The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-20


u all ssigisal bills hvorahly reported b. 80
mtt,ses of this House, uhsn the eommllieek4
ing the blll under consideration ahaJl - fsxn-
mend. Mf. Wakes moved to amend the s1lei-
tuts By inssrting: That such bilh - ee9ke-
postsd favofably and feQessled 70 - pEins16 Ae
printed - requested: agreed 70. Tia suhseelae
- amended was agreed TO- fsH
An invitation to attend the S,ste faffnt
Jack.oaviils vas received, and vote u ~
therefor passed. tfE
Mr. Crawford offered tho Sbllowing: RuttAaps
That . comnittce Of 6ve be sppointed :xt&e
Governor Of this State With g /. Wsiles, xk8 II
possible ASCERTAIN hsw many acres 0f land 1N4e
been desded 10 the said WALKS. and AlDo qeys.
Tain. nearly - possible, the vAlue u said t3s
- decided, - well - the consideration the Eve
received for the sanr; AIN. vhas sseSic u
any, we're psstpsmsd By the said Walls hsrsMMs "a
State; also. what neCesstty existed Tor eucd 81
ployment, and whether o. mot said seaSSes
were Of any yslne to the State, and whsslpfer
not the sid Wales b now claiming it4isr
grants OF hnd or sums Of money from the F&11e
under any contract claimed BY him 10 be 10 49,
send For pessons and papers, and that :f1by
report - the Assembly II - early = dA1As
II Wiiksrsoa q Har,os olJarsd M sO,,e& /:
Rnpied, That the Senate ard AMem6ly c0S1lEe
Ia the Assembly Hall In joint session MendHy
purpose of electing State Printer; adopttsf
The following bills were intE0ducedS And
placed amsng the orders Of the day: asA
By Mr.. Clinton Assembly Bill No. 6S5 FLO
be entitled an act relating to the question:; sSf
changing. the seat OF government OF the Sta8e'iof
Florida from Tallahassee to Gainesville, AIsth-
IA county, Florida i,
BY Mr. Evan n:-Assembly Bill No. %: 'jldae
entitled an act To provide for the introdGstsan
in evidence of conveyances acknowledged, pr
proved and recorded Also Assembly Billa No.
70: To be entitled an act to grant lands ID; Ne
Florida Coast Line Canal and Transp0rtAgSn
Company to make up deficiencies along its srees-
ent and proposed extended hne and for thx aes-
tablishment Of telegraph and telephone liz 49,
BY Mr.. Mr.Youge:-Assembly Bill No. II: 20 Be
entitled an act to prevent the selling or diaIfA-
uting the National Police Gazette and other ~
pers Of an obscene or immoral tendency Vt 80
like character in this State. Also Asse ihhly
Bill No. 70: To be entitled An oct to incorptaste
the Benefit Land Company OF Florida. Atao,
Assembly Bill No. 73: To be entitled an aeisfpr
the relief of Moses Brown, Collector Of Revafle
of Duval county. III
By Mr. Green Assembly Bill No * To sesn-
titled an act to abolish the Board of Public InslIc
ton in the several cpunties aud devolve tkeir
duties on the County Commissioners, and 10. Jiso-
vide for the compensation of County COnSIeh-
sioners E4
By Mr. Sueed-Assbmbly Bill Nc. Is: 1Sfbe
entitled an act to provide for the payment cf 5p
rors and witnesses in criminal cases tried brtfe
Justices OF the Peace. a
By Mr.. Robinson of Jacksou-Assembly :Mil
No. 76: To be entitled an act to amend se,tiln
l of an act entitled AN act to amend and sugple-
mentary to an act entitled act to provide Or
the more efficient collection OF the revenue. D.
proved February II, 1874 Il
By Mr.. Quincy-Assembly Bill No. n :; NO
be entitled An act to alter and amend section ~,
Chapter 81 OF Election Laws. McCleans DigAn,
page 40. e.
