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

"A ~ II 6sS 1OOOs
The place should be stocked with cows, the
| milk to be used for the inmates exclusively.
A bill similar to the one passed by the Senate
last session, providing for Board OF Visitors
| should be enacted:
In order to carry out the necessary improve
ments needed we recommend that ten thousand
dollars be put iu the appropriation bill f0r that
| Very respectfully,
ES. GRILL. Chairman.
| MILES MOUNTEIN,
| WM. NEEL,
Committee.
| Assembly Bill No. l: To be entitled an act t0
| dissolve municipal corporations under circum
stances aherein stated, and to provide provision.
| al government for the same, was made special
| order for tomorrow at IL o'clock A. NJ;
| Senate Bill No. 8: To be entitled an act to
amend section Of an act entitled al act to prov
ide means for the collection Of claims for cattle
| and other stock destroyed py rairosdes, Chapter
1850, 1875, Laws Of Florida, indefinitely post
poned and by leave Mr. Landrum withdrew the
bill.
Senate Bill No. s: To be entitled an act to
amend an act entitled an act relating TO proceed
ings before Justices OF the Peace and judgments
10 Justices Cour,s, Chapter 800. Lava Of Flor
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committee from the Assembly appeared At
the bar of the Senate and announced that the
Assembly were ready to receive the Senate.
JOINT SESSION.
The President of the Senate in the chair.
The roll was called and the following Sena-
tors answered to their names: Messrs. Baker
Bryson, Burnam Chandler, Cole, Cottrell. Grill,
Delano Gaskins, Hankins, Hendricks, Jones,
Landrum, Lee, Lesley. Mallory, Mann, Martin,
Mountien, McKinne, Orman, Pendleton, Proc
tor Sammis, Speer, Stripping, Whidden and
Williams-28.
The roll of the Assembly was called and the
following members answered. to their names
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander Alt
man, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant Byrd,
Byrne, Carter, Clinton, Gone. Crawford, Croft,
Emmons. Evan, Forrest Frazier, Gibbs of JEFF
ferson, Gibbs Of Duval, Grady, Green. Guden-
rath, Head, Hicks. Hines Herndon,
James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCasn: Mclean,
Mcleod, Monroe, Middleton. Miller of Gadsden,
Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack,
Osgood, Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden,
Overstreet, Palmer, Peoples, Perkins, Perrenot
Powell. Quincy. Richards, Robinson of Jack
sou, Robinson of Orange, Rush. Smythe, Sneed,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate; Taylor, Tumbln,
Walker Jr, Washington, Weeks, Wetmore,
White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Mas
sau, Wilkinson, Jr, of Santa Rosa and Yonge.
The President declared Wilkinson Call was
duly elected United States Senator from Florida,
to succeed himself in the United States Senate.
Mr. Bryant moved that there be q committee
of three appointed to notify Senator Gail of his
election, and request that he deliver address
in the Assembly Hall tonight at O'Clock, and
the members OF both the Senate and Assembly
are respectfully invited to attend.
The Senate resumed its session.
Mr. Gaskins offered the following: Resotced.
That the Comptroller be requested to inform the
Committee on Railroads. nj early day what
railroad companies. if any, doing business in
This State are in arrears in the payment OF taxes;
in what sum sums and Tor what years, and
for how long aud whether railroad companies
are chargeable with interest on their taxes alter
they become due and if chargeable with inter-
est, what amount is or would he due from them
Tor unpaid taxes, reckoning interest At per
cent from the date ut which such taxes became
due; that he further inform said committee
whether the owners OF steamboats, doing business
in the waters Of this State are taxed the same
as the owners of other property, and if not why
not.
Executive session. Adjourned.
coNFIRMATIoNs
John NJ Beggs, to he Clerk OF the Circuit
Court for Madison county.
George F. Baltzell, TO be COuuiy Judge for
Jackson county.
F. E. de Ia Rua, to be Clerk of the Circuit
Conrt for Escambia county.
Joseph Wilkins, to be Sheriff for Escambia
county
Assembly.
The following bills were introduced and Ie-
fcrred:
BY Mr. Peepes-Assemby Bill No. 147 To
be entitled an act for the relief Of Mrs. Sarah
Cooper, wife of ]. s. Cooper, deceased, OF Hamil-
ton county, Fla.
By Mr. Miller OF Marion-Assembly Bill No.
14S: To be entitled an act in reference to the
registration of voters.
JOINT SESSION.
- .l,., a. A.
seanbly Hail.
The rolls were called.
A quorum of both houses present
The journal OF both houses, 30 far as related to
the vote for United States Senator yesterday,
was read and approved.
The President announced that the Hon.
Wilkinson Call having received a majority OF
all the votes cast in each OF the houses OF the
Senate and Assembly on yesterday, declared
him duly elected United States Senator, to suc-
ceed himself in the Senate of the United States
on the 4th of March next.
Recess
THREE O'CLOCK p. N.
Assembly Bill No 1876: To be entitled an act
to amend section 10 of Chapter 81, page 489,
McClellans Digest of the Laws of Florida in
definitely postponed.
Assembly Bill No 122 To be entitled an act
for the relief of VIM. H. snd Margaret J. Powie;
indefinitely postponed.
Recess
HALF-PAsT SEVEN O'Clock.
The Senate as a body entered the Assembly
Hall and the Lieutenant Governor took the
chair
Mr. Kirk moved that a committee of three be
appointed to wait on Senator Call and escort him
TO the stand which was agreed Ia, and Messrs.
Kirk Hines and Senator McKinne were ap-
pointed as such committee, who, after a brief
absence, returned into the hall with Senator
Call who was in q few well-timed and happy
remarks by Lieutenant Governor Mabry, intro
duced TO the Joint Assembly and spoke as fsl-
lows: (See address in another column.)
Mr.. Yonge offered the following resolution
R1soluod, That the thanks of the Legislature
of Florida are due and are hereby rendered to
Senator Call for the very interesting and el0-
ouent address he has delivered. and that he be
and is hereby requested to furnish copy of the
same TO be spread upon the minutes of this joint
session; adopted.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Baker: Senate Bill No. %: To be
entitled an act to prevent the public school fund
from being used for seclarian purposes.
The following bills were passed on third
roa1;ng. Senate Rill No AZ. To he entitled