on Assembly bills Nos. SO, 48, 81, So and So
and Assembly joint resolution as to reprinting o
certain scarce Supreme Court Reports, the com
mittee returned without recommendation.
The Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments reported on all matters heretofore referred
to them, that the Judiciary Committee be in
structed to frame and report to the Assembly, a
the earliest practicable moment, bill for callins
q Convention of the people, and the election O
delegates thereto, providing in said bill that tn,
electors voting for delegates to said Convention
shall by vote for or against Convention. ex
press their wishes as to the holding of the same
the Convention to be held in the event that q
majority of the electors voting on the question
shall, by their votes, signify a desire TO have II
held, otherwise not that such election shall b<
held on the first Tuesday in May, and the Con
ventlon, If called, shall be held on the first Tues
day in July; that there shall be chosen at such
election by the several counties as many dele
gates as each county now has Representatives in
the Assembly, and, in addition thereto, there
shall be elected for the State at large seven C7|
delegates. making eighty-,hree (83) in all thai
the qualifications of said electors shall be the
same as those Of the Representatives in the As
sembly that said bill shall contain no prov isions
as to the per diem or mileage of the delegates to
Convention, nor shall it undertake to prescribe
the length of its session that said bill shall ap-
propriate the sum of twenty-five thousand dol
lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. to
defray the expenses of the Convention, il held.
The Committee further recommend. and in
TINS recommendation the whole committee con-
cur, the passage of Assembly joint resolution
No IL, which is consecutive to the one passed
by The Legislature Of 1881, both agreeing that
an entire revision of the Constitution is neces-
sary; and, also, the passage of Assembly con-
current resolution No. IA, which recommends
the electors at the next general election to vote
Jor or against Convention. The views of
majority OF the committee, upon which are
based the foregoing Recommendations, are ::
That, as it is believed by many of the members
OF the present Legislature that the people desire
the opportunity Of calling a convention at an
earlier day than is possible according 10 the
mode suggested by the present Constitution. the
immediate testing of the sense of this Legisla-
ture on that subject by process that is simple
and direct is advisable; and hence that bill
that is the product of the legal wisdom of this
House, designed and calculated to carry out
that object, if majority of the Legislature so
think, VIII test the question without delay and
IS to Tie pdsssge e two Nos 10
and IA, is made in the belief that there is prac-
tically, no objection to, on the contrary, an al
most universal desire, for a convention of the
people of the State, the only difference being as
to the manner OF the call and the time of its as
semblng; and, therefore. that the necessary
steps to perfect the plan inaugurated by the
Legislature two years ago should be taken, so
that, in the event of a decision by this Legisla-
ture adverse TO the shortcut" socalled, or BY
IL rt.~nsk
of carrying out the Constitutional mode In 1884
will still exist.
We further recommend immediate action by
the Legislature on the matter of the early sub
mission of the question of Convention to the
people, so that should 1t be determined to sub
nit it, we may, at once, after the preliminary
and indispensable legislation, adjourn, there
by avoiding the profitless waste of time in
such legislation as may be rendered inu-
tile by the new Constitution, and greatly lessen
ing the expenses incident to the Inauguration of
the new era
Assembly bill No S, to provide for certain
special terms of court in the 9th Circuit, was
taken up, and after debate, Withdrawn.
The following Assembly bills were indefinitely
Nos. 4, to limit the Jurisdiction of
Justices of the Peace in civil cases to fifty dol
lars 6, to amend an act for the assessment and
collection of revenue; 10, for q minor to take
charge OF and manage his own estate and to en-
force performance of contracts
Assembly bill No. II, to amend an act to keep
in good repair the public roads and highways of
this State, approved March 2, 1881; was recon-
mitted to Committee on Public Roads and High
ways.
Assembly bill No IA, to amend an act for the
and collection of revenue, was re-
committed to Judiciary Committee.
Assembly bill No. Is, to give the Circuits
Courts and Justices OF the Peace concurrent iu-
risdiction in certain cases, was withdrawn
Assembly bill Nos H. relating to public rec
ords; and 81, TO change the names of certain per-
sons, as amended; were ordered engrossed.
Assembly bill No. 10, to enable actual settlers
to procure homes. was postponed until Tuesday
next and be made the special order for II o'clock
of that day.
Assembly bill No. 90, to prohibit the sale OF
liquors within the limits of any in
city or town 10 the State of Florida.
was recommitted to the Committee on Temper
ance.
The Speaker announced the following com.
mittee on the resolution of Mr.. Ward, to inquire
into certain railroad irregularities, viz: Messrs
Harris, Getzen, Ward. Gaskins, Miller, Dennis
Mcclellan of Santa Rosa.
The following bills were indefinitely post.
poned:
: Assembly bill Nos. 90, to amend Chapter as7s
Of the Laws Of Florida, being an act for the pun
o.
relation to dover and the election of dover or &
child's part; "a to repeal Chapter 8llS, Laws Of
Florida, approved March 8, 1879 s
The following bills were withdrawn: No. 8d.
TO amend section 2, of chapter 80, of McClellan,
Digest Of the Laws of Florida; No, 81, to change
the names OF samantha Sears and Raymon Sears
to Samantha Startling and Raymon Startling
No. "a, to authorize Evans p. Graham, minoS
of fernando county, to take charge Of and con-
troll his estate, No. 16. to incorporate literary
institute in the town Of StaYke, Bradford county
known as Starke Institute, and 10 authorize the
same 70 confer collegiate degrees; No. 80, rela
ting to the duties ofClerks Of Circuit Courts.
The following bills were recOmmitted: No 48
to amend chapter 264 Of an act passed January
13 1649, In relation to Deputy Clerks OF the Cir
cult Courts; to the Judiciary Committee; No.
4s, to repeal chapter 82S1, OF the Lava of Flor
ida; 10 Committee on Commerce and Naviga-
ton; No. ~. TO amend an oct 10 establish lost
papers In Justices Courts; TO judiciary Com
mittee M
The following bills were ordered enerossed for
third reading: No. 80, making appropriation fof
the cxpenses Of collecting revenue for tho yeef
1858 No. -. 70 adopt child bY Jsrnes g. Hek
lamy and his wife 6u1An Hellamy: No. -. % g.
tabliah boundary linea ~ the inocsine and ~
chorses q vesseIs II ia harhoss & tke Stase &
EIorjda: No. 9. 10 be eniitlsd a ant 70 pro-
hfbtt c0nuty otbcers hon buying q discounk
o. apeculaiing in 6tats, oos1p q 6caool scrip.
and g ptcside pesalay sheEel1. s. s.
The solcwine hlls lllzcd1ced yestesday wess
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