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proach the suhiec from a practical point
of view. The bill is said to embody the
views of practical men and the results
OF their experience with the old law. Its
passage. however Is. on the whole I'M
likely. The state In no humor TO put up
any money at PRESENT for experiments OF
doubtful utility, end a prominent state
Official seemed to voice the general senti-
ment when he said to-day: las the
oranges are practi caly gone for the next
three years, and ;is the phosphate trade
Is greatly depres8ed, the railroads are
likely to have so little TO carry as to make
II unwlsc Ia force the people to carry the
burden Of another. commission"
II was said OF this legislature at the
time Of its election that II would .e one
Of the most extrav agant on record. II It
mas any such Obj oct In view all signs
fan; for certainly no legislative body
that has ever con vened In Florida has
started out with mDrc energy or less OK
travagancc. Already sovcnty-elght bills
nave been introduced in the House, and
nearly as many IN tho Senate Many VI
lhc6o are, pcrhapsL Of doubtful utility
but they at least. Indicate a desire 20
get ahead with The business In hand.
Tho disposition OF the committees to dis
pensc with clerical ND has proved a fatal
blow to the patriots who came here TO
serve their country, and the resolution
introduced In the louise yesterday. de-
HiAFiAih an committees except the 1Udlci-
airy, or sucn assistance, has started the
Ftrikcrs on the run for home, and hog
ana hominy As the resolution was after
ward so amended as to leave the matter
al the discretion Of the House, IL is prob
able that a spirit Of true economy will
prevail and that such committees az
need clerks viii get them
owing TO tho constitution provision re-
curing all bills TO he read In full upon
their Introduction, about onc-fourth Of
the legslaiure's time VS. employed in "watv-
Ing the rule" This fact has induced Gen.
Albert w Gilcarst 10 propose that every
member should put AL his bills in on the
hrat day OF the session, and thus leave
The remaining time free from this dlsas-
rous delay This has not been done. OK
ccpt by Gen. GilchrisG himself, who has
mad the courage to go. ahead IN his own
way, and who has. therefore. already in
PRODUCED about twenty-five bills and con-
ditutional amendments. These amend
mcnts are little understood by the general
public They cover the entire judicial sys-
tenn Of the state, and are calculated to give
Increase Jurisdiction to Justices Of the
peace and TO county courts; and to give ex-
elusive circuit court Jurisdiction to all
criminal courts Of record.
The supreme court of Florida is badly
behind in It's work and It seems clear that
the law under which the Justices per-
form their duties Is at fault
It Is still too early to predict the course
OF legislation. Too many of the bills in
troduced are trivial in character. but IL
Is safe to say that in spite of this, the
dominant questions Of the day will by no
means be neglected. and that this leglsla-
ture VIII not adjourn without taking ac-
ton on the taxation problems, the election
law, and the necessity Of preserving the
public domain and the public resources
for the use Of the people. 1t is already
clear from the character of certain bills
introduced that an attempt is to be made
to prevent the incorporation of companies
by special act, when the object sought
might be attained under the general cor
Eora'tionk law. And the heated debate
which took place in the House yesterday
was the proposed Investigation of the
East Coast Canal Company, a Flagler en-
tcrprise, very clearly indicates the tenn
per Of that body as regards corporations
In their relation TO the public domain,
and its opinion of such jolly junketing
trips as that enjoyed last session by tho
committee sent over to the east coast.
Mr. flagler's enterprise is now likely to
be looked into in earnest.
Tho election of Senator Fred Myers.
Of Leon county. has given the Senate a
presiding officer to whose ability and
moderation the upper house owes much
Of its success in dispatchin business
at high pressure. 1t was due to the exer-
tons Of Mrs. Myers that the Senate cham
Der was this year so conveniently ar
ranged. and her efforts were very prop
erly rewarded by a vote of thanks
The disappointed ones, who came here
and hustled for positions, are all wondcr-
ing how Senator Naylor Thompson, Of
Nassau county, managed to secure a
pages place for a youngster who was
not even ia Tallahassee at the time. The
secret lies in Col Thompson's pcpu-
larity, which is Of a kind not to be had
for the asking.
pleasing little incident in the House
occurred when Dir. Christie, Of Leon.
put Or. Dancy, Of Duval IN nomination
for speaker pro TEN. Mr.. Dancy declined
the honor, and Ia a graceful speech norn-
mated Mr.. Mays, OF jefferson county.
who, by the way, was caucus candidate
for United States senator in the memora-
bic contest Of 1881
Col ". d. Chipley. senator from rs.
Gambia county, is al the Leon hotel with
his family for the session., and has al.
ready become prominent figure in the
Senate
The town Is stiil crowded. and the state
militia encampment next month is likely
10 ON d 20 cycrfiowlng.