The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-15
THE FLORIDA BILLS
LEGISLATURE HAS MANY THINGS
UNDER DISCUSSION.
DISPENSARY LAW UP TO-DAY,
THE GREATER TAMPA BILL CAUs-
ING A HOT FIGHT.

The Hearing Before the Committees
Yesterday of n Sensational Char
acter. and some Warm Talk In
duIged In-COngressiOnal Redts-
trIcting Is Now Under Discus
sion-Senate Passes Appropria-
tions for Buffalo and Charleston
Expeditions.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 4-The matters
OF most general interest considered in
the Legislature to-day were fights in the
House over the compulsory vaccination
bill. desired by the State Board of Health,
and the congressional re-districting bills,
which have been introduced. The COM
pulsory vaccination bill excited lively
discussion, being supported by city mem
bers and opposed by country members,
broadly speaking. The measure was
finally killed by indefinite 'postponement,
on a vote of 80 to IS.
OF the congressional re-districting bills,
only two. Representative Browards, and
the bill which has passed the Senate,
which is practically identical with the
bill introduced by Representative Zewad-
ski, will be seriously considered. Both
make one district of counties west OF the
Suwanee river. Mr.. Broward's bill pro-
poses to divide the Florida peninsula by
and east and west line, while the Senate
bill would divide the peninsula by north
and south line for the other two dis
tricts. Both bills have developed strong
support and debate over them Will be
long and earnest. Pending this debate
the House adjourned at o'clock this
afternoon until tomorrow.
In the Senate, new bills were intro
duced to impose state and county license
tax of $3.50 on merchants selling pistol
cartridges, and to create a state indus
trial school at st. Petersburg.
The Senate passed bills to pro-
vide for the certiication of teach
ers, and provide for relief of aged
teachers; appropriating 5000 for state ex-
hibt at Buffalo Exposition, and $1,000 for
Charleston Exhibition exhibit; to provide
for appointment of a commissioner of
fisheries and define his duties; making it
unlawful for employers to discharge EN-
ployes for voting or not voting in a par
ticular way at any election making it I'M
lawful for employers to discharge EN-
ployes for not trading at a store or com
missary designated by employers. A large
number of local and special character bills
were also passed
The new House bills of Importance were:
To regulate the sale of seed cotton so as
10 protect the rightful owners; to au-
thorize county commissioners to loan sur
plus money In one county fund to another
county fund having deficit; to amend
section of the constitution limiting tax
levy for school purposes to five mills; pro-
posing 10 raise the maximum levey to Z
mills
The House passed the bill regulating in
heritance from Infants to prohibit chain
ing together of white and colored con-
victs: regulating sale and inspection of
beef, and several local measures.
Tomorrow mornings session of the
House will be devoted to the consideration
of MIR. Wallis state dispensary bill, and
the afternoon session to the bill for the
appropriation of 100000 for the enlarge
ment of the state capitol. on both Of
which measures a hard fight is expected.