Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-22
TALLAHASSEE.
Spirited Debate on the Revenue Bill
jacksonville Observation-Disclosures by
DIR. Curry

spirited Debate on the Revenue Bill
jacksonville observation-disclosures by
DIR. Curry.
TALLAHASSEE, Feb. s0.--At the session las
night of the Senate, the bill for the appoint,
ment of a railroad and steamboat commission
was indefinitely postponed by large maori,
ty. senator McKinne, who made the mi
nority report, made bat 4 short argument
cOntenting himself with very briefly alludins
to the Importance of the subject, and the ne.
cesssty that existed for the formation OF sucl
a commission.
Immediately afterwards the consideration
Of the revenue bill was resumed, Quite 4
lengthy. debate arose on the section imposing
. license Of ten dollars on stevedores. That
brought into the field most of the members
representing seaport localities. senator NAL
lory opposed the section with his usual force
and ability. declaring that it affected directly
thousand laboring men in the CITY Of Pensa-
cola. The section was finally stricken from
The subject, however, that brought out the
senate IN full force. and which was fought
with unusual spirit and determination on
both sides,was the following section:
Every Assessor shall require any person
giving IN the amount or list of his personal
property 10 make oath before him that the
same is full and correct, and any person re-
fAoAAS " euCH OdAu sldll not be permit l.
ted afterward TO reduce the valuation made
by such Assessor of his personal property for
thaty year. The Assessor shall assess the value
OF the real estate IN their respective counties
Ana Tor the purpose of tsxstlon, non bearing
lrult trees on such real estate shall not he.
held as adding any value TO such real estate :
provided that this shall loi 0e construed 50 as
to exempt nursery trees that are raised for
sale from taxation"
The opposing forces joined issue on that nor
Ilon OF the section that exempted non bearing
fruit trees from taxation. the orange growers
declaring that such improvements " 5ileN"1,T
productive. added no intrinsic galue To the
real estate on which theV were located sud
the senators dfksIll She West and Middle taking
the negative view. Many strong arguments
were advanced on either side of the Question
and most Of the members participatsd in the
alsctssslan. IL was declared by the orange
mah that tax on such property, before 1t
reached maturity, you'd unfavOrably affect
the poorer classes of those engaged in Shis in
dustry, who would be comp5lied 20 see the
fruits OF their labors rsyert to the state in de-
fault OF the peYnent of taxes thereon.
ne ne 9i.slonents 9il OF the section declared that
q TIE painting eHt of an orange grove
although unnraductive for several wears very
naturally advanced the value of the propertv
from year 10 year, as the trees progressed 10
maturity, that such lands should be assessed
propOrtiOnately.
The main advocates Of tba section were
senators Speer. Mann, BlhGan. Lesley, Sharpe
anu others Wills amongst those foremost. I'M
1tfets: W. e,4l'oslttan were Senators Mallory. Dell
Mch hlnhe and others. 1t was sort of sectional
lsht IN which the West and Middle portions of
the State We're ayedagainst the S.aSt and
south the latter wi inning handsomely.
Nhlle IL aroused saIue feeling the debate
evoked no =lif4l az raneoT, and the legislative
S.sqiaEtfs shook hands IhetaphOricaIlv, after
the combat was ended. The entire discussion
however, tended to show how wi,selY different
were the interests OF Different sections Of the
state and it also demonstrates that the Easf
ana Scutn are Conscious of their increasing
power and Importance,
Ihls Is the first great victory that the men,
Ders from The ahoYe sections have scored this
session, ana they are naturally quite elated
over the result. They say that the exemption
alluded 10 gives an additional stimulus to or
ange growers, and will materially promote
immigration 10 their portions of the state
while II gives additional value tq. theiF lands
Inc AK Collectors are required to make all
collections on or befc4e the first Monday in
Mareh, which + sR extension of a month, and
IN sixty qays thereafter the taxes shall be
colieCted and paid over and final settlement
be made with the Comptroller and County
Commissioners. 9''|'''
The Collectors are required 10 make two
visits 10 each precinct daring the months OF
November and December, aud To remain at
each pila1eS 1foIa a; "a. till p. m. and to
5eep rs once open at tae county site daily
during the month Of January.
