The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-27

| by the Indian Trust Fund
The President announced the following com
mittee . sisit shs cQnvict camp: -.
Mr.. Hankins, Chairman; Messrs Williams
Neel, Roberts and Proctor.
A number of bills amended and ordered en-
| crossed. Executive session.
| Adjourned
COMBINATIONS
b. l.. Mitchell, to be Judge of the Sixth Ju
| dicia Circuit
G. N. Cooper, to be Attorney General
e. r. Kelly, 10 be County Judge OF Holmes
county.
f. M. West, to be County Judge of Leon
county.
W. B. Lamar, to he County Judge Of Jefferson
county.
B. Hankns, To he County Judge of LAFAYETTE
county.
George A. Groom. to be Assessor of Taxes OF
Leon county
w. b. Mcleod, TO be Collector of Revenue of
Walton county.
r. l.. kirkpatrick, TO be Sheriff Of Polk
county
A. 4. Stewart, to he Clerk of Circuit Court Of
Brevard county.
W. A. Hooker, to be State Attorney for the
Fifth Judicial Circuit
p. Housioun, J. T. Bernard, b. l.. Liddon, T.
l.. Clark, Angus Patterson and c. E. L. Allison,
10 be Members of the Board of Education OF
tuC w Cot L l)Itud OctllIildTy.
G. S. Wethersby, To lie Sheriff of Lafayette
county
Joel p Atkins, to be Collector of Revenue of
Calhoun county.
John NJ. Bush, to be Assessor of Taxes of
Calhoun county.
Assembly.
On motion, the rule was waived and the AS
semby took up the message of the Senate, max
ing amendment to Assembly resolution in regard
to election of State Printer Assembly concur
red in amendment.
That this Legislature with the concurrence of
the Senate do adjourn sine die on the 14th day of
February next AT 12 NJ; laid over.
Mr.. Hines offered the following ReSolcei,
That the Committee on Finance and Taxation
be instructed to inquire into expediency of es
tablishing uniform rate of assessment for rail
roads, including road bed, locomotives rolling
stock and machinery. Also, OF suggesting
rate for roads of standard gauge, and CORE
spending or prOpOrtiOnate rate for narrow gauge
roads; also that they ascertain whether taxes
have been assessed upon and collected from the
owners of the various water craft plying the
waters of this State, and if not collected, why
net, and report upon the same; adopted.
Mr.. Hicks. according to previous notice.
moved that action taken up0n Assembly Bill
No. 16 be reconsidered: agreed to-
The motion of Mr.. Forrest to reconsider the
vote by which the report Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections in the matter of Put
nam vs. Tate came up; laid on the table.
Assembly Bill No 81: To be entitled an act
allowing the different counties in the State 10
erect court.h houses and jals, and TO pledge their
credit for the payment OF the same; indefinitely
postponed.
Assembly Bill No 1l5: To be entitled an act
relating TO the granting of marriage licenses;
indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Palmer: Assembly Bill No. 1873: To
he entitled an act making appropriation 10
the Florida Agricultural College. Also, Assem-
bly Bill No 1879: To be entitled act TO
regulate all references to the laws OF the State OF
Florida.
By Mr. Yonge: Assembly Bill No. 100: To
be entitled an act 10 incorporate the Gulf Ice
Company Also, Assembly Bill No. 1871 TO be
entitled an acl to incorporate the Stanley Land
Company Also. Assembly Bill No. 1872: To be
entitled an act to incorporate Lake de Funlak
Land Company.
By Mr.. Hicks: Assembly Bill No 133 To be
entitled an act TO amend Chapter 3440, Laws Of
Florida, approved March 5, 1888, entitled an act
to keep in repair the public roads and highways
of this State and to amend an act entitled an &C,
to keep in good repair the public roads and
highways in this State, approved March 2, 1881.
By Mr. Perrenot-Assembly Bill No. 1874 To
be entitled an ACT requiring Railroad Corpora
tions operating railroad cars in this State to
give public notice Of tue arrival aad departure Oh
regular passenger trains.
BY Mr. Gudenrath-Assembly Bill No. 13o;
To be entitled an act making appropriations for
the years 1885 and 1885.
By Mr. Miller OF Mari0n-~Assemby Bill No
1856 To he entitled an act for the reliei OF
Henry w. Long, administrator on the estate o.
Thomas Barco, deceased, OF Marion county,
Florida
By Mr.. Lyle-Assembly Bill No. 1877: To be
entitled AN ACT to legalize the incorporation OF
the town of Crescent City, OF the county oil
Putnam, and declare the incorporation OF The
town Of Crescent City valid and OF full force and
effect.
By Mr.. Owens-Assembly Memorial No. 10
A memorial to Congress in regard to the French
spolation claims.
Rules suspended and Assembly Bill No. 81, to
be entitled an act 10 complete the exhibit OF the
State of Florida at the Worlds Centennial Ex-
position now being held at New OrleaDs, taken
up and read third reading; passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Mr Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter. Chaires
Clinton Crawford, EmmOns, Evan, Forrest,
Gibbs of Duva. Grady, Gudenrath, Head Hicks,
Hines, James, Kelly, Kirk, McCasln. Middle
ton, Niblack Osgood, Palmer. Perkins, Perrenot,
Quincy, Robinson of Nassau, Robinson of
Orange Rush, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
| Taylor. Tumblin, Weeks. Wetmore, Wilkerson
| of Marion, Wilkinson nf Nassau and Yonge-A.
| Nays-Messrs. Frazier, Green, Lyle, Mclean.
Monroe, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington,
Owens of Gadsden, Peoples Powell, Richards,
Walker, Jr, and White-13. Mr.. Miller OF
| Marion moved that the title be amended so as
| to read rs follows: IAN act to be entitled an ACT
to exiravagantly expend the money of the people
for An unconstitutional purpose, and To with.
draw all safeguards for its disbursement" laid
on the table Mr.. Alexander moved 10 recon
| - al. hx, fho Svua mai eand
which was laid over under the rule until to-
morrow.
On motion Mr.. Clinton, of Alachua county
was added to the committee appointed to inves
tigate The matter between g. |. WALES and the
State of Florida, instead of Mr.. 6need
Adjourned
TUESDAY. Jan. 20.