The morning news., 1899-04-07
ECONOMY is THE WATCHWoRD
FLoRIDA's LEGISLATURE CUTTING
DOWN ALL EXPENSES.

Standing Committees of the SEN
ate-List of the Important Conn
mites Given-BiIs Introduced in
the senatc-Some Interesting Meas
ures on the Calendar-HOuse
Wants IA FOur-MIIe Liquor Limit.
Tallahassee, Fla, April eff the policy
which has been declared at the start is
persevered in, economy win be the watch
word of both houses of the Florida legis-
lature of 1899. which convened Tuesday.
1t has been practically decided that none
of the committees of either the Senate or
House will be allowed to have committee
clerks. except the judiciary and financial
committees. 1t is proposed, instead. to re-
quire the clerical force of the two houses
the enrolling. engrossing, recording and
reading clerks-to perform the work Of
committee clerks without extra compensa-
ton.
Bills are already drawn, and will be in
troduced later, TO reduce salaries of state
officers and the fear of a cut OF usual
appropriations which is felt by the sew
eral institutions supported entirely or in
part by the state is manifested by the rep
resentatives which a number of them have
sent here to look after their interests.
Economy, it appears, will be practiced
everywhere except in reducing the per
diem of members.
The senate Committees.
The most important feature of the brief
session of the Senate was the announce
ment by the president of his appointments
on the standing committees. Eighteen bills
most of them of considerable importance,
were introduced, and referred to the newly
appointed committees. The assignment OF
senator's 20 some of the important com
mittees is as follows:
Judiciary Meyers, chairman; Palmer
of Columbia, Palmer of Hnlsborough,
Hendley and Bynum.
Constitutional Observation-Disclosures of
Columbia, charman Harris, Reeves, Will
son and McCreary.
Finance and Taxation-Carson, chair
man; Gaillard, McCreary. Grill, Rogers
Appropriations McCreary. chairman;
Palmer of Columbia, Fuller Rogers and
Chaires.
Commerce and Navigation--O'B Brlen.
chairman; Harris. Sans, Williams and
Palmer of Columbia.
Educaton-Palmer of Columbia, chair
man; Reeves, Wilson. Carson and By
mum.
Public Lands-Clark, chairman; Bynum,
Crosby, Wadsworth and McCaskil.
Mining and Phosphate-Baker, chair
man; Crosby, Hooker, Wadsworth and
Sans,
Temperance-Crosby, chairman; Dem
ham, McCaskill. Clark and Grill.
Agriculture-Chaires, chairman; Baker,
Fuller Crosby and Roberts
Corporations-Rogers, chairman; Dem
ham, Roberts, Barber and Hooker.
Railroads-Broome, chairman; McCreary,
Williams, Chaires and Reeves.
Public Health-Harris, chairman; Nc
Caskil, Fuller. Bitch and Sans.
F'isheries-Fuller chairman; Palmer of
Hillsborough. McLin, Dlmck and Chaires.
Militia-Sams, chairman; Gaillard, Rog-
ers, Carson and Myers.
Indian Affairs-Barber. chairman; Hend-
ley, Denham, Williams and Grill.
Senate Bills introduced.
Some of the bills and resolutions intro
duced in the Senate were as follows:
BY Mr.. Wilson-To make Imprisonment
in the state prison a sufficient ground for
divorce.
By Mr.. Bynum--To empower county
commissioners to employ or hire out coun-
ty convicts and to fix the territory in
which such convicts may be worked. Re-
ferred TO judiciary committee.
BY Mr.. Harris-To repeal chapter 1854
laws of Florida, entitled an act to pro-
tect and encourage the artificial growth
of sponges within TIC waters of the state
Of Florida, and conceding certain riparian
rights to those engaged therein, and to
prescribe a license in certain cases Referr-
ed to fisheries committee.
By Mr.. Harris-To provide for the an
ooiufDappf and rom GiOoinp of auction
eers In the several counties of this state,
and prescribing a license for the same
By Mr. Dimick-To incorporate the Flori-
da Surety Company, and 90 provide and
give said company authority to appoint an
agent who shall be authorized ana empoW-
cred by law to investigate, examine and
report to the Governor of the state, or 20
the municipality, the financial condition of
all officers, state, county and municipal,
of the state, who are required by law\to
give bond. Referred to committee on cor
porations.
By Mr.. Harris-Making the state health
officer the treasurer of the State Board of
Health, and providing for his bond as
treasurer Referred 20 committee on pub
lie health.
By Mr.. Harris-Providing for the sani-
tary inspection of hotels and boarding
houses by the State Board of Health ana
prescribing penalty Tor failure to place
and keep said buildings I'm sanitary condi-
ton. Referred to committee on public
health.
By Mr. Harris: To regulate the treat
ment of suspicious cases of infectious or
contagious diseases. prescribing the duties
Of state and municipal authorities therein
and providing for necessary costs and ex-
penses thereof. Referred to committee on
public health.
BY MIR. McCreary-In relation to the car
rying Of concealed weapons. Referred to
judiciary committee.
BY Mr.. Dimick-To incorporate the Flor
ida Mutual Insurance Company, and to