IhlffY aaYs' notice is to be given instead
OF 1ileeA, st the sale Of personal property
LEVIED upon for taxes. ~
Ihe publishers charge for advertising prop
eFts Ct DeIonging 10 one individual OF firm IS fixed
AZ . cents for each square or less for each of
| the IOur Insertions required, which is q redue-
tion OF lAst one-half OF the former rates.
An Grew breath of relief when this lengthy
anu tedious bill was disposed Of as il had
enectually barred all other business for sev
eral days, and many were becoming restiye
over tne slow progress made by tEeir net
seheInes. IL Is supposed that the bin as ii
comes sh from the Senate Will be passed by the
Assembly. with peaaibly a few unimpOrtant
The AsaeInAly buckled down to their work
80 sserday with astonishing vigor, and passed
IN quick succession some twenty or more hills
Ihey very wisely also adopted in a batch
some thirty memorials and petitions for mail
routes, opening rivers, dredging harbors. by
a q cttss sCf< Eote4 saving time and patience by
the operation. The Senate adopted the docu-
ments IN the same summary manner. These
papers only serve 10 call up smile Of deri-
sion, are passed simply 80 a matter of courss.
an ana consume the lime of the Legislature for
no earthly good whatever. Knowing this. it
Is strs1se that they continue % RnInerOusly
ana persistently offered, u is usually Only
the young and inexparfenced legislator who
Is guilty of this Verdaney. A single session
has usually the effect Of convincing.him OF his
folly. '--> - '''4
had an opportunity day OF two since of
Witnessing the operation Of an invention de-
signed 10 supeEveSte the use Ofipigeons at
shooting matches. The ''clay pigeons" As
they are called. are thin circular plates of
baked clay, somewhat larger than a saucer,
ana WAen released from the trap by the action
OF rowerful spring, are sent spinning
through the air in a steady, equabIe manneT
4 graceful curve for the disfaRee
OF seYenty-Hye yards. BY adjusting the an
paratus, these disks can be th1oyTn diract1,,
forward. OF given any direction that NAV he
desired. Mr.. Henry Bergh has given the in
VentlOn MS unQuaflfked cOmmendation and
lnaorses 1t L.4ost heartily. 1t appears to re.
qulre st.e same amount Of skill on the nars ~
the gunners, while il certainly avoids falling
the lives of harmless animals
Inc remarkably warm weather of the past
lorthlght ~, mas wonderfully expedited vegeta-
1On OF AL descriptions, and sudden reduc
ton 9f temperature would be attended with
very destructive results. One or two more
crops Of early vegetables in this
sure foundation. ~
In the Senate this morning the LA sxtend
ing the corporate limits of Ieeksanyille came
up for Its third reading. The debate was
mort, and the roll eall showed tie vote Of
fourteen TO fourteen. The President cast TIE
leeldlng vote in favor of the bill. tbrs >.
'uring It's passage. There is but listia ,s.SsSS SSt
II its passage IN the Assembly. wnsye tl,e &
oort oogiicahs VIII give u tneig ahsnimons SUP
II tne Dr.. 1ectynies Aaw the city Of .Jack-
~. lie wil be. aopelessly under Republicsn
rule p9E years to come, as the proposed an
asxarlon takes IN eight hundred more negro
Than white votes. The claim Of the decsnt
and respectable white Republicans. and tssras
are many such in the city, that they aPe sble
% control the negro vote, is nos borne ouf Nv
tl me Iacts, and am afraid they VIII discover
MS to their cost before Elany years.
Both houses took 3 recess at - m. To hear
an aaaress fsoIa DR.. Curry, General Agent of
ne ke.s5ody Fund, on the subject of Educa-
.Eon. ms distinguished gentleman has al
ways borne the reputation Of being one of tne
most eloquent orators and profound thinkers
n the whole country, and in his effort to-day
ne came fully up to the expectations Of his au-
llence. He entered into a full review Of the
aims and objeeta Of the magnificent charity
with which ne Is connected, and which has
eonsrl lbated so greatly to the progress and adj
saneement Of the Southern people.
The Senate considered in the afternoon the
bill presented by the Committee Of Temper
anee, having for its main feature the local
option clause, which was ordered engrossed-
The municipal election is progressing with