The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-06

The Convention resumed lis session
President Pasco in The chair.
\ quorum present.
Mr. Greeley was excused
Mr. McCrcarv and DR.. Maycs were invited To
seals within the bar OF the house.
Mr. Taylor Chairman of the Committee on
Style and Arrangement, male the following
report
CoNvENrIoN HALL.
TALLAHASSEE. FLN, July 81 lSSJ. !
Hos. SAMrEI PA>co,
Pr,whntot Mr Cohrntt,n
SIR: Your Committee on Style and Arrange.
menl OF the Constitution, beg leave To report
that the provision contained IN section eight 81
of the Declaration OF Rights 10 the effect that all
ftionitS shall be tried oh'y upon prtSentmcnt or
Indictment by grand jury, Is inconsistent with
the provisions OF section twenty-t five (25l and
twenty-eght (2sl of Article NJ Judiciary De
prrtmcnU, whereby Tie Criminal Courts, 10 be
established in E-cambl and such other coun-
ties the Legislature may deem cXpedient, are
clothed with jurisdiction to try aU crimes not
capital; and provide that such trials in said
Criminal Courts shall be upon " informttton.'
For the purpose of recOnciling this inconsi>t.
ency, your committee have inserted in line two
% OF section eight tSl of the Declaration ot
Rights, after the words grand jury the fol-
lowing:
Except rs is otherwise provided in this Con
siution.
!
substance, Your committee have deemed it
proper To report the same to the Convention for
such aclon As it may see proper to take, aud
respectfully recommend that the said amend
ment made by your Comn.tltee be adopted
Very respectfully,
K +. TAYLOR Chairman.
Which WAS READ, and the recommendation
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Love, Chairman OF the Committee on Mis-
Gel DTDVISDnS made ht.
port
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July 81, 1885
Hos. SAMUEL PA>Co,
Prxuit,.t 0t TIE GounfnttDH.
SIR: Your Committee on Miscellaneous Pro
visions To whom was referred
Ordinance by Mr.. Miller, in relation TO print.
ing and distributing the Revised Constitution
and Journals of this Convention, respectfully re-
port that they have had the slmc under consd
Grafton and herewith return the same without
recommendations
Your committee have also considered the res0
luton by Mr. Gooibrrad, in relation 10 The pro
pririv of including section OF Article XVI of
the Constitution ot 1883 IN the Revised Const tn
lion, and respectfully recommend that the rcso
luton be laid on The table;
Also additional sections by MIR. Hicks has been
duly considered and your committee believing
that this Convention has no power 10 bind any
future Convention of the people respectfully re-
commend that the section be laid upon the table
Very respectfully,
r. G. LOVE, Chairman.
Placed among the orders of the day.
The Convention resumed the consideration of
Ordinance No. -, on Expenditures, on its sec
ond reading
The rem aiming section was read.
Mr. Broomc offered The following amend
ment:
Add to section 4 After " members in line ),
the words payable 10 themselves or their order
bearing interest at The rate ot per centum per
annum from date" and strike out from mem.
hers in third line To and including two" in
4th line.
The question was upon the adoption of The
amendment offered by MI BrOolne; The amend
ment was adopted
Section was passed as amended
Section was read and passed
Upon motion the rules were waived aud the
ordinance read lhrd time and put upon its
passage.
Mr.. Malone offered the following additional
section:
SEC = BE II further ortained That the Sccrc-
Iary of this Convention be and he is hereby au-
thorized TO audit the accounts OF the members
and all other expenses;
Which wa, read the first, second and third
time by unanimous consent and adopted.
Mr. Bennett offered the following amendme MT
to section ,:
Strike out all after the word same in line
IL, to and including work" in line 10, and in
sert iiiIy dollars when his work is completed"
Mr. Fowler moved to amend the amendment
by striking out " fifty" and inserting twenty
five"
Mr. Gillis moved to lay the amendment 10 the
amendment on the table agreed to.
The question was upon the adoption OF the
amendment offered by Mr.. Bennett agreed to.
The ordinance was passed rs stated.
Mr.. Miller moved that the Secretary be re-
quied to certify copy of the Ordinance 10 the
Comptroller and State Treasurer agreed to,
aud il Was so ordered
Mr. Conover moved that the Secretary be au-