The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-22
JAcKSoNvILLE'S NEW CHARTER
THE BILL PASSES THE SENATE By
A VOTE OF Fl TO :.

Two Important Amendments offered
by senator HartrIdge Adopted.
One Provides That the Boxes shall
BE Kept I'm Full View of the Public
Until the Vote Il CnnVnsscd-The
House Passes the Anti-Prize Fight
BiIl-GOv. Atkinson a Visitor at the
Capitol.
Tallahassee, Fla. May zi.-The Senate
this morning, according 10 programme,
started in on the consideration Of its sub
stitute for Mr.. Healy's rampant and radi-
cal railroad commission bill introduced in
the House. The substitute was read by
sections. but its consideration was inter
ru2ted by the special order Of the day. the
substitute for Mr.. Hartridges Jacksonville
charter bill. which was yesterday ordered
engrossed in the House.
Senator Broome moved TO waive the
rules and proceed with the Senate substi-
tute for the commission bin. The motion
was lost. consideration Of the Jacksonville
charter being proceeded with.
Senator Adams moved 20 postpone IL un-
III Wednesday afternoon, which was lost
by one vote
The Jacksonville bill was then read in
fun and passed on its third reading, with
two important amendments by Senator
Hartridge. One OF the amendments pro-
vides that the ballot box shall be kept in
fun view of the public until the vote is
canVassed, while the other is designed to
bring about an equitable division of inspec-
tors among the several parties. Both these
amendments were unanimously adopted.
and the vote on the final passage Of the bill
stood p to Z. The passage Of this bill and
the absolute certainty of its passage by
the House is the severest Of blows TO the
Stockton Bars faction, and the character
of the delegations now here from Jackson
Vile very conclusively shows that the peo-
pie there are tired of politics and want u
rest and a revival of business.
In the House Mr.. Brady introduced a
bill to incorporate the South Florida MIL
itary and Educational Institute.
The bin authorizing Monroe county to
bond itself for $4,000 for the purpose Of
building a highway TO Key Largo from
Key West was passed, and a number Of
bills on second reading were considered
The bill prohibiting prize fighting was
passed by a unanimous vote, and Mr..
Christe's bill to prevent the sale of but
terine provoked no end of hilarity and
was finally lost by the striking out of the
enacting clause.
Mr. Clarke moved TO reconsider the
vote on the prize uBhlluB Dill tndl the
title might be amended and in its final
shape the measure will cover "Pugilistic
exhibitions and kindred offenses."
The bill organizinga county court in
Dade county was passed and considera-
BILE routine business was transacted The
Jacksonville charter bill will soon be put
upon its passage in the House and will I'M
doubtedly become a law.
Gov. Atkinson of Georgia has been here
to-day on a visit to his brother-in-law
Surveyor General Milton. During the
day, escorted by Gov. Mitchell he visited
the capitol, where he was introduced to
the members of the legislature and was
made the recipient of many congratula-
lions from the members of both houses
The anti-prize fight bill has already
passed the Senate and now goes to Gov.
Mitchell who will most cheerfully sign it,
The measure is a drastic one. Its viola
ton is punishable by a fine of s., 500 or five
years in the penitentiary. Glove contests
are construed as prize fights. Sheriffs are
empowered to enter any place where they
think IL is intended to have contest and
arrest any persons whom they may sus-
pect of an intention to violate the law