The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-19
LEGISLATURE OF FIORTnA
THHRTEENrM SESSION.
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY. February Q, 1885.
Senate

i1.Gei therefore, be It ResOlued by the Senate. n
Asse.s0ty ooncurrsng, That the importance of th,
so speedy an adjournment, and that while ".
nave a view TO economy, we realize that in tn,
SVent OF failure to ratify the Constitution. the
iegisiatlve interests of the State should be nro
tecte9, ana as the representatives of the people
M onouiu not ignore them to simply place ourselve.
on Iecoro as rigid economists, and that the con.
current resolution heretofore passed to afiourn
on the 18th inst be and the same is hereby ne.
sclnoed; which was indefinitely postponed. The
vote was: ->
Yeas-Messrs. Cottrell, Delano, Gaskins. Han
kins' hendricks, Jones, Landrum, Lesley, NAL
1ory, Mountien, McKinne, Orman, Pendleton
s ,o9eTts Ms, Sheppard, Speer, Stripping, Whidden
=. Nays-Messrs. Baker, Bryson, Chandler, Cole
Mann and Martin-8
Mr.. Williams offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption Resoloed, That no
member shall speak more than once, nor longer
!nan nve minutes on any question without unan.
lmous consent; adopted.
The following veto message was received from
the Governor:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Hon. M. Fl. MABRY,
President ofthe Senate:
=, SIR herewith return without my approval
Tor the appointment of administrators
regret to withhold my approval of lepisla
ton and shall not do SO except in cases where
the reasons for so doing are 80 strong as to con.
vince me that it is my duty so to do
The first section of this bill, though it is not so
expressed In the title or in the body of the Sec
ton IS an amendment of section seven act of
November 20, 1928, appearing as section five,
page 70, of McClelan's Digest
The second section of the bill provides that
when any person shall die intestate out of this
State and at the time of his or her death, he or
she was possessed of any goods, chattels or lands
in any county in this State, letters of admins
trauon may be granted in the county where any
part of said goods, chattels or lands may be-"
Such broad investiture of jurisdiction in our
Probate Courts over the estates of decedents
domciled at the time of decease in other States
or foreign countries, regardless of any question
OF debts due to residents of this State, would in
my opinion be subversive of the we'll recognized
principle that the settlement of estates is prima-
rily exclusive in the Probate Court for the dis
trict in which the decedent is domiciled al the
time of decease.
When a person dies intestate out of this
State and owes no debts to any one residing
here, why should there be any administration
here in far as the interests of our citizens are
concerned?
The law makes ample provision in case there
are creditors residing here.
No administration should be permitted on an
estate In such cases where neither the State nor
any of our citizens are creditors, nor where there
have been such creditors and the debts have
been paid by heirs or by foreign administra-
tor, except it be auxiliary or ancillary admins
tration, or at the instance of persons interested
by consanguinity.
To permit stranger to thus interfere under
the sanction of court would not only impose,
under the forms of law, useless expense, but
might often result in the sale of property with.
out the knowledge of persons interested, and
work other injustice ofthe most serious charac-
ter.
There is no necessity, so far as l can see, even
if there is constitutional authority for this bill
The first section weakens the safeguards
which for fifty-seven years have been found
wholesome and satisfactory and the second Sec
tion, to which my principal objections lie, makes
provision permitting an interference by stran-
gers with property in manner which cannot
be comforting TO any of the numerous non-resi.
dent owners of property in our State, nor en-
couraging to the investment of capital by nom
residents to aid in our development.
l think this section would be dangerous
innovation upon well-e stabished principles,
and would open broad door to great wrongs
to the heirs and representives of non-residents
whose capital we are inviting into our State.
Respectfully,
E. A. PERRY, Governor.
Mr. McKinne moved to reconsider the vute
of the Senate by which Senate Bill No SO, to be
entitled an act TO provide for the appointment of
administrators was passed; agreed to. Upon
the question, shall the bill pass, title as stated
the veto of the Governor to the contrary not
withstanding, the yeas and nays were called for.
The vote was:
Yeas-None.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Cottrell, Gaskns, Han
kins, Hendricks, Jones. Lesley. Mallory, Martin
Mouniien, Mckinne, Orman, Pendleton, Proc
tor, Roberts, Sheppard, Speer, Whidden and
Williams-19. So the veto of the Governor
was sustained.
Assembly Bill No 200: To be entitled an act
providing for calling a Constitutional Conven-
tion was taken up amended, and ordered en-
crossed
Senate Bill No. 81: To be entitled an act in
relation to railroads in this State and to provide
a remedy for railroads which have been deter-
GRATED and TO appoint receiver; was taken up,
amended, and ordered engrOssed.
The following bills were passed on third read
Substitute for Senate Bill No IS: To be en-
titled an act to provide for calling Convention
of the People of Florida.
Senate Bill No. 81: To incorporate the Tam
pa Street Railway Company.
Senate Bill No. 1870: To be entitled an act to
provide for the management of the State Asylum
for the INDECENT lunatics.
Senate Bill No. 1870, proyiding for the levy of
taxes for 1885 and 1896.
Senate bill No 1873: To be entitled an act to
indemnify the st. Johns and Halifax River Rail-
way.
Assembly Bill No. 1873: To be entitled an act
to continue and extend the charter ofthe Green
Cove Springs and Merose Railroad Company
and TO preserve and extend its land grant, as
amended.
Senate Bill No. 90: To be entitled an act
granting certain lands to the Silver Springs,
Ocala and Gulf Railroad Company.
amend Sections and of an act entitled an act
granting aid for the construction of the Thomas
vile, Tallahassee & Gulf Railroad.
Assembly Bill No. 90: To be entitled an act
to amend Sections 4, 8 and of an act entitled
an act to confirm the organization of the Jack
sonville, St Augustine and Halifax Rivel
Railroad Company and to grant certain ferry
privileges and land to said company, approved
February %, 1881.
Executive session. Adjourned.
COMPUTATIONS.
w. M Brown, TO be Sheriff of Holmes county
]. s. Stowe TO be Sheriff of Calhoun county.
w. R. Sanders, to be Assessor Of Taxes fo
| Brevard county.
N. R. Cooper, to be County Judge of st. John
county.
V. o. Scarborough, TO be Tax Assessor 70
Duval county.
Moses J. Brown, to be Collector Of Revenu
for Duval county.
r. NJ Morgan, to be Collector of Revenue 70
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