The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-28

interest OF any tax certlfcdteS now
held by the state for unpaid taxes for
1898 and previous years.
Mr.. Persons moved to reconsider
the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Wells and adopted by the house
providing for night sessions beginning
next Monday. The house consented
to reconsider, whereupon the resolu-
ton for night sessions, upon motion
OF Mr.. Persons, was indefinitely post
poned.
The senate bill providing for kin
dergartens in the public schools,
which was indefinitely postponed on
Friday, was taken up on reconsidera-
ton of the former adverse vote, and
passed SO to T.
Senator BIount's Bill.
When the house adjourned Friday
afternoon discussion was pending of
the senate bill, by Mr.. Blount, to de-
fine the effect of the record of deeds
or mortgages, unacknowledged or de-
fectively acknowledged. Speaker Gil
christ, who is interested in the bill.
took the floor and after Offering
amendments to perfect the bill, NOV
ed that it be made a special order for
next Monday morning at II o'clock,
and 100 copies printed, which was
agreed to.
A special order for the morning
was the senate joint resolution, by
Judge Raney, propoing to amend Sec
ton 9, of Article V of the constitu-
ton, relating TO the salaries of JUS
tees of the supreme court and circuit
judges. The Joint resolution, as passed
by the senate, fixes the salaries of
supreme court judes at $4,000 and
those of circuit judges at $500.
Mr.. Stephens, of Jackson, offered an
amendment to make salaries of su-
preme court justices $500 and of
circuit judges $4,000. Upon motion
of Captain johnson this amendment
was laid on the table.
Captain johnson, who had charge
of the measure in the house, then call
ed for the previous question, which
was ordered. and the Joint resolution
was passed. so TO 10.
The committee substitute for the
house bill, in relation TO banks and
trust companies and banking compa-
mics organized under the laws of
Florida, providing for the examina-
ton thereof, and prescribing compen-
sation therefor, and requiring reports
from bank receivers and banks and
trust companies and banking compa-
MES going into yoluntary-liquidation
was made special order for next
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Canter's bill. providing that any
common carrier transporting freight
shall pay claims for loss or damage
to any shipment received by said
common carrier within a certain time
from the filing by the shipper of said
claim with the common carrier, and
when, under certain conditions they
fail so to pay said claim, the said car
rier shall pay. interest on the said
claim at the rate of 20 per cent per
annum and under certain conditions
shall be allowed judgment for the
said interest in addition to said claim,
was passed. so to O.
The bill by Mr.. kilgore. of Sumter,
to enlarge the powers of the State
Railroad Commissioning authorize
the commission to employ civil en-
gineers who shall inspect the road
beds, grades, switches, bridges, etc,
of railroads, was read the third time.
Mr.. Watson. offered an amendment
to exempt railroads from liability in
damage suits If they were required to
conform to the requirements of the
railroad commissions civil engineers
as to construction. General Jewell
opposed the adoption of this amend
ment, and as there seemed TO be some
doubt or misunderstanding as to the
provisions and purposes of the bill. it
was ordered printed and made a spe-
cial order for Monday at noon
Mr.. Wallis bill granting pension
TO William Robert Napier, of Putnam
county, was read the third time and
passed, 80 to II.
Mr.. Buekman, chairman of the judi
ciary committee, made a privileged
report recommending the passage of
the senate bill to authorize the sale
and disposal of duplicate volumes,
other than Florida reports. now in the
supreme court library. Under waiver
Of the rules, the bill was read the
second and third times and passed.
IL to O. -.
The senate bill providing for state