The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-26

after the passage and approval of the
act all railroad companies, or any per-
son owning or operating any railroad
or railway in the state of Florida, shall
begin to construct a fence on both
sides of it's line of road, suitable and
sufficient to prevent the intrusion of
any cattle, horses, hogs, or other do
nestle live stock upon its tracks. 1t
provides that no fence shall be re-
quired within the limits of any incor-
porated town or city, unless by the
ordinances af said tewn or city; and
also that no fence shall be required
within four miles of any city of 10000
inhabitants and upwards.
1t further provides that every rail-
road, person or persons that may here
after construct a raiload within this
state shall be required to erect and
maintain fences along the line of it's
said railroad on both sides thereof. II
prescribes that the fence shall be built
of posts, barbed wire and boards.
Senate bill No. A, providing that the
name of the Florida Agricultural Col
lege at Lake City be changed to the
Florida University, was taken up and
passed by vote of SO to 10. There was
at first considerable opposition 10 this
change, but after the members had
taken time to consider the matter,
this opposition dwindled away.
wishes to put a stop to so much talk
ing by members Qndulged in to kill
time or measures). This morning he
introduced a resolution that hereafter
no member of the House be permitted
to speak more than one minute in the
explanation of his vote. Trammeil of
Gadsden made a motion that the time
limit be extended to two and one-half
minutes. This motion was lost, and
he ioita oil ion I'D ok
unanimously.
Mr.. Loves bill to prevent any aid
or assistance being rendered any per-
son who has escaped from lawful ar
rest or imprisonment, was taken up.
A substitute was submitted by Mr.
Love, read and ordered engrossed.
The fisheries interests in Florida are
evidently going to be looked after. Mr.
Wells of Hillsborough, introduced a
bill to regulate the catching or taking
of food fish, except shad, in the tide
waters of the state, and to prohibit the
catching, transporting, shipping or be-
/ ing in possession of mul1et during GER
tain periods, and to provide a penalty
The bill provides that from and aft
er the passage of the act, it shall be
unlawful to catch with any kind of
net any mullet in the tidewaters Of
the state, between the 18th of Nov
not prohibit catching mullet by cast
net.
1t further provides that it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons
to catch any food fisl1sjn the tidewaters
of the state by any stop net method
with the off-shore, or setting net in less
than five feet of water at high tide,
| or with meshes less than three and
one-half inches stretched measure, but
| seines or haul nets not more than $50
yards long, with meshes of three-inch
stretch measure may be used in haul
| ing fish out after being settled in the
stop net, provided that stop nets now
| in use with meshes less than three
inches stretch measure, may be used
until August, 1904, unless sooner worn
| out.
! Section provides that it shall be un-
lawful to transport ship or be in pos
| session of any fresh or un-iced mullet
! during the time above specified. Sec
| ton says: From and after the pas
sage of this act it shall be lawful to
| catch any fish, except shad, in the tide
! waters of the state of Florida at any
I time and in any manner not prohibited
by this act. A penalty is prescribed.