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

act entitled act concerning wills tettefs tests
mentary and letters Of administrator, AMI th
duties of executors, administrators aud guacdlan'
approved November 90, 1928.
Senate Bill No. rs: To be entitled an act
incorporate the Brooksville Academy JOIN
Stock Company Iii
Senate Bin No. Al: To fl and establish rul
of evidence in suits against railroad fompsuIe
killing of cattle and other stock by s3tch railr'a'
companies
Senate Bill No Il: To be entitlei an act t
amend an act entitled an ac, to defas the cnun
ties of Lafayette and Taylor In this State
Chapter 3470, approved January 81, 1888.
Senate Bill No. Al: To be entiuefi IN act L
incorporate the Kisaimmee City Street Railws!
The ioilowing communication lon W. / Y receive,
from the Superintendent of Public Instruction
OFFICE OF SupERINrEkpxNT OF J
PUBLIC INsTRUcrloS,
Tallahassee, January 22, 1885 J
Hon. n H lMabry, Presidsat Of the Sssate:
SIR: In response to the request of the Sen.
ate, received by me to-day, asking if there Il
provision made in the distribution OF the Semi
nary Fund for the children Of colored parents.
would reply, there is none. fl
Very respectfully.
A. J. RussELL,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
| A committee from the Assembly appeared at
| the bar of the Senate and invited the Senate Ia
meet the Assembly in joint session tpr The pur-
pose of electing a Stale Printer. Mr. Baker
moved 10 accept the invitation; rhich was
agreed to.
JOINT SESSION.
The Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
The roll of the Senate being called hy the Sec
retary. the following Senators answered TO heir
names:
Messrs Baker, Chandler, Gaskins, Hendricks,
jones, Landrum, Lee, Lesley, Mallory. Martin,
McKnne, Neel, Orman, PendletoE, Roberts.
Sammis, Sheppard, Speer aud Strpling--l9
A quorum present.
The Clerk OF the Assembly called ihe roll ti
the Assembly, and the following members
answered 10 their names:
Messrs Altman, Ashmorc, Brack, Bryant,
Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Craw-
ford, Croft, Emmons, Evan, Figueredn. Gibbes
of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gu
denrath, Hicks, Hines, Herndon, JaIpe,, Kirk,
Lyle, McCaslin. Mclean, Monroe, Middleton,
Miller of Marion Miller of Washington, Nib
lack, Osgood, Owen of Duval, Owens Of Gads-
den, Overstreet, Palmer, Peoples, Perkins
Powell. Quincy, Richards, Robinson OF jackson,
Robinson of Orange, Rush, Snider Shaw, Sol
mon, Tate, Taylor. Tumblin, Washington,
Weeks, Wetmore -Wilkerson of Marion, Wilk-
inson of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr, of Seata Rosa
and Yonge-58. La
A quorum present.
The chair announced that the Senate and
Assembly are now in joint session and nomina-
tions for State Printer are in order
Senator Stripping moved that the election OF
State Printer be pssponed for ten days
Senator Gaskins seconded the motion.
Mr.. EVAN called for the previous question.
Mr. Bryant raised point of order as to whether
the previous question could be moved In joint
session.
The Chair ruled against the point Of order.
The yeas and nays being called for, shc vote
was:
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, Chandler, Gaskins Hen
bricks, Jones, Landrum, Martin, Neel, Sammis.
Sheppard, Stnpling and Williams-12.
Nays-Messrs. Cottrell, Lee, Lesley, Mallory,
McKinne, Orman, Pendleton, Roberts and
Speer-9.
Yeas-Messrs Alexander, Brack, Bryant,
Byrd, Clinton, Gone, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of
Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval. Hicks, Hetndon,
James, Lyle McCaslin. Mclean. Monroe, Miller
OF Marion, Miller of Washington, NibiacE. Os-
good, Owen OF Duval, Palmer. Perrenot. Rush,
Smythe, Sneed, Tumblin, Washington, Weeks,
Wetmore, Wilkerson of Marion and Wilkinson
of Nassau-33.
Nays-Mr Speaker. Messrs. Adams. Ashmore
Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Crawford. En,:nons,
Evan. Grady, Green, Gudenrath. Hines, Kelly,
Kirk, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Owens of
Rsbiason of Jackson, Robinson Of Orange, Sni-
der, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Walker, Jr.,
Wiikinseu. Jr., of Santa Rosa, and Y6nge-S2.
So the motion prevailed.
Senator Chandler moved that the Sen&te with
draw.
The motion prevailed, and the Senate with
drew n a body to their chamber.
The Senate resumed its session.
Mr. Speer in the chair.
By leave, Mr. Chandler presented andlIad read
the following petition, and asked that the same,
except the names, be spread upon the Journal:
PETITION FOR SCIENTIFIC TEMPERANCE fNsTRUc-
TIoN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Believing that prevention through tlse educa.
ton q the people is the antidote fsr the vice of
intempexance, we, the undersigned citizens of
Ocala, Marion county, Florida, respectfully pet-
ton our Legislature now in session tp enact
laws requiring instruction in physiology and hy-
giene, which shall give special prominence to
the effects of alcoholic drinks. stimulants and
narcotics upon the human system, given in all
schools supported by public money az nnder
State control agreed TO.
Senate Bill No. So: To be entitled all act 10
tx the liabilities Of railroads for damagesto stock
and freight, 10 regulate the prsctsce 5n such
cases, and TO provide penalty for violation Of
this act: Was read the third time and pAt snpon
iis passage Mr.. Mann then moved 10 inde6aitely
poetpOne Upon which the yeas and nays were
called for. the vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Chandler, Grill, Delanp, .Aen-
drscAa. Landrum, Lee, Mann, MartiIS Neel,
Onmaa. Pendleton and Williams-12.
Nays-Messrs Baker, Burnam, Cole, Coltrell,
Gaskiax Jones, Lesley. Mallory, McKinhe, Rob
erts, Sheppard, speer, STRIPPING and Williams
| a.
Mr.. Baker changed his vote from aye To nay
| for the purpese Of moving TO reconsider, and Mr.
| Baker moved 70 reconsider the vote whachZ Zoei
| over under the rules
| Executive session.
| Adjourned.
FOUR O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session. Mr. Speer il
from the Twentieth District be elected Hreshien
| pro tenn. agreed to. {
Assembly Bill No. 81: To complete the ex
hibit of the State Of Florida al the Worlds Iu
dussrial Cotton Centennial Exposition. npw hel,
Mr.. Gaskins offered the following amendment
Strike out . e5 600" and insert "43, ,OeQ"'
| Mr.. Mann offered the following substitute
Strike eat " 81, 900" and insert t1O,O00n
Nf. Mann offered the following resolution
Rssotusd, That General Sebring be invited 10 Civ
| Us the full Indebtedness now due and lpsysbl
out Of this fund.- and that this bill lay sn the Il
| ble until such facts are obtained; adopted, an
| General Sehring addressed the Senate. 1{'e
The yeas and nays were called on the suaet
tute to amendment The v0te was:
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, Cole, Mana, Fendleao
| and Stripling-5.
Nsys--Nessrs Burnam, Chandler, Crtil. Ga
kins, Hendricks, Jones, Landrum, Lee, LsAie
| Mallory, Martin. McKtnne, Nesi, Ormsn. Ro
| erts, Sheppard, 6peer and Wiliiams-17I
I Sc the substitute 10 amendment was ,4st.
Mr. Mann rffaRnff lha fsllsxss Ia - 80