The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-20
FLORIDA's LEGISLATURE.
Each Branch Holds Two Sessions and
Transacts Considerable nusiness.

Each Branch Holds Two Sessions and
Transacts Considerable business.
Tallahassee. Fla, April l9-Each branch
Of the legislature held two sessions to-
day. and got through considerable routine
work. The following new bills were in
troduced in the House:
One to change the name Of the Gaines
vile. Micanopy and Rocky Point railway
constitutional amendment to change
the manner Of appointing county survey
ors.
One to authorize the abolition of the
Florida reports.
One TO regulate the holding Of primary
elections.
one prescribing the amount that can be
paid or collected by the clerk Of the su-
preme court.
One regulating the salary OF county su-
perintendent of public Instructions
One prescribing the mode Of procedure
in cases of supposed insanity
one amending the game law.
One regulating the examination of wit
nesses.
one authorizing the county Of Monroe to
bond itself for $35e000, for the purpose of
constructing highway from Key West
TO Key Largo.
One to appoint state auditor and board
OF equalization.
Bill No 2O4 closed the list This is a
very important bill to regulate the tolls
charged by telegraph companies.
The flow of bills was followed by COM
$4,000 for the payment of pensions for
the first quarter of the current year was
taken up, and put on third reading and
passed by an unanimous vote.
Bits on second reading followed, and
large number of measures were indefin-
RELY postponed.
AT the afternoon session Mr. Harris of
Monroe was placed on the committee to
visit the East Florida Seminary at Gaines
vile, instead of Mr.. Clark, and bills on
second reading were again taken up.
Senate
OF taxes for the current year to October
was put on third reading and passed, and
the Joint resolution calling upon congress
10 erect an adjustment Of the affairs Of
the defunct Freedman's Bank was or
dered engrossed.
After the reading Of a new and volumin-
the day.
The first thing of importance on the
senate programme to-day was the substi-
tute offered by the committee on privi-
leees and elections for the mass of cleo
ton bills submitted, and which was made
the special order for Wednesday. II Is
substantially the old law with the eight
eox feature eliminated, and provides for
Inspection from the different parties
Among the other bills introduced was
one for the protection Of creditors CT
lnsolvent traders; one relating to compe-
tency OF witnesses in certain classes of
cases, one amending the revised stat
utes III reference to the sale OF real es-
tate; one relating to the carrying of con-
cealed weapons. and a resolution was
offered providing for an examination of
the office of phosphate inspector, which
was referred to the committee on legis-
lative expenses.
After the committee reports bills in
third reading We're in order, and occupied
the remainder OF the day the final adj
1ournment not taking place until after Z
o'clock.
The jockey club bill was passed after
some debate, Mr.. Palmer, Of the Eleventh
opposing the measure and Messrs Weeks
and Williamson favoring it,
The bill providing that no municipal
assessment shall exceed that Of the coun-
regulate the sale OF silver marked ''ster.
ling and one for the protection of plume
birds, and to prosecute violations of tbs
prohibition regulations, a joint resolu,
ton amending section article of the
state constitution, the concurrent resolu.
ton asking for a daily mail service Il
Key West, a bill legalzng the bonds d
;setoff" in actions for rent, and one rela
ing to the custody of prisoners
The Senate memorial asking for IN,
improvement of the Santa Lucia InIe'
was also passed.
The bill making Imprisonment in state.
prison ground for divorce went through
together with the bill appropriating Sf5 ~
for pensions for the first quarter of tn
year.
Several minor measures were passe,
and number of bills were killed Anon.
these was Mr.. Marks amendment to III
declaration of rights designed to con
fine the Jurisdiction of grand juries L
capital cases. The senator's PORTRAYAL q
the manner in which the average Florid.
CHARACTERISTIC and graphic. but coul
not save the bill