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

the water used by the Convention is obtained,
and if the water is found to be ilHIure that he
furnish pure water from some othet source.
The drinking water furnished 'tr the use of
the Convention is not gotten iron. The cisterns
abOu, the Capitol, but from a %eli OF pure,
Wholesome water
The gardener 10 the Capitol has t.rcn ordered
not to give the jauitor the ky and Il Is impos-
sibe for him to get the cislr:n water am re-
spectfully,
J. THOMPSON Sergeant alarms
Mr.. Randall of Duyal, offered II" following
additional section, 10 be added 10 Article A\l !,
on Miscellaneous Provisions:
Lands sold under any ju lgment ~ decree Tor
the payment OF money may bc res'temcd from
such sale by the legal or equitable .wncr of the
whole any part thereof, or his heirs ar assigns,
at any time within one year from th" day OF sale;
and any subsequent or junior crce'"or having "
legal or equitable lien upon said lands, or his
heirs or assigns, may redeem The Same within
one month after the expiration Of >aii year, un
less the same shall have been redeemed by The
owner, his heirs and assigns Th@ Legislature
shall provide the manner OF cnioTSng TINS sec
ton; referred to Committee on Miscellaneous
Provisions.
Article XVI, on Miscellaneous Provisions, was
read the third time.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to strike ont section 20 :;
not agreed to.
The question was then upon the 5na passage
Of Article XVI; which was passed.
The following two sections To Atllcle IN, on
Education, were considerel on ;ncir second
reading:
SECTION IA. The Legislature at it@ first session
shall provide for the establishment. maintenance
and management of such Normal Schools, not
10 exceed 1--WE as the interests OF i;tihlc cduca-
ton may demand.
SECTION Is The Legislature m'lY make pro
vision for the proper adjustment and settlement
of the claim OF the citizens of pcala against the
State for certain aid given ty The ceizcns OF the
town of Ocala for the establishment OF The
East Florida Seminary in lS5@, are conditional
upon its location at the shutdown.
Section Q was read.
Mr. Blackburn offered the iolloaing amend
ment:
I'roriied. Said Normal Scho4 or Schools
shall be maintained from Ne Seminary funds
the State; not agreed to.
Mr. Bush offered the following e'.hstitutc io
scci n IA
The Legislature shall make provision for Tho
conversion of the State Agricultural College
into a State University with Agricultural. LII
crarv, industrial and Military deps' tm"His, ant
with exclusive power To confer t1'' higher dt
rrccs: shall provide for crnnr"tlns: and Tor III
crcasng the efficiency OF the East Florida Semi
nary, located at Gainesville, ara TIE Yves
Florida Seminary, located nj Tallahassee, a
branches of the State University without chang
ing their locations; and shalt proVde Ion a C"I
lcge, Normal School, or branch * the Hlai
University for the benefit ot ihe Cjforrd youth
OF the State, and shall provd" ia the liberia
maintenance of the same. InstrHril"n III ihtn
shall I've free. Tabled.
Section II was then adopted as cad
Section Il was read and adrrrd Wilhou
amendment.
Mr.. Yonce moved to- waive the :il,s and TAX
up the two sections Just Icad the second tim
upon a third reading; agreed Ia.
The two sections were then rcld ilnfd TIM
and passed
Article NH, on Census AMI Arpor'ionm"ni
came up for consideration on Is r,,lin-
Section was read.
Mr. Wilson, of Polk, moved thai The follow
ing section ., of Minority Report -, NE commit
lee be substituted for section j, a. i'-i cad:
The House oi Representatives e;.lI nAlIi In
second apportionmcnt under This '"9>ulln"i
consist of sixty eight members. " "a" sccon'
apportionment it may be incrca>r' % seventy
SIX. The Legislature al its first 81 *i1n shalt ai
portion the members Of the t'",-c ot Repre-
scntatives among the several cbur'!cs acc"r'hn:
to their population taking hi cers = al 1850 Il
a basis The ratio 81 rcpr"-en''l IN tor III
House shall ALWAYS lie a>cr'ane by 'lyldln
the total population of the S'.s'c J.. he numht
of which the House is Ia C3r>.s', 3. c;IN- iinc
tions, if any, resulting from sHcp niNiN"n. l|l
every county shall have st r;.~t o." Repre- ii
alive The additional Reprj-rn'ai.rt : ncccs> II.
to make up The number Of which ne House
to consist shall he assigned I" 'i."-c connrc
having the largest fractions nnicrf s'n'cd.
Mr. Landrum moved Ia LAY the substitute "a
the table; not agreed Ia.
Pending discussion the Conv'nt:,l took a r.
cess until clock.