The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-05-12
LEGISLATIVE
r PROCEEDINGS
Abstract o. Business Transacted b
the SsnAts ana Houss.
.EDNEdDA'

WEDNESDAY.
The report of counsel fees paid by the
Railroad Commission, q duplicate Of
that presented to the House, was re-
ceived and spread on the Senate Jour
nal. Its contents are noted elsewhere.
A compulsory school attendance bill was
introduced by Senator Sans. Senator
Harris introduced q bill, mo 20O), to
authorize Florida insurance companies
to do business on the same terms as
foreign companies. The Governor no
tilted the Senate of the signing Of acts
to provide State aid to public schOOls;
to amend the tax laws Of Orlando.
Senate bills passed: Granting rights to
Manatee Light and Traction Co. TO de-
fine and suppress opium dens; Substi-
House to the Wall bin was offered
by Senator McCreaTy, and adopted, and
put on it's passage and defeated by
vote of to 10. Governor Broward
sent In his Everglade drainage message,
which will be noticed elsewhere.
In the House, Mr.. MeltOn's Govern
or's mansion bill was passed by vote
of AZ TO 20. A substitute for the Wall
bill to create q board Of trustees for
the management of the colleges was
offered by Mr.. Rawls, identical with
that offered, adopted and defeated in
the Senate), and bill and substitute
were set as special order for Wednes-
day of next week. Mr.. Fillingim, Of
Escambia, introduced q bill TO regulate
sales of patent medicines containing
alcohol. The Key West rsiload bill was
reconsidered, amended by providing
against any land grant for the road ex-
cept right of way, and then passed
again by large majority.
THURSDAY.
In the Senate bills were introduced to
fix a standard crate for oranges, to pro-
vide for compensation of County Judges
in certain cases, to enable counties to
acquire by condemnation abstracts of
county records, for the preservation of
tlyster beds. A resolution to amend
Article X of the Constitution relating
to homesteads and exemptions. To
prohibit the sale of real estate by tax
collectors until all the personal property
of the owner Is exhausted by levy and
sale. Requiring County Commissioners
to offer standing rewards Of 500 to
sheriffs for arrest of violators OF the
local option laws. Amending laws re-
lating TO posting signs at X. K. cross
inps To enable the town Of Kissimmee
to lew certain taxes. To require GER
tain wills to be recorded to be valid and
effective against purchase from heirs;
to fix fees of sherlffs for removing of
prisoners TO and from Jail; to require
the statement Of time and place Of the
killing of live stock on commencement !
of suit against railroads; to create
State bureau Of vital statistics. The |
Governor signed the bill relating 70 the |
construction of the Key West railroad. |
The Senate passed bills relating to the |
municipality of Madison; amending the |
game laws; for the detection of the IL |
ficit sale Of intoxicants; to amend GER |
tain laws relative to petit larceny; |
memorial to Congress relative to inn
proving Of the streams of Lake county; |
a resolution relating to Federal aid for
public roads; regulating the boundaries
of special school tax districts; legaliz- |
ing the incorporation Of Lake HELEN;
a nending laws re lating to the appoint
m INT of boards of medical examiners;
re Iuiring all meetings Of town councils |
TO be held openly and records to be al |
WAYS open for inspection; providing for |
the ACQUISITION of property and suits |
against persons associated under a com |
mon name. The Committee on privi-
leges and elections reported in the Bas-
kin Brown contest case in favor Of the
contestee, Hon. J. G. Baskin, and he
was declared elected TO the seat and
was Immediately sworn in. !
In the House a petition was received |
relative to the local fish law Of Manatee
county.
In response to a joint resolution ask
ing for information relative TO the en- |
nj 1yment of special counsel during the
D .st four years, the Governor stated
rat no special counsel had been en-
moved by the governor during that |
neriod; that owing TO the disqualification |
of the states attorney In the End judi
cial circuit, in the case Of State Of
Florida VS.. Walter L. Taylor, Hon. b. |
s Liddon was appointed by Judge John /
w. Malone, acting States attorney and
Maid a fee of $500,
That upon request, Hon. j. ID. John
son was designated assistant states at
tJrney for the Ord Judicial circuit and
mid a fee of 500
THAT the Board of Commissioners of |
State Institutions employed Hon. T. L.
Clark. Hon. d. u. Fletcher and Hon.
r w. Williams, in litigation brought |
hv w. H. Camp and z. z. West ct al
f9r which fees of $500 were paid.
That the State Board Of Education
l,mnloyed Hon. z. j. L 'Engle and Hon.
n III. Fletcher in the matter Of the
nuncupative will Of John Powell for
,,hich a fee or 5000 was paid and that
.here was paid TO John w. Malone ESQ. ]
nd the heirs Of Hon. Edward A. Perry
* ner cent Of 500, 1Sl. 50 back taxes due
from the Florida Railway & Navigation