The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-20
|noRR & BOWEN, PUBLISHERS.
The following bills were dispssed OF on second

! cc""sc ont Nc- Os 10 secure copy OF th<
original held notes Of the exterior lines Of town
ships; ordered to be referred to Mr. Grill. mem
Der OF the committee, in the absence Of the chair
man OF the committee on County and City Or
ganization.
Senate Bill No. 13: To provide for taking th,
census OF the State of Florida for the year 1885
amendments offered by Committee on State AT
iairs were adopted; ordered that the bill Law OF
the table and $50 copies printed
Senate Bill No. %: To be entitled an act fo
the relief of Henry Macon ordered ensrossed.
Substitute for Senate Bill No %: To be en-
utied an act to admit certified copies OF certain
| written instruments in evidence; ordered tba
100 copies each of the bill and the substitute b,
printed.
Senate Bill No. 3: To be entitled an act to re
peal Chapter $50, Laws of Florida, entitled al
act IN relation to the duties of the Comptrellel
and Treasurer OF this State, approved January 4
1851; ordered engrossed.
| BILLS ON THIRD READING
| Senate Bill No. 81 To be entitled an act Il
en0E parties to testify in divorce cases lost
n. Mallory moved to reconsider the vote jus
Executive session.
~ Thedoass bsjng~ opened. Mr. Cooper offeref
the following: Rssolped. That the Senate beina
infermed OF the death of the Honorable George
Y. f0Wers, late Senator from the 3lst District
the<Senate as token of respect to the memor,
OF the said deceased Senator do now adjourn
until tomorrow morning at ten o'clock adopted
| Adjourned
Assembly.
Mr.. Weeks offered a memorial of Royal Put
nam, J. A. Spann and George Miller; Commit
tee on Privileges aud Elections.
Mr. Bryant moved that Mr. W. H. Sebring
Commissioner to the Worlds Exposition, who
is now in the city, be requested to address the
Assembly m tiers Y,arfo mi toe
tion, in the Assembly Hall, at o'clock P NJ TO.
day, and that committee of three be appointed
to notify him of this action; agreed to.
Mr. Rush moved that Mr. Clinton be added to
The Committee on Public Lands; agreed TO.
Mr. Clinton offered the following: ResOlced
That one hundred and fifty copies of all bills in
troduced in the Assembly relative 10 Constitu-
tional Convention be printed for the use of the
members of the Assembly aud Senate laid on
the table.
Mr.. Robinson of Jackson offered the follow
ing move that committee 10 consist of three
from the Assembly and two from the Senate be
appointed tor the purpose of examining the Stale
Land Office and matters connected Herewith,
and they be authorized TO employ such clerical
aid as they may deem necessary and send for
persons and papers; adopted. Messrs. Robinson
of Jackson, Grady and Hughey were appointed
such committee on the part of the Assembly
under a suspension of the rule
MIR. Niback offered the following Reselosd
That the Internal Improvement Board is hereby
requested to furnish the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Railroads the survey of the Florida
Southern Railroad, and how much land has
been decided to such company; and further
more, if said company have complied in good
faith with their obligations to the State Mr.
Palmer offered the following as a substitute:
Res0lred That the Committee on Railroads and
Canals inquire into and report whether not
the companies which have been granted lands
by the State 10 aid in the construction of their
works, have complied with the terms and condi-
tiOns upon which said grants were made, and in
order TO facilitate the committee in its investga-
lion. it is authorized and empowered to send
for persons and papers; adopted.
Mr. WilkersOn OF Marion moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed on the part of the
Senate and three on the part of the Assembly 10
examine the Office ofthe State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and report the condition of
the same 10 this Legislature; agreed to.
The Speaker appointed the following commit
tee:
p On Agricultural College at Lake City-Mr
Palmer, Chairman Messrs Perrenot, Robinson
of Orange, Walker Jr., and Gibbs Of Duval.
The following bills were disposed OF on second
reading:
Assembly Bill No. 1s: To be entitled an act
for The relief of Richard jordan, of Duval county;
committee report adopted.
Assembly Bill No. 25 To be entitled an act
relating to the duties Of Tax Assessor was read
the second time; indefinitely postponed.
Assembly Bill No. 19: To be entitled an act
to restore Aarchibald Lusco, of Duval county,
Florida, to his civil rights; indefinitely post
poned.
Assembly Bill No "a To be entitled an act
to authorize Mitchell Asbury Franklin to take
charge ofhis own estate and control the same
indefinitely postponed
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr. Forrest To be entitled an act to pre-
vent the taking OF fish in the rivers and lakes Of
this State and to provide punishment for the
same; Committee on Fisheries
By Mr. James-Assembly Bill No "a: To be
entitled an act for the relief of Albert Fries; Ju-
dietary Committee.
By Mr. Herndon-Assembly Bin No. 35: To
be entitled an act to regulate carrying concealed
weapons Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Duval-Assembly Bill No. SO: To be
entitled an act to amend section 2, of an act ap-
proved March 5th 1883, and to provide for the
assessment OF property within municipal corpo-
rations; Judiciary Committee
By Mr. Emmons-Assembly Bill No. 81: To
be entitled an act to fix the liabilities of log
drives OF bitches in certain cases; Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr.. Yonge-Assembly Bill No SO: To be
entitled An act to fix the liability of estates of
married women in certain cases; judiciary
Committee.
By Mr. Kirk-Assembly Bill No. 80: To be
entitled an act to prevent public officers from
accepting or using free passes on railroads and
steamboats,; Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr. Taylor-Assembly Bill No. 40: To be
entitled AN act for the better compensation Of ju-
rors serving in the Circuit Courts Of Florida ;
Judiciary Committee
By Mr. Chaires-Assembly Bill No. Al: To be
entitled an act TO make the stealing of cows, &c.
a felony; judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Walker, Jr.,-Assembly Bill No. AZ !:
To be entitled IN ACT to provide for service on
nor, resident defendants and others in chancery
cases; Judiciary Committee. Aslo, Assembly
Bill No 43: To be entitled an act to regulate
the practice OF the Circuit Court. providing for
usn-suit with bill OF exceptions in certain causes
Judiciary Committee
By Mr. Frazier-Assembly Bill No a. To be
entitled an act to provide for bill OF exceptions
from courts OF Justices OF the Peace and County
Courts: Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Crawf0rd-AssembIy Bill No 45 To
be entitled AN acl to provide . general law for
the adoption OF children; Judiciary Committee
By Mr.. Miller Of Marion-Assembly Bill No
46: To De entitled an act for the relief of the
Ocala High School ofthe town OF Ocala Com
mittee on City and County Organization. Also.
Assembly Bill No A.: To be entitled an act to
authorize the several counties OF this State to es-
.ablish poor farms and 10 provide tor the support
of the INDECENT, blind and other in6rm persons |;
COMMITTEES on State Institutions.
By Mr. Wilkersou Of Marion-Assembly Bill
No. Is: To be entitled act for tho relief Of
Charles Anderson OF Marion county; Judiciary