The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-01
LAST OF THE LEGISLATURE.
FLORIDA's SALONS ADJOURN AND
LEAVE FOR HOME.

over 100 Bills Left Enacted on by the
senate and 60 by the Housc-About
19O Bills Approved by the Govern
or and - Remain to he passed Up-
On-Thc Senate Defeats the Rail-
Road Commission Bill and the
Drew Resignation.
Tallahassee. Fla. Nay s1-This has been
a lively day with the solons. The Senate
defeated the railroad commission bill. the
bill fixing representation in political con-
venti0ns and the Drew resolution. It
passed a few bills
Both houses see-saweI most Of the day
on the revenue bill and the bill increasing
the salary Of the Attorney General 10
5000. Both passed.
In the House many bills were killed.
many Withdrawn and several were passed.
The bill 10 reorganize the militia was de-
feated.
The following bills passed: Making the
birthday Of Robert T. Lee legal holiday:
making the governor. controller and at
torney general a pension board.
The governor has approved about l70
bills. He has about thirty yet TO pass on.
The governor has vetoed nothing. but
probably Will
The closing incidents were OF the usual
peasant character President Myers re-
ceived a magnificent clock. The presenta-
tion speech was made by Senator Hart
ridge.
The members gave Speaker Jennings
silver pitcher and gOld-headed cane The
presentation speech was made by Repre-
sentative Brown. Chief Clerk Bynum, In
behaf OF the attaches, presented set %
silver tea and table spoons.
The gavels fell at midnight. over one
hundred bills died on the Senate calendar.
r.nH SD 4 Ha.
House calendar.
This session Of the legislature has been
one Of the dullest on record, and the sick
est men have been these Immaculate in
mates of the third house. the lobbyists. I
who. with pleas and memories OF 81 and !
'93 abiding with them, came here to con
Quer and we-e themselves conquered los !
force Of circumstances. Much time they
have spent and much futile argument, but /
there can he no doubt that less money has /
been spent on the outside here this session I
than for several years past.
"Emincntly respectable Is perhaps the /
tag that might most appropriately be att /
tached to the legislature of 80 and We're
decidedly commonplace" added few
would object. If no regulations have Qfeu |
lost, none have been made although that |
fine speaker and high-minded young law |
yer, Mr.. Wills. of Bradford county, has /
made upon his colleagues an impression I
that is in future years likely to be- of SER
vice to him. Mr.. Wills has the additional |
advantage Of being "A modest man. and no /
legislature ever assembled has been less |
We're not quite bright enough to conceal /
the lamentable fact that they knew IL |
all There have been number OF such 4
men here this year and the farmer legis- I
lators have voted against them every time /
1t would be ungenerOus to mention their |
names-it Is sufficient 10 chronicle their +
misfortunes.
May members of the House are dis
satisfied with the appropriation bills cs-
pecially with the item Of $500 additional /
for the state troops, which the indefauga-
bic Gilchrist managed to squeeze into IN
bill one member-Wall Of Putnam-went
so far as 10 declare i'm accents bold tha;
the state troops ought never to have
come TO Tallahassee-which opinion many
share; and a microscope would not be
necessary TO find members who look upon
the entire militia as "A superiority. Wallis /
protest gave Wills an opportunity TO make
a remarkably powerful speech and the .
amendment went through with a rush.
Another item in this bill which many
find Objectionable is that which appro-
PIRATES $500 for the state agricultural col /
lege at Lake City every siA months for the
next two years. The practical farmers .
of the state find little to admire in the
college and look upon its oracular utter
anees Wsth indifference or derjsion.
The reports of the committees appoint
ed to visit this college and the various
experiment stations" scattered through
the state reveals, at least one interest,"
ing fact' and that Is that they are one and
all situated upon lands altogether I'M I
suited for successful experiments in ag-
riculture.
Many people in Florida will regret that
the Senate in its wisdom found il neces-
sary TO kill the House bill designed TO /
regulate primary elections. Much OF the
opposition to this measure arises from the
notion that. while the government may
regulate general election. il is not iusti- |
fed In regulating such minor elections as
may precede 1t. But as bad seed pro- /
duces a bad crop. IL is difficult to see why
the state may not as legitimately begin ar !
the small end and work upward, as to
continue in Its present policy of looking
out for the cap stone and letting the /
foundation take care of itself. The oppo-
sition to the bill. as a matter of fact |
arose from partisan politicians who prefer
10 have matters as they are, instead of
as they should be.