The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
FL0RIDA'S LEGISLATURE
SENATOR CALL HELPS CONSUME
THE LAST DAY.

Two Hours Used Up in Speaking on
the Pub ic Land Grant Issue-Judge
White Makes a Rep py-Considerable
Important Legislation Bound to Be
Left Unfinished.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA, May 31.-The last
day Of the session has stirred matters to
the hvellest point at ths cIpitol a ld there
Is hurrying to and fro of senator's, men,
b9rs, clerks, pages, IN SIS myers and lobby
is s. Everything is on the rush to get
things through before midni rht. the
hour for the leg stature to adjourn sine die.
Tue Senate ha' di'posel of a la gs amount
OF business to-day though more IAN three
hours ws .ost in dis ,using HJuse ioint
resolution No. %, relating TO public
Ia dis granted florida by congress
in 1856. This is Ss stator
William Calls pet scheme, and for the last
two Nesks ue ms beel on ths lors Jf The
it"n aid 80 ats d in CIe corridors
wo Xxi g for the measure Tidy he ad-
dressed toe Senate 70 two hours o. the
me isure, on which the u i.ed stat S s,l-
pre- ne court has given dec ion adverse
TO his claims and on which also m pre than
one Secretary of the Interior mas ruled
against hin.
GIsT OF THE MEASURE.
The gst of the measure is claimed TO be
the dispos essiol Of tae Pc sacol, and At
Ia tic railroad o, certain anIi grated to
1t by the state OF florida, wncl land soma
tor Cal. wants con gress to declare forfeited
by tle state and restored TO tie public
dom in.
Judge p. w. White replied to the senator
IN an nour's speech, q ioing laws and de-
q In Z faa fat 'o ria
and will speak on the subject agai toni hit.
! he senator's elemies are lcharitaLle
enou IA G. " tha Une sche ne s bu ic)nbe
and Will be used to aid his reelection two
years hence, aIi that viii al tue preced-
entS the passage OF the bld would only have
the etfec5 OF cl Judilg the Iilles to the lands
Ia qu; tiOl wltho 1t ths ch lncs ever ben
ehCl < settlers. whlle IL would deprive the
state of large domain should 10 by any
chance succeed
HARD FIGHT.
This is one of the biggest and heaviest
fought fights Of the sesslo.i, and has to-day
cosC Jne ayate more tuan 81, ,0JJ ac ual cash,
besides put IN othes AID m re npofJant
legislation beyond the Gops Of salvation.
The more important bills dis ,Josed OF to-
day were the fJllowi Z; fne Senate pill to
esJabsa All mai tam a sta pr,sJn; ths
SeIape bili to esJab lsh a u lltorn ,ysCe.n OF
nou bill iacorporat ng the Oclawa 10
Ca ial Company; the House bill to pro-
vide for thu an 20 of wss lalds
and sSamps for agricultural and sanitary
| purp res; the House bill to prov d. for the
record g OF marriage, and blrG IS; Gle Sen
ate bI.i 20 reduce Jus price OF th1 plDlic
lands held by the trustees of tie Internal
| Improvement fund.
THE NIGHT SESSION
The Senate lost two hon more Tonight
on Senator Calls resol tito which, after
being emasculated b. amsndms &, passed
by vots of IA 10 IL. Ths Ssna . also
passed. u an nbes Of bills, aud the preside It
al IL O'clock l. busy 81 ming those euro.led,
buy there will at leas5 eisnty left the
Senate calenda t. de, and IN re than half
that number 90 the House calendar.
Tne House is also work. X at q rapid
rat, AMI as soon as bill passes shird read
Ing 1t Immediately certified er enrolled.
IL Is likely tuag the hands Of The lck will
bs turnol back, and midnight will move
toward daylight.