The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-02-20
SATURDAY, February II, 1888.


The roll was called--a quorum present.
Mi. Polhill introduced the following joint res
olution Resoiced 6y he Senate, tie Assem6lv con.
eHrrsng, That the Legislature adjourn sine die or
Friday, the second of March, at 10 o'clock, noon
which was adopted.
The following bills were introduced and re.
ferred:
By Mr. Sharpe-Senate bill No. 225 To be en-
titled an act for the appointment of Chaplain
for the State convicts and make an appropriation
therefor; TO Committee on State AffsirA
BY Mr.. Mallory-Senate bill No. 226: To be
entitled an act TO further provide for the govern
ment OF cities and towns; to Committee on CITY
and County Organizations.
By Mr.. Landrum-Senate bill No. 227 To be
entitled an act to authorize the School Board oil
Public Instruction of each and every county TO
lay of the same into convenient sub school dis
tricts, and for other purposes; to Committee on
Education, and on motion of Mr. Powers, $50
copies Of the bill were ordered printed.
By Mr. Greeey-Senate bill No. 22S: To be en-
titled an act providing for the introduction of
copies Of certain records, pleadings, deeds and
other instruments of writing in evidence, and to
declare the effect thereof; 10 Judiciary Commit
tee.
BY Mr. Mallory-Senate bill No 229; To be
entitled an act to authorize Asa T. Fillengin, of
Escamba county, in this State. to establish and
maintain ferry across the Perdido river; to
Committee on Commerce and Navigation.
Senate bill No. n To be entitled an act to
encourage the organization of corps Of volun-
teer State troops, was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. 218: To be entitled an act for
the assessment and collection of revenue, was
taken up, and on motion, the Senate went into
Committee of the Whole on the bill, and resumed
the consideration of the same, Mr.. 4wearingen
in the chair.
At the afternoon session the Senate again went
into Committee of the Whole on the same bill
Mr.. Le,l y in the ch ,ir.
The President and Secretary signed the fol-
lowing bills:
Senate bill No 7S: To be entitled an act for
the relief of Reuben 8. Mitchell, of Marion
county; also,
Senate bill No 1856: To be entitled an act to
change the terms of the Circuit Court OF the
Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida;
also
Senate bill No. 1O5: To be entitled an act to
protect the food fishes of Florida; also,
Senate bill No 1877: To be entitled an act to
legaliZe and give full force and effect to the ap-
pointment of Nicholas Comforter and james R.
Pickett as half branch pilots of Apalachicola,
and to allow their promotion also,
Joint resolution Fl, in reference to a Constiiu-
tional Convention.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Thomas F. King, TO be Judge of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit.
Geo. c. Wilson. to be Commissioner of Pilot
age for Duval county.
Assembly.
The roll was called-a quorum present.
The following bills were introduced aud
referred:
BY Mr.. Wilkerson Assembly bill No. 262: To
be entitled an act for the relief OF BENJAMIN
Sans and Charles Anderson of Marion county:
to Committee on City and County Organizations
By Mr.. Robinson of Nassau-Assembly bill
No. 1858: To be entitled an act To incorporate
the Fernandina Laborng Society; to Commit
tee on Corporations
By Mr.. Enthusiastically bill No 264: To be
entitled an act to incorporate the Atlantic and
Mexican Gull Canal Company, and grant certain
privileges therein named; to Committee on Rail-
roads and Canals.
BY Mr.. Cobb-Assembly bill No. 265: To be
entitled an act for the relief of Thomas smith:
referred TO Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Wilcox-Assembyb bill No 266: To be
entitled an act in regard to the assessing of tax
able property in this State; referred to Commit
tee on Finance and Taxation.
By Mr.. Cobb-Assembly bill No. 267: To be
entitled an act to establish the Pensacola CLASH
cal School; referred to Committee on Finance
and Taxation.
Mr.. Ward offered the following resolution:
ResOtoed, That the Assembly hereby tender a
vote Of thanks to Col. W. M. Davidson, Gen.
eral Manager of the F. c. & W. r. R.. also
the efficient Master of Transportation, Major
McEroy; also 70 Major A. J. Russell and
Managers of the State Fair for Kindness and
courtesies extended to the members and officers
of the Assembly during their visit 10 the State
Fair at Jacksonville; which was read and
adopted.
The following bills were passed on third read
ing:
Senate bill No. 81, to be entitled an act to in.
corporate the Suwannee Real Estate Agency:
Assembly bill No lat. to be entitled an act
for the protection of the keepers of livery and
feed stables;
Assembly bill No. 143, 10 be entitled an act in
relation to official bonds of State and county on
GERS;
Assembly bill No 25S, to be entitled an act to
prescribe the manner in which lands assessed
prior to January 1st 1883, shall be advertised
for sale for uncollected taxes:
Assembly bill No. 142, to be entitled an act
in relation to small estates, and to save the same
from wasteful costs and expenditures;
Assembly bill No. 78, TO be entitled an act to
provide for the public health by a uniform sys-
tenn Of quarantine;
Assembly bill No. 1873: To be entitled An act
to further define the duties Of clerks and treas
urers of the several counties in this State;
Assembly bill No. 1877: To be entitled an act
to provide for the payment Of physicians In in
vestigation of INDECENT lunatics and insane per-
sons;
Assembly bill No 1875 To be entitled an act
to amend Section 4, of Chapter 151, Laws of
Florida, being an ACT to enforce the payment Of
taxes assessed and to be assessed against insttu.
tons claiming corporate privileges 10 this State
approved January 4, 1848;
Assembly bill No % To be entitled an act
to declare what notice shall be giyen to non-res-
ident parties aud parties whose residence IL un- i
known upon application to sell real estate 10
which they are Interested; M - -
Assembly bill No. 100: To be entitled an act
to legalize the town government of Hawthorne:
Assembly bill No. 182 !: To be entitled an act
relating to the practice in 6Tiug exceptions 10
the charge OF the Judges Of the Circuit Court 70
juries In causes civil and criminal in this SLATE
Senate bill No. 1915 To be entitled "a net for,
the restoration Of certain persons TO citizenship;
Senate bill No. 12l: To be entitled an act for
the relief of Primus Daiz and samuel Small, Of
Munroe county. Florida; sssS
Assembly bill No. as To be entitled an act
for the relief OF Richard Jordan, Of Duval coup-
Assembly bin Nos175: To be entitled On act
in relation to investments by guardians, trustees
and other fiduciaries, was lost on third reading.
The following bills we're signed by the
Speaker and Chief Clerk
An ack 70 change the times a. holding The
Circuit Courts Ia the Second Judicial Circnh; e,
An act 70 legalize and give fall force and elIect
70 the appointment Of Nlcholss Comf0Fsef and
and James n Pickett q halEbrAncA pilots Afs
ApAiactic0la. aud TO allow their peomOtfgu;
Joint resolution In reierencs 70 Con1tit1tiqp
a CONVENTION; W. ss 4 s '.ss
Al III Is psosect the fDod nahss u lIosIdA
An acs ~ thersaief 81 Rsnben 8. AfIicksli, ~
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