Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-01
BILLS PASSED BY
SENATE AND HOUSE
The Work Of vindicatiOn Goes On
Quite Merrily.
REPRESENTATIVE OVAL DEAD

TO Slsep-ssnats Did Some Night
work-PrlmarY Election Law Passed.
Tallahassee, Msy 81 In the Senate
yesterday morning the first business
was the report Of the committee TO As-
certain whether members OF the Board
OF State installations were connected
with the Cap al Publishing Company Z,
and no evidence was found 10 prove
that they were.
A resolution vas adopted TO hold
night sessions.
The House bill to require railroad
companies TO pot In stock yards was
passed.
The Seminole Indian war veterans
petition to Congress to raise pension
from % to tl2 per month WAS passed.
The House bill defining sick aud fu-
neral benefits vas passed.
President Trammell called up House
bill providing that any common carrier
Transporting freight shall pay claims
for q loss or damage 10 any shipment
received by said common carriers with.
In . certain time from the filing by the
shipper OF said claim with the common
carrier, and when. under certain condl'
tions, they fail TO pay said claim, the
said carrier shall pay interest on the
said claim 1t the rate OF 70 per cent per
Annum, and under certain conditions
shAll be allowed judgment for the said
interest In addition to said claim.
Judge RaneyisouRht to amend the bill
but failed. It.waS then passed by a
vote OF 20 TOD
Senator FGulkner'S bill making IL
unlawful TO employ females in any
house or place where intoxicating H.
quon are sold was unanimously passed.
Aiterssigning number OF bills an
adjournment was taken TO p. m,
wien thslsenAte Feconvened and took
up bllls.on thelr second residing.
Senator Davis introduced a reSolu.
iiop RlVinE notice Of the death Of Hon.
Bert q, DIAL Of Nassau, member Of the
Hepss % Representative, requesting
the appointment Of committee TO
prepare suitable resolutions and set.
tina apart OF the hour from II TO ~
o'clock on Wednesday for the eonsid-
Grafton OF the resolutions.
Ths bills defining fees for SHERIFF. In
lnnaey proceedings, and joint resolu.
sion proposing an amendment TO see-
tion B, article Z Of the Constitution,
we're passed,
Senator Orills joint resolution
amending Artlcls 8 Of the Constitution,
giving the Legislature the right TO pass
laws regulating the drainage Of lands
and the cutting OF canals through
other lands, Was passed.
Mr.. GllehFiel's House bill conGtitu.
ting the Governor, attorney general
and State treasurer = board OF commits
Sioners TO examine into and report
upon claims against the State arising
from moneys received by the State for
account Of Indian war claims. was
passed by 4 vote OF II too.
Senator Blount called ~ the House
bill defining legal holidays In the state.
which was passed also the senate bill
90 induce the:prompI psym Of State
and county: tRIes This bill allows
premium for anticipating payment OF
taIes andladd' = percentage for ,Ardy
payment.
An evening session Vas held ~ which
only local bills were passed
In the House.
Tallahassee, May 81 The Hou,e
opened with q memorial to Congress
for deepening Of channel TO CatVbells
hArboF II wa' adopted.
Mr.. Wilson's bill In regard 10 olerk,
Of circuit courts making reports 20 the
comptroller, Sas passed; also Mr.
Campbell's bill 10 provide for the ei.
feet Of the rrcOrd Of deeds and mort.
Gages Of realty a. noticed. and 10 pro.
vide for the FslinQu ishmeut Of dover.
Mr.. wstsoRs bill 20 regulate the
holding OF political primary elections
IN che state, Cor nominating sahdi-
dates for any Office under the lave Of
tht State, and TOR nominating dele.
gates 70 political conventions and pre-.
ScrlbinR penalty Tor any violation
tharaoF -. r.na ehs hid tlr,s "a