The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-06-03
In the House,

The house met pursuant to adjourn
m ent.
The speaker in the chair.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
On motion OF Mr.. Shine the yeas and
nays were called for upon the approval of
the Journal of May 26, 1891, upon which
the vote was:
Yeas-Messrs Bates, Berry, Bethel,
Bitch of Levy, Bogue, Brown, Buford,
Canty, Carleton, Carson, Clark, Dimick,
Dykes, Goode, Haddock, Hicks, Hutchin-
son, Johns, King, Lavender, McCaskill,
Morgan, Overstreet, Peacock, Pttman,
Priest, Rye, Salisbury, Stapler, Summer
lin, Thompson, Usina, Vann and Wilson
a.
Nays-Messrs. Atkinson, Baker, Beville,
Coulter, Hooker, Hollinger, Jenkins, Nc
Rae, McSwain, Rchbourg. Robertson,
Shine, Sparkman, Trammell, Turnbull,
Vaughn, Whitehurst and Whitner--19
So the journal of the house of May 26
was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY CALL OF COUN-
TIES.
Mr.. Salisbury of Citrus, house bill No.
$40: An Act to provide for the appoint
ment of superintendent of fisheries and
to define his duties in the State of Flor
ida
By Mr.. Young of Manatee, house bill
No. $50: To grant lands to the Manatee
and Sarasota Railway and Drainage
Company.
By Mr.. Young of Manatee, house bill
No. 351: To amend, by striking out Sec
tiOns 3 and 6 of an act to establish a
bureau of agriculture in tho State of
Florida, and to define the powers and du-
ties of the commissioner of agricu ture,
being chapter 1857, approved May II,
1899.
By Mr.. Trammell, house bill No. 352
To empower the county commissioners of
each county to levy tax to support the
Florida state troops of each county.
By MIR. McCaskill, house bill No. 353'
Making appropriation TO carry into effect
the provisions Of section 5, chapter 1856,
laws OF Florida.
BY Mr.. McSwaine, house bill No. 354:
To amend section 10 OF an act to incorpo-
rate the Florida Chautauqua Association,
approved February 10, 1885, chapter 1905,
laws of Florida.
Report of standing committees were
read.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 100: Being the bill
pending upon adjournment yesterday, en-
titled can Act making appropriations for
the expenses Of the state government for
nine months of the year 1891 and for the
year 1892 and for six months Of the year
1893" was taken up upon its second read.
ing.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following amend
ment: In section /, line SO, strike out the
words lone thousand one hundred and
twenty-five dollars" and insert tie words
SEVEN hundred" and numerals 500 in
line 60; the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Dimick offered the following amend
ment: In section 1, line "a, after the word
governor, strike out balance of line and
Insert "nlne hundred dollars"
Mr.. Wilson offered the following amend.
ment to the amendment: Strike out mine
hundred dollars and insert flour hundred
and fifty"
Pending which, the special order for 10
O'Clock, being the report of the committee
on the investigation Of the charges pre-
ferred against Mr.. Newlan, was taken no.
Mr.. Mann Of fernando moved that the
evidence, without the exhibits in the case
be printed and made a special order for to
morrow al IL O'clock Agreed to.
The house resumed the further consider.
alton of house bill No. 100
Being Mr.. Wilson's amendment to the
amendment, the same being to amend
Section l, line 81, amend the amend
ment ofMr. Dimick: Strike out "nine hun
dTed dollars ($90O)." and insert "four hun.
dred and fifty dollars $780," which wa
adopted.
Mr.. Bitch of Levy offered the followin,
substitute for the amendment:
In section l, line "a, strike out the entir
line, and moved it's adoption
The substitute was adoped.
Mr.. Shine offered the following amend
ment.
Amend section by adding after lin
d s90r stenOgrapher for governor, tw
hundred dollars" Was adopted.