The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
COLLINS CASE IN THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS
THE IMPEACHMTSSS$

The senate to Take the Case Up at
It's pIcaxurc-The House Votes 10
Accent the Bid of S23,OOO Per An
nam for the COnvicts of the state.
Tallahassee. Fla. May 22.-The House
committee appointed yesterday to pre-
sent The articles OF Impeachment IN the
Collins case 70 the Senate, discharged its
s..-~ rv appearing before the bar OF the
--rer house this morning when notice
VS. given that articles Of Impeachment
er-. tna state treasurer would IN Que
tiua .a pr scented. The committee Wnlch
vas composed OF Nessrs. Harris Wan OF
Putnam and Zwadski, then asked that
a. order Of impeachment be granted
which request senator Myers, who was
an r7e chair. announced would be complied
p-i,a This closed the ceremony, which
vsr not at all impressive and the com
fnittee of which Hunt Harris, the chair
nun. acted as spokesman retired.
The Impeachment proceedings against
.5r. Collins viii be taken up at the pleas
,lre of the Senate. but the case against
him must be tried within six months at
the outside an Of which means thaI the
senate Will soon be in session again.
.Tbe most important business transacted
a. the House to-day has been the accept
ence Of the bid for the state conVicts mace
nv Crawford West Camp, NaTnedoe q o.
extensive turpenune and phosphate oper-
ators This nrm offers $Zl,UO year Ior
four years for the convicts, irrespective OF
number, and Gov. Bloxham recommended
accordance Of the bid which, under res
olution recently adopted, must be passed
upon by the legislature. This BID, when
has already been accepted by the senate
is regarded as a profitable one for the
state.
But little business of interest was trans
acted in the lower house Of the legislature
to-day Mr. Harris, chairman OF the i'm
peachment committee, rendered report 70
the effect that the committee had duly I'M
peached Clarence b. Collins, treasurer OF
The state of Florida before the bar Of the
Senate IN the name Of the House. and the
people Of the state, and had demanded that
5be Senate should take an order 10 make
him appear to answer, TO which the reply
had been that an order shall be taken.
Mr. Harris also introduced two resolu-
sions bearing upon the same subject. one
Was TO the effect that message be sent
70 the Senate TO inform that body that the
House has appointed managers TO conduct
the Impeachment against Mr.. Collins, ana
has directed said managers to carry 70 the
Senate the articles agreed upon by the
House 70 be eXnl Dited IA the AdlilSS u t4+Si4
Impeachment, etc.
4bat the articles Of impeachment be car
red 10 the Senate by the managers ap-
E,oiuted to conduct the Impeachment pro
ceediugs. Both these resolutions were
Gully adopted by a two-third's vote
The following are among the bills In
PRODUCED in the House:
By SIR. Lamar, permitting the CITY Oh
Monticello to issue water works bonds.
Rv Mr. Christie, regulating the insur-
eucc business.
pv Mr. liver, TO permit county boards
a. public Instructions to issue bonds LOT
the purchase of school sites, etc
Bv SIR. Robertson. one 70 repeal the act
permitting the selling of pools. This bill
g. direct blow at MIR. Popes driving park
fH. whose advocates defended II pool
selling attachment upon the ground that
V05ls were already legalized by the stat
Uies.
ne greater part Of the afternoon SEES
son was devoted to the consideration OF
7fr. slcCrearys bill for the extirpation Of
Horticultural pests, which came upon It's
second reading. and was after a long
Ceaate re-committed.
me only measure Of Importance passed
81 the senate to-day was the House joint
9ssolufiou no. 4, by Mr.. McCreary
providing for a constitutional amendment
clothing the railroad commissioner with
judicial power.
TIE OH appropriating $4,000 for the
state troops. which recently passed the
House. also went through the Senate.
Mr. Phipps introduced a bill for the d.
vision Of De Soto county other bills intro
ouced Ia the Senate were:
By Mr. Bynum. 10 define the liability
OF Indorsers Of negotiable instruments.
By Mr. Palmer of the Eleventh district,
20 amend the revised statutes relating to
Ehe division Of the state into senatorial
districts. aAd the apportionment Of mem
bers Of the legislature.
rne House bin prohibiting railroads
from contributing money or passes for
political purposes was made a special or
der for Monday.
Senator Carson offered a resolution pro-
ylding for an Investigation of the en-
crossing clerks department. with especial
reference 10 the number of clerks en-
piOyed