Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-24
PROCEEDINGS or
THE LEGISLATURE
Uniform School Books Bill Special
Order for Today.
LOCAL MEASURES OCCUPY TIME

= Adopted--The Females at the AsY-
ium Demand an Investigation.
Tallahassee. May 23-The Senate
met At 4 .. m. Monday.
The House judiciary committee sub
s,itute for House b II No. /, amend
ing the Revised Statutes OF Florida, re-
l,ling to yagrsnts, wac read the second
aud third time and passed.
Senator Crews introduced q bill re-
l,ting to levy 10y county commission
Srs OF school tax.
The bill OF Mr.. Julian OF Columbia,
90 legalize and validate all warrants
heretofore issued by boards OF county
commissioners for work, and materials
~ constructing court hou,es and jsils
for county purposes, was read the Sec
old and third time, and passed
senate Bill No. 1852, by senator
Crane, and Senate Bill No 8, by SEN
htor McCreAry, were on motion by
b dh made special order for next
Wednesday 81 Ill IN. These are the
two uniform school book bills
After an effort TO change the hours
for meeting Senate adjourned 10 IL ..
IN. tomorrow.
In the House.
Tallahassee, May 29-The House
convened at the regular hour.
Mr. Watson offered . joint resolu.
tion on the death OF Gen. Fitlhugh
Lee. which we're passed by = unani.
nous vote.
Mr.. Noble OF Lake offered . resolu-
ton that the special committee to
make further investigation Of the in
cane asylum be increased from three TO
five, which Was adopted.
The Speaker then had read tele-
gram from ChAttAhoochee, signed
Twenty Florida Women" repudi-
Ating the charges made by the news
pApep and committee Of unbecominR
conduct, and asking further invests
cation.
Mr.. Blanton offered q resolution rel
alive to the appointment or Employ
ment OF special counsel by the Rail.
roa Commission, providing for a
Epe iAl committee To confer with the
encouragement and Railroad Com
missioners. Messrs. Blanton. Persons
aud Campbell were appointed by the
Speaker,
The Governor not fed the Hooss that
b. had signed the Jim CrlW" bill.
speaker Gilchrist appointed for fur
thrr investigation Of the insane Asy Ian
Mrs.rG Noble Of Lake. Wilson Of Her.
naudo, HArWell Of santa RosA. King OF
uute, and Carleton Of NAssAu.
uu motion OF Mr. Knight she repor,
" the previous asylum committee vas
adopted aud committee discharged
Mr. Knight Of Citrus moved for the
appointment Of special committee OF
three To draft Laws needed for the
regulation OF the insane Asy lum, aud
the chair named Mrssrs. knight Of Cit
rus. Ssttunk Of Marion and F,linGim
% E.,amblA,
MIR. Duvalcsllr 40 bis bill 90 amend
the laws relative 10 the government,
powers, duties, lut,sd ,etion, office
boards aud elections OF the city Of
Jacksonville, extending and enlAtgtng
the puSrts of the city government and
providing method whereby the city
charter may hereafter be amended by
'rl,r,ucrs, approved toy she electors
g the city, The House pAssyd the
'.|.--y7 too
NJ Rosboruugh's bill tor The =, list
~ AlachuA county, to pay thSt county
tl7-S TO reimburse her Tor amount,
heretofore disbursed 10y the couLty q
pay rent for AFmory for use Of stats
troop, was read the second time Aut
ordered engroesed,
Mr. Fillingimb bill 60 define lega
hllidsys in this State was read both
second aud third times, and passe,
glia6.
The bill 10y Mr.. Paul TO amend See
ton az, Revised statutes, In relation
90 disturbing worship, vas passed :
900 This biil imposes tue Of So 10
each such disturbance.
The GAdsdeu county armory b,il Wa
,Nssvd
House adjourned antil 10 a m &c
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