The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1905-05-19
ST. lBCIE BILL on Special ORDER.
Lively Debate On thss Measure I'm the Sen
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In the senate AZ Tallahassee on Tues
dAy she So Lncie county bill was taken up
under special order business and an ami
mated debate occupied most II the fore
noon and part OF the afternoon session.
The bilI wss read in full on second reading.
10 provides for the almos; equal division
ofthe present county Of Brevsrd, the lover
or south portion to be named the county
OF St Loeie, and the county seat Is to be
At Fort Pierce. The bill isquite lengthy
one, bat lie numerous sections mainly APP
ply 20 the legal transfer and separation
Of the two counties, the present indebted
ness Of Brevard and the future govern
menI Of ST. Lucie county.
The president announced that he had
received q number Of messages, regarding
this measure, and desired 20 know the
pleasure Of the senate. On motion Of
Senator Sans the messages xeFe read, and
were largely opposed TO the proposed d.
vision, some charging il vas a political
scheme Of officeholdess.
Senator Sans offered an amendment
that the act should not 20 into effect until
submitted for ratification To the people Of
Brevard county.
Senator Bailey offered an amendment
To the Sans amendment that tbe act
should he submitted Tor ratification 10 the
people Of the proposed new county, but
this amendment Was withdrawn.
Speaking % the same amendment,
Senator Hudson Was questioned by Sena-
Tor Sans As to his objections to referring
the matter back 10 the people.
senator HudsOn said he felt certain a
majority Of the people favored the divis-
ion.
Senator Sans here said he would accept
an amendment tn his Amendments leaving
il 10 the white Democratic voters OF Brs-
ward county.
| The Sans amendment vas lost Is to 10.
Senator Hudson said if the question
Was referred hack to the people that the
negro question would unque=tionably en-
ter into the matter and that both sides
equally would have to contend for that
| vote
Senator Sans asked the question If the
legislature Was compelled Ia in a Certain
manner provide for the division OF CDun-
ties or could not the legislature provide a
manner in such Nay a. they saS fii2
Senator Hudson replied that there a.
q diversity OF opinion regarding this ques-
ton, but that he feared the hill If passed
with this amendment would result IN the
securing of an injunction preventing the
election to rAtify or reject this laW
He reiterated that II the ele,tion even
should be held under the amendment the
negro would decide the fate of both the
counties.
The affirmative vote WAS Mr. President.
Messrs- Adams. Garter. Clark, Cre~s,
Grill, Harms. HUMPHREYS, lev, Newlan,
RaDey. Sans, Wadsworth-I3
In the negative. Mes-rs- AlEsTd, BAILEY,
I BaskIn, CanOva, Crane, Faux uer, tIiIl,n.
Hudson, Jackson, McCrezTy, Massey.
Neel, Scott, stockton. West. Zin,-IG
senator Wilson stated that lac ~a- pair
eli with Senator Bl0unt, Who - absent
that the latter would have voted no, and
himself aye.
SENATOR Hudson moved that the rules
IL waived. and that the bill IT, real tht
thIrd time, ami PLACED Hpon IT. pa--a.ys
The motion falling u receive t!t requisite
t~o-thiTds vote MAS lost. al! tie biil take
Iis place on the calendar under head 81
bills on third reading