The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
The FLORIDA ENcAMPMENT.
IT i ATTRACTING a coon DEAL or
ATTENTION AT TALLAHASSEE.

Othcr Matters of Special Interest.
Tallahassee, Fla, May I2.-The encamp-
mont of the state militia here has given
che town something to talk about, and the
to,s i'm brass buttons and resplehdent new
,.rfr7rms have fairly divided honors with
che legislature as a standard attraction.
rrrs .arnp has been named after Col John
Henderson, the popular vice president
offrs Florida Central and Peninsular rail
,,a5 who is almost as wen known in Sa-
,-srrab as. in some parts of Florida. At all
,r.pts. a newspaper man while taking pot
,,,.k al a company mess the other day
,,,,r5 himself edited by a question sud
,ta1lv nut by a guileless youth, who want
al IN know who this man was that the
osr,o was named for anyhow" And this
s-roDos of an active and successful rail
I'D man. lawyer of rare attainment5.
and a politician whose share in shaping
the Motley Of his party has been second TO
10 mans.
Tho encampment was formally organized
u,rss5av. with Maj Williams. of the Third
battalion in command. and twenty-one
-oro,anies. four bands and two batteries
d, .-++ordance. The site chosen is in every
,,.,. suitable. well-wooded and picture
eso,,e no better spot than Houston flights
l.,i1 have been found in the state The
,,orade ground is ample, and as the gas and
.rstar mains have been extended to the
camp all the comforts Of home are at
hand. - ,,,,Iito,.,, sense
;s about AS follows: Reveille, 4:D a. m
hotteIion drill 5; guard mount, 3; battalion
Darade 1920; battalion drlll, 5.5O y. M
drass parade $3.50; taps at - 80
Tbe star attraction of the day IS, OF
,i,-se tba dress parade, which IS gener-
Uv ve6ll-attended by an interested tnron5
'si@br-seers. among whom the ladies
.ro nrominent. i say generally, LOT on
more than one occasion the heavy rams
mans of the bellies and beauN, ana cast a
tamuorarv damper upon the pretty pa
eeant However, it has not ralneq eloush
10 render life on the tented nela uhen-
durable. and the amateur soldiers eN-
Uress themselves as well-pleased with
their temporary outing. a. 49,,
THE customary excitement in the local
chicken market has indicated itself, ana
no usual mysterious disappearance OF
poultry that roasted too low IN the imme-
diate vicinity OF the encampment mas peeh
Taneated How much of all this is con-
iecurc and how much fact IL Is dithcult
10 say. 1t is, however certain tnat tile
present encampment compares very IA
Vorahly with some that nave preceded II,
and that nothing worse than the harmless
effervesccnce of youthful spirits out Tor
a frolic has been seen. This is no doubt
Woodruff United States army the oin-
cial INSPECTOR. who is something OF dis
ciplinariau and the boys have also been
held in TO a certain extent by the 1act
that the legislature has been asked to
make an appropriation for permanent
camp grounds. There is not one chance
I'm a hundred that any such appropriation
will be made, the Senate might possibly
pass the bill, but the House, which IS all
economy and Spartan simplicity, is llkeiy
10 kill the measure without the slight
If the Young ladies' of the town had their
way however, the state treasury would
probably be depleted for the purpose of
putting the militia in a position to keep
open house with a lavish hand for ten
days every summer. There. is no gain
saying the fact-the commonplace young
man" of Gilberts immortal verse has no
chance whatever beside youth of the
same general make up, transmogrthed by
smart uniform, and as a natural conse-
queuce entertainments galore nave been
The order of the day. A hop has every
night been given at the Leon hotel, with
music by Schuberts Jacksonville band,
and last Wednesday a concert was given
at the opera house.
The most picturesque feature of the en-
Campment thus far has been the review
by Gov. Mitchell Friday afternoon. Heavy
showers had laid the dust and given the
foliage Of the great trees that are the
glory of Tallahassee a new luster, and the
spectacle as one we'll worth looking at,
as the boys marched briskly up Monroe
street and past the reviewing stand that
had been put up in the verdant little park
near the Leon. However, it is all play,
after all, and the glittering little game
VIII soon be played out, as some OF the
companies will probably leave by Tuesday.
Editor Frank Harris of the Ocala Ban
ner has managed to stir up a little hor-
nets nest by his editorial in his issue of
the 81, currying down Speaker Jennings
1or MS opposition to the railroad commits
sion bill and the resolutions of censure
adopted Will probably fail to meet his
views upon the subject. The situation
Is now such in Florida that no man Of
prominence can oppose a railroad com
mission without having hurled after MIN
an lhumduOn, more or less obscure, of
corporation influence There is. however,
no doubt that Speaker Jennings is perfect
~ sincere IN MS opposition to measure
Whlch many believe to be ill-advised and
Inpractcable, and that he came out of
me matter with flying colors.
one OF the most significant pieces of leg
lSlatIQn yet framed here was adopted in
me House last Tuesday. l refer to Nc
CTedfy constitutional amendment cloth
ing with judicial powers the railroad
commission TO be elected under the prOVi-
SONS Of Maj. Healy's bill-when it be-
comes a law, which is more than doubt
Iui; rms is certainly a radical innovation
Gnu It's introduction indicates that Mr..
dcCreary-who is, by the way the editor
ana proprietor of the Gainesville Sun, one
t oI the best papers in the state-has all
'he courage of all his convictions.
Aholher member who hammers sturdily
away on such points as present them
serves TO his mind in a favorable light is
~. Gaskins of Bradford, an old member,
an accomplished parliamentarian and
man whose friends have before now been
accused of entertaining gubernatorial as
pHatlons for him. His important amend
lleht 10 the election law which provided
4oF state and congressional conventions
Ine same basis Of representation as that
upon which the legislature is organized,
@uu which was lost at the time of its in
Lo4ucuon has been revived this week
al I4e shape Of bill, and strong effort
YIN be made to force it through although
Il IS 10 be feared that the chances are de-
HIedly against it.
Inc House election bill is now being
~ Ah3eked about between the two houses.
- iidS Deen returned 10 the House covered
MLLGh Senate amendments, many of
mLlch are immaterial and many of which
,TTeIe accepted for the sake of harmony.
me section allowing the inspectors to
%eslsl tne ilHterate voter in the prepara-
oUl OF his ballot, which was the thrown
gu N the House, has been replaced by the
SeHdte; but the former has refused to ac-
oepI the change and has returned the bill
fSaiLd a conference committee is probable
ne general feeling in Florida seems to
~ IN favor of the educational qualifica-
tion provided by the rejection of the sec
In IN question, and the Imposition of
ot.h test would probable do much to
qlo