The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-16
WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1888.
Senate.

The roll was called-a quorum present
Mr. POWERS offered resolution providing for
committee TO visit the convict camp and re-
port The condition, management and treatment
OF the prisoners, and repor. what legislation, il
any, ls necessary for the Treatment, government
management and discipline of the conyicts
which was agreed TO and Messrs. Powers, Bry-
son, Hankins, Pope and Chandler appointed
said committee.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
BY Mr. Baker-Senate bill No 81: To be en-
titled an act to incorporate a deaf and dumb asy-
um of the State of Florida; to Committee on
Education.
BY Mr. Hendricks-Senate bill No SO: To be
entitled an act TO amend and re-enact Section 80.
Chapter 30, of McClcllan's Digest: 10 Judiciary
Committee.
By Mr. McKinne-Senate bill No So: To be
entitled an act TO prohibit the sale or distribution
of intoxicating liquors on days of election, and
TO provide punishment for the same to Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Speer offered the following resolution
ResoEued, That the Governor be and is hereby
requested to inform the Senate how many miles
oil road have been reported TO the Trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund as constructed
or put in operation by companies or the success
sOrs thereof in favor of which grants of swamp
land" were made by the Legislature of 1879 or
that of 1881, including both grants made by
special act of the Legislature and those made
by the Trustees OF the Internal Improvement
Fund, under Chapter 3166, of the Laws of Flor
ida, approved March 12, 1879, amending Section
20 OF the general laws for the incorporation of
railroads and canals, and also to give the names
OF any companies in whose favor any grant or
withdrawal of lands has been made, and which
have not reported any road as constructed, and
the quantity of land so withdrawn in favor of
any such last named company which was read
and adopted.
The President appointed on Committee to In
vestigate Disston Land Sale, Messrs. Mann and
Cole
The Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments made favorable majority report en-
bracing slight amendments, on Senate bin No.
~: to provide for the calling of Convention.
Messrs. Grill and Greeley, of said committee
making minority report against its passage,
which was, after some debate, laid upon the
table, and the majority report adopted by vote
of 20 to 2.
Senate bill No. 10, came up on its second read
ing, and occupied the attention Of the Senate
until The hour for special orders of the day. The
debate took a wide range, and the opposition
appeared to be sometimes sufficiently vigorous
to endanger the prospects of the bill /; which was
amended freely but the end was not reached,
the bill being the special order for tomorrow,
10 o'clock.
The special order, Mr.. Popes landlords lien
bill, was postponed until Friday.
Several bills passed their second reading,
among them Nos. 43, 81. 40, "a, 18 and %. The
following were reported adversely by commit
tees, and reports adopted Nos. so and 90.
The Joint resolution declaring that the legis-
lature agrees to the necessity tor a revision of
the entire Constitution of the State of Florida
contemplated by joint resolution of the Legis-
lature, entitled q concurrent resolution relating
to call of a convention to revise the Consttu-
ton, and duly published as required by Section q
Article IT, of said Constitution, was adopted by
a vote of 25 10 8, but reconsideration was
agreed to, and the resolution put back on sec
ond reading and recommitted.
Senate bill No. 1: To be entitled an act TO re-
peal an act to provide for the assessment and
collection of taxes upon improvements on the
| cy claimants of said lands, was read the third
| time and put upon its passage and passed.
Mr. Lesley by leave offered the following res
| olution:
Resosred, That the Committee on Education
| INQUIRE into and ascertain the number of acres
OF public lands sold In this State since the frs,
| day of January, 1880. by whom sold, the amounts
received therefor, what portion of the funds ac-
cruiug from the sale of said lands belong to the
| Common School Fund, and what amount Of said
| Fund has been paid over to said Common School
Fund and report the result of their investigation
| to this body ct as early a day as practicable
which was adopted and referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
Executive Session. Adjourned
CONFIRMATION.
d. w. McQuaig, to be Collector of Revenue
| for Brevard county.