The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21
FLoR1DA's LEGISLATURES.
No Change IN the Senatorial Situation
Routine Work

I no ClhQR6 N tDo EQUATORIAL OlLuhLlOn
Routine Work
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 20.-Ninety.
seven answered to roll call in the caucus to-
night, and balloting then proceeded as fol-
lows:
Eighty-third BaIlot-Call, 81; Mays, 4S;
blank, / BIoxham, 2.
Senator Yancey moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Shine asked that the motion be with
drawn for a moment.
Cries Of mo, no. no."
The motion was put and carried. Both
sides are in caucus now.
Both houses held two sessions to-day, and
| rapidly dispatched routine business. They
will have TO work on this schedule the re-
naming fifteen days of the session or leave
much important legislation unfinished.
Only one ballot was taken in joint SEES
sion.
NIGHT SESSIONS PROPOSED.
During the afternoon session of the House
| Mr.. Clark introduced a resolution which
created something of a sensation. The
resolution provided for night sessions st g
| O'Clock, to begin tonight and continue
till the adjournment of the legislature.
An animated discussion followed. Mr..
| Robinson offered a substitute providing
that the daily sessions begin at 1880 o'clock
a m. and o'clock p. m, and close at 1
| o'clock p. m. and s O'Clock p. m. Mr.
Clark said he would accept the substitute if
the gentleman would also include night
sessions. Objection was made and the sub
| stitute was lost
| Mr.. Vaughn offered to amend shat night
sessions adjourn at $50 o'clock D. m. and
the democratic caucus assemble imme-
diately thereafter"
Mr.. Clark offered to accept an amendment
to adjourn at 10 o'clock .. m.
~
| journed with the amendment pending.
MIR. Clark spoke in favor of the resoIu-
| ton, stating that he offered it in good faith,
| IN the interest of important legislation de-
manded by the people.
STURDY OPPONENTS.
Messrs. Dougherty, Shine and Burford
spoke against the resolution, claiming that
| 1t was premature, and that its effect, if
| adopted, would be to prevent the meetings
OF the caucus in the future. All three said
they would favor holding night sessions
later on. Mr.. Dougherty suggested that
the nights might, with proprietv, be di-
vlded between the caucus and the House.
REMARKABLE RESOLUTION.
On motion of Charles Dougherty, member
from Volusia county. the House of Repre-
| sentatives to-day passed remarkable reso-
luton directed against the freedom of the
| coded by long preamble reciting the criti-
cisms to which members have been SUBJ
| Jected by newspapers. and ends thus:
| RESOLVED, That whenever it shall be repre-
sented upon this floor by any member that he
has been misrepresented, misquoted, untruly
criticised, his integrity in the performance Of
| his duty questioned or his motives impugned by
any newspaper to whose representatives and
correspondents have been extended the courte
sizes of this floor, and who may have availed
mob Nfaff,
correspondents shall be elected from the hall
| of this House and excluded therefrom until the
House takes proper action in the premises,
ALTOGETHER TOO BROAD.
A striking feature Of the resolution Is
that member has only to charge that he
has been misrepresented, and the newspa-
per alleged to have offended will have its
corresponds ut elected from the hall The
House passed the resolution without opposi-
ton, and it is asserted that the members
did not understand the full scope of its pro-
visions. Practical tests of its efficacy or of
the disposition of the House to enforce tie
resolution may be expected at almost any
| time
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House the following bills were in
| PRODUCED:
By Mr.. Whitehurst of Hillsboroueh-
| Providing for elections to be held in any
election district In this state to determine
whether hogs shall run at large therein.
By Mr.. Rye Of Misunderstanding school
| law 80 as to make eight hours, exclusive of
| recess, a school day, twentystwo DAYS a
school month, four months a term and two
terms school year.
By Mr.. Dougherty-For the relief of the
St. Johns and River Indian Canal and Steam
boat Company, granting lands and prescrib-
| Ing how selected. 1t grants Is 900 acres per
mile OF the internal improvement lands,
which shall be selected as work on said
canal is completed in six mile sections or
fractions thereof. under the supervision Of
the internal improvement board. Said lands
may be selected anywhere in the state
| By Mr.. High of Suwannee-Providing
that railroad companies shall, within sixty
days after the passage Of this bill, build at
all stations suitable warehouses for the
safety and protection Of freights.
BY Mr.. High-Making it unlawful to
issue non-negotiable checks for payment of
employees; penalty, $50 fine or thirty days
in county Jail.
| BY Mr.. Atkinson of Brevard-Defining
the duties OF common carriers doing business
| IN this state and to prevent unjust discrimi-
| nation by such carriers The bill provides
that railroads touching upon navigable
| waters shall extend to competing steamboats,
| joint and equal Of its terminal facilities aud
| where Joint rates are eSta blished or through
tickets sold over said railroad and any con-
Meeting steamboat, any other steamboat
seeking to connect with said railroad at the
same point shall be entitled to the same
joint rates, same divisions thereon, and to
the same facilities.
Call men are predicting that if they can
hold their own to June l additional votes
will come to their aid
Hon. G. F. A. Bielby of DeLand, ex-state
senator and now Florida commissioner of
the Columbian exposition, is in the city this
week
The supreme court bar met to-day and
appointed a committee to draft resolutions
in memory of the late COL A. W. o wens.
an honored member of the bar. They will
meet again tomorrow.
The colored people celebrated emauoipa-
ton day in their usual STYLE
There is a Quletness prevailing in the
senatorial situation that is regarded by
many as ominous of events that will trans
pire in few days and po .sibly result in the
election of a senator.
Hon. John T. Leslie. ex-senator from
HlllsborouRh, is at the capital.
Three century plants are blooming in
Tallahassee.
SLAIN BY CAMBELL'S HAND.
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