The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-06
In the senate.

FRIDAY, May 1.
The senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment with President Browne in the
chair.
A quorum present.
Senator Baya introduced senate resclu-
tion No. %: Giving the sergeant. at arms
certain authority.
Senator Summers introduced senate bill
No. 148: To extend the land grant limits
of the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road company. Referred to committee on
railroads and telegraphs.
Also, senate bill No 149: To require
railroad, telegraph and express companies
to give to their discharged employees,
agents or servants the cause OF their re-
moval or discharge when removed or dis
charged. Referred to juniciary committee.
By Mr.. Wolfe, senate bill No. $50: In
cooperating the Florida Loan an1 Trust
Company. Referred to committee on
corporations.
By Senator Farmer, senate bill No. 151:
Requiring conductors Of trains having
phy ysicians ell route to visit patients as
passengers on their trains to stop at reg
ular and flag stations for the physicians
to get off trains, etc. Referred to COM
mittee on railroads and telegraphs.
By Mr.. Browne. senate bill No. 1862: To
restore Henry A. Keys and others to their
civil rights. Referred to judiciary com
mittee.
Senate hill No. 153: To define the boun-
daries of Dade county. Referred to com
mite on city and Iunty organization.
By Mr.. King, senate bill No. 154: Defin-
ng the effect of internal improvement
| deeds and giving 10 deeds Of anterior date
| priority. Referred to judiciary commit,
| Tee.
| A message from the house was read.
House bill No. 1871: To incorporate the
Arcadia, Gulf Coast and Lakeland rail-
road and grant lands to the same. Re-
ferred to the committee on railroads and
telegraphs
Mr. Wolfe, chairman of committee on
railroads and telegraphs, reported unfa-
vorably on senate bill No. AZ, to repeal
chapter 3146 and 1862, Laws of Florida.
| (Railroad commission.)
scribing the duties of the attorney general
in certain suits, actions or proceedings
brought against the railroad commission,
relative to employing assistant counsel.
Also favOrably on senate bill No. 146, tx
tending the authority OF the railroad com
mission.
Also tavorably on senate bill No 130, to
continue the rights, privileges, ETC., OF the
ST. Cloud Sugar Belt railway.
Also, with amendments, senate bill No.
145, to prohibit the tearing down, ETC., OF
railroad rate sheets, etc.
Also. with amendments, senate bill No
118, to confer upon the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad company certain
powers, rights and privileges.
Senator Summers, chairman of the CON-
mitiee on city and county organization,
reported on The following bills:
Favorably on senate bill No. 114 TO es
tabish the tees Of county treasurers.
Favorably on senate bill SO, to incorpo-
rate the Lakeland Improvement AssOcia-
1tion.
T Favorably on house bill No. SO, tollegal-
iZe the county seat of Dade.
Favorably on house bill No. 1O3, rela-
tive to the municipality of Gainesville
Mr.. Yancey Of the committee on judi
ciary reported senate bill No. 7. to amend
the laws for the assessment and collection
Of revenue, to be constitutional and it
was recommitted to the committee on
finance and taxation.
Mr.. Kirk reported senate bills Nos. 81,
33, SO, 100, 1O1, 1O5 and 1872 properly
engrossed.
Mr.. Borden reported senate bill No. 80
properly enrolled.
Senator King, chairman of the commit
tee on Indian affairs, reported favorably,
with amendments, on senate bill No. 1874:
To prohibit the firing of woods, etc.
A number of bills were read the second
time and ordered engrossed tor third read
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COMBINATIONS
Alex Montgomery, J. w. Bushnell, L.
G. Thorp, G. NJ. Ormsby and Francis A.
Hendry, pilot commissioners for the port
of Fort Myers, Lee county.
Chandler H. Smith, A. ]. Coffee, Rufus
E. Dickinson, James r. Campbell, J. A.
N. Brown, county commissioners for
Madison county.
The senate adjourned.
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| Plano for sale.