The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-23
THIRTY-SIXTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July %, 1885.

Duncan Earle Edge Fogarty, Fowler Ge 'ova Gibbs Gls
oobread Goss Greeley Hargret, Hatch, Hausman
Hendley Henderson Herndon Hicks, Hooker Hope, Hum
phres Hunter, Ives, Johnston, Jones' lAndrum Lesley
Lewis Love, Lutterloh Malone, Mann, Marshall Maxwell
Miller Milton Mitchell Morgan Mcclellan Mckinnon Nee
Odom Orman, Parker. Parkhi Parsons, Paterson Pelot
Petty Randall Duval Rande of Madison, Randolph Rich
ard Robertson Rowe Sanchez Sheas Speer Stone Swear
ngen. Taylor, Tedder, Thompson Tolber Iompkns Turn
bull Wadsworth Walker, Jr W alter Weeks Weman. " est
colt Wilson Clay. Wilson OF Polk and Manatee, Wyly
YOnge and Zpperer-10l
quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain
Mr. Chaen moved that the reading OF the journal Ike DIS
pensed with;
The Journal was corrected and approved.
Mr. Randell made the follow motion:
will Thursday reconsideration of the vote by
substitute offered by Mr. Mcclellan to Article y l.
"a passed
hich laid until tomorrow.
Mr.. Randolph offered the following resolution:
Resol,ed of the people of the State of
Florida by their delegates Convention assem-
bed transportation companies within the State do
hereby orders recalling all issued to members of
the Legislature Executive judicial departments of the
eminent 1885 and declare the to be null
and furthermore the of this Convention
that no company shall free prior
the ratification of this Constitution
Which was
MIR Randolph moved suspend rulesso that the
luton be acted on Immediately;
Which agreed to, and the resolution was land over
Mr. Randall of Duval submitted memorial signed by T.
}. Mott President. and B. l. Alien. oecretarN;
Which read
The question upon spreading of the memorial
the journal.
The and nays called for.
The
Yeas-Messrs Baker Bell of Brevard and Dade, Bennett,
Blount Broome Bush Campbell, Carr, Carson Challen,
Chandler, Coker Conover, Cook Davidson, Duncan Edge
Fogartv Fowler, Genovar Gibbs ellis, Goodbread Goss,
Greeley Ha greet Hendey Henderson Hernion Hicks
Hooker Hope HUMPHREYS Hunter, Ives, Johnston Jones.
Lesley Lewis Love Luerioh Mann Marshall Max
we'll Miller Milton Mitchell, Morgan Mcclellan. McKinnon.
Nee Parker Parkhl Parsons Feot Petty, Randall
of Duva Randolph Richard, Robertson, Rowe Sanchez.
She: IS. speer >wearingen, Thompson Tober Tompkns,
Walker Jr alter Weeks Westcott Wilson If Clay Will
son of Polk Manatee, Yonge and Zpperer-8l.
Navs-Messrs Bethel Clarke Of Jefferson, CLARK of Jack
son Davis Earle Hatch. Hausman. Malone Odom Pater-
son. Randell of Madison Scott, Stone. Taylor Turnbul
Wadsworth and W elman-l7.
So the spread upon the journal agreed
ordered.
A
To Members of the Constitutional Conren-
t1On assembled
GENTLEMEN Convention of the working people of Jack
sonvile vicinity held Friday evening" the 10th
Livingston Hail. this city, for the purpose OF
sderg question of the captaton tax prerequisite
the exercise of the elective franchise.
meeting the sentiment unanimous that such pro
vision Constitution will and be productive of
good the whole people but the contrary, would
work untold injury great majority of the people of
working classes 1t leads dlabOlica traffic in
the elective franchise
The sentiment of the meeting favorable to 81 capita
ton rigid enforcement of its collection and such part
applied the Common School Fund can be udc
ousy appropriately but when the of such capation
forcing reputed free buy the privilege
of exercising perOgatves such too much of
and desposm and contrary to the spirit and
genius of American institutions
1t sentiment of the meeting that the objects
friends of the provision desire be accomplished
bv less arbitrary by holding officials to
corntabltv official conduct deal with them rgdly
according to the plain rules OF the laws BY this
of the State do toward eff
competent officials; the only effective
accomplish desirable an end
sentiment Of said Convention that while
disapprove of relying and copying after the example
older matter whatever believing the
their and
the of the people, COnstitu
ona Convention assembled should profit By the experience
of adopted the capitaton prerequisite
The attention of the Convention respectfully called to the
working law Georgia. in which State it has been
concentrating the duties and privileges of cit
zenship among privileged cassthOse who the
Such policy has served to pervert though
unwngly what should be democracy into arstOcracy
Though few years, the great of the people
dissatisfied with its operations, and
calling repeal In that State abundanty
the fail to do for the avowed purpose of
dues of citizenship The attention OF the Con
venton respectfully called to the following excerpt from
Georgia paper which will give it vivid idea how the law
works in that State:
at is mystery of citizens when they
needed jury duty pl tax In such emergen
ces shrnkage population The
made that of population of 10000 in Chatham
county, only appeared the poll tax list OF 1883 and
1850 Of 1884 Jury duty has be discharged by
ess than 4O9 petit jurors AS there
probably the county liable to poll tax and
duty there opening for reform Nor
does affairs exist in Chatham county alone 1t
exists greater lesser extent county the
State The manifest injustice Of such general Sinking of
RESPONSIBILITIES Of civilized community should be
remedied if possble.-AtGntd Constitution