Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
TALLAHASSEE.
Ihe Last Week of the SessiOn-RepaIrs
TO the CaPitol-General GOrdOn's Rail-
road-The Agricultural COIlege-The
Liquor Law-The Ship Canal Act APP
proved.


proved.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Feb. S6.-We are i
the midst of the last week OF the session. an
III All directions are 10 be seen signs Of bustl
ana excitement. The clerks are as busy a
Dees engrossing and enrolling bills as they ar
sent down by the committees Those mem
oers who have had pet measures pigeon hole
weeks ago are as nervously anxious over tn
fate of their bantlings as hen with on
chicken, and their inquiries as to the condition
and progress of their mental offspring are mn
merous and constant. ''Mr. Secretary, pleas
look over your calendar and let me know
what has become of bill go, that introduce,
on the 5th of January" ''Certainly. sir
what Is its title:" "Well. it was a bill to IN,
all persons owning more than six dogs twenty
five cents for each dog above that number. /
Is one of the most important bills Introduce,
this session, anu if passed will add largely I,
the state revenues. / can't understand VIII,
the Committee on Finance and Taxation hay,
not given it the consideration it deserves an,
reported it long ago."
1t Is wonderful what a number of Da,.,, i,,.
PoLtdnt Dllls have been introduced, and how
rdptufy their Importance increase in tn,
opinion of their trainers as the few remain
ing uays or the session diminish. Each MAJ
watches his neighbor now, and the courtesie
tnat nave prevailed up to this time are wei
nlgh forgotten in the light of self interest
Efforts to take up bills out of their usual or
uer are met with cries of 81 object stick I,
the regular order, etc, :" and the new modes
legislator takes his seat dsconcerted, an.
with evident marks of chagrin. The OLD
stagers take matters phlosOphicalIv. WatcI
their chances and at an OppOrtune moment
when bill has reached its second readin0
rise, and in few well chosen words and viii
navI-
dent, as this is a bin of very great imDort.
ance, and as no amendments have been in
serted, move that the rules be waived. ant
that tne bill be read third time and placed
upon It's passage" In a majority OF sucl
cases, GOODNESS and audacity carry the da,
and the motion prevails
Legislation Is becoming more and more o.
an ART daily, and it requires close attention fol-
ah shtlre session To learn all of the short cuts
ana acquire knowledge of the tactics re.
CURED. a considerable amount of engineer.
ing skill Is demanded to push doubtful bill
through, and several qualities are necessary
rev men are OF much real service to theil
constituents without some experience in law.
making, and without a pretty Thorough
knowledge of the rules governing such bodies
Inc veterans lunge and parry like swordsmen
giving ana receiving thrusts with impunity
ChaI would prove fatal to the tyro, and come
up smiling for another encounter, eager Il
discover an opening in their adversaries
armor.
As is usual at such period as this, the lob.
Dy members are thickly gathered each en-.
gaged in pressing his Individual scheme anc
pushing IL TO ftnality. Many OF this army
VIII be disappointed, as it is now certain thai
very large amount OF business will be lef
diminished. About $50 bills have been submit.
ted TO both houses, and it is simply a matter
OF lmpossihility to give that number the con.
slderatlon they require. Many a member will
De called on to rise and explain to an indig-
nant constituency why he did not have Two.
Inch Run deepened or Bullfrog SWamr
drained. Such is the fate always of true
greatness.
bill has been passed appropriating five
thousand dollars for the repairs of the capi.
tOl. The improvements embrace the cOnstruc
ton OF q tire-prOof vault for the preservation
OF the valuable records of the government anC
also the erection OF wood house on the
grounds. There should also be chandelier.
placed in the Senate Chamber and Assembly
nan, as these apartments are miserably
lighted at present. The plastering also need.
attention, and the sum asked by the commit
tee IS not too large for the purpose. AS the
population increases more room is demanded,
ana additional apartments are to be arranged
IN the basement of the capitol to meet the
emergency, The next Legislature will see
the venerable building rejuvenated and rem
dered far more convenient, comfortable and
General Gordon is still here, and will re-
main, suppose, until his railroad project is
nnalIy decided. A very general confidence is
faithfully redeemed, and the members from
the extreme South are happy in the assurance
that they Will soon be in easy, quick and di-
rect communication. with the rest of Florida
and the balance of mankind. By means of
refrlgerators, the choicest, tenderest and most
perlshable of the fruits of the West Indies can
be introduced by this route into the Northern
markets, and the inhabitants of those great
cities will have the opportunity of becoming
acquainted with the rarest dainties of the
tropics, 1t Is o huge enterprise, and will make
OF Florida thoroughfare through which will
pass the products of Mexico, South America
and the West Indies.
The effort on the part of Ocala to have the
East Florida Seminary reinstated in that
town, where 1t was originally located. and the
resistance of Gainesville, where il is now STU
ateu, continues to grow in warmth and inter-
est. Both communities are in cold earnest.
ana pamphlets on either side of the Question
are daily Issued. Many think that the matter
should he brought to the attention of the
courts, ana ought not to be referred to the
and this may yet be its determi-
nation. -Forcible arguments are brought to
bear by both litigants.
There is no doubt that Lake City has Sc
cured capital prize in being selected as the
site OF the Agricultural College. The fifteen
dollars subscribed bY the peoDle of
that Wlde-awake town will erect handsome
ana suitable buildings, while the annual inter-
@ est upon the I9nd; now reaching the sum of
nine thousand dollars, will command and
secure the services OF a thoroughly competent
faculty. One hundred acres of land. also sub
sscrIhed BY Lake City, viii be amply sufficient
lot the wants OF an experimental garden.
Lake City possesses in addition the adyan-
tages OF being central, accessible and healthy.
and pretty general acquiescence has heen
given to the decision of the trustees. There is
no reason why the institution should not
rapidly become prominent and popular, as
well as useful. Lake City need no longer cast
wistful eyes at the capitol. She has won
soIm[ethlng worth dozen of that building.
The Assembly Committee on Agriculture,
to whom was referred the bill establishing a
Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration. have
reported faV0rably thereon, with amend
ments. This bill passed the Senate some time
since, and its fate in the Assembly has been
considered doubtful. One of the provisions of
the bill ahollsbes the present Bureau of immi
grafton, 1t ia thought by many that the fees
required by this bill for the inspection of fer
IiIlzers, ana OF the chemicals entering into
their composition, either imported into or
within the State will not only
render the bureau self-sustaining but also
weld a handsome revenue. This has been the
operation.
A veryStringent bill has been passed rala-
i've TO the sale of Intoxicating beverages at
retail. WHICH has CAUSED considerable stir
among the consumers as well as the dealers in
such articles. Among its provisions is one 10
he effect that if dealer continues to furnish
such drinks to husband, son, daughter, etc.
after being requested according to specified
erms not to do 80, his license shall be revoked
Dy the county commissioners, should the
,harge be sqstsined. The general tenor of the
Dill is quite up to the ideas of the advanced
temperance men. In connection with the bill.
{ Is SAID that 1t Will effect very considerable
OF the expected revenue from IL
lenses. The temperance advocates are ex-
lifting ever the signal victory they have
At the night session of the Senate on Sat-
lrday a large amount OF work was accom-
Dlished, and all of these bills on the third
'eading were disposed of. Notwithstanding
he heaVy rain and dark streets, working
quorum was obtained and many bills were
lcted on with expedition. AS is usually the
Ease, the Upper House. is in advance OF the
lower IN regard to business, although both
ire considerably behind
The Senate will have but little more execu-
I've work TINS session, as most of the nomina-
ions for office have been already acted on by
hat body.
The ship canal bill has been signed by the
iovernor, and has now become a law This
immense enterprise will attract the attention
u the entlre commercial world, and win divide
Ittentlon with the work of the same character
low In progress across the Isthmas of Panama.
The bill for removing the capital to Gaines
ille was defeated this morning in the Assem-
lly.
An invitation has been extended to the
legislature by the Pensacola and Atlantic
railroad Company to take a special train on
aturday to visit Pensacola. Only few will
e able to accept, as all are anxious to get
ack to their families,
The Assembly has been considering most of
he morning two bills relative to the State and
Ounty printing. WI. b,
Bomb Throwing in Rome.
ROME, Feb. pa paper bomb. charged
With powder, was thrown this evening
nto the court yard of the Chimi Palace.