The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-10
noRR & BOWEN, PUBLISHERS.
LEGISLATURE OF FLORIDA.
THaRTEENrm sRssroN
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.

ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY. February 2, 1885,
Mr. Baker offered the following resolution anf
moved IT'S adoption :-Resoloed, That the Senate
SSccept tne invitation to attend in body, tht
Ctate FAR IN Jacksonville on the 4th and ktf
| INST MIR. McKinne offered the the followinr :.
an amendment, and moved its adoption: Tha
the senate return their thanks for the kind iuyi
ta',on, oui on account of an early adiournmeu,
anu pressing impor ami business, il is impossible
ior US 10 accept the invitation; adopted
"A COMMITTEE from the Assembly appeared nj
| The bar Of the Senate and notified ihe Senate
That The Assembly had concurrcd in Senate con
| current resolution to elect State Printer, at IL
o'clock to-day.
Mr.. Chandler offered the following resolution
| and moved Its adoption: WHERRAs bill pro
vloing tor the letting out of the Public Printing
~ me lowest bidder is now in progress through
this Senate; and WHEREAS, Senatorial courtesy
demands that We should consider and pass upon
said bill before lending our aid Ia the election oi
Ctate Printer therefore be II Resotsed That Il Is
sne sense oi the Senate that no State Printer
snouio be elected until after said bill has been
passed or defeated laid on the table
The following bills were Introduced and refer.
red: 'o'''
BY Mr. Speer-Senate Bill No 1879: To be
entled an act providing for the levy of taxes for
1885 and 1885,
BY Mr.. Orman-Senate Bill No 1870: To he
enh.ied en-. an act to provide for the management of
the State Asylum for the INDECENT lunatics
by Mr.. Martir-Senate Bill No. 1871: To be
entitled an act To provide mode by which per-
SONS convicted Of crime less than felony may be
restored to civil rights.
JOINT SESSION
The President in the Chair The roll was
called, and the following Senators answ cred to
their names: Messrs. Baker, Chandler, Cottrell
Deano, Hankns, Jones, Landrum, Lee, Lesley,
Mann, Martin, McKinne, Orman Pendleton
Proctor, Sammis, Sheppard, Speer, Whidden and
Williams-2O. quorum present.
The Clerk of the Assembly called the roll, and
!ne following members answered to their names:
Mr.. Speaker. Messrs. Adams, Alexander Alt
man, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd,
Byrne, Carter, Cone, Crawford Croft, Emmcns,
Evan, Figueredo, Frazier, Gibbs of Duval,
Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Hines, Herndon,
Hughey, James, Kirk, McCaslin, Miller of Gads-
den. Miller of Marion, Niblack, Osgood, Owen
of Duval, Owens of Gadsden Overstreet, Pal
mer, Peoples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quincy,
Richards, Robinson of Nassau, Robinson of
Orange, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snow, Solomon,
Tumblin, Walker, Jr, Weeks, Wetmore, Wilkin-
son of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa,
and Yonge-56. A quorum present
Mr.. Baker moved to defer the election of State
Printer until the 9th of February. Mr.. Speer
moved to lay the motion on the table The yeas
and nays being called for. the vote of the Senate
was:
Yeas-Messrs. Bryson, Cotircll. Delano, Han
kins, Jones, Landrum, Lee. Lesley, Mann, Nc
Kinne, Orman, Pendleton, Sheppard, Sreer anG
Whidden-15.
Nays-Messrs Baker, Chandler, Martin, Proc.
tor and Sammis-5
The vote of the Assembly was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman,
Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne. Carter,
Cone, Crawford, Croft, EVAN, Grady, Green,
Gudeurath. Head, Hicks, Hines, Herndon,
Hughey, Kirk, Miller OF Gadsden, Niblack,
Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet,
Palmer, Peoples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell,
Quincy, Richards, Robinson OF Orange, Snow,
Solomon, Tumblin, Walker, Jr Wilkinson, Jr.,
of Santa Rosa and Yonge-41.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd. Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Duval, James, Nc
Caslin, Miller OF Marion, O:good, Robinson of
Nassau. Rush, Smyihe, Sneed, Weeks, Wetmore,
and Wilkinson of Nassau-17. So the motion
prevailed.
The President announced the election of State
Printer now in order Mr. Speer put in nomi-
nation the name of N. M. Bowen, as candidate
for State Printer Mr.. Chandler moved to post
pone the election of State Printer until February
9th. Mr.. Cotrcll raised point of order that the
joint session could not entertain n motion TO posi-
pOne-The Chair held that the joint session had
the right to entertain motion 20 postpone Mr.
Coltrell appealed from the decision Of the Chair
Mr.. COttrell withdrew the appeal. Mr.. Kirk
offered the follQying amendment: That the
Joint Session now proceed to elect State
Printer.
The yeas and nays being called for. The vote
of the Senate Was:
Yeas-Messrs Bryson, Cot rell, Detano, Han
kins, Landrum, Lee Lesley, McKinne, Orman,
Pendleton, Sheppard, Speer and Whidden-13.
Nays-Messrs Baker, Chandler, Cole, Martin,
Proctor and Sammis-6.
The vote of the Assembly was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman,
AshmOre. Brack Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter,
Cone, Crawford, Croft, EmmOns, Evan, Grady,
Green, Gudenrath, Hicks, Hines, Herndon. Kirk.
Miller of Gadsden, Niblack, Owen of Duval,
Owens OF Gadsden. Overstreet, Palmer. Peoples,
Perkins, Perrenot Powell, Quincy, Richards.
Robinson OF Orange, Snow, Solomon, Tumblin.
Walker, Jr, White. Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa
Rosa and Yonge-4.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander Byrd, Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Gibbes Of Duval, Hughey, Nc
Caslin, Miller of Marion, Osgood. Robinson OF
Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, WetmOre and
Wilkinson of Nassau-15. So the amendment
prevailed.
Mr.. Wetmore put in nomination Harrison
Reed for State Printer.
The roll OF Senators being called, the vote
was
Fbr Mr.. Boacsn-Messis. Bryson, Cottrell, De-
lano HaDkins. Jones, Lsndrum, Lee Leslie,
Mann, McKinne, Orman, PendletOn Sheppard,
Specr and Whidden-15.
The roll of Assembly was called; the vote was ::
For ~ NJ BOsoen-MrSpeaker Messrs. Adams,
Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter,
Cone, Crawford, Croft. Emmons. Evan, Figuer-
edo, Grady, Green. Gudenrath, Hicks, Hines.
Herndon, Kirk, Miller Of Gadsden. Niblack,
Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreei,
Palmer, Peoples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell,
Quincy, Richards. Robinson O Orange, Smyihe,
snow, Solomon, Tumbiin. Walker, Jr., Weeks.
White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and fonge
49,
Far H. Reed-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Gibbs
of Duval James, lin, Robinson OF Nassau,
Weimore and Wilkinson of Nassau-a
For c. A. Finley -Messrs. Forrest and Miller
of Marion-2.
Mr.. Martin was excused from voting.
The President announced that N. M. Bowen
was duly elected State Printer.
On motion, the Senate Withdrew from Joint
Session to The Senate Chamber.
Executive session. Adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Thomas Mitchell to be Sheriff of Gadsden
county.
r. f. Buckmau, to he Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Duval county.
w. Fl. johnson. To be Clerk OF the Circuit
Court of Polk county.