Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-04
THE LEGISLATURE
HAS SHORT SESSION
Land Grant Cut Out of Key West
Railway Bill.
is AGAIN PASSED BY THE HOUSE

Jewels Constitutional Amendment
Bill Amended and Ordered Engross-
ex-senator Cranes Amendment to
Constitution Goes to Third Reading.
Tallahassee, May 81 Yesterday
mornings session Of the Senate was .
very short one, converting at 10 O'Clock
and sdjourning 81 10 80 to participate
IN the exercises in celebration Of the
return Of the Confederate battle flags
in the hall OF the House OF Represents.
tiyes. Twenty.four senators an
swered 10 the roll call Resolutions
offered by Senator Jackson empower
ing the committee TO visit the Florida
Coast and Transportation Co. and TO
employ q stehogrApher was adopted.
The only new bill introduced In the
morning session was No. 1872. by Sena-
tor Grill, relating TO guardians and
authorizing certain charitable and
benevolent institutions 70 act in
capacity OF guardians, etc.
House concurrent resolution No. 20,
BY Mr.. GilchTiSt;
A concurrent resolution requesting
the Congress Of the United States 70
appropriate money for deepening the
water at the head OF Charlotte HArboF
and in front OF Punta GoFda, and for
deepening the mouth OF Charlotte
HAFbor At Bocs GrAnde was unsni.
mously adopted.
Senator CFillG pure food bill, which
was on the calendar ~ the special or
deffor today % IL 30, vas deferred
and made q special order subject 20
call.
senator Zim'G bill to amend Law
"ditAllow ing fees In cases before CON-
hitting magistrates where iniorma-
tionS are not filed nor indictments
found" Was withdrawn.
House bill, by MF. Jewell, TO re-
Quire proposed constitutional amend
ments TO be displayed 81 voting pre-
cinca on election day, was read the
second time. Senator McCFeAry Of
Tered amendment TO the effect that
Secretary Of State should furnish to
the counties the printed amendments,
and that nothing In the law should
preclude the printing OF these amend
ments In one Newspaper in each coun-
~. These amendments were adopted
aud the bill referred to engrossing
committee.
Senator Cranes joint resolution
proposing an amendment TO Article V
OF the Constitution, relative TO the
Judiciary departments was read second
time and passed TO its third reading.
A number OF bills we're passed infoF.
mally and Others referred to engross-
ing committee or passed without ref.
trence TO their third reading,
A message was received from the
Hou'c Of Representative that that
body awaited the pleasure oi the Sen.
ate
senator Bailey gave notice that TO.
morrow he would move 90 reconside F
The vote 10y which the Gilmer pension
h,ll vac indefinitely postponed Tn.
der the rules this motion goes over un.
I'll tomorrow.
senate then adjourned until loa m.
tomorrow
In the House.
Tallahassee May Sin the House
yesterday on motion ot Mr. CAnter OF
Fulk' The vote by which the hey Wee,
extension b,ll WAS passed. VA, recon.
Nderrd by unanimous vote.
MI. Carter offered the followin1
amendment. Add TO section o. Pro,
ud"d that any corporation. firm. per
'ou ot persons constructing any new
lane oi railway A. provided iar IN thu,
act ~ any previous act, shall neither
Lave nor CLAIM from the State any Ian,
- etS"' OF land Tor 'yh extension. o
Tor any par' thereof from the mali
A"a to The ISLAND Of hey West. ra,.p
The "a feet ou each SIDE ~ Atotr.Ai,
railway ~ provided ,u ,h,, act
Amendment adopted
Nj. Nautct moved that the u,i
question be uoW put
'1"ug 'he roll cal Mr. Wall OF Pu,
Aam endravor'd 10 explain h,, yot,
'0' u" called doSu aud informed OF
rule That had BEEN adopted during N