The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-28
ALIVELY DAY AT TALLAHASSEE
A CORRESPONDENT NARROWLY rs
CAPEs BEING RULED OFF.

He Severely Commented on the
Course of Speaker JenninEs-The
House Struggling 10 Make IN for
Lost Time and Passing Minor Meas
ures by the WhOIesaIe-Thc Sena-
tors still Rushing in New Bills.
Tallahassee, Fla. May 27.-Mr. Whitner
Of Orange sprang a sensation upon the
House this morning by the Introduction OF
a resolution censuring the Jacksonville
Times-Union correspondent in the sever
est terms for certain reflections cast in the
issues Of May . and % on Speaker Jen-
nings. In the articles referred TO. Mr.. Jen-
nings was charged with having run rough
shod over the rules Of the House last Fri
day for the purpose Of gaining an advan-
tage on the new Jacksonville charter bill
and the criticism was severe to degree.
Mr.. Whitner's resolution denounced the re-
port as false and concluded by recommend
ing that the representative Of the Times
Union be debarred from the privileges of
the floor.
a motion was made by Mr.. Mccall to ia
bic the resolution. which was lost.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to amend by strik-
ing out so much OF the resolution as de-
prived the reporter of the privileges Of the
floor which was adopted. after which the
amended resolution went through, nobody
being apparently seriously injured.
The House is now struggling to make up
for lost time and is passing minor meas
ures by the wholesale. Among the bills
]. Pc 80 .sfr~
current money in lieu of bonds; one author
szing the board of county commissioners
of Duval county to build a bridge across
The st. Johns river; and one providing for
the admission of the Carlyle mortality ia
bles as evidence in certain cases.
The bill designed to protect the hor-
Gcultural interests of the state by pre-
venting insect depredations was defeat
ed, but was afterwards restored TO its
place on the calendar.
The senators, in spite OF the fact that
the session closes Friday night, are still
introducing new bills, but the Senate is
rapidly disposing of accumulated bust
ness.
The House memorial relative to the
free coinage OF silver at a ratio of 16 TO 1
was made the special order for Wednes-
day.
Among the bills passed were one amend
ing the revised statutes relative to per-
nits to sell liquor and one amending
the revised statutes in relation to as
signments for the benefit Of creditors.
Mr. Hartridge's bill fixing the amount
of state funds that can be deposited in
any one bank at $4,000 also passed. This
is an important measure, and will tend
to scatter the state deposits.
The bills prohibiting SEEMING in lakes
of the state. prescribing the qualihca-
tions Of jurors, delegating the sale of
bankrupt goods, all passed.
The passage of the bill amending the
boundary lines of Ocala mas caused some
I'll feeling, and late this evening an alter
cation took place between Senator Bitch
of the Twenty-first and Cash Thomas of
Ocala, the well known cartoonist. The
trouble grew out of certain afiidavits made
by Mr.. Thomas on the senator's course
in this matter.
The bill abolishing the criminal court of
Marion county was passed together with
one providing for the teaching of whites
and negroes in the same schools.
The governor has signed the Jackson
vile charter bill