The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30

tN'"' 'P'hcu cry respectfully.
~ j. r. MCCLELLAN, Chairman
Mr. Chandler gave notice that he woud snh
NIT minority report on to morrow
VII Love, Ch urn IN Oi the Committee on Nis
c"litne'n- Provisions made the following re-
port:
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July "a 1885
Hos. SAMUEL PAsco,
I'rcs1Leat Of tue Concentton
SIR: Your Committee on Miscellaneous Pro-
Visions, 10 whom WAS referred
n section IN ieltiion to eminent domain in
troduced by MIR. VI trshai of Levy and section
IN relation To the right of drainage by Mr. Chal,
len, OF Duvil, respectfully report they have CON
sdercd SAID sections and majority of your
committee recommend them 10 The favorable
consideration of the Convention The section
10y Mr. Chaen, OF Duval, in relation TO water
supplies, etc, is herewith returned without iec-
"mmendAtIon. Very respectfully,
f. {. LOVE, Chairman.
Placed among the orders of the day
MIR. Broomc, Chairman of the Committee on
Expenditures, male the following report
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA July % 1885
HoN SAMUEL PAsCo,
President IF tie C0npentton
SIR: Your Committee on Expenditures 10
whom REFEREED
Resolution No /, by Mr. Conovcr. of Leon:
Resolution No. ,, by Mr. Blackburn, of Suwan.
nee, in regard To pay of the members and at
tachcs OF the Convention report the same back
and recommend that they be laid on the table
Also Resolution No 3, by Mr. Marshall, of Levy,
we report back To The Convention, and recon-
mend that it be adopted as amended by your
committee. Very respectfully,
JOHN ID. BRO0ME, Chairman
W. II. Cook,
w F. GREEN
j Z MORGAN
ALEX ZIPPERER
Committee
Placed among the orders of the day
BE ii Oriainet by the peop1 of F1ortLl, repre-
%Rted IN Constitutional C1nrenti0n
SECTION 1. The pay Of the members of the
present Constitutional Convention shall be
per diem Tor attendance OF six ($6 OO) dollars
per day i'll addition 10 mileage OF ten cents per
mile each way from their places of residence to
the Capital and return, estimated by the shortest
thoroughiarr.
SEC. 2. The pay of the Secretary and Assistant
Secretary O the Convention, and all the Clerks
elected by the Convention shall I've six ($60O)
dollars per diem each, allowing the Secretary
and Assistant Secretary one day after ad-
journment to complete unfinished business; all
Committee Clerks shall receive five ($5 O0) dol
lars per diem tor The number OF days certified
by the Chairman Of the committee; the pay OF
the Seargcant-ai-A Arms shall be six ($6 00) dol
! lars per diem and Assistant Sergeant at Arms
shall be five ($5 00) dollars per diem the pay
ol The messengers OF the Convention shall be
four ($40O) dollars per diem each the pay of
/ the DoMkceper shall he five = OO dollars per
| diem; the pay ot Pages shall be three ($3 OO)
/ dollars per diem each; the pay OF the Janitor
! shall be two ($2 00) dollars per diem; the pay
! of the Chaplain shall be one hundred dollars;
the Recording Clerk shall be entitled to pay for
Two days after adjournment to bring up his
work on Journals. The Comptroller is required
to issue his warrent in favor OF any member
officer or atlache Of the Convention for the
amount due him. and the Treasurer shall pay
the same out OF any moneys in the Treasury
not OtherWlS appropriated.
Mr. Turnbu, Chairman OF the Committee on
Pnuling, offered the following report:
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July %, 1885
Hon SAMUEL PAsco,
Presutent Of tie C2noemttOn.
SIR: Your Committee on Printing beg leave
tO report
Thar there is now due Dorr & Bowen tor
printing The sum OF -, 1868 We recommend
that 81 10000 be paid now.
Your cOmnittee would also recommend that
an index To the proceedings Ot the Convention
be prepared under the direction of the President
and Secretary and that it be published with the
prucecdings; thai The tiHal printing and publ
c.iinn of the proceedings of The Convention
after itS djpurnment be under the supervision
vi the President and Secretary, with such com
| Ipcnstlion AS will bc allowed.
Very respectfully,
). J. TURNBULL, Chairman.
Placed among the orders of the day.
Additional sections IA and Is to Article TX
| on Education, were read the first time and
! passed to a second reading and placed among
| the orders OF the day.
| The consideration OF Article VIII, on COun-
| lies and Cities, was resumed.
Mr.. Walker Jr., called up his melton to re-
| consider the vote by which the following amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hooker on Wednesday was
| passed
The Legislature shall provide for the division
of each county into five districts and one County
| Commissioner shall be selected from each Of
such districts
The question was on the motion To reconsider :;
| not agreed TO.
Section was read
Mr. Yonge offered to amend follows: When
! any municipality shall be abolished provision
shall be made for the protection Of its creditors
| agreed to.
The question was upon the adoption of sec
| ton amended.
Mr.. Hicks moved to strike out the entire Sec
! tiOn rs amended tabled.
Mr.. Thompson offered to amend as follows:
| Prorided, No Municipality shall be abolished
| without the written consent of the majority of
the taxpayers Of the municipality 80 abolished
| previously declared by an election held for that
| purpose; tabled.
Mr.. Walker, Jr., moved to amend as tollews:
Insert The word not" between the words
- shall and . have 10 the first line s tabled.
| Mr. Miller offered 10 amend follows: But
all such laws shall be general in their nature and
applicable 10 all municipalities within the State );
| tabled
Mr. Youge moved that the section as amended
be adopted, and moved the previous question.
The previous question was ordered.
Section z was then passed amended.
Mr. Baker offered the following additional SEC
ton: The Governor shall not appoint to the
Office ol County Commissioner any person who
has been recommended by any party, caucus or
committee, and at all side-show elections all
| qualified electors shall be allowed 10 vote, and
the persons receiving the highest lumber OF votes
shall be appointed by the Governor tabled.
Mr.. Yonge moved to reconsider the vote By