By Mr. Hughey-Assembly Bill No 7s: a0
be entitled an act to stay the forcibIe collesfon
of taxes for the year 1884, and previous yam,
until April l, 1885. fs
By Mr. Crawford-Assembly Bill No. 70 To
be entitled an act for the protection of game
birds- Also. Assembly Bill No. 80: To be. e.
titled an act to authorize the Judges of the Ga
cult Courts to. bring suits. Alss, Assembly H2
No. 81: To be entitled 40 act to regulate III
service Of writs in cases where the defenda1s ST.
defendants reside o. are tound in . count oahlEr
than the one in which suit is brought
By Mr. Wilkers0n of Marion-Assemby Bal
No. Sc: To be entitled an acl to amend an sSt
entitled an act far the construction of pc4bfis
highways in this State. i
By Mr. Bryant-Assembly Bill No. SO: To
be entitled an act to compel doctors and dug
gists to procure license to sell spiritnpvs
liquors .s
Assembly Bill M. /: To be entitled an ACT b
dissolve municipal corporations under ciredsn-
stsnces therein stated and to provide provisionE
governments for the same; read the third ting
Mr.. Youge presented the following petitfses
Hons. s. X Mallory. :. II. fonge, H. H. Iate asf
j. ID. Emns0ns, Tallahassee: s &
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned citizens Of aSa
property holders in Pensacola respectfully repEk
sent that the Municipal Government of our sift
tor several years past has been totally inefle5eka
and irresponsible, and has lacked the confdsnM
of all those most interested in our city's Esdx-
perity; that the said administrations have htxA
grossly negleciful OF all the duties most essssskA
to q well governed city-so much 50 that tks
people are without information concerning tHS
affairs Of their city, which appear to be ihsh
deplorable state, and they are unable 10 oksAH
any information regarding its financial conditiQh
there having been no public statement Esf
receipts and expenditures for many years; In
an honest effort was made at the late election ~
city officers, held on December 20, 1884, As
endeavoring to elect q ticket composed of peN
sons from the Democratic and Republican osM
ties, but without avail, the whole work II
registration and the counting of the votes baix<x
mainly in the hands and under the controIs 81
those interested In preventing public statenseM
of the cty's financial affairs; and the tis4A
which Is ostensibly shown 10 have recsivedsh
majority of the votes cast at that election fr1
nishes no guarantee of . change from the ca
regime. gL
VI tue SoiQ fcdSOuS, anu I0f OtueJ8 t08t Md
readily suggest themselves, your petitioners Hs
quest that yen will take such steps at the pra5-
ent session of the Legislature as will securesS
repeal of the charter Of this city and place tN
affairs in the hands Of Commissioners until "
can adjust its business, and cleanse and pufSa
our streets before next summer. and also metS
the necessary arrangements for the adjustmeH
and payment Of the city's bonded debt and se5usS
relief from the large amounts Of Illegal scSif
afieat and being Issued BY the city anthoeiSA
and deposited with usurefs q collateral ~
money 10 be spent BY the officials, Of which n
account u evsf rendered to the people Of Afn
city. A. l. Avery, and about 600 othen
The bill put upon fts passage The yote waks
Mr.. Speaker, MessTA Adams, Altman Ashm4&
Brack, Crewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Caft6k
Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Crawford, CroA. E6as
mons, Evan, Figucredo Forrest, Gibbs Of IN
ferBou, Gibbs OF Duvsl, Grady, Green. GutSe5E
raih. Head, Hicks, Herndon, James, Ksltt.
Kirk, McCsslin. Mcleod, Monroe, NiddIetG.r
Miller Of Gadsden. Miller Of Wsshingso1, O5E
q Duval, Peoples. Powell, Quincy, RichaStS,
Robinson Of Jackson, Rush. 6need, SniA(S
Snow. e0lomon, Tate. Taylor, Tumblin, WSsA
ington, White, WiIksss0n, Jr., Of 6ania Rdz.
and Yonge- - Nays-Ne0u Fraxier. Hos;
81, Lyle. Miller ot HaTion, Oegood, Robiu5eS
Of fNaaaau, Walker, Jr, Wcimore, WiIkessoH ~
Marion and Wilkefs0n Of Nassau-1O oosiE3
bill passed, title O. stated sks
Assembly Bin No. o: To be entitled IN sct Sfsis
ing ihe price a cesiafn public documents fhe$dII
named Rad the third time and pat upon. HS
passase, and passed. HI
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