The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-02

Mr. Maxwell offered the following am en,iment
Strike out which they represent" an ,nser,
therefor the words " for which they are chosen ,
agreed to-
Mr.. Parkhill offered the following amend
ment Strike out all of Section 5 after the
word :" session :" not agreed b.
Mr.. Carson offered the following amend
ment Members Of the Legislature shall receive
not exceeding fve dollars per diem and mileage
ten cents to and from their respective homes the
estimate being made by the most direct route to
the capital not agreed to.
Mr. Mann offered the following amendment
Strike out mileage" and iusert fare actually
paid : not agreed to. Section was passed as
amended.
Section was read.
Mr. Bethel moved the adoption and called
the previous question. The previous question
| was ordered
Mr.. Marshall offered the following amend.
ment: Strike out in line 3 the words. includ-
| ing President of the Senate" adopted.
Mr.. Miller offered the following amendment
Add after the word Senate" in second line OF
section q. the words " who SHALL in The event OF
tne death, Impeachment or disqualification Of the
Governor. become Governor;'' Withdrawn
Mr. Mann offered the following amendment :
olriKe oui present in line 4, section 8; agreed
Mr.. Goss offered the following amendment
strike out the word elections, in frsl line and
auo 10 the section the words the courts may be-
vested with power to 2nsiee contested eeclio
OF members OF the Legisla'ure; = not agreed to.
MI Blackburn offered the following substitute
lor section six; The Assembly shall elect n
speaker from its own body and the Senate shall
elect a President from its own body, who shall
De their presiding officers respectively each
house snail judge OF the qualifications elections
ana returns OF its own members, choose its own
omcers determine rules of its proceedings, and
punish its members for disordeiy conduct, and
win the concurrence of twO-lhirds of all the
members present expel member.
Mr. Orman offered the following: Strike out
the word punish in amendment and insert
reprlmand; not agreed to-
The question was then upon the adoption of
the hstitute offered bv Mr. Blackburn. Mr.
Mcclellan moved to insert The word present :"
alter the word member" in last line agreed to
Mr.. Mitchell offered the following amend
ment: Add after the word rule" 80 tar as
they do not conflict with the provisions Of This
Constitution y tabled
Mr. Hooker offered The folio wing amen1men,
as substitute: Each OF whom shall be eligible
for the office OF Governor;" accepted
MI Malone oftrre the following amendment
as substitute: Who shall be STYLED Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives :" "who shall
6e styled President of the Senate Pending
consideration MIR. Landrum moved to recommit
Section and proposed amen,lmen,, 10 th.
Committee on Legs lative Department agreed
Mr.. Peo offered the following additional sec
ti~n: Section -. No person holding lucra
1--WE office or appointment, under the United
States or OF this STATE sh Ill be eligible To Il seat
in the General Assembly of thi, State" referred
to Committee on Legislative Department.
Section WAS read
Mr.. Swearingen offered the following amend
ment After presence in second line insert
or refusal to obey its lawful summons :" agreed
Mr.. Turnbul offered the following am nd
ment: In line after The word by insert
" hne or imprisonment :; agreed to-
Mr. Parkhil moved TO amcnl as follows
Strike out all after the word beyond" and
insert " one day not agreed to-
Section I was then passed As amended
Mr. Blount offered the following additional
Section; Section :. Euhcr House sh, have
power to compel the attend incc OF Witnesses
upon any investigation held by itself or bv any
of lis committees; the mann-r Of the exercise ut
such power shall be provided bv law; adopted
Section was read and adopted wIlnout
amendment.
Section 9 was read Mr Blount moved to
reter the entire section To the Committee on SUI
frage and Eligibility; agreed to-
Section 10 was read Mr. Maxwell moved to
amend rs follows: Strike our three" and IN
sert five in line B. Section IL, Arice ". Mr.
Bush moved to lay the amendment ON the table:
not agreed TO.
Section 10 as amended WAS passed
Section II was read. Mr.. Speats offered The
TO lowing amendment Strike oul they and
" their in the last line aud in ert It and
" its respectively; not agree! to- and Section
IL was passed as read
Section II was read aud passed without
amendment
Section l3 was read Mr Clarke, ot J.tf-r,on,
moved to strike out the word " Assembly" and
insert the words " House of Representatives"
wherever 1t may occur; not agreed to-
Mr. ~ val 4 ~
out the people of the State of Florida repre-
sented IN the Senate an Assembly do enact rs
follows and insert Be it enacted by the Leg
slature OF The State of Florida !" agreed to, and
Section l3 passed as amended
Section IA WAS read Mr.. Marshall offered 10
amend AS follows: Prociied, That this 4ecron
shall not apply to any act oi the Legislature
providing for general revision of the laws; not
agreed TO.
Section IA was passed as read
Section 10 was read. Mr. Miller offered to
amend as follows: Add the word rule" the
words by yeas and nays Gully entered upon the
Journal MIR. Hicks moved to l.y the amend
ment on the table; not gree / TO-
The question was upon the adoption of the
amendment offered by Mr. Miller; lost
Mr. Blount offered the following amendment:
After the word "hour," in fifth line insert PRO
0Ided, Plat any general revision of the entire
laws embodied in any bill shall not be required
to be road by sections upon its final passage and
its reading may be wholly dispensed with by
twO-thirds vote agreed TO-
Section 15 was passed as amended
Mr.. Conover offered the following rs an addi-
tonal rule: That when any amendment shall
be proposed To any article or section OF the Con-
stiiution under consideration it shall be disposed
Of before any additional amendment shall be re-
ceived or considered; not agreed to-
MIR. Marshall gave notice that he would on to-
morrow move reconsideration OF the vote by
70 iph n Artio
Mr.. Sheats gave notice that he would on to-
morrow move a reconsideration of the vote by
which Section II. Article w, was passed.
Nr. Carter Was excused until Tuesday
Messrs. Parkhill, Morgan, Gibbs, Miller ,Chanl-
Ter, Goss and Hernden were excused until Mou-
day.
Adjourned.
SIXTEENTH DAY
SATuRAAY Inna