The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-09
FLOOD OF BILLS IN FLORIDA.
MEMBERS LOADING THE CALEND sR
WITH MEASURES.

Piqued M Not Being Made n Member
of the Committee to Receive Mr..
Bryan MIR. Mccall Refuses to Serve
on Any of the COmmittees-BiIls
For Regulating Railroad Rates
Prominent Among Those Intro
duced-Mr. Harris UnIOads "A Big
Bundle of Proposed New Laws.
Tallahassee, Fla, April SIN the House
this morning when the committees were
announced Mr.. Mccall who introduced
resolution inviting Mr.. Bryan here, arose
and declined to serve on any committee as
he had not been thought good enough to
serve on the Bryan reception committee.
A number of important measures were
introduced, one by Mr. Stockton provid-
ing for regulation of railroad rates, etc,
also one prohibiting issuing railroad passes
for political purposes.
Mr.. Owens introduced bill; regulating
freight and passenger tariffs.
Mr.. Pope introduced a bill to create a
county court in Duval county, and another
regulating admissions to the bar etc
Dill was introduced giving the Florida
central and Peninsular railroad eminent
domain between Plant City and Tampa.
election
was brought forward.
Mr.. Harris introduced a long list of bills
one providing a penalty for landing sick
Sailors one regulating the arrest of de-
serung seamen, one providing a remedy
Tor excessive tax assessments another
providing for cancellation of tax sale GER
tihcates up to 1895, one extending the
powers of the municipality of Key West
A bill postponing tax sales for 1896 was
introduced by Mr.. Sewadski
Mr. Stanford introduced a resolution
winch was adopted providing for an inves-
ton Of the state treasurer's deposit of
$4,000 in the defunct Merchants National
Bank of Ocala.
Mr.. Withers' resolution to examine the
books and balances of the treasurer was
adopted.
A communication from the mayor of
Tallahassee was read. Offering the use
OF rooms for the committees and they
were accepted with vote of thanks
AT the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted to investigate the agricultu-
raj college and its sub-stations.
resolution providing for an investga-
ton of the deaf, dumb and blind asylum
at st. Augustine was amended to include
Mr.. Flagler's east coast canal, and was
adopted, as was also a resolution direct
ing the judiciary committee to submit an
amendment requiring county and other
ohcials to give bond in a guarantee com
pany.
In the Senate Mr.. Fuller's comprehen-
siVe resolution for a thorough nvestiga-
ton of the state treasurer's office was ac-
cepted as a substitute for a similar reso-
luton and adopted.
Mr.. Broome made an unsuccessful at
tempt to so amend the journal so as to
show that Mr.. Chipleys motion for Mr..
Bryan's reception committee had been
withdrawn in favor of his own motion.
The Senate held that the latter motion
was accepted only as a substitute Mr.
Broome declined to serve on the commit
tee.
The House resolution appointing a COM
mittee to go before the interstate railroad
commission in Jacksonville, was adopted,
as was Mr.. Chipley's resolution of sym
pathy with the CTetans
Several joint resolutions providing for
an investigation of state institutions we're
adopted, as was one relative to the en-
ployment of convicts.
Mr.. Bryan's visit here tomorrow prom
Uses to be an event in the history of Tai
lahassee. Cheap excursions are to be run.
The city council and Young Men S Bust
ness league will cooperate with the joint
legislative committee. Mr.. Chipley is
chairman of the committee. Beside ad-
dressing the legislature, Mr.. Bryan will
speak IN Lewis Park