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Judiciary. 4f ~ -.
By Mr.. Bethel--Assemhly bill No. ga: Ts
be entitled an act for the relief Of Solomon Liv
ingston Pent, Of Monroe county, Florida; to
Judiciary Committee @
By Mr.. Enthusiastically bin No. PAS: To
be entitled m act 10 provide for Teacher In
stitute TO Committee on Education.
By Mr.. Wilcox-Assembly bill No. 246: To be
entitled an act making appropriations to pay the
Assessors OF Taxes for enrolling the inhabitants
subject to militia militia duty in the year 1879; 70 Com
mittce on Claims Also, Assembly bill No H47
To be entitled an act TO allow the registered vot
ers OF the several counties in this State to vote
at any precinct in their respective counties; "a
Committee on Privileges and Elections
BY Mr.. Moore-Assembly bill No. 24S; To be
entitled an act reglating labor to Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr.. Dennis-Assembly bill No. 249: To be
entitled an act providing for the restoration to civil
rights all persons convicted of crimes before the
Courts OF Justices Of the Peace; to Committee
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Enthusiastically bill No. $50: To be
entitled an act 10 amend Section l, Of CHAPTER
329S, an act TO keep in good repair tls public
roads and highways In this State, approved
March 7th 1881 to Committee on Public Roads
and Highways
By Mr.. Ward-Assembly bill No. 251: To be
entitled an act to amend an act to keep in good
repair the public roads and highways in this
State; to Committee on Public Roads and High
ways.
Mr.. Gaskins, Chairman of the Special Com
mittee appointed to investigate the subject-mat-
ter stated in the petition of Samuel Jones' made
the following report: Your Special Committee
appointed to visit Alachua and Marion counties
and inquire as to the statement made by Samuel
Jones relative to the treatment of his son, Wash
ington Jones, in the jails of said counties, beg
leave TO report that Samuel Jones came before
your committee and swore substantially to the
same state OF facts as those alleged in his memo
rial we also examined other witnesses in refer
ence thereto, and while we find that the said
prisoner was sick in the jails of those counties
and died in the Jail Of Alachua county, we can
not attribute his sickness or death TO any inhu-
manity or inattention on the part of his iailers.
but find that the treatment OF said Jones. as far
as complained of, was occasioned, if at all. bv
the TACT that there is in this State no sufficient
law regulating the food, clothing and medical
attention TO be allowed prisoners, and that the
mistaken spirit Of economy in some of the coun-
iies oil this STATE have operated against prisoners
Oelng as Well taken care OF as they ough to be-
We have had brought TO our attention the mr.
gent necessity OF some stringent law being passed
regulating The amount to be paid physicians for
medical attention to prisoners, fixing the amount
OF food TO be allowed them, and otherwise regu-
latng their treatment so that they may at all
times be treated humanely. In conclusion.
Ject tmatier be laid on the table. J. L. GaskiDs.
Chairman; j. Il. Grady, Hugh E. Miller, Com
mittee. Which was read, and the recommends
ton OF the committee was adopted.
The members of the Committee on Printing
made three several reports on Senate bill No. 81,
to regulate the official printing of the counties
Mr.. harris, Chairman, asked to be excused from
participation in legislation on the matter because
of his present connection with the press; Messrs
Brown, Wilkerson and Bevill recommended the
passage of the bill, and Messrs. Mcclellan and
McMullen recommended that il do not pass
without amendment.
The following bills were passed on third read
ing:
Assembly bill No. 1877: To be entitled an act
for the relief of Julius Martin, of Calhoun county,
Fla;
Assembly bill No 232: To be entitled an act
for the relief of Tilman Smith, of Escambia
county, Florida
Assembly bill No 1854: To be entitled an act
for the relief of Pearce Brown, of jefferson
county;
Senate bill No. 78: To be entitled an act for
the relief of Reuben s. Mitchell of Marion
county.
Assembly bill No 1853: To be entitled an act
to authorize counties and incorporated cities and
towns to regulate and restrain the sale of intox-
icating liquors, which was the special order,
was taken up and read the second time On
motion OF MIR. Stripping. the Assembly resolved
itself into a Committee of the Whole for the
further consideration of the bill Mr. Harris in
the chair. After some time spent therein the
committee arose, and, through their chair
man, reported the bill back TO the Assembly,
having adopted the first section. A motion 10
indefinitely postpone was laid On the table. At
ter consideration of amendments the bill was
laid on the table
An act to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT of
dover OF insane married women, was signed by
the Speaker and Chief Clerk
Adjourned.