Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-19
FLOkIDA,s NEW LAWS.
The Conventions Committees still Con-
stdering Propositions.

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/ TALLAHASSEE, June Is.-The conven-
/ ton to-day adopted a resolution requiring
committees to report all matters referred
to them, whether favorable or otherwise,
50 that nothing presented to the conven-
tion viii be killed in the committee rooms.
The Administrative Committee reported
an article making Cabinet officers cleo
tive, abolishIng the Offices Of Lieutenant
Governor and Adiutant-General, making
Governors ineligible for immediate re-
election and restricting their power Of
calling extra sessions Of the Legislature.
The Judiciary Committee have decided
ito report on article making supreme Court
Judges elective.
Mr.. Walkers proposition to make
Judges Of the Supreme Court elective
from different sections Of the state. and
authorizing them TO appoint all inferior
Judges, is being considered.
Numerous papers relating to temper
ance, education, the election of county
officers and other matters, were intro
duced and referred.
THE CHOOSING OF OFFICERS.
The manner Of choosing officers, both
State and Judicial. seems to excite more
attention than any other subject now be-
fore the convention. Petitions relating TO
this important subject are daily intro
duced and referred TO proper committees.
There are also many papers produced ask
Ing for the recognition of the various COL
legiate institutions in the State. The pre-
Vailing sentiment, however tends to the
encouragement and improvement OF the
common schools throughout the state.
A POLL TAX.
The question Of leyying a poll-tax is
being agitated, and it is quite probable
that a tax Of 81 per capita will be assessed
TO each voter. and this may be the qualiiica-
tion upon which his elective franchise
will be based. There seems to be a dispo-
siti0u to restrict the jurisdiction of JUS
tees courts, and to require them TO give
bond. There is adequate room for i'm
prOYement in this direction, as is shown
by the charges recently established
against Justices in different sections of
the State.
AN OLD KEY WEsTER.
Hon. L. W. Bethel, Chairman Of the
Legislative Committee, has lived nearly
all his life on the island Of Key West,
where he has long been a leading man.
lie was several times elected Mayor of
Key West. and in 1880 was elected Lieu
tenant Governor of Florida. BY virtue of
this Office he became President of the
Senate. and presided over that august
body with ability and rigid lmparuallty.
After the expiration OF his term Of office
he was again elected Mayor of Key West,
which office he now holds. He was
elected TO the convention without oppOsi-
tion, and is one of its most prominent
/ members.
e.. F. SANCHEZ.
Hon. z. c. F. Sanchez, Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, is a native OF
Florida, and is quite young man. He
attained an education chiefly by his own
exertions, and after studying law he was
admitted to the bar, and since that time
has been steadily coming to the front as
an able attorney and safe counsellor. In
1884 he was elected Presidential electoT
on the Cleveland and Hendricks ticket,
and is considered the most popular man
in his section.
LAKE CITY's WATER WORKS.
LAKE CITY, June 1S.-The new water
works of this city were fairly tested to-
day and proved satisfactory beyond the
most sanguine expectations, and are pro-
nounced by leading citizens as being sec
/ ond to none in the State, except possibly
/ those at Jacksonville.