The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-21
FIRST BALLOTS IN FLORIDA.
THE TWO HOUSES VOTE SEPARATE
LY FOR SENATOR.

Call Gets n Total of 80 Votes and
ChipIey "a - Raney Third In the
Race with 14-HOckcr Is Fourth
with 12-ChipIey Credited with "A
Large Reserve Among the scatter
ing Votes Cast As "A Compliment.
Total of 81 Votes Necessary to
Garry on the Prize.
Tallahassee. Fla, April, @.-The first
open blow in Florida's great senatorial
contest was struck to-day at noon, when
both houses met in their respective cham
bers and proceeded to ballot for United
States senator The vote in the House
stood:
Chipley
Call
Rdney Observation-Disclosures 0
Hooker ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Burtord +
Horaua Bisbee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
Morris Dzialynskt ...........................l
Capt. James Mckay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /
In the Senate the ballot stood'
Chipley
Haney
can %
Burtord
Mabrey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
DAVIS
Senator Newton II. Bitch nominated ex-
Senator Call in the Senate, and Frank
Pope nominated him in the House. The
nomination was seconded by Messrs.
Stockton and Carlisle.
Hunt Harris put Col. Chipley in nominal
ton in the House and the nomination was
ably seconded by Messrs. Thayer and
Robertson, two battle SCARED confederate
veterans.
one of the most effective speeches made
was delivered by Mr.. Harris in nominating
Col. ChiDley whose pane he declared
was SYNONYMOUS with peace and prosper
ity and known from Key West to Escam-
bia. 1t is a well known fact that many
complimentary votes were distributed in
to-day's baloting and that Col. Chipley
has large reserve fund TO draw on and
will prove growing candidate.
Tomorrow at noon both house will meet
in representative hall in joint session
and ballot together for senator, which will
be done every day until the required ma
jority of 81 is secured
Little interest was taken in the routine
work of the legislature, the senatorial
fight overshadowing petty details.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate:
BY Mr.. Gaillard. to incorporate the city
of St. Augustine, etc
BY Mr.. Hooker. to amend the act incor-
porating the south Florida Military Insti-
tute.
BY Mr.. Phipps, to regulate telegraph and
cable rates
BY Mr.. Carson, joint resolution provid-
ing for constitutional amendment for
popular election of United States senators.
The bill prohibiting the use of money in
politics by corporations has been reported
without recommendation by the Senate
committee on corporations.
Senate bills were passed as follows:
Mr.. Chipleys bill appropriating money
to discover the deficiency in the census
appropriation of 1895
The bill amending the law relating to
liquor licenses.
The bill relating to the examination OF
the accounts of officials receiving money,
etc.
The bill making court judgments liens
on real estate
The bill exempting sufferers from the
storm in certain counties from taxation
passed the House.
Senator Phpps' bill providing a new
municipal government for Key West.
with an elective. instead of an appointive.
system for officials, has passed bo.h
houses.
The lines are drawn for and against Mr..
Call. The other candidates are all anti
Can men and have been more or less fac
tors in the fight against the ex-senator
during the last eight years. The vote to-
day is in no way significant of the result,
except that 80 is probably MIR. Calls max
imum strength, and he is certain to DE
defeated. Accessions to the Chipley
ranks this week will be numerous, but an
election may not be reached for some time.