Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-18
LEGISLATURE AS
WARM AS WEATHER
Hot Debate on the Creation Of
New County fist. Lucie.
FINALLY PLACED ON CALENDAR
Bill to Create BIoxham County Passed
sOnats-sehool for Bind Has Its APP
propriations AlIowsd--ArmorYC Claims
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Sonats-School for Bind Has Its APP
preparations AIlowsd--ArmorYC Claims
Lost In Adjournment.
Tallahassee, May 1.-THE Senate
convened at the regular hour yesteF-
day.
The bill to create 81. Lncie county
from q portion Of BFevard county oc-
cupied great portion Of the morning
session 80 q special order OF she day.
While the bill was under discussion a
motion 10 adjourn was made and with
drawn. after which several bills were
introduced and the Senate adjourned
until 3 p. m.
When the Senate FeeoDvened at 3 ..
m. Senator Hudson resumed HE aFgu.
ment In the 81. Lucie county bill.
An amendment 70 leave the question
10 vote Of the people was loSt.
The bill was finally placed on the
calendar TO take lie place among the
bills under the head OF third reading.
A bill 70 require ali the legally quail
flied voters Of the city Of Pensaeola 10
register was passed, 81 TO /.
On motion OF Senator Adams. House
Bill No. 06, BY Mr.. Johnston Of Pasco.
. bill 70 be entitled an act requiring
teaeheFs' summer training schools and
making appropriations therefor. was
read second time by title, third time In
foil and passed unanimously.
The bill providing for the division OF
Holmes county and the creating OF
Bloxham county, 70 be the western
end Of Holmes, divided by ths Choo.
tawshatehee river, came up aud after
. thorough explanation was passed by
q vote OF "a to 3. The SenAte's action
was ALEC ordered Immediately certified
20 the House.
An amendment to the appropriation
OF 100000 for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind school, placing the sun at S75,.
600, was carried and the bill passed
and ordered engroused.
The regular order was then taken up
and . number Of new bills introduced.
The new Jacksonville charter bill was
signed by the Governor.
The armory blll:csme up for discus.
sion, and was being discussed when
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House.
Tallahassee, May 1.-THE House con-
vened at the usual hour,
The joint committee GU the East
Coast Canal made its report and fa.
vored granting further time for the
work, A supplemental report by Mr..
Noble opposed the extension OF time.
House Bill No %, an act TO create a
new school book commission, etc, was
made special order for Monday. May
pad.
The act Co provide Annnities 10 dis
Abled soldiers and sAilors, and wives Of
deceased soldiers and sailors, was
amended and passed, the bill providing
that any soldier who enlisted In the
State troops, and 10 now 4 bona fide
resident Of the State, shall be entitled {
20 = pension.
Several pension bills we're brought !
up and passed Z
After several amendments TO the !
child labor bill II was ordered to be I
engrosscd. I
The House adjourned and met at 2
?. m. when the appropriation bill Was I
taken up, s
4 burglar alarm costing 1850 was 9
ordered for the TreSsurer's office.
An amendment Was offered to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the two encampments
OF State troops Tor the next two years. J
which passed after some discussion.
A bill TO have all city aud town board q
meetings held openly, also 4 bill re- '
eArding drains, etc, were passed TO |
their third reading.
4 bill was introd uced ~ provide an
exhibit At the jamestown exposition. d
House adjourned 20 10 .. IN 20. =
morrow
Very Crudilahla job.