Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-22
THE LEGISLATURE
DOWN 10 BUSINESS
The Key West Railway Being
Thoroughly Discussed.
NO cRIPpLiMo AMENDMENTS


The Forest Conditions 10 be Studied.
'eIh Cor Per Diem of sherifFs and
Aallsags.
Tallahassee, April 81 In the Sen.
ate yesterday the fOllOwing new bills
veyu intFod uced aud referred:
By Senator StOckton-To provide
for she study OF fOFest conditions ia
connection with the United states De-
paFtment Of Agriculture.
By Senator consolidating it I'M
lawful TO place lime or any poisonous
matter in the fresh waters OF the
State also, q bill TO require telegraph
companies 10 towns OF 800 population
or more, 10 deliver messages to per-
sons addressed.
By Senator Crews-To amend the
Law regulating the carrying OF fire.
arms.
By Senstor Afford 10y reqUest) -FoF
the relief Of John q. RUge as fish COM
missioner.
By Senator Zim-To amend the Law
disallowing fees before committing
magistrates under certain conditions.
By Senator McCTeary-To prescribe
per diem OF Sherifis In attendance
upon courts.
By Senator Stockton-To provide for
payment OF mileage Of shehffs going
outside the state.
BY Senator misunderstanding
that corporations doing an express
business shall pay loss claims within q
certain time after fling such claims.
The greater portion Of the day was
taken up In consideration OF the Key
WeVt Railway bill, which 10 reported in
foil under separate head.
Key West Railway.
Senator Crill'S bill TO encourage and
secure the construction OF line Of rail.
way from the mainland OF Florida 10
Key West came up for consideration
on Its second reading ~ . special order.
Senator Grill secured the adoption OF
several amendments 10 perfect HE bill.
Senator Hudson offered al amend.
msnt 10 strike out all OF section 8.
which provides tina, che present rates
Of freight and passenger TARIFF shall
obtain until such time ~ the cOrpora.
ton shall be earning profit exceeding
B per cent on II. bonded Indebtedness
and . sinking fund not exceeding 3 per
cent per apnum on the actual cOst of
construction, bettsrments aud equip.
msnt.
Dr.. Grill spoke against the adoption
oi the amendment. lie said the bill
would place on the tAx books millions
Of dollArs' worth Of taxable property.
lie said that Florida had been liberal
IN fostering the construction Of rail-
Tosds In the State, donating ca rail-
roads from % COO to go 600 per mile.
This bill asks mo land grant, but simply
the privilege oi constructing a railroad
over land and water Of the State.
thereby establishing a national high.
way, aud that present rates become
fixed until such time NJ The coTpora-
ton Gao earn q reasonable percentage
on the Investment Ia conclusion, Dr.
Crll read the section referred 10 a.
amended, aud concluded by saying
that u the section Was stricken out
Our grandchildren might see a road TO
key West, but We will never see &C."
senator brown made = strong Arru.
ment IN favor Of the bill, and against
the amendment TO strike out section 8.
General Bailey favored granting the
corporations the concessions A.ked.
SenStor nud,on said he favored the
bill but wanted 10 make a. reasons.
bic one, Tie said that u section s wA,
cut cut the It'll would meet M. view,
senator Hairs favored the b,ll IA a
iotcrtul speech
The ball vac taken up Ia the after.
noon aud senators ilart,. Hudson and
stockton we're among those uho en-.
gagcd IA the debate
senator Adams believed from IA,
heart that the passage 81 the ball "a.
Tor The good Of the whole stat. q,
Honda that iolloWtug ds eon.true.
TAO" would b. = RAPID and permanent
development he sad that h. tn.w
bone OF the parties Interested. bat
strongly Ia favor ~ a. Tor he be.
hvNcd 10 good
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