The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-18
LAwmAK1Na IN FLORIDA.
The Work of the Day Much Heavier
Than Usual in Both Houses.

/ The Work of the Day Much Heavier
/ Than Usual in Both Houses.
Tallahassee, Fla, May LIT has been
/ a working day in the legislature. The
/ journals Of both houses are much heavier
| than usual
1 In the Senate a committee was APP
pointed 10 visit the quarantine station at
/ Mullct Key.
Several new bills were introduced. One
/ is to establish a criminal court IN Column
biS county.
After the consideration Of the com
/ mitJeC reports and bills on second reading
/ the following bills We're put upon their
/ passage: lucOrpOra the East and
/ South Florida Muck, Mining and Improve
mcut Company. CSta Dllshnr the mum
4 cipalityo OF Port Tampa; amending section
/ 6, article 5 OF the constitution. relating 70
/ the election of county officers.
/ The bin defining the duties Of states
/ attorneys in the prosecution Of violations
/ Of the state revenue laws was pat back to
/ second reading for the purpose Of amend
mcnt.
The bill granting lands to the Jackson
| vile, St. Augustine and Indian River
Railroad Company passed ;1alsO one con-
liuuiug the land grant to the Carrabelle,
/ Tallahassee and Georgia railroad.
Senator Browne called up his bill pro
hibiting wrongful CON binations against
workingmen, over which ensUed long de-
! bate which was participated IN by
Messrs. Mckay, Abrams and BrOOme, the
bin finally being lost.
At the afternoon session Mr.. McLeran
introduced a bill relative to the liens of
/ material mon; MIR Mckay one repeating
chapter of the revised statues in so far
as they apply to certain election districts
/ in tillsbOrO and Marion counties; Mr..
Baya bill for the establishment Of
home for INDECENT confederate soldiers.
PASSED THIRD READING.
The following bills then passed third
/ reading: Protecting oyster beds, pre-
scribing the conditions under which
certain class Of firearms may be carried,
and one incorporating the town of Genoa,
/ Hamilton county
The bill fixing the pay OF members and
/ attaches got through at last.
MIR. Summers bill Charterinr the In
| dustrial and Insurance Banking Company
| was also successful.
Gov Mitchell submitted a veto on the
bill for the relief Of Mrs Marthen w.
Head whose property was alleged to have
been destroyed by the state board Of
health, on the ground that it did not APP
pear by whom the injury had been done.
| The veto was sustained, but a corrected
bill was Immediately reintrOduced and
| expedited to a third reading.
Another repOr- has been made in the
| Weeks-Martin contest to the effect that
| new election be held. The report will be
| acted on tomorrow and undoubtedly &C
! copied.
IN THE HOUSE.
A number of new bills of minor i'm
portance came before the House and
| several of greater consequence, among
! which were those regulating the publlCa-
! ton of legal notices; designating what
| history shall be used in the public schools;
/ granting county commissioners power to
/ offer rewards for killing certain beasts of
! prey.
The near approach of the close of the
| session puts a premium on the passage of
! bills, and q number were accordingly
! passed this morning, among them' being
| those extending the powers of courts of
! chancery for the purpose Of quietin% title
! to real estate; providing for the election
! of county boards Of public instruction;
! incorporating mercantile in Pasco county,
! establishing a criminal court in Polk
county regulating the carrying of fire
arms. providing for the removal Of causes
! from the circuit to the criminal courts.
A lively war of words was waged over
the county boards Of education bill, the
opposition coming from those who fear
any such extension of elective power in
the black counties.
WI. DiONllt = jill I-S lllutlLl8 VIC upll-
| ing Of party primaries also preclpltatCd q
long discussion, at the end of which the
measure was made a special order for
! Friday morning.
An afternoon session was held, when
were introduced a new road bill and one
| limiting the time Of shipment of fresh fish
from the state
The time was mostly devoted to bills on
second reading, though several important
measures were passed under a suspension
Of the rules, among which was one chart
ering educational institutions in Duval
anAother counties under the name of St.
Joseph's Convent, another incorporating
the Gulf, Florida and Northern railroad,
together with bills legalizing the incor-
poration of the towns of Eau Gallic land
Melbourne, regulating the hours Of labor
of trainmen and prohibiting changing Of
| brands on timber
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