Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-06
GOV. BROWARD'S
MESSAGE READ
Senate and House Organized and
Adjourned Until Tomorrow.
AN ALE STATE DOCUMENT
c. N. Brown Occupied His Seat in the
Senats-~A Protest Was Entered by
Standardized Baskin - Action Not
Yet Taken in the Matter.


Special TO The Daily sun.
Tallahassee. Eta, April I The Sem
ate aud House Of Representatives met
and organized this morning, after
which an adjournment vas taken until
tomorrow afternoon.
Hon. @. NJ. Brown occupied his seat
in the Senate. A protect VAS He'd by
Senato-elect Baskin, but as yet no ae'
ton was taken.
Governors Message.
The message OF HIS Excellsncy Ma
poleon b. Broward, Governor Of Flor
ida, to the Legislature OF 1905, began
by this conRratulasioo Never In the
history OF our State we're all of It's ma
teriAl conditions more encouraging
Blessed with n aaiubrious climate and
cheerful surroundings, our people en-
Joy excellent health. Stimulated by
an honorable ambition to progress, and
encouraged by the fruitful results Of
labor intelligently and industrially di'
rected, remarkable strides have been
made in developing the almost limit
less resources 81 che State aud IN i'm
provements Of former conditions, Our
seaport facilities, our pine forests, our
phosphate deposits. our hsh aud oyster
supplies, our farm and pasture lands,
our fruit groves, our vegetable farms
our tobacco plantations, our excellent
schools, our low rate 81 state taIAti0n
our transportation fAciiIIies aud pub
lie accommodations and the general
hi n stALding Of our people aud the
bright outlook Tor the future, are at
tracing 10 she StnIe larg" and dr''r-
able class Of immigrants.
n the splrit OF our Fundamental prin-
ciples Of experiment IL observed and
rigldly enforced. Florids with her rA',
area Of fsrtIle land and balmy climate,
and her bOundless resources yet unde-
yeloped, will IN time become one Of
the foremost states 10 the Uniou."
4 most notable feature OF the mes.
cage OF the Governor. which 10y the
way, contains about 1900 words, 10
the omission Of any msntion Whatever
OF the great land, EVeTglade and rain.
age plans, which cot 20 important .
figure In the GOveFuor's succssaful
campaign IL 10 however believed this
omission Was Intentional. and that the
questions involyed Wlll form the trit
later on for a IpecisI message In which
they uill be- exclusively discussed.
90 the Franchise tar question the
Governor WAs very short, bot 90 The
potnt, saying: Immensely valuable
franchises and special privileges
granted by the state and protested By
the lsw are unjustIy allowed 90 avoid
contributing 90 the expense of main
tAining the government andsr witch
those holding them prosper SBd Rocu.
muIais wealth EVER Encourage
ment should be extended 20 euisSpriss
and capital to AsssG IN developing the
vast resources 81 our 5tais, sscOrdlsg
to every one the equal prVtseiioa Of
the lac and requiring ef al IA sqoi-
tabls contribution 20 tbe eHp~ns~s Of
government. hoBsstly, faiTlJ and
economically AdmisistSsud"
Ia this e0oaretIen che t'OysFROF
strongly recommends state Board 81
EqoaliSsIiOh. add also Fssommsnds the
snaetmspt Of soch lsGislasioa "As SlIl
extend tbs hersss igH - cosrF those
psoHtabie businesses sOt noe eoatgib-
sting G pFopsf share t6saFds she sH.
peus-s Of the IBSsfnmsnt uhieh
aaosds them prgtssaisa.
The sSeelloHI Hhsseiai condition Of
ths STATE 10 rssirwrd. bat ths stTistes,
economy 10 appropriations and sSPss.
dtsres 10 ssE-d A VsEy large poft'Oa
of ths msssage sss Devoted a. sdaen-
tlonal saaln-HssFlS oas-fosrth u ths
sntiss docamrhi 10 fact. The VOts u
asd aGsoaat ~ iaHatlon SD otbsF
soufres uf fsTrnBs fOf etiaentiOnai VuE.