Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-31
BILLS PASSED BY
SENATE AND HOUSE
Last Week of the Legislature Is
a Very Busy One.
GAINESVILLE TO ISSUE BONDS

NOtoo W Vaibo So'ai W AONcihSE'
Tallahassee, May 3o-Tn the Senate
yesterday several new bills we're intro
duced a. follows
A bill introduced by Senator Scott,
to extend the time limit for the con.
struction Of the St. Andrews, Quincy &
Northern Railway, was advanced to It's
third reading. Another bill, by SenA.
tor Gillen, extending the time for be-
ginning work on the Pan American
Railway, was also advanced TO les third
reading.
Senator McCreary grant a pen.
zion to Henrietta E. Townsend OF Ala.
chua county.
The House bill to create a State
board OF accountancy and to prescribe
ito powers and duties, was passed.
Senator Adams bill creating and
providing for a special commission to
inspect. examine into and report on the
needs and requirements at the State
Hospital for the Insane, was advanced
TO second reading and further action
deferred awaiting amendments.
Senator McCreary secured the pas.
sage OF a bill authorizing the city OF
Gainesville to bond for educational
purposes.
The Senate passed House bill to pro-
vide for the disposition by the several
counties of the State OF the funds arts.
ing from and apportioned TO the sew
erAl counties from the hire Of State
convicts,
Senator stockton's joint resolution
relative TO county governments was
passed by the necessary thrse.HfthS
vote.
The bill Appropriating 1900 to the
West Florida Fair was passed,
The substitute to the House bill
relative 10 the Wales. Beard claim,
Civ ing claimants the right to go into
the courts TO sue the State for commits.
SionS, was read the second time and
Senator Harris offered an amendment
70 the amendment limiting the courts
in which the claimants can sue TO the
courts Of Florida. which was adopted.
Senator Massey offered an amend.
ment TO the amendment inserting a
section repeating the a26,OOO act Of
1908, which was adopted
The vote upon the committee
amendment TO the House bill, allow.
ing the claimants TO so into court, In.
stead Of AppropriAtinR t25,0O0 in two
shares, was lost. On motion the House
bill was indefinitely postponed
The Senate adjourned.
In the House.
Tallahassee, May 9o,--In the House
yesterday y resolution OF sympathy
from that body was rendered 10 Rep.
DyAi Of Nassau, who IL at home sick
Mr.. Rosborough Of AlachuS intro.
duced resolution calling upon the
Governor 20 report To the House the
names Of hanks In which moneys be.
longing to the several State funds are
deposited In each such bank, with the
amount paid on such deposits in each
such case. The resolution Was adopt
ed
Mr. BlAutou OF MAdison introduced
bill providing for the signing Of the
vouchers OF pensioners Of the State Ivy
either the clerks Of the circuit court or
by n notary public This bill seeks TO
cure great hardship nov imposed upon
the old pensioners, the present lAw ~.
quirinR that all pensioners must have
their pension vouchers Atiested 10y the
circuit clerk, no matter how far they
may live from bic office. In many
eases IL ~ q great Inconvenience to the
old, inhrm aud poor pensioners. Un-
der waiver OF the rules the bill was
passed
Mr.. Melton, chairman OF the com
mittee on city and county organization.
reported fsVorably the bill authorizing
the city OF Jacksonville 10 issue bonds
aud providing for the payment thereof.
The rules were waived and the bill
pAssed--6i 10 o.
Mr.. Wilson's ball regarding states
attorneys aud their salares was passed
Mr., Kilgore's railroad scales bill wa
passed,
The Marlborough county Nrmory bill
- e. oa VI Was passed