The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-19


| selected by Gov. Fleming for appointment
in case the legislature fails to elect.
Exciting rumors have fitted hither and
thither during the day relative to the san
atorial contest, but they were all dispelled
| tonight by the tameness Of the caucus.
DOWN ON THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Legislators are wasting no time.
They have Tut two weeks after this week
and reallze that they must now work for
results every day, and both Houses are GER
tainly doing this Several bills were intro
duced in each House to-day, and number
were passed. The House passed the bill TO
abolish the railroad commission. The vote
was 81 to Il 1t is thought
that the Senate will not concur.
The railroad commission law was enacted
in 1887. This law provides for the appoint
ment by the governor of three commission
ers and involves an annual expense of $15,
OOO The opponents Of the law say that the
| commission has not fulfilled its mission, in
that it has failed 70 check unjust aud I'M
reasonable rates. besides being too expen-
sVe. The bill now goes to the Senate.
A CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED.
Mr.. Clark of Polk had introduced in the
House this morning. and had passed, a reso-
luton expelling from the House the cor
respondent of the Pensacola NelDs for un-
gentlemanly conduct on the floor The
Ne,Cs is an outspoken anti Call paper, and
It's correspondent, in giving an account of
the fight last Thursday night between
Clark and Senator Kirk, reflected severely
on the former.
One ballot was taken without result in
the joint session.
Important developments are looked for
by some in relation to the senatorial race
before many days.
THE PHOSPHATE BILL.
In the Senate the following bill has
passed:
Providing for board of phosphate COM
missioners and an inspector of phosphates,
and to define their duties and authority to
grant the right to mine phosphates in the
beds of the navigahle waters of the state.
The governor, controller and attorney gen.
eral shall constitute said board, with the
control and management of the states inter
ests in the beds of said navigable waters,
and all the phosphate rock and phosphate
deposits therein, and which may be dug,
mined or removed therefrom. The board
Is authorized to contract with parties to
| mine the same upon the following con-
| ditlors: Parties removing said phosphates
saall pay to the state so cents for each ton
| Analysing so and not less than 30 per cent
bone phosphate of lime rs cents for each
ton above SIS and below 80 per cent, and 81
for each ton above so per cent. Parties sc
mining shall report quarterly to the board
the number of tons removed, and make
| quarterly payments to the state treasurer
Persons contracting with board shall entel
into bond. No contract shall cover more
than ten miles of the course of any stream
nor run longer than twenty years. TIL,
said board is authorized to appoint an in
speotor of phosphates at salary not to ex
| coed 81 800 year, whose duty 1t shall be t,
| visit and examine works, analyze phos
pilates and inspect books of persons mining
| in the navigable waters OF Florida.
The presence of ex-senator Charles De
| lano of Volusia at the capital leads many t.
inquire if he is nursing senatorial bee Fl
is graceful, affable aud of Websterial
physique.
The Tallahassee postmaster, having re
ceivei instructions to send through poucl
for eastern and northern mail out on the
a. m. train for Jacksonville and Fernandini
Sunday morning, inaugurated this ney
service. which will be great convenience
to the business public-a convenience Sc
cured through the efforts of the MORNING
| NEWS and its correspondent.