Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-28
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
Proceedings of the Legislature-Schurz
Fails to Lecture

TALLAHASSEE. FLA, Jan. 27.-In the Sen
ate to-day the bill prohibiting the sale of
drugs by general merchants was warmly dis
cussed and so amended as to nullify it.
The Senate passed the Assembly bill re-
qulring dissolved municipal corporations to
satisfy their prior obligations.
Mr.. Stripping introduced a bill abolishing
the Office of State Printer and providing other
means for public printing.
Ia the House the bill establishing a State
Board of Health passed, as did also one con-
frming the charter of the jacksonville and
ST. Augustine Railway. Bills establishing
Bureau of Agriculture have been introduced
in both houses.
In the Supreme Court the libel suit of
Townsend against the Jacksonville Times
Union was argued and submitted.
Mr.. Mann's committee on constitutional
convention will report a bill for calling the
convention in Tallahassee in May, composed
Of delegates equal TO the present LEGISLATURE
with six at large for Middle orida
Gen Gordon is here in the interest of his
international railroad scheme. 1t seems that
he Is not seeking further grants, but desires
that his present charter and It's provisions be
not interfered with. In other words, he is on
the defensive, as there has been a dlsDOsitiOn
to abrOgate his charter.
The Chairman of the Senate committee on
matters pertaining to the calling of a cOnsti-
tutlonal convention has requested leading
men from different portions of the State
to meet the committee next Tuesday
for the purpose of considering the best
method by which every section OF the State
shall be represented in proportion to its
population, also to ascertain the most con-
venient time and place for the meeting of the
convention.
The bill authorizing the placing Of deter-
GRATED railroads in the hands of receivers was
intended for the relief of the people along the
line of the old Florida Central and Western
Road, which has deteriorated to such an ex-
tent that it is dangerous to travel on it, and
business men are seriously annoyed by the
irregularity of the mail and freight service.
The bill abOishing the present county school
boards and devOlvlng their duties upon the
county commissioners Of each county was in
tended for the benefit Of the sparsely settled
counties whose school fund is so small that
the larger portion of it IS used in salaries to
officials
The most important bill yet proposed is one
providing for taking the census of Florida for
the year 1885. Upon this census will be based
the representation of the several counties in
the next Legislature. This census will show
large increase in the population of the
State over the number shown by the enumera-
tion In 1880.
1t Is not probable that the bill providing for
the erection Of an executive mansion in
Tallahassee will pass, as the question of re-
moving the capital has not yet been settled,
nor is 1t likely to be for the next four years.
SCHURZ FAILS TO DRAW.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 27.-Carl
Schurz's lecture was not delivered here TO-
night on account of small attendance in con-
sequence of want of proper notice. There
was no public demonstration of honor.