The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-08
FLoRIDA's LEGISLATURE.
Tbe OcaIa banners Attack the SEN
satf0n of the Day.


Tallahassee, Fla. May THE Senate
s,ent nearly the entire day in considera-
,ion Of House bin No. 205. the new cleo
zion law. which has been so literally
snended that its best friends could be ex-
c1ssd for not recognizing it. The clause
-,-oviding that inspectors should instruct
.Iiterate voters. which was stricken out
~ The House. was restored by the Senate
amendment. and taken altogether. the bill
af-er passing through the senatorial hop
rsr. bears but little resemblance to the
or.zinal measure.
I'm the House a sensational scene was
brought on by the introduction of Mr..
pinkham's motion censuring the Ocala
Banner for its criticism of Speaker Jen-
nings. referred to yesterday. for which
was finally substituted Mr.. Peacock's
motion as follows:
Whereas, in an article under the head
line "The Banner a Public Benefactor.
I'm the Ocala Banner, a newspaper pub
lished in Ocala, Fla, in its issue Of May
g. among other things the following Lam
.u4ge was used: 1t is then that the
saeaker-Hon. W. $. Jennings-leaves his
seat and descends to the hOOr and like "a
political sling OF David he carries a weap-
ON ia his hand that attracts attention and
invOkes sublime silence, and with triumph
cry nickle that can be shown to him
saved to the people of this state by the
late railroad commission he viii give SO,
and drawing attention to his bold ut
terance of speech by holding alOft between
his shapely fingers a crisp so bill, thus
giving accentuauon and an appearance Of
Cand0r to his statement, and
pronounced ability to back it up by cold
cash. and,
Whereas The above statement IS abso-
lutelv false the following being the lam
hg III
Ing to the amen iment providing that the
provisions of this bill shall not apply to
fernando: Il at one time stated publicly
iu my county that l would give ten dol
lars for every nickle that the old rail-
road commission saved to the people Of
fernando county, and no one offered a
The resolution then goes on in the usual
formal phrase0logy to recite the falsity of
The statement in question and den0unce
the author thereof, all of which was unani-
mously adopted.
The following bills We're introduced:
one fixing the commission to be allowed
ana paid assessors of taxes and tax col
lectrs for assessing and collecting state
and county taxes.
one TO define and describe the boundary
line in certain localities between the coun-
ties of Calhoun and Jackson.
one authorizing the justices Of the SUI
preme court to appoint as commissioners
circuit judges to assist in the prepare
tion Of opinions and head notes.
one relating 10 marks and brands.
one 10 provide for the carrying of con-
cealei weapons for the protection of life
One to prevent taking fish in Ancelote
river i'm the county Of Hillsboro.
one to punish trespass upon unenclOsed
lands
one authorizing the establishing by any
election district of a. law prohibiting the
running at large of hogs. sheep and goats
one to prescribe the compe nsauon to be
paid witnesses serving in the circuit and
criminal courts of record of the state, and
10 provide fer summoninS and paying wit
nesses in such courts in cases Of felony
under certain restriction.
The Village Improvement Association Of
Ormond presented petition praying for
the annulmont of the law that towns of
less than 100 inhabitants shall not have
the right to imDOund cattle.
A report was received from the joint
committee TO investigate the Florida Coast
Line canl, in which is presented the re
fusal of the trustees of the internal inn
prOvement fund to convey more lands TO
said company until the uncompleted work
between Lake Worth and the Matanzas
river shall be completed.