Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-28
KEY WEST RAIL WAY
BILL PASSED SENATE
Senator Hudson Supports the Bill
as Amended.
MANY NEW BILLS PRESENTED
Senator Adams Minority Report on
Appropriations Adopted - Senator
Brown Accused Of Using Free Pass
on East Coast Railway, Etc.


Tallahassee, April u The Senate
was occupied with the general spprO.
priation bill Mt It's opening session yes
terday. The committee on appropri.
atoms presented lie bill through Chair
man Adams, accompanied by q mi
nority report upon the subject OF the
fund from which money should be bor-
rowed with which to pay the pension
rolls. There 10 q deficit of $4,000 in
the pension fund. The majority re-
port leaves II 10 the State government
TO pay this deficit from the general
revenue fund. Senator Adams con-
tended that there was no money in
the general fund to meet this shortage.
and he, therefore. submitted a minor.
ity report requiring that the pension
fund deficit be met with moneys in The
fund from the hire OF State couvicts
Senator Adams minority report
brought out considerable discussion,
Senator Grill contendIng that the mi
nority report proposed shifting the
burden Of an honorable pension roll
from the State to the counties.
After debate yeas and nays were
called, and the minority report was
adopted by vote OF II TO 49,
ieas-Messrs. Adams, Afford, Bal
ley, Brown, CAnovs, Clark. Crane,
Crews, Davis, Faulkner, Harris, Mas
Sey, Neel, Newland, Scott, Wadsworth
and Zim-l7.
NAys-Mr President, Blount, Garter,
Grill, Gillen, Hudson, HUMPHREYS,
Lee, McCTeary, Rsney, Sans, West
and Wilson-lS
The Key West railway bill, a.
amended, with all the words after
Key West" In section 3 cut out, was
taken up.
Senator Hudson said he thought the
bill IN lie amended form was not ob.
jectionAble, but asked another day to
consider II. Motion lost aud bill was
placed on its third reading and passed.
On roll-call the vote wAsi
ieas-Metsrs. Adams, Afford.
Brown, CanOvA, Garter, Crane. Crews,
Grill. Faulkner, Gillen, HarFis, Hud.
son, Humphries, Lee, McCreaty, Mas.
Sey, Neel, Newlan, RAney, Sans, Scott.
WAdsworth, West, Wilson and Zim
%.
Nays-The president and Senator
Blount paired, Clark for and Jackson
against, Absent, Bailey and Davis.
On motion OF Senator Harris the bill |
vas Immediately certified to the
House, whore II was referred to the
committee ou railroads, after the pas.
sage Of motion by MIR buchanan, Or
dering 80 copies printed The bill |
will be referred back TO the House TO. |
morrow.
A sensation WAS caused when Sen.
Aior Bailey Of Jefferson county intro.
duced n resolution providing for the
appointment OF a committee OF five
Senators to investigate and report
upon the facts in the case Of the
charge that Senator G, NJ. Brown has
accepted tree pass from the Florida
EAs' Coast Railway, When the prcsi.
dent OF the senate put the question
on viye voce vote some Senator,
voted no, bu, upon \ riting vote. Il was
ordered unanimously that the matter
be investigated
senator Brown made a lengthy eI.
PLANTATION, 10 which he sough, 10 en-.
euse himself on the ground that he il
employed ~ an emigration agent by
The Florida East Coast RAilWAy.
The following new bills were inttn.
ducrd
sruSior MAssry-ro amend ihe law
relating TO the carrying ~ fireArm,
senator Necl-rroyiding Tor the di. h
vision OF Holmes aud the formation Of
bloIhSm county
senSIor CrAae-Relaiiag TO the
crossing VI railway tracks
senator NewlAn--To prohibit certain
games aud sports on Sundays
senator RA,ley-Authotising the
state board VI Pensions 90 enroll the
name Of joseph Gilmore on the Pen.
zion roll
COMMITTEE on ApproPriations--Ap. /
proprs''on bill for the siH month. Of /
leOS, The year leoe. and the aut air
months Of ipo,.
On motion Of senator Adams 40
eoP's' Of the bin wer ordered prlu,.